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MATRIX SERVICE CO - Quarter Report: 2016 September (Form 10-Q)


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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
_______________________________________
FORM 10-Q 
_______________________________________
(Mark One)
x
Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2016

or
o 
Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from             to            

Commission File No. 1-15461
__________________________________________
MATRIX SERVICE COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
__________________________________________
DELAWARE
 
73-1352174
(State of incorporation)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
5100 East Skelly Drive, Suite 500, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (918) 838-8822
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
____________________________________ 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ý    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Inter Active Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ý    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “accelerated filer”, “large accelerated filer”, and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
 
¨
Accelerated filer
 
ý
 
 
 
 
Non-accelerated filer
 
o
Smaller reporting company
 
¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  ý
As of November 3, 2016 there were 27,888,217 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share, issued and 26,533,332 shares outstanding.
 



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FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
 
 
Item 3.
 
 
 
Item 4.
 
 
 
OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
Item 1A.
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
 
 
Item 3.
 
 
 
Item 4.
 
 
 
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Item 6.
 
 
 
 




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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Matrix Service Company
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(In thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
2016
 
September 30,
2015
Revenues
 
$
341,781

 
$
319,331

Cost of revenues
 
309,503

 
284,747

Gross profit
 
32,278

 
34,584

Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
17,977

 
19,483

Operating income
 
14,301

 
15,101

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
(243
)
 
(263
)
Interest income
 
12

 
31

Other
 
7

 
(54
)
Income before income tax expense
 
14,077

 
14,815

Provision for federal, state and foreign income taxes
 
4,735

 
5,076

Net income
 
9,342

 
9,739

Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
 

 
(202
)
Net income attributable to Matrix Service Company
 
$
9,342

 
$
9,941

 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per common share
 
$
0.35

 
$
0.38

Diluted earnings per common share
 
$
0.35

 
$
0.37

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
26,387

 
26,476

Diluted
 
26,796

 
27,050

See accompanying notes.

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Matrix Service Company
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
2016
 
September 30,
2015
Net income
 
$
9,342

 
$
9,739

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation loss (net of tax of $37 and $180 for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively)
 
(279
)
 
(2,449
)
Comprehensive income
 
9,063

 
7,290

Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
 

 
(202
)
Comprehensive income attributable to Matrix Service Company
 
$
9,063

 
$
7,492

See accompanying notes.

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Matrix Service Company
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
(unaudited)


September 30,
2016

June 30,
2016
Assets



Current assets:
 

 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
35,579


$
71,656

Accounts receivable, less allowances (September 30, 2016— $8,457 and June 30, 2016—$8,403)
230,975


190,434

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts
105,094


104,001

Inventories
3,767


3,935

Income taxes receivable
5

 
9

Other current assets
8,855


5,411

Total current assets
384,275


375,446

Property, plant and equipment at cost:
 

 
Land and buildings
39,545


39,224

Construction equipment
90,957


90,386

Transportation equipment
48,466


49,046

Office equipment and software
33,194


29,577

Construction in progress
4,285


7,475

Total property, plant and equipment - at cost
216,447


215,708

Accumulated depreciation
(134,031
)

(130,977
)
Property, plant and equipment - net
82,416


84,731

Goodwill
78,274


78,293

Other intangible assets
20,151


20,999

Deferred income taxes
2,712

 
3,719

Other assets
1,395


1,779

Total assets
$
569,223


$
564,967

 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes.











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Matrix Service Company
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)

September 30,
2016
 
June 30,
2016
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
127,734

 
$
141,445

Billings on uncompleted contracts in excess of costs and estimated earnings
52,382

 
58,327

Accrued wages and benefits
23,212

 
27,716

Accrued insurance
9,649

 
9,246

Income taxes payable
3,676

 
2,675

Other accrued expenses
7,439

 
6,621

Total current liabilities
224,092

 
246,030

Deferred income taxes
3,198

 
3,198

Borrowings under senior revolving credit facility
17,186

 

Other liabilities
215

 
173

Total liabilities
244,691

 
249,401

Commitments and contingencies


 


Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Matrix Service Company stockholders' equity:
 
 
 
Common stock—$.01 par value; 60,000,000 shares authorized; 27,888,217 shares issued as of September 30, 2016, and June 30, 2016; 26,528,060 and 26,297,145 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2016 and June 30, 2016
279

 
279

Additional paid-in capital
124,464

 
127,058

Retained earnings
232,499

 
223,157

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(7,124
)
 
(6,845
)
 
350,118

 
343,649

Less: Treasury stock, at cost — 1,360,157 shares as of September 30, 2016, and 1,591,072 shares as of June 30, 2016
(24,410
)
 
(26,907
)
Total Matrix Service Company stockholders’ equity
325,708

 
316,742

Noncontrolling interest
(1,176
)
 
(1,176
)
Total stockholders' equity
324,532

 
315,566

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
569,223

 
$
564,967

 
 
 
 
See accompanying notes.


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Matrix Service Company
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30,
2016

September 30,
2015
Operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
9,342

 
$
9,739

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
4,904

 
5,429

Deferred income tax
1,044

 
1,380

Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment
(138
)
 
(74
)
Provision for uncollectible accounts
54

 
334

Stock-based compensation expense
1,652

 
1,658

Other
63

 
60

Changes in operating assets and liabilities increasing (decreasing) cash:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
(40,595
)
 
16,181

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts
(1,093
)
 
2,467

Inventories
168

 
(90
)
Other assets and liabilities
(2,206
)
 
293

Accounts payable
(13,597
)
 
(26,197
)
Billings on uncompleted contracts in excess of costs and estimated earnings
(5,945
)
 
(21,429
)
Accrued expenses
(3,241
)
 
(4,182
)
Net cash used by operating activities
(49,588
)
 
(14,431
)
Investing activities:
 
 
 
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment
(1,826
)
 
(3,941
)
Proceeds from asset sales
153

 
135

Net cash used by investing activities
$
(1,673
)
 
$
(3,806
)

 See accompanying notes.






















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Matrix Service Company
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30,
2016
 
September 30,
2015
Financing activities:
 
 
 
Advances under senior revolving credit facility
$
27,186

 
$
962

Repayments of advances under senior revolving credit facility
(10,000
)
 

Issuances of common stock
46

 
384

Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan
83

 
72

Repurchase of common stock for payment of statutory taxes due on equity-based compensation
(1,878
)
 
(382
)
Capital contributions from noncontrolling interest

 
8,433

Net cash provided by financing activities
15,437

 
9,469

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(253
)
 
(1,291
)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(36,077
)
 
(10,059
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
71,656

 
79,239

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
35,579

 
$
69,180

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
 
 
 
Cash paid during the period for:
 
 
 
Income taxes
$
2,997

 
$
1,747

Interest
$
238

 
$
311

Non-cash investing and financing activities:
 
 
 
Purchases of property, plant and equipment on account
$
79

 
$
603


 See accompanying notes.


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Matrix Service Company
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
(In thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)
 
 
Common
Stock
 
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Treasury
Stock
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income(Loss)
 
Non-Controlling Interest
 
Total
Balances, July 1, 2016
$
279

 
$
126,958

 
$
223,257

 
$
(26,907
)
 
$
(6,845
)
 
$
(1,176
)
 
$
315,566

Retrospective adjustment upon adoption of ASU 2016-09 (see Note 1)

 
100

 
(100
)
 

 

 

 

Balances, July 1, 2016, as adjusted
279

 
127,058

 
223,157

 
(26,907
)
 
(6,845
)
 
(1,176
)
 
315,566

Capital contributions from noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 
9,342

 

 

 

 
9,342

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 
(279
)
 

 
(279
)
Treasury shares sold to Employee Stock Purchase Plan (4,982 shares)

 
38

 

 
45

 

 

 
83

Exercise of stock options (4,400 shares)

 
(25
)
 

 
71

 

 

 
46

Issuance of deferred shares (335,295 shares)

 
(4,259
)
 

 
4,259

 

 

 

Treasury shares purchased to satisfy tax withholding obligations (113,762 shares)

 

 

 
(1,878
)
 

 

 
(1,878
)
Stock-based compensation expense

 
1,652

 

 

 

 

 
1,652

Balances, September 30, 2016
$
279

 
$
124,464

 
$
232,499

 
$
(24,410
)
 
$
(7,124
)
 
$
(1,176
)
 
$
324,532

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balances, July 1, 2015
$
279

 
$
123,038

 
$
194,394

 
$
(18,489
)
 
$
(5,926
)
 
$
(8,742
)
 
$
284,554

Capital contributions from noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 
8,433

 
8,433

Net income (loss)

 

 
9,941

 

 

 
(202
)
 
9,739

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 
(2,449
)
 

 
(2,449
)
Treasury shares sold to Employee Stock Purchase Plan (3,993 shares)

 
35

 

 
37

 

 

 
72

Exercise of stock options (43,137 shares)

 
(15
)
 

 
399

 

 

 
384

Issuance of deferred shares (63,809 shares)

 
(590
)
 

 
590

 

 

 

Treasury shares purchased to satisfy tax withholding obligations (20,105 shares)

 

 

 
(382
)
 

 

 
(382
)
Tax effect of exercised stock options and vesting of deferred shares

 
20

 

 

 

 

 
20

Stock-based compensation expense

 
1,658

 

 

 

 

 
1,658

Balances, September 30, 2015
$
279

 
$
124,146

 
$
204,335

 
$
(17,845
)
 
$
(8,375
)
 
$
(511
)
 
$
302,029

See accompanying notes.


