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Exhibit 99.1
United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. News Release | ||||
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Contact: Timothy W. Byrne | |||
(972) 991-8400 |
UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS REPORTS
FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR 2010 RESULTS
FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR 2010 RESULTS
Dallas, Texas, February 1, 2011 United States Lime & Minerals, Inc.
(NASDAQ:
USLM) today reported fourth quarter and full-year 2010 results: Revenues in the fourth
quarter 2010 increased $915 thousand, or 3.2%, to $29.2 million from $28.3 million in
the comparable 2009 quarter. Revenues from the Companys lime and limestone operations
in the fourth quarter 2010 increased $696 thousand, or 2.6%, to $27.1 million from
$26.4 million in the comparable 2009 quarter, while revenues from its natural gas
interests increased $219 thousand, or 11.6%, to $2.1 million in the fourth quarter 2010
from $1.9 million in the comparable 2009 quarter. For full-year 2010, revenues
increased to $132.6 million from $117.3 million in 2009, an increase of $15.3 million,
or 13.0%. Revenues from the Companys lime and limestone operations in 2010 increased
$14.8 million, or 13.4%, to $125.2 million from $110.4 million in 2009, while revenues
from the Companys natural gas interests in 2010 increased $500 thousand, or 7.2%, to
$7.4 million from $6.9 million in 2009. The increase in lime and limestone revenues in
the fourth quarter 2010, compared to last years fourth quarter, primarily resulted
from increased sales volumes of the Companys lime products to its customers,
principally highway construction customers, as well as increased sales prices realized
for the Companys lime and limestone products, partially offset by reduced demand by
its steel customers. The full-year 2010 increase in the Companys lime and limestone
revenues compared to 2009 was also driven primarily by increased lime sales volumes to
its customers, principally highway construction and oil and gas services customers and,
in the first half 2010, steel customers, as well as year-over-year price increases for
the Companys lime and limestone products.
Production volumes from the Companys natural gas interests for the fourth quarter
2010 totaled 265 thousand MCF, sold at an average price of $7.98 per MCF, compared to
255 thousand MCF, sold at an average price of $7.39 per MCF, in the comparable 2009
quarter. Production volumes for full-year 2010 from natural gas interests totaled 951
thousand MCF, sold at an average price of $7.82 per MCF, compared to 2009 when 1.2 BCF
was produced and sold at an average price of $5.74 per MCF. Revenues from the
Companys natural gas interests increased in the fourth quarter and full-year 2010 as
increased prices for liquids contained in the Companys natural gas more than offset
the decline in full-year production volumes. Prices for natural gas liquids generally
follow crude oil prices, which increased significantly in 2010 compared to 2009. Five
new wells drilled in the fourth quarter 2009 and first quarter 2010 pursuant to the
Companys lease agreement were completed as producing wells during the fourth quarter
2010. These five wells are in addition to the two new wells drilled in the first
quarter 2010 and completed as producing wells in the third quarter 2010 pursuant to the
Companys drillsite agreement.
The Company reported net income of $3.2 million ($0.49 per share diluted) in the
fourth quarter 2010, compared to $3.0 million ($0.47 per share diluted) in the fourth
quarter 2009, an increase of $136 thousand, or 4.5%. For full-year 2010, the Companys
net income increased by $4.4 million, or 32.0%, to $18.0 million ($2.81 per share
diluted), from net income of $13.7 million ($2.14 per share diluted) in 2009.
The Companys gross profit was $7.1 million in both the fourth quarter 2010 and
the comparable 2009 quarter, with an increase of $17 thousand, or 0.2% in the 2010
period. For full-year 2010, gross profit was $36.0 million, compared to $28.8 million
in 2009, an increase of $7.3 million, or 25.3%. Included in gross profit in the fourth
quarter and full-year 2010 were $6.1 million and $31.2 million, respectively, from the
Companys lime and limestone operations, compared to $5.7 million and $24.3 million,
respectively, in the comparable 2009 periods. The improvements in gross profit and
gross profit margins as a percentage of revenues for the Companys lime and limestone
operations in the 2010 periods compared to the comparable 2009 periods resulted
primarily from the increases in revenues discussed above. Gross profit from the
Companys natural gas interests declined $313 thousand to $1.0 million for the fourth
quarter 2010 from $1.3 million in the comparable 2009 period, and increased $423
thousand for full-year 2010 to $4.8 million,
compared to $4.4 million for full year 2009. Three additional new wells drilled in the
fourth quarter 2009 and the first quarter 2010 pursuant to the Companys lease
agreement are expected to be completed as producing wells during 2011. The Company
cannot predict the number of additional wells that ultimately will be drilled, if any,
or their results.
