T-3 Energy Services Announces Third Quarter 2006 Income of $0.46 Per Diluted Share From Continuing Operations


HOUSTON, Oct. 30, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- T-3 Energy Services, Inc. ("T-3 Energy") (Nasdaq:TTES) reported third quarter 2006 income from continuing operations of $5.1 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, up 16% and 15%, respectively, from $4.4 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, reported for the second quarter 2006 and up 143% and 130%, respectively, from $2.1 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, reported for the third quarter of 2005. Year to date 2006 income from continuing operations of $13.4 million, or $1.23 per diluted share, was up 158% and 156%, respectively, from $5.2 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, reported during 2005. Revenues for the third quarter of 2006 increased 16% over the second quarter of 2006 and 71% over the third quarter of 2005. Year to date 2006 revenues increased 67% over the prior year to date. The third quarter 2006 and year to date 2006 financial results include a charge, net of tax, of $0.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively, associated with FASB Statement No. 123(R), "Share-Based Payment", and $0.3 million, net of tax, of costs related to the Form S-1 Registration Statement and subsequent Amendments ("S-1 costs"). Excluding the impact of the stock based compensation costs and S-1 costs, T-3 Energy's income from continuing operations increased 173% and 180% from the third quarter of 2005 and year to date 2005, respectively.

For the third quarter of 2006 and year to date 2006, the Company reported Adjusted EBITDA (defined as income from continuing operations, excluding stock based compensation costs and S-1 costs, plus interest expense, net of interest income, provision for income taxes and depreciation and amortization), of $10.2 million and $25.9 million, respectively, a 140% and 120% increase over the same periods for 2005, respectively.

The Company's increase in revenues was primarily attributable to improved demand for its products and services resulting from historically higher price levels for oil and correspondingly higher levels of construction of new and refurbishment of existing drilling rigs that require the type of equipment T-3 manufactures. As a result, backlog has increased to $61.1 million at September 30, 2006, a 194% increase over September 30, 2005 backlog of $20.8 million. Management believes that its T-3 branded products continue to gain market acceptance, resulting in greater sales to customers that use its products in both their domestic and international operations. For example, T-3 original equipment revenues have increased 93% in the third quarter of 2006 as compared to the third quarter of 2005. The increase in the Company's manufacturing capacity through facility expansions and improvements has also contributed to the increased revenues. T-3's geographical expansions into East Texas, the Rocky Mountain and Midwest regions have positively impacted the Company's 2006 results, and management believes opportunities exist in those regions for future growth in all of the Company's product lines.

Gus D. Halas, T-3 Energy's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer commented "The continuing increase in demand for our original equipment products and the increase in our manufacturing capacity through facility expansions and improvements have resulted in an increase in our revenues for the third quarter. Original equipment products accounted for 65% of our revenues for the quarter. Even with the increase in shipments of all of our products, and particularly our original equipment products, our backlog continues to grow. Our engineering group continues to be on target for the development and design of our new wellhead product line that will be rolled out in the first quarter of 2007. Our goal is to continue to increase our market share with our existing and the introduction of our future original equipment products and through our geographical expansion."

T-3 Energy Services, Inc. provides a broad range of oilfield products and services primarily to customers in the drilling and completion of new oil and gas wells, the workover of existing wells and the production and transportation of oil and gas.

Certain comments contained in this news release concerning the anticipated financial results of the Company constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Whenever possible, the Company has identified these "forward-looking" statements by words such as "believe", "encouraged", "expect", "expected" and similar phrases. The forward-looking statements are based upon management's expectations and beliefs and, although these statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, actual results might differ materially from expected results due to a variety of factors including, but not limited to, overall demand for and pricing of the Company's products, changes in the level of oil and natural gas exploration and development, and variations in global business and economic conditions. The Company assumes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. For a discussion of additional risks and uncertainties that could impact the Company's results, review the T-3 Energy Services, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and other filings of the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures. Certain information discussed in this news release are considered non-GAAP financial measures. See the Supplementary Data - Schedule 1 in this news release for the corresponding reconciliations to GAAP financial measures for the quarters and year to date ended September 30, 2006 and 2005. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the Company's reported results.