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Matrix Service Company
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
Note 1 – Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Matrix Service Company (“Matrix”, “we”, “our”, “us”, “its” or the “Company”) and its subsidiaries, unless otherwise indicated. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X for interim financial statements required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and do not include all information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. The information furnished reflects all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments and other adjustments described herein, that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations, cash flows and financial position for the interim periods presented. The accompanying condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2016, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year then ended. The results of operations for the three month period ended September 30, 2016 may not necessarily be indicative of the results of operations for the full year ending June 30, 2017.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)
On May 28, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09. The standard outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The core principle of the revenue model is that “an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.” The ASU also requires entities to disclose both quantitative and qualitative information that enables users of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The ASU's disclosure requirements are significantly more comprehensive than those in existing revenue standards. The ASU applies to all contracts with customers except those that are within the scope of other topics in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC").
The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted on a limited basis. Upon adoption, the Company may elect one of two application methods, a full retrospective application or a modified retrospective application. We expect to adopt this standard on July 1, 2018 and are currently evaluating its expected impact on our financial statements.
Accounting Standards Update 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern
On August 27, 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, which provides guidance on determining when and how reporting entities must disclose going-concern uncertainties in their financial statements. The new standard requires management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date of issuance of the entity’s financial statements. Further, an entity must provide certain disclosures if there is “substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.” The FASB believes that requiring management to perform the assessment will enhance the timeliness, clarity, and consistency of related disclosures and improve convergence with international financial reporting standards ("IFRSs") (which emphasize management’s responsibility for performing the going-concern assessment). However, the time horizon for the assessment (look-forward period) and the disclosure thresholds under U.S. GAAP and IFRSs will continue to differ. The ASU is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods thereafter; early adoption is permitted.
The ASU was adopted during the Company's first fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2016. In connection with the adoption of the ASU, the Company now performs an assessment of its ability to continue as a going concern on a quarterly basis. Disclosure regarding the status of the Company's ability to continue as a going concern is required when there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued.

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Matrix Service Company
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)


Accounting Standards Update 2015-16, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments
On September 25, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-16 to simplify the accounting for measurement-period adjustments. The ASU was issued in response to stakeholder feedback that restatements of prior periods to reflect adjustments made to provisional amounts recognized in a business combination increase the cost and complexity of financial reporting but do not significantly improve the usefulness of the information. Under the ASU, an acquirer must recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. The ASU also requires acquirers to present separately on the face of the income statement, or disclose in the notes, the portion of the amount recorded in current-period earnings by line item that would have been recorded in previous reporting periods if the adjustment to the provisional amounts had been recognized as of the acquisition date. For public business entities, the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, including interim periods within those fiscal years. We adopted this standard on July 1, 2016 with no material impact to the Company's financial statements.
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842)
On February 25, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02. The amendments in this update require, among other things, that lessees recognize the following for all leases (with the exception of short-term leases) at the commencement date: (1) a lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and (2) a right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. Lessees and lessors must apply a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. For public business entities, the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. We are currently evaluating the ASU's expected impact on our financial statements.
Accounting Standards Update 2016-09, Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting
On March 30, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, which simplified several aspects of accounting for stock-based compensation transactions, including the accounting for income taxes and forfeitures and statutory tax withholding requirements. The ASU is effective for the Company on July 1, 2017 and early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted the ASU during its first fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2016. The following is a description of the key provisions of the ASU and their impacts to the Company's financial statements:
Accounting for Income Taxes: The amendments require the Company to recognize excess tax benefits or tax deficiencies in its provision for income taxes in its consolidated statements of income during the period of vesting or exercise of its nonvested deferred share awards and stock options, respectively, for which it expects to receive an income tax deduction. Previously, the Company recognized any excess tax benefits in additional paid-in capital ("APIC") in the balance sheet and any tax deficiencies were recognized as a reduction of APIC to the extent the Company has accumulated excess tax benefits. Any tax deficiencies in excess of accumulated excess tax benefits in APIC were recognized in the provision for income taxes. The amendments also require the Company to only present excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies in the operating section of its statements of cash flows as a component of deferred tax activity. Previously, the Company was required to present such items in both the financing section and operating section of its statements of cash flows. Amendments related to the recognition of excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies in income are required to be applied prospectively, and amendments related to the cash flow statement presentation of excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies may be applied either retrospectively or prospectively.
The Company applied the amendments requiring the recognition of excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies in income prospectively. As a result, the Company recognized $0.4 million of excess tax benefits in its provision for income taxes during the three months ended September 30, 2016, which increased basic and diluted earnings per share by $0.01. Under the prior accounting standard, the Company would have recognized the excess tax benefits in equity as additional paid-in capital. The amendments relating to the presentation of excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies in the statement of cash flows were applied retrospectively. The effect of the retrospective adjustment was to eliminate the presentation of an operating cash outflow and a financing cash inflow for excess tax benefits on exercised stock options and vesting of deferred shares. These eliminations reduced both net cash used by operating activities and net cash provided by financing activities by less than $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015. Net cash flows did not change as a result of the retrospective adjustment.

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Matrix Service Company
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)


Accounting for Forfeitures: The amendments in this ASU allow the Company to elect, as a company-wide accounting policy, either to continue to estimate the amount of forfeitures to exclude from compensation expense or to exclude forfeitures from compensation expense as they occur. Upon the adoption of the ASU during the first quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company elected to account for forfeitures as they occur. The Company is required to apply these amendments on a modified retrospective basis with a cumulative adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year. The Company recorded a modified retrospective adjustment to reduce the June 30, 2016 retained earnings balance and increase the additional paid-in capital balance by $0.1 million each.
Statutory Tax Withholding Requirements: Under the prior accounting standard, an entire award must be classified as a liability if the fair value of the shares withheld exceeds the Company's minimum statutory withholding obligation. Under the ASU, the Company is allowed to withhold shares with a fair value up to the amount of tax owed using the maximum statutory tax rate in the employee's applicable jurisdictions. The Company is allowed to determine one maximum rate for all employees in each jurisdiction, rather than a rate for each employee in the jurisdiction. Also, the ASU requires that cash outflows to reacquire shares withheld for taxes to be classified in the financing section of the statement of cash flows.
The Company adopted the ASU during the first quarter of fiscal 2017. Since the Company did not have any awards classified as liabilities due to statutory tax withholding requirements as of September 30, 2016, and since the Company already presented its cash outflows for reacquiring shares withheld for taxes as a financing activity in its statements of cash flows, these amendments did not have any impact on its financial statements upon adoption. The Company does not expect changes to employee withholdings for stock compensation to have a material impact to the financial statements.
Accounting Standards Update 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments
On June 16, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, which changes how the Company accounts for its allowance for uncollectible accounts. The amendments in this update require a financial asset (or a group of financial assets) to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. The income statement will reflect any increases or decreases of expected credit losses that have taken place during the period. The measurement of expected credit losses is based on relevant information about past events, including historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectibility of the reported amount.
Current GAAP delays the recognition of the full amount of credit losses until the loss is probable of occurring. The amendments in this update eliminate the probable initial recognition threshold and, instead, reflect the Company's current estimate of all expected credit losses. In addition, current guidance limits the information the Company may consider in measuring a credit loss to its past events and current conditions. The amendments in this update broaden the information the Company may consider in developing its expected credit loss estimate to include forecasted information.
The amendments in this update are effective for the Company on July 1, 2020 and the Company may early adopt on July 1, 2019. The Company must apply the amendments in this update through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. At this time, the Company does not expect this update to have a material impact to its estimate of the allowance for uncollectible accounts.



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Note 2 – Acquisition
Purchase of Baillie Tank Equipment, Ltd.
On February 1, 2016, the Company completed the acquisition of all outstanding stock of Baillie Tank Equipment, Ltd. (“BTE”), an internationally-based company with nearly 20 years of experience in the design and manufacture of products for use on aboveground storage tanks. Founded in 1998, BTE is a provider of tank products including geodesic domes, aluminum internal floating roofs, floating suction and skimmer systems, roof drain systems, and seals. BTE is headquartered in Sydney, Australia with a manufacturing facility in Seoul, South Korea. The Company acquired BTE to expand its service offerings of certain technical solutions for aboveground storage tanks. The business is now known as Matrix Applied Technologies, and its operating results are included in the Storage Solutions segment.
The Company purchased BTE with cash on-hand for a net purchase price of $13.0 million. The Company paid $15.4 million when including the subsequent repayment of long-term debt acquired and the settlement of certain other liabilities acquired, and excluding the cash acquired and certain amounts owed to the former owners for working capital adjustments. The net purchase price was allocated to the major categories of assets and liabilities based on their estimated fair value at the acquisition date.
The following table summarizes the preliminary net purchase price allocation (in thousands):
Current assets
$
5,574

