CECO Environmental Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2009 Financial Results

CINCINNATI, March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CECO Environmental Corp. (Nasdaq: CECE), a leading provider of industrial ventilation and pollution control systems, today announced fourth quarter and full year financial results for the period ended December 31, 2009.

Financial highlights for the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to the fourth quarter of 2008 include:

Financial highlights for the twelve months ended December 31, 2009 compared to twelve months ended December 31, 2008 include:

Backlog as of December 31, 2009 was $66 million compared to $68 million as of December 31, 2008.  

Total debt decreased to $13.5 million from $26.7 million.

"We are pleased that the aggressive cost cutting measures that were taken to streamline our operations in response to the difficult economic conditions and turbulent markets in 2009 have shown positive results.  Not including the non-cash goodwill impairment charge, we would have generated positive operating income for the quarter," commented Jeff Lang, CECO's Chief Executive Officer. "I am very excited about CECO's future and believe that our excellent business fundamentals, portfolio companies and the increasing demand for environmental air pollution products and services worldwide will allow us to achieve significant shareholder value."

CECO will hold a conference call to discuss its 2009 fourth quarter and year end results on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.  

ABOUT CECO ENVIRONMENTAL

CECO Environmental Corp. is North America's largest independent air pollution control company.  CECO provides a wide spectrum of air quality services and products including: industrial air filters, environmental maintenance, monitoring and management services, and air quality improvements systems.  CECO is a full-service provider to the steel, military, aluminum, automotive, ethanol, aerospace, electric power, semiconductor, chemical, cement, metalworking, glass, foundry and virtually all industrial process industries.

For more information please visit the Company's website at http://www.cecoenviro.com

Contact:

Corporate Information

Phillip DeZwirek, CECO Environmental Corp. Email: [email protected]

1-800-606-CECO (2326)

This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  All forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions.  These risks and uncertainties, which are more fully described in CECO's Annual and Quarterly Reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, include changes in market conditions in the industries in which the Company operates.  Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material aspects from those currently anticipated.

    
    
    CECO Environmental Corp.
    Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income
    (In thousands, except per share data)
    Results for all periods presented have been reclassified to segregate
     the discontinued operations of H.M. White
    
                                  Three months ended     Twelve months ended
                                  ------------------     -------------------
                                12/31/2009  12/31/2008  12/31/2009  12/31/2008
                                ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
    Net sales                     $36,589     $53,829    $138,985    $183,249
    Cost of sales                  28,744      38,827     108,043     140,946
    Gross profit                    7,845      15,002      30,942      42,303
    Selling & administrative        7,110       9,593      28,903      31,588
    Amortization                      141         569         759       1,551
    Goodwill impairment charge     17,110           0      17,110           0
    Operating (loss) income       (16,516)      4,840     (15,830)      9,164
    Other (expense) income           (214)        960        (760)        960
    Interest (expense)               (286)       (433)     (1,321)     (1,479)
    Income (loss) before tax      (17,016)      5,367     (17,911)      8,645
    Income tax (benefit) expense   (2,831)      1,690      (3,144)      2,969
    Net income (loss) from
     continuing operations        (14,185)      3,677     (14,767)      5,676
    Net income (loss) discontinued
     operations net of tax            101        (317)       (265)       (666)
    Net (loss) income            ($14,084)     $3,360    ($15,032)     $5,010
    
    Per share data:
    ---------------
    
    Net income (loss) from
     continuing operations per
     basic share                   ($0.99)      $0.26      ($1.04)      $0.39
    Net income (loss) from
     continuing operations per
     diluted share                 ($0.98)      $0.21      ($1.04)      $0.34
    
    Net income (loss) per basic
     share                         ($0.99)      $0.24      ($1.06)      $0.34
    
    Net income (loss) per
     diluted share                 ($0.97)      $0.19      ($1.06)      $0.30
                               
    Basic shares               14,289,331  14,243,221  14,221,095  14,633,209
    Diluted shares             14,450,864  15,242,537  14,221,095  15,275,690
    
    
    CECO Environmental Corp.
    Supplemental Financial Information
    (unaudited)
    (In thousands, except  per share data)
                                    Three months ended    Twelve months ended
                                    ------------------    -------------------
    Reconciliation of GAAP
     operating income:             12/31/2009 12/31/2008 12/31/2009 12/31/2008
    ----------------------         ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
    Operating (loss) income in
     accordance with GAAP           ($16,516)     $4,840   ($15,830)   $9,164
    Goodwill impairment charge        17,110           0     17,110         0
                                      ------         ---     ------       ---
    Non-GAAP operating income           $594      $4,840     $1,280    $9,164
                                        ====      ======     ======    ======
    
    
                                    Three months ended    Twelve months ended
                                    ------------------    -------------------
    Reconciliation of GAAP
     net income (loss):            12/31/2009 12/31/2008 12/31/2009 12/31/2008
    -----------------              ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
    Net (loss) income in
     accordance with GAAP           ($14,084)     $3,360   ($15,032)   $5,010
    Goodwill impairment charge        17,110           -     17,110         -
    Tax benefit of goodwill
     impairment                       (2,800)          -     (2,800)        -
                                      ------         ---     ------       ---
    Non-GAAP net income (loss)          $226      $3,360      ($722)   $5,010
                                        ====      ======      =====    ======
    
    Per share data:
    Non-GAAP net income (loss)
     per basic share                   $0.02       $0.24     ($0.05)    $0.34
    Non-GAAP net income
     (loss) per diluted share          $0.02       $0.19     ($0.05)    $0.30

CECO is providing the non-GAAP historical financial measures presented above as the Company believes that these figures are helpful in allowing individuals to better assess the ongoing nature of CECO's core operations. A "non-GAAP financial measure" is a numerical measure of a company's historical financial performance that excludes amounts that are included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in the GAAP statement of operations.

Non-GAAP adjusted net income, non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP adjusted earnings per diluted share, as we present them in the financial data included in this press release, have been adjusted to exclude the effects of our fourth quarter goodwill impairment charge and associated tax benefit. Management believes that excluding these items better reflects its operating performance as these non-GAAP figures exclude the effects of certain non-recurring or non-cash expenses. Management believes that these items are not necessarily representative of underlying trends in the Company's performance and their exclusion provides individuals with additional information to compare the company's results over multiple periods.  Our financial statements may continue to be affected by items similar to those excluded in the non-GAAP adjustments described above, and exclusion of these items from our non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as an inference that all such costs are unusual or infrequent.

Adjusted net income, adjusted operating income and adjusted earnings per diluted share are not calculated in accordance with GAAP, and should be considered supplemental to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the costs associated with the operations of our business as determined in accordance with GAAP. As a result, you should not consider these measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of CECO's results as reported under GAAP.

In accordance with the requirements of Regulation G issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the tables above present the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure and reconcile non-GAAP adjusted net income and non-GAAP adjusted earnings per diluted share to the comparable GAAP measures.

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