US Shipbuilder Holds Course in 2012

Conrad Industries announces its 2012 financial results and also the addition of new business during Q1 2013.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2012, Conrad had net income of $8.0 million and earnings per diluted share of $1.33 compared to net income of $6.8 million and earnings per diluted share of $1.09 during the fourth quarter of 2011.

The Company had net income of $20.8 million and earnings per diluted share of $3.46 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 compared to net income of $19.2 million and earnings per diluted share of $3.01 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011. The diluted shares for the quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2012 are 6.0 million, and 6.2 million and 6.4 million for the quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2011, respectively.

New business added during the first quarter of 2013 includes the signing of new contracts and sales of stock barges which brings estimated current backlog to approximately $122.5 million, compared to $120.7 million at December 31, 2012, $70.8 million at March 31, 2012, and $47.1 million at December 31, 2011.

New contracts added during the first quarter of 2013 include two 297'6"x 54'x 12' 30,000 bbl. tank barges, two 245'x 48'x 12'LPG tank barges, a 300'x 100x 20' ocean deck barge, and a 160'x 72'x 10' deck barge.

During the first quarter of 2013, the company also sold three 297'6"x 54'x 12' 30,000 bbl. tank barges, and four tow boats which were stock vessels in progress at December 31, 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 provides both repair and new construction services at its four shipyards located in southern Louisiana and Texas.