Conrad Industries' Performance Rides High in Q3 2013
Morgan City, Louisiana-based Conrad announce positive third quarter 2013 results, and is to pay a special cash dividend of $2.00 per share.
For the quarter ended September 30, 2013, Conrad had net income of $6.5 million and earnings per diluted share of $1.09 compared to net income of $4.4 million and earnings per diluted share of $0.74 during the third quarter of 2012.
The Company had net income of $18.5 million and earnings per diluted share of $3.10 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to net income of $12.9 million and earnings per diluted share of $2.13 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.
Contracts & backlog
During the first nine months of 2013, Conrad added $185.6 million of backlog to its new construction segment compared to $183.5 million added to backlog during the first nine months of 2012. Backlog at September 30, 2013 was $152.3 million compared to $104.4 million at September 30, 2012, $120.7 million at December 31, 2012, and $181.8 million at June 30, 2013. The Company has signed $36.0 million of new contracts since September 30, 2013.
Conrad Industries, Inc.,
The company, established in 1948 and headquartered in Morgan City, Louisiana, designs, builds and overhauls tugboats, ferries, liftboats, barges, offshore supply vessels and other steel and aluminum products for both the commercial and government markets. The company provides both repair and new construction services at its four shipyards located in southern Louisiana and Texas.