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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 |
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Commission file number 1-13831
Quanta Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer
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1360 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 2100
Houston, Texas 77056
(Address of principal executive offices, including ZIP
Code)
(713) 629-7600
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:
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Common Stock, $.00001 par value
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New York Stock Exchange |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Act:
Title of Each Class
None
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known
seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities
Act). Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file
reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange
Act. Yes o No þ
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 þ No o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers
pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K is
not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of
Registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statement incorporated by reference in Part III of this
Form 10-K or any
amendment to this
Form 10-K. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated
filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large
accelerated filer in
Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange
Act. Large accelerated
filer þ Accelerated
filer o Non-accelerated
filer o
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company
(as defined in
Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange
Act). Yes o No þ
As of June 30, 2005, the aggregate market value of the
Common Stock and Limited Vote Common Stock of the
Registrant held by non-affiliates of the Registrant, based on
the last sale price of the Common Stock on such date, was
approximately $986.4 million and $6.0 million,
respectively (for purposes of calculating these amounts, only
directors, officers and beneficial owners of 10% more of the
outstanding capital stock of the Registrant have been deemed
affiliates).
As of February 22, 2006, the number of outstanding shares
of the Common Stock of the Registrant was 117,154,389. As of the
same date, 1,011,780 shares of Limited Vote Common
Stock were outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Registrants Definitive Proxy Statement for
the 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by
reference into Part III of this
Form 10-K.
QUANTA SERVICES, INC.
ANNUAL REPORT ON
FORM 10-K
For the Year Ended December 31, 2005
INDEX
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PART I
General
Quanta is a leading provider of specialty contracting services,
offering end-to-end
network solutions to the electric power, gas,
telecommunications, cable television and specialty services
industries. We believe that we are the largest contractor
serving the transmission and distribution sector of the North
American electric utility industry. Our consolidated revenues
for the year ended December 31, 2005 were approximately
$1.9 billion, of which 67% was attributable to electric
power and gas customers, 15% to telecommunications and cable
television customers and 18% to ancillary services, such as
inside electrical wiring, intelligent traffic networks, cable
and control systems for light rail lines, airports and highways,
and specialty rock trenching, directional boring and road
milling for industrial and commercial customers. We were
organized as a corporation in the state of Delaware in 1997 and
since that time have made strategic acquisitions to expand our
geographic presence, generate operating synergies with existing
businesses and develop new capabilities to meet our
customers evolving needs.
We have established a nationwide presence with a workforce of
over 11,000 employees, which enables us to quickly and reliably
serve our diversified customer base. Our customers include many
of the leading companies in the industries we serve.
Representative customers include:
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Alabama Power Company
American Electric Power
Alltel Corporation
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
CenturyTel, Inc.
Entergy Corporation
Ericsson
Florida Power & Light
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Intermountain Rural Electric Association
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Puget Sound Energy, Inc.
San Diego Gas & Electric
SBC (now AT&T Inc.)
Southern California Edison Company
Verizon Communications Inc.
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Our reputation for responsiveness, performance, geographic reach
and a comprehensive service offering also has enabled us to
develop strong strategic alliances with numerous customers.
Industry Overview
We estimate that the total amount of annual outsourced
infrastructure spending in the three primary industries we serve
is in excess of $30 billion. We believe that we are the
largest specialty contractor providing services for the
installation and maintenance of network infrastructure and that
we and the other five largest specialty contractors providing
these services account for less than 15% of this market.
Smaller, typically private companies provide the balance of
these services.
We believe the following industry trends impact demand for our
services:
Increased capital expenditures resulting from our
customers improved financial position. Until recently,
the industries we serve suffered a severe downturn that resulted
in a number of companies, including several of our customers,
experiencing financial difficulties or filing for bankruptcy
protection. We believe that as our customers continue to improve
their financial position, both capital spending and maintenance
budgets will stabilize and move toward historical levels.
Increased opportunities in Fiber to the Premises, or FTTP,
and Fiber to the Node, or FTTN. We believe that several of
the large telecommunications companies are increasing their
spending, particularly for FTTP and FTTN initiatives.
Initiatives for this last-mile fiber build-out have been
announced by Verizon and SBC (now AT&T) as well as
municipalities throughout the United States. Verizon confirmed
that it had passed more than three million homes and businesses
in 16 states by the end of 2005. Verizon also has announced
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that it plans to pass an additional three million homes and
businesses in 2006. In addition, AT&T has announced plans to
deliver Internet telephone service to 18 million homes by
the first half of 2008, including the installation of more than
38,000 miles of fiber at an estimated cost of
$4 billion. This fiber will deliver integrated
IP-based television,
high-speed Internet and IP voice and wireless bundles of
products and services. As a result of these efforts, we expect
an increase in demand for our telecommunications and underground
construction services over the next few years. While not all of
this spending will be for services that we provide, we believe
that we are well positioned to furnish infrastructure solutions
on a rapid basis for these initiatives.
Increased outsourcing of network infrastructure installation
and maintenance. Financial and economic pressures on
electric power, gas, telecommunications and cable television
providers have caused an increased focus on their core
competencies and, accordingly, an increase in the outsourcing of
network services. Total employment in the electric utility
industry declined dramatically in the last decade, reflecting,
in part, the outsourcing trend by utilities. We believe that by
outsourcing network services to third-party service providers,
our customers can reduce costs, provide flexibility in budgets
and improve service and performance. As a specialty contractor
with nationwide scope, we are able to leverage our existing
labor force and equipment infrastructure across multiple
customers and projects, resulting in better utilization of labor
and assets.
Passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The Energy
Policy Act of 2005 was signed into law in August 2005. The Act
includes provisions designed to improve the nations
electric transmission capacity and reliability and to promote
investment in the nations energy infrastructure. The Act
calls for a self-regulating reliability organization that will
implement and enforce mandatory reliability standards on all
market participants, with oversight by the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC). FERC will be required to issue
rules promoting capital investment to enlarge, improve and
maintain the nations transmission facilities; provide a
rate of return that attracts investment in transmission; and
provide for recovery of costs of complying with the new
mandatory reliability standards. As a result, over the next
twelve to twenty-four months, we expect many utilities to
evaluate the condition of their infrastructure more closely and
act on much needed upgrades to meet the higher reliability
standards.
FERC is also authorized to issue permits for the construction or
modification of transmission facilities within national interest
electric transmission corridors where states fail to act in a
timely manner or lack authority to issue permits. We expect
these new rules to lead to a streamlined permitting process,
which should make investment in the nations transmission
system more attractive.
The Act also modifies a longstanding barrier to effective
competition by repealing the Public Utility Holding Company Act
(PUHCA). The repeal of PUHCA is expected to attract new
investors in this sector. These non-utility investors are likely
to focus on reducing costs, while enabling utilities to focus on
their core competencies. We believe that the repeal of PUHCA may
lead to increased interest in outsourcing solutions.
Increasing need to upgrade electric power transmission and
distribution networks. The nations electrical power
grid is aging and requires significant maintenance and expansion
to handle the countrys current and growing power needs.
While the demand for electricity has grown, transmission
capacity has decreased over the last ten years. The awareness of
the need to upgrade the nations electrical power grid was
heightened by the largest blackout in North Americas
history on August 14, 2003. Additionally, as the selling of
electricity increases across regional networks, capacity and
reliability will become more important. We believe the current
spending levels will increase as utilities work to adequately
address future infrastructure maintenance requirements as well
as the future reliability standards of the Act.
Increased demand for comprehensive
end-to-end
solutions. We believe that electric power, gas,
telecommunications and cable television companies will continue
to seek service providers who can design, install and maintain
their networks on a quick and reliable, yet cost effective
basis. Accordingly, they are partnering with proven full-service
network providers, like us, with broad geographic reach,
financial capability and technical expertise.
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Strengths
Geographic reach and significant size and scale. As a
result of our nationwide operations and significant scale, we
are able to deploy services to customers across the United
States. This capability is particularly important to our
customers who operate networks that span multiple states or
regions. The scale of our operations also allows us to mobilize
significant numbers of employees on short notice for emergency
service restoration. For example, after the damage from
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the third quarter of 2005, we
quickly deployed approximately 2,000 workers to restore affected
power lines.
Strong financial profile. Our strong liquidity position
provides us with the flexibility to capitalize on new business
and growth opportunities. As of December 31, 2005, we had
$304.3 million in cash and cash equivalents on our balance
sheet and no significant debt obligations maturing before July
2007.
Strong and diverse customer relationships. We have
established a solid base of long-standing customer relationships
by providing high quality service in a cost-efficient and timely
manner. We enjoy multi-year relationships with many of our
customers. In some cases, these relationships are decades old.
We derive a significant portion of our revenues from strategic
alliances or long-term maintenance agreements with our
customers, which we believe offer opportunities for future
growth. For example, certain of our strategic alliances contain
an exclusivity clause or a right of first refusal for a certain
type of work or in a certain geographic region.
Proprietary technology. Our electric power customers
benefit from our ability to perform services without
interrupting power service to their customers, which we refer to
as energized services. We own the U.S. patent for the
LineMaster®
robotic arm, which enhances our ability to deliver these
energized services to our customers. We believe that delivery of
energized services is a significant factor in differentiating us
from our competition and winning new business. Our energized
services workforce is specially trained to deliver these
services and operate the
LineMaster®
robotic arm.
Delivery of comprehensive
end-to-end
solutions. We are one of the few network service providers
capable of regularly delivering
end-to-end solutions on
a nationwide basis. As companies in the electric power, gas,
telecommunications and cable television industries continue to
search for service providers who can effectively design, install
and maintain their networks, we believe that our service,
industry and geographical breadth place us in a strong position
to meet these needs.
Experienced management team. Our executive management
team has an average of 32 years of experience within the
contracting industry, and our operating unit executives average
over 29 years of experience in their respective industries.
Strategy
The key elements of our business strategy are:
Focus on expanding operating efficiencies. We intend to
continue to:
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focus on growth in our more profitable services and on projects
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adjust our costs to match the level of demand for our services; |
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combine overlapping operations of certain operating units; |
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share pricing, bidding, technology, equipment and best practices
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develop and expand the use of management information systems. |
Focus on organic growth and leveraging existing customer
relationships. We believe we can improve our rate of organic
growth by expanding the breadth of products and solutions for
our existing and potential customer base. We believe the
combination of promoting best practices and cross-selling
products to our customers positions us well for an improving
end-market environment.
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Expand portfolio of services to meet customers evolving
needs. We continue to offer an expanding portfolio of
services that allows us to develop, build and maintain networks
on both a regional and national scale and adapt to our
customers changing needs. We intend to expand further our
geographic and technological capabilities through both internal
development and innovation and through selective acquisitions.
Pursue new business opportunities. We continuously
leverage our core expertise and pursue new business
opportunities including opportunities in the government and
international arena. We believe that we are well positioned to
respond to requests for proposals from the U.S. government
or the private sector for power and communications
infrastructure projects in the United States and overseas.
Pursue Strategic Acquisitions. We continue to evaluate
potential acquisitions of companies with strong management teams
and good reputations to broaden our customer base, expand our
geographic area of operation and grow our portfolio of services.
After growing significantly through acquisitions from 1998
through 2000, our focus over the last several years has been on
integrating acquired companies and improving profitability. We
believe that attractive acquisition candidates exist due to the
highly fragmented nature of the industry, the inability of many
companies to expand and modernize due to capital constraints,
and the desire of owners of acquisition candidates for
liquidity. We also believe that our financial strength and
experienced management team will be attractive to acquisition
candidates.
Services
We design, install and maintain networks for the electric power,
gas, telecommunications and cable television industries as well
as commercial, industrial and governmental entities. The
following provides an overview of the types of services we
provide:
Electric power and gas network services. We provide a
variety of end-to-end
services to the electric power and gas industries, including:
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installation, repair and maintenance of electric power
transmission lines ranging in capacity from 69,000 volts to
765,000 volts; |
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installation, repair and maintenance of electric power
distribution networks; |
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energized installation, maintenance and upgrades utilizing
unique bare hand and hot stick methods and our proprietary
robotic arm; |
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design and construction of independent power producer
(IPP) transmission and substation facilities; |
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design and construction of substation projects; |
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installation and maintenance of natural gas transmission and
distribution systems; |
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provision of cathodic protection design and installation
services; |
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installation of fiber optic lines for voice, video and data
transmission on existing electric power infrastructure; |
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installation and maintenance of joint trench systems, which
include electric power, natural gas and telecommunications
networks in one trench; |
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trenching and horizontal boring for underground electric power
and natural gas network installations; |
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design and installation of wind turbine networks; |
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cable and fault locating; and |
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storm damage restoration work. |
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Telecommunications and cable television network services.
Our telecommunications and cable television network services
include:
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fiber optic, copper and coaxial cable installation and
maintenance for video, data and voice transmission; |
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design, construction and maintenance of DSL networks; |
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engineering and erection of cellular, digital, PCS(R), microwave
and other wireless communications towers; |
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design and installation of switching systems for incumbent local
exchange carriers, newly competitive local exchange carriers,
regional Bell operating companies, long distance providers and
cable television providers; |
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trenching and plowing applications; |
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horizontal directional boring; |
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vacuum excavation services; |
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cable locating; |
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upgrading power and telecommunications infrastructure for cable
installations; |
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splicing and testing of fiber optic and copper networks and
balance sweep certification of coaxial networks; and |
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residential installation and customer connects, both analog and
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Ancillary services. We provide a variety of comprehensive
ancillary services to commercial, industrial and governmental
entities, including:
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design, installation, maintenance and repair of electrical
components, fiber optic cabling and building control and
automation systems; |
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installation of intelligent traffic networks such as traffic
signals, controllers, connecting signals, variable message
signs, closed circuit television and other monitoring devices
for governments; |
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installation of cable and control systems for light rail lines,
airports and highways; and |
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provision of specialty rock trenching, rock saw, rock wheel,
directional boring and road milling for industrial and
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Financial Information About Geographic Areas
We operate primarily in the United States; however, we derived
$15.1 million, $22.8 million and $25.7 million of
our revenues from foreign operations during the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively. In
addition, we held property and equipment in the amount of
$1.9 million, $3.1 million and $4.9 million in
foreign countries in each of those respective periods.
Our business, financial condition and results of operations in
foreign countries may be adversely impacted by monetary and
fiscal policies, currency fluctuations, energy shortages and
other political, social and economic development.
Customers, Strategic Alliances and Preferred Provider
Relationships
Our customers include electric power, gas, telecommunications
and cable television companies, as well as commercial,
industrial and governmental entities. Our 10 largest customers
accounted for 34.5% of our consolidated revenues in 2005. Our
largest customer accounted for approximately 5.7% of our
consolidated revenues for the year ended 2005.
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Although we have a centralized marketing strategy, management at
each of our operating units is responsible for developing and
maintaining successful long-term relationships with customers.
Our operating unit management teams build upon existing customer
relationships to secure additional projects and increase revenue
from our current customer base. Many of these customer
relationships originated decades ago and are maintained through
a partnering approach to account management which includes
project evaluation and consulting, quality performance,
performance measurement and direct customer contact. On an
operating unit level, management maintains a parallel focus on
pursuing growth opportunities with prospective customers. We
have established certain incentives to encourage operating unit
management to cross-sell services of other operating units to
their customers. In addition, our business development group
promotes and markets our services for prospective large national
accounts and projects that would require services from multiple
operating units.
We strive to maintain our status as a preferred vendor to our
customers. Many of our customers and prospective customers
maintain a list of preferred vendors with whom the customer
enters into a formal contractual agreement as a result of a
request-for-proposal process. Each preferred vendor has met
minimum standards for a specific category of service, maintains
a high level of performance and agrees to payment terms and
negotiated rates.
