Dycom Announces Fiscal 2011 Second Quarter Results

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., March 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Dycom Industries, Inc. (NYSE: DY) announced today its results for the second quarter ended January 29, 2011.  The Company reported:

• contract revenues of $218.2 million for the quarter ended January 29, 2011, as compared to $216.3 million for the quarter ended January 23, 2010, an increase of 0.9%; and

• net loss on a GAAP basis of $5.1 million, or $0.14 loss per common share diluted, for the quarter ended January 29, 2011, compared to a net loss of $4.0 million, or $0.10 loss per common share diluted, for the quarter ended January 23, 2010. On a Non-GAAP basis, the net loss for the quarter ended January 29, 2011 was $1.2 million, or $0.03 per common share diluted.  This Non-GAAP net loss excludes a $5.7 million pre-tax loss on debt extinguishment associated with the Company's tender offer for its senior subordinated notes due 2015, which is described more fully below, and $0.2 million in pre-tax acquisition related costs.

The Company also reported:

• contract revenues of $479.8 million for the six months ended January 29, 2011, as compared to $475.4 million for the six months ended January 23, 2010, an increase of 0.9%; and

• net income on a GAAP basis of $1.7 million, or $0.05 per common share diluted, for the six months ended January 29, 2011, compared to a net loss of $0.4 million, or $0.01 loss per common share diluted, for the six months ended January 23, 2010.  On a Non-GAAP basis, net income for the six months ended January 29, 2011 was $5.5 million, or $0.15 per common share diluted, as compared to net income of $1.7 million, or $0.04 per common share diluted, for the six months ended January 23, 2010.  Non-GAAP net income for the six months ended January 29, 2011 excludes a $5.7 million pre-tax loss on debt extinguishment associated with the Company's tender offer for its senior subordinated notes due 2015, which is described more fully below, and $0.2 million in pre-tax acquisition related costs.  Non-GAAP net income for the six months ended January 23, 2010 excludes a $2.0 million pre-tax charge in cost of earned revenues for the settlement of a wage and hour class action claim and a $1.1 million non-cash charge to income tax expense for a valuation allowance against a deferred tax asset recorded during the first quarter of fiscal 2010.

See the accompanying tables which present a reconciliation of Non-GAAP net income (loss) to GAAP net income (loss).

During the quarter ended January 29, 2011, Dycom Investments, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, issued $187.5 million aggregate principal amount of 7.125% senior subordinated notes due 2021 in a private placement.  A portion of the net proceeds was used (1) to fund the Company's purchase in January 2011 of $86.96 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 8.125% senior subordinated notes due 2015 (the "2015 Notes") pursuant to a tender offer, and (2) to fund the Company's redemption in February 2011 of the remaining $48.39 million outstanding aggregate principal amount of 2015 Notes at a price equal to 104.063% of the principal amount.  The $48.39 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2015 Notes redeemed in February 2011 is included in current portion of debt in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of January 29, 2011.

Steven Nielsen, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company stated, "Our second quarter revenues and margins were adversely impacted by difficult weather conditions across the country.  Yet despite these results, we remain confident that business is improving.  During the quarter we grew backlog, lowered our cost of capital through the refinancing of our senior subordinated notes and completed two acquisitions which add to our growth potential."

A Tele-Conference call and slide presentation to review the Company's results will be hosted at 9 a.m. (ET), Wednesday, March 2, 2011; call 800-700-7414 (United States) or 651-224-7472 (International) ten minutes before the conference call begins and ask for the "Dycom Results" conference call.  A live webcast of the conference call, along with the slide presentation, will be available at http://www.dycomind.com under the heading "Events."  The slide presentation will be available at approximately 8 a.m. (ET) on Wednesday, March 2, 2011.  If you are unable to attend the conference call at the scheduled time, a replay of the live webcast and the slide presentation will be available at http://www.dycomind.com until Friday, April 1, 2011.

Dycom is a leading provider of specialty contracting services throughout the United States.  These services include engineering, construction, maintenance and installation services to telecommunications providers, underground facility locating services to various utilities including telecommunications providers, and other construction and maintenance services to electric and gas utilities and others.

Fiscal 2011 second quarter results are preliminary and are unaudited.  This press release may contain forward-looking statements as contemplated by the 1995 Private Securities Litigation Reform Act.  These statements are based on management's current expectations, estimates and projections.  Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results in the future to differ materially from the results projected or implied in any forward-looking statements contained in this press release.  Such risks and uncertainties include business and economic conditions in the telecommunications industry affecting our customers, the adequacy of our insurance and other reserves and allowances for doubtful accounts, whether the carrying value of our assets may be impaired, the future impact of any acquisitions, the anticipated outcome of other contingent events, including litigation, liquidity needs, the availability of financing and the other risks detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements.

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SOURCE Dycom Industries, Inc.