Primoris Services Corp - Quarter Report: 2019 September (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019

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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the transition period from to .

Commission file number 001-34145

Primoris Services Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		20-4743916
(State or Other Jurisdiction of		(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)		Identification No.)

2300 N. Field Street, Suite 1900
Dallas, Texas		75201
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 740-5600

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value	PRIM	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 ⌧ No ◻

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ⌧ No ◻

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.:


Large accelerated filer ⌧		Accelerated filer ☐

Non-accelerated filer ☐		Smaller reporting company ☐

		Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ⌧

At November 4, 2019, 50,982,098 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, were outstanding.

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PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION

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		Page No.

Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements:

—Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)		3

—Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)		4

—Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)		5

—Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)		6

—Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)		8

—Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)		10

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		31

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		45

Item 4. Controls and Procedures		46

Part II. Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings		46

Item 1A. Risk Factors		46

Item 6. Exhibits		47

Signatures		48

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In Thousands, Except Share Amounts)

(Unaudited)


	September 30,			December 31,
	2019		2018
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	43,837	$	151,063
Accounts receivable, net		551,543		372,695
Contract assets		331,910		364,245
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		34,222		36,444
Total current assets		961,512		924,447
Property and equipment, net		379,739		375,884
Operating lease assets		228,100		—
Deferred tax assets		888		1,457
Intangible assets, net		72,581		81,198
Goodwill		215,103		206,159
Other long-term assets		11,046		5,002
Total assets	$	1,868,969	$	1,594,147
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	219,792	$	249,217
Contract liabilities		189,664		189,539
Accrued liabilities		219,472		117,527
Dividends payable		3,059		3,043
Current portion of long-term debt		60,104		62,488
Total current liabilities		692,091		621,814
Long-term debt, net of current portion		307,397		305,669
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities, net of current portion		162,418		—
Deferred tax liabilities		3,611		8,166
Other long-term liabilities		49,289		51,515
Total liabilities		1,214,806		987,164
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 17)
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock—$.0001 par value; 90,000,000 shares authorized; 50,982,098 and 51,715,518 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018		5		5
Additional paid-in capital		146,765		144,048
Retained earnings		507,269		461,075
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(338)		(908)
Noncontrolling interest		462		2,763
Total stockholders’ equity		654,163		606,983
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,868,969	$	1,594,147

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

(Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Revenue	$	865,064	$	908,902	$	2,316,551	$	2,061,808
Cost of revenue		756,643		802,397		2,075,139		1,839,324
Gross profit		108,421		106,505		241,412		222,484
Selling, general and administrative expenses		49,827		51,604		141,477		132,049
Merger and related costs		—		3,827		—		13,190
Operating income		58,594		51,074		99,935		77,245
Other income (expense):
Foreign exchange (loss) gain		(136)		(69)		(724)		1,444
Other income (expense), net		(2,928)		32		(3,121)		(751)
Interest income		42		932		610		1,544
Interest expense		(5,186)		(6,448)		(17,494)		(11,637)
Income before provision for income taxes		50,386		45,521		79,206		67,845
Provision for income taxes		(14,560)		(10,716)		(22,620)		(14,633)
Net income		35,826		34,805		56,586		53,212

Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(178)		(2,114)		(1,204)		(8,118)

Net income attributable to Primoris	$	35,648	$	32,691	$	55,382	$	45,094

Dividends per common share	$	0.06	$	0.06	$	0.18	$	0.18

Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.70	$	0.64	$	1.09	$	0.88
Diluted	$	0.70	$	0.63	$	1.08	$	0.87
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic		50,976		51,403		50,887		51,471
Diluted		51,215		51,735		51,210		51,760

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In Thousands)

(Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Net income	$	35,826	$	34,805	$	56,586	$	53,212
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(166)		200		570		577
Comprehensive income		35,660		35,005		57,156		53,789
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(178)		(2,114)		(1,204)		(8,118)
Comprehensive income attributable to Primoris	$	35,482	$	32,891	$	55,952	$	45,671

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

(Unaudited)


									Accumulated
				Additional					Other		Non		Total
	Common Stock			Paid-in		Retained			Comprehensive		Controlling		Stockholders’
	Shares	Amount		Capital		Earnings		0	Loss		Interest		Equity
Balance, June 30, 2019	50,965,221	$	5	$	146,064	$	474,684		$	(172)	$	284	$	620,865
Net income	—		—		—		35,648			—		178		35,826
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	—		—		—		—			(166)		—		(166)
Issuance of shares to directors	16,877		—		337		—			—		—		337
Amortization of Restricted Stock Units	—		—		360		—			—		—		360
Dividend equivalent Units accrued - Restricted Stock Units	—		—		4		(4)			—		—		—
Dividends declared ($0.06 per share)	—		—		—		(3,059)			—		—		(3,059)
Balance, September 30, 2019	50,982,098	$	5	$	146,765	$	507,269		$	(338)	$	462	$	654,163


									Accumulated
				Additional					Other		Non		Total
	Common Stock			Paid-in		Retained			Comprehensive		Controlling		Stockholders’
	Shares	Amount		Capital		Earnings		0	Loss		Interest		Equity
Balance, December 31, 2018	50,715,518	$	5	$	144,048	$	461,075		$	(908)	$	2,763	$	606,983
Net income	—		—		—		55,382			—		1,204		56,586
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	—		—		—		—			570		—		570
Issuance of shares to employees and directors	144,261		—		2,998		—			—		—		2,998
Conversion of Restricted Stock Units, net of shares withheld for taxes	122,319		—		(1,519)		—			—		—		(1,519)
Amortization of Restricted Stock Units	—		—		1,218		—			—		—		1,218
Dividend equivalent Units accrued - Restricted Stock Units	—		—		20		(20)			—		—		—
Distribution of noncontrolling entities	—		—		—		—			—		(3,505)		(3,505)
Dividends declared ($0.18 per share)	—		—		—		(9,168)			—		—		(9,168)
Balance, September 30, 2019	50,982,098	$	5	$	146,765	$	507,269		$	(338)	$	462	$	654,163

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Continued)

(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

(Unaudited)


									Accumulated
				Additional					Other		Non			Total
	Common Stock			Paid-in		Retained			Comprehensive		Controlling			Stockholders’
	Shares	Amount		Capital		Earnings		0	Loss		Interest		0	Equity
Balance, June 30, 2018	51,530,572	$	5	$	162,928	$	402,158		$	377	$	11,719		$	577,187
Net income	—		—		—		32,691			—		2,114			34,805
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	—		—		—		—			200		—			200
Issuance of shares to directors	10,092		—		271		—			—		—			271
Amortization of Restricted Stock Units	—		—		318		—			—		—			318
Dividend equivalent Units accrued - Restricted Stock Units	—		—		13		(13)			—		—			—
Distribution of noncontrolling entities	—		—		—		—			—		(8,750)			(8,750)
Repurchase of stock	(335,705)		—		(8,479)		—			—		—			(8,479)
Dividends declared ($0.06 per share)	—		—		—		(3,072)			—		—			(3,072)
Balance, September 30, 2018	51,204,959	$	5	$	155,051	$	431,764		$	577	$	5,083		$	592,480


									Accumulated
				Additional					Other		Non			Total
	Common Stock			Paid-in		Retained			Comprehensive		Controlling			Stockholders’
	Shares	Amount		Capital		Earnings		0	Loss		Interest		0	Equity
Balance, December 31, 2017	51,448,753	$	5	$	160,502	$	395,961		$	—	$	5,715		$	562,183
Net income	—		—		—		45,094			—		8,118			53,212
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	—		—		—		—			577		—			577
Issuance of shares to employees and directors	91,911		—		2,245		—			—		—			2,245
Amortization of Restricted Stock Units	—		—		748		—			—		—			748
Dividend equivalent Units accrued - Restricted Stock Units	—		—		35		(35)			—		—			—
Distribution of noncontrolling entities	—		—		—		—			—		(8,750)			(8,750)
Repurchase of stock	(335,705)		—		(8,479)		—			—		—			(8,479)
Dividends declared ($0.18 per share)	—		—		—		(9,256)			—		—			(9,256)
Balance, September 30, 2018	51,204,959	$	5	$	155,051	$	431,764		$	577	$	5,083		$	592,480

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In Thousands)

(Unaudited)


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019		2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	56,586	$	53,212
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities (net of effect of acquisitions):
Depreciation		55,936		47,708
Amortization of intangible assets		8,617		8,287
Stock-based compensation expense		1,218		748
Gain on sale of property and equipment		(7,017)		(3,212)
Other non-cash items		240		180
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(177,942)		(78,819)
Contract assets		32,274		(85,817)
Other current assets		1,219		11,061
Other long-term assets		167		(957)
Accounts payable		(29,757)		24,099
Contract liabilities		(3,915)		(11,061)
Operating lease assets and liabilities, net		(1,489)		—
Accrued liabilities		17,662		16,400
Other long-term liabilities		6,085		5,298
Net cash used in operating activities		(40,116)		(12,873)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment		(78,255)		(80,766)
Issuance of a note receivable		—		(15,000)
Proceeds from a note receivable		—		15,000
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		24,393		9,655
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash and restricted cash acquired		—		(111,030)
Net cash used in investing activities		(53,862)		(182,141)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings under revolving line of credit		212,880		170,000
Payments on revolving line of credit		(212,880)		(170,000)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		55,008		239,467
Repayment of long-term debt		(55,824)		(127,291)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock purchased under a long-term incentive plan		1,804		1,498
Payment of taxes on conversion of Restricted Stock Units		(1,519)		—
Payment of contingent earnout liability		—		(1,200)
Cash distribution to noncontrolling interest holders		(3,505)		(8,750)
Repurchase of common stock		—		(8,479)
Dividends paid		(9,152)		(9,271)
Other		(328)		(1,113)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(13,516)		84,861
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		268		(193)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(107,226)		(110,346)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period		151,063		170,385
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	$	43,837	$	60,039

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

(In Thousands)

(Unaudited)

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019		2018
	(Unaudited)
Cash paid for interest	$	12,400	$	11,658
Cash (received) paid for income taxes, net	$	(1,421)	$	5,379
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating leases	$	118,755	$	—

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019		2018
	(Unaudited)
Dividends declared and not yet paid	$	3,059	$	3,072

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

(Unaudited)

Note 1—Nature of Business

Organization and operations — Primoris Services Corporation is a holding company of various construction and product engineering subsidiaries. We are incorporated in the State of Delaware, and our corporate headquarters are located at 2300 N. Field Street, Suite 1900, Dallas, Texas 75201. Unless specifically noted otherwise, as used throughout these consolidated financial statements, “Primoris”, “the Company”, “we”, “our”, “us” or “its” refers to the business, operations and financial results of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Reportable Segments — We segregate our business into five reportable segments: the Power, Industrial and Engineering (“Power”) segment, the Pipeline and Underground (“Pipeline”) segment, the Utilities and Distribution (“Utilities”) segment, the Transmission and Distribution (“Transmission”) segment, and the Civil segment. See Note 18 – “Reportable Segments” for a brief description of the reportable segments and their operations.

The classification of revenue and gross profit for segment reporting purposes can at times require judgment on the part of management. Our segments may perform services across industries or perform joint services for customers in multiple industries. To determine reportable segment gross profit, certain allocations, including allocations of shared and indirect costs, such as facility costs, equipment costs and indirect operating expenses were made.

Acquisition of Willbros Group, Inc. — On June 1, 2018, we completed our acquisition of Willbros Group, Inc. (“Willbros”) for approximately $110.6 million, net of cash and restricted cash acquired. Willbros was a specialty energy infrastructure contractor serving the oil and gas and power industries through its utility transmission and distribution, oil and gas, and Canadian operations, which principally provides unit-price maintenance services in existing operating facilities and executes industrial and power projects. The utility transmission and distribution operations formed the Transmission segment, the oil and gas operations are included in the Pipeline segment, and the Canadian operations are included in the Power segment. See Note 5— “Business Combinations”.

Joint Ventures — We own a 50% interest in the Carlsbad Power Constructors joint venture (“Carlsbad”), which engineered and constructed a gas-fired power generation facility located in Southern California, and its operations are included as part of the Power segment. As a result of determining that we are the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity (“VIE”), the results of the Carlsbad joint venture are consolidated in our financial statements. The project was substantially complete as of December 31, 2018, and the warranty period expires in December 2020.

We owned a 50% interest in the “ARB Inc. & B&M Engineering Co.” joint venture (“Wilmington”), which engineered and constructed a gas-fired power generation facility in Southern California, and its operations were included as part of the Power segment. As a result of determining that we were the primary beneficiary of the VIE, the results of the Wilmington joint venture were consolidated in our financial statements. The project has been completed, the project warranty period expired, and dissolution of the joint venture was completed in the first quarter of 2019.

Financial information for the joint ventures is presented in Note 11 – “Noncontrolling Interests”.

Note 2—Basis of Presentation

Interim condensed consolidated financial statements — The interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 have been prepared in accordance with Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). As such, certain disclosures, which would substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on February 28, 2019, which contains our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018, have been omitted.

This Third Quarter 2019 Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. The interim financial information is unaudited. In the opinion of management, the interim information includes all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for the fair presentation of the interim financial information.

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Customer concentration — We operate in multiple industry segments encompassing the construction of commercial, industrial and public works infrastructure assets primarily throughout the United States. Typically, the top ten customers in any one calendar year generate revenue that is approximately 50% of total revenue; however, the group that comprises the top ten customers varies from year to year.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, revenue generated by the top ten customers was approximately $415.7 million and $1,112.1 million, respectively, which represented 48.0% and 48.0%, respectively of total revenue during the period. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, a Midwest utility customer represented 9.0% and 7.6% of total revenue, respectively, and a Texas utility customer represented 5.6% and 7.3% of total revenue, respectively.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, revenue generated by the top ten customers was approximately $483.0 million and $1,045.9 million, respectively, which represented 53.1% and 50.7%, respectively, of total revenue during the period. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, a California utility customer represented 8.2% and 8.6% of total revenue, respectively, and a Midwest utility customer represented 7.9% and 8.4% of total revenue, respectively.

At September 30, 2019, approximately 12.2% of our accounts receivable was due from a state department of transportation customer, and that customer provided 5.5% of our revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

On January 29, 2019, one of our California utility customers filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. As of September 30, 2019, the utility customer’s pre-petition accounts receivable comprised approximately 9.3% of our total accounts receivable. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the customer accounted for approximately 8.4% and 6.7%, respectively, of our total revenue. In the third quarter of 2019, we entered into an agreement with a financial institution to sell, on a non-recourse basis, except in limited circumstances, substantially all of our pre-petition bankruptcy receivables with the customer. We received approximately $48.3 million upon the closing of this transaction in October 2019. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recorded a loss of approximately $2.9 million in “Other income (expense), net” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income related to the sale agreement. Additionally, we are continuing to perform services for the customer while the bankruptcy case is ongoing and the amounts billed for post-petition services continue to be collected in the ordinary course of the customer’s post-petition business.

Note 3—Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recently adopted accounting pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”, with several clarifying updates. ASU 2016-02 requires recognition of operating leases with lease terms of more than twelve months on the balance sheet as both assets for the rights and liabilities for the obligations created by the leases. The ASU also requires disclosures that provide qualitative and quantitative information for the lease assets and liabilities recorded in the financial statements. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and requires a modified retrospective transition method where a company applies the new lease standard at (i) the beginning of the earliest period presented in the financial statements, or (ii) the adoption date and recognizes a cumulative effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. We adopted the new standard as of January 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective transition method and elected to apply the new lease standard at the adoption date. See Note 16 — “Leases” for further details.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, "Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment". ASU 2017-04 removes the second step of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. A goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit's carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. ASU 2017-04 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. We adopted the standard on January 1, 2019, and it did not have an impact on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

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Recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments”, which introduced an expected credit loss methodology for the measurement and recognition of credit losses on most financial assets, including trade accounts receivables. The expected credit loss methodology under ASU 2016-13 is based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts, and replaces the probable/incurred loss model for measuring and recognizing expected losses under current GAAP. The ASU also requires disclosure of information regarding how a company developed its allowance, including changes in the factors that influenced management’s estimate of expected credit losses and the reasons for those changes. The ASU and its related clarifying updates are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. Based on our historical experience, we do not currently expect this ASU to have a material impact on our estimate of the allowance for uncollectable accounts.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement”, which eliminates certain disclosure requirements for recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements. The ASU eliminates such disclosures as the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, and adds new disclosure requirements for Level 3 measurements. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted for any eliminated or modified disclosures. We do not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on our disclosures.

Note 4—Fair Value Measurements

ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP and requires certain disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC Topic 820 addresses fair value GAAP for financial assets and financial liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at each reporting period and for non-financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

In general, fair values determined by Level 1 inputs use quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Fair values determined by Level 2 inputs use data points that are observable such as quoted prices, interest rates and yield curves. Fair values determined by Level 3 inputs are “unobservable data points” for the asset or liability and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability.

The following table presents, for each of the fair value hierarchy levels identified under ASC Topic 820, our financial assets and liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (in thousands):


	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date
			Significant
	Quoted Prices		Other		Significant
	in Active Markets		Observable		Unobservable
	for Identical Assets		Inputs		Inputs
	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets as of September 30, 2019:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	43,837	$	—	$	—
Contingent consideration	$	—	$	—	$	938
Liabilities as of September 30, 2019:
Interest rate swap	$	—	$	7,683	$	—


Assets as of December 31, 2018:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	151,063	$	—	$	—
Liabilities as of December 31, 2018:
Interest rate swap	$	—	$	2,829	$	—

Other financial instruments not listed in the table consist of accounts receivable, accounts payable and certain accrued liabilities. These financial instruments generally approximate fair value based on their short-term nature. The

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carrying value of our long-term debt approximates fair value based on comparison with current prevailing market rates for loans of similar risks and maturities.

In the second quarter of 2019, we sold certain assets that included an earnout of $2.0 million, contingent upon the buyer meeting a certain performance target. The estimated fair value of the contingent consideration on the sale date was approximately $0.9 million. We measured the fair value of the contingent consideration using the income approach, which discounts the future cash payments expected upon meeting the performance target to present value. The fair value of the contingent consideration was impacted by two unobservable inputs, management’s estimate of the probability of meeting the performance target and the estimated discount rate (a rate that approximates our cost of capital). Significant changes in either of those inputs in isolation would result in a different fair value measurement. During the third quarter of 2019, there was no change to the fair value of the contingent consideration.

The interest rate swap is measured at fair value using the income approach, which discounts the future net cash settlements expected under the derivative contracts to a present value. These valuations primarily utilize indirectly observable inputs, including contractual terms, interest rates and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals. See Note 10 – “Derivative Instruments” for additional information.

Note 5 — Business Combinations

2018 Acquisition

Acquisition of Willbros Group, Inc.

On June 1, 2018, we acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Willbros, a specialty energy infrastructure contractor serving the oil and gas and power industries for approximately $110.6 million, net of cash and restricted cash acquired. The total purchase price was funded through a combination of existing cash balances and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

During the second quarter of 2019, we finalized the estimate of fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed of Willbros. The tables below represent the purchase consideration and estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Significant changes since our initial estimates reported in the second quarter of 2018 primarily relate to fair value adjustments to our acquired contracts, which resulted in an increase to contract liabilities of $23.7 million. In addition, fair value adjustments to our acquired lease obligations and insurance liabilities reduced our liabilities assumed by approximately $11.9 million and $6.0 million, respectively, and fair value adjustments to our acquired intangible assets decreased our assets acquired by $6.8 million. As a result of these and other adjustments to the initial estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, goodwill increased by approximately $18.0 million since the second quarter of 2018. Adjustments recorded to the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recognized in the period in which the adjustments are determined and calculated as if the accounting had been completed as of the acquisition date.

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Purchase consideration (in thousands)
Total purchase consideration	$	164,758
Less cash and restricted cash acquired		(54,138)
Net cash paid		110,620


Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands)
Cash and restricted cash	$	54,138
Accounts receivable		103,186
Contract assets		30,762
Other current assets		18,255
Property, plant and equipment		30,522
Intangible assets:
Customer relationships		47,500
Tradename		200
Deferred income taxes		27,954
Other non-current assets		2,261
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(122,692)
Contract liabilities		(68,104)
Other non-current liabilities		(20,953)
Total identifiable net assets		103,029
Goodwill		61,729
Total purchase consideration	$	164,758

We separated the operations of Willbros among two of our existing segments, and created a new segment for the utility transmission and distribution operations called the Transmission segment. The oil and gas operations are included in the Pipeline segment, and the Canadian operations are included in the Power segment. Goodwill associated with the Willbros acquisition principally consists of expected benefits from the expansion of our services into electric utility-focused offerings and the expansion of our geographic presence. Goodwill also includes the value of the assembled workforce. We allocated $59.0 million of goodwill to the Transmission segment, $1.8 million to the Power segment, and $0.9 million to the Pipeline segment. Based on the current tax treatment, goodwill is not expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

As part of the Willbros acquisition, we acquired approximately $40.2 million of restricted cash that was pledged by Willbros to secure letters of credit. Subsequent to the acquisition, we issued new letters of credit under our Credit Facility to replace the Willbros letters of credit secured by the restricted cash. As of September 30, 2019, substantially all of the restricted cash had been released.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, Willbros contributed revenue of $173.7 million and $513.7 million, respectively, and gross profit of $9.3 million and $31.3 million, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2018, Willbros contributed revenue of $175.8 million and gross profit of $18.6 million. For the period June 1, 2018, the acquisition date, to September 30, 2018, Willbros contributed revenue of $236.8 million and gross profit of $25.4 million.

Acquisition related costs were $3.8 million and $13.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, related to the acquisition of Willbros and are included in “Merger and related costs” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Such costs primarily consisted of severance and retention bonus costs for certain employees of Willbros, professional fees paid to advisors, and exiting or impairing certain duplicate facilities.

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Supplemental Unaudited Pro Forma Information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018

The following pro forma information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 presents our results of operations as if the acquisitions of Willbros had occurred at the beginning of 2018. The supplemental pro forma information has been adjusted to include:

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the pro forma impact of amortization of intangible assets and depreciation of property, plant and equipment;

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the pro forma impact of nonrecurring merger and related costs directly attributable to the acquisition;

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the pro forma impact of interest expense relating to the acquisition; and

●

the pro forma tax effect of both income before income taxes, and the pro forma adjustments, calculated using a tax rate of 28.0% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.

The pro forma results are presented for illustrative purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of, or intended to represent, the results that would have been achieved had the Willbros acquisition been completed on January 1, 2018. For example, the pro forma results do not reflect any operating efficiencies and associated cost savings that we might have achieved with respect to the acquisition.


	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2018		September 30, 2018
	(unaudited)		(unaudited)
Revenue	$	908,902	$	2,388,020
Income before provision for income taxes	$	45,521	$	61,917
Net income attributable to Primoris	$	32,691	$	40,826

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic		51,403		51,471
Diluted		51,735		51,760

Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.64	$	0.79
Diluted	$	0.63	$	0.79

Note 6—Revenue

We generate revenue under a range of contracting types, including fixed-price, unit-price, time and material, and cost reimbursable plus fee contracts. A substantial portion of our revenue is derived from contracts that are fixed-price or unit-price and is recognized over time as work is completed because of the continuous transfer of control to the customer (typically using an input measure such as costs incurred to date relative to total estimated costs at completion to measure progress). For time and material and cost reimbursable plus fee contracts, revenue is recognized primarily on an input basis, based on contract costs incurred as defined within the respective contracts. Costs to obtain contracts are generally not significant and are expensed in the period incurred.

We evaluate whether two or more contracts should be combined and accounted for as one single performance obligation and whether a single contract should be accounted for as more than one performance obligation. ASC 606 defines a performance obligation as a contractual promise to transfer a distinct good or service to a customer. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. Our evaluation requires significant judgment and the decision to combine a group of contracts or separate a contract into multiple performance obligations could change the amount of revenue and profit recorded in a given period. The majority of our contracts have a single performance obligation, as the promise to transfer the individual goods or services is not separately identifiable from other promises in the contract and, therefore, is not distinct. However, occasionally we have contracts with multiple performance obligations. For contracts with multiple performance obligations, we allocate the contract’s transaction price to each performance obligation using the observable standalone selling price, if available, or alternatively our best estimate of the standalone selling price of each distinct

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performance obligation in the contract. The primary method used to estimate standalone selling price is the expected cost plus a margin approach for each performance obligation.

As of September 30, 2019, we had $1.92 billion of remaining performance obligations. We expect to recognize approximately 72% of our remaining performance obligations as revenue during the next four quarters and substantially all of the remaining balance by the third quarter of 2021.

Accounting for long-term contracts involves the use of various techniques to estimate total transaction price and costs. For long-term contracts, transaction price, estimated cost at completion and total costs incurred to date are used to calculate revenue earned. Unforeseen events and circumstances can alter the estimate of the costs and potential profit associated with a particular contract. Total estimated costs, and thus contract revenue and income, can be impacted by changes in productivity, scheduling, the unit cost of labor, subcontracts, materials and equipment. Additionally, external factors such as weather, client needs, client delays in providing permits and approvals, labor availability, governmental regulation and politics may affect the progress of a project’s completion, and thus the timing of revenue recognition. To the extent that original cost estimates are modified, estimated costs to complete increase, delivery schedules are delayed, or progress under a contract is otherwise impeded, cash flow, revenue recognition and profitability from a particular contract may be adversely affected.

The nature of our contracts gives rise to several types of variable consideration, including contract modifications (change orders and claims), liquidated damages, volume discounts, performance bonuses, incentive fees, and other terms that can either increase or decrease the transaction price. We estimate variable consideration as the most likely amount to which we expect to be entitled. We include estimated amounts in the transaction price to the extent we believe we have an enforceable right, and it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur. Our estimates of variable consideration and the determination of whether to include estimated amounts in the transaction price are based largely on an assessment of our anticipated performance and all information (historical, current and forecasted) that is reasonably available to us at this time.

Contract modifications result from changes in contract specifications or requirements. We consider unapproved change orders to be contract modifications for which customers have not agreed to both scope and price. We consider claims to be contract modifications for which we seek, or will seek, to collect from customers, or others, for customer-caused changes in contract specifications or design, or other customer-related causes of unanticipated additional contract costs on which there is no agreement with customers. Claims can also be caused by non-customer-caused changes, such as rain or other weather delays. Costs associated with contract modifications are included in the estimated costs to complete the contracts and are treated as project costs when incurred. In most instances, contract modifications are for goods or services that are not distinct, and, therefore, are accounted for as part of the existing contract. The effect of a contract modification on the transaction price, and our measure of progress for the performance obligation to which it relates, is recognized as an adjustment to revenue on a cumulative catch-up basis. In some cases, settlement of contract modifications may not occur until after completion of work under the contract.

As a significant change in one or more of these estimates could affect the profitability of our contracts, we review and update our contract-related estimates regularly. We recognize adjustments in estimated profit on contracts under the cumulative catch-up method. Under this method, the cumulative impact of the profit adjustment is recognized in the period the adjustment is identified. Revenue and profit in future periods of contract performance are recognized using the adjusted estimate. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, revenue recognized from performance obligations satisfied in previous periods was $9.5 million and $20.2 million, respectively. If at any time the estimate of contract profitability indicates an anticipated loss on a contract, the projected loss is recognized in full, including any previously recognized profit, in the period it is identified and recognized as an “accrued loss provision” which is included in “Contract liabilities” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. For contract revenue recognized over time, the accrued loss provision is adjusted so that the gross profit for the contract remains zero in future periods.

At September 30, 2019, we had approximately $67.8 million of unapproved contract modifications included in the aggregate transaction prices. These contract modifications were in the process of being negotiated in the normal course of business. Approximately $56.0 million of the contract modifications had been recognized as revenue on a cumulative catch-up basis through September 30, 2019.

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transaction price, we may reduce the amount recognized as revenue to reflect the uncertainty associated with realization of the eventual cash collection. For example, when a cost reimbursable project exceeds the client’s expected budget amount, the client frequently requests an adjustment to the final amount. Similarly, some utility clients reserve the right to audit costs for significant periods after performance of the work.

The timing of when we bill our customers is generally dependent upon agreed-upon contractual terms, milestone billings based on the completion of certain phases of the work, or when services are provided. Sometimes, billing occurs subsequent to revenue recognition, resulting in unbilled revenue, which is a contract asset. Also, we sometimes receive advances or deposits from our customers before revenue is recognized, resulting in deferred revenue, which is a contract liability.

The caption “Contract assets” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets represents the following:

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unbilled revenue, which arise when revenue has been recorded but the amount will not be billed until a later date;

●

retainage amounts for the portion of the contract price earned by us for work performed, but held for payment by the customer as a form of security until we reach certain construction milestones; and

●

contract materials for certain job specific materials not yet installed, which are valued using the specific identification method relating the cost incurred to a specific project.

Contract assets consist of the following (in thousands):


	September 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018
Unbilled revenue	$	234,118	$	249,577
Retention receivable		86,513		88,953
Contract materials (not yet installed)		11,279		25,715
	$	331,910	$	364,245

Contract assets decreased by $32.3 million compared to December 31, 2018 due primarily to lower unbilled revenue and a reduction in contract materials net yet installed.

The caption “Contract liabilities” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets represents deferred revenue on billings in excess of contract revenue recognized to date, and the accrued loss provision.

Contract liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):


	September 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018
Deferred revenue	$	183,672	$	182,232
Accrued loss provision		5,992		7,307
	$	189,664	$	189,539

Contract liabilities were comparable to the balance at December 31, 2018.

Revenue recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, that was included in the contract liability balance at December 31, 2018 was approximately $143.6 million.

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The following tables present our revenue disaggregated into various categories.

Master Service Agreements (“MSA”) and Non-MSA revenue was as follows (in thousands):


	For the three months ended September 30, 2019
Segment	MSA		Non-MSA		Total
Power	$	43,680	$	156,977	$	200,657
Pipeline		29,110		104,480		133,590
Utilities		189,606		91,955		281,561
Transmission		103,421		25,363		128,784
Civil		1,074		119,398		120,472
Total	$	366,891	$	498,173	$	865,064


	For the nine months ended September 30, 2019
Segment	MSA		Non-MSA		Total
Power	$	136,564	$	381,646	$	518,210
Pipeline		71,112		334,535		405,647
Utilities		481,439		168,640		650,079
Transmission		316,019		66,562		382,581
Civil		2,949		357,085		360,034
Total	$	1,008,083	$	1,308,468	$	2,316,551


	For the three months ended September 30, 2018
Segment	MSA		Non-MSA		Total
Power	$	48,004	$	133,818	$	181,822
Pipeline		14,986		198,087		213,073
Utilities		227,192		42,460		269,652
Transmission		100,227		21,299		121,526
Civil		—		122,829		122,829
Total	$	390,409	$	518,493	$	908,902


	For the nine months ended September 30, 2018
Segment	MSA		Non-MSA		Total
Power	$	90,074	$	425,304	$	515,378
Pipeline		34,479		326,782		361,261
Utilities		515,295		149,919		665,214
Transmission		135,744		28,236		163,980
Civil		—		355,975		355,975
Total	$	775,592	$	1,286,216	$	2,061,808

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Revenue by contract type was as follows (in thousands):


	For the three months ended September 30, 2019
Segment	Fixed-price		Unit-price		Cost reimbursable (1)		Total
Power	$	136,040	$	2,954	$	61,663	$	200,657
Pipeline		13,860		21,949		97,781		133,590
Utilities		31,462		165,183		84,916		281,561
Transmission		13,034		110,869		4,881		128,784
Civil		19,957		79,586		20,929		120,472
Total	$	214,353	$	380,541	$	270,170	$	865,064

(1)	Includes time and material and cost reimbursable plus fee contracts.


	For the nine months ended September 30, 2019
Segment	Fixed-price		Unit-price		Cost reimbursable (1)		Total
Power	$	316,288	$	13,609	$	188,313	$	518,210
Pipeline		45,196		32,453		327,998		405,647
Utilities		84,349		352,679		213,051		650,079
Transmission		35,748		332,389		14,444		382,581
Civil		61,643		241,985		56,406		360,034
Total	$	543,224	$	973,115	$	800,212	$	2,316,551

(1)	Includes time and material and cost reimbursable plus fee contracts.


	For the three months ended September 30, 2018
Segment	Fixed-price		Unit-price		Cost reimbursable (1)		Total
Power	$	85,561	$	10,371	$	85,890	$	181,822
Pipeline		41,772		7,924		163,377		213,073
Utilities		42,763		144,611		82,278		269,652
Transmission		20,259		84,646		16,621		121,526
Civil		21,380		90,418		11,031		122,829
Total	$	211,735	$	337,970	$	359,197	$	908,902

(1)	Includes time and material and cost reimbursable plus fee contracts.


	For the nine months ended September 30, 2018
Segment	Fixed-price		Unit-price		Cost reimbursable (1)		Total
Power	$	310,599	$	36,015	$	168,764	$	515,378
Pipeline		82,394		58,247		220,620		361,261
Utilities		148,126		339,225		177,863		665,214
Transmission		28,259		110,103		25,618		163,980
Civil		45,803		269,630		40,542		355,975
Total	$	615,181	$	813,220	$	633,407	$	2,061,808

(1)	Includes time and material and cost reimbursable plus fee contracts.

Each of these contract types has a different risk profile. Typically, we assume more risk with fixed-price contracts. Unforeseen events and circumstances can alter the estimate of the costs and potential profit associated with a particular fixed-price contract. However, these types of contracts offer additional profits when we complete the work for less cost than originally estimated. Unit-price and cost reimbursable contracts generally subject us to lower risk. Accordingly, the associated fees are usually lower than fees earned on fixed-price contracts. Under these contracts, our profit may vary if actual costs vary significantly from the negotiated rates.

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Note 7—Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The change in goodwill by segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was as follows (in thousands):


	Power		Pipeline		Utilities		Transmission		Civil		Total
Balance at January 1, 2019	$	25,933	$	52,285	$	37,312	$	50,479	$	40,150	$	206,159
Adjustments to identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed		261		130		—		8,553		—		8,944
Balance at September 30, 2019	$	26,194	$	52,415	$	37,312	$	59,032	$	40,150	$	215,103

The table below summarizes the intangible asset categories, amounts and the average amortization periods, which are on a straight-line basis (in thousands):


		September 30, 2019						December 31, 2018
	Weighted Average Life	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Intangible assets, net		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Intangible assets, net
Tradename	9 years	$	31,390	$	(27,808)	$	3,582	$	31,390	$	(25,156)	$	6,234
Customer relationships	16 years		97,400		(28,877)		68,523		97,400		(23,079)		74,321
Non-compete agreements	5 years		1,900		(1,485)		415		1,900		(1,387)		513
Other	3 years		275		(214)		61		275		(145)		130
Total	15 years	$	130,965	$	(58,384)	$	72,581	$	130,965	$	(49,767)	$	81,198

Amortization expense of intangible assets was $2.9 million and $3.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $8.6 million and $8.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Estimated future amortization expense for intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):


	Estimated
	Intangible
	Amortization
For the Years Ending December 31,	Expense
2019 (remaining three months)	$	2,755
2020		8,814
2021		7,577
2022		6,416
2023		5,581
Thereafter		41,438
	$	72,581

Note 8—Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, accounts payable included retention amounts of approximately $10.2 million and $13.2 million, respectively. These amounts owed to subcontractors have been retained pending contract completion and customer acceptance of jobs.

The following is a summary of accrued liabilities (in thousands):


	September 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018
Payroll and related employee benefits	$	82,307	$	60,509
Current operating lease liability		70,250		—
Insurance, including self-insurance reserves		13,189		21,224
Corporate income taxes and other taxes		20,227		5,040
Other		33,499		30,754
	$	219,472	$	117,527

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Note 9—Credit Arrangements

Long-term debt and credit facilities consists of the following (in thousands):


	September 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018
Term loan	$	206,250	$	214,500
Revolving credit facility		—		—
Commercial equipment notes		118,201		127,458
Mortgage notes		43,891		27,200
Total debt		368,342		369,158
Unamortized debt issuance costs		(841)		(1,001)
Total debt, net	$	367,501	$	368,157
Less: current portion		(60,104)		(62,488)
Long-term debt, net of current portion	$	307,397	$	305,669

The weighted average interest rate on total debt outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was 4.0% and 4.1%, respectively.

Credit Agreement

Our credit agreement consists of a $220.0 million term loan and a $200.0 million revolving credit facility (“Revolving Credit Facility”), whereby the lenders agreed to make loans on a revolving basis from time to time and to issue letters of credit for up to the $200.0 million committed amount. The credit agreement also includes the ability to increase the borrowing capacity thereunder by $75.0 million, subject to obtaining additional or increased lender commitments. The maturity date of the credit agreement is July 9, 2023. At September 30, 2019, there were no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, commercial letters of credit outstanding were $37.3 million, and available borrowing capacity was $162.7 million.

The credit agreement contains various restrictive and financial covenants including, among others, a senior debt/EBITDA ratio and debt service coverage requirements. In addition, the credit agreement includes restrictions on investments, change of control provisions and provisions in the event we dispose of more than 20% of our total assets. We were in compliance with the covenants for the Credit Agreement at September 30, 2019.

Canadian Credit Facility

We have a demand credit facility for $4.0 million in Canadian dollars with a Canadian bank for purposes of issuing commercial letters of credit in Canada. At September 30, 2019, commercial letters of credit outstanding were $0.6 in Canadian dollars, and the available borrowing capacity was $3.4 million in Canadian dollars. The credit facility contains a working capital restrictive covenant for OnQuest Canada, ULC, our wholly owned subsidiary. At September 30, 2019, OnQuest Canada, ULC was in compliance with the covenant.

Note 10 — Derivative Instruments

We are exposed to certain market risks related to changes in interest rates. To monitor and manage these market risks, we have established risk management policies and procedures. We do not enter into derivative instruments for any purpose other than hedging interest rate risk. None of our derivative instruments are used for trading purposes.

Interest Rate Risk. We are exposed to variable interest rate risk as a result of variable-rate borrowings under our Credit Agreement. To manage fluctuations in cash flows resulting from changes in interest rates on a portion of our variable-rate debt, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement on September 13, 2018 with an initial notional amount of $165.0 million, or 75% of the debt outstanding under our Term Loan, which was not designated as a hedge for accounting purposes. The notional amount of the swap will be adjusted down each quarter by 75% of the required principal payments made on the Term Loan. The swap effectively changes the variable-rate cash flow exposure on the debt obligations to fixed rates. The fair value of outstanding interest rate swap derivatives can vary significantly from period to period depending on the total notional amount of swap derivatives outstanding and fluctuations in market interest rates

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compared to the interest rates fixed by the swaps. As of September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, our outstanding interest rate swap agreement contained a notional amount of $154.7 million and $160.9 million, respectively, with a maturity date of July 10, 2023.

Credit Risk. By using derivative instruments to economically hedge exposures to changes in interest rates, we are exposed to counterparty credit risk. Credit risk is the failure of a counterparty to perform under the terms of a derivative contract. When the fair value of a derivative contract is positive, the counterparty owes us, which creates credit risk for us. When the fair value of a derivative contract is negative, we owe the counterparty and, therefore, we do not possess credit risk. We minimize the credit risk in derivative instruments by entering into transactions with high quality counterparties. We have entered into netting agreements, including International Swap Dealers Association (“ISDA”) Agreements, which allow for netting of contract receivables and payables in the event of default by either party.

The following table summarizes the fair value of our derivative contracts included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands):


		Liability Derivatives
		September 30,		December 31,
	Balance Sheet Location	2019		2018
Interest rate swap	Other long-term liabilities	$	7,683	$	2,829
Total derivatives		$	7,683	$	2,829

The following table summarizes the amounts recognized with respect to our derivative instruments within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (in thousands):


		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	Location of Loss Recognized	September 30,				September 30,
	on Derivatives	2019		2018		2019		2018
Interest rate swap	Interest expense	$	920	$	33	$	5,428	$	33

Cash flows from derivatives settled are reported as cash flows from operating activities.

Note 11 — Noncontrolling Interests

We own a 50% interest in the Carlsbad joint venture and we owned a 50% interest in the Wilmington joint venture, each of which operates in the Power segment. Both joint ventures have been determined to be a VIE and we were determined to be the primary beneficiary as a result of our significant influence over the joint venture operations.

Each joint venture is a partnership, and consequently, only the tax effect of our share of the income was recognized by us. The net assets of the joint ventures are restricted for use by the specific project and are not available for our general operations.

Carlsbad Joint Venture

The Carlsbad joint venture’s operating activities began in 2015 and are included in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Revenue	$	541	$	18,415	$	4,792	$	89,672
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	$	178	$	2,101	$	1,204	$	7,545

The Carlsbad joint venture made distributions of $3.5 million to the noncontrolling interest and $3.5 million to us during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The Carlsbad joint venture made distributions of $5.0 million to the noncontrolling interest and $5.0 million to us during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018. In addition, we did not make any capital contributions to the Carlsbad joint venture during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. The project was substantially complete as of December 31, 2018 and the warranty period expires in December 2020.

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The carrying value of the assets and liabilities associated with the operations of the Carlsbad joint venture are included in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows (in thousands):


	September 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018
Cash	$	2,145	$	3,117
Accounts receivable	$	—	$	4,451
Contract assets	$	—	$	8,158
Accounts payable	$	15	$	2,279
Contract liabilities	$	1,102	$	5,946
Due to Primoris	$	98	$	1,979

Wilmington Joint Venture

The Wilmington joint venture’s operating activities began in October 2015 and are included in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Revenue	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1,921
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	$	—	$	13	$	—	$	573

The project has been completed, the project warranty period has expired, and the dissolution of the joint venture was completed in the first quarter of 2019. The Wilmington joint venture made a final immaterial distribution to the noncontrolling interest and to us during the first quarter of 2019. The Wilmington joint venture made distributions of $3.8 million to the noncontrolling interest and $3.8 million to us during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018. In addition, we did not make any capital contributions to the Wilmington joint venture during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. The carrying value of the assets and liabilities associated with the operations of the Wilmington joint venture were included in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and were immaterial at December 31, 2018.

Summary – Joint Venture Balance Sheets

The following table summarizes the total balance sheet amounts for the Carlsbad and Wilmington joint ventures, which are included in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and the total consolidated balance sheet amounts (in thousands):


	Joint Venture		Consolidated
At September 30, 2019	Amounts		Amounts
Cash	$	2,145	$	43,837
Accounts receivable	$	—	$	551,543
Contract assets	$	—	$	331,910
Accounts payable	$	15	$	219,792
Contract liabilities	$	1,102	$	189,664

At December 31, 2018
Cash	$	3,127	$	151,063
Accounts receivable	$	4,451	$	372,695
Contract assets	$	8,158	$	364,245
Accounts payable	$	2,279	$	249,217
Contract liabilities	$	5,946	$	189,539

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Note 12—Stock-Based Compensation

In May 2013, the shareholders approved and we adopted the Primoris Services Corporation 2013 Long-term Incentive Equity Plan (“Equity Plan”). Our Board of Directors has granted 423,105 Restricted Stock Units (“Units”), net of forfeitures, to employees under the Equity Plan. The grants were documented in RSU Award Agreements, which provide for a vesting schedule and require continuing employment of the employee. The Units are subject to earlier acceleration, termination, cancellation or forfeiture as provided in the underlying RSU Award Agreement.

At September 30, 2019, a total of 257,295 Units were vested. The vesting schedule for the remaining Units are as follows:


		Number of Units
For the Years Ending December 31,		to Vest
2019 (remaining three months)		2,053
2020		11,067
2021		122,649
2022		27,700
2023		2,341
		165,810

Under guidance of ASC Topic 718 “Compensation — Stock Compensation”, stock-based compensation cost is measured at the date of grant, based on the calculated fair value of the stock-based award, and is recognized as expense over the employee’s requisite service period (generally the vesting period of the award).

The fair value of the Units was based on the closing market price of our common stock on the day prior to the date of the grant. Stock compensation expense for the Units is being amortized using the straight-line method over the service period. We recognized $0.3 million in compensation expense for each of the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, and $1.2 million and $0.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. At September 30, 2019, approximately $2.5 million of unrecognized compensation expense remained for the Units, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.0 years.

Vested Units accrue “Dividend Equivalent Units” (as defined in the Equity Plan), which will be accrued as additional Units until the Units are converted to Common Stock. At September 30, 2019, a total of 1,949 Dividend Equivalent Units were accrued.

Note 13—Income Taxes

We are subject to tax liabilities imposed by multiple jurisdictions. We determine our best estimate of the annual effective tax rate at each interim period using expected annual pre-tax earnings, statutory tax rates, and available tax planning opportunities. Certain significant or unusual items are separately recognized in the quarter in which they occur which can cause variability in the effective tax rate from quarter to quarter. We recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions, if any, as an income tax expense.

We do not include the income tax expense or benefit related to the net earnings or loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in our income tax expense as the entities are considered pass-through entities and, as such, the income tax expense or benefit is attributable to its owners. The effective tax rate on income including noncontrolling interests for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 was 28.6% and 21.6%, respectively. Excluding noncontrolling interest, the effective tax rate on income attributable to Primoris for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 was 29.0% and 24.5%, respectively. For the first nine months of 2019, our tax rate differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to the impact of state income taxes and nondeductible components of per diem expenses. For the first nine months of 2018, our tax rate differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to the impact of state income taxes, investment tax credits, and nondeductible components of per diem expenses.

Our U.S. federal income tax returns are generally no longer subject to examination for tax years before 2015. The statutes of limitation of state and foreign jurisdictions generally vary between 3 to 5 years. Accordingly, our state and foreign income tax returns are generally no longer subject to examination for tax years before 2013.

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for temporary differences between the financial reporting bases and tax bases of assets and liabilities based on

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enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when such amounts are realized or settled. However, deferred tax assets are recognized only to the extent that it is more likely than not that they will be realized based upon consideration of available evidence, including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, future projected taxable income, the length of the tax asset carryforward periods, and tax planning strategies. The effects of remeasurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities resulting from changes in tax rates are recognized in income in the period of enactment.

Note 14—Dividends and Earnings Per Share

We have paid cash dividends during 2019 and 2018 as follows:


Declaration Date	Record Date	Payable Date	Amount Per Share
February 21, 2018	March 30, 2018	April 13, 2018	$	0.060
May 4, 2018	June 29, 2018	July 13, 2018	$	0.060
August 2, 2018	September 28, 2018	October 15, 2018	$	0.060
November 2, 2018	December 31, 2018	January 15, 2019	$	0.060
February 26, 2019	March 29, 2019	April 15, 2019	$	0.060
May 3, 2019	June 28, 2019	July 15, 2019	$	0.060
August 2, 2019	September 30, 2019	October 15, 2019	$	0.060

The payment of future dividends is contingent upon our revenue and earnings, capital requirements and our general financial condition, as well as contractual restrictions and other considerations deemed relevant by the Board of Directors.

The table below presents the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands, except per share amounts).


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Primoris	$	35,648	$	32,691	$	55,382	$	45,094

Denominator:
Weighted average shares for computation of basic earnings per share		50,976		51,403		50,887		51,471
Dilutive effect of shares issued to independent directors		6		4		4		3
Dilutive effect of restricted stock units (1)		233		328		319		286
Weighted average shares for computation of diluted earnings per share		51,215		51,735		51,210		51,760

Earnings per share attributable to Primoris:
Basic	$	0.70	$	0.64	$	1.09	$	0.88
Diluted	$	0.70	$	0.63	$	1.08	$	0.87

(1)

Represents the dilutive effect of the grant of Units and vested Dividend Equivalent Units for the respective periods presented.

Note 15—Stockholders’ Equity

Common stock

We issued 114,106 and 71,757 shares of common stock in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, under our long-term retention plan (“LTR Plan”). The shares were purchased by the participants in the LTR Plan with payment made to us of $1.8 million and $1.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Our LTR Plan for managers and executives allows participants to use a portion of their annual bonus amount to purchase our common stock at a discount from the market price. The shares purchased in the nine months ended

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September 30, 2019 were a portion of bonus amounts earned in 2018, and the number of shares purchased was calculated based on 75% of the average daily closing market price of our common stock during December 2018. The shares purchased in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 were a portion of bonus amounts earned in 2017, and the number of shares purchased was calculated based on 75% of the average closing market price of our common stock during of December 2017.

In February 2019 and 2018, we issued 13,278 and 10,062 shares of common stock, respectively, as part of the quarterly compensation of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors. In August 2019 and 2018, we issued 16,877 and 10,092 shares of common stock, respectively, as part of the quarterly compensation of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, a total of 122,319 Units, net of forfeitures for tax withholdings, were converted to common stock. There were no Units converted to common stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

As discussed in Note 12 — “Stock–Based Compensation”, as of September 30, 2019, the Board of Directors has granted a total of 423,105 shares of Units, net of forfeitures under the Equity Plan and a total of 1,949 Dividend Equivalent Units were accrued at September 30, 2019.

Note 16—Leases

We lease administrative and various operational facilities, which are generally longer-term, project specific facilities or yards, and construction equipment under non-cancelable operating leases. On January 1, 2019, we adopted ASC 842, “Leases” using the modified retrospective method and elected to apply the new lease standard at the adoption date. The cumulative impact of adopting ASC 842 was immaterial and did not require an adjustment to retained earnings. In adopting ASC 842, we changed our accounting policy for leases. Under the modified retrospective method, results for periods prior to January 1, 2019, are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with our historic accounting under ASC 840, “Leases”.

We elected certain transition practical expedients permitted with the new standard, which among other things, allowed us to carry forward the historical lease classification. In addition, we elected the hindsight practical expedient to determine the reasonably certain lease term for existing leases. We also made an accounting policy election in which leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet and lease payments are recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. We have lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which are generally accounted for separately. Operating leases are included in operating lease assets, accrued liabilities, and noncurrent operating lease liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Operating lease assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term. In determining our lease term, we include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. As most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date to determine the present value of future payments. Lease expense from minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Our leases have remaining lease terms that expire at various dates through 2030, some of which may include options to extend the leases for up to 5 years. The exercise of lease extensions is at our sole discretion. Periodically, we sublease excess facility space, but any sublease income is generally not significant. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

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The components of lease expense are as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Operating lease expense	$	21,478	(1)	$	15,689	(2)	$	55,645	(1)	$	32,357	(2)

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(1)	Includes short-term leases and variable lease costs, which are immaterial.

(2)	Reported in accordance with our historical accounting under ASC 840, “Leases”.

Our operating lease liabilities are reported on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as follows (in thousands):


	September 30,
	2019
Accrued liabilities	$	70,250
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities, net of current portion		162,418
	$	232,668

The future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases are as follows (in thousands):


	Future Minimum
For the Years Ending December 31,	Lease Payments
2019 (remaining three months)	$	20,412
2020		74,654
2021		59,016
2022		42,523
2023		31,564
Thereafter		23,642
Total lease payments	$	251,811
Less imputed interest		(19,143)
Total	$	232,668

Other information related to operating leases is as follows (in thousands, except lease term and discount rate):


	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	55,922
Weighted-average remaining lease term on operating leases (years)		4.06
Weighted-average discount rate on operating leases		3.96%

Note 17—Commitments and Contingencies

NTTA settlement — On February 7, 2012, we were sued in an action entitled North Texas Tollway Authority (“NTTA”), Plaintiff v. James Construction Group, LLC, and KBR, Inc., Defendants, v. Reinforced Earth Company, Third-Party Defendant (the “Lawsuit”). On February 25, 2015, the Lawsuit was settled, and we recorded a liability for $17.0 million. A second defendant agreed to provide up to $5.4 million to pay for the total expected remediation cost of approximately $22.4 million. We will pay a third-party contractor approved by the NTTA to complete the remediation. In the event that the total remediation costs exceed the $22.4 million, the second defendant would pay 20% of the excess amount and we would pay for 80% of the excess amount. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we increased our liability by $1.6 million. We also spent $5.9 million for remediation during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. While we continue to monitor the progress toward remediation and the total remediation costs, at this time we cannot determine the total eventual remediation cost. At September 30, 2019, the remaining accrual balance was $14.2 million.

Legal proceedings —We are subject to other claims and legal proceedings arising out of our business. We provide for costs related to contingencies when a loss from such claims is probable and the amount is reasonably estimable. In determining whether it is possible to provide an estimate of loss, or range of possible loss, we review and evaluate our litigation and regulatory matters on a quarterly basis in light of potentially relevant factual and legal developments. If we

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determine an unfavorable outcome is not probable or probable but not reasonably estimable, we do not accrue for a potential litigation loss.

Management is unable to ascertain the ultimate outcome of other claims and legal proceedings; however, after review and consultation with counsel and taking into consideration relevant insurance coverage and related deductibles/self-insurance retention, management believes that it has meritorious defenses to such claims and believes that the reasonably possible outcome of such claims will not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial condition or cash flow.

Bonding — At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had bid and completion bonds issued and outstanding totaling approximately $638.9 million and $554.9 million, respectively.

Note 18—Reportable Segments

We segregate our business into five reportable segments: the Power segment, the Pipeline segment, the Utilities segment, the Transmission segment, and the Civil segment. Each of our reportable segments is comprised of similar business units that specialize in services unique to the segment. Driving the end-user focused segments are differences in the economic characteristics of each segment, the nature of the services provided by each segment; the production processes of each segment; the type or class of customer using the segment’s services; the methods used by the segment to provide the services; and the regulatory environment of each segment’s customers.

The following is a brief description of the reportable segments:

The Power segment operates throughout the United States and in Canada and specializes in a range of services that include full EPC project delivery, turnkey construction, retrofits, upgrades, repairs, outages, specialty services, fabrication, material lining, and maintenance for entities in the power, solar, petroleum, petrochemical, water, and other industries.

The Pipeline segment operates throughout the United States and specializes in a range of services, including pipeline construction, pipeline maintenance, pipeline integrity, pipeline facility work, compressor stations, pump stations, metering facilities, and other pipeline related services for entities in the petroleum and petrochemical industries.

The Utilities segment operates primarily in California, the Midwest, the Atlantic Coast, and the Southeast regions of the United States and specializes in a range of services, including gas utility line installation, replacement and maintenance, gas distribution, and fiber optic cable installation.

The Transmission segment operates primarily in the Southeastern, Midwest, Atlantic Coast, and Gulf Coast regions of the United States and specializes in a range of services in electric transmission and distribution, streetlight maintenance and construction, substation construction and specialty services, fiber optic cable installation, comprehensive engineering, procurement, maintenance and construction, repair, and restoration of utility infrastructure.

The Civil segment operates primarily in the Southeastern and Gulf Coast regions of the United States and specializes in highway and bridge construction, airport runway and taxiway construction, demolition, site clearing and grading, heavy earthwork, soil stabilization, mass excavation, and drainage projects.

All intersegment revenue and gross profit, which were immaterial, have been eliminated in the following tables.

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Segment Revenue

Revenue by segment was as follows (in thousands):


	For the three months ended September 30,
	2019			2018
			% of			% of
			Total			Total
Segment	Revenue		Revenue	Revenue		Revenue
Power	$	200,657	23.2%	$	181,822	20.0%
Pipeline		133,590	15.4%		213,073	23.4%
Utilities		281,561	32.6%		269,652	29.7%
Transmission		128,784	14.9%		121,526	13.4%
Civil		120,472	13.9%		122,829	13.5%
Total	$	865,064	100.0%	$	908,902	100.0%


	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2019			2018
			% of				% of
			Total				Total
Segment	Revenue		Revenue	Revenue			Revenue
Power	$	518,210	22.4%	$	515,378		25.0%
Pipeline		405,647	17.5%		361,261		17.5%
Utilities		650,079	28.1%		665,214		32.3%
Transmission		382,581	16.5%		163,980	(1)	7.9%
Civil		360,034	15.5%		355,975		17.3%
Total	$	2,316,551	100.0%	$	2,061,808		100.0%

(1)

Represents results from the June 1, 2018 acquisition date of Willbros to September 30, 2018.

Segment Gross Profit

Gross profit by segment was as follows (in thousands):


	For the three months ended September 30,
	2019			2018
			% of			% of
			Segment			Segment
Segment	Gross Profit		Revenue	Gross Profit		Revenue
Power	$	15,525	7.7%	$	32,077	17.6%
Pipeline		19,657	14.7%		24,999	11.7%
Utilities		48,892	17.4%		35,348	13.1%
Transmission		4,836	3.8%		13,958	11.5%
Civil		19,511	16.2%		123	0.1%
Total	$	108,421	12.5%	$	106,505	11.7%


	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2019			2018
			% of				% of
			Segment				Segment
Segment	Gross Profit		Revenue	Gross Profit			Revenue
Power	$	58,890	11.4%	$	76,674		14.9%
Pipeline		46,204	11.4%		43,568		12.1%
Utilities		87,999	13.5%		78,963		11.9%
Transmission		21,664	5.7%		19,679	(1)	12.0%
Civil		26,655	7.4%		3,600		1.0%
Total	$	241,412	10.4%	$	222,484		10.8%

(1)

Represents results from the June 1, 2018 acquisition date of Willbros to September 30, 2018

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Segment Goodwill

The amount of goodwill recorded by each segment at September 30, 2019 and at December 31, 2018 is presented in Note 7 – “Goodwill and Intangible Assets”.

Geographic Region — Revenue and Total Assets

The majority of our revenue is derived from customers in the United States with approximately 5.3% and 2.5% generated from sources outside of the United States during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, principally in Canada. At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, approximately 3.9% of total assets were located outside of the United States.

Note 19—Subsequent Events

Cash Dividend

On October 31, 2019, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.06 per share of common stock for stockholders of record as of December 31, 2019, payable on or about January 15, 2020.

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PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

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

Forward Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019 (“Third Quarter 2019 Report”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which are subject to the “safe harbor” created by those sections. Forward-looking statements include information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations, business strategies, financing plans, competitive position, industry environment, potential growth opportunities, the effects of regulation and the economy, generally. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by terms such as “anticipates”, “believes”, “could”, “estimates”, “expects”, “intends”, “may”, “plans”, “potential”, “predicts”, “projects”, “should”, “will”, “would” or similar expressions.

Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. We discuss many of these risks in detail in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). You should read this Third Quarter 2019 Report, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and our other filings with the SEC completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect.

Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Also, forward-looking statements represent our management’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this Third Quarter 2019 Report. We assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available.

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited financial statements and the accompanying notes included in Part 1, Item 1 of this Third Quarter 2019 Report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Introduction

Primoris is a holding company of various subsidiaries, which form one of the larger publicly traded specialty contractors and infrastructure companies in the United States. We provide a wide range of construction, specialty services, fabrication, maintenance, replacement, and engineering services through our five segments: Power, Industrial, and Engineering (“Power”), Pipeline and Underground (“Pipeline”), Utilities and Distribution (“Utilities”), Transmission and Distribution (“Transmission”), and Civil.

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maintenance and construction, substation construction and specialty services, fiber optic cable installation, comprehensive engineering, procurement, maintenance and construction, repair, and restoration of utility infrastructure.

We have longstanding customer relationships with major utility, refining, petrochemical, power, and engineering companies, and state departments of transportation. We have completed major underground and industrial projects for a number of large natural gas transmission and petrochemical companies in the United States, major electrical and gas projects for a number of large utility companies in the United States, as well as significant projects for our engineering customers. We enter into a large number of contracts each year, and the projects can vary in length from daily work orders to as long as 60 months, or longer, for completion on larger projects. Although we have not been dependent upon any one customer in any year, a small number of customers tend to constitute a substantial portion of our total revenue in any given year.

We generate revenue under a range of contracting options, including fixed-price, unit-price, time and material, and cost reimbursable plus fee contracts. A substantial portion of our revenue is derived from contracts that are fixed-price or unit-price and is recognized over time as work is completed because of the continuous transfer of control to the customer. For time and material and cost reimbursable plus fee contracts, revenue is recognized primarily on an input basis, based on contract costs incurred as defined within the respective contracts.

On June 1, 2018, we acquired Willbros Group Inc. (“Willbros”) for approximately $110.6 million, net of cash and restricted cash acquired. Willbros was a specialty energy infrastructure contractor serving the oil and gas and power industries through its utility transmission and distribution, oil and gas, and Canadian operations, which principally provides unit-price maintenance services in existing operating facilities and executes industrial and power projects. The utility transmission and distribution operations formed the Transmission segment, the oil and gas operations are included in the Pipeline segment, and the Canadian operations are included in the Power segment. Willbros expands our services into electric utility-focused offerings and increases our geographic presence in the United States and Canada.

We own a 50% interest in the Carlsbad Power Constructors joint venture (“Carlsbad”), which engineered and constructed a gas-fired power generation facility located in Southern California, and its operations are included as part of the Power segment. As a result of determining that we are the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity (“VIE”), the results of the Carlsbad joint venture are consolidated in our financial statements. The project was substantially complete as of December 31, 2018 and the warranty period expires in December 2020.

Financial information for the joint ventures is presented in Note 11 – “Noncontrolling Interests”.

Material trends and uncertainties

We generate our revenue from both large and small construction and engineering projects. The award of these contracts is dependent on many factors, most of which are not within our control. We depend in part on spending by companies in the energy and oil and gas industries, the gas and electric utility industry, as well as municipal water and wastewater customers. Over the past several years, each segment has benefited from demand for more efficient and more environmentally friendly energy and power facilities, local highway and bridge needs and from the activity level in the oil and gas industry. However, periodically, each of these industries and government agencies is adversely affected by

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macroeconomic conditions. Economic factors outside of our control may affect the amount and size of contracts we are awarded in any particular period.

We closely monitor our customers to assess the effect that changes in economic, market and regulatory conditions may have on them. We have experienced reduced spending by some of our customers over the last several years, which we attribute to negative economic and market conditions, and we anticipate that these negative conditions may continue to affect demand for our services in the near-term.

Fluctuations in market prices of oil, gas and other fuel sources have affected demand for our services. The significant volatility in the price of oil, gas and liquid natural gas that occurred in the past few years could create uncertainty with respect to demand for our oil and gas pipeline services both in the near-term and for future projects. We have started to see increased activity in our upstream operations, such as the construction of gathering lines within the oil shale formations and believe that over time, the need for pipeline infrastructure for mid-stream and gas utility companies will result in a continuing need for our services. However, a prolonged period of depressed oil prices could delay midstream pipeline opportunities.

We are also monitoring the impact of recently imposed domestic and foreign trade tariffs, which could raise the price of raw materials, such as steel, utilized on construction projects or delay the start of certain projects. The continuing changes in the regulatory environment also affect the demand for our services, either by increasing our work or delaying projects. For example, environmental laws and regulation can provide challenges to major pipeline projects, resulting in delays that impact the timing of revenue recognition. In addition, the regulatory environment in California may result in delays for the construction of gas-fired power plants while regulators continue to search for significant renewable resources, but renewable resources may also create a demand for our construction and specialty services such as the need for battery storage and the construction of renewable power production facilities.

Seasonality, cyclicality and variability

Our results of operations are subject to quarterly variations. Some of the variation is the result of weather, particularly rain, ice and snow, which can impact our ability to perform construction and specialty services. These seasonal impacts can affect revenue and profitability in all of our businesses since utilities defer routine replacement and repair during their period of peak demand. Any quarter can be affected either negatively or positively by atypical weather patterns in any part of the country. In addition, demand for new projects tends to be lower during the early part of the calendar year due to clients’ internal budget cycles. As a result, we usually experience higher revenue and earnings in the third and fourth quarters of the year as compared to the first two quarters.

Our project values range in size from a few hundred dollars to much larger projects. The bulk of our work is comprised of project sizes that average less than $10.0 million. We also perform large construction projects which tend not to be seasonal, but can fluctuate from year to year based on general economic conditions. Our business may be affected by declines or delays in new projects or by client project schedules. Because of the cyclical nature of our business, the financial results for any period may fluctuate from prior periods, and our financial condition and operating results may vary from quarter to quarter. Results from one quarter may not be indicative of financial condition or operating results for any other quarter or for an entire year.

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and that affect the amounts of revenue and expenses reported for each period. These estimates and assumptions must be made because certain information that is used in the preparation of our financial statements cannot be calculated with a high degree of precision from data available, is dependent on future events, or is not capable of being readily calculated based on generally accepted methodologies. Often, these estimates are particularly difficult to determine, and we must exercise significant judgment. Actual results could differ significantly from our estimates, and our estimates could change if they were made under different assumptions or conditions. Our critical accounting policies are described in our Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies since December 31, 2018.

Results of Operations

Consolidated Results

The following discussion compares the results of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.

Revenue

Revenue was $865.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, a decrease of $43.8 million, or 4.8%, compared to the same period in 2018. The decrease was primarily due to lower revenue in our Pipeline segment, partially offset by growth in our Power and Utilities segments.

Revenue was $2,316.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, an increase of $254.7 million, or 12.4%, compared to the same period in 2018. The increase was primarily due to incremental revenue from the Willbros acquisition ($276.9 million) and organic growth in the Pipeline segment. The overall increase was partially offset by lower revenue in our Utilities segment.

Gross Profit

Gross profit was $108.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, an increase of $1.9 million, or 1.8%, compared to the same period in 2018. The increase was primarily due to increases in our Civil and Utilities segments, partially offset by lower gross profit in our Power, Transmission, and Pipeline segments. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue increased to 12.5% in the three months ended September 30, 2019 from 11.7% in the same period in 2018 due primarily to a favorable impact from partial claims resolution in our Civil segment associated with the Belton area projects, partially offset by higher costs associated with two industrial projects in our Power segment.

Gross profit was $241.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, an increase of $18.9 million, or 8.5%, compared to the same period in 2018. The increase was primarily due to revenue growth. The increase in gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from the Willbros acquisition totaled $5.9 million. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue decreased to 10.4% in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from 10.8% in the same period in 2018 due primarily to higher costs associated with two industrial projects in our Power segment and unfavorable weather conditions in the Transmission and Pipeline segments, partially offset by a favorable impact from partial claims resolution in our Civil segment associated with the Belton area projects.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses were $49.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2019, a decrease of $1.8 million, or 3.4%, compared to 2018 primarily due to a $2.0 million decrease in compensation related expenses. SG&A expense as a percentage of revenue was consistent with the same period in 2018.

SG&A expenses were $141.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, an increase of $9.4 million, or 7.1%, compared to 2018 primarily due to $10.9 million of incremental expense from the Willbros acquisition,

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partially offset by a $1.6 million decrease in compensation related expenses. SG&A expense as a percentage of revenue decreased to 6.1% compared to 6.4% for the corresponding period in 2018 due to increased revenue.

Merger and related costs

No merger and related costs were incurred for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $3.8 million and $13.2 million in the same periods in 2018, which consisted primarily of severance and retention bonus costs for certain employees of Willbros, professional fees paid to advisors, and exiting or impairing certain duplicate facilities.

Other income and expense

Non-operating income and expense items for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Foreign exchange (loss) gain		(136)		(69)	$	(724)	$	1,444
Other income (expense), net		(2,928)		32		(3,121)		(751)
Interest income		42		932		610		1,544
Interest expense		(5,186)		(6,448)		(17,494)		(11,637)
Total other income (expense)	$	(8,208)	$	(5,553)	$	(20,729)	$	(9,400)

Foreign exchange gains reflect currency exchange fluctuations associated with our Canadian engineering operation, which operates principally in United States dollars.

The change in Other income (expense), net for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the same periods in 2018 is primarily due to a $2.9 million loss recognized in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, related to the sale of our utility customer’s pre-petition accounts receivable to a financial institution.

Interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2019, decreased compared to the same period in 2018 due primarily to $2.3 million of additional interest during the three months ended September 30, 2018, related to the early extinguishment of senior notes, partially offset by a $0.6 million unrealized loss on the change in the fair value of our interest rate swap agreement during the three months ended September 30, 2019.

Interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 increased compared to the same period in 2018 due to higher average debt balances and weighted average interest rates in 2019. In addition, we had a $4.9 million unrealized loss on the change in the fair value of our interest rate swap agreement during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. These amounts were partially offset by $2.3 million of additional interest during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, related to the early extinguishment of senior notes.

Provision for income taxes

The effective tax rate on income attributable to Primoris (excluding noncontrolling interests) was 29.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The rate differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to state income taxes and nondeductible components of per diem expenses.

We recorded income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2019 of $14.6 million compared to $10.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The $3.9 million increase in income tax expense was primarily driven by a $6.8 million increase in pre-tax income (excluding noncontrolling interests), and a decrease in income tax benefit from investment tax credits claimed.

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We recorded income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 of $22.6 million compared to $14.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The $8.0 million increase in income tax expense was primarily driven by an $18.3 million increase in pre-tax income (excluding noncontrolling interests), and a decrease in income tax benefit from investment tax credits claimed.

Segment results

Power Segment

Revenue and gross profit for the Power segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018
			% of			% of
			Segment			Segment
	(Thousands)		Revenue	(Thousands)		Revenue
Power Segment
Revenue	$	200,657		$	181,822
Gross profit	$	15,525	7.7%	$	32,077	17.6%


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018
			% of			% of
			Segment			Segment
	(Thousands)		Revenue	(Thousands)		Revenue
Power Segment
Revenue	$	518,210		$	515,378
Gross profit	$	58,890	11.4%	$	76,674	14.9%

Revenue increased by $18.8 million, or 10.4%, for the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. The increase is primarily due to a West Texas solar facility project that began in 2019 ($47.4 million) and a carbon monoxide and hydrogen plant project that began in 2019 ($13.1 million). The overall increase was partially offset by the substantial completion of refinery projects in Southern California and our Carlsbad joint venture project in 2018 ($41.9 million combined).

Revenue increased by $2.8 million, or 0.5%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. The increase is primarily due to a West Texas solar facility project that began in 2019 ($93.9 million) and the acquisition of Willbros in June of 2018 ($68.5 million). The overall increase was partially offset by the substantial completion of our Carlsbad joint venture project, refinery projects in Southern California, and a West Texas solar facility project in 2018 ($152.4 million combined).

Gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2019, decreased by $16.6 million, or 51.6% compared to the same period in 2018. The decrease is primarily due to a $6.2 million partial settlement in the third quarter of 2018 of a disputed receivable and higher costs associated with two industrial projects in the third quarter of 2019. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue decreased to 7.7% during the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to 17.6% in the same period in 2018 primarily due to the reasons above and a strong performance and favorable margins realized by our Carlsbad joint venture project in 2018.

Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, decreased by $17.8 million, or 23.2% compared to the same period in 2018 due primarily to a $6.2 million partial settlement in 2018 of a disputed receivable and higher costs associated with two industrial projects in 2019. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue decreased to 11.4% during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to 14.9% in the same period in 2018 primarily due to the reasons above and a strong performance and favorable margins realized by our Carlsbad joint venture project in 2018.

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Pipeline Segment

Revenue and gross profit for the Pipeline segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018
			% of			% of
			Segment			Segment
	(Thousands)		Revenue	(Thousands)		Revenue
Pipeline Segment
Revenue	$	133,590		$	213,073
Gross profit	$	19,657	14.7%	$	24,999	11.7%


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018
			% of			% of
			Segment			Segment
	(Thousands)		Revenue	(Thousands)		Revenue
Pipeline Segment
Revenue	$	405,647		$	361,261
Gross profit	$	46,204	11.4%	$	43,568	12.1%

Revenue decreased by $79.5 million, or 37.3%, for the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. The decrease is primarily due to the substantial completion of a major pipeline project in West Texas in the second quarter of 2019 and reduced activity on a major pipeline project in the Mid-Atlantic ($92.2 million combined). These amounts were partially offset by a pipeline project in the Pacific Northwest that began in 2019.

Revenue increased by $44.4 million, or 12.3%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. The increase is primarily due to increased pipeline maintenance, facility construction and specialty services activity ($93.9 million), partially offset by decreased activity on major pipeline projects in the Mid-Atlantic and West Texas that began in 2018 ($37.5 million combined) and the completion of pipeline projects in Florida in 2018.

Gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2019 decreased by $5.3 million, or 21.4%, compared to the same period in 2018 due to lower revenue, partially offset by higher margins. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue increased to 14.7% during the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to 11.7% in the same period in 2018 primarily due to the favorable impact from the closeout of multiple pipeline projects in 2019.

Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 increased by $2.6 million compared to the same period in 2018 due to revenue growth, partially offset by lower margins. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue decreased to 11.4% during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to 12.1% in the same period in 2018 primarily due to higher costs in 2019 on a West Texas pipeline project driven by unfavorable weather conditions.

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Utilities Segment

Revenue and gross profit for the Utilities segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018
			% of			% of
			Segment			Segment
	(Thousands)		Revenue	(Thousands)		Revenue
Utilities Segment
Revenue	$	281,561		$	269,652
Gross profit	$	48,892	17.4%	$	35,348	13.1%


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018
			% of			% of
			Segment			Segment
	(Thousands)		Revenue	(Thousands)		Revenue
Utilities Segment
Revenue	$	650,079		$	665,214
Gross profit	$	87,999	13.5%	$	78,963	11.9%

Revenue increased by $11.9 million, or 4.4%, for the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to the same period in 2018 primarily due to increased activity with two major utility customers in the Midwest and a utility customer in Texas ($19.5 million combined), partially offset by decreased activity with a major utility customer in California.

Revenue decreased by $15.1 million, or 2.3%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to the same period in 2018 primarily due to decreased activity with two major utility customers in California ($32.1 million combined), partially offset by increased activity with a utility customer in Texas.

Gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2019 increased by $13.5 million, or 38.3%, compared to the same period in 2018 primarily due to higher revenue and margins. Gross profit as a percent of revenue increased to 17.4% during the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to 13.1%, in the same period in 2018 primarily due to an increase in higher margin projects in 2019.

Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 increased by $9.0 million, or 11.4%, compared to the same period in 2018 primarily due to higher margins, partially offset by lower revenue. Gross profit as a percent of revenue increased to 13.5% during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to 11.9%, in the same period in 2018 primarily due to an increase in higher margin projects in 2019 and the impact of a client delay and unfavorable weather conditions experienced by a major utility customer in the Midwest in 2018.

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Transmission Segment

Revenue and gross profit for the Transmission segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018
			% of			% of
			Segment			Segment
	(Thousands)		Revenue	(Thousands)		Revenue
Transmission Segment
Revenue	$	128,784		$	121,526
Gross profit	$	4,836	3.8%	$	13,958	11.5%


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018
			% of			% of
			Segment			Segment
	(Thousands)		Revenue	(Thousands)		Revenue
Transmission Segment
Revenue	$	382,581		$	163,980
Gross profit	$	21,664	5.7%	$	19,679	12.0%

The Transmission segment was created in connection with the acquisition of Willbros in the second quarter of 2018. Revenue and gross profit for nine months ended September 30, 2018, represent results from June 1, 2018, the acquisition date, to September 30, 2018.

Revenue increased by $7.3 million, or 6.0%, for the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to the same period in 2018 primarily due to increased activity with a major utility customer in the Midwest and Southeast ($14.7 million), partially offset by the substantial completion of a major project in the Southeast in 2018.

Revenue increased by $218.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to the same periods in 2018 primarily due to the Willbros acquisition in June 2018, resulting in nine months of revenue recognized in 2019 compared to four months in 2018.

Gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2019, decreased by $9.1 million, or 65.4%, due primarily to lower margins, partially offset by higher revenue. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue decreased to 3.8% during the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to 11.5% in the same period in 2018 primarily due to a reduction in higher margin storm work, upfront costs to expand our operations and relocation costs to move crews in 2019, along with strong performance on a major project in the Southeast in 2018.

Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, increased by $2.0 million due primarily to nine months of activity in 2019 compared to four months in 2018, partially offset by lower margins. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue decreased to 5.7% during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to 12.0%, in the same period in 2018 primarily due to a reduction in higher margin storm work, unfavorable weather conditions experienced, and upfront costs to expand our operations and relocation costs to move crews in 2019, along with strong performance on a major project in the Southeast in 2018.

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Civil Segment

Revenue and gross profit for the Civil segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018
			% of			% of
			Segment			Segment
	(Thousands)		Revenue	(Thousands)		Revenue
Civil Segment
Revenue	$	120,472		$	122,829
Gross profit	$	19,511	16.2%	$	123	0.1%


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018
			% of			% of
			Segment			Segment
	(Thousands)		Revenue	(Thousands)		Revenue
Civil Segment
Revenue	$	360,034		$	355,975
Gross profit	$	26,655	7.4%	$	3,600	1.0%

Revenue decreased by $2.4 million, or 1.9%, for the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. The decrease is primarily due to the substantial completion of an ethylene plant project in the second quarter of 2019 and lower Texas Department of Transportation (“DOT”) volumes ($12.8 million combined). These amounts are partially offset by a methanol plant project and a project with a major refining customer that both began in 2019 and higher Louisiana DOT volumes.

Revenue increased by $4.1 million, or 1.1%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. The increase is primarily due to a project with a major refining customer that began in 2019 ($20.6 million), higher Louisiana DOT volumes, and progress on a port project that began in 2018. The overall increase was partially offset by lower Texas DOT volumes.

Gross profit increased by $19.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to the same period in 2018 primarily due to a favorable impact from the resolution of claims associated with three of the Belton area projects in 2019 and increased profit on Louisiana DOT projects. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue increased to 16.2% during the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to 0.1% in the same period in 2018 due primarily to the reasons noted above.

Gross profit increased by $23.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to the same period in 2018 primarily due to a favorable impact from the resolution of claims associated with three of the Belton area projects in 2019, increased profit on Louisiana DOT projects, and higher costs on an airport project in 2018. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue increased to 7.4% during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to 1.0% in the same period in 2018 due primarily to the reasons noted above.

Revenue at the five Belton area projects was $20.0 million and $51.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, representing 16.6% and 14.4% of total Civil revenue, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, gross profit at the five Belton area jobs was $12.9 million and $14.4 million, respectively. Two of the Belton area projects were substantially complete during 2017, two were substantially complete in the first half of 2019, and the remaining project is scheduled to be substantially complete in the fourth quarter of 2019. At September 30, 2019, estimated remaining revenue for the project was $5.2 million.

During the third quarter of 2019, we resolved the claims associated with three of the Belton area projects. At September 30, 2019, we had approximately $13.1 million of unapproved contract modifications included in the aggregate transaction prices associated with the remaining two projects, all of which had been recognized as revenue on a cumulative catch-up basis through September 30, 2019.

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Geographic area financial information

The majority of our revenue is derived from customers in the United States with approximately 5.3% generated from sources outside of the United States during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, principally in Canada.

Backlog

For companies in the construction industry, backlog can be an indicator of future revenue streams. Different companies define and calculate backlog in different manners. We define backlog as a combination of: (1) anticipated revenue from the uncompleted portions of existing contracts for which we have known revenue amounts for fixed-price and unit-price contracts (“Fixed Backlog”), and (2) the estimated revenue on MSA work for the next four quarters (“MSA Backlog”). We normally do not include time-and-equipment, time-and-materials and cost reimbursable plus fee contracts in the calculation of backlog, since their final revenue amount is difficult to estimate in advance. However, we will include these types of contracts in backlog if the customer specifies an anticipated revenue amount.

The two components of backlog, Fixed Backlog and MSA Backlog, are detailed below.

Fixed Backlog

Fixed Backlog by reportable segment as of December 31, 2018 and September 30, 2019 and the changes in Fixed Backlog for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 are as follows (in millions):


	Beginning Fixed						Ending Fixed				Revenue				Total Revenue
	Backlog at		Contract		Revenue		Backlog at				Recognized from				for Nine Months
	December 31,		Additions to		Recognized from		September 30,				Non-Fixed				ended September 30,
Reportable Segment	2018		Fixed Backlog		Fixed Backlog		2019		00	00	Backlog Projects		00	00	2019
Power	$	245.3	$	536.7	$	381.7	$	400.3			$	136.5			$	518.2
Pipeline		672.5		374.4		334.5		712.4				71.1				405.6
Utilities		31.1		190.4		165.0		56.5				485.1				650.1
Transmission		21.5		66.6		64.2		23.9				318.4				382.6
Civil		505.6		446.7		348.4		603.9				11.7				360.1
Total	$	1,476.0	$	1,614.8	$	1,293.8	$	1,797.0			$	1,022.8			$	2,316.6

Revenue recognized from non-Fixed Backlog projects shown above are generated by MSA projects and projects completed under time and material and cost reimbursable plus fee contracts, or are generated from the sale of construction materials, such as rock or asphalt to outside third parties or sales of water services.

At September 30, 2019, our total Fixed Backlog was $1.80 billion, representing an increase of $321.0 million, or 21.7%, compared to $1.48 billion at December 31, 2018.

MSA Backlog

The following table outlines historical MSA revenue for the past seven quarters (in millions):


	Quarterly MSA Revenue
	2018		2019
First Quarter	$	146.4	$	292.9
Second Quarter	$	238.7	$	348.3
Third Quarter	$	390.4	$	366.9
Fourth Quarter	$	353.1

MSA Backlog includes anticipated MSA revenue for the next twelve months. We estimate MSA revenue based on historical trends, anticipated seasonal impacts and estimates of customer demand based on information from our customers.

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The following table shows our estimated MSA Backlog at September 30, 2019 by reportable segment (in millions):


	MSA Backlog
	at September 30,
Reportable Segment:	2019
Power	$	111.7
Pipeline		141.8
Utilities		707.8
Transmission		445.9
Civil		6.4
Total	$	1,413.6

Total Backlog

The following table shows total backlog (Fixed Backlog plus MSA Backlog), by reportable segment as of the quarter-end dates shown below (in millions):




Reportable Segment:	September 30, 2018		December 31, 2018		March 31, 2019		June 30, 2019		September 30, 2019
Power	$	358.7	$	367.1	$	557.8	$	498.8	$	512.0
Pipeline		868.6		702.8		659.5		866.3		854.2
Utilities		698.0		789.3		802.3		782.4		764.3
Transmission		341.1		394.9		468.9		473.0		469.8
Civil		440.2		505.6		451.5		576.0		610.3
Total	$	2,706.6	$	2,759.7	$	2,940.0	$	3,196.5	$	3,210.6

We expect that during the next four quarters, we will recognize as revenue approximately 83% of the total backlog at September 30, 2019, comprised of backlog of approximately: 89% of the Power segment; 67% of the Pipeline segment; 100% of the Utilities segment; 100% of the Transmission segment; and 67% of the Civil segment.

Backlog should not be considered a comprehensive indicator of future revenue, as a percentage of our revenue is derived from projects that are not part of a backlog calculation. The backlog estimates include amounts from estimated MSA contracts, but our customers are not contractually obligated to purchase an amount of services from us under the MSAs. Any of our contracts, MSA, fixed-price or unit-price, may be terminated by our customers on relatively short notice. In the event of a project cancellation, we may be reimbursed for certain costs, but typically we have no contractual right to the total revenue reflected in backlog. Projects may remain in backlog for extended periods of time as a result of customer delays, regulatory requirements or project specific issues. Future revenue from projects completed under time and material and cost reimbursable plus fee contracts may not be included in our estimated backlog amount.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Needs

Liquidity represents our ability to pay our liabilities when they become due, fund business operations and meet our contractual obligations and execute our business plan. Our primary sources of liquidity are our cash balances at the beginning of each period and our net cash flow. If needed, we have availability under our lines of credit to augment liquidity needs. At September 30, 2019, there were no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, commercial letters of credit outstanding were $37.3 million, and available borrowing capacity was $162.7 million. In order to maintain sufficient liquidity, we evaluate our working capital requirements on a regular basis. We may elect to raise additional capital by issuing common stock, convertible notes, term debt or increasing our credit facility as necessary to fund our operations or to fund the acquisition of new businesses.

Our cash and cash equivalents totaled $43.8 million at September 30, 2019, compared to $151.1 million at December 31, 2018. During October 2019, we collected over $100 million in connection with the resolution of claims associated with three of the Belton area projects, and the closing of the sale of substantially all of our pre-petition bankruptcy receivables with a California utility customer. We anticipate that our cash and investments on hand, existing borrowing capacity under our credit facility and our future cash flows from operations will provide sufficient funds to

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enable us to meet our operating needs, our planned capital expenditures, and settle our commitments and contingencies for at least the next twelve months. In evaluating our liquidity, we do not consider cash and cash equivalents held by our consolidated VIEs. These amounts, which totaled $2.1 million and $3.1 million as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, were not available for general corporate purposes.

The construction industry is capital intensive, and we expect to continue to make capital expenditures to meet anticipated needs for our services. Historically, we have invested an amount that approximated the sum of depreciation and amortization expenses plus proceeds from equipment sales. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we spent approximately $78.3 million for capital expenditures, which included $55.1 million for construction equipment. The total of our depreciation, amortization and equipment sales was approximately $88.9 million. Capital expenditures for the remaining three months of 2019 are expected to total between $15.0 million and $20.0 million.

Cash Flows

Cash flows during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are summarized as follows (in thousands):


	Nine months ended
	September 30,
	2019		2018
Change in cash:
Net cash used in operating activities	$	(40,116)	$	(12,873)
Net cash used in investing activities		(53,862)		(182,141)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(13,516)		84,861
Effect of exchange rate changes		268		(193)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	$	(107,226)	$	(110,346)

Operating Activities

The source of our cash flows from operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows (in thousands):


	Nine months ended
	September 30,
	2019		2018		Change
Operating Activities:
Net income	$	56,586	$	53,212	$	3,374
Depreciation and amortization		64,553		55,995		8,558
Changes in assets and liabilities		(155,696)		(119,796)		(35,900)
Other		(5,559)		(2,284)		(3,275)
Net cash used in operating activities	$	(40,116)	$	(12,873)	$	(27,243)

Net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $40.1 million compared to $12.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The change year-over-year was primarily due to an unfavorable impact from the changes in assets and liabilities.

The significant components of the $155.6 million change in assets and liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 are summarized as follows:

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Accounts receivable increased by $177.9 million from December 31, 2018, due primarily to an increase in revenue and an increase from the delay in payments of pre-petition bankruptcy receivables from one of our utility customers while they go through bankruptcy proceedings. In October 2019, we closed on the sale of our pre-petition bankruptcy receivables. In addition, we resolved claims associated with three of the Belton area projects during the third quarter of 2019 and billed the customer, which increased accounts receivable. Both of these were collected in October 2019;

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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities decreased by $12.1 million from December 31, 2018, due to the timing of payments;

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Contract assets decreased by $32.3 million from December 31, 2018, primarily due to a decrease in unbilled revenue from the resolution of claims associated with three of the Belton area projects.

Investing activities

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we used $53.9 million in cash from investing activities compared to $182.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we purchased property and equipment for $78.3 million in cash compared to $80.8 million during the same period in the prior year. In addition, we received proceeds from the sale of property and equipment of $24.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $9.7 million during the same period in the prior year. We believe the ownership of equipment is generally preferable to renting equipment on a project-by-project basis, as ownership helps to ensure the equipment is available for our projects when needed. In addition, ownership has historically resulted in lower overall equipment costs.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we used $111.0 million of cash for the acquisition of Willbros.

In connection with the acquisition of Willbros, we agreed to provide, at our discretion, up to $20.0 million in secured bridge financing to support Willbros’ working capital needs through the closing date. In March 2018 and May 2018, we provided $10.0 million and $5.0 million, respectively, in secured bridge financing to Willbros. The $15.0 million was repaid in its entirety on June 1, 2018.

Financing activities

Financing activities used cash of $13.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, which was primarily due to the following:

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Proceeds from the issuance of debt secured by our equipment of $55.0 million;

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Repayment of long-term debt of $55.8 million;

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Dividend payments to our stockholders of $9.2 million; and

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Cash distributions to non-controlling interest holders of $3.5 million.

Financing activities provided cash of $84.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, which was primarily due to the following:

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Proceeds from the issuance of a term loan of $220.0 million;

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Proceeds from the issuances of debt secured by our equipment of $19.5 million

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Repayment of long-term debt of $127.3 million;

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Dividend payments to our stockholders of $9.3 million;

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Cash distributions to non-controlling interest holders of $8.8 million; and

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Repurchase of common stock of $8.5 million

Credit Agreements

For a description of our credit agreements, see Note 9 — “Credit Arrangements” in Item 1, Financial Statements of this Third Quarter 2019 Report.

Common stock

For a discussion of items affecting our common stock, please see Note 15 — “Stockholders’ Equity” in Item 1, Financial Statements of this Third Quarter 2019 Report.

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Off-balance sheet transactions

We enter into certain off-balance sheet arrangements in the ordinary course of business that result in risks not directly reflected on our balance sheet. We have no off-balance sheet financing arrangement with VIEs. The following represents transactions, obligations or relationships that could be considered material off-balance sheet arrangements.

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At September 30, 2019, we had letters of credit outstanding of $37.7 million under the terms of our credit agreements. These letters of credit are used by our insurance carriers to ensure reimbursement for amounts that they are disbursing on our behalf, such as beneficiaries under our self-funded insurance program. In addition, from time to time, certain customers require us to post a letter of credit to ensure payments to our subcontractors or guarantee performance under our contracts. Letters of credit reduce our borrowing availability under our Credit Agreement and Canadian Credit Facility. If these letters of credit were drawn on by the beneficiary, we would be required to reimburse the issuer of the letter of credit, and we may be required to record a charge to earnings for the reimbursement. As of the date of this Third Quarter 2019 Report, we do not believe that it is likely that any material claims will be made under a letter of credit;

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In the ordinary course of our business, we may be required by our customers to post surety bid or completion bonds in connection with services that we provide. At September 30, 2019, we had $638.9 million in outstanding bonds. As of the date of this Third Quarter 2019 Report, we do not anticipate that we would have to fund material claims under our surety arrangements;

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Certain of our subsidiaries are parties to collective bargaining agreements with unions. In most instances, these agreements require that we contribute to multi-employer pension and health and welfare plans. For many plans, the contributions are determined annually and required future contributions cannot be determined since contribution rates depend on the total number of union employees and actuarial calculations based on the demographics of all participants. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as amended by the Multi-Employer Pension Amendments Act of 1980, subjects employers to potential liabilities in the event of an employer’s complete or partial withdrawal of an underfunded multi-employer pension plan. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 added new funding rules for multi-employer plans that are classified as “endangered”, “seriously endangered”, or “critical”. We do not currently anticipate withdrawal from any multi-employer pension plans. Withdrawal liabilities or requirements for increased future contributions could negatively impact our results of operations and liquidity;

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We enter into employment agreements with certain employees which provide for compensation and benefits under certain circumstances and which may contain a change of control clause. We may be obligated to make payments under the terms of these agreements; and

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From time to time, we make other guarantees, such as guaranteeing the obligations of our subsidiaries.

Effects of Inflation and Changing Prices

Our operations are affected by increases in prices, whether caused by inflation or other economic factors. We attempt to recover anticipated increases in the cost of labor, equipment, fuel and materials through price escalation provisions in certain major contracts or by considering the estimated effect of such increases when bidding or pricing new work or by entering into back-to-back contracts with suppliers and subcontractors. To date, our operations have not been materially impacted by the effects of increases in prices.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

In the ordinary course of business, we are exposed to risks related to market conditions. These risks primarily include fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices. We may seek to manage these risks through the use of financial derivative instruments. These instruments may include foreign currency exchange contracts and interest rate swaps.

Interest rate risk. Our revolving credit facility and term loan bear interest at a variable rate and exposes us to interest rate risk. From time to time, we may use certain derivative instruments to hedge our exposure to variable interest

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rates. As of September 30, 2019, $154.7 million of our variable rate debt outstanding was economically hedged. Based on our variable rate debt outstanding as of September 30, 2019, a 1.0% increase or decrease in interest rates would change annual interest expense by approximately $0.5 million.

We do not execute transactions or use financial derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes. We generally enter into transactions with counter parties that are financial institutions as a means to limit significant exposure with any one party.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of September 30, 2019, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our “disclosure controls and procedures”, as such term is defined under Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e).

Based on this evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that, at September 30, 2019, the disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In reaching a reasonable level of assurance, our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their stated objectives.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting practices or processes that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended September 30, 2019.

Part II. Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The information required for this item is provided in Note 17 — “Commitments and Contingencies”, included in the unaudited notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements included under Part I of this Form 10-Q, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

In addition to the information set forth in this Report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, which to our knowledge have not materially changed. Those risks, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results, are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

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Item 6. Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Exhibit Number		Description
31.1		Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer (*)

31.2		Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer (*)

32.1		Section 1350 Certification by the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer (**)

32.2		Section 1350 Certification by the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer (**)

101 INS		Inline XBRL Instance Document – The instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document (*)

101 SCH		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (*)

101 CAL		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (*)

101 LAB		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (*)

101 PRE		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document (*)

101 DEF		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (*)

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File – The cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

(*)	Filed herewith.

(**)	Furnished herewith.

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SIGNATURES

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.

	PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION

Date: November 1, 2019	/s/ Kenneth M. Dodgen
	Kenneth M. Dodgen
	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)