We believe that our strategic relationships with large providers
of electric power and telecommunications services will offer
opportunities for future growth. Many of these strategic
relationships take the form of a strategic alliance or long-term
maintenance agreement. Strategic alliance agreements generally
state an intention to work together and many provide us with
preferential bidding procedures. Strategic alliances and
long-term maintenance agreements are typically agreements for an
initial term of approximately two to four years that may include
an option to add extensions at the end of the initial term.
Certain of our strategic alliance and long-term maintenance
agreements are evergreen contracts with exclusivity
clauses providing that we will be awarded all contracts, or a
right of first refusal, for a certain type of work or in a
certain geographic region. None of these contracts, however,
guarantees a specific dollar amount of work to be performed by
us.
Backlog
Backlog represents the amount of revenue that we expect to
realize from work to be performed over the next twelve months on
uncompleted contracts, including new contractual agreements on
which work has not begun. Our backlog at December 31, 2004
and 2005 was approximately $1.07 billion and
$1.30 billion. In many instances, our customers are not
contractually committed to specific volumes of services under
our long-term maintenance contracts and many of our contracts
may be terminated with notice. There can be no assurance as to
our customers requirements or that our estimates are
accurate.
Competition
The markets in which we operate are highly competitive. We
compete with other independent contractors in most of the
geographic markets in which we operate, and several of our
competitors are large domestic companies that may have greater
financial, technical and marketing resources than we do. In
addition, there are relatively few barriers to entry into some
of the industries in which we operate and, as a result, any
organization that has adequate financial resources and access to
technical expertise may become a competitor. A significant
portion of our revenues is currently derived from unit price or
fixed price agreements, and price is often an important factor
in the award of such agreements. Accordingly, we could be
underbid by our competitors in an effort by them to procure such
business. We believe that as demand for our services increases,
customers will increasingly consider other factors in choosing a
service provider, including technical expertise and experience,
financial and operational resources, nationwide presence,
industry reputation and dependability, which we expect to
benefit contractors such as us. There can be no assurance,
however, that our competitors will not develop the expertise,
experience and resources to provide services that are superior
in both price and quality to our services, or that we will be
able to maintain or enhance our competitive position. We may
also face competition from the in-house service organizations of
our existing or prospective customers, including electric power,
gas, telecommunications and cable television companies, which
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personnel who perform some of the same types of services as
those provided by us. Although a significant portion of these
services is currently outsourced by our customers, there can be
no assurance that our existing or prospective customers will
continue to outsource services in the future.
Employees
As of December 31, 2005, we had 1,450 salaried employees,
including executive officers, project managers or engineers, job
superintendents, staff and clerical personnel, and
9,654 hourly employees, the number of which fluctuates
depending upon the number and size of the projects we undertake
at any particular time. Approximately 44% of our employees at
December 31, 2005 were covered by collective bargaining
agreements, primarily with the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers (IBEW). Under these collective bargaining
agreements, we agree to pay specified wages to our union
employees, observe certain workplace rules and make employee
benefit payments to multi-employer pension plans and employee
benefit trusts rather than administering the funds on behalf of
these employees. These collective bargaining agreements have
varying terms and expiration dates. The majority of the
collective bargaining agreements contain provisions that
prohibit work stoppages or strikes, even during specified
negotiation periods relating to agreement renewal, and provide
for binding arbitration dispute resolution in the event of
prolonged disagreement.
We provide a health, welfare and benefit plan for employees who
are not covered by collective bargaining agreements. We have a
401(k) plan pursuant to which eligible employees who are not
provided retirement benefits through a collective bargaining
agreement may make contributions through a payroll deduction. We
make matching cash contributions of 100% of each employees
contribution up to 3% of that employees salary and 50% of
each employees contribution between 3% and 6% of such
employees salary, up to the maximum amount permitted by
law. During 2005, we also had an employee stock purchase plan
that provided eligible employees with the option to contribute
up to 10% of their cash compensation, not to exceed $21,250
annually, toward the semi-annual purchase of our common stock at
a discounted price. During the fourth quarter of 2005, the
employee stock purchase plan was terminated.
Our industry is experiencing a shortage of journeyman linemen in
certain geographic areas. In response to the shortage, we seek
to take advantage of various IBEW and National Electrical
Contractors Association (NECA) referral programs and hire
graduates from the joint IBEW/NECA Apprenticeship Program which
trains qualified electrical workers.
We believe our relationships with our employees and union
representatives are good.
Materials
Our customers typically supply most or all of the materials
required for each job. However, for some of our contracts, we
may procure all or part of the materials required. We purchase
such materials from a variety of sources and do not anticipate
experiencing any difficulties in procuring such materials.
Training, Quality Assurance and Safety
Performance of our services requires the use of equipment and
exposure to conditions that can be dangerous. Although we are
committed to a policy of operating safely and prudently, we have
been and will continue to be subject to claims by employees,
customers and third parties for property damage and personal
injuries resulting from performance of our services. Our
policies require that employees complete the prescribed training
and service program of the operating unit for which they work in
addition to those required, if applicable, by the IBEW/NECA
Apprenticeship Program prior to performing more sophisticated
and technical jobs. For example, all journeyman linemen are
required by the IBEW/NECA Apprenticeship Program to complete a
minimum of 7,000 hours of
on-the-job training,
approximately 200 hours of classroom education and
extensive testing and certification. Certain of our operating
units have established apprenticeship training programs approved
by the U.S. Department of Labor that prescribe training
requirements for employees who are not otherwise subject to the
requirements of the IBEW/NECA Apprenticeship Program. Also, each
operating unit requires additional training, depending upon the
sophistication and technical
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requirements of each particular job. We have established
company-wide training and educational programs, as well as
comprehensive safety policies and regulations, by sharing
best practices throughout our operations.
Regulation
Our operations are subject to various federal, state and local
laws and regulations including:
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licensing, permitting and inspection requirements applicable to
electricians and engineers; |
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building and electrical codes; |
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permitting and inspection requirements applicable to
construction projects; |
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regulations relating to worker safety and environmental
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We believe that we have all the licenses required to conduct our
operations and that we are in substantial compliance with
applicable regulatory requirements. Our failure to comply with
applicable regulations could result in substantial fines or
revocation of our operating licenses.
Environmental Matters
We are committed to the protection of the environment and train
our employees to perform their duties accordingly. We are
subject to numerous federal, state and local environmental laws
and regulations governing our operations, including the
handling, transportation and disposal of non-hazardous and
hazardous substances and wastes, as well as emissions and
discharges into the environment, including discharges to air,
surface water and groundwater and soil. We also are subject to
laws and regulations that impose liability and cleanup
responsibility for releases of hazardous substances into the
environment. Under certain of these laws and regulations, such
liabilities can be imposed for cleanup of previously owned or
operated properties, or properties to which hazardous substances
or wastes were sent by current or former operations at our
facilities, regardless of whether we directly caused the
contamination or violated any law at the time of discharge or
disposal. The presence of contamination from such substances or
wastes could interfere with ongoing operations or adversely
affect our ability to sell, lease or use our properties as
collateral for financing. In addition, we could be held liable
for significant penalties and damages under certain
environmental laws and regulations and also could be subject to
a revocation of our licenses or permits, which could materially
and adversely affect our business and results of operations.
From time to time, we may incur costs and obligations for
correcting environmental noncompliance matters and for
remediation at or relating to certain of our properties. We
believe we have complied with, and are currently complying with,
our environmental obligations to date and that such obligations
will not have a material adverse effect on our business or
financial performance.
Risk Management and Insurance
The primary risks in our operations are bodily injury and
property damage. We are insured for employers liability
and general liability claims, subject to a deductible of
$1.0 million per occurrence and for auto liability and
workers compensation claims subject to a deductible of
$2.0 million per occurrence. We also have a corporate
non-union employee related health care benefit plan that is
subject to a deductible of $250,000 per claimant per year.
Losses up to the deductible amounts are accrued based upon our
estimates of the ultimate liability for claims incurred and an
estimate of claims incurred but not reported, with assistance
from a third-party actuary. The accruals are based upon known
facts and historical trends and management believes such
accruals to be adequate. However, insurance liabilities are
difficult to assess and estimate due to the many relevant
factors, the effects of which are often unknown, including the
severity of an injury, the determination of our liability in
proportion to other parties, the number of incidents not yet
reported and the effectiveness of our safety program.
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Our casualty insurance carrier for the policy periods from
August 1, 2000 to February 28, 2003 is experiencing
financial distress, but is currently paying valid claims. In the
event that this insurers financial situation further
deteriorates, we may be required to pay certain obligations that
otherwise would have been paid by this insurer. We estimate that
the total future claim amount that this insurer is currently
obligated to pay on our behalf for the above mentioned policy
periods is approximately $4.7 million; however, our
estimate of the potential range of these future claim amounts is
between $3.0 million and $8.0 million. The actual
amounts ultimately paid by us related to these claims, if any,
may vary materially from the above range and could be impacted
by further claims development and the extent to which the
insurer could not honor its obligations. We continue to monitor
the financial situation of this insurer and analyze any
alternative actions that could be pursued. In any event, we do
not expect any failure by this insurer to honor its obligations
to us, or any alternative actions we may pursue, to have a
material adverse impact on our financial condition; however, the
impact could be material to our results of operations or cash
flow in a given period.
Website Access
Our website address is www.quantaservices.com. You may obtain
free electronic copies of our Annual Reports on
Form 10-K,
Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q, Current
Reports on
Form 8-K, and any
amendments to these reports in our Investor Center under the
heading SEC Filings. These reports are available on
our website as soon as reasonably practicable after we
electronically file them with, or furnish them to, the SEC. In
addition, our corporate governance guidelines, Code of Ethics
and Business Conduct and the charters of our Audit Committee,
Compensation Committee and Governance and Nominating Committee
are posted on our website under the heading Corporate
Governance. We intend to disclose on our website any
amendments or waivers to our Code of Ethics and Business Conduct
that are required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 5.05 of
Form 8-K. You may
obtain free copies of these items from our website or by
contacting our Corporate Secretary.
Annual CEO Certification
As required by New York Stock Exchange rules, on June 3,
2005 we submitted an annual certification signed by our Chief
Executive Officer certifying that he was not aware of any
violation by us of New York Stock Exchange corporate governance
listing standards as of the date of the certification.
Our business is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties,
including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties
described below. The risks and uncertainties described below are
not the only ones facing our company. Additional risks and
uncertainties not known to us or not described below also may
impair our business operations. If any of the following risks
actually occur, our business, financial condition and results of
operations could be harmed and we may not be able to achieve our
goals. This Annual Report also includes statements reflecting
assumptions, expectations, projections, intentions, or beliefs
about future events that are intended as forward-looking
statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995 and should be read in conjunction with the section
entitled Uncertainty of Forward-Looking Statements and
Information, included in Item 7
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations.
Our operating results may vary significantly from quarter to
quarter. We experience lower gross and operating margins
during winter months due to lower demand for our services and
more difficult operating conditions. Additionally, our quarterly
results also may be materially and adversely affected by:
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Accordingly, our operating results in any particular quarter may
not be indicative of the results that you can expect for any
other quarter or for the entire year.
An economic downturn may lead to less demand for our
services. Because the vast majority of our revenue is
derived from a few industries, a downturn in any of those
industries would adversely affect our results of operations. The
telecommunications and utility markets experienced substantial
change during 2002 and 2003 as evidenced by an increased number
of bankruptcies in the telecommunications market, continued
devaluation of many of our customers debt and equity
securities and pricing pressures resulting from challenges faced
by major industry participants. These factors contributed to the
delay and cancellation of projects and reduction of capital
spending, which impacted our operations and our ability to grow
at historical levels. A number of other factors, including
financing conditions for and potential bankruptcies in the
industries we serve, could adversely affect our customers and
their ability or willingness to fund capital expenditures in the
future or pay for past services. In addition, consolidation,
competition or capital constraints in the electric power, gas,
telecommunications or cable television industries may result in
reduced spending by, or the loss of, one or more of our
customers.
Our industry is highly competitive. Our industry is
served by numerous small, owner-operated private companies, a
few public companies and several large regional companies. In
addition, relatively few barriers prevent entry into some of our
industries. As a result, any organization that has adequate
financial resources and access to technical expertise may become
one of our competitors. Competition in the industry depends on a
number of factors, including price. Certain of our competitors
may have lower overhead cost structures and, therefore, may be
able to provide their services at lower rates than we are able
to provide. In addition, some of our competitors have greater
resources than we do. We cannot be certain that our competitors
will not develop the expertise, experience and resources to
provide services that are superior in both price and quality to
our services. Similarly, we cannot be certain that we will be
able to maintain or enhance our competitive position within our
industry or maintain a customer base at current levels. We also
may face competition from the in-house service organizations of
our existing or prospective customers. Electric power, gas,
telecommunications and cable television service providers
usually employ personnel who perform some of the same types of
services we do. We cannot be certain that our existing or
prospective customers will continue to outsource services in the
future.
We may be unsuccessful at generating internal growth. Our
ability to generate internal growth will be affected by, among
other factors, our ability to:
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In addition, our customers may reduce the number or size of
projects available to us due to their inability to obtain
capital or pay for services provided. Many of the factors
affecting our ability to generate internal growth may be beyond
our control, and we cannot be certain that our strategies will
be successful or that we will be able to generate cash flow
sufficient to fund our operations and to support internal
growth. If we are unsuccessful, we may not be able to achieve
internal growth, expand our operations or grow our business.
Our financial results are based upon estimates and
assumptions that may differ from actual results. In
preparing our consolidated financial statements in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States, several estimates and assumptions are used by management
in determining the reported amounts of assets and liabilities,
revenues and expenses recognized during the periods presented
and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities known to
exist as of the date of the financial statements. These
estimates and assumptions must be made because certain
information that is used in the preparation of our financial
statements is dependent on future events, cannot be calculated
with a high degree of precision from data available or is not
capable of being readily calculated based on generally accepted
methodologies. In some cases, these estimates are particularly
difficult to determine and we must exercise significant
judgment. Estimates are primarily used in our assessment of the
allowance for doubtful accounts, valuation of inventory, useful
lives of property and equipment, fair value assumptions in
analyzing goodwill and long-lived asset impairments,
self-insured claims liabilities, revenue recognition under
percentage-of-completion accounting and provision for income
taxes. Actual results for all estimates could differ materially
from the estimates and assumptions that we use, which could have
a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows.
We are self-insured against potential liabilities.
Although we maintain insurance policies with respect to
automobile, general liability, workers compensation and
employers liability, those policies are subject to
deductibles of $1.0 million to $2.0 million per
occurrence, and we are primarily self-insured for all claims
that do not exceed the amount of the applicable deductible. We
also maintain a non-union employee related health care benefit
plan that is subject to a deductible of $250,000 per
claimant per year. Losses up to the deductible amounts are
accrued based upon our estimates of the ultimate liability for
claims incurred and an estimate of claims incurred but not yet
reported, with assistance from a third-party actuary. However,
insurance liabilities are difficult to assess and estimate due
to unknown factors, including the severity of an injury, the
determination of our liability in proportion to other parties,
the number of incidents not reported and the effectiveness of
our safety program. If we were to experience insurance claims or
costs significantly above our estimates, our results of
operations could be materially and adversely affected in a given
period.
Our casualty insurance carrier for prior periods is
experiencing financial distress, which may require us to make
payments for losses that otherwise would be insured. Our
casualty insurance carrier for the policy periods from
August 1, 2000 to February 28, 2003 is experiencing
financial distress, but is currently paying valid claims. In the
event that this insurers financial situation deteriorates,
we may be required to pay certain obligations that otherwise
would have been paid by this insurer. We estimate that the total
future claim amount that this insurer is currently obligated to
pay on our behalf for the above mentioned policy periods is
approximately $4.7 million; however, our estimate of the
potential range of these future claim amounts is between
$3.0 million and $8.0 million. The actual amounts
ultimately paid by us related to these claims, if any, may vary
materially from the above range and could be impacted by further
claims development and the extent to which the insurer can not
honor its obligations. In any event, we do not expect any
failure by this insurer to honor its obligations to us to have a
material adverse impact on our financial condition; however, the
impact could be material to our results of operations or cash
flow in a given period.
We may incur liabilities or suffer negative financial impact
relating to occupational health and safety matters. Our
operations are subject to extensive laws and regulations
relating to the maintenance of safe conditions in the workplace.
While we have invested, and will continue to invest, substantial
resources in our occupational health and safety programs, our
industry involves a high degree of operational risk and there
can be no assurance that we will avoid significant liability
exposure. Although we have taken what we believe are appropriate
precautions, we have suffered fatalities in the past and may
suffer additional fatalities in the future. Claims for damages
to persons, including claims for bodily injury or loss of life,
could result in substantial costs
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and liabilities. In addition, if our safety record were to
substantially deteriorate over time, our customers could cancel
our contracts and not award us future business.
Our use of
percentage-of-completion
accounting could result in a reduction or elimination of
previously reported profits. As discussed in Critical
Accounting Policies and in the notes to our consolidated
financial statements included herein, a significant portion of
our revenues is recognized on a
percentage-of-completion
method of accounting, using the
cost-to-cost method.
This method is used because management considers expended costs
to be the best available measure of progress on these contracts.
This accounting method is standard for fixed-price contracts.
The
percentage-of-completion
accounting practice we use results in our recognizing contract
revenues and earnings ratably over the contract term in
proportion to our incurrence of contract costs. The earnings or
losses recognized on individual contracts are based on estimates
of contract revenues, costs and profitability. Contract losses
are recognized in full when determined, and contract profit
estimates are adjusted based on ongoing reviews of contract
profitability. Further, a substantial portion of our contracts
contain various cost and performance incentives. Penalties are
recorded when known or finalized, which generally is during the
latter stages of the contract. In addition, we record cost
recovery claims when we believe recovery is probable and the
amounts can be reasonably estimated. Actual collection of claims
could differ from estimated amounts and could result in a
reduction or elimination of previously recognized earnings. In
certain circumstances, it is possible that such adjustments
could be significant.
Our dependence upon fixed price contracts could adversely
affect our business. We currently generate, and expect to
continue to generate, a portion of our revenues under fixed
price contracts. We must estimate the costs of completing a
particular project to bid for fixed price contracts. The cost of
labor and materials, however, may vary from the costs we
originally estimated. These variations, along with other risks
inherent in performing fixed price contracts, may cause actual
revenue and gross profits for a project to differ from those we
originally estimated and could result in reduced profitability
or losses on projects. Depending upon the size of a particular
project, variations from the estimated contract costs could have
a significant impact on our operating results for any fiscal
quarter or year.
We extend credit to customers for purchases of our services,
and in the past we have had, and in the future we may have,
difficulty collecting receivables from major customers that have
filed bankruptcy or are otherwise experiencing financial
difficulties. We grant credit, generally without collateral,
to our customers, which include electric power and gas
companies, telecommunications and cable television system
operators, governmental entities, general contractors, and
builders, owners and managers of commercial and industrial
properties located primarily in the United States. Consequently,
we are subject to potential credit risk related to changes in
business and economic factors throughout the United States. Our
customers in the telecommunications business have experienced
significant financial difficulties and in several instances have
filed for bankruptcy. A number of our utility customers are also
experiencing business challenges in the current business
climate. If additional major customers file for bankruptcy or
continue to experience financial difficulties, or if anticipated
recoveries relating to receivables in existing bankruptcies or
other workout situations fail to materialize, we could
experience reduced cash flows and losses in excess of current
allowances provided. In addition, material changes in any of our
customers revenues or cash flows could affect our ability
to collect amounts due from them.
The industries we serve are subject to rapid technological
and structural changes that could reduce the demand for the
services we provide. The electric power, gas,
telecommunications and cable television industries are
undergoing rapid change as a result of technological advances
that could, in certain cases, reduce the demand for our services
or otherwise negatively impact our business. New or developing
technologies could displace the wireline systems used for voice,
video and data transmissions, and improvements in existing
technology may allow telecommunications and cable television
companies to significantly improve their networks without
physically upgrading them.
A portion of our business depends on our ability to provide
surety bonds. We may be unable to compete for or work on certain
projects if we are not able to obtain the necessary surety
bonds. Surety market conditions currently are difficult as a
result of significant losses incurred by many sureties in recent
periods, both in the construction industry as well as in certain
larger corporate bankruptcies. As a result, less bonding
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capacity is available in the market and terms have become more
expensive and restrictive. We have posted letters of credit in
the amount of $15.0 million to support our surety bond
program and have granted security interests in various of our
assets to collateralize our obligations to the surety. Further,
under standard terms in the surety market, sureties issue or
continue bonds on a project-by-project basis and can decline to
issue bonds at any time or require the posting of additional
collateral as a condition to issuing or renewing any bonds.
Current or future market conditions, as well as changes in our
suretys assessment of our operating and financial risk,
could cause our surety provider to decline to issue or renew, or
substantially reduce the amount of, bonds for our work and could
increase our bonding costs. These actions could be taken on
short notice. If our surety provider were to limit or eliminate
our access to bonding, our alternatives would include seeking
bonding capacity from other sureties, finding more business that
does not require bonds and posting other forms of collateral for
project performance, such as letters of credit or cash. We may
be unable to secure these alternatives in a timely manner, on
acceptable terms, or at all. Accordingly, if we were to
experience an interruption or reduction in the availability of
bonding capacity, we may be unable to compete for or work on
certain projects.
Many of our contracts may be canceled on short notice, and we
may be unsuccessful in replacing our contracts if they are
cancelled or as they are completed or expire. We could
experience a decrease in our revenue, net income and liquidity
if any of the following occur:
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Many of our customers may cancel our contracts on short notice,
typically 30-90 days, even if we are not in default under
the contract. Certain of our customers assign work to us on a
project-by-project basis under master service agreements. Under
these agreements, our customers often have no obligation to
assign a specific amount of work to us. Our operations could
decline significantly if the anticipated volume of work is not
assigned to us. Many of our contracts, including our master
service agreements, are opened to public bid at the expiration
of their terms. There can be no assurance that we will be the
successful bidder on our existing contracts that come up for
re-bid.
The departure of key personnel could disrupt our
business. We depend on the continued efforts of our
executive officers and on senior management of the businesses we
acquire. Although we have entered into employment agreements
with terms of one to three years with most of our executive
officers and certain other key employees, we cannot be certain
that any individual will continue in such capacity for any
particular period of time. The loss of key personnel, or the
inability to hire and retain qualified employees, could
negatively impact our ability to manage our business. We do not
carry key-person life insurance on any of our employees.
Our unionized workforce could adversely affect our operations
and our ability to complete future acquisitions. As of
December 31, 2005, approximately 44% of our employees were
covered by collective bargaining agreements. Although the
majority of these agreements prohibit strikes and work
stoppages, we cannot be certain that strikes or work stoppages
will not occur in the future. Strikes or work stoppages would
adversely impact our relationships with our customers and could
cause us to lose business and decrease our revenue. In addition,
our ability to complete future acquisitions could be adversely
affected because of our union status for a variety of reasons.
For instance, our union agreements may be incompatible with the
union agreements of a business we want to acquire and some
businesses may not want to become affiliated with a union based
company.
Our business is labor intensive, and we may be unable to
attract and retain qualified employees. Our ability to
maintain our productivity and profitability will be limited by
our ability to employ, train and retain skilled personnel
necessary to meet our requirements. We cannot be certain that we
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adequate skilled labor force necessary to operate efficiently
and to support our growth strategy. For instance, we may
experience shortages of qualified journeyman linemen. In
addition, we cannot be certain that our labor expenses will not
increase as a result of a shortage in the supply of these
skilled personnel. Labor shortages or increased labor costs
could impair our ability to maintain our business or grow our
revenues.
Our business growth could outpace the capability of our
corporate management infrastructure. We cannot be certain
that our infrastructure will be adequate to support our
operations as they expand. Future growth also could impose
significant additional responsibilities on members of our senior
management, including the need to recruit and integrate new
senior level managers and executives. We cannot be certain that
we will be able to recruit and retain such additional managers
and executives. To the extent that we are unable to manage our
growth effectively, or are unable to attract and retain
additional qualified management, we may not be able to expand
our operations or execute our business plan.
Our failure to comply with environmental laws could result in
significant liabilities. Our operations are subject to
various environmental laws and regulations, including those
dealing with the handling and disposal of waste products, PCBs,
fuel storage and air quality. We perform work in many different
types of underground environments. If the field location maps
supplied to us are not accurate, or if objects are present in
the soil that are not indicated on the field location maps, our
underground work could strike objects in the soil, some of which
may contain pollutants. In such cases, these objects may
rupture, resulting in the discharge of pollutants. In such
circumstances, we may be liable for fines and damages, and we
may be unable to obtain reimbursement from the parties providing
the incorrect information. In addition, we perform directional
drilling operations below certain environmentally sensitive
terrains and water bodies. Due to the inconsistent nature of the
terrain and water bodies, it is possible that such directional
drilling may cause a surface fracture, resulting in the release
of subsurface materials. These subsurface materials may contain
contaminants in excess of amounts permitted by law, potentially
exposing us to remediation costs and fines. We own and lease
several facilities at which we store our equipment. Some of
these facilities contain fuel storage tanks which are above or
below ground. If these tanks were to leak, we could be
responsible for the cost of remediation as well as potential
fines.
In addition, new laws and regulations, stricter enforcement of
existing laws and regulations, the discovery of previously
unknown contamination or leaks, or the imposition of new
clean-up requirements
could require us to incur significant costs or become the basis
for new or increased liabilities that could harm our financial
condition and results of operations. In certain instances, we
have obtained indemnification or covenants from third parties
(including predecessors or lessors) for such cleanup and other
obligations and liabilities that we believe are adequate to
cover such obligations and liabilities. However, such
third-party indemnities or covenants may not cover all of our
costs, and such unanticipated obligations or liabilities, or
future obligations and liabilities, may have a material adverse
effect on our business operations or financial condition.
Further, we cannot be certain that we will be able to identify
or be indemnified for all potential environmental liabilities
relating to any acquired business.
Risks associated with operating in international markets
could restrict our ability to expand globally and harm our
business and prospects. While only a small percentage of our
revenue is currently derived from international markets, we hope
to continue to expand the volume of services that we provide
internationally. We presently conduct our international sales
efforts in Canada, Mexico and selected countries overseas, but
expect that the number of countries that we operate in could
expand significantly over the next few years. Economic
conditions, including those resulting from wars, civil unrest,
acts of terrorism and other conflicts may adversely affect the
global economy, our customers and their ability to pay for our
services. In addition, there are numerous risks inherent in
conducting our business internationally, including, but not
limited to, potential instability in international markets,
changes in regulatory requirements, currency fluctuations in
foreign countries, and complex foreign laws and treaties. These
risks could restrict our ability to provide services to
international customers and could adversely affect our ability
to operate our business profitably.
Opportunities within the government arena could lead to
increased governmental regulation applicable to us and
unrecoverable start up costs. Most government contracts are
awarded through a regulated competitive bidding process. As we
pursue increased opportunities in the government arena,
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associated with the start up and bidding process may be diverted
away from other opportunities. If we were to be successful in
being awarded government contracts, a significant amount of
costs could be required before any revenues were realized from
these contracts. In addition, as a government contractor, we
would be subject to a number of procurement rules and other
public sector liabilities, any deemed violation of which could
lead to fines or penalties or a loss of business. Government
agencies routinely audit and investigate government contractors.
Government agencies may review a contractors performance
under its contracts, cost structure, and compliance with
applicable laws, regulations and standards. If government
agencies determine through these audits or reviews that costs
were improperly allocated to specific contracts, they will not
reimburse the contractor for those costs or may require the
contractor to refund previously reimbursed costs. If government
agencies determine that we engaged in improper activity, we may
be subject to civil and criminal penalties. In addition, if the
government were to even allege improper activity, we also could
experience serious harm to our reputation. Many government
contracts must be appropriated each year. If appropriations are
not made in subsequent years we would not realize all of the
potential revenues from any awarded contracts.
We may not be successful in continuing to meet the
requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has introduced many requirements
applicable to us regarding corporate governance and financial
reporting, including the requirements for management to report
on our internal controls over financial reporting and for our
independent registered public accounting firm to attest to this
report. During 2005, we continued actions to ensure our ability
to comply with these requirements. As of December 31, 2005,
our internal control over financial reporting was effective,
however, there can be no assurance that our internal control
over financial reporting will be effective in future years.
Failure to maintain effective internal controls could result in
a decrease in the market value of our common stock and other
publicly-traded securities, the reduced ability to obtain
financing, the loss of customers, penalties and additional
expenditures to meet the requirements.
We may not have access in the future to sufficient funding to
finance desired growth. If we cannot secure additional
financing in the future on acceptable terms, we may be unable to
support our growth strategy. We cannot readily predict the
ability of certain customers to pay for past services or the
timing, size and success of our acquisition efforts. Using cash
for acquisitions limits our financial flexibility and makes us
more likely to seek additional capital through future debt or
equity financings. Our existing debt agreements contain
significant restrictions on our operational and financial
flexibility, including our ability to incur additional debt, and
if we seek more debt we may have to agree to additional
covenants that limit our operational and financial flexibility.
When we seek additional debt or equity financings, we cannot be
certain that additional debt or equity will be available to us
on terms acceptable to us or at all.
We may be unsuccessful at integrating companies that either
we have acquired or that we may acquire in the future. We
cannot be sure that we will successfully integrate our acquired
companies with our existing operations without substantial
costs, delays or other operational or financial problems. If we
do not implement proper overall business controls, our
decentralized operating strategy could result in inconsistent
operating and financial practices at the companies we acquire
and our overall profitability could be adversely affected.
Integrating our acquired companies involves a number of special
risks which could have a negative impact on our business,
financial condition and results of operations, including:
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acquired companies; |
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If one of our acquired companies suffers customer
dissatisfaction or performance problems, the reputation of our
entire company could suffer.
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Factors beyond our control may affect our ability to
successfully execute our acquisition strategy, which may have an
adverse impact on our growth strategy. Our business strategy
includes increasing our market share and presence in the
industries we serve through strategic acquisitions of companies
that complement or enhance our business. We expect to face
competition for acquisition opportunities, and some of our
competitors may have greater financial resources or access to
financing on more favorable terms than us. This competition may
limit our acquisition opportunities and our ability to grow
through acquisitions or could raise the prices of acquisitions
and make them less accretive or possibly non-accretive to us.
Acquisitions that we may pursue may also involve significant
cash expenditures, debt incurrence or the issuance of
securities. Any acquisition may ultimately have a negative
impact on our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
Our results of operations could be adversely affected as a
result of goodwill impairments. When we acquire a business,
we record an asset called goodwill equal to the
excess amount we pay for the business, including liabilities
assumed, over the fair value of the tangible and intangible
assets of the business we acquire. Through December 31,
2001, pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles, we
amortized this goodwill over its estimated useful life of
40 years following the acquisition, which directly impacted
our earnings. The Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS) No. 142 which provides that goodwill and other
intangible assets that have indefinite useful lives not be
amortized, but instead must be tested at least annually for
impairment, and intangible assets that have finite useful lives
should continue to be amortized over their useful lives.
SFAS No. 142, which we adopted in 2002, also provides
specific guidance for testing goodwill and other non-amortized
intangible assets for impairment. SFAS No. 142
requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions
when allocating goodwill to reporting units and determining the
fair value of reporting unit net assets and liabilities,
including, among other things, an assessment of market
conditions, projected cash flows, investment rates, cost of
capital and growth rates, which could significantly impact the
reported value of goodwill and other intangible assets. Fair
value is determined using a combination of the discounted cash
flow, market multiple and market capitalization valuation
approaches. Absent any impairment indicators, we perform our
impairment tests annually during the fourth quarter. Future
impairments, if any, will be recognized as operating expenses.
Our 4.5% convertible subordinated notes are presently
convertible. As a result of our common stock satisfying the
market price condition of the convertible subordinated notes
during the fourth quarter of 2005, the notes are presently
convertible at the option of each holder. We have the right to
deliver shares of our common stock, cash or a combination of
cash and shares of our common stock upon a conversion of the
notes. The conversion period will expire on March 31, 2006,
but may resume upon the satisfaction of the market price
condition or other conditions in future periods. The number of
shares issuable upon a conversion of the notes will be
determined based on a conversion rate of approximately
$11.14 per share. In the event that all notes were
converted for common stock, we would issue an aggregate of
24.2 million shares of our common stock. The conversion of
some or all of our 4.5% convertible subordinated notes into
our common stock could cause substantial dilution to existing
stockholders. Any sales in the public market of the common stock
issued upon such conversion could adversely affect prevailing
market prices of our common stock. In addition, the possibility
that the notes may be converted may encourage short selling by
market participants because the conversion of the notes could
depress the price of our common stock.
If we elect to satisfy the conversion obligation in cash, the
amount of cash payable upon conversion of the notes will be
determined by the product of the number of shares issuable at a
conversion rate of approximately $11.14 per share
multiplied by the average closing price of our common stock
during a 20-day trading
period following the conversion of the notes. To the extent that
the average closing price of our common stock during this period
exceeds $11.14 per share, we will be required to pay cash
in excess of the principal amount of the notes being converted.
You are unlikely to be able to seek remedies against Arthur
Andersen LLP, our former independent auditor. Our
consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended
prior to December 31, 2002 were audited by Arthur Andersen
LLP, our former independent auditor. In June 2002, Arthur
Andersen LLP was convicted of federal obstruction of justice
charges in connection with its destruction of documents. As a
result
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of its conviction, Arthur Andersen LLP ceased operations.
Although the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Arthur Andersen
LLPs conviction in May 2005, the firm has not resumed
operations. You will not be able to recover against Arthur
Andersen LLP for its liability under Section 11 of the
Securities Act in the event any untrue statements of a material
fact are contained in its previously issued audit reports. Even
if you have a basis for asserting a remedy against, or seeking
to recover from Arthur Andersen LLP, because they have ceased
operations, it is highly unlikely that you would be able to
recover damages from Arthur Andersen LLP.
Certain provisions of our corporate governing documents could
make an acquisition of our company more difficult. The
following provisions of our certificate of incorporation and
bylaws, as currently in effect, as well as our stockholder
rights plan and Delaware law, could discourage potential
proposals to acquire us, delay or prevent a change in control of
us or limit the price that investors may be willing to pay in
the future for shares of our common stock:
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our certificate of incorporation permits our board of directors
to issue blank check preferred stock and to adopt
amendments to our bylaws; |
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our bylaws contain restrictions regarding the right of
stockholders to nominate directors and to submit proposals to be
considered at stockholder meetings; |
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our certificate of incorporation and bylaws restrict the right
of stockholders to call a special meeting of stockholders and to
act by written consent; |
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we are subject to provisions of Delaware law which prohibit us
from engaging in any of a broad range of business transactions
with an interested stockholder for a period of three
years following the date such stockholder became classified as
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we have adopted a stockholder rights plan that could cause
substantial dilution to a person or group that attempts to
acquire us on terms not approved by our board of directors or
permitted by the stockholder rights plan. |
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ITEM 1B. |
Unresolved Staff Comments |
None.
Facilities
We lease our corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas and
maintain offices nationwide. This space is used for offices,
equipment yards, warehouses, storage and vehicle shops. As of
December 31, 2005, we own 28 of the facilities we occupy,
all of which are encumbered by our credit facility, and we lease
the remainder. We believe that our existing facilities are
sufficient for our current needs.
Equipment
We operate a nationwide fleet of owned and leased trucks and
trailers, support vehicles and specialty construction equipment,
such as backhoes, excavators, trenchers, generators, boring
machines, cranes, wire pullers and tensioners, all of which are
encumbered by our credit facility. As of December 31, 2005,
the total size of the rolling-stock fleet was approximately
19,800 units. Most of this fleet is serviced by our own
mechanics who work at various maintenance sites and facilities.
We believe that these vehicles generally are well maintained and
adequate for our present operations.
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ITEM 3. |
Legal Proceedings |
We are from time to time a party to various lawsuits, claims and
other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of
business. These actions typically seek, among other things,
compensation for alleged personal injury, breach of contract
and/or property damages, punitive damages, civil penalties or
other losses, or injunctive or declaratory relief. With respect
to all such lawsuits, claims and proceedings, we record reserves
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when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the
amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. We do not believe
that any of these proceedings, separately or in the aggregate,
would be expected to have a material adverse effect on our
financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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ITEM 4. |
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
During the fourth quarter of the year covered by this report, no
matters were submitted to a vote of our security holders,
through the solicitation of proxies or otherwise.
PART II
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ITEM 5. |
Market for Registrants Common Equity, Related
Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity
Securities |
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) under the symbol PWR. The following
table sets forth the high and low sales prices of our common
stock per quarter, as reported by the NYSE, for the two most
recent fiscal years.
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1st Quarter
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9.52 |
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6.50 |
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2nd Quarter
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7.24 |
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4.83 |
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3rd Quarter
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7.45 |
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5.30 |
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4th Quarter
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8.29 |
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5.75 |
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1st Quarter
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8.40 |
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7.25 |
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2nd Quarter
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9.52 |
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7.60 |
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3rd Quarter
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12.95 |
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8.85 |
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14.54 |
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11.02 |
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On February 22, 2006, there were 899 holders of record
of our common stock and 24 holders of record of our Limited
Vote Common Stock. There is no established trading market
for the Limited Vote Common Stock; however, the Limited
Vote Common Stock converts into common stock immediately
upon sale.
Stock Repurchases During the Fourth Quarter of 2005
On November 28, 2005, 9,793 shares of restricted stock
that had been issued pursuant to our 2001 Stock Incentive Plan
vested. Pursuant to the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, employees may
elect to satisfy their tax withholding obligations upon vesting
by having us make such tax payments and withhold a number of
vested shares having a value on the date of vesting equal to
their tax withholding obligation. As a result of such employee
elections, we withheld shares as follows and accounted for such
shares as treasury stock.
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
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December 1, 2005 December 31, 2005
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3,358 |
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14.27 |
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None |
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These shares were not purchased through a publicly announced
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Dividends
We currently intend to retain our future earnings, if any, to
finance the growth, development and expansion of our business.
Accordingly, we currently do not intend to declare or pay any
cash dividends on our common stock in the immediate future. The
declaration, payment and amount of future cash dividends, if
any, will be at the discretion of our board of directors after
taking into account various factors. These factors include our
financial condition, results of operations, cash flows from
operations, current and anticipated capital requirements and
expansion plans, the income tax laws then in effect and the
requirements of Delaware law. In addition, as discussed in
Debt Instruments-Credit Facility in
Item 7 Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations, our credit
facility includes limitations on the payment of cash dividends
without the consent of the lenders.
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ITEM 6. |
Selected Financial Data |
The following historical selected financial data has been
derived from the audited financial statements of the company.
The historical financial statement data reflects the
acquisitions of businesses accounted for as purchase
transactions as of their respective acquisition dates. The
historical selected financial data should be read in conjunction
with the historical Consolidated Financial Statements and
related notes thereto included in Item 8 Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data.
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Consolidated Statements of Operations Data:
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Revenues
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$ |
2,014,877 |
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$ |
1,750,713 |
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$ |
1,642,853 |
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$ |
1,626,510 |
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$ |
1,858,626 |
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Cost of services (including depreciation)
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1,601,039 |
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1,513,940 |
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1,442,958 |
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1,445,119 |
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1,601,878 |
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Gross profit
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413,838 |
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236,773 |
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199,895 |
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181,391 |
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256,748 |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses
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195,766 |
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229,454 |
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178,219 |
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171,537 |
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188,203 |
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Goodwill impairment
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166,580 |
(a) |
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6,452 |
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Goodwill amortization
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25,998 |
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Income (loss) from operations
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192,074 |
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(159,261 |
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15,224 |
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9,854 |
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68,545 |
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Interest expense
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(36,072 |
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(35,866 |
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(31,822 |
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(25,067 |
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(23,949 |
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Interest income
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640 |
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1,709 |
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1,065 |
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2,551 |
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7,416 |
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Loss on early extinguishment of debt
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(35,055 |
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Other income (expense), net
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324 |
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(426 |
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(2,481 |
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235 |
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Income (loss) before income taxes and cumulative effect of
change in accounting principle
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156,966 |
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(193,844 |
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(53,069 |
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(12,645 |
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52,247 |
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Provision (benefit) for income taxes
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71,200 |
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(19,710 |
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(18,080 |
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(3,451 |
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22,690 |
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Income (loss) before cumulative effect of change in accounting
principle
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85,766 |
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(174,134 |
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(34,989 |
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(9,194 |
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29,557 |
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Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax
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445,422 |
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Net income (loss)
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85,766 |
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(619,556 |
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(34,989 |
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(9,194 |
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29,557 |
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Dividends on preferred stock, net of forfeitures
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930 |
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(2,109 |
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Non-cash beneficial conversion charge
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8,508 |
(c) |
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Net income (loss) attributable to common stock
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$ |
84,836 |
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$ |
(628,053 |
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$ |
(32,880 |
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$ |
(9,194 |
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$ |
29,557 |
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Basic earnings (loss) per share
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$ |
1.11 |
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(9.98 |
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$ |
(0.30 |
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$ |
(0.08 |
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$ |
0.26 |
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Diluted earnings (loss) per share
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$ |
1.10 |
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(9.98 |
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$ |
(0.30 |
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(0.08 |
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$ |
0.25 |
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(a) |
During the year ended December 31, 2002, we recognized an
interim SFAS No. 142 non-cash goodwill impairment
charge of $166.6 million. Impairment adjustments recognized
after the adoption of SFAS No. 142 are required to be
recognized as operating expenses. |
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(b) |
Based on our transitional impairment test performed upon
adoption of SFAS No. 142, we recognized a
$488.5 million non-cash charge ($445.4 million, net of
tax) to reduce the carrying value of goodwill to the implied
fair value of our reporting units. Basic and diluted earnings
per share before cumulative effect of change in accounting
principle were a loss of $2.90 per share. |
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(c) |
The original as-converted share price negotiated with First
Reserve Fund IX, L.P. (First Reserve) for our Series E
Preferred Stock on October 15, 2002 was $3.00 per share which
was an above market price. On December 20, 2002, the date
First Reserve purchased our Series E Preferred Stock, our stock
closed at $3.35 per share. Accordingly, we recorded a non-cash
beneficial conversion charge of $8.5 million based on the
$0.35 per share differential. The non-cash beneficial
conversion charge was recognized as a deemed dividend to the
Series E Preferred Stockholder and was recorded as a decrease in
net income attributable to common stock and an increase in
additional paid-in capital. The non-cash beneficial conversion
charge had no effect on our operating income, cash flows or
stockholders equity at December 31, 2002. |
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In the fourth quarter 2003, we recorded a $35.1 million
loss on early extinguishment of debt comprised of make-whole
prepayment premiums, the write-off of certain unamortized debt
issuance costs and other related costs due to the retirement of
our senior secured notes and termination of our then existing
credit facility. |
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2001 | |
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2002 | |
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2003 | |
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2005 | |
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Balance Sheet Data:
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Working capital
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$ |
335,590 |
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$ |
317,356 |
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$ |
476,703 |
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$ |
478,978 |
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$ |
572,939 |
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Total assets
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2,042,901 |
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1,364,812 |
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1,466,435 |
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1,459,997 |
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1,554,785 |
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Long-term debt, net of current maturities
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327,774 |
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213,167 |
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58,051 |
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21,863 |
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7,591 |
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Convertible subordinated notes
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172,500 |
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172,500 |
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442,500 |
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442,500 |
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442,500 |
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Redeemable common stock
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72,922 |
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Total stockholders equity
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1,206,751 |
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611,671 |
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663,132 |
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663,247 |
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703,738 |
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The consolidated financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2001 were audited by Arthur Andersen LLP,
which has ceased operations.
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ITEM 7. |
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations |
The following discussion and analysis of our financial
condition and results of operations should be read in
conjunction with our historical consolidated financial
statements and related notes thereto in Item 8
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. The
discussion below contains forward-looking statements that are
based upon our current expectations and are subject to
uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may
differ materially from these expectations due to inaccurate
assumptions and known or unknown risks and uncertainties,
including those identified in Uncertainty of
Forward-Looking Statements and Information.
Introduction
We are a leading national provider of specialty contracting
services, offering
end-to-end network
solutions to the electric power, gas, telecommunications, cable
television and specialty services industries. We believe that we
are the largest contractor servicing the transmission and
distribution sector of the North American electric utility
industry. We derive our revenues from one reportable segment.
Our customers include electric
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power, gas, telecommunications and cable television companies,
as well as commercial, industrial and governmental entities. We
had consolidated revenues for the twelve months ended
December 31, 2005 of approximately $1.9 billion, of
which 67% was attributable to electric power and gas customers,
15% to telecommunications and cable television customers and 18%
to ancillary services, such as inside electrical wiring,
intelligent traffic networks, cable and control systems for
light rail lines, airports and highways, and specialty rock
trenching, directional boring and road milling for industrial
and commercial customers.
Our customers include many of the leading companies in the
industries we serve. We have developed strong strategic
alliances with numerous customers and strive to develop and
maintain our status as a preferred vendor to our customers. We
enter into various types of contracts, including competitive
unit price, cost-plus (or time and materials basis), and fixed
price (or lump sum basis), the final terms and prices of which
we frequently negotiate with the customer. Although the terms of
our contracts vary considerably, most are made on either a unit
price or fixed price basis in which we agree to do the work for
a price per unit of work performed (unit price) or for a fixed
amount for the entire project (fixed price). We complete a
substantial majority of our fixed price projects within one
year, while we frequently provide maintenance and repair work
under open-ended unit price or cost-plus master service
agreements that are renewable annually. Some of our customers
require us to post performance and payment bonds upon execution
of the contract, depending upon the nature of the work to be
performed.
We generally recognize revenue on our unit price and cost-plus
contracts when units are completed or services are performed.
For our fixed price contracts, we typically record revenues as
work on the contract progresses on a
percentage-of-completion
basis. Under this valuation method, revenue is recognized based
on the percentage of total costs incurred to date in proportion
to total estimated costs to complete the contract. Fixed price
contracts generally include retainage provisions under which a
percentage of the contract price is withheld until the project
is complete and has been accepted by our customer.
Seasonality; Fluctuations of Results
Our revenues and results of operations can be subject to
seasonal variations. These variations are influenced by weather,
customer spending patterns, bidding seasons and holidays.
Typically, our revenues are lowest in the first quarter of the
year because cold, snowy or wet conditions cause delays. The
second quarter is typically better than the first, as some
projects begin, but continued cold and wet weather can often
impact second quarter productivity. The third quarter is
typically the best of the year, as a greater number of projects
are underway and weather is more accommodating to work on
projects. Revenues during the fourth quarter of the year are
typically lower than the third quarter but higher than the
second quarter. Many projects are completed in the fourth
quarter and revenues often are impacted positively by customers
seeking to spend their capital budget before the end of the
year; however, the holiday season and inclement weather
sometimes can cause delays.
Additionally, our industry can be highly cyclical. As a result,
our volume of business may be adversely affected by declines in
new projects in various geographic regions in the United States.
The financial condition of our customers and their access to
capital, variations in the margins of projects performed during
any particular quarter, regional economic conditions, timing of
acquisitions and the timing and magnitude of acquisition
assimilation costs may also materially affect quarterly results.
Accordingly, our operating results in any particular quarter or
year may not be indicative of the results that can be expected
for any other quarter or for any other year. You should read
Outlook and Understanding
Margins for additional discussion of trends and
challenges that may affect our financial condition and results
of operations.
Understanding Gross Margins
Our gross margin is gross profit expressed as a percentage of
revenues. Cost of services consists primarily of salaries, wages
and benefits to employees, depreciation, fuel and other
equipment expenses, equipment rentals, subcontracted services,
insurance, facilities expenses, materials and parts and
supplies. Various factors some controllable, some
not impact our gross margins on a quarterly or
annual basis.
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Seasonal and Geographical. As discussed above,
seasonal patterns can have a significant impact on gross
margins. Generally, business is slower in the winter months
versus the warmer months of the year. This can be offset
somewhat by increased demand for electrical service and repair
work resulting from severe weather. In addition, the mix of
business conducted in different parts of the country will affect
margins, as some parts of the country offer the opportunity for
higher gross margins than others.
Weather. Adverse or favorable weather conditions can
impact gross margins in a given period. For example, in the
first half of 2004, parts of the country experienced record snow
or rainfall that negatively impacted our revenue and gross
margin. In many cases, projects were delayed or had to be
temporarily placed on hold. Conversely, in periods when weather
remains dry and temperatures are accommodating, more work can be
done, sometimes with less cost, which would have a favorable
impact on gross margins. In some cases, as in the second half of
2004 and 2005, strong storms or hurricanes can provide us with
high margin emergency service restoration work, which generally
has a positive impact on margins.
Revenue Mix. The mix of revenue derived from the
industries we serve will impact gross margins. Changes in our
customers spending patterns in each of the industries we
serve can cause an imbalance in supply and demand and,
therefore, affect margins and mix of revenue by industry served.
Service and Maintenance versus Installation. In general,
installation work has a higher gross margin than maintenance
work. This is because installation work is often obtained on a
fixed price basis which has higher risk than other types of
pricing arrangements. We typically derive approximately 50% of
our revenue from maintenance work, which is performed under
pre-established or negotiated prices or cost-plus pricing
arrangements. Thus, a higher portion of installation work in a
given quarter may result in a higher gross margin.
Subcontract Work. Work that is subcontracted to other
service providers generally has lower gross margins. An increase
in subcontract work in a given period may contribute to a
decrease in gross margin. We typically subcontract approximately
10% - 15% of our work to other service providers.
Materials versus Labor. Margins may be lower on projects
on which we furnish materials as material prices are generally
more predictable than labor costs. Consequently, we generally
are not able to mark up materials as much as labor costs. In a
given period, a higher percentage of work that has a higher
materials component may decrease overall gross margin.
Depreciation. We include depreciation in cost of
services. This is common practice in our industry, but can make
comparability to other companies difficult. This must be taken
into consideration when comparing us to other companies.
Insurance. Gross margins could be impacted by
fluctuations in insurance accruals related to our deductibles in
the period in which such adjustments are made. As of
December 31, 2005, we had a deductible of $1.0 million
per occurrence related to employers and general liability
insurance and a deductible of $2.0 million per occurrence
for automobile liability and workers compensation
insurance. We also have a non-union employee health care benefit
plan that is subject to a deductible of $250,000 per
claimant per year.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily
of compensation and related benefits to management,
administrative salaries and benefits, marketing, office rent and
utilities, communications, professional fees, bad debt expense,
letter of credit fees and gains and losses on the sale of
property and equipment.
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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth selected statements of operations
data and such data as a percentage of revenues for the years
indicated (dollars in thousands):
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Revenues
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$ |
1,642,853 |
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100.0 |
% |
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1,626,510 |
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100.0 |
% |
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1,858,626 |
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100.0 |
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Cost of services (including depreciation)
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1,442,958 |
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87.8 |
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1,445,119 |
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88.8 |
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1,601,878 |
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86.2 |
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Gross profit
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199,895 |
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12.2 |
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181,391 |
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11.2 |
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256,748 |
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13.8 |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses
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178,219 |
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10.9 |
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171,537 |
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10.6 |
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188,203 |
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10.1 |
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Goodwill impairment
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6,452 |
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0.4 |
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Income from operations
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15,224 |
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0.9 |
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9,854 |
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0.6 |
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68,545 |
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3.7 |
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Interest expense
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(31,822 |
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(1.9 |
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(25,067 |
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(1.5 |
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(23,949 |
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(1.3 |
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Interest income
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1,065 |
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0.1 |
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2,551 |
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0.1 |
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7,416 |
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0.4 |
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Loss on early extinguishment of debt
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(35,055 |
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(2.1 |
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Other income (expense), net
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(2,481 |
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(0.2 |
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17 |
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235 |
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Income (loss) before income taxes
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(53,069 |
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(12,645 |
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(0.8 |
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52,247 |
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Provision (benefit) for income taxes
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(18,080 |
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(1.1 |
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(3,451 |
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(0.2 |
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22,690 |
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1.2 |
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Net income (loss)
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(34,989 |
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(2.1 |
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(9,194 |
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(0.6 |
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29,557 |
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1.6 |
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Dividends on preferred stock, net of forfeitures
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(2,109 |
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(32,880 |
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(9,194 |
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29,557 |
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2005 compared to 2004
Revenues. Revenues increased $232.1 million, or
14.3%, to $1.86 billion for the year ended
December 31, 2005, with revenues derived from the electric
power and gas network services industry increasing by
approximately $188.6 million, or 17.9%, revenues from the
telecommunications and cable television network services
industry increasing by approximately $16.5 million, or 6.1%
and revenues from ancillary services increasing by approximately
$27.0 million, or 9.0%. The increase in revenues is a
result of a higher volume of work from increased spending by our
customers in these industries due to the improving financial
health of these customers. Revenues in 2005 were positively
impacted by a larger volume of storm restoration services
provided during 2005 to our electric power and gas customers
after the impact of hurricanes in the south central and
southeastern United States.
Gross profit. Gross profit increased $75.4 million,
or 41.5%, to $256.7 million for the year ended
December 31, 2005. As a percentage of revenues, gross
margin increased from 11.2% for the year ended December 31,
2004 to 13.8% for the year ended December 31, 2005. Gross
profit was favorably impacted by an increased volume of higher
margin storm restoration services as discussed above. In
addition, the increase in gross margins for the year ended
December 31, 2005 over the year ended December 31,
2004 was attributable to higher margins on work from our
electric power and gas network services customers, partially due
to our margin enhancement initiatives, better weather in certain
areas during the first half of 2005 and better overall fixed
cost absorption as a result of higher revenues.
Selling, general and administrative expenses. Selling,
general and administrative expenses increased
$16.7 million, or 9.7%, to $188.2 million for the year
ended December 31, 2005. Salaries and benefits costs
increased by $13.7 million associated with increased
performance bonus costs, an increased number of
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personnel and cost of living adjustments. During the year ended
December 31, 2004, we incurred $6.3 million in
professional fees associated with meeting the requirements of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 versus $1.0 million during
the year ended December 31, 2005, partially due to the
hiring of additional internal personnel, as discussed above;
however, this decrease in professional fees was offset by
incurring $5.7 million in higher costs during the year
ended December 31, 2005 associated with our margin
enhancement initiatives, increased bidding activity and ongoing
litigation. In addition, net losses from sales of property and
equipment increased from $0.9 million in 2004 to
$3.5 million in 2005.
Interest expense. Interest expense decreased
$1.1 million, or 4.5%, to $23.9 million for the year
ended December 31, 2005, due to lower levels of debt
outstanding.
Interest income. Interest income was $7.4 million
for the year ended December 31, 2005, compared to
$2.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2004. The
increase in interest income primarily relates to a higher
average cash balance and higher average interest rates for the
year ended December 31, 2005 as compared to the year ended
December 31, 2004.
Provision (benefit) for income taxes. The provision for
income taxes was $22.7 million for the year ended
December 31, 2005, with an effective tax rate of 43.4%,
compared to a benefit of $3.5 million for the year ended
December 31, 2004, with an effective tax rate of 27.3%. The
effective rate for income taxes for both periods differs from
the statutory rate due to the impact of estimated non-deductible
items on estimated income or loss and the recording of
additional contingency reserves.
2004 compared to 2003
Revenues. Revenues were relatively constant at
approximately $1.6 billion for the year ended
December 31, 2004 compared to the year ended
December 31, 2003. Revenues derived from the
telecommunications and cable television network services
industry decreased by approximately $86.5 million. This
revenue decrease was primarily due to reduced capital spending
by our cable customers as many of them continue to face
significant financial pressures, which have negatively impacted
the award of work to specialty contractors. Revenues derived
from ancillary services decreased by approximately
$3.0 million. These decreases were partially offset by
increased revenues derived from the electric power and gas
network services industry of approximately $73.2 million.
Revenues were positively impacted by a larger volume of storm
restoration services provided during the third quarter of 2004
to our electric power and gas customers in the Southeastern
United States in the wake of four hurricanes. We have also
become more selective in the jobs we pursue, and pricing
pressures have contributed to lower revenues as the bidding
environment has remained competitive.
Gross Profit. Gross profit decreased $18.5 million,
or 9.3%, to $181.4 million for the year ended
December 31, 2004. Gross margin decreased from 12.2% for
the year ended December 31, 2003 to 11.2% for the year
ended December 31, 2004. This decrease in gross margin
resulted primarily from an incremental increase in the expense
associated with our self-insured casualty insurance program of
$13.0 million primarily due to higher than anticipated
claims development during the third quarter of 2004. Additional
negative margin impacts include pricing pressures on work
performed for utility and cable customers, as well as cost
overruns and weather delays on certain projects during the first
quarter of 2004. These decreases were partially offset by a
larger volume of higher margin storm restoration services
performed during the third quarter of 2004.
Selling, general and administrative expenses. Selling,
general and administrative expenses decreased $6.7 million,
or 3.7%, to $171.5 million for the year ended
December 31, 2004. During the year ended December 31,
2003, we recorded $19.9 million in bad debt expense related
primarily to notes receivable from one customer, compared to
only $0.4 million during the year ended December 31,
2004. Excluding bad debt expense, selling, general and
administrative expenses for the year ended December 31,
2004 increased approximately $12.8 million, primarily due
to $9.3 million in increased professional fees which
consisted of $6.3 million in fees associated with meeting
the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and
additional professional fees associated with a margin
enhancement program, costs associated with the start up of our
government solutions subsidiary, legal fees and the
implementation of new safety initiatives. In addition,
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our non-cash compensation expense associated with the issuance
of restricted stock increased $1.9 million for the year
ended December 31, 2004 compared to the year ended
December 31, 2003.
Interest expense. Interest expense decreased
$6.8 million, or 21.2%, to $25.1 million for the year
ended December 31, 2004 due to the refinancing of the
majority of our outstanding debt during the fourth quarter of
2003 at lower interest rates and a decrease in our long-term
debt balance as of December 31, 2004 compared to
December 31, 2003.
Interest income. Interest income was $2.6 million
for the year ended December 31, 2004, compared to
$1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2003. The
increase in interest income primarily relates to a higher
average cash balance during 2004 compared to 2003.
Other income (expense), net. Other income was
approximately $17,000 for the year ended December 31, 2004,
compared to other expense of $2.5 million for the year
ended December 31, 2003. Included in 2003 was a
$2.9 million loss on the disposal of an investment in a
fiber network. Excluding this loss, the decrease in other income
(expense), net was $0.4 million.
Benefit for income taxes. The benefit for income taxes
was $3.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2004,
with an effective tax rate of 27.3%, compared to a benefit of
$18.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2003,
with an effective tax rate of 34.1%. The effective tax rates for
both 2004 and 2003 were lower than the statutory rates due to
the effect of certain expenses that we incur that are not
deductible for tax purposes. The non-deductibility of these
expenses has the effect of lowering the amount of tax benefit
that we record associated with the losses we incurred.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We anticipate that our cash on hand, which totaled
$304.3 million as of December 31, 2005, our credit
facility and our future cash flow from operations will provide
sufficient cash to enable us to meet our future operating needs,
debt service requirements and planned capital expenditures and
to ensure our future ability to grow. Momentum in deployment of
fiber to the premises or initiatives to rebuild the United
States electric power grid may require a significant amount of
additional working capital. However, we feel that we have
adequate cash and availability under our credit facility to meet
such needs.
As of December 31, 2005, we had cash and cash equivalents
of $304.3 million, working capital of $572.9 million
and long-term debt of $450.1 million, net of current
maturities. Our long-term debt balance at that date included
$442.5 million of convertible subordinated notes and
$7.6 million of other debt. We also had $142.6 million
of letters of credit outstanding under our credit facility.
During the year ended December 31, 2005, operating
activities provided net cash flow of $82.4 million. Cash
flow from operations is primarily influenced by demand for our
services, operating margins and the type of services we provide.
We used net cash in investing activities of $30.6 million,
including $42.6 million used for capital expenditures,
offset by $12.0 million of proceeds from the sale of
equipment. We used net cash in financing activities of
$13.2 million, resulting primarily from a
$13.3 million net repayment under the term loan portion of
the credit facility in order to be able to issue additional
letters of credit.
As of December 31, 2005, we had a $182.0 million
credit facility with various lenders. The credit facility
consisted of a $147.0 million letter of credit facility
maturing on June 19, 2008, which also provides for term
loans, and a $35.0 million revolving credit facility
maturing on December 19, 2007, which provides for revolving
loans and letters of credit. The maximum availability under the
letter of credit facility will be automatically reduced by
$1.5 million on December 31 of each year until
maturity.
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As of December 31, 2005, we were required to maintain total
borrowings outstanding under the letter of credit facility equal
to the $147.0 million available through a combination of
letters of credit or term loans. We had approximately
$139.3 million of letters of credit issued under the letter
of credit facility and $7.5 million of the letter of credit
facility outstanding as a term loan. The remaining
$0.2 million was available for issuing new letters of
credit. In the event that we desire to issue additional letters
of credit under the letter of credit facility, we are required
to make cash repayments of debt outstanding under the term loan
portion of the letter of credit facility in an amount that
approximates the additional letters of credit to be issued.
Under the letter of credit facility, we are subject to a fee of
either 3.00% or 3.25% of the letters of credit outstanding,
depending upon the occurrence of certain events, plus an
additional 0.15% of the amount outstanding to the extent the
funds in the deposit account linked to the letter of credit
facility do not earn interest equal to the London Interbank
Offering Rate (LIBOR). Term loans under the letter of credit
facility bear interest at a rate equal to either the Eurodollar
Rate (as defined in the credit facility) or the Base Rate (as
described below), in each case plus 3.00% or 3.25% depending
upon the occurrence of certain events. The Base Rate equals the
higher of (i) the Federal Funds Rate (as defined in the
credit facility) plus 1/2 of 1% and (ii) the banks
prime rate. The weighted average interest rate for the twelve
months ended December 31, 2004 and 2005 associated with
amounts under the term loan was 4.44% and 6.41%.
As of December 31, 2005, we had approximately
$3.3 million of letters of credit issued under the
revolving credit facility, and borrowing availability of
$31.7 million under the revolving credit facility. Amounts
borrowed under the revolving credit facility bear interest at
our option at a rate equal to either (a) the Eurodollar
Rate plus 1.75% to 3.00%, as determined by the ratio of our
total funded debt to EBITDA, or (b) the Base Rate plus
0.25% to 1.50%, as determined by the ratio of our total funded
debt to EBITDA. Letters of credit issued under the revolving
credit facility are subject to a letter of credit fee of 1.75%
to 3.00%, based on the ratio of our total funded debt to EBITDA.
If we choose to cash collateralize letters of credit issued
under the revolving credit facility, those letters of credit
will be subject to a letter of credit fee of 0.50%. We are also
subject to a commitment fee of 0.375% to 0.625%, based on the
ratio of our total funded debt to EBITDA, on any unused
availability under the revolving credit facility.
The credit facility contains certain covenants, including a
maximum funded debt to EBITDA ratio, a maximum senior debt to
EBITDA ratio, a minimum interest coverage ratio, a minimum asset
coverage ratio and a minimum consolidated net worth covenant, in
each case as specified in the credit facility. As of
December 31, 2005, we were in compliance with all of our
covenants. However, other conditions such as, but not limited
to, unforeseen project delays or cancellations, adverse weather
conditions or poor contract performance, could adversely affect
our ability to comply with its covenants in the future. The
credit facility also limits acquisitions, capital expenditures
and asset sales and, subject to certain exceptions, prohibits
liens on material assets. The credit facility also includes
limits on the payment of dividends and stock repurchase
programs, which for 2006 and in any fiscal year thereafter is an
annual aggregate amount up to twenty-five percent of our
consolidated net income (plus the amount of non-cash charges
that reduced such consolidated net income) for the prior fiscal
year. The credit facility does not limit dividend payments or
other distributions payable solely in capital stock. The credit
facility carries cross-default provisions with all of our other
debt instruments exceeding $2.0 million in borrowings and
our continuing indemnity and security agreement with our surety.
The credit facility is secured by a pledge of all of the capital
stock of our U.S. subsidiaries, 65% of the capital stock of
our foreign subsidiaries and substantially all of our assets.
Borrowings under the credit facility are to be used for working
capital, capital expenditures and for other general corporate
purposes. Our U.S. subsidiaries guarantee the repayment of
all amounts due under the credit facility. Our obligations under
the credit facility constitute designated senior indebtedness
under our 4.0% and 4.5% convertible subordinated notes.
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4.0% Convertible Subordinated Notes |
As of December 31, 2005, we had $172.5 million of
4.0% convertible subordinated notes outstanding. These
4.0% convertible subordinated notes are convertible into
shares of our common stock at a price of
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$54.53 per share, subject to adjustment as a result of
certain events. The resale of the notes and the shares issuable
upon conversion thereof was registered for the benefit of the
holders in a shelf registration statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These
4.0% convertible subordinated notes require semi-annual
interest payments on July 1 and December 31 until the
notes mature on July 1, 2007. We have the option to redeem
some or all of the 4.0% convertible subordinated notes at
specified redemption prices, together with accrued and unpaid
interest; however, early redemption is prohibited by our credit
facility. If certain fundamental changes occur, as described in
the indenture under which we issued the 4.0% convertible
subordinated notes, holders of the 4.0% convertible
subordinated notes may require us to purchase all or part of
their notes at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal
amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
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4.5% Convertible Subordinated Notes |
As of December 31, 2005, we had $270.0 million of
4.5% convertible subordinated notes outstanding. These
4.5% convertible subordinated notes are convertible into
shares of our common stock at a price of $11.14 per share,
subject to adjustment as a result of certain events. The resale
of the notes and the shares issuable upon conversion thereof was
registered for the benefit of the holders in a shelf
registration statement filed with the SEC. The
4.5% convertible subordinated notes require semi-annual
interest payments on April 1 and October 1 until the
notes mature on October 1, 2023.
The 4.5% convertible subordinated notes are convertible by
the holder (i) during any fiscal quarter if the last
reported sale price of our common stock is greater than or equal
to 120% of the conversion price for at least 20 trading days in
the period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the first
trading day of such fiscal quarter, (ii) during the five
business day period after any five consecutive trading day
period in which the trading price per note for each day of that
period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported
sale price of our common stock and the conversion rate,
(iii) upon us calling the notes for redemption or
(iv) upon the occurrence of specified corporate
transactions. If the notes become convertible under any of these
circumstances, we have the option to deliver cash, shares of our
common stock or a combination thereof. The amount of any cash
that we deliver will be determined based on the principal amount
of the notes converted divided by the conversion price
multiplied by the average trading price of our common stock. The
maximum number of shares of common stock that could be issued
under these circumstances is equal to the principal amount of
the notes divided by the conversion price. During the fourth
quarter of 2005, the market price condition described in
clause (i) above was satisfied, and the notes are presently
convertible at the option of each holder. The conversion period
will expire on March 31, 2006, but may resume upon the
satisfaction of the market condition or other conditions in
future periods.
Beginning October 8, 2008, we can redeem for cash some or
all of the 4.5% convertible subordinated notes at the
principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest;
however, early redemption is prohibited by our credit facility.
The holders of the 4.5% convertible subordinated notes may
require us to repurchase all or some of their notes at the
principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest on
October 1, 2008, 2013 or 2018, or upon the occurrence of a
fundamental change, as defined by the indenture under which we
issued the notes. We must pay any required repurchase on
October 1, 2008 in cash. For all other required
repurchases, we have the option to deliver cash, shares of our
common stock or a combination thereof to satisfy our repurchase
obligation. We presently do not anticipate using stock to
satisfy any future repurchase obligations. If we were to satisfy
the obligation with shares of our common stock, the number of
shares delivered would equal the dollar amount to be paid in
common stock divided by 98.5% of the market price of our common
stock, as defined by the indenture. The number of shares to be
issued under this circumstance is not limited. The right to
settle for shares of common stock can be surrendered by us. The
4.5% convertible subordinated notes carry cross-default
provisions with our credit facility and any of our other debt
instruments exceeding $10.0 million in borrowings.
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Off-Balance Sheet Transactions |
As is common in our industry, we have entered into certain
off-balance sheet arrangements in the ordinary course of
business that result in risks not directly reflected in our
balance sheets. Our significant off-
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balance sheet transactions include liabilities associated with
non-cancelable operating leases, letter of credit obligations
and surety guarantees. We have not engaged in any off-balance
sheet financing arrangements through special purpose entities.
We enter into non-cancelable operating leases for many of our
facility, vehicle and equipment needs. These leases allow us to
conserve cash by paying a monthly lease rental fee for use of
facilities, vehicles and equipment rather than purchasing them.
We may decide to cancel or terminate a lease before the end of
its term, in which case we are typically liable to the lessor
for the remaining lease payments under the term of the lease.
We have guaranteed the residual value of the underlying assets
under certain of our equipment operating leases at the date of
termination of such leases. We have agreed to pay any difference
between this residual value and the fair market value of each
underlying asset as of the lease termination date. As of
December 31, 2005, the maximum guaranteed residual value
was approximately $90.8 million. We believe that no
significant payments will be made as a result of the difference
between the fair market value of the leased equipment and the
guaranteed residual value. However, there can be no assurance
that future significant payments will not be required.
Certain of our vendors require letters of credit to ensure
reimbursement for amounts they are disbursing on our behalf,
such as to beneficiaries under our self-funded insurance
programs. In addition, from time to time some customers require
us to post letters of credit to ensure payment to our
subcontractors and vendors under those contracts and to
guarantee performance under our contracts. Such letters of
credit are generally issued by a bank or similar financial
institution. The letter of credit commits the issuer to pay
specified amounts to the holder of the letter of credit if the
holder demonstrates that we have failed to perform specified
actions. If this were to occur, we would be required to
reimburse the issuer of the letter of credit. Depending on the
circumstances of such a reimbursement, we may also have to
record a charge to earnings for the reimbursement. We do not
believe that it is likely that any claims will be made under a
letter of credit in the foreseeable future.
As of December 31, 2005, we had $142.6 million in
letters of credit outstanding under our credit facility
primarily to secure obligations under our casualty insurance
program. These are irrevocable stand-by letters of credit with
maturities expiring at various times throughout 2006. Upon
maturity, it is expected that the majority of these letters of
credit will be renewed for subsequent one-year periods. We have
agreed to issue up to $4.5 million in additional letters of
credit during 2006, primarily related to our casualty insurance
program.
Many customers, particularly in connection with new
construction, require us to post performance and payment bonds
issued by a financial institution known as a surety. These bonds
provide a guarantee to the customer that we will perform under
the terms of a contract and that we will pay subcontractors and
vendors. If we fail to perform under a contract or to pay
subcontractors and vendors, the customer may demand that the
surety make payments or provide services under the bond. We must
reimburse the surety for any expenses or outlays it incurs.
Under our continuing indemnity and security agreement with the
surety, we have posted letters of credit in the amount of
$15.0 million in favor of the surety and, with the consent
of our lenders under our credit facility, we have granted
security interests in certain of our assets to collateralize our
obligations to the surety. We may be required to post additional
letters of credit or other collateral in favor of the surety or
our customers in the future. Posting letters of credit in favor
of the surety or our customers also will reduce the borrowing
availability under our credit facility. To date, we have not
been required to make any reimbursements to the surety for
bond-related costs. We believe that it is unlikely that we will
have to fund significant claims under our surety arrangements in
the foreseeable future. As of December 31, 2005, an
aggregate of
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approximately $577.2 million in original face amount of
bonds issued by the surety were outstanding. Our estimated cost
to complete these bonded projects was approximately
$147.8 million as of December 31, 2005.
As of December 31, 2005, our future contractual obligations
are as follows (in thousands):
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Total | |
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2006 | |
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2007 | |
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2008 | |
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2009 | |
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2010 | |
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Thereafter | |
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Long-term debt principal
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$ |
451,758 |
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$ |
1,667 |
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$ |
172,591 |
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$ |
277,500 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Long-term debt interest
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43,763 |
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19,050 |
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15,600 |
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9,113 |
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Capital lease obligations, including interest
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596 |
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596 |
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Operating lease obligations
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77,110 |
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20,643 |
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14,469 |
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12,716 |
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10,931 |
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9,119 |
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9,232 |
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Total
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$ |
573,227 |
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$ |
41,956 |
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$ |
202,660 |
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$ |
299,329 |
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$ |
10,931 |
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$ |
9,119 |
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$ |
9,232 |
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Excluded from the above table is interest associated with
borrowings under the credit facility because both the amount
borrowed and applicable interest rate are variable. The
principal amount borrowed under the credit facility included in
the above table is $7.5 million due in 2008, which bears
interest at a rate of 7.50% as of December 31, 2005. In
addition, our multi-employer pension plan contributions are
determined annually based on our union employee payrolls, which
cannot be determined for future periods in advance.
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Concentration of Credit Risk |
We grant credit under normal payment terms, generally without
collateral, to our customers, which include electric power and
gas companies, telecommunications and cable television system
operators, governmental entities, general contractors, and
builders, owners and managers of commercial and industrial
properties located primarily in the United States. Consequently,
we are subject to potential credit risk related to changes in
business and economic factors throughout the United States.
However, we generally have certain statutory lien rights with
respect to services provided. Under certain circumstances such
as foreclosures or negotiated settlements, we may take title to
the underlying assets in lieu of cash in settlement of
receivables. As previously discussed herein, our customers have
experienced significant financial difficulties. These economic
conditions expose us to increased risk related to collectibility
of receivables for services we have performed. No customer
accounted for more than 10% of accounts receivable as of
December 31, 2004 or 2005 or revenues for the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2004 or 2005.
We are from time to time party to various lawsuits, claims and
other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of
business. These actions typically seek, among other things,
compensation for alleged personal injury, breach of contract
and/or, property damages, punitive damages, civil penalties or
other losses, or injunctive or declaratory relief. With respect
to all such lawsuits, claims and proceedings, we record reserves
when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the
amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. We do not believe
that any of these proceedings, separately or in the aggregate,
would be expected to have a material adverse effect on our
financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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Related Party Transactions |
In the normal course of business, we enter into transactions
from time to time with related parties. These transactions
typically take the form of facility leases with prior owners of
certain acquired companies.
Inflation
Due to relatively low levels of inflation experienced during the
years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, inflation did
not have a significant effect on our results.
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New Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS) No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based
Payment, which is a revision of SFAS No. 123,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation.
SFAS No. 123(R) supersedes APB Opinion No. 25,
Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and amends
SFAS No. 95, Statement of Cash Flows.
SFAS No. 123(R) requires companies to account for
stock-based compensation awards based on the fair value of the
awards at the date they are granted. The resulting compensation
cost would be shown as an expense in the consolidated statements
of operations. This statement is effective for us as of the
beginning of the first quarter of 2006.
SFAS No. 123(R) permits adoption using one of two
methods: 1) a modified prospective method, in
which compensation cost is recognized beginning on the effective
date (a) based on the requirements of
SFAS No. 123(R) for all share-based payments granted
after the effective date and (b) based on the requirements
of SFAS No. 123 for all awards granted to employees
prior to the effective date of SFAS No. 123(R) that
remain unvested on the effective date and 2) a
modified retrospective method that includes the
requirements above, but also permits entities to restate based
on the amounts previously recognized under
SFAS No. 123 for purposes of pro forma disclosures of
all prior periods presented. We plan to adopt
SFAS No. 123(R) using the modified
prospective method. As discussed above, we currently
account for share-based payments to employees using the
intrinsic value method and, as such, generally recognize no
compensation cost for stock option awards and stock issued
pursuant to our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). As we have
not issued stock options since 2002 and have terminated our ESPP
during 2005, we do not expect the adoption of
SFAS No. 123(R) to have a significant impact on our
reported results of operations. However, had we adopted
SFAS No. 123(R) in the periods presented, the impact
on results of operations would have approximated the impact of
SFAS No. 123 as presented in Note 2 to Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements. SFAS No. 123(R)
also requires the benefits of tax deductions in excess of
recognized compensation cost to be reported as a financing cash
flow, rather than as an operating cash flow as required under
current literature. This requirement will reduce net operating
cash flows and increase net financing cash flows in periods
after adoption.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153,
Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets an amendment
of APB Opinion No. 29, which modifies the existing
guidance on accounting for nonmonetary transactions to eliminate
an exception under which certain exchanges of similar productive
nonmonetary assets were not accounted for at fair value.
SFAS No. 153 instead provides a general exception for
exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial
substance. This statement must be applied to nonmonetary asset
exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after
June 15, 2005. We will adopt SFAS No. 153 in the first
quarter of 2006, but we do not anticipate that the adoption of
SFAS No. 153 will have a material impact on our
financial position, results of operations or cash flows, as we
do not often enter into transactions for the exchange of
nonmonetary assets.
In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154,
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections A
Replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement
No. 3. SFAS No. 154 requires retrospective
application to prior periods financial statements for
changes in accounting principles unless it is impracticable to
determine either the period-specific effects or the cumulative
effect of the change. SFAS No. 154 is effective for
accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2005. We will adopt the
provisions of SFAS No. 154 beginning in fiscal year
2006; however as we cannot anticipate changes in accounting
principles, we cannot estimate whether or not SFAS No. 154 will
have a material impact on our financial position, results of
operations or cash flows.
Critical Accounting Policies
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and
results of operations are based on our consolidated financial
statements, which have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
The preparation of these consolidated financial statements
requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of
contingent assets and liabilities known to exist at the date of
the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts
of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. We
evaluate our estimates on an
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ongoing basis, based on historical experience and on various
other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the
circumstances. There can be no assurance that actual results
will not differ from those estimates. Management has reviewed
its development and selection of critical accounting estimates
with the audit committee of our board of directors. We believe
the following accounting policies affect our more significant
judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our
consolidated financial statements:
Revenue Recognition. We recognize revenue when services
are performed except when work is being performed under a fixed
price contract. Revenues from fixed price contracts are
recognized using the
percentage-of-completion
method, measured by the percentage of costs incurred to date to
total estimated costs for each contract. Such contracts
generally provide that the customer accept completion of
progress to date and compensate us for services rendered,
measured typically in terms of units installed, hours expended
or some other measure of progress. Contract costs typically
include all direct material, labor and subcontract costs and
those indirect costs related to contract performance, such as
indirect labor, supplies, tools, repairs and depreciation costs.
Provisions for the total estimated losses on uncompleted
contracts are made in the period in which such losses are
determined. Changes in job performance, job conditions,
estimated profitability and final contract settlements may
result in revisions to costs and income and their effects are
recognized in the period in which the revisions are determined.
Self-Insurance. We are insured for employers
liability and general liability claims, subject to a deductible
of $1.0 million per occurrence, and for auto liability and
workers compensation subject to a deductible of
$2.0 million per occurrence. We also have a non-union
employee health care benefit plan that is subject to a
deductible of $250,000 per claimant per year. Losses up to
the deductible amounts are accrued based upon our estimates of
the ultimate liability for claims incurred and an estimate of
claims incurred but not reported, with assistance from a
third-party actuary. However, insurance liabilities are
difficult to assess and estimate due to unknown factors,
including the severity of an injury, the determination of our
liability in proportion to other parties, the number of
incidents not reported and the effectiveness of our safety
program. The accruals are based upon known facts and historical
trends and management believes such accruals to be adequate.
Our casualty insurance carrier for the policy periods from
August 1, 2000 to February 28, 2003 has been
experiencing financial distress but is currently paying valid
claims. In the event that this insurers financial
situation further deteriorates, we may be required to pay
certain obligations that otherwise would have been paid by this
insurer. We estimate that the total future claim amount that
this insurer is currently obligated to pay on our behalf for the
above mentioned policy periods is approximately
$4.7 million; however, our estimate of the potential range
of these future claim amounts is between $3.0 million and
$8.0 million. The actual amounts ultimately paid by us in
connection with such claims, if any, may vary materially from
the above range and could be impacted by further claims
development and the extent to which the insurer could not honor
its obligations. In any event, we do not expect any failure by
this insurer to honor its obligations to us to have a material
adverse impact on our financial condition; however, the impact
could be material to our results of operations or cash flow in a
given period. We continue to monitor the financial situation of
this insurer and analyze any alternative actions that could be
pursued.
Valuation of Intangibles and Long-Lived Assets.
SFAS No. 142 provides that goodwill and other
intangible assets that have indefinite useful lives not be
amortized but, instead, must be tested at least annually for
impairment, and intangible assets that have finite useful lives
should continue to be amortized over their useful lives.
SFAS No. 142 also provides specific guidance for
testing goodwill and other nonamortized intangible assets for
impairment. SFAS No. 142 does not allow increases in
the carrying value of reporting units that may result from our
impairment test; therefore, we may record goodwill impairments
in the future, even when the aggregate fair value of our
reporting units and the company as a whole may increase.
Goodwill of a reporting unit will be tested for impairment
between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change
that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a
reporting unit below its carrying amount. Examples of such
events or circumstances may include a significant change in
business climate or a loss of key personnel, among others.
SFAS No. 142 requires that management make certain
estimates and assumptions in order to allocate goodwill to
reporting units and to determine the fair value of reporting
unit net assets and liabilities, including, among other things,
an assessment of market conditions, projected cash flows, cost of
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capital and growth rates, which could significantly impact the
reported value of goodwill and other intangible assets.
Estimating future cash flows requires significant judgment, and
our projections may vary from cash flows eventually realized.
We review long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or
changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may
not be realizable. If an evaluation is required, the estimated
future undiscounted cash flows associated with the asset are
compared to the assets carrying amount to determine if an
impairment of such asset is necessary. Estimating future cash
flows requires significant judgment, and our projections may
vary from cash flows eventually realized. The effect of any
impairment would be to expense the difference between the fair
value of such asset and its carrying value. In addition, we
estimate the useful lives of our long-lived assets and other
intangibles. We periodically review factors to determine whether
these lives are appropriate. Net gains or losses from the sale
of property and equipment are reflected in Selling, General and
Administrative Expenses.
Current and Non-Current Accounts and Notes Receivable
and Provision for Doubtful Accounts. We provide an allowance
for doubtful accounts when collection of an account or note
receivable is considered doubtful. Inherent in the assessment of
the allowance for doubtful accounts are certain judgments and
estimates relating to, among others, our customers access
to capital, our customers willingness or ability to pay,
general economic conditions and the ongoing relationship with
the customer. Certain of our customers, several of them large
public telecommunications carriers and utility customers, have
experienced financial difficulties. Should any major customers
continue to experience difficulties or file for bankruptcy, or
should anticipated recoveries relating to the receivables in
existing bankruptcies and other workout situations fail to
materialize, we could experience reduced cash flows and losses
in excess of current reserves. In addition, material changes in
our customers revenues or cash flows could affect our
ability to collect amounts due from them.
Stock-Based Compensation. Through December 31, 2005,
we accounted for our stock-based compensation under APB Opinion
No. 25. Under this accounting method, no compensation
expense is recognized in the consolidated statements of
operations if no intrinsic value of the stock-based compensation
award exists at the date of grant. As discussed previously, in
December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123(R),
requiring companies to account for stock-based compensation
awards based on the fair value of the awards at the date they
are granted. The resulting compensation cost would be shown as
an expense in the consolidated statements of operations.
SFAS No. 123(R) is effective for us as of the
beginning of the first quarter of 2006. Until effective,
disclosure is required as to what net income and earnings per
share would have been had the fair value method been followed
for our stock option awards outstanding under the 2001 Stock
Incentive Plan and the stock issuances under our ESPP. Our
existing pro forma disclosure is included in Note 2 to
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. For the stock
options, the fair market value of each grant was estimated on
the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.
The last stock option grant to an employee occurred in November
2002. The expense recognition for the restricted stock awards is
the same under APB Opinion No. 25 and
SFAS No. 123(R) with expense being recognized in the
financial statements.
Income Taxes. We follow the liability method of
accounting for income taxes in accordance with
SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes.
Under this method, deferred assets and liabilities are recorded
for future tax consequences of temporary differences between the
financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, and
are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that are
expected to be in effect when the underlying assets or
liabilities are recovered or settled.
We regularly evaluate valuation allowances established for
deferred tax assets for which future realization is uncertain
and we maintain an allowance for tax contingencies that we
believe is adequate. The estimation of required valuation
allowances includes estimates of future taxable income. The
ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon
the generation of future taxable income during the periods in
which those temporary differences become deductible. We consider
projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in
making this assessment. If actual future taxable income differs
from our estimates, we may not realize deferred tax assets to
the extent we have estimated.
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Outlook
The following statements are based on current expectations.
These statements are forward-looking, and actual results may
differ materially.
Utilities across the country are regaining their financial
health and, we believe, are making plans to increase spending on
their transmission and distribution systems. As a result, we
anticipate more extensive pole change outs, line upgrades and
maintenance projects on many systems over the next several
quarters. Further, the recently enacted Energy Policy Act of
2005 requires the power industry to meet federal reliability
standards for their transmission and distribution systems and
provides further incentives to the industry to invest in and
improve maintenance on their systems. While this Act is likely
to stimulate spending by our customers, we do not expect to
begin to realize the benefits of this spending for at least
twelve to twenty-four months.
We believe the historic downturn of the telecommunications
industry has reached bottom and that the industry has
stabilized. Further, we are beginning to see indications of
improvement for the industry. There are several
telecommunications initiatives currently in discussion and
underway by several wireline carriers and government
organizations that could provide us with pockets of opportunity
in the future, particularly from fiber to the premises
(FTTP) and fiber to the node (FTTN) initiatives. Such
initiatives have been announced by Verizon and SBC (now
AT&T), and municipalities and other government jurisdictions
have also become active in these initiatives.
We believe the impact of mergers within the wireless industry on
these customers has begun to lessen. As a result, we anticipate
increased spending by these customers on their networks. In
addition, several wireless companies have announced plans to
increase their cell site deployment plans over the next year,
including the expansion of third generation technology.
Spending in the cable television industry remains flat. However,
with several telecommunications companies increasing the pace of
their FTTP and FTTN projects that will enable them to offer TV
services via fiber to their customers, such initiatives could
serve as a catalyst for the cable industry to begin a new
network upgrade cycle to expand its service offerings in an
effort to retain and attract customers.
With the stabilization of several of our markets and our margin
enhancement initiatives, we have begun to see our gross margins
generally improve as well. While operating conditions are still
abnormal and many challenges remain, we are also beginning to
see some opportunity for margins to improve, but they are not
expected to return to historical levels in the near term. To the
extent that our primary markets remain stable or begin to
improve, margins should continue to gradually improve.
We continue to focus on the elements of the business we can
control, including cost control, the margins we accept on
projects, collecting receivables, ensuring quality service and
rightsizing initiatives to match the markets we serve. These
initiatives include aligning our workforce with our current
revenue base, evaluating opportunities to reduce the number of
field offices and evaluating our non-core assets for potential
sale. Such initiatives could result in future charges related
to, among others, severance, facilities shutdown and
consolidation, property disposal and other exit costs.
Capital expenditures in 2006 are expected to be approximately
$60.0 million. A majority of the expenditures will be for
operating equipment. We expect expenditures for 2006 to be
funded substantially through internal cash flows and, to the
extent necessary, from cash on hand.
We believe that we are adequately positioned to capitalize upon
opportunities in the industries we serve because of our proven
full-service operating units with broad geographic reach,
financial capability and technical expertise.
Uncertainty of Forward-Looking Statements and Information
This Annual Report on
Form 10-K includes
statements reflecting assumptions, expectations, projections,
intentions or beliefs about future events that are intended as
forward-looking statements under the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these
statements by the fact that they do not relate
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strictly to historical or current facts. They use words such as
anticipate, estimate,
project, forecast, may,
will, should, could,
expect, believe and other words of
similar meaning. In particular, these include, but are not
limited to, statements relating to the following:
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Projected operating or financial results; |
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Expectations regarding capital expenditures; |
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The effects of competition in our markets; |
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The benefits of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; |
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The current economic condition in the industries we serve; |
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Our ability to achieve cost savings; and |
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Any or all of our forward-looking statements may turn out to be
wrong. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions and by
known or unknown risks and uncertainties, including the
following:
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Quarterly variations in our operating results; |
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Adverse changes in economic conditions in the markets served by
us or by our customers; |
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Our ability to effectively compete for market share; |
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Estimates and assumptions in determining our financial results; |
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Beliefs and assumptions about the collectibility of receivables; |
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The inability of our customers to pay for services following a
bankruptcy or other financial difficulty; |
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The financial distress of our casualty insurance carrier that
may require payment for losses that would otherwise be insured; |
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Liabilities for claims that are not self-insured or for claims
that our casualty insurance carrier fails to pay; |
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Potential liabilities relating to occupational health and safety
matters; |
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Estimates relating to our use of
percentage-of-completion
accounting; |
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Our dependence on fixed price contracts; |
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Rapid technological and structural changes that could reduce the
demand for the services we provide; |
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Our ability to obtain performance bonds; |
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Cancellation provisions within our contracts and the risk that
contracts expire and are not renewed; |
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Replacement of our contracts as they are completed or expire; |
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Our ability to effectively integrate the operations of
businesses we acquire; |
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Retention of key personnel and qualified employees; |
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The impact of our unionized workforce on our operations and on
our ability to complete future acquisitions; |
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Our growth outpacing our infrastructure; |
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Risks associated with expanding our business in international
markets; |
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Potential exposure to environmental liabilities; |
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Requirements relating to governmental regulation; |
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Our ability to continue to meet the requirements of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; |
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The cost of borrowing, availability of credit, debt covenant
compliance and other factors affecting our financing activities; |
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Our ability to generate internal growth; |
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Our ability to successfully identify and complete acquisitions; |
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The adverse impact of goodwill impairments; and |
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The potential conversion of our outstanding
4.5% convertible subordinated notes into cash and/or common
stock. |
Many of these factors will be important in determining our
actual future results. Consequently, no forward-looking
statement can be guaranteed. Our actual future results may vary
materially from those expressed or implied in any
forward-looking statements.
All of our forward-looking statements, whether written or oral,
are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements and any
other cautionary statements that may accompany such
forward-looking statements or that are otherwise included in
this report. In addition, we do not undertake any obligation to
update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or
circumstances after the date of this report.
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ITEM 7A. |
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk |
We are exposed to market risk related to potential adverse
changes in interest rates. Management does not generally use
derivative financial instruments for trading or to speculate on
changes in interest rates or commodity prices. Management is
actively involved in monitoring exposure to market risk and
continues to develop and utilize appropriate risk management
techniques. We are not exposed to any other significant market
risks, foreign currency exchange risk or interest rate risk from
the use of derivative financial instruments.
The sensitivity analysis below, which illustrates our
hypothetical potential market risk exposure to interest rate
fluctuations, estimates the effects of hypothetical sudden and
sustained changes in the applicable market conditions on 2005
earnings. The sensitivity analysis presented does not consider
any additional actions we may take to mitigate our exposure to
such changes. The hypothetical changes and assumptions may be
different from what actually occurs in the future.
Interest Rates. As of December 31, 2005, we had no
derivative financial instruments to manage interest rate risk.
As such, we are exposed to earnings and fair value risk due to
changes in interest rates with respect to our long-term
obligations. As of December 31, 2004 and 2005, the fair
value of our fixed-rate debt of $449.8 million and
$444.8 million was approximately $469.3 million and
$520.1 million, based upon current market prices. As of
December 31, 2004, the fair value of our variable rate debt
of $20.8 million approximated book value and the
detrimental effect on our pretax earnings of a hypothetical
50 basis point increase in variable interest rates would be
approximately $0.1 million. As of December 31, 2005,
the fair value of our variable rate debt of $7.5 million
approximated book value and the detrimental effect on our pretax
earnings of a hypothetical 50 basis point increase in
variable interest rates would be approximately $37,500.
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Financial Statements and Supplementary Data |
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REPORT OF MANAGEMENT
Managements Report on Financial Information and
Procedures
The accompanying financial statements of Quanta Services, Inc.
and its subsidiaries were prepared by management. These
financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States, applying
certain estimates and judgments as required.
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls
or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or
detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how
well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not
absolute, assurance that the control systems objectives
will be met. The design of a control system must reflect the
fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of
controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further,
because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no
evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that
misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all
control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the
company have been detected. These inherent limitations include
the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty
and that breakdowns can occur because of simple errors or
mistakes. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual
acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by
management override of the controls. The design of any system of
controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the
likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that
any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all
potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in
the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.
Managements Report on Internal Control Over Financial
Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining
adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in
Rules 13a-15(f)
and 15d-15(f) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Our internal control over
financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and
the preparation of our consolidated financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, we have conducted an evaluation of the
effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting
based upon the criteria established in Internal
Control Integrated Framework issued by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission. Based on this evaluation, our management has
concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was
effective as of December 31, 2005.
Because of its inherent limitations, a system of internal
control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable
assurances and may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also,
projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods
are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate
because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of
compliance with policies and procedures may deteriorate.
Managements assessment of the effectiveness of our
internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2005 has been audited by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public
accounting firm, as stated in their report, which appears on the
following page.
40
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
Quanta Services, Inc.
We have completed integrated audits of Quanta Services,
Inc.s 2005 and 2004 consolidated financial statements and
of its internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2005 and an audit of its 2003 consolidated
financial statements in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Our
opinions, based on our audits, are presented below.
Consolidated financial statements
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in
the accompanying index, present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of Quanta Services, Inc. and
its subsidiaries at December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the
results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 2005 in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Companys management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these
statements in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit of financial statements
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the
amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing
the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, and evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable
basis for our opinion.
Internal control over financial reporting
Also, in our opinion, managements assessment, included in
Managements Report on Internal Control over Financial
Reporting, which appears on the preceding page, that the Company
maintained effective internal control over financial reporting
as of December 31, 2005 based on criteria established in
Internal Control Integrated Framework issued
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission (COSO), is fairly stated, in all material respects,
based on those criteria. Furthermore, in our opinion, the
Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005,
based on criteria established in Internal Control
Integrated Framework issued by COSO. The Companys
management is responsible for maintaining effective internal
control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our
responsibility is to express opinions on managements
assessment and on the effectiveness of the Companys
internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We
conducted our audit of internal control over financial reporting
in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards
require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether effective internal control over
financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. An
audit of internal control over financial reporting includes
obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial
reporting, evaluating managements assessment, testing and
evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal
control, and performing such other procedures as we consider
necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit
provides a reasonable basis for our opinions.
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A companys internal control over financial reporting is a
process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of
financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles. A companys
internal control over financial reporting includes those
policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance
of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly
reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the
company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of
financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the
company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of
management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of
unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the
companys assets that could have a material effect on the
financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over
financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.
Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future
periods are subject to the risk that controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree
of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, Texas
March 1, 2006
42
QUANTA SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share information)
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
ASSETS |
Current Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
265,560 |
|
|
$ |
304,267 |
|
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $9,607 and $6,566,
respectively
|
|
|
348,828 |
|
|
|
431,584 |
|
|
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on
uncompleted contracts
|
|
|
42,092 |
|
|
|
38,053 |
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
18,849 |
|
|
|
25,717 |
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
24,707 |
|
|
|
31,389 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
700,036 |
|
|
|
831,010 |
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
314,983 |
|
|
|
286,606 |
|
Accounts and notes receivable, net of allowances of $42,953,
respectively
|
|
|
19,920 |
|
|
|
15,229 |
|
Other assets, net
|
|
|
36,438 |
|
|
|
33,583 |
|
Goodwill and other intangibles, net
|
|
|
388,620 |
|
|
|
388,357 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$ |
1,459,997 |
|
|
$ |
1,554,785 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
Current Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current maturities of long-term debt
|
|
$ |
6,236 |
|
|
$ |
2,252 |
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
203,656 |
|
|
|
241,811 |
|
|
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on
uncompleted contracts
|
|
|
11,166 |
|
|
|
14,008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
221,058 |
|
|
|
258,071 |
|
Long-term debt, net of current maturities
|
|
|
21,863 |
|
|
|
7,591 |
|
Convertible subordinated notes
|
|
|
442,500 |
|
|
|
442,500 |
|
Deferred income taxes and other non-current liabilities
|
|
|
111,329 |
|
|
|
142,885 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
796,750 |
|
|
|
851,047 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and Contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders Equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $.00001 par value, 300,000,000 shares
authorized, 117,396,252 and 118,771,776 shares issued and
116,127,551 and 117,153,038 shares outstanding, respectively
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Limited Vote Common Stock, $.00001 par value,
3,345,333 shares authorized, and 1,011,780 shares
issued and outstanding, respectively
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
1,083,796 |
|
|
|
1,096,795 |
|
|
Deferred compensation
|
|
|
(7,217 |
) |
|
|
(6,448 |
) |
|
Accumulated deficit
|
|
|
(398,679 |
) |
|
|
(369,122 |
) |
|
Treasury stock, 1,268,701 and 1,618,738 common shares, at cost
|
|
|
(14,653 |
) |
|
|
(17,487 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders equity
|
|
|
663,247 |
|
|
|
703,738 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders equity
|
|
$ |
1,459,997 |
|
|
$ |
1,554,785 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
43
QUANTA SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share information)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Revenues
|
|
$ |
1,642,853 |
|
|
$ |
1,626,510 |
|
|
$ |
1,858,626 |
|
Cost of services (including depreciation)
|
|
|
1,442,958 |
|
|
|
1,445,119 |
|
|
|
1,601,878 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
199,895 |
|
|
|
181,391 |
|
|
|
256,748 |
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
|
178,219 |
|
|
|
171,537 |
|
|
|
188,203 |
|
Goodwill impairments
|
|
|
6,452 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from operations
|
|
|
15,224 |
|
|
|
9,854 |
|
|
|
68,545 |
|
Other income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(31,822 |
) |
|
|
(25,067 |
) |
|
|
(23,949 |
) |
|
Interest income
|
|
|
1,065 |
|
|
|
2,551 |
|
|
|
7,416 |
|
|
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
(35,055 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other, net
|
|
|
(2,481 |
) |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
235 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
|
|
(53,069 |
) |
|
|
(12,645 |
) |
|
|
52,247 |
|
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
|
|
|
(18,080 |
) |
|
|
(3,451 |
) |
|
|
22,690 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
(34,989 |
) |
|
|
(9,194 |
) |
|
|
29,557 |
|
Dividends on preferred stock, net of forfeitures
|
|
|
(2,109 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable to common stock
|
|
$ |
(32,880 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,194 |
) |
|
$ |
29,557 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings (loss) per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings (loss) per share
|
|
$ |
(0.30 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.08 |
) |
|
$ |
0.26 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
|
|
$ |
(0.30 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.08 |
) |
|
$ |
0.25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares used in computing earnings (loss) per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
110,906 |
|
|
|
114,441 |
|
|
|
115,756 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
110,906 |
|
|
|
114,441 |
|
|
|
116,634 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
44
QUANTA SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable to common stock
|
|
$ |
(32,880 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,194 |
) |
|
$ |
29,557 |
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) attributable to
common stock to net cash provided by operating
activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill impairment
|
|
|
6,452 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
60,105 |
|
|
|
60,356 |
|
|
|
55,406 |
|
|
|
Loss on sale of property and equipment
|
|
|
1,347 |
|
|
|
924 |
|
|
|
3,515 |
|
|
|
Provision for doubtful accounts
|
|
|
19,890 |
|
|
|
359 |
|
|
|
1,988 |
|
|
|
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
35,055 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)
|
|
|
37,532 |
|
|
|
(13,080 |
) |
|
|
8,797 |
|
|
|
Amortization of deferred compensation
|
|
|
2,766 |
|
|
|
4,632 |
|
|
|
4,973 |
|
|
|
Dividends of preferred stock, net of forfeitures
|
|
|
(2,109 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss on disposition of fiber network
|
|
|
2,945 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of non-cash
transactions (Increase) decrease in
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts and notes receivable
|
|
|
(2,614 |
) |
|
|
31,060 |
|
|
|
(80,053 |
) |
|
|
|
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on
uncompleted contracts
|
|
|
7,283 |
|
|
|
2,385 |
|
|
|
3,904 |
|
|
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
1,837 |
|
|
|
(2,450 |
) |
|
|
(6,868 |
) |
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
(21,290 |
) |
|
|
27,868 |
|
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
|
Increase (decrease) in
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses and other non-current
liabilities
|
|
|
(3,948 |
) |
|
|
39,316 |
|
|
|
55,008 |
|
|
|
|
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on
uncompleted contracts
|
|
|
604 |
|
|
|
(5,949 |
) |
|
|
2,842 |
|
|
|
|
Other, net
|
|
|
4,208 |
|
|
|
7,853 |
|
|
|
3,248 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
117,183 |
|
|
|
144,080 |
|
|
|
82,430 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
|
|
|
3,168 |
|
|
|
4,884 |
|
|
|
12,000 |
|
|
Additions of property and equipment
|
|
|
(35,943 |
) |
|
|
(38,971 |
) |
|
|
(42,556 |
) |
|
Cash (restricted) released for self-insurance programs
|
|
|
(9,293 |
) |
|
|
8,943 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(42,068 |
) |
|
|
(25,144 |
) |
|
|
(30,556 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings under credit facility
|
|
|
56,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,000 |
|
|
Payments under credit facility
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(35,200 |
) |
|
|
(27,300 |
) |
|
Proceeds from other long-term debt
|
|
|
274,856 |
|
|
|
4,898 |
|
|
|
1,244 |
|
|
Payments on other long-term debt
|
|
|
(217,590 |
) |
|
|
(4,684 |
) |
|
|
(6,200 |
) |
|
Debt issuance and amendment costs
|
|
|
(12,102 |
) |
|
|
(1,234 |
) |
|
|
(41 |
) |
|
Issuances of stock
|
|
|
7,103 |
|
|
|
3,048 |
|
|
|
4,284 |
|
|
Cash portion of loss on early extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
(31,675 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise of stock options
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
170 |
|
|
|
846 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
|
|
76,610 |
|
|
|
(33,002 |
) |
|
|
(13,167 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
|
|
151,725 |
|
|
|
85,934 |
|
|
|
38,707 |
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of year
|
|
|
27,901 |
|
|
|
179,626 |
|
|
|
265,560 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of year
|
|
$ |
179,626 |
|
|
$ |
265,560 |
|
|
$ |
304,267 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information: Cash (paid)
received during the year for
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest paid
|
|
$ |
(30,794 |
) |
|
$ |
(21,128 |
) |
|
$ |
(16,859 |
) |
|
Income tax paid
|
|
|
(1,871 |
) |
|
|
(1,014 |
) |
|
|
(2,403 |
) |
|
Income tax refunds
|
|
|
44,011 |
|
|
|
31,305 |
|
|
|
1,058 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
45
QUANTA SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
(In thousands, except share information)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A Convertible |
|
|
|
Limited Vote |
|
|
|
|
|
Retained | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred Stock |
|
Common Stock |
|
Common Stock |
|
Additional | |
|
|
|
Earnings | |
|
|
|
Total | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paid-In | |
|
Deferred | |
|
(Accumulated | |
|
Treasury | |
|
Stockholders | |
|
|
Shares | |
|
Amount |
|
Shares | |
|
Amount |
|
Shares | |
|
Amount |
|
Capital | |
|
Compensation | |
|
Deficit) | |
|
Stock | |
|
Equity | |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Balance, December 31, 2002
|
|
|
3,199,961 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
69,706,528 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
1,083,750 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
980,303 |
|
|
$ |
(302 |
) |
|
$ |
(356,605 |
) |
|
$ |
(11,725 |
) |
|
$ |
611,671 |
|
|
Conversion of Series A Preferred Stock to common stock
|
|
|
(3,199,961 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,999,805 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuances of stock under preemptive rights agreement
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,201,128 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,570 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,570 |
|
|
Redeemable common stock reclassification
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,307,410 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
72,922 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
72,922 |
|
|
Issuances of stock under ESPP
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,148,632 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,533 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,533 |
|
|
Conversion of Limited Vote Common Stock to common stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(16,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted stock activity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,113,115 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,823 |
|
|
|
(7,057 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,766 |
|
|
Stock options exercised
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,157 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
Income tax benefit from long-term incentive plans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
231 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
231 |
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,301 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,301 |
|
|
Net (loss) attributable to common stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(32,880 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(32,880 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
115,499,775 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,067,750 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,071,701 |
|
|
|
(7,359 |
) |
|
|
(389,485 |
) |
|
|
(11,725 |
) |
|
|
663,132 |
|
|
Issuances of stock under ESPP
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
537,479 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,048 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,048 |
|
|
Conversion of Limited Vote Common Stock to common stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55,970 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(55,970 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted stock activity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,977 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,497 |
|
|
|
142 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,928 |
) |
|
|
1,711 |
|
|
Stock options exercised
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28,350 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
170 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
170 |
|
|
Income tax benefit from long-term incentive plans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,574 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,574 |
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,806 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,806 |
|
|
Net (loss)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,194 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,194 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
116,127,551 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,011,780 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,083,796 |
|
|
|
(7,217 |
) |
|
|
(398,679 |
) |
|
|
(14,653 |
) |
|
|
663,247 |
|
|
Issuances of stock under ESPP
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
674,759 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,284 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,284 |
|
|
Restricted stock activity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
238,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,204 |
|
|
|
769 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,834 |
) |
|
|
2,139 |
|
|
Stock options exercised
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
111,928 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
846 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
846 |
|
|
Income tax benefit from long-term incentive plans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,011 |
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,654 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,654 |
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29,557 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29,557 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
117,153,038 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
1,011,780 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,096,795 |
|
|
$ |
(6,448 |
) |
|
$ |
(369,122 |
) |
|
$ |
(17,487 |
) |
|
$ |
703,738 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
46
QUANTA SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
|
1. |
BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION: |
Quanta Services, Inc. (Quanta) is a leading provider of
specialized contracting services, offering
end-to-end network
solutions to the electric power, gas, telecommunications and
cable television industries. Quantas comprehensive
services include designing, installing, repairing and
maintaining network infrastructure.
In the course of its operations, Quanta is subject to certain
risk factors including, but not limited to, risks related to
significant fluctuations in quarterly results, economic
downturns, competition, use of estimates and assumptions in
determining financial results, collectibility of receivables,
being self-insured against potential liabilities or for claims
that Quantas insurance carriers fail to pay, occupational
health and safety matters, use of
percentage-of-completion
accounting, contract terms, rapid technological and structural
changes in the industries Quanta serves, ability to provide
surety bonds, replacing cancelled or completed contracts,
acquisition integration and financing, dependence on key
personnel, unionized workforce, availability of qualified
employees, management of growth, operations in international
markets, potential exposure to environmental liabilities, the
pursuit of work in the government arena, the requirements of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, access to capital, internal growth
and operating strategies, recoverability of goodwill,
identification and completion of acquisitions, the
convertibility of Quantas convertible subordinated notes
and anti-takeover measures.
|
|
2. |
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: |
|
|
|
Principles of Consolidation |
The consolidated financial statements of Quanta include the
accounts of Quanta and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All
significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been
eliminated in consolidation. Unless the context requires
otherwise, references to Quanta include Quanta and its
consolidated subsidiaries.
Certain reclassifications have been made in prior years
financial statements to conform to classifications used in the
current year.
|
|
|
Use of Estimates and Assumptions |
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
requires the use of estimates and assumptions by management in
determining the reported amounts of assets and liabilities,
disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities known to exist
as of the date the financial statements are published and the
reported amount of revenues and expenses recognized during the
periods presented. Quanta reviews all significant estimates
affecting its consolidated financial statements on a recurring
basis and records the effect of any necessary adjustments prior
to their publication. Judgments and estimates are based on
Quantas beliefs and assumptions derived from information
available at the time such judgments and estimates are made.
Uncertainties with respect to such estimates and assumptions are
inherent in the preparation of financial statements. Estimates
are primarily used in Quantas assessment of the allowance
for doubtful accounts, valuation of inventory, useful lives of
property and equipment, fair value assumptions in analyzing
goodwill and long-lived asset impairments, self-insured claims
liabilities, revenue recognition under
percentage-of-completion
accounting and provision for income taxes.
|
|
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents |
Quanta considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an
original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
47
QUANTA SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
|
|
Current and Long-Term Accounts and Notes Receivable
and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts |
Quanta provides an allowance for doubtful accounts when
collection of an account or note receivable is considered
doubtful. Inherent in the assessment of the allowance for
doubtful accounts are certain judgments and estimates including,
among others, the customers access to capital, the
customers willingness or ability to pay, general economic
conditions and the ongoing relationship with the customer. Under
certain circumstances such as foreclosures or negotiated
settlements, Quanta may take title to the underlying assets in
lieu of cash in settlement of receivables. As of
December 31, 2005, Quanta has provided allowances for
doubtful accounts of approximately $49.5 million. Certain
of Quantas customers, several of them large public
telecommunications carriers and utility customers, have
experienced financial difficulties in recent years. Should any
major customers continue to experience difficulties or file for
bankruptcy, or should anticipated recoveries relating to
receivables in existing bankruptcies or other workout situations
fