T-3 Energy Services, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and 2007 Earnings From Continuing Operations


HOUSTON, March 12, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- T-3 Energy Services, Inc. ("T-3 Energy") (Nasdaq:TTES) reported fourth quarter 2007 income from continuing operations of $8.5 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, up 67% and 46%, respectively, from $5.1 million, or $0.46 for the fourth quarter of 2006. For the year ended December 31, 2007, income from continuing operations of $26.5 million, or $2.19 per diluted share, was up 44% and 30%, respectively, from $18.4 million, or $1.68 per diluted share, reported for 2006. Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2007 increased 42% over the fourth quarter of 2006. For the year ended December 31, 2007, revenues increased 33% over the prior year.

The annual 2007 financial results include a Q2 2007 charge, net of tax, of $1.9 million, associated with a change of control payment and the immediate vesting of previously unvested stock options and restricted stock held by Gus D. Halas, the Company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to the terms of his then existing employment agreement. The annual 2006 financial results include a charge of $0.3 million, net of tax, related to terminated public offering costs. Excluding the impact of these change of control costs and public offering costs, T-3 Energy's adjusted annual 2007 income from continuing operations and diluted earnings per share increased 52% and 38%, respectively, from $18.7 million and $1.70 per diluted share in 2006 to $28.4 million and $2.35 per diluted share in 2007.

For the fourth quarter and year 2007, the Company reported Adjusted EBITDA (defined as income from continuing operations, excluding the change of control compensation charge and public offering costs, plus interest expense, net of interest income, provision for income taxes and depreciation and amortization), of $15.4 million, or 23.9% of revenues, and $49.2 million, or 22.6% of revenues, respectively, a 78% and 48% increase over the same periods for 2006, respectively.

The Company's revenues continue to improve due to the continued demand for its original equipment products and services, geographic expansion, and the acquisition of Energy Equipment Corporation ("EEC"). These revenue increases are partially offset by the continued weaker activity for the Company's Canadian operations. The acquisition of EEC accounted for approximately $9.9 million of this quarter's revenue increase. The Company's original equipment product revenues accounted for approximately 76% of total revenues for 2007 as compared to 65% of total revenues for 2006.

As a result of the continued demand for the Company's products and services, its backlog and quoting activity continues to be stable. As of December 31, 2007, backlog was $64.8 million and outstanding quotes in the pressure control group were approximately $189.5 million. The Company believes that backlog and quoting activity for 2008 may fluctuate due to growing international sales, as international orders tend to be more complex due to several factors, including financing, legal arrangements, agent structures, engineering demands and delivery logistics.

Gus D. Halas, T-3 Energy's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer commented: "The year 2007 was a great milestone for T-3. The acquisitions of EEC and HP&T are providing greater opportunities for the future of T-3 Energy's customers by expanding our product mix for both the surface and subsea sectors, improving our geographic presence, and supporting a healthy product development pipeline of new innovations. Also, the acquisition of HP&T provides us with an option, which we plan to exercise, to purchase its India manufacturing operations to help provide us with another means of low cost country sourcing. In addition to the subsea products that EEC has dispersed into the market, we continue to place more emphasis on moving toward the subsea sector by using a customer-driven demand pull approach for our pressure and flow control products. Also, we were successful in additional geographical expansions during 2007, particularly Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Grand Junction, Colorado. Our goals and our strategic vision for 2008 and beyond continue to remain steadily aimed at providing the market responsive value as a name brand original equipment manufacturer and service provider."

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, 2006 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 years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006. 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
          CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
               (in thousands, except per share amounts)

                                Three Months Ended      Year Ended
                                   December 31,        December 31,
                                  2007      2006      2007      2006
                                  ----      ----      ----      ----
 Revenues:
  Products                      $ 54,836  $ 34,391  $176,579  $121,294
  Services                         9,535    10,823    40,855    41,851
                                --------  --------  --------  --------
                                  64,371    45,214   217,434   163,145
 Cost of revenues:
  Products                        35,234    22,398   112,566    77,747
  Services                         5,765     6,757    24,890    25,272
                                --------  --------  --------  --------
                                  40,999    29,155   137,456   103,019

 Gross profit                     23,372    16,059    79,978    60,126

 Operating expenses                9,987     8,316    39,217    31,372
                                --------  --------  --------  --------

 Income from operations           13,385     7,743    40,761    28,754

 Interest expense                   (877)     (159)   (1,231)     (903)

 Interest income                     171        91       876       109

 Other income (expense), net         208       (69)      988       612
                                --------  --------  --------  --------

 Income from continuing
  operations before provision
  for income taxes                12,887     7,606    41,394    28,572

 Provision for income taxes        4,413     2,544    14,887    10,157
                                --------  --------  --------  --------

 Income from continuing
  operations                       8,474     5,062    26,507    18,415

 Loss from discontinued
  operations, net of tax             (90)     (173)   (1,257)     (323)
                                --------  --------  --------  --------

 Net income                     $  8,384  $  4,889  $ 25,250  $ 18,092
                                ========  ========  ========  ========

 Basic earnings (loss) per
  common share:
  Continuing operations         $    .69  $    .48  $   2.26  $   1.74
                                ========  ========  ========  ========
  Discontinued operations       $   (.01) $   (.02) $   (.11) $   (.03)
                                ========  ========  ========  ========
  Net income per common share   $    .68  $    .46  $   2.15  $   1.71
                                ========  ========  ========  ========

