Conrad Profits Up in Q3 2012

US-based shipyard Conrad Industries Inc. announce third quarter and 9 months ended 30, Sept. 2012 financial results and backlog.

For the quarter ended September 30, 2012, Conrad had net income of $4.4 million and earnings per diluted share of $0.74 compared to net income of $3.5 million and earnings per diluted share of $0.54 during the third quarter of 2011.

The Company had net income of $12.9 million and earnings per diluted share of $2.13 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to net income of $12.4 million and earnings per diluted share of $1.93 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

During the first nine months of 2012, Conrad added $183.5 million of backlog to its new construction segment compared to $135.8 million added to backlog during the first nine months of 2011. Backlog at September 30, 2012 was $104.4 million compared to $87.7 million at September 30, 2011, $47.1 million at December 31, 2011, and $57.2 million at June 30, 2012. The Company has signed $58.7 million of new contracts since September 30, 2012.

Conrad Industries, Inc., 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's financial report is available here.