              T-3 ENERGY SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
               (in thousands except per share amounts)

                             Three Months Ended    Nine Months Ended
                                September 30,         September 30,
                               2006       2005       2006        2005
                             -------    -------    --------    -------
 Revenues:
  Products                   $33,439    $16,464    $ 86,903    $41,554
  Services                    10,744      9,327      31,028     29,058
                             -------    -------    --------    -------
                              44,183     25,791     117,931     70,612
 Cost of revenues:
  Products                    21,273     10,634      56,412     27,087
  Services                     6,082      6,140      17,452     18,424
                             -------    -------    --------    -------
                              27,355     16,774      73,864     45,511

 Gross profit                 16,828      9,017      44,067     25,101

 Operating expenses            8,723      5,578      23,056     15,714
                             -------    -------    --------    -------

 Income from operations        8,105      3,439      21,011      9,387

 Interest expense                234        146         744      1,219

 Interest income                  (6)       (15)        (18)       (69)

 Other (income) expense,
  net                           (205)       (10)       (681)        19
                             -------    -------    --------    -------
 Income from continuing
  operations before
  provision for income
  taxes                        8,082      3,318      20,966      8,218

 Provision for income taxes    2,978      1,214       7,613      3,052
                             -------    -------    --------    -------
 Income from continuing
  operations                   5,104      2,104      13,353      5,166

 Loss from discontinued
  operations, net of tax         (20)    (3,856)       (150)    (3,781)
                             -------    -------    --------    -------
 Net income (loss)           $ 5,084    $(1,752)   $ 13,203    $ 1,385
                             =======    =======    ========    =======
 Basic earnings (loss)
  per common share:
   Continuing operations     $   .48    $   .20    $   1.26    $   .49
                             =======    =======    ========    =======
   Discontinued operations   $   ---    $  (.37)   $   (.01)   $  (.36)
                             =======    =======    ========    =======
    Net income (loss) per
     common share            $   .48    $  (.17)   $   1.25    $   .13
                             =======    =======    ========    =======
 Diluted earnings (loss)
  per common share:
   Continuing operations     $   .46    $   .20    $   1.23    $   .48
                             =======    =======    ========    =======
   Discontinued operations   $   ---    $  (.36)   $   (.01)   $  (.35)
                             =======    =======    ========    =======
    Net income (loss) per
     common share            $   .46    $  (.16)   $   1.22    $   .13
                             =======    =======    ========    =======
 Weighted average common
  shares outstanding:
   Basic                      10,625     10,582      10,601     10,582
                             =======    =======    ========    =======
   Diluted                    11,003     10,716      10,881     10,659
                             =======    =======    ========    =======

              T-3 ENERGY SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
               (in thousands except for share amounts)

                                           September 30,   December 31,
                                               2006            2005
                                           ------------    -----------
                                           (unaudited)
                  ASSETS
 Current assets:

 Cash and cash equivalents                   $   2,242      $   1,162
 Accounts receivable - trade, net               28,529         21,527
 Inventories                                    27,614         18,268
 Notes receivable, current portion                 734            480
 Deferred income taxes                           2,118          1,731
 Prepaids and other current assets               1,082          5,887
                                             ---------      ---------
   Total current assets                         62,319         49,055

 Property and equipment, net                    24,113         18,652
 Notes receivable, less current portion             35            327
 Goodwill, net                                  71,130         69,607
 Other intangible assets, net                    2,681          2,325
 Other assets                                      645            822
                                             ---------      ---------
 Total assets                                $ 160,923      $ 140,788
                                             =========      =========

     LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 Current liabilities:
 Accounts payable - trade                    $  15,763      $  12,943
 Accrued expenses and other                     12,778          9,439
 Current maturities of long-term debt            4,511             36
                                             ---------      ---------
   Total current liabilities                    33,052         22,418

 Long-term debt, less current maturities            --          7,058
 Other long-term liabilities                        46             82
 Deferred income taxes                           3,045          2,018

 Commitments and contingencies

 Stockholders' equity:
  Preferred stock, $.001 par value,
   5,000,000 and 25,000,000 shares
   authorized at September 30, 2006
   and December 31, 2005, respectively,
   no shares issued or outstanding                  --             --
  Common stock, $.001 par value,
   20,000,000 and 25,000,000 shares
   authorized at September 30, 2006
   and December 31, 2005, respectively,
   10,736,871 and 10,581,986 shares issued
   and outstanding at September 30,
   2006 and  December 31, 2005, respectively        11             11
  Warrants, 327,862 issued and
   outstanding at September 30, 2006
   and 332,862 issued and outstanding at
   December 31, 2005                               644            644
 Additional paid-in capital                    125,145        123,175
 Retained deficit                               (2,217)       (15,420)
 Accumulated other comprehensive income          1,197            802
                                             ---------      ---------
   Total stockholders' equity                  124,780        109,212
                                             ---------      ---------
 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity  $ 160,923      $ 140,788
                                             =========      =========

              T-3 ENERGY SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             SUPPLEMENTARY DATA - SCHEDULE 1 (UNAUDITED)
        RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
               (in thousands except per share amounts)