Property, plant and equipment
4,347

Goodwill
7,030

Other intangible assets
720

Other assets
233

Total assets acquired
17,904

Current liabilities
1,669

Deferred income taxes
329

Long-term debt
1,858

Other liabilities
407

Net assets acquired
13,641

Cash acquired
592

Net purchase price
$
13,049

The goodwill recognized from the acquisition is attributable to the synergies of combining our operations and the technical expertise of the acquired workforce. None of the goodwill recognized is deductible for income tax purposes. The fair value of the net assets acquired is preliminary pending the final valuation of those assets. As a result, goodwill is also preliminary since it has been recorded as the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired.
The Company incurred $0.8 million of expenses related to the acquisition during fiscal 2016, which were included within selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of income. The acquired business contributed revenues of $1.0 million and an operating loss of $0.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2016.
Note 3 – Uncompleted Contracts
Contract terms of the Company’s construction contracts generally provide for progress billings based on project milestones. The excess of costs incurred and estimated earnings over amounts billed on uncompleted contracts is reported as a current asset. The excess of amounts billed over costs incurred and estimated earnings recognized on uncompleted contracts is reported as a current liability. Gross and net amounts on uncompleted contracts are as follows: 

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Matrix Service Company
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)


 
September 30,
2016
 
June 30,
2016
 
(in thousands)
Costs incurred and estimated earnings recognized on uncompleted contracts
$
2,107,546

 
$
1,875,014

Billings on uncompleted contracts
2,054,834

 
1,829,340

 
$
52,712

 
$
45,674

Shown in balance sheet as:
 
 
 
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts
$
105,094

 
$
104,001

Billings on uncompleted contracts in excess of costs and estimated earnings
52,382

 
58,327

 
$
52,712

 
$
45,674

Progress billings in accounts receivable at September 30, 2016 and June 30, 2016 included retentions to be collected within one year of $43.2 million and $29.7 million, respectively. Contract retentions collectible beyond one year are included in other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheet and totaled $0.3 million at June 30, 2016. There were no retentions collectible beyond one year at September 30, 2016.
Other
Under percentage of completion accounting for fixed-priced contracts, contract revenues and earnings are recognized ratably over the contract term based on the proportion of actual costs incurred to total estimated costs. As of September 30, 2016, the Company is performing work on two previously announced significant multi-year projects that are contracted on a fixed price basis. One of the projects is expected to be complete in fiscal 2017 and the second project is expected to be complete in fiscal 2018.
On the project that is expected to complete in fiscal 2018, which is a contract for the construction of a power generating station, the Company recorded a project charge in the first quarter of fiscal 2017. The charge primarily related to costs incurred that relate to a pending claim for which the Company did not recognize any profit and changes in estimated costs on certain portions of the work. The Company is in active negotiations with the client regarding the recovery of claim related costs and extension of the project completion date. These costs primarily relate to owner provided engineering and equipment, which has resulted in additional work and a delayed project completion date. The outcome of these negotiations is unpredictable and may have a significant financial impact to the Company.
Although there is significant uncertainty surrounding the client negotiations on the power generation project, based on the information currently available, the Company believes that its current estimates relating to these projects are reasonable. However, it is possible that changes to these contract estimates, including those related to project costs, project timelines, and change orders or claims, could occur and have a material positive or negative impact to our results of operations and financial position in subsequent accounting periods.



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Matrix Service Company
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)


Note 4 – Intangible Assets Including Goodwill
Goodwill
The changes in the carrying value of goodwill by segment are as follows:
 
Electrical
Infrastructure
 
Oil Gas &
Chemical
 
Storage
Solutions
 
Industrial
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Net balance at June 30, 2016
$
42,170

 
$
14,008

 
$
16,681

 
$
5,434

 
$
78,293

Purchase price adjustment for BTE (Note 2)

 

 
88

 

 
88

Translation adjustment (1)
(92
)
 

 
2

 
(17
)
 
(107
)
Net balance at September 30, 2016
$
42,078

 
$
14,008

 
$
16,771

 
$
5,417

 
$
78,274

(1)
The translation adjustments relate to the periodic translation of Canadian Dollar and South Korean Won denominated goodwill recorded as a part of prior acquisitions in Canada and South Korea, in which the local currency was determined to be the functional currency.
The Company performed its annual goodwill impairment test as of May 31, 2016, which did not indicate the existence of any impairment at that time. While the operating results for the Oil Gas & Chemical and Industrial segments indicated a loss for the three months ended September 30, 2016, the Company does not consider these results to be a triggering event requiring the performance of an interim goodwill impairment test since the Company has not significantly changed its forecasts since the annual test was performed and the Company continues to consider these segments as core to its business and believes future performance will improve. The Company will continue to monitor its operating results for indicators of impairment and perform additional tests as necessary.
Other Intangible Assets
Information on the carrying value of other intangible assets is as follows:
 
 
 
At September 30, 2016
  
Useful Life
 
Gross Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Carrying
Amount
 
(Years)
 
(In thousands)
Intellectual property
9 to 15
 
$
2,579

 
$
(1,291
)
 
$
1,288

Customer-based
1.5 to 15
 
28,113

 
(10,227
)
 
17,886

Non-compete agreements
4 to 5
 
1,453

 
(1,138
)
 
315

Trade names
3 to 5
 
1,615

 
(953
)
 
662

Total amortizing intangible assets
 
 
$
33,760

 
$
(13,609
)
 
$
20,151


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Matrix Service Company
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)


 
 
 
 
At June 30, 2016
 
Useful Life
 
Gross Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Carrying
Amount
 
(Years)
 
(In thousands)
Intellectual property
9 to 15
 
$
2,579

 
$
(1,246
)
 
$
1,333

Customer-based
1.5 to 15
 
28,179

 
(9,655
)
 
18,524

Non-compete agreements
4 to 5
 
1,453

 
(1,102
)
 
351

Trade names
3 to 5
 
1,615

 
(824
)
 
791

Total amortizing intangible assets
 
 
$
33,826

 
$
(12,827
)
 
$
20,999


Amortization expense totaled $0.8 million during each of the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015. We estimate that the remaining amortization expense at September 30, 2016 will be as follows (in thousands):
Period ending:
 
Remainder of Fiscal 2017
$
2,482

Fiscal 2018
2,935

Fiscal 2019
2,582

Fiscal 2020
2,572

Fiscal 2021
2,552

Fiscal 2022
1,705

Thereafter
5,323

Total estimated remaining amortization expense at September 30, 2016
$
20,151

Note 5 – Debt
The Company has a five-year $200.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility under a credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") that expires March 13, 2019. Advances under the credit facility may be used for working capital, acquisitions, capital expenditures, issuances of letters of credit and other lawful purposes.     
The Credit Agreement includes the following covenants and borrowing limitations:
Our Senior Leverage Ratio, as defined in the agreement, may not exceed 2.50 to 1.00, determined as of the end of each fiscal quarter.
We are required to maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as defined in the agreement, greater than or equal to 1.25 to 1.00, determined as of the end of each fiscal quarter.
Asset dispositions (other than inventory and obsolete or unneeded equipment disposed of in the ordinary course of business) are limited to $20.0 million per 12-month period.
Amounts borrowed under the Credit Agreement bear interest at LIBOR or an Alternate Base Rate, plus in each case, an additional margin based on the Senior Leverage Ratio. The additional margin on Alternate Base Rate and LIBOR-based loans ranges between 0.25% and 1.0% and between 1.25% and 2.0%, respectively.
The Credit Agreement also permits us to borrow in Canadian dollars with a sub-limit of U.S. $40.0 million. Amounts borrowed in Canadian dollars will bear interest either at the CDOR Rate, plus an additional margin based on the Senior Leverage Ratio ranging from 1.25% to 2.0%, or at the Canadian Prime Rate, plus an additional margin based on the Senior Leverage Ratio ranging from 1.75% to 2.5%. The CDOR Rate is equal to the sum of the annual rate of interest, which is the rate determined as being the arithmetic average of the quotations of all institutions listed in respect of the relevant CDOR interest period for Canadian Dollar denominated bankers’ acceptances, plus 0.1%. The Canadian Prime Rate is equal to the greater of (i) the rate of interest per annum most recently announced or established by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch as its reference rate in effect on such

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Matrix Service Company
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)


day for determining interest rates for Canadian Dollar denominated commercial loans in Canada and (ii) the CDOR Rate plus 1.0%.
The Unused Credit Facility Fee is between 0.20% and 0.35% based on the Senior Leverage Ratio. 
The Credit Agreement includes a Senior Leverage Ratio covenant, which provides that Consolidated Funded Indebtedness, as of the end of any fiscal quarter, may not exceed 2.5 times Consolidated EBITDA, as defined in the Credit Agreement, over the previous four quarters. For the four quarters ended September 30, 2016, Consolidated EBITDA, as defined in the Credit Agreement, was $70.2 million. Accordingly, at September 30, 2016, there was a restriction on our ability to access the full amount of the credit facility. Consolidated Funded Indebtedness at September 30, 2016 was $30.1 million.
Availability under the senior revolving credit facility was as follows: 
 
September 30,
2016
 
June 30,
2016
 
(In thousands)
Senior revolving credit facility
$
200,000

 
$
200,000

Capacity constraint due to the Senior Leverage Ratio
24,395

 
20,138

Capacity under the credit facility
175,605

 
179,862

Borrowings outstanding
17,186

 