 Diluted earnings (loss) per
  common share:
  Continuing operations         $    .67  $    .46  $   2.19  $   1.68
                                ========  ========  ========  ========
  Discontinued operations       $   (.01) $   (.02) $   (.11) $   (.03)
                                ========  ========  ========  ========
  Net income per common share   $    .66  $    .44  $   2.08  $   1.65
                                ========  ========  ========  ========

Weighted average common shares 
 outstanding:
 Basic                            12,249    10,651    11,726    10,613
                                ========  ========  ========  ========
 Diluted                          12,720    11,070    12,114    10,934
                                ========  ========  ========  ========


              T-3 ENERGY SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
               (in thousands, except for share amounts)
                                                                      
                                             December 31,  December 31,
                                             ------------  ------------
                                                 2007         2006
                                                 ----         ----

                 ASSETS
 Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents                     $  9,522      $  3,393 
 Accounts receivable - trade, net                44,180        25,634
 Inventories                                     47,457        27,227
 Deferred income taxes                            3,354         2,208
 Prepaids and other current assets                5,824         5,571
                                               --------      --------
  Total current assets                          110,337        64,033

 Property and equipment, net                     40,073        24,639
 Goodwill, net                                  112,249        70,569
 Other intangible assets, net                    35,065         2,510
 Other assets                                     2,838           892
                                               --------      --------
 Total assets                                  $300,562      $162,643
                                               ========      ========

     LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 Current liabilities:
 Accounts payable - trade                      $ 20,974      $ 14,453
 Accrued expenses and other                      15,156        14,457
 Current maturities of long-term debt                74            85
                                               --------      --------
  Total current liabilities                      36,204        28,995
 Long-term debt, less current maturities         61,423            --
 Other long-term liabilities                      1,101            34
 Deferred income taxes                           11,186         3,454

 Commitments and contingencies

 Stockholders' equity:
  Preferred stock, $.001 par value,
   25,000,000 and 5,000,000 shares authorized
   at December 31, 2007 and 2006,
   respectively, no shares issued or
   outstanding                                       --            --
  Common stock, $.001 par value, 50,000,000
   and 20,000,000 shares authorized at
   December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively,
   12,320,341 and 10,762,016 shares issued
   and outstanding at December 31, 2007 and
   2006, respectively                                12            11
  Warrants, 13,138 and 327,862 issued and
   outstanding at December 31, 2007 and 2006,
   respectively                                      26           644
  Additional paid-in capital                    160,446       126,054
  Retained earnings                              27,039         2,672
  Accumulated other comprehensive income          3,125           779
                                               --------      --------
   Total stockholders' equity                   190,648       130,160
                                               --------      --------
 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity    $300,562      $162,643
                                               ========      ========


              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      Year Ended
                                ------------------      ----------
                                   December 31,        December 31,
                                   ------------        ------------
                                  2007      2006      2007      2006
                                  ----      ----      ----      ----
 INCOME FROM CONTINUING
  OPERATIONS:
  GAAP Income from continuing
   operations                   $  8,474  $  5,062  $ 26,507  $ 18,415
  Change of control charge, net
   of tax                             --        --     1,929        --
  Public offering costs, net of
   tax                                --        --        --       257
                                --------  --------  --------  --------
  Non-GAAP Income from
   continuing operations(B)     $  8,474  $  5,062  $ 28,436  $ 18,672
                                ========  ========  ========  ========

 DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:
  GAAP continuing operations
   diluted earnings per share   $   0.67  $   0.46  $   2.19  $   1.68
  Change of control charge, net
   of tax                             --        --      0.16        --
  Public offering costs, net of
   tax                                --        --        --      0.02
                                --------  --------  --------  --------
  Non-GAAP continuing
   operations diluted earnings
   per share(B)                 $   0.67  $   0.46  $   2.35  $   1.70
                                ========  ========  ========  ========

 ADJUSTED EBITDA:
  GAAP Income from continuing
   operations                   $  8,474  $  5,062  $ 26,507  $ 18,415
  Change of control charge, net
   of tax                             --        --     1,929        --
  Public offering costs, net of
   tax                                --        --        --       257
  Provision for income taxes(C)    4,413     2,544    15,480    10,295
  Depreciation and amortization    1,790       970     4,971     3,520
  Interest Expense                   877       159     1,231       903
  Interest Income                   (171)      (91)     (876)     (109)
                                --------  --------  --------  --------
  Adjusted EBITDA(A)            $ 15,383  $  8,644  $ 49,242  $ 33,281
                                ========  ========  ========  ========

(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 the change of control compensation charge and public offering 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 the change of control compensation charge and public offering costs, net of tax. Non-GAAP continuing operations diluted earnings per share is equal to continuing operations diluted earnings per share plus the change of control compensation charge and public offering 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 the change of control compensation costs and public offering 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.

(C) Provision for income taxes in the Adjusted EBITDA calculation has been increased by $593,000 for the tax effect of the change of control charge for the year ended December 31, 2007, and $138,000 for the tax effect of the public offering costs for the year ended December 31, 2006.



            

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