                                Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
                                    September 30,       September 30,
                                 -----------------   -----------------
                                   2006      2005      2006      2005
                                 -------   -------   -------   -------
 INCOME FROM CONTINUING
  OPERATIONS:
   GAAP Income from
    continuing operations        $ 5,104   $ 2,104   $13,353   $ 5,166
   Stock-based compensation
    costs, net of tax                387        --       863        --
   S-1 costs, net of tax             261        --       261        --
                                 -------   -------   -------   -------
   Non-GAAP Income from
    continuing operations (B)    $ 5,752   $ 2,104   $14,477   $ 5,166
                                 =======   =======   =======   =======
 DILUTED EARNINGS
  PER SHARE:
   GAAP continuing operations
    diluted earnings per share   $  0.46   $  0.20   $  1.23   $  0.48
   Stock-based compensation
    costs, net of tax               0.04        --      0.08        --
   S-1 costs, net of tax            0.02        --      0.02        --
                                 -------   -------   -------   -------
  Non-GAAP continuing
   operations diluted
   earnings per share (B)        $  0.52   $  0.20   $  1.33   $  0.48
                                 =======   =======   =======   =======

 ADJUSTED EBITDA:
  GAAP Income from continuing
   operations                    $ 5,104   $ 2,104   $13,353   $ 5,166
  Stock-based compensation
   costs, net of tax                 387        --       863        --
  S-1 costs, net of tax              261        --       261        --
  Provision for income taxes       3,312     1,214     8,192     3,052
  Depreciation and amortization      896       795     2,550     2,412
  Interest Expense                   234       146       744     1,219
  Interest Income                     (6)      (15)      (18)      (69)
                                 -------   -------   -------   -------
  Adjusted EBITDA (A)            $10,188   $ 4,244   $25,945   $11,780
                                 =======   =======   =======   =======

 (A) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-generally accepted accounting
     principle, or GAAP, financial measure equal to income from
     continuing operations, the most directly comparable GAAP measure,
     excluding stock-based compensation costs and S-1 costs, plus
     interest expense, net of interest income, provision for income
     taxes, depreciation and amortization. We have presented Adjusted
     EBITDA because we use Adjusted EBITDA as an integral part of our
     internal reporting to measure our performance and to evaluate the
     performance of our senior management. We consider Adjusted EBITDA
     to be an important indicator of the operational strength of our
     business. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA:

     -- as a measure of operating performance that assists us in
        comparing our performance on a consistent basis because it
        removes the impact of our capital structure and asset base
        from our operating results;

     -- as a measure for budgeting and for evaluating actual results
        against our budgets;

     -- to assess compliance with financial ratios and covenants
        included in our senior credit facility;

     -- in communications with lenders concerning our financial
        performance; and

     -- to evaluate the viability of potential acquisitions and
        overall rates of return.

     Adjusted EBITDA eliminates the effect of considerable amounts of
     non-cash depreciation and amortization. A limitation of this
     measure, however, is that it does not reflect the periodic costs
     of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in
     generating revenues in our business. Management evaluates the
     costs of such tangible and intangible assets and the impact of
     related impairments through other financial measures, such as
     capital expenditures, investment spending and return on capital.
     Therefore, we believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful
     information to our investors regarding our performance and
     overall results of operations. Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to
     be a performance measure that should be regarded as an
     alternative to, or more meaningful than, either income from
     continuing operations as an indicator of operating performance or
     to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of
     liquidity. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to
     represent funds available for dividends, reinvestment or other
     discretionary uses, and should not be considered in isolation or
     as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in
     accordance with GAAP. The Adjusted EBITDA measure presented above
     may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by
     other companies, and may not be identical to corresponding
     measures used in our various agreements.

 (B) Non-GAAP income from continuing operations is equal to income
     from continuing operations plus stock-based compensation costs
     and S-1 costs, net of tax. Non-GAAP continuing operations diluted
     earnings per share is equal to continuing operations diluted
     earnings per share plus stock-based compensation costs and S-1
     costs, net of tax per share. We have presented Non-GAAP income
     from continuing operations and Non-GAAP continuing operations
     diluted earnings per share because the Company believes that
     reporting income from continuing operations and diluted earnings
     per share excluding stock-based compensation costs and S-1 costs
     provides useful supplemental information regarding the Company's
     on-going economic performance and, therefore, uses this financial
     measure internally to evaluate and manage the Company's
     operations. The Company has chosen to provide this information to
     investors to enable them to perform more meaningful comparisons
     of the operating results and as a means to emphasize the results
     of on-going operations.


            

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