Granite Reports Third Quarter 2021 Results

• Q3 revenue of $1.1 billion, essentially flat compared to the same period last year
• Q3 diluted net income per share of $0.73, Q3 adjusted diluted net income per share of $0.93 (1)
• Cash and marketable securities of $475 million, debt of $340 million
• Committed and Awarded Projects ("CAP") up $135.4 million compared to the same period last year
• Continued progress burning through the Old Risk Portfolio ("ORP") (2) reducing ORP CAP by $100 million during the quarter

Granite Construction Incorporated (NYSE: GVA) today announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021.

Third Quarter 2021 Results

Net income increased to $35.0 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of ($91.2) million, or ($2.00) per diluted share, for the same period last year. Adjusted net income(1), which excludes other costs(3), non-cash impairments of goodwill, transaction costs (4), a gain on sale of property and amortization of debt discount related to our 2.75% convertible notes, totaled $43.2 million, or $0.93 per diluted share, compared to adjusted net income (1) of $53.8 million, or $1.16 per diluted share, for the same period last year.

• Revenue of $1.1 billion, essentially flat compared to the same period last year.
• Gross profit decreased to $119.9 million compared to $126.0 million for the same period last year, while gross profit margins remained relatively flat for the same period.
• Selling, general, and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses were $77.6 million or 7.3% of revenue, compared to $72.9 million or 6.8% of revenue for the same period last year, primarily driven by an increase in incentive compensation expense.
• Diluted net income per share increased to $0.73 compared to a net loss per diluted share of ($2.00) for the same period last year.
• Adjusted diluted net income per share decreased to $0.93 compared to $1.16 for the same period last year.
• Adjusted EBITDA(1) declined to $80.7 million, compared to $95.1 million for the same period last year.
• Committed and Awarded Projects (“CAP”) (5) totaled $4.3 billion, up $135.4 million compared to the same period last year, and down $117.4 million since the second quarter of 2021.
• Cash and marketable securities increased $80.9 million to $474.6 million compared to $393.7 million for the same period last year, while debt decreased $74.0 million to $339.9 million compared to $413.9 million for the same period last year.

"This quarter, we made progress by working through the challenging ORP projects in the Heavy Civil Operating Group and by growing high-quality CAP in our vertically-integrated California and Northwest Operating Groups," explained Kyle Larkin, Granite President and CEO. "There is more work to do with the ORP, and we remain focused on project execution across our business. Opportunities in our markets are robust, cash and liquidity remain a strength, and I am confident we are positioning the company to continue on its path for improved financial performance.”

Third Quarter 2021 Segment Results (Unaudited - dollars in thousands)

Transportation revenue in the third quarter decreased compared to the same period last year because of our efforts to narrow the footprint of the Heavy Civil Operating Group and because of decreased revenue in the California Operating Group. The decreased revenue in the California Operating Group was primarily due to an extended competitive bidding environment early in 2021 contrasted with an exceptional third quarter of 2020 which was bolstered by owner worksite accommodations. Third quarter gross profit increased compared to the same period last year primarily due to a decrease in project losses related to the Heavy Civil Group ORP.

In the third quarter, the ORP revenue totaled $99.5 million with a gross loss of ($10.4) million, or a loss of ($4.9) million, net of non-controlling interest ("NCI"), compared to ORP revenue of $102.7 million and gross loss of ($31.5) million, or loss of ($22.6) million, net of NCI for the same period last year. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, ORP revenue totaled $319.3 million with a gross loss of ($8.6) million, or loss of ($0.4) million, net of NCI compared to ORP revenue of $339.8 million with a gross loss of ($79.9) million, or loss of ($61.5) million, net of NCI for the same period last year.

The decrease in Transportation CAP of $0.3 billion compared to the same period last year primarily reflects a decrease in our Heavy Civil Operating Group CAP of $0.5 billion. This was partially offset by an increase of $0.2 billion in CAP in our vertically-integrated businesses and the Midwest Operating Group.

Water revenue in the third quarter increased compared to the same period last year as there was continued strong demand for water supply and maintenance services within the Water & Mineral Services Group. Third quarter gross profit decreased slightly due to work on two previously disclosed challenging projects in the Heavy Civil and California Operating Groups.

Segment CAP increased $177.9 million compared to the same period last year to $524.1 million, primarily reflecting the addition of the $160 million Leon Hurse Dam project within Heavy Civil Operating Group CAP.

Specialty revenue in the third quarter increased compared to the same period last year, led by work on a federal site development project in the Heavy Civil Operating Group and continued strength in mineral exploration within the mining industry in the Water and Mineral Services Operating Group. Third quarter gross profit decreased compared to the same period last year primarily due to the continued performance of disputed work on a previously disclosed tunnel project and project mix.

Segment CAP increased $266.1 million compared to the same period last year to $0.9 billion primarily due to a tunnel project in the Midwest Operating Group and mining related civil construction work in the Northwest Operating Group.

