 Second quarter income from continuing operations of 9.0 million Year to date income from continuing operations of 42.9 million Second quarter adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations of 28.1 million Year to date adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations of 89.5 million Cash position of 233.5 million at June 30, 2020 OAK BROOK, Ill., Aug. 04, 2020 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Great Lakes Dredge Dock Corporation Nasdaq:GLDD, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2020.Second Quarter 2020 Highlights Revenue was 167.9 million in the second quarter, a 16.9 million or 9.1 decrease over the prior year quarter. Gross margin percentage was 19.7 in the second quarter compared with 20.3 in the prior year quarter. Total operating income from continuing operations was 18.3 million, a 4.5 million decrease over the prior year quarter. Income from continuing operations was 9.0 million, a 2.5 million decrease from the prior year quarter. General Administrative expenses in the second quarter were essentially flat with the prior year quarter. Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations was 28.1 million as compared to 32.0 million in the prior year quarter. Net interest expense was 6.7 million in the second quarter as compared to 7.2 million in the prior year quarter.Management CommentaryLasse Petterson, Chief Executive Officer and President commented, At GLDD we have been fortunate to be able to continue working as a federally-designated Critical Infrastructure company. As such, during this unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, we have remained focused on strong project performance while ensuring the safety and continued protection of our crew members and employees.Taking into account current circumstances, the Companys financial results in the second quarter of 2020 were lower than prior year, but Great Lakes had an active and solid first half of the year, resulting in income from continuing operations of 42.9 million, a 10.9 million or a 34 increase over the prior year. Year to date adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations was 89.5 million, a 13.6 million or 17.9 increase over 2019. As we noted in our last earnings release, planned dry dockings of certain vessels had an expected impact on second quarter results. In addition, the Company also pushed drydock days from the first quarter into the second quarter. The effects of the drydocks were offset with better than anticipated productivity on the West of Shinnecock Inlet project, the Jacksonville deepening, and additional work on the Delaware River Reach B deepening project.The Company ended the second quarter with a strong net cash position, balance sheet and substantial liquidity. Great Lakes continues to be well positioned for changes in the current economic environment and to strategically invest in our fleet. In June, we announced the execution of a contract with Conrad Shipyard in Louisiana, to build a 6,500 cubic yard hopper dredge, with expected delivery in the first quarter of 2023. This highly automated new build vessel will increase the capabilities of our hopper fleet in the coastal protection and maintenance markets as well as address specific needs in the growing offshore wind market. Through the first half of 2020, our project work has remained largely uninterrupted by the pandemic, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is continuing to advertise new projects. We remain confident in our 2020 outlook, however, we continue to actively investigate safety and operational contingency plans to be able to respond to potential changes to the evolving pandemic and economic environment.Quarterly Results Revenue was 167.9 million, a decrease of 16.9 million over the second quarter of 2019. The decrease was caused by lower foreign, coastal protection and rivers and lakes revenue, offset partially by higher maintenance and domestic capital revenue. Gross margin percentage was 19.7 in the second quarter of 2020, based on strong project performance offset by several vessel drydocks, as compared to 20.3 in the second quarter of 2019. During the second quarter of 2020, we had the Ellis Island, Dodge Island, Illinois and Dredge 58 in drydock. We expect the Ellis Island, Dodge Island and Dredge 58 will all be returning to work in the third quarter and expect the Illinois will be returning in the fourth quarter. In addition, the Ohio returned back to the U.S. from Bahrain and will be working in the third quarter as well. Operating income was 18.3 million, which is a 4.5 million decrease from the prior year quarter. The decrease is a result of lower gross margin. Our general and administrative expense remained flat between current year second quarter and prior year quarter. Income from continuing operations for the quarter was 9.0 million compared to 11.5 million in the prior year quarter. The decrease in operating income is offset partially by the decrease in interest expense and income tax expense. At June 30, 2020, the Company had 233.5 million in cash and total debt of 323.3 million, resulting in a net debt to adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations ratio of 0.6x. At June 30, 2020, the Company had 423.4 million in backlog as compared to 498.1 million at June 30, 2019. This decrease was expected as the Company achieved below its historical bid market share in the second half of 2019, and the Company earned additional revenue during the first half of 2020. Capital expenditures for the second quarter of 2020 were 12.1 million. This compares to 19.2 million in capital expenditures during the second quarter of 2019. The Company continues to expect total capital expenditures to be 40 million for 2020, excluding the capital spending for the new hopper dredge.Market UpdateAs our country is still facing the challenges of COVID-19, the dredging industry, deemed an essential service, continues to operate and work on critical and needed infrastructure projects. These projects include continued port deepening projects, as well as coastal protection and restoration projects. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers oversees the majority of these infrastructure projects and in this capacity has continued to follow their bid schedule and prioritize all types of dredging including port maintenance and expansion and coastal protection projects that are necessary to avoid potential storm damage during the upcoming hurricane season.GLDD remains committed to maintaining the health and safety of our team members through an Incident and Injury Free IIF safety management program. This value-based approach has allowed us to respond quickly and effectively to the COVID-19 pandemic and any challenges as a result of the pandemic.During the second quarter of 2020, the domestic bid market was greater than the prior year with 428.6 million in total project bids of which Great Lakes won 92.5 million during the quarter, comprised of capital, maintenance and coastal protection projects. Subsequent to the quarter end, Great Lakes was awarded 63.4 million in project work and an additional 32 million in low bids pending award. We continue to be confident in the market for the remainder of the year and expect it to be as strong as 2019. We have seen support for the dredging industry in the CARES Act, which includes a provision that lifts caps on the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, and the 2021 House Appropriations Bill, introduced in July 2020, showed an increase of 1.7 billion above the Presidents budget request for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Projects coming into the market pipeline include additional phases of Charleston, Jacksonville and Corpus Christi deepenings, as well as new deepenings for ports in Mobile, Alabama and the Sabine-Neches in Texas.The Company will be holding a conference call at 9:00 a.m. C.D.T. today where we will further discuss these results. Information on this conference call can be found below.Conference Call InformationThe Company will conduct a quarterly conference call, which will be held on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. C.D.T 10:00 a.m. E.S.T.. The call in number is 877 377-7553 and Conference ID is 1658815. The conference call will be available by replay until Thursday, August 6, 2020 by calling 855 859-2056 and providing Conference ID 1658815. The live call and replay can also be heard on the Companys website, under Events Presentations on the investor relations page. Information related to the conference call will also be available on the investor relations page of the Companys website.Classification of Environmental and Infrastructure BusinessDuring the second quarter of 2019, the Company completed the sale of its historical environmental infrastructure business. The historical environmental infrastructure segment has been retrospectively presented as discontinued operations, and as such is no longer reflected in continuing operations.Use of Non-GAAP measures Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations, as provided herein, represents net income loss from continuing operations, adjusted for net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, debt extinguishment, accelerated maintenance expense for new international deployments, goodwill or asset impairments and gains on bargain purchase acquisitions. Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations is not a measure derived in accordance with GAAP. The Company presents adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations as an additional measure by which to evaluate the Companys operating trends. The Company believes that adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations is a measure frequently used to evaluate performance of companies with substantial leverage and that the Companys primary stakeholders i.e. 