Fortress International Group, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2010 Financial Results

COLUMBIA, Md., March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Fortress International Group, Inc. (Other OTC: FIGI), a provider of consulting and engineering, construction management and 24/7/365 site services for mission-critical facilities, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2010.

Fourth Quarter 2010 Financial Highlights(1):

• Revenue of $14.1 million, an increase of 57% over $9.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2009
• Gross profit of $3.0 million, an increase of 100% over $1.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2009
• Net income of $0.3 million, or $0.02 per basic and diluted share, compared with a net loss of $(0.7) million or $(0.06) per basic and diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2009
• Adjusted EBITDA of $0.5 million, compared with an adjusted EBITDA loss of $(0.9) million for the fourth quarter of 2009
• Backlog of $30.6 million at December 31, 2010
• Cash and cash equivalents totaling $11.0 million as of December 31, 2010

Full Year 2010 Financial Highlights(1):

• Revenue of $74.9 million, an increase of 56% over $48.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2009
• Gross profit of $12.0 million, an increase of 52% over $7.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2009
• Net income of $0.9 million, or $0.06 per basic and diluted share, compared with a net loss of $(16.2) million or $(1.28) per basic and diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2009
• Adjusted EBITDA of $1.9 million, compared with an adjusted EBITDA loss of $(2.6) million for the year ended December 31, 2009

(1)  During the fourth quarter of 2009, Fortress completed the sale of its Rubicon Professional Services division. Sales and operations under this division have been restated and are now classified as discontinued operations in the Company's financial statements. Financial highlights in this release refer to Fortress' results from continuing operations.

Commenting on the results, Chief Executive Officer Thomas P. Rosato stated, "2010 was a great year for Fortress with solid growth across all key metrics. Our Construction Management business remained strong, we expanded our recurring service contract base in our Facilities Management group and our Technical Consulting group performed well throughout the year. We continued to diversify our customer base, finishing the year with approximately 200 customers and strong pipeline activity, which suggests that 2011 will be another solid year.

"Our financial growth in 2010 places us in a much stronger position for 2011. In addition to increasing revenue, we've greatly improved the quality of our sales mix, expanding into emerging areas such as containerized data centers and energy efficient designs for high density data center applications utilizing state of the art concepts that enable customers to implement green solutions, which we believe will be crucial to the evolution of our industry and our business. In 2011, we plan to continue aggressively marketing our industry-leading services for both traditional, cloud-computing centers and emerging data center applications, and are confident that we will continue gaining traction in our targeted end markets. We have a sound growth strategy, efficient operational platform and strong balance sheet, and believe that we are well positioned to achieve our goals of growth and sustained profitability."

Chief Financial Officer Timothy C. Dec added, "Our financial performance in the fourth quarter, and throughout the year, was strong in every respect. We achieved significant revenue growth and returned our business to profitability through efficient expense management and resource utilization, while making strategic investments that are expected to fuel our continued growth in 2011 and beyond. We now have had four consecutive quarters of positive adjusted EBITDA and three consecutive quarters of net income, with a strengthened balance sheet. We are continuing to deliver on our primary objectives, and expect further success in 2011 as our business and our markets continue to mature."

Quarterly Conference Call Details

The Company will conduct its regularly scheduled financial announcement conference call on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at 9:00 a.m. EDT. Investors may listen to the conference call via telephone at: 877-941-2069 (U.S./Canada) or 480-629-9713 (international) or via live audio web cast on the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.thefigi.com.

An audio replay of the conference call will also be available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call and will be available until Wednesday, April 6, 2011. The audio replay can be accessed by dialing 800-406-7325 (U.S./Canada) or 303-590-3030 (international) and entering conference call ID 4422529, or via an archived webcast available on the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.thefigi.com.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company uses adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations as a measure of the Company's operating trends. Investors are cautioned that adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations is not a measure of liquidity or of financial performance under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations numbers presented may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations, while providing useful information, should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net income or cash flows as determined under GAAP. Consistent with Regulation G under the U.S. federal securities laws, the non-GAAP measures in this press release have been reconciled to the nearest GAAP measure, and this reconciliation is located under the heading "Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation" following the Consolidated Statements of Operations included in this press release.

About Fortress International Group, Inc.

Fortress International Group, Inc. is leading mission-critical facilities into a new era of maximum uptime and efficiency. Fortress provides consulting and engineering, construction management and 24/7/365 site services for the world's most technology dependent organizations. Serving as a trusted advisor, Fortress delivers the strategic guidance and pre-planning that makes every stage of the critical facility lifecycle more efficient. For those who own, lease or manage mission-critical facilities, Fortress provides innovative end-to-end capital management, energy, IT strategy, procurement, design, construction, implementation and operations solutions that optimize performance and reduce cost.

Fortress International Group, Inc. is headquartered in Maryland, with offices throughout the U.S. For more information, visit: www.thefigi.com or call 888-321-4877.

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