Letters of credit
20,784

 
20,755

Availability under the senior revolving credit facility
$
137,635

 
$
159,107

Outstanding borrowings at September 30, 2016 under our Credit Agreement were primarily used to fund working capital needs in our Canadian business due to the timing of collections and disbursements on the previously announced power generating project.
The Company is in compliance with all affirmative, negative, and financial covenants under the Credit Agreement.
Note 6 – Income Taxes
We use the asset and liability approach for financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed annually for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances based on our judgments and estimates are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized in future operating results. Company management believes that realization of deferred tax assets in excess of the valuation allowance is more likely than not. Our estimates are based on facts and circumstances in existence as well as interpretations of existing tax regulations and laws applied to the facts and circumstances.
The Company provides for income taxes regardless of whether it has received a tax assessment. Taxes are provided when it is considered probable that additional taxes will be due in excess of amounts included in the tax return. The Company regularly reviews exposure to additional income taxes due, and as further information is known or events occur, adjustments may be recorded.
Our effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2016 was 33.6% compared to 34.3% in the same period a year earlier. The Company recorded discrete benefits of $0.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2016 and recorded $0.5 million of discrete benefits during the three months ended September 30, 2015. The fiscal 2017 discrete benefits primarily relate to the application of ASU 2016-09 (See Note 1) and the fiscal 2016 tax rate was positively impacted by a discrete item related to our Canadian operations.
Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies
Insurance Reserves
The Company maintains insurance coverage for various aspects of its operations. However, exposure to potential losses is retained through the use of deductibles, self-insured retentions and coverage limits.

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Matrix Service Company
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)


Typically our contracts require us to indemnify our customers for injury, damage or loss arising from the performance of our services and provide warranties for materials and workmanship. The Company may also be required to name the customer as an additional insured up to the limits of insurance available, or we may be required to purchase special insurance policies or surety bonds for specific customers or provide letters of credit in lieu of bonds to satisfy performance and financial guarantees on some projects. Matrix maintains a performance and payment bonding line sufficient to support the business. The Company generally requires its subcontractors to indemnify the Company and the Company’s customer and name the Company as an additional insured for activities arising out of the subcontractors’ work. We also require certain subcontractors to provide additional insurance policies, including surety bonds in favor of the Company, to secure the subcontractors’ work or as required by the subcontract.
There can be no assurance that our insurance and the additional insurance coverage provided by our subcontractors will fully protect us against a valid claim or loss under the contracts with our customers.
Unapproved Change Orders and Claims
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts included revenues for unapproved change orders and claims of $26.2 million at September 30, 2016 and $10.3 million at June 30, 2016. During the first quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company recognized $5.8 million of unapproved change orders and a $11.4 million claim in connection with its ongoing work on a gas fired generating facility being constructed in Canada. Generally, collection of amounts related to unapproved change orders and claims is expected within twelve months. However, since customers may not pay these amounts until final resolution of related claims, collection of these amounts may extend beyond one year.
Other
The Company and its subsidiaries are participants in various legal actions. It is the opinion of management that none of the known legal actions will have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
Note 8 – Earnings per Common Share
Basic earnings per share (“Basic EPS”) is calculated based on the weighted average shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share (“Diluted EPS”) includes the dilutive effect of stock options and nonvested deferred shares.
The computation of basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30,
2016
 
September 30,
2015
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Basic EPS:
 
 
 
Net income attributable to Matrix Service Company
$
9,342

 
$
9,941

Weighted average shares outstanding
26,387

 
26,476

Basic earnings per share
$
0.35

 
$
0.38

Diluted EPS:

 

Weighted average shares outstanding – basic
26,387

 
26,476

Dilutive stock options
50

 
86

Dilutive nonvested deferred shares
359

 
488

Diluted weighted average shares
26,796

 
27,050

Diluted earnings per share
$
0.35

 
$
0.37

 

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Matrix Service Company
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)


The following securities are considered antidilutive and have been excluded from the calculation of Diluted EPS:
 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30,
2016
 
September 30,
2015
 
(In thousands)
Nonvested deferred shares
78

 
56

Note 9 – Segment Information
We operate our business through four reportable segments: Electrical Infrastructure, Oil Gas & Chemical, Storage Solutions, and Industrial.
The Electrical Infrastructure segment primarily encompasses construction and maintenance services to a variety of power generation facilities, such as combined cycle plants, natural gas fired power stations, and renewable energy installations. We also provide high voltage services to investor owned utilities, including construction of new substations, upgrades of existing substations, short-run transmission line installations, distribution upgrades and maintenance, and storm restoration services.
The Oil Gas & Chemical segment includes turnaround activities, plant maintenance services and construction in the downstream petroleum industry. Another key offering is industrial cleaning services, which include hydroblasting, hydroexcavating, chemical cleaning and vacuum services. We also perform work in the petrochemical, natural gas, gas processing and compression, and upstream petroleum markets.
The Storage Solutions segment includes new construction of crude and refined products aboveground storage tanks (“ASTs”), as well as planned and emergency maintenance services. The Storage Solutions segment also includes balance of plant work in storage terminals and tank farms. Also included in the Storage Solutions segment is work related to specialty storage tanks, including liquefied natural gas (“LNG”), liquid nitrogen/liquid oxygen (“LIN/LOX”), liquid petroleum (“LPG”) tanks and other specialty vessels, including spheres. Finally, we offer AST products, including geodesic domes, aluminum internal floating roofs, floating suction and skimmer systems, roof drain systems and floating roof seals.
The Industrial segment includes construction and maintenance work in the iron and steel and mining and minerals industries. Our work in the mining and minerals industry is primarily for customers engaged in the extraction of copper. We also perform work in bulk material handling and fertilizer production facilities, thermal vacuum chambers, and other industrial markets.
The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources based on operating income. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies footnote included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2016. Intersegment sales and transfers are recorded at cost; therefore, no intersegment profit or loss is recognized.
Segment assets consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts, property, plant and equipment, goodwill and other intangible assets.


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Matrix Service Company
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)


Results of Operations
(In thousands)
 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30,
2016

September 30,
2015
Gross revenues



Electrical Infrastructure
$
88,025


$
65,625

Oil Gas & Chemical
37,828


68,959

Storage Solutions
199,650


144,570

Industrial
22,727


41,335

Total gross revenues
$
348,230


$
320,489

Less: Inter-segment revenues



Oil Gas & Chemical
$
5,286

 
$
648

Storage Solutions
128

 
334

Industrial
1,035

 
176

Total inter-segment revenues
$
6,449


$
1,158

Consolidated revenues



Electrical Infrastructure
$
88,025


$
65,625

Oil Gas & Chemical
32,542


68,311

Storage Solutions
199,522


144,236

Industrial
21,692


41,159

Total consolidated revenues
$
341,781


$
319,331

Gross profit



Electrical Infrastructure
$
5,250


$
4,708

Oil Gas & Chemical
1


5,683

Storage Solutions
26,453


20,232

Industrial
574


3,961

Total gross profit
$
32,278


$
34,584

Operating income (loss)



Electrical Infrastructure
$
1,057

 
$
1,200

Oil Gas & Chemical
(2,905
)
 
1,416

Storage Solutions
16,773

 
11,549

Industrial
(624
)
 
936

Total operating income
$
14,301


$
15,101

Total assets by segment were as follows:

 
September 30,
2016

June 30,
2016
Electrical Infrastructure
 
$
143,699

 
$
135,298

Oil Gas & Chemical
 
78,474

 
91,350

Storage Solutions
 
238,205

 
201,875

Industrial
 
61,826

 
67,569

Unallocated assets
 
47,019

 
68,875

Total segment assets
 
$
569,223


$
564,967


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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
There have been no material changes in our critical accounting policies from those reported in our fiscal 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. For more information on our critical accounting policies, see Part II, Item 7 of our fiscal 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The following section provides certain information with respect to our critical accounting estimates as of the close of our most recent quarterly period.
Revenue Recognition
Under percentage of completion accounting for fixed-priced contracts, contract revenues and earnings are recognized ratably over the contract term based on the proportion of actual costs incurred to total estimated costs. As of September 30, 2016, the Company is performing work on two previously announced significant multi-year projects that are contracted on a fixed price basis. One of the projects is expected to be complete in fiscal 2017 and the second project is expected to be complete in fiscal 2018.
On the project that is expected to complete in fiscal 2018, which is a contract for the construction of a power generating station, the Company recorded a project charge in the first quarter of fiscal 2017. The charge primarily related to costs incurred that relate to a pending claim for which the Company did not recognize any profit and changes in estimated costs on certain portions of the work. The Company is in active negotiations with the client regarding the recovery of claim related costs and extension of the project completion date. These costs primarily relate to owner provided engineering and equipment, which has resulted in additional work and a delayed project completion date. The outcome of these negotiations is unpredictable and may have a significant financial impact to the Company.
Although there is significant uncertainty surrounding the client negotiations on the power generation project, based on the information currently available, the Company believes that its current estimates relating to these projects are reasonable. However, it is possible that changes to these contract estimates, including those related to project costs, project timelines, and change orders or claims, could occur and have a material positive or negative impact to our results of operations and financial position in subsequent accounting periods.
Goodwill
We performed our annual impairment test in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 to determine whether an impairment existed and to determine the amount of headroom. We define "headroom" as the percentage difference between the fair value of a reporting unit and its carrying value. The amount of headroom varies by reporting unit. Approximately 54% of our goodwill balance was attributable to one reporting unit. This unit had headroom of 158%. The remaining goodwill was attributable to six reporting units, with headroom of between 17% and 488%. Our significant assumptions, including revenue growth rates, gross margins, discount rate, interest expense and other factors may change in light of changes in the economic and competitive environment in which we operate.
While the operating results for the Oil Gas & Chemical and Industrial segments indicated a loss for the three months ended September 30, 2016, the Company does not consider these results to be a triggering event requiring the performance of an interim goodwill impairment test since the Company has not significantly changed its forecasts since the annual test was performed and the Company continues to consider these segments as core to its business and believes future performance will improve. The Company will continue to monitor its operating results for indicators of impairment and perform additional tests as necessary.
Other Intangible Assets
Intangible assets that have finite useful lives are amortized by the straight-line method over their useful lives ranging from 1.5 to 15 years. The Company evaluates intangible assets with finite lives for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. The Company did not observe any events or circumstances during the three months ended September 30, 2016 that would indicate that the carrying value of its intangible assets may not be recoverable. The Company's evaluation included values assigned to customer relationships in the iron and steel industry which is currently experiencing short to medium term weakness. If the Company's view of this market adversely changes or if other factors develop which change our view of the value of these relationships, the Company will reevaluate this conclusion.

