- Full-Year 2013 Revenues Were $14.5 Million, up Approximately 730% Versus FY 2012 Period
- AquaTex Acquired to Expand Frac Water Management Services in South Texas Eagle Ford Shale and the New East Texas Eaglebine Formation
- Sequential Quarterly Growth of 21.7% from the Third Quarter to the Fourth Quarter 2013
- New Water Technologies Position Company for Future Growth
- Strong Organic Growth in Safety and Power Divisions
HOUSTON, March 31, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") (OTCQB:HIIT), an oilfield services company focused on providing Water, Power and Safety Services today announced its financial results for the fiscal year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2013.
Significant fiscal year and fourth quarter 2013 financial results for the Company included:
- Fourth quarter 2013 revenues were approximately $4.8 million, an increase of approximately 190% from the fourth quarter 2012 revenues,
- Fiscal year ended December 2013 revenues were approximately $14.5 million, an increase of approximately $12.8 million, or 730%, from the previous fiscal year,
- Gross Margins averaged 26.2% for the year, and 26.9% for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2013 resulting from improvement in operational margins from increased sales of the two newer divisions of Power and Safety covering fixed costs,
- Adjusted EBITDAS for fiscal year 2013 was approximately $500,700 and included adjustments for one-time non-recurring expense items, non-cash and non-operational items, (EBITDAS defined as earnings before interest, depreciation, amortization, non-cash stock option expenses, and one-time non-operational expense items); a non-GAAP measure. (see tables below for a more detailed discussion),
- Net Loss was $.03 per share on a fully diluted basis, excluding the adjusted items listed below.
The Company's full 2013 fiscal year results are set forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2014.
The Company's audited revenues for the year ended December 31, 2013 represented full year fiscal results from the Company's operating subsidiaries (doing business as AES Water Solutions, South Texas Power and AES Safety Solutions) and partial-year results for the Company's AquaTex subsidiary acquired in November 2013. Pro forma 2013 revenues would have been approximately $16.7 million if the Company's acquisition of AquaTex occurred on January 1, 2013.
Each of the Company's Water, Power and Safety divisions experienced operational growth and increased revenues during 2013, as discussed below.
The Company's Water division experienced significant growth in 2013 due to increased customer base, expanded territories of operational activities and additional services offered. The November 2013 AquaTex acquisition also provided new customers and geographic expansion in South Texas' Eagle Ford Shale and the Eaglebine formation in East Texas. Additional service offerings including waste water evaporation services and flow back/well testing services which made a positive impact on the Water division's revenue growth. As previously announced, the strategic alliances with CRS Repossessing and Resource West also contributed to the Water division's 2013 growth. By partnering for these additional products and services for our Water division, the Company avoided most of the costly product development cycles and issues customarily found with new product inventions.
The Company's Safety division continued its growth in 2013 via establishing new safety engineering service sites in Ohio and West Virginia, adding customers in Texas for safety inspection as well as safety classroom training and certification programs offered. AES Safety Services also expanded its service offering to include a rapid spill response program for site clean-up and remediation after environmental occurrences.
During 2013, the Company's Power division, operating as South Texas Power (STP), augmented its fleet of oilfield mobile generator sets, acquired several new oilfield customers and added additional key employees, all of which contributed to its growth and facilitated expansion into other parts of Texas. Recently STP has developed a new operating base in the Permian basin. The Power division anticipates entering the Oklahoma market in fiscal 2014 leveraging its existing customer base and reputation in the Texas market.
Matthew Flemming, CEO of HII Technologies, stated, "While maintaining our focus in the Water, Safety and Power market segments we have expanded our services within these segments which is a business strategy we believe will continue to position us for growth. Currently, the markets we operate in have been very active for energy services and we are pleased with the organic growth that occurred in 2013." Mr. Flemming continued, "The successful integration of the AquaTex acquisition from November 2013 and the Company's continued growth and demonstrated ability to bring new technologies to our customers, is a tribute to the outstanding people who work at our Company. We are thankful for our hard working employees, and we are excited to accelerate our plans in 2014 for our stockholders."
| Balance Sheet Comparison | ||
| As of September 30 and December 31, 2013 | ||
| (in thousands) | ||
| September | December | |
| Current assets | 2,901 | 5,013 |
| Total assets | 5,533 | 10,223 |
| Current liabilities | 4,175 | 7,592 |
| Total liabilities | 4,716 | 9,337 |
| Stockholder equity | 817 | 886 |
As reported in the Company's 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K audited results, Current Assets increased by approximately $2.1 million to approximately $5.0 million from the previous quarter ended September 30, 2013. The Company's Stockholder's Equity (Total Assets minus Total Liabilities) increased by approximately $69,000 to approximately $886,000, sequentially from the previous quarter ended September 30, 2013. These increases were directly attributable to the Company's acquisition of AquaTex on November 12, 2013 and our operational performance in the fiscal year 2013.
Fourth Quarter 2013 Income Statement
The table below sets forth the summary Company's Statement of Operations, for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2013;
| Revenue | $ 4,783,769 |
| Cost of revenues | 3,501,445 |
| Gross margin | 1,282,324 |
| Operating Expenses | 1,670,814 |
| Operating loss | (388,490) |
| Other expenses | (146,517) |
| Net loss | $ (535,007) |
Adjusted EBITDAS Reconciliation Table
The following is a reconciliation of income from continuing operations attributable to the Company as presented in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to EBITDAS.
| HII Technologies, Inc | ||
| EBITDAS Reconciliation Table | ||
| For the quarter and year ended December 31, 2013 | ||
| Quarter | Year | |
| Net loss | $(535,007) | $ (1,198,134) |
| Add back: | ||
| Interest expense | 59,943 | 262,484 |
| Taxes | 34,575 | 106,357 |
| Depreciation | 49,218 | 131,069 |
| Non-cash stock expense | 55,011 | 191,145 |
| Debt discount amortization | 8,187 | 117,059 |
| Deferred finance costs amortization | 17,920 | 26,408 |
| Water recycling development/testing costs | 191,716 | 427,080 |
| One time items | 216,930 | 437,238 |
| EBITDAS | $ 98,493 | $ 500,706 |
The Company anticipates releasing preliminary first quarter 2014 revenue results in April with further corporate updates and initial 2014 revenue guidance by May 2014.
For more information, managements analysis of its financial information and the Company's risk factors, please read the Company's 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K at the Edgar web site at www.SEC.gov and www.HIITinc.com
About HII Technologies, Inc.
HII Technologies, Inc. is a Houston, Texas based oilfield services company with operations in Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio and West Virginia. By focusing on the Water, Power and Safety oilfield segments, the Company is positioned to take advantage of the anticipated, significant growth in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing within the United States' active shale and unconventional "tight oil" plays. The Company's frac water supply and flow back services segment has two subsidiaries, AES Water Solutions and AquaTex, its onsite oilfield contract safety consultancy does business as AES Safety Services, and its mobile oilfield power subsidiary operates as South Texas Power (STP). HII Technologies' objective is to bring proven technologies to these operating divisions to build a long-term competitive advantage. Read more at www.HIITinc.com , www.AESWaterSolutions.com , www.AquaTexUSA.com , www.AESSafetyServices.com and www.Oilfield-Generators.com .
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements as to matters that are not of historic fact are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on HII's current expectations, estimates and projections about HII, its industry, its management's beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, and include statements regarding estimated capital expenditures, future operational and activity expectations, international growth, and anticipated financial performance in 2014. No assurance can be given that such expectations, estimates or projections will prove to have been correct. Whenever possible, these "forward-looking statements" are identified by words such as "expects," "believes," "anticipates" and similar phrases.
Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, including, but not limited to: risks that HII will be unable to achieve its financial, capital expenditure and operational projections, including quarterly and annual projections of revenue and/or operating income and risks that HII's expectations regarding future activity levels, customer demand, and pricing stability may not materialize (whether for HII as a whole or for geographic regions and/or business segments individually); risks that fundamentals in the U.S. oil and gas markets may not yield anticipated future growth in HII's businesses, or could further deteriorate or worsen from the recent market declines, and/or that HII could experience further unexpected declines in activity and demand for its hydraulic frac related water transfer business, its safety consultancy business or its generator and related equipment rental service businesses; risks relating to HII's ability to implement technological developments and enhancements; risks relating to compliance with environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, as well as actions by governmental and regulatory authorities; risks that HII may be unable to achieve the benefits expected from acquisition and disposition transactions, and risks associated with integration of the acquired operations into HII's operations; risks, in responding to changing or declining market conditions, that HII may not be able to reduce, and could even experience increases in, the costs of labor, fuel, equipment and supplies employed and used in HII's businesses; risks relating to changes in the demand for or the price of oil and natural gas; risks that HII may not be able to execute its capital expenditure program and/or that any such capital expenditure investments, if made, will not generate adequate returns; and other risks affecting HII's ability to maintain or improve operations, including its ability to maintain prices for services under market pricing pressures, weather risks, and the impact of potential increases in general and administrative expenses.
Because such statements involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of HII's control, HII's actual results and performance may differ materially from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Other important risk factors that may affect HII's business, results of operations and financial position are discussed in its most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, recent Current Reports on Form 8-K and in other Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Unless otherwise required by law, HII also disclaims any obligation to update its view of any such risks or uncertainties or to announce publicly the result of any revisions to the forward-looking statements made here. However, readers should review carefully reports and documents that HII files periodically with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Matthew Flemming, HII Technologies, Inc. +1-713-821-3157