We are very pleased with the results from our lime and limestone operations in
2010 in spite of the continuing soft economy, said Timothy W. Byrne, President and
Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Byrne added, We saw a decrease in demand from our steel
customers during the second half of the year and are still seeing anemic construction
demand related to housing developments. Although governmental funding of public sector
projects remains a concern, improved highway construction demand is continuing.
United States Lime & Minerals, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed public company with
headquarters in Dallas, Texas, is a manufacturer of lime and limestone products,
supplying primarily the construction, steel, municipal sanitation and water treatment,
aluminum, paper, utilities, glass, roof shingle and agriculture industries. The
Company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and operates lime and limestone plants and
distribution facilities in Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas through
its wholly owned subsidiaries, Arkansas Lime Company, Colorado Lime Company, Texas Lime
Company, U.S. Lime Company, U.S. Lime Company Shreveport, U.S. Lime Company St.
Clair and U.S. Lime Company Transportation. In addition, the Company, through its
wholly owned subsidiary, U.S. Lime Company O & G, LLC, has royalty and non-operating
working interests pursuant to an oil and gas lease and a drillsite agreement on its
Johnson County, Texas property, located in the Barnett Shale Formation.
Any statements contained in this news release that are not statements of
historical fact are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update
or revise any forward-looking statements, and investors are cautioned that such
statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from expectations, including without limitation those risks and
uncertainties indicated from time to time in the Companys filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
(Tables Follow)
United States Lime & Minerals, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Financial Data
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Condensed Consolidated Financial Data
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||
INCOME STATEMENTS | 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | ||||||||||||
Revenues |
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Lime and limestone operations |
$ | 27,079 | $ | 26,383 | $ | 125,169 | $ | 110,406 | ||||||||
Natural gas interests |
2,105 | 1,886 | 7,425 | 6,925 | ||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 29,184 | $ | 28,269 | $ | 132,594 | $ | 117,331 | ||||||||
Gross profit |
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Lime and limestone operations |
$ | 6,073 | $ | 5,743 | $ | 31,209 | $ | 24,344 | ||||||||
Natural gas interests |
1,024 | 1,337 | 4,832 | 4,409 | ||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 7,097 | $ | 7,080 | $ | 36,041 | $ | 28,753 | ||||||||
Operating profit |
$ | 4,909 | $ | 5,145 | $ | 27,665 | $ | 20,955 | ||||||||
Interest expense |
688 | 698 | 2,715 | 2,886 | ||||||||||||
Other (income) expense, net |
(48 | ) | 82 | (108 | ) | (75 | ) | |||||||||
Income tax expense |
1,100 | 1,332 | 7,018 | 4,474 | ||||||||||||
Net income |
$ | 3,169 | $ | 3,033 | $ | 18,040 | $ | 13,670 | ||||||||
Income per share of common stock: |
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Basic |
$ | 0.50 | $ | 0.47 | $ | 2.82 | $ | 2.14 | ||||||||
Diluted |
$ | 0.49 | $ | 0.47 | $ | 2.81 | $ | 2.14 | ||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding: |
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Basic |
6,403 | 6,386 | 6,401 | 6,378 | ||||||||||||
Diluted |
6,419 | 6,401 | 6,417 | 6,398 |
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||
BALANCE SHEETS | 2010 | 2009 | ||||||
Assets: |
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Current assets |
$ | 61,887 | $ | 40,760 | ||||
Property, plant and equipment, net |
126,237 | 130,900 | ||||||
Other assets, net |
374 | 410 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 188,498 | $ | 172,070 | ||||
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity: |
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Current liabilities |
$ | 15,710 | $ | 16,150 | ||||
Debt, excluding current installments |
31,666 | 36,666 | ||||||
Deferred tax liabilities, net |
8,933 | 6,026 | ||||||
Other liabilities |
3,894 | 3,247 | ||||||
Stockholders equity |
128,295 | 109,981 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ | 188,498 | $ | 172,070 | ||||
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