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Unapproved Change Orders and Claims
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts included revenues for unapproved change orders and claims of $26.2 million at September 30, 2016 and $10.3 million at June 30, 2016. During the first quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company recognized $7.7 million of unapproved change orders and a $15.0 million claim in connection with its ongoing work on a gas fired generating facility being constructed in Canada. The amounts ultimately realized may be significantly different than the recorded amounts resulting in a material adjustment to future earnings.
Insurance Reserves
We maintain insurance coverage for various aspects of our operations. However, we retain exposure to potential losses through the use of deductibles, self-insured retentions and coverage limits. We establish reserves for claims using a combination of actuarially determined estimates and management judgment on a case-by-case basis and update our evaluations as further information becomes known. Judgments and assumptions, including the assumed losses for claims incurred but not reported, are inherent in our reserve accruals; as a result, changes in assumptions or claims experience could result in changes to these estimates in the future. If actual results of claim settlements are different than the amounts estimated, we may be exposed to gains and losses that could be significant.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)
On May 28, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09. The standard outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The core principle of the revenue model is that “an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.” The ASU also requires entities to disclose both quantitative and qualitative information that enables users of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The ASU's disclosure requirements are significantly more comprehensive than those in existing revenue standards. The ASU applies to all contracts with customers except those that are within the scope of other topics in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC").
The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted on a limited basis. Upon adoption, the Company may elect one of two application methods, a full retrospective application or a modified retrospective application. We expect to adopt this standard on July 1, 2018 and are currently evaluating its expected impact on our financial statements.
Accounting Standards Update 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern
On August 27, 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, which provides guidance on determining when and how reporting entities must disclose going-concern uncertainties in their financial statements. The new standard requires management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date of issuance of the entity’s financial statements. Further, an entity must provide certain disclosures if there is “substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.” The FASB believes that requiring management to perform the assessment will enhance the timeliness, clarity, and consistency of related disclosures and improve convergence with international financial reporting standards ("IFRSs") (which emphasize management’s responsibility for performing the going-concern assessment). However, the time horizon for the assessment (look-forward period) and the disclosure thresholds under U.S. GAAP and IFRSs will continue to differ. The ASU is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods thereafter; early adoption is permitted.
The ASU was adopted during the Company's first fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2016. In connection with the adoption of the ASU, the Company now performs an assessment of its ability to continue as a going concern on a quarterly basis. Disclosure regarding the status of the Company's ability to continue as a going concern is required when there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued.

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Accounting Standards Update 2015-16, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments
On September 25, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-16 to simplify the accounting for measurement-period adjustments. The ASU was issued in response to stakeholder feedback that restatements of prior periods to reflect adjustments made to provisional amounts recognized in a business combination increase the cost and complexity of financial reporting but do not significantly improve the usefulness of the information. Under the ASU, an acquirer must recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. The ASU also requires acquirers to present separately on the face of the income statement, or disclose in the notes, the portion of the amount recorded in current-period earnings by line item that would have been recorded in previous reporting periods if the adjustment to the provisional amounts had been recognized as of the acquisition date. For public business entities, the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, including interim periods within those fiscal years. We adopted this standard on July 1, 2016 with no material impact to the Company's financial statements.
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842)
On February 25, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02. The amendments in this update require, among other things, that lessees recognize the following for all leases (with the exception of short-term leases) at the commencement date: (1) a lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and (2) a right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. Lessees and lessors must apply a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. For public business entities, the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. We are currently evaluating the ASU's expected impact on our financial statements.
Accounting Standards Update 2016-09, Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting
On March 30, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, which simplified several aspects of accounting for stock-based compensation transactions, including the accounting for income taxes and forfeitures and statutory tax withholding requirements. The ASU is effective for the Company on July 1, 2017 and early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted the ASU during its first fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2016. The following is a description of the key provisions of the ASU and their impacts to the Company's financial statements:
Accounting for Income Taxes: The amendments require the Company to recognize excess tax benefits or tax deficiencies in its provision for income taxes in its consolidated statements of income during the period of vesting or exercise of its nonvested deferred share awards and stock options, respectively, for which it expects to receive an income tax deduction. Previously, the Company recognized any excess tax benefits in additional paid-in capital ("APIC") in the balance sheet and any tax deficiencies were recognized as a reduction of APIC to the extent the Company has accumulated excess tax benefits. Any tax deficiencies in excess of accumulated excess tax benefits in APIC were recognized in the provision for income taxes. The amendments also require the Company to only present excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies in the operating section of its statements of cash flows as a component of deferred tax activity. Previously, the Company was required to present such items in both the financing section and operating section of its statements of cash flows. Amendments related to the recognition of excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies in income are required to be applied prospectively, and amendments related to the cash flow statement presentation of excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies may be applied either retrospectively or prospectively.
The Company applied the amendments requiring the recognition of excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies in income prospectively. As a result, the Company recognized $0.4 million of excess tax benefits in its provision for income taxes during the three months ended September 30, 2016, which increased basic and diluted earnings per share by $0.01. Under the prior accounting standard, the Company would have recognized the excess tax benefits in equity as additional paid-in capital. The amendments relating to the presentation of excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies in the statement of cash flows were applied retrospectively. The effect of the retrospective adjustment was to eliminate the presentation of an operating cash outflow and a financing cash inflow for excess tax benefits on exercised stock options and vesting of deferred shares. These eliminations reduced both net cash used by operating activities and net cash provided by financing activities by less than $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015. Net cash flows did not change as a result of the retrospective adjustment.

