Fluor Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2013 Results

Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) today announced financial results for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. Net earnings attributable to Fluor for 2013 were $668 million, or $4.06 per diluted share, up from $456 million, or $2.71 per diluted share in 2012. Consolidated segment profit for the year rose to $1.2 billion, up from $769 million a year ago. Results for 2012 included a charge of $1.57 per diluted share relating to a completed offshore wind farm project. Increased segment profit for 2013 otherwise reflects growth in the Oil & Gas, Power and Government segments. Revenue of $27.4 billion in 2013 was comparable with the prior year, reflecting growth in the Oil & Gas and Power segments which was offset by revenue reductions in Industrial & Infrastructure, Government and Global Services.

Full year new awards were $25.1 billion, comprised of $12.9 billion in Oil & Gas, $6.6 billion in Industrial & Infrastructure, $4.1 billion in Government and $1.5 billion in Power. Consolidated backlog at year-end was $34.9 billion, which compares with $38.2 billion a year ago, reflecting a continued decline in mining and metals awards and the fourth quarter cancellation of a large copper/gold project in South America.

"Our financial results for 2013 met our expectations, and we continue to be very encouraged by the significant and sustained progress of our Oil & Gas group. With the recent award of the Kitimat project in Canada, Fluor will add full scale LNG projects to its already broad service offering," said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David Seaton. "For 2014, we are tracking a number of mega-project opportunities globally in Oil & Gas, as well as large infrastructure and power prospects in their target markets."

Corporate G&A expense for 2013 was $175 million, up from $151 million a year ago, substantially due to higher stock price driven compensation expenses. Fluor’s cash and marketable securities balance remains strong at $2.7 billion. During 2013, the Company generated $789 million in cash flow from operating activities, repurchased $200 million worth of Fluor shares, and paid out $79 million in dividends. At its most recent meeting, Fluor’s board of directors voted to increase the quarterly dividend to 21 cents per share, from 16 cents per share currently.

Outlook

The Company is encouraged by its strong prospects for continued growth, especially in Oil & Gas. The Company is maintaining its EPS guidance for 2014 at the previously announced range of $4.10 to $4.60 per diluted share.

Business Segments

Fluor’s Oil & Gas business reported a 32 percent increase in segment profit, rising to $441 million in 2013, from $335 million in 2012. Revenue grew 21 percent to $11.5 billion, compared with $9.5 billion in the previous year. The segment’s strong operating results reflect increased contributions from upstream and petrochemical projects. Full year new awards in 2013 totaled $12.9 billion, compared to $12.6 billion in 2012. In the fourth quarter, the segment booked new awards of $4.2 billion, including the North West Redwater refinery upgrader project in Canada and additional scope on a major upstream gas processing project in Kazakhstan. Ending backlog for the Oil & Gas segment rose 10 percent from a year ago and $1.3 billion sequentially, to end 2013 at $20.0 billion.

The Industrial & Infrastructure group reported segment profit of $476 million, compared with $177 million in 2012 when profits were impacted by a $416 million charge for an adverse arbitration ruling relating to the completed offshore wind farm project. Total 2013 revenue for the segment declined 16 percent to $11.1 billion, mainly due to lower contributions from the mining and metals business line. Segment profit results reflect favorable performance in the industrial services business line, offset by a decline in mining and metals. New awards in 2013 were $6.6 billion, including approximately $2 billion in infrastructure and $3 billion in mining and metals awards, down from a total of $10.4 billion in 2012. New awards in the fourth quarter were $340 million including a number of maintenance contract renewals. Year-end backlog declined to $10.5 billion, from $17.2 billion a year ago, reflecting lower mining and metals new awards and the cancellation of a large copper/gold project in the fourth quarter which totaled $1.8 billion.

The Government group reported segment profit of $161 million, up from $150 million a year ago. Segment profit for 2013 included contributions totaling approximately $57 million from the favorable resolution of several issues that spanned multiple years. Revenue for 2013 declined to $2.7 billion, from $3.3 billion in 2012, due to a reduction in task order volume on the LOGCAP IV contract in Afghanistan. New awards totaled $4.1 billion for the year, compared with $3.2 billion in 2012. Fourth quarter 2013 new awards of $1.1 billion include $983 million for the unfunded portion of multi-year government contracts at Savannah River and Portsmouth in the Company’s backlog, to be more comparable with industry practice. Ending backlog in 2013 was $2.4 billion, including $983 million for the unfunded portion of multi-year contracts.

Segment profit for Global Services was $120 million in 2013, including expenses of approximately $5 million related to the Company’s construction and fabrication initiatives, which compares with segment profit of $125 million a year ago. Revenue for the year declined 10 percent to $612 million, reflecting lower contributions from the equipment business line.

Fluor’s Power group reported segment profit of $12 million for 2013, including expenses of $53 million associated with the Company’s continued investment in NuScale. This represents an improvement from a segment loss of $17 million a year ago, which included $63 million of NuScale expenses. Segment revenue for the year increased 65 percent to $1.4 billion, compared with $841 million a year ago, due to construction progress on solar and gas-fired projects. New awards in 2013 were $1.5 billion, compared with $884 million a year ago. Fourth quarter new awards were $146 million, including early engineering on a proposed nuclear facility and renewal of several power maintenance contracts. Ending backlog was $2.0 billion, which compares with $1.9 billion a year ago.

Fourth Quarter Results

Net earnings attributable to Fluor for the fourth quarter of 2013 were $167 million, or $1.01 per diluted share, which compares with a loss of $4 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, in 2012. The fourth quarter net loss in 2012 was impacted by a pre-tax charge of $416 million, or approximately $1.61 per diluted share, relating to an adverse arbitration ruling on the completed offshore wind farm project. The effective tax rate in the fourth quarter of 2012 was lower than normal due to benefits relating to the favorable resolution of various tax matters. The effective tax rate in the fourth quarter of 2013 was approximately 31 percent and included benefits from research and development tax credits and a domestic production activities deduction, which were partly offset by the adverse tax effect from a foreign loss without a tax benefit. Current quarter segment profit of $318 million included improved contributions from the Oil & Gas, Global Services and Government groups. Government results in the fourth quarter included approximately $57 million related to the favorable resolution of several items. Corporate G&A expenses in the fourth quarter of 2013 were $65 million, compared with $41 million reported a year ago, including a $12 million increase in stock price driven compensation expenses. Revenue for the quarter was $6.3 billion, which compares with $7.0 billion last year, mainly due to a significant reduction in the mining and metals business line of the Industrial & Infrastructure segment. Fourth quarter new awards were $5.8 billion, including awards of $4.2 billion in Oil & Gas and $1.1 billion in Government including the unfunded portion of multi-year government contracts.

Fourth Quarter and Year-End Conference Call

Fluor will host a conference call at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, February 18, which will be webcast live on the Internet and can be accessed by logging on to http://investor.fluor.com. A supplemental slide presentation will be available shortly before the call begins. The webcast and presentation will be archived for 30 days following the call. Certain non-GAAP financial measures, as defined under SEC rules, are included in this press release and may be discussed during the conference call. A reconciliation of these measures is included in this press release which will be posted in the investor relations section of the Company’s website.

About Fluor Corporation

For more than 100 years, Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) has partnered with its clients to design, build and maintain many of the world's most challenging and complex capital projects. Through its global network of offices on six continents, more than 38,000 employees provide comprehensive capabilities and world-class expertise in the fields of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, fabrication, operations, maintenance and project management. Today, the company serves a global client base in the energy, chemicals, government, industrial, infrastructure, operations & maintenance, manufacturing & life sciences, mining, power and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Fluor ranks 110 on the FORTUNE 500 list and had revenue of $27.4 billion in 2013. For more information, visit www.fluor.com and follow us on Twitter at @FluorCorp.

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