MRC Global Announces Second Quarter 2013 Results

HOUSTON, Aug. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MRC Global Inc. (NYSE: MRC), the largest global distributor, based on sales, of pipe, valves and fittings (PVF) and related products and services to the energy and industrial sectors, today announced second quarter 2013 results. 

MRC's sales of $1.268 billion in the second quarter of 2013 decreased 11% from the second quarter of 2012 due, in part, to a planned reduction in the Company's lower margin oil country tubular goods (OCTG) business. OCTG represented 9% of total sales in the second quarter of 2013 compared to 14% of total sales in the second quarter of 2012. Continued weakness in the company's line pipe product group within the midstream and upstream sectors also impacted sales.  Line pipe sales were $231.1 million for the second quarter of 2013 as compared to $294.4 million for the same period in 2012.

Net income for the second quarter of 2013 increased 13% to $43.9 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, compared to second quarter 2012 adjusted net income of $38.8 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, which excludes a $7.5 million after-tax ($0.07 per diluted share) charge related to the purchase and early retirement of a portion of MRC's previously outstanding senior secured notes in 2012. Net income for the second quarter of 2012 was $31.3 million, or $0.32 per diluted share. The refinancing of the company's senior secured notes in November 2012 contributed to lower interest expense in 2013.  Other items impacting net income in the second quarter of 2013 included a $13.6 million pre-tax foreign currency exchange loss due to weaker Australian and Canadian dollars as well as a $2.6 million favorable adjustment to the company's deferred tax liabilities. Adjusted EBITDA was $98.9 million for the second quarter of 2013 compared to $123.6 million for the same period in 2012.

Andrew R. Lane, MRC's chairman, president and chief executive officer, stated, "While our revenues reflect reduced upstream and midstream customer spending, primarily in the U.S., our efforts to improve operating margins and our fourth quarter 2012 debt refinancing actions to lower our interest costs are resulting in net income and earnings per share improvements. In addition, we are executing on our growth strategy through the previously announced acquisition of Flow Control Products in the Permian Basin and the announcement and implementation of new contracts with NiSource and Celanese during the quarter."

MRC's second quarter 2013 gross profit of $243.9 million improved to 19.2% of sales from $241.7 million, or 16.9% of sales, in the second quarter of 2012.  The increase in gross profit percentage reflected planned changes in product mix and other gross profit enhancement initiatives  and included a $12.5 million pre-tax second quarter 2013 benefit resulting from the use of the last-in, first-out method of inventory cost accounting as compared to an $11.6 million pre-tax expense in the second quarter of 2012. 

For the second quarter of 2013, selling, general and administrative expenses were $154.0 million compared to $151.2 million in the same period of 2012.  This increase was primarily attributable to the inclusion of expenses from the acquisition of Production Specialty Services, Inc. (PSS) in December 2012.

Sales by Segment
U.S. sales in the second quarter of 2013 were $975.2 million and reflected an expected decrease in OCTG revenues of $83.0 million from the second quarter of 2012.  Canadian sales in the second quarter of 2013 were $153.6 million, down 4% from the same quarter in 2012 due primarily to a longer spring break-up in 2013.  International sales in the second quarter of 2013 were $139.0 million and decreased 8% over the same period in 2012 reflecting weaker demand, particularly in parts of Australia that have experienced reduced customer spending in the mining and oil and gas sectors.

Sales by Sector
Upstream sales in the second quarter of 2013 declined 17% from the second quarter of 2012 to $542.4 million, or 43% of sales, attributable to the planned reduction in OCTG revenue and reduced customer spending during the quarter, slightly offset by the acquisition of PSS and Chaparral Supply, LLC, which together contributed $41 million of revenue in the second quarter of 2013.

Midstream sales in the second quarter of 2013 decreased 5% from the second quarter of 2012 to $375.9 million, or 30% of sales.  Spending from the company's transmission customers declined but was slightly offset by an increase in spending from the company's gas utility customers.

Downstream sales in the second quarter of 2013 decreased 7% from the second quarter of 2012 to $349.5 million, or 27% of sales. Lower sales in the downstream sector were primarily attributable to the company's Australian operations, driven by a reduction in mining and oil and gas activities as well as the company's European operations, which were impacted by weak economic conditions.