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Accounting for Forfeitures: The amendments in this ASU allow the Company to elect, as a company-wide accounting policy, either to continue to estimate the amount of forfeitures to exclude from compensation expense or to exclude forfeitures from compensation expense as they occur. Upon the adoption of the ASU during the first quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company elected to account for forfeitures as they occur. The Company is required to apply these amendments on a modified retrospective basis with a cumulative adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year. The Company recorded a modified retrospective adjustment to reduce the June 30, 2016 retained earnings balance and increase the additional paid-in capital balance by $0.1 million each.
Statutory Tax Withholding Requirements: Under the prior accounting standard, an entire award must be classified as a liability if the fair value of the shares withheld exceeds the Company's minimum statutory withholding obligation. Under the ASU, the Company is allowed to withhold shares with a fair value up to the amount of tax owed using the maximum statutory tax rate in the employee's applicable jurisdictions. The Company is allowed to determine one maximum rate for all employees in each jurisdiction, rather than a rate for each employee in the jurisdiction. Also, the ASU requires that cash outflows to reacquire shares withheld for taxes to be classified in the financing section of the statement of cash flows.
The Company adopted the ASU during the first quarter of fiscal 2017. Since the Company did not have any awards classified as liabilities due to statutory tax withholding requirements as of September 30, 2016, and since the Company already presented its cash outflows for reacquiring shares withheld for taxes as a financing activity in its statements of cash flows, these amendments did not have any impact on its financial statements upon adoption. The Company does not expect changes to employee withholdings for stock compensation to have a material impact to the financial statements.
Accounting Standards Update 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments
On June 16, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, which changes how the Company accounts for its allowance for uncollectible accounts. The amendments in this update require a financial asset (or a group of financial assets) to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. The income statement will reflect any increases or decreases of expected credit losses that have taken place during the period. The measurement of expected credit losses is based on relevant information about past events, including historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectibility of the reported amount.
Current GAAP delays the recognition of the full amount of credit losses until the loss is probable of occurring. The amendments in this update eliminate the probable initial recognition threshold and, instead, reflect the Company's current estimate of all expected credit losses. In addition, current guidance limits the information the Company may consider in measuring a credit loss to its past events and current conditions. The amendments in this update broaden the information the Company may consider in developing its expected credit loss estimate to include forecasted information.
The amendments in this update are effective for the Company on July 1, 2020 and the Company may early adopt on July 1, 2019. The Company must apply the amendments in this update through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. At this time, the Company does not expect this update to have a material impact to its estimate of the allowance for uncollectible accounts.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Overview
We operate our business through four reportable segments: Electrical Infrastructure, Oil Gas & Chemical, Storage Solutions, and Industrial.
The Electrical Infrastructure segment primarily encompasses construction and maintenance services to a variety of power generation facilities, such as combined cycle plants, natural gas fired power stations, and renewable energy installations. We also provide high voltage services to investor owned utilities, including construction of new substations, upgrades of existing substations, short-run transmission line installations, distribution upgrades and maintenance, and storm restoration services.
The Oil Gas & Chemical segment includes turnaround activities, plant maintenance services and construction in the downstream petroleum industry. Another key offering is industrial cleaning services, which include hydroblasting, hydroexcavating, chemical cleaning and vacuum services. We also perform work in the petrochemical, natural gas, gas processing and compression, and upstream petroleum markets.
The Storage Solutions segment includes new construction of crude and refined products aboveground storage tanks (“ASTs”), as well as planned and emergency maintenance services. The Storage Solutions segment also includes balance of plant work in storage terminals and tank farms. Also included in the Storage Solutions segment is work related to specialty storage tanks, including liquefied natural gas (“LNG”), liquid nitrogen/liquid oxygen (“LIN/LOX”), liquid petroleum (“LPG”) tanks and other specialty vessels, including spheres. Finally, we offer AST products, including geodesic domes, aluminum internal floating roofs, floating suction and skimmer systems, roof drain systems and floating roof seals.
The Industrial segment includes construction and maintenance work in the iron and steel and mining and minerals industries. Our work in the mining and minerals industry is primarily for customers engaged in the extraction of copper. We also perform work in bulk material handling and fertilizer production facilities, thermal vacuum chambers, and other industrial markets.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
Consolidated
Consolidated revenue was $341.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $319.3 million in the same period in the prior fiscal year. On a segment basis, consolidated revenue increased in the Storage Solutions and Electrical Infrastructure segments by $55.3 million and $22.4 million, respectively. These increases were partially offset by decreases in revenue in the Oil Gas & Chemical and Industrial segments of $35.8 million and $19.4 million, respectively.
Consolidated gross profit decreased from $34.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2015 to $32.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2016. Gross margin decreased to 9.4% in the three months ended September 30, 2016 compared to 10.8% in the same period in the prior fiscal year. The reduction in gross margin in fiscal 2017 is primarily attributable to a project charge related to the construction of a power generating facility more fully discussed in Note 3 - Uncompleted Contracts and increased under recovery of construction overhead costs in the Oil Gas & Chemical and Industrial segments largely related to the reduction in volume in the current year.
Consolidated SG&A expenses were $18.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $19.5 million in the same period a year earlier. The lower SG&A expenses in fiscal 2017 was due to a reduction in the IT costs charged to the administrative portion of the business. Excluding the change in allocation method, there were no significant variances in SG&A expense in the three months ended September 30, 2016 compared to the prior fiscal year.
Net interest expense was $0.2 million in each of the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
Our effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2016 was 33.6% compared to 34.3% in the same period a year earlier. The fiscal 2017 tax rate was positively impacted by a discrete item related to the excess tax benefit realized upon the vesting of deferred shares which is more fully described in Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies. The fiscal 2016 tax rate was positively impacted by a discrete item related to our Canadian operations.
For the three months ended September 30, 2016, net income attributable to Matrix Service Company and the related fully diluted earnings per share were $9.3 million and $0.35 compared to $9.9 million and $0.37 in the same period a year earlier.

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Electrical Infrastructure
Revenue for the Electrical Infrastructure segment increased $22.4 million to $88.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $65.6 million in the same period a year earlier as a result from continued work on a power generating facility being constructed in Canada. The fiscal 2017 gross margin was 6.0% compared to 7.2% in the same period last year. The reduction in gross margin in fiscal 2017 is primarily attributable to a project charge related to the construction of the power generating facility mentioned above and more fully discussed in Note 3 - Uncompleted Contracts, lower margin work in our high voltage distribution business and, while improved, the under recovery of overhead costs.
Oil Gas & Chemical
Revenue for the Oil Gas & Chemical segment was $32.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $68.3 million in the same period a year earlier. The decrease of $35.8 million is related to lower volume across the business as refiners continue to limit spending as the result of continued volatility in commodity prices. The gross margin was break-even for the three months ended September 30, 2016 compared to 8.3% in the same period last year. The gross margin for fiscal 2017 was affected by lower volume which led to the under recovery of overhead costs and an audit settlement with a customer.
Storage Solutions
Revenue for the Storage Solutions segment was $199.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $144.2 million in the same period a year earlier, an increase of 38.3%. The increase is primarily attributable to increased activity on a previously announced project for the construction of crude gathering terminals that support the Dakota Access Pipeline. The gross margin was 13.3% in the three months ended September 30, 2016 compared to 14.0% in the three months ended September 30, 2015 as a result of effective project execution in both periods.
Industrial
Revenue for the Industrial segment decreased $19.4 million to $21.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $41.2 million in the same period a year earlier. The decline in revenue is primarily attributable to lower business volumes in the iron and steel and mining markets, and lower revenue recognized on a large fertilizer project that is nearing completion. The gross margin was 2.6% in the three months ended September 30, 2016 compared to 9.6% in the same period a year earlier. The fiscal 2017 gross margin was negatively impacted by the under recovery of construction overhead costs due to reduced volume. The fiscal 2016 gross margin was positively impacted by the mix of work and strong project execution.
Backlog
We define backlog as the total dollar amount of revenue that we expect to recognize as a result of performing work that has been awarded to us through a signed contract, notice to proceed or other type of assurance that we consider firm. The following arrangements are considered firm:

fixed-price awards;

minimum customer commitments on cost plus arrangements; and

certain time and material arrangements in which the estimated value is firm or can be estimated with a reasonable amount of certainty in both timing and amounts.
For long-term maintenance contracts and other established customer arrangements, we include only the amounts that we expect to recognize into revenue over the next 12 months. For all other arrangements, we calculate backlog as the estimated contract amount less revenue recognized as of the reporting date.
The following table provides a summary of changes in our backlog for the three months ended September 30, 2016: 
 
Electrical
Infrastructure
 
Oil Gas &
Chemical
 
Storage
Solutions
 
Industrial
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Backlog as of June 30, 2016
$
369,791

 
$
91,478

 
$
359,013

 
$
48,390

 
$
868,672

Project awards
72,520

 
120,338

 
38,650

 
28,213

 
259,721

Revenue recognized
(88,025
)
 
(32,542
)
 
(199,522
)
 
(21,692
)
 
(341,781
)
Backlog as of September 30, 2016
$
354,286

 
$
179,274

 
$
198,141

 
$
54,911

 
$
786,612


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Project awards in all segments are cyclical and are typically the result of a sales process that can take several months to complete. Backlog in the Storage Solutions and Electrical Infrastructure segments generally have the greatest volatility because individual project awards can be less frequent and more significant.
The change in backlog in the Electrical Infrastructure segment is mainly attributable to the work related to the previously announced Napanee Power Generating Station project largely offset by power delivery awards which continue to meet the Company's expectations.
The increase in backlog in the Oil, Gas & Chemical segment is mainly attributable to increased project awards such as the previously announced Ultra-Low Gasoline Project awarded by KBR, Inc, partially offset by low volume in the Company's turnarounds and plant services.
The decline in backlog in the Storage Solutions Segment is attributable to the work related to the previously announced project for the construction of terminals supporting the Dakota Access Pipeline. In addition, a more cautious approach to decision-making on the part of clients, together with more stringent financial and regulatory requirements, is delaying the timing of some of the larger awards. Although we are seeing increased competition, awards for small and medium sized projects are generally meeting the Company's expectations.
Seasonality and Other Factors
Our operating results can exhibit seasonal fluctuations, especially in our Oil Gas & Chemical segment, for a variety of reasons. Turnarounds and planned outages at customer facilities are typically scheduled in the spring and the fall when the demand for energy is lower. Within the Electrical Infrastructure segment, transmission and distribution work is generally scheduled by the public utilities when the demand for electricity is at its lowest. Therefore, revenue volume in the summer months is typically lower than in other periods throughout the year. Also, we typically see a lower level of operating activity relating to construction projects during the winter months and early in the calendar year because many of our customers’ capital budgets have not been finalized. Our business can also be affected, both positively and negatively, by seasonal factors such as energy demand or weather conditions including hurricanes, snowstorms, and abnormally low or high temperatures. Some of these seasonal factors may cause some of our offices and projects to close or reduce activities temporarily. In addition to the above noted factors, the general timing of project starts and completions could exhibit significant fluctuations. Accordingly, results for any interim period may not necessarily be indicative of operating results for the full year.
Other factors impacting operating results in all segments come from work site permitting delays or customers accelerating or postponing work. The differing types, sizes, and durations of our contracts, combined with their geographic diversity and stages of completion, often results in fluctuations in the Company's operating results.
Impact of Commodity Price Volatility
The prolonged decline in crude prices continues to impact our income from operations and project awards, particularly in the Oil Gas & Chemical and Storage Solutions segments. The Industrial segment continues to be negatively impacted by the low prices of other commodities, principally steel and copper. The decline in commodity prices has not had, and we do not expect a significant impact on the Electrical Infrastructure segment.
In the midstream and downstream portions of the Oil Gas & Chemical segment, we continue to see lower volumes of routine maintenance and turnaround work as well as a general slowdown of capital projects. Additionally, since some of our mid and downstream customers are integrated oil companies with exposure to the price of crude, if the prices remain at current levels or decline further, spending levels may continue to be reduced. Our exposure to non-integrated upstream clients in the Oil Gas & Chemical segment is not significant.
In our Storage Solutions segment, our customers continue to take a long-term view of the market, but continue to be cautious short-term, particularly on larger projects. Based on current market conditions, we are seeing a reduction in customer spending and project award delays. Although we are seeing signs of market improvement, we cannot predict the direction of commodity prices or our customers’ ultimate reaction to the market and therefore cannot predict the magnitude of the impact to our future earnings.

