Energy Services Of America Announces Earnings

HUNTINGTON, W.Va., May 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Energy Services of America Corporation (the "Company" or "Energy Services") (OTC QB: ESOA), parent company of C.J. Hughes Construction Company and Nitro Construction Services, announced earnings for the three and six months ended March 31, 2020. Energy Services earned revenues of $18.1 million and $47.0 million for the three and six months ended March 31, 2020, respectively. Net loss available to common shareholders was ($1.8) million and ($1.9) million for the three and six months ended March 31, 2020, respectively. The Company had adjusted EBITDA of ($1.2) million (($0.08) per share) and ($296,000) (($0.02) per share) for the three and six months ended March 31, 2020, respectively. The backlog at March 31, 2020 was $92.4 million.

Douglas Reynolds, President, commented on the announcement. "Even before the global COVID-19 pandemic, we saw a large decrease in work coming for the six months ended March 31, 2020 as most of the bidding opportunities that we received were scheduled to start after March 2020." Reynolds continued, "We can't easily measure the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on our second quarter, but we expect to see a more significant impact in the third and fourth quarters of fiscal year 2020 as several customers have delayed or cancelled projects. However, we do have customers that have elected to continue projects with greater safety precautions. The Company will start more than $25.0 million in new construction projects between April and early June 2020 and continues to receive bidding opportunities."

Below is a comparison of the Company's unaudited operating results for the three and six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:

                                                                  
       Three Months Ended            
       Three Months Ended             
       Six Months Ended            
       Six Months Ended


                                                                    
          March 31,                  
          March 31,                   
         March 31,                 
        March 31,


                                                                                               2020                               2019                            2020                             2019








     Revenue                                                                         $18,072,400                        $46,955,444                     $43,915,707                      $96,069,583





     Cost of revenues                                                                 18,001,931                         46,364,050                      41,488,496                       91,643,344





                    
            Gross profit                                                    70,469                            591,394                       2,427,211                        4,426,239





     Selling and administrative expenses                                               2,345,509                          2,012,282                       4,941,281                        4,768,673



                    
            Loss from operations                                       (2,275,040)                       (1,420,888)                    (2,514,070)                       (342,434)





     Other income (expense)


                    
            Interest income                                                                                   16,501                          53,249                           58,023


                    
            Other nonoperating expense                                    (42,741)                          (20,581)                       (76,679)                        (53,576)


                    
            Interest expense                                             (112,017)                         (209,125)                      (298,862)                       (413,474)


                    
            Gain on sale of equipment                                      223,775                            111,817                         519,766                          137,569



                                                                                             69,017                          (101,388)                        197,474                        (271,458)




                    
            Loss before income taxes                                   (2,206,023)                       (1,522,276)                    (2,316,596)                       (613,892)




                    
            Income tax benefit                                           (511,412)                         (397,818)                      (547,871)                       (120,818)




                    
            Net loss                                                   (1,694,611)                       (1,124,458)                    (1,768,725)                       (493,074)




                    
            Dividends on preferred stock                                    77,250                             77,250                         154,500                          154,500







     Net loss available to common shareholders                                      $(1,771,861)                      $(1,201,708)                   $(1,923,225)                      $(647,574)





                             Weighted average shares outstanding-
                              basic                                                      13,783,546                         14,060,456                      13,877,243                       14,102,117




                             Weighted average shares-diluted                             13,783,546                         14,060,456                      13,877,243                       14,102,117




                    
            Loss per share


                    
            available to common shareholders                              $(0.129)                          $(0.085)                       $(0.139)                        $(0.046)





                    
            Loss per share-diluted


                    
            available to common shareholders                              $(0.129)                          $(0.085)                       $(0.139)                        $(0.046)


Please refer to the table below that reconciles adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA per common share with net loss available to common shareholders:

                                           
         Three Months Ended           
         Three Months Ended            
        Six Months Ended              
        Six Months Ended


                                             
         March 31, 2020               
         March 31, 2019               
        March 31, 2020                
        March 31, 2019


                                               
          Unaudited                   
          Unaudited                   
         Unaudited                    
         Unaudited






     Net loss available to



       common shareholders                                      $(1,771,861)                       $(1,201,708)                      $(1,923,225)                         $(647,574)





     Add: Income tax benefit                                       (511,412)                          (397,818)                         (547,871)                          (120,818)





     Add: Dividends on preferred stock                                77,250                              77,250                            154,500                             154,500





     Add:  Interest expense                                          112,017                             209,125                            298,862                             413,474





     Less: Non-operating expense (income)                          (181,034)                          (107,737)                         (496,336)                          (142,016)





     Add: Depreciation expense                                     1,122,509                           1,040,222                          2,217,791                           2,062,589





     Adjusted EBITDA                                            $(1,152,531)                         $(380,666)                        $(296,279)                         $1,720,155



     Common shares outstanding                                    13,783,546                          14,060,456                         13,877,243                          14,102,117



     Adjusted EBITDA per common share                                $(0.08)                            $(0.03)                           $(0.02)                              $0.12


Certain statements contained in the release including, without limitation, the words "believes," "anticipates," "intends," "expects" or words of similar import, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements of the Company expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, general economic and business conditions, changes in business strategy or development plans, the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors referenced in this release. Given these uncertainties, prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The Company disclaims any obligation to update any such factors or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect future events or developments.

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