Materials revenue in the third quarter increased compared to the same period last year led by continued strong demand and volumes in the vertically-integrated California and Northwest Operating Groups. Third quarter gross profit decreased compared to the same period last year as oil related costs returned to 2019 levels and the current year pricing did not benefit from low fuel and liquid asphalt costs experienced during the third quarter of 2020.

Outlook

For the 2021 fiscal year, the Company reaffirms revenue guidance of low- to mid-single digit revenue growth for the 2021 fiscal year and amends adjusted EBITDA margin guidance from a range of 5.5% to 7.5 % to a range of 6.0% to 7.0%.

Conference Call

Granite will conduct a conference call today, October 28, 2021, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time/11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the results of the quarter ended September 30, 2021. The Company invites investors to listen to a live audio webcast of the investor conference call on its Investor Relations website, https://investor.graniteconstruction.com. The investor conference call will also be available by calling 1-866-807-9684; international callers may dial 1-412-317-5415. An archive of the webcast will be available on Granite's Investor Relations website approximately one hour after the call. A replay will be available after the live call through November 4, 2021, by calling 1-877-344-7529, replay access code 10159883; international callers may dial 1-412-317-0088.

About Granite

Granite is America’s Infrastructure Company™. Incorporated since 1922, Granite (NYSE:GVA) is one of the largest diversified construction and construction materials companies in the United States as well as a full-suite provider in the transportation, water infrastructure and mineral exploration markets. Granite’s Code of Conduct and strong Core Values guide the Company and its employees to uphold the highest ethical standards. Granite is an industry leader in safety and an award-winning firm in quality and sustainability. For more information, visit the Granite website, and connect with Granite on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Forward-looking Statements

Any statements contained in this news release that are not based on historical facts, including statements regarding future events, occurrences, opportunities, circumstances, activities, performance, growth, demand, strategic plans, shareholder value, outcomes, outlook, guidance, Committed and Awarded Projects (“CAP”) and results, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are identified by words such as “future,” “outlook,” “assumes,” “believes,” “expects,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “appears,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “continue,” "guidance" and the negatives thereof or other comparable terminology or by the context in which they are made. These forward-looking statements are estimates reflecting the best judgment of senior management and reflect our current expectations regarding future events, occurrences, opportunities, circumstances, activities, performance, growth, demand, strategic plans, shareholder value, outcomes, outlook, guidance, CAP and results. These expectations may or may not be realized. Some of these expectations may be based on beliefs, assumptions or estimates that may prove to be incorrect. In addition, our business and operations involve numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which could result in our expectations not being realized or otherwise materially affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and liquidity. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in greater detail in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

Due to the inherent risks and uncertainties associated with our forward-looking statements, the reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on them. The reader is also cautioned that the forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this news release and, except as required by law; we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

The tables below contain financial information calculated other than in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). Specifically, management believes that non-GAAP financial measures such as EBITDA and EBITDA margin are useful in evaluating operating performance and are regularly used by securities analysts, institutional investors and other interested parties, and that such supplemental measures facilitate comparisons between companies that have different capital and financing structures and/or tax rates. We are also providing adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP measures to indicate the impact of:

• Other costs which includes the settlement charge, legal and accounting investigation fees, integration expenses related to the acquisition of Layne and restructuring charges related to our Heavy Civil Operating Group;
• Non-cash impairments related to goodwill and investments in affiliates in 2020; and
• Gain on sale of a property.

We provide adjusted income before provision for (benefit from) income taxes, adjusted provision for income taxes, adjusted net income attributable to Granite Construction Incorporated, adjusted diluted weighted average shares of common stock, and adjusted diluted net income per share attributable to common shareholders, non-GAAP measures, to indicate the impact of the following:

• Other costs which includes the settlement charge, legal and accounting investigation fees, integration expenses related to the acquisition of the Layne and restructuring charges related to our Heavy Civil Operating Group;
• Non-cash impairments related to goodwill and investments in affiliates in 2020;
• Gain on sale of a property;
• Transaction costs which includes acquired intangible amortization expenses and acquisition related depreciation related to the acquisition of Layne and LiquiForce;
• Amortization of debt discount related to our 2.75% Convertible Notes; and
• The impact of the purchased equity derivative instrument which offsets any potential- dilution from the 2.75% Convertible Notes above the $31.47 conversion price up to a share price of $53.44.

Management believes that these additional non-GAAP financial measures facilitate comparisons between industry peer companies and management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in evaluating the Company's performance. However, the reader is cautioned that any non-GAAP financial measures provided by the Company are provided in addition to, and not as alternatives for, the Company's reported results prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Items that may have a significant impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations and cash flows must be considered when assessing the Company's actual financial condition and performance regardless of whether these items are included in non-GAAP financial measures. The methods used by the Company to calculate its non-GAAP financial measures may differ significantly from methods used by other companies to compute similar measures. As a result, any non-GAAP financial measures provided by the Company may not be comparable to similar measures provided by other companies. The Company does not provide a reconciliation of forward-looking adjusted EBITDA margin to the most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP measure of net income (loss) attributable to Granite Construction Incorporated because the timing and amount of the excluded items are unreasonably difficult to fully and accurately estimate.

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