Updated Calendar Year 2013 Guidance

MRC's expected full year 2013 results, excluding the impact of any future acquisitions, are as follows:

Conference Call

The company will hold a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2013 results at 10:00 a.m. Eastern (9:00 a.m. Central) on August 2, 2013.  To participate in the call, dial (480) 629-9645 and ask for the MRC Global conference call at least 10 minutes prior to the start time. To access it live over the Internet, please log onto the web at http://www.mrcglobal.com and go to the "Investor Relations" page of the company's website at least fifteen minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. For those who cannot listen to the live call, a replay will be available through August 16, 2013 and may be accessed by dialing (303) 590-3030 and using passcode 4624702#. Also, an archive of the webcast will be available shortly after the call at http://www.mrcglobal.com for 90 days.

About MRC Global Inc.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, MRC, a Fortune 500 company, is the largest global distributor, based on sales, of pipe, valves and fittings (PVF) and related products and services to the energy and industrial sectors and supplies these products and services across each of the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors.

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Words such as "will," "expect," "expected" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

Statements about the company's business, including its strategy, its industry, the company's future profitability, the company's guidance on its revenue, adjusted EBITDA and diluted earnings per share in 2013, growth in the company's various markets and the company's expectations, beliefs, plans, strategies, objectives, prospects and assumptions are not guarantees of future performance.  These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the company's actual results and performance to be materially different from any future results or performance expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.  These risks and uncertainties include (among others) decreases in oil and natural gas industry expenditure levels, which may result from decreased oil and natural gas prices or other factors; increased usage of alternative fuels, which may negatively affect oil and natural gas industry expenditure levels; U.S.and international general economic conditions; the company's ability to compete successfully with other companies in MRC's industry; the risk that manufacturers of the products the company distributes will sell a substantial amount of goods directly to end users in the industry sectors the company serves;  unexpected supply shortages; cost increases by the company's suppliers; the company's lack of long-term contracts with most of its suppliers; increases in customer, manufacturer and distributor inventory levels;  suppliers' price reductions of products that the company sells, which could cause the value of the company's inventory to decline;  decreases in steel prices, which could significantly lower MRC's profit;  increases in steel prices, which the company may be unable to pass along to its customers which could significantly lower its profit; the company's lack of long-term contracts with many of its customers and the company's lack of contracts with customers that require minimum purchase volumes;  changes in the company's customer and product mix;  risks related to the company's customers' creditworthiness;  the potential adverse effects associated with integrating acquisitions into the company's business and whether these acquisitions will yield their intended benefits;  the success of the company's acquisition strategies; the company's significant indebtedness;  the dependence on the company's subsidiaries for cash to meet its debt obligations;  changes in the company's credit profile;  a decline in demand for certain of the products the company distributes if import restrictions on these products are lifted; environmental, health and safety laws and regulations and the interpretation or implementation thereof; the sufficiency of the company's insurance policies to cover losses, including liabilities arising from litigation;  product liability claims against the company;  pending or future asbestos-related claims against the company;  the potential loss of key personnel;  interruption in the proper functioning of the company's information systems;  loss of third-party transportation providers;  potential inability to obtain necessary capital;  risks related to adverse weather events or natural disasters; impairment of our goodwill or other intangible assets; changes in tax laws or adverse positions taken by taxing authorities in the countries in which the company operates;  adverse changes in political or economic conditions in the countries in which the company operates; exposure to U.S. and international laws and regulations, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act and other economic sanction programs;  risks relating to ongoing evaluations of internal controls required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;  the impact on us of the SEC's move toward convergence with IFRS; and the occurrence of cyber security incidents. For a discussion of key risk factors, please see the risk factors disclosed in the company's SEC filings, which are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and on the company's website, www.mrcglobal.com.

Undue reliance should not be placed on the company's forward-looking statements. Although forward-looking statements reflect the company's good faith beliefs, reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the company's actual results, performance or achievements or future events to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements or future events expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise, except to the extent required by law.

Contacts:
James E. Braun, Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
MRC Global Inc.
Jim.Braun@mrcglobal.com
832-308-2845

Monica Schafer, Vice President Investor Relations
MRC Global Inc.
Monica.Schafer@mrcglobal.com
832-308-2847

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