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In the Industrial segment, our iron and steel customers face significant uncertainty related to the slowdown in the Chinese economy and the related impact on steel imports and steel prices, the strong United States Dollar, the domestic demand for steel and the impact of anti-dumping duties on steel imports. This uncertainty has reduced the capital, expansion and elective maintenance spending of our customers. Although we are seeing some encouraging signs in the market, we do not expect higher levels of spending until the overall uncertainty in this market is reduced and economic conditions within the industry improve. In the mining and minerals markets, we continue to see lower spending due to the softness of other commodity prices, particularly copper, to which our clients are exposed.
Non-GAAP Financial Measure
EBITDA is a supplemental, non-GAAP financial measure. EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. We have presented EBITDA because it is used by the financial community as a method of measuring our performance and of evaluating the market value of companies considered to be in similar businesses. We believe that the line item on our Consolidated Statements of Income entitled “Net Income” is the most directly comparable GAAP measure to EBITDA. Since EBITDA is not a measure of performance calculated in accordance with GAAP, it should not be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, net earnings as an indicator of operating performance. EBITDA, as we calculate it, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies. In addition, this measure is not a measure of our ability to fund our cash needs. As EBITDA excludes certain financial information compared with net income, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, users of this financial information should consider the type of events and transactions that are excluded. Our non-GAAP performance measure, EBITDA, has certain material limitations as follows:

It does not include interest expense. Because we have borrowed money to finance our operations, pay commitment fees to maintain our credit facility, and incur fees to issue letters of credit under the credit facility, interest expense is a necessary and ongoing part of our costs and has assisted us in generating revenue. Therefore, any measure that excludes interest expense has material limitations.

It does not include income taxes. Because the payment of income taxes is a necessary and ongoing part of our operations, any measure that excludes income taxes has material limitations.

It does not include depreciation or amortization expense. Because we use capital and intangible assets to generate revenue, depreciation and amortization expense is a necessary element of our cost structure. Therefore, any measure that excludes depreciation or amortization expense has material limitations.
A reconciliation of EBITDA to net income follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30,
2016
 
September 30,
2015
 
(In thousands)
Net income attributable to Matrix Service Company
$
9,342

 
$
9,941

Interest expense
243

 
263

Provision for income taxes
4,735

 
5,076

Depreciation and amortization
4,904

 
5,429

EBITDA
$
19,224

 
$
20,709


FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY
Overview
We define liquidity as the ongoing ability to pay our liabilities as they become due, fund business operations and meet all monetary contractual obligations. Our primary sources of liquidity for the three months ended September 30, 2016 were cash on hand, capacity under our senior revolving credit facility and cash generated from operations before consideration of changes in working capital. Cash on hand at September 30, 2016 totaled $35.6 million and availability under the senior revolving credit facility totaled $137.6 million resulting in available liquidity of $173.2 million.

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Factors that routinely impact our short-term liquidity and may impact our long-term liquidity include, but are not limited to:
Changes in costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts and billings on uncompleted contracts in excess of costs due to contract terms that determine the timing of billings to customers and the collection of those billings

Some cost plus and fixed price customer contracts are billed based on milestones which may require us to incur significant expenditures prior to collections from our customers.

Time and material contracts are normally billed in arrears. Therefore, we are routinely required to carry these costs until they can be billed and collected.

Some of our large construction projects may require significant retentions or security in the form of letters of credit.

Other changes in working capital

Capital expenditures
Other factors that may impact both short and long-term liquidity include:

Acquisitions of new businesses

Strategic investments in new operations

Purchases of shares under our stock buyback program

Contract disputes which can be significant

Collection issues, including those caused by weak commodity prices or other factors which can lead to credit deterioration of our customers

Capacity constraints under our credit facility and remaining in compliance with all covenants contained in the credit agreement

A default by one of the major financial institutions for which our deposits exceed insured deposit limits

Cash on hand outside of the United States that cannot be repatriated without incremental taxation.
As discussed under the caption "Senior Revolving Credit Facility" included in this Financial Condition and Liquidity section of the Form 10-Q, our Credit Agreement includes a Senior Leverage Ratio covenant, which provides that Consolidated Funded Indebtedness, as of the end of any fiscal quarter, may not exceed 2.5 times Consolidated EBITDA, as defined in the Credit Agreement, over the previous four quarters. Consequently, recent operating results have caused a short term capacity constraint on the Company's senior revolving credit facility. Although the constraint reduces our liquidity, the Company believes that the remaining availability under our senior revolving credit facility along with cash on hand and cash generated from operations will provide sufficient liquidity to achieve both our short-term and long-term business objectives. However, if we were to complete a significant acquisition for cash, it is possible that we would need to increase the size of our credit facility.

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Cash Flow for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
Cash Flows Used by Operating Activities
Cash used by operating activities for the three months ended September 30, 2016 totaled $49.6 million. The various components are as follows:

Net Cash Used by Operating Activities
(In thousands)
 
Net income
$
9,342

Non-cash expenses
6,472

Deferred income tax
1,044

Cash effect of changes in working capital
(66,509
)
Other
63

Net cash used by operating activities
$
(49,588
)
Working capital changes at September 30, 2016 in comparison to June 30, 2016 include the following:

Accounts receivable, net of bad debt expense recognized during the period, increased by $40.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2016. The variance is primarily attributable to the timing of billing and collections in connection with the previously announced Dakota Access Project.

Accounts payable decreased by $13.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2016. The variance is primarily attributable to the timing of vendor payments. Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts ("CIE") increased $1.1 million million while billings on uncompleted contracts in excess of costs and estimated earnings ("BIE") decreased $5.9 million. The net change in CIE and BIE decreased cash $7.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. CIE and BIE balances can experience significant fluctuations based on the timing of when job costs are incurred, the invoicing of those job costs to the customer, and other working capital management factors.

Cash Flows Used for Investing Activities
Investing activities used $1.7 million of cash in the three months ended September 30, 2016 primarily due to capital expenditures. Capital expenditures consisted of purchases of: $1.2 million for office equipment, $0.2 million for construction equipment, $0.2 million for transportation and fabrication equipment, and $0.1 million for land and buildings. Proceeds from asset sales provided $0.2 million of cash.
Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities
Financing activities provided $15.4 million of cash in the three months ended September 30, 2016 primarily due to net borrowings of $17.2 million under our credit facility and the repurchase of $1.9 million of Company stock for payment of withholding taxes due on equity-based compensation.
Senior Revolving Credit Facility
As noted previously in Note 5 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part 1, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company has a five-year $200.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility under a credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") that expires March 13, 2019.
The Credit Agreement includes the following covenants and borrowing limitations:
Our Senior Leverage Ratio, as defined in the agreement, may not exceed 2.50 to 1.00, determined as of the end of each fiscal quarter.
We are required to maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as defined in the agreement, greater than or equal to 1.25 to 1.00, determined as of the end of each fiscal quarter.

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Asset dispositions (other than inventory and obsolete or unneeded equipment disposed of in the ordinary course of business) are limited to $20.0 million per 12-month period.
Amounts borrowed under the Credit Agreement bear interest at LIBOR or an Alternate Base Rate, plus in each case, an additional margin based on the Senior Leverage Ratio. The additional margin on Alternate Base Rate and LIBOR-based loans ranges between 0.25% and 1.0% and between 1.25% and 2.0%, respectively.
The Credit Agreement also permits us to borrow in Canadian dollars with a sublimit of U.S. $40.0 million. Amounts borrowed in Canadian dollars will bear interest either at the CDOR Rate, plus an additional margin based on the Senior Leverage Ratio ranging from 1.25% to 2.0%, or at the Canadian Prime Rate, plus an additional margin based on the Senior Leverage Ratio ranging from 1.75% to 2.5%. The CDOR Rate is equal to the sum of the annual rate of interest, which is the rate determined as being the arithmetic average of the quotations of all institutions listed in respect of the relevant CDOR interest period for Canadian Dollar denominated bankers’ acceptances, plus 0.1%. The Canadian Prime Rate is equal to the greater of (i) the rate of interest per annum most recently announced or established by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch as its reference rate in effect on such day for determining interest rates for Canadian Dollar denominated commercial loans in Canada and (ii) the CDOR Rate plus 1.0%.
The Unused Credit Facility Fee is between 0.20% and 0.35% based on the Senior Leverage Ratio.
The Credit Agreement includes a Senior Leverage Ratio covenant, which provides that Consolidated Funded Indebtedness, as of the end of any fiscal quarter, may not exceed 2.5 times Consolidated EBITDA, as defined in the Credit Agreement, over the previous four quarters. For the four quarters ended September 30, 2016, Consolidated EBITDA, as defined in the Credit Agreement, was $70.2 million. Accordingly, at September 30, 2016, there was a restriction on our ability to access the full amount of the credit facility. However, any continued constraint in future fiscal periods is not expected to impact our ability to operate the business. Consolidated Funded Indebtedness at September 30, 2016 was $30.1 million.
Availability under the senior credit facility at September 30, 2016 and June 30, 2016 was as follows: 
 
September 30,
2016
 
June 30,
2016
 
(In thousands)
Senior revolving credit facility
$
200,000

 
$
200,000

Capacity constraint due to the Senior Leverage Ratio
24,395

 
20,138

Capacity under the credit facility
175,605

 
179,862

Borrowings outstanding
17,186

 

Letters of credit
20,784

 
20,755

Availability under the senior revolving credit facility
$
137,635

 
$
159,107

Outstanding borrowings at September 30, 2016 primarily consisted funds borrowed for working capital needs in our Canadian business due to the timing of collections and disbursements on the previously announced power generating project.
The Company is in compliance with all affirmative, negative, and financial covenants under the Credit Agreement.
Dividend Policy
We have never paid cash dividends on our common stock, and the terms of our Credit Agreement limit the amount of cash dividends we can pay. Under our Credit Agreement, we may declare and pay dividends on our capital stock during any fiscal year up to an amount which, when added to all other dividends paid during such fiscal year, does not exceed 50% of our cumulative net income for such fiscal year to such date. While we currently do not intend to pay cash dividends, any future dividend payments will depend on our financial condition, capital requirements and earnings as well as other relevant factors.

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Stock Repurchase Program and Treasury Shares
Treasury Shares
On November 4, 2014 the Board of Directors approved a stock buyback program that replaced the program that had previously been in place. The program, which expires on December 31, 2016, allows the Company to purchase up to $25.0 million of common stock annually if sufficient liquidity exists and management believes the purchase would be beneficial to the Company's stockholders. The annual $25.0 million limitation is applied on a calendar year basis. The cumulative number of shares repurchased cannot exceed 2,653,399, which represents 10% of the shares outstanding on the date the new repurchase program was approved. As of September 30, 2016, the Company has purchased 938,730 shares under the program, none of which were purchased during fiscal 2017.
In addition to the stock buyback program, the Company may withhold shares of common stock to satisfy the tax withholding obligations upon vesting of an employee’s deferred shares. Matrix withheld 113,762 shares in the first three months of fiscal 2017 to satisfy these obligations. These shares were returned to the Company’s pool of treasury shares.
The Company has 1,360,157 treasury shares as of September 30, 2016 and intends to utilize these treasury shares solely in connection with equity awards under the Company’s stock incentive plans.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Form 10-Q includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this Form 10-Q which address activities, events or developments which we expect, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. The words “believes,” “intends,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “estimates,” “predicts” and similar expressions are also intended to identify forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements include, among others, such things as:
the impact to our business of crude oil and other commodity prices;

amounts and nature of future revenues and margins from each of our segments;

trends in the industries we serve;

our ability to generate sufficient cash from operations or to raise cash in order to meet our short and long-term capital requirements;

the likely impact of new or existing regulations or market forces on the demand for our services;

expansion and other trends of the industries we serve;

our expectations with respect to the likelihood of a future impairment; and

our ability to comply with the covenants in our credit agreement.

These statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses we made in light of our experience and our historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments as well as other factors we believe are appropriate. However, whether actual results and developments will conform to our expectations and predictions is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations, including:

the risk factors discussed in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 and listed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission;

economic, market or business conditions in general and in the oil, gas, power, iron and steel and mining industries in particular;

reduced creditworthiness of our customer base and the higher risk of non-payment of receivables due to low prevailing crude oil and other commodity prices;

the inherently uncertain outcome of current and future litigation;

the adequacy of our reserves for contingencies;

changes in laws or regulations; and

other factors, many of which are beyond our control.
Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made in this Form 10-Q are qualified by these cautionary statements and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments anticipated by us will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences or effects on our business operations. We assume no obligation to update publicly, except as required by law, any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
There have been no material changes in market risk faced by us from those reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For more information on market risk, see Part II, Item 7A in our fiscal 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Securities Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure based on the definition of “disclosure controls and procedures” in Rule 13a-15(e).
The disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. The Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that the disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors or fraud. The design of our internal control system takes into account the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be weighed against the costs. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the acts of key individuals, collusion or management override.
We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2016. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level at September 30, 2016.
There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2016.








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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We are a party to a number of legal proceedings. We believe that the nature and number of these proceedings are typical for a company of our size engaged in our type of business and that none of these proceedings will result in a material effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition, cash flows or liquidity.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There were no material changes in our Risk Factors from those reported in Item 1A of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The table below sets forth the information with respect to purchases made by the Company of its common stock during the first quarter of fiscal year 2017.
 
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
 
Average Price
Paid
Per Share
 
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs
 
Maximum
Number of
Shares That
May Yet Be
Purchased
Under the Plans
or Programs (C)
July 1 to July 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share Repurchase Program (A)

 
$

 

 
1,714,669

Employee Transactions (B)
429

 
$
16.69

 

 
 
August 1 to August 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share Repurchase Program (A)

 
$

 

 
1,714,669

Employee Transactions (B)
110,709

 
$
16.47

 

 
 
September 1 to September 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share Repurchase Program (A)

 
$

 

 
1,714,669

Employee Transactions (B)
2,624

 
$
17.67

 

 
 
 
(A)
Represents shares purchased under our stock buyback program.
(B)
Represents shares withheld to satisfy the employee’s tax withholding obligation that is incurred upon the vesting of deferred shares granted under the Company’s stock incentive plans.
(C)
On November 4, 2014 the Board of Directors approved a stock buyback program. The program, which expires on December 31, 2016, allows the Company to purchase up to $25.0 million of common stock annually if sufficient liquidity exists and management believes the purchase would be beneficial to the Company's stockholders. The annual $25.0 million limitation is applied on a calendar year basis. The cumulative number of shares repurchased cannot exceed 2,653,399, which represents 10% of the shares outstanding on the date the new repurchase program was approved.
Dividend Policy
We have never paid cash dividends on our common stock, and the terms of our Credit Agreement limit the amount of cash dividends we can pay. Under our Credit Agreement, we may declare and pay dividends on our capital stock during any fiscal year up to an amount which, when added to all other dividends paid during such fiscal year, does not exceed 50% of our cumulative net income for such fiscal year to date. While we currently do not intend to pay cash dividends, any future dividend payments will depend on our financial condition, capital requirements and earnings as well as other relevant factors.

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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Act") requires domestic mine operators to disclose violations and orders issued under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (the "Mine Act") by the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration. We do not act as the owner of any mines, but as a result of our performing services or construction at mine sites as an independent contractor, we are considered an "operator" within the meaning of the Mine Act.
Information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required to be disclosed in this quarterly report under Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K is included in Exhibit 95.
Item 5. Other Information
None
Item 6. Exhibits: 
Exhibit 10.1*:
 
Form of Long-Term Incentive Award Agreement (Matrix Service Company 2012 Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan).
 
 
 
Exhibit 10.2*:
 
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for employees (Matrix Service Company 2012 Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan).
 
 
 
Exhibit 31.1:
 
Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 – CEO.
 
 
 
Exhibit 31.2:
 
Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 – CFO.
 
 
 
Exhibit 32.1:
 
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 (section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) – CEO.
 
 
 
Exhibit 32.2:
 
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 (section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) – CFO.
 
 
 
Exhibit 95:
 
Mine Safety Disclosure.
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.INS:
 
XBRL Instance Document.
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.SCH:
 
XBRL Taxonomy Schema Document.
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.CAL:
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.DEF:
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.LAB:
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document.
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.PRE:
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
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* Management Contract or Compensatory Plan.
Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
MATRIX SERVICE COMPANY
 
 
 
Date:
November 7, 2016
By: /s/ Kevin S. Cavanah
 
 
Kevin S. Cavanah Vice President and Chief Financial Officer signing on behalf of the registrant and as the registrant’s principal financial officer


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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit 10.1*:
 
Form of Long-Term Incentive Award Agreement (Matrix Service Company 2012 Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan).
 
 
 
Exhibit 10.2*:
 
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for employees (Matrix Service Company 2012 Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan).
 
 
 
Exhibit 31.1:
 
Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 – CEO.
 
 
Exhibit 31.2:
 
Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 – CFO.
 
 
Exhibit 32.1:
 
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 (section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) – CEO.
 
 
Exhibit 32.2:
 
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 (section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) – CFO.
 
 
Exhibit 95:
 
Mine Safety Disclosure.
 
 
 
Exhibit 101.INS:
 
XBRL Instance Document.
 
 
Exhibit 101.SCH:
 
XBRL Taxonomy Schema Document.
 
 
Exhibit 101.CAL:
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
 
 
Exhibit 101.DEF:
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
 
 
Exhibit 101.LAB:
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document.
 
 
Exhibit 101.PRE:
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
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* Management Contract or Compensatory Plan.





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