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Exhibit 99.1
Granite Reports Second Quarter 2017 Results

Revenue increased to $762.9 million, up 26.2 percent year-over-year
Record Company backlog of $4.1 billion, up 8.4 percent year-over-year
Construction segment and Construction Materials segment gross profit margins at 14.6 percent
Large Project Construction segment gross profit at breakeven
Net income of $14.1 million flat to 2016


WATSONVILLE, Calif. (August 1, 2017) - Granite Construction Incorporated (NYSE: GVA) today reported net income of $14.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, compared to net income of $14.2 million in the second quarter of 2016. Earnings per diluted share in the quarter was $0.35, flat compared to the prior-year period.

"This is a very exciting time for our business. Our growth expectations for 2017 and 2018 have increased, and our outlook continues to improve across our business," said James H. Roberts, President and Chief Executive Officer of Granite Construction Incorporated.

"Our businesses continue to win new work across the portfolio, with broad project wins driving Company backlog above $4 billion for the first time in our Company's 95-year history. For the fifth consecutive quarter, Construction segment backlog finished above the $1-billion mark," Roberts continued.

"We are particularly pleased with consistently strong margin performance in the Construction segment and improving margins in the Construction Materials segment. We expect strong growth in both segments in the second half of 2017 and through 2018.

"Granite teams recovered well from challenging winter and spring weather, with solid safety performance across the business in alignment with operations that accelerated through the end of the second quarter. We also continued acceleration to completion on a number of under-performing, mature projects in our Large Project Construction segment portfolio. This will allow our teams to complete these projects in 2017 and 2018, but, as we saw in the first quarter, it created an increased near-term drag on our results," Roberts said.

Second Quarter 2017 Results

Total Company
Second quarter consolidated revenue increased 26.2 percent to $762.9 million compared with $604.6 million in the second quarter of 2016. On a year-to-date basis, consolidated revenue increased 17.9 percent to $1.23 billion in the first half of 2017.
Gross profit increased 1.9 percent to $74.6 million compared with $73.2 million last year. On a year-to-date basis, gross profit decreased 11.3 percent to $99.7 million in the first half of 2017.
Gross profit margin was 9.8 percent compared with 12.1 percent in 2016. For the first half of 2017, gross profit margin was 8.1 percent compared with 10.8 percent last year.
Total Company backlog was $4.06 billion, up 8.4 percent year-over-year. Construction segment backlog increased 10.6 percent year-over-year to $1.27 billion. Large Project Construction segment backlog increased 7.4 percent from last year to $2.80 billion.
Second quarter selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses increased to $51.4 million, compared to $48.7 million last year. For the first half of 2017, SG&A expenses were $113.2 million, compared to $104.8 million last year.
Our balance sheet remains strong with cash and marketable securities of $285.9 million, as of June 30, 2017, an increase of $47.0 million from June 30, 2016.

Second Quarter Segment Results
Construction
Construction revenue increased 29.6 percent to $429.3 million, compared with $331.3 million last year.
Gross profit increased 27.4 percent to $62.5 million compared to $49.1 million last year.
Gross profit margin of 14.6 percent was down slightly from 14.8 percent a year ago.
Despite continued wet weather through early-April, operations recovered and accelerated through the second quarter.
Large Project Construction
Large Project Construction revenue increased 29.0 percent to $254.5 million, compared with $197.3 million last year.
Gross profit decreased to $0.5 million compared to $13.7 million last year, as project write-downs totaled $23.8 million compared to $14.6 million in the second quarter of 2016. In addition, there were no project write-ups in this year’s quarter compared to $9.8 million in the second quarter of 2016.
Gross profit margin was 0.2 percent compared with 6.9 percent in 2016.
In the second quarter, accelerated activity on certain mature projects represented a significant amount of segment revenue as it did in the first quarter. We continue to negotiate resolutions for design, weather, project execution, and owner-related issues, while we focus on closing out several of our challenging projects in late-2017 and through 2018.
Three new projects were added to segment backlog in the quarter. In alignment with increased project selectivity, these projects join an evolving project portfolio -- Granite's leadership role on projects is growing, as we focus on project selection, partner selection, project duration, and owner dynamics, all with an eye on significantly higher return expectations.






Construction Materials
Construction Materials revenue was $79.2 million compared to last year at $75.9 million.
Second quarter gross profit expanded to $11.6 million compared to $10.5 million last year.
Gross profit margin of 14.6 percent increased from 13.8 percent a year ago.
The gross profit and margin improvement was attributable to steady demand across geographies in the West.

Outlook and Guidance

"Market conditions are changing across geographies and across end markets, and our business leaders have been tasked with raising their expectations in response to improved demand. We see significant expansion in our markets, and it is incumbent upon us as a leader in our industry, to raise our expectations for returns in all three segments of our business," said Roberts. "Our outlook for growth continues to improve. As we enter the heart of our construction season, Granite teams are focused on solid safety performance and consistent execution of record backlog. We are extremely well positioned to benefit from steady private-market demand, as well as a significant uptick in key public transportation markets that is beginning this year and should continue for the foreseeable future."
The Company’s expectations for 2017 are:
Mid- to high-teens consolidated revenue growth
Consolidated EBITDA margin1 of 6.0% to 6.5%

1 Please refer to the description and non-GAAP reconciliation in the attached tables. 

Conference Call
Granite will conduct a conference call today, August 1, 2017, at 8 a.m. Pacific Time/11 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the results of the quarter ended June 30, 2017. The Company invites investors to listen to a live audio webcast on its Investor Relations website, http://investor.graniteconstruction.com. An archive of the webcast will be available on the website approximately one hour after the call. The live call also is available by calling 1-877-328-5503; international callers may dial 1-412-317-5472. A replay will be available after the live call through August 8, 2017, by calling 1-877-344-7529, replay access code 10110574; international callers may dial 1-412-317-0088.
About Granite
Through its offices and subsidiaries nationwide, Granite Construction Incorporated (NYSE: GVA) is one of the nation’s largest infrastructure contractors and construction materials producers. Granite specializes in complex infrastructure projects, including transportation, industrial and federal contracting, and is a proven leader in alternative procurement project delivery. Granite is an award-winning firm in safety, quality and environmental stewardship, and has been honored as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for eight consecutive years. Granite is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is part of the S&P MidCap 400 Index, the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index and the Russell 2000 Index. For more information, visit graniteconstruction.com.

Forward-looking Statements
Any statements contained in this news release that are not based on historical facts, including statements regarding future events, occurrences, circumstances, activities, performance, outcomes and results, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are identified by words such as “future,” “outlook,” “assumes,” “believes,” “expects,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “appears,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “continue,” and the negatives thereof or other comparable terminology or by the context in which they are made. These forward-looking statements are estimates reflecting the best judgment of senior management and reflect our current expectations regarding future events, occurrences, circumstances, activities, performance, outcomes and results. These expectations may or may not be realized. Some of these expectations may be based on beliefs, assumptions or estimates that may prove to be incorrect. In addition, our business and operations involve numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which could result in our expectations not being realized or otherwise materially affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and liquidity. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in greater detail in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly those specifically described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
Due to the inherent risks and uncertainties associated with our forward-looking statements, the reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on them. The reader is also cautioned that the forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this news release and, except as required by law; we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason.











GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited - in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
June 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
 
June 30,
2016
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets
 
 
 
 
 
 

Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
178,068

 
$
189,326

 
$
161,218

Short-term marketable securities
 
47,821

 
64,884

 
34,959

Receivables, net
 
484,245

 
419,345

 
431,127

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings
 
99,883

 
73,102

 
86,025

Inventories
 
65,495

 
55,245

 
64,711

Equity in construction joint ventures
 
230,448

 
247,182

 
245,509

Other current assets
 
43,597

 
39,908

 
31,949

Total current assets
 
1,149,557

 
1,088,992

 
1,055,498

Property and equipment, net
 
414,079

 
406,650

 
409,860

Long-term marketable securities
 
59,990

 
62,895

 
42,653

Investments in affiliates
 
37,170

 
35,668

 
34,517

Goodwill
 
53,799

 
53,799

 
53,799

Deferred income taxes, net
 

 

 
5,407

Other noncurrent assets
 
88,550

 
85,449

 
84,095

Total assets
 
$
1,803,145

 
$
1,733,453

 
$
1,685,829

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 

 
 

 
 

Current liabilities
 
 

 
 

 
 

Current maturities of long-term debt
 
$
14,796

 
$
14,796

 
$
14,795

Accounts payable
 
252,527

 
199,029

 
210,923

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings
 
114,180

 
97,522

 
90,484

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
 
231,048

 
218,587

 
212,986

Total current liabilities
 
612,551

 
529,934

 
529,188

Long-term debt
 
227,114

 
229,498

 
241,907

Deferred income taxes, net
 
5,420

 
5,441

 

Other long-term liabilities
 
47,983

 
45,989

 
45,719

Commitments and contingencies
 


 
 
 
 
Equity
 


 
 
 
 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 3,000,000 shares, none outstanding
 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 150,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding: 39,837,295 shares as of June 30, 2017, 39,621,140 shares as of December 31, 2016 and 39,597,469 shares as of June 30, 2016
 
398

 
396

 
396

Additional paid-in capital
 
155,476

 
150,337

 
145,156

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 
71

 
(371
)
 
(1,811
)
Retained earnings
 
715,451

 
735,626

 
692,740

Total Granite Construction Incorporated shareholders’ equity
 
871,396

 
885,988

 
836,481

Non-controlling interests
 
38,681

 
36,603

 
32,534

Total equity
 
910,077

 
922,591

 
869,015

Total liabilities and equity
 
$
1,803,145

 
$
1,733,453

 
$
1,685,829








GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited - in thousands, except per share data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction
$
429,269

 
$
331,346

 
$
656,118

 
$
540,833

Large Project Construction
254,463

 
197,322

 
461,496

 
392,771

Construction Materials
79,181

 
75,911

 
113,699

 
110,427

Total revenue
762,913

 
604,579

 
1,231,313

 
1,044,031

Cost of revenue
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

Construction
366,765

 
282,290

 
565,665

 
464,844

Large Project Construction
253,968

 
183,668

 
458,446

 
365,612

Construction Materials
67,610

 
65,420

 
107,506

 
101,129

Total cost of revenue
688,343

 
531,378

 
1,131,617

 
931,585

Gross profit
74,570

 
73,201

 
99,696

 
112,446

Selling, general and administrative expenses
51,388

 
48,705

 
113,225

 
104,838

Gain on sales of property and equipment
(807
)
 
(1,366
)
 
(1,077
)
 
(1,966
)
Operating income (loss)
23,989

 
25,862

 
(12,452
)
 
9,574

Other (income) expense
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Interest income
(1,164
)
 
(798
)
 
(2,215
)
 
(1,634
)
Interest expense
2,694

 
3,187

 
5,437

 
6,236

Equity in income of affiliates
(1,259
)
 
(717
)
 
(2,175
)
 
(2,159
)
Other income, net
(642
)
 
(3,183
)
 
(1,512
)
 
(4,555
)
Total other income
(371
)
 
(1,511
)
 
(465
)
 
(2,112
)
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes
24,360

 
27,373

 
(11,987
)
 
11,686

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
8,088

 
8,847

 
(4,408
)
 
2,923

Net income (loss)
16,272

 
18,526

 
(7,579
)
 
8,763

Amount attributable to non-controlling interests
(2,139
)
 
(4,327
)
 
(2,078
)
 
(5,005
)
Net income (loss) attributable to Granite Construction Incorporated
$
14,133

 
$
14,199

 
$
(9,657
)
 
$
3,758

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Basic
$
0.35

 
$
0.36

 
$
(0.24
)
 
$
0.10

Diluted
$
0.35

 
$
0.35

 
$
(0.24
)
 
$
0.09

Weighted average shares of common stock
 
 
 

 


 


Basic
39,827

 
39,584

 
39,738

 
39,509

Diluted
40,393

 
40,302

 
39,738

 
40,140








GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited - in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
Operating activities
 
 
 
 
Net (loss) income
 
$
(7,579
)
 
$
8,763

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
 
 
 
 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization
 
31,148

 
29,502

Gain on sales of property and equipment
 
(1,077
)
 
(1,966
)
Stock-based compensation
 
11,224

 
8,563

Equity in net loss (income) from unconsolidated joint ventures
 
8,249

 
(5,688
)
Gain on real estate entity
 

 
(2,452
)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
(19,279
)
 
(89,835
)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
 
22,686

 
(53,113
)
Investing activities
 
 

 
 

Purchases of marketable securities
 
(49,816
)
 
(29,894
)
Maturities of marketable securities
 
70,000

 
20,000

Proceeds from called marketable securities
 

 
35,000

Purchases of property and equipment
 
(37,518
)
 
(48,837
)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment
 
2,585

 
2,510

Other investing activities, net
 
23

 
(128
)
Net cash used in investing activities
 
(14,726
)
 
(21,349
)
Financing activities
 
 

 
 

Long-term debt principal repayments
 
(2,500
)
 
(2,500
)
Cash dividends paid
 
(10,327
)
 
(10,267
)
Repurchases of common stock
 
(6,568
)
 
(4,845
)
Other financing activities, net
 
177

 
456

Net cash used in financing activities
 
(19,218
)
 
(17,156
)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
 
(11,258
)
 
(91,618
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
189,326

 
252,836

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
178,068

 
$
161,218








GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED
Business Segment Information
(Unaudited - dollars in thousands)
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
Construction
 
Large Project Construction
 
Construction Materials
 
Construction
 
Large Project Construction
 
Construction Materials
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
 
$
429,269

 
$
254,463

 
$
79,181

 
$
656,118

 
$
461,496

 
$
113,699

Gross profit
 
62,504

 
495

 
11,571

 
90,453

 
3,050

 
6,193

Gross profit as a percent of revenue
 
14.6
%
 
0.2
%
 
14.6
%
 
13.8
%
 
0.7
%
 
5.4
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
 
$
331,346

 
$
197,322

 
$
75,911

 
$
540,833

 
$
392,771

 
$
110,427

Gross profit
 
49,056

 
13,654

 
10,491

 
75,989

 
27,159

 
9,298

Gross profit as a percent of revenue
 
14.8
%
 
6.9
%
 
13.8
%
 
14.1
%
 
6.9
%
 
8.4
%







GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED
Contract Backlog by Segment
(Unaudited - dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Contract Backlog by Segment
 
June 30, 2017
 
March 31, 2017
 
June 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction
 
$
1,266,504

 
31.2
%
 
$
1,175,474

 
34.2
%
 
$
1,144,965

 
30.5
%
Large Project Construction
 
2,797,894

 
68.8
%
 
2,259,721


65.8
%
 
2,606,019


69.5
%
Total
 
$
4,064,398

 
100.0
%
 
$
3,435,195

 
100.0
%
 
$
3,750,984

 
100.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 









GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED
EBITDA(1)
(Unaudited - dollars in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
2017
 
2016
Net income (loss) attributable to Granite Construction Incorporated
$
14,133

 
$
14,199

$
(9,657
)
 
$
3,758

Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense(2)
16,499

 
15,766

31,148

 
29,502

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
8,088

 
8,847

(4,408
)
 
2,923

Interest expense, net of interest income
1,530

 
2,389

3,222

 
4,602

EBITDA
$
40,250

 
$
41,201

$
20,305

 
$
40,785

Consolidated EBITDA Margin(3)
5.3
%
 
6.8
%
1.6
%
 
3.9
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note:
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)We define EBITDA as GAAP net income attributable to Granite Construction Incorporated, adjusted for interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization. We believe this non-GAAP financial measure and the associated margin are useful in evaluating operating performance and are regularly used by securities analysts, institutional investors and other interested parties in reviewing the Company. However, the reader is cautioned that any non-GAAP financial measures provided by the Company are provided in addition to, and not as alternatives for, the Company's reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. The methods used by the Company to calculate its non-GAAP financial measures may differ significantly from methods used by other companies to compute similar measures. As a result, any non-GAAP financial measures provided by the Company may not be comparable to similar measures provided by other companies.
(2)Amount includes the sum of depreciation, depletion and amortization which are classified as Cost of Revenue and Selling, General and Administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations of Granite Construction Incorporated.
(3)Represents EBITDA divided by consolidated revenue. Consolidated revenue was $762,913 and $1,231,313 for three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, and $604,579 and $1,044,031 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively.


CONTACT:
Granite Construction Incorporated
Ron Botoff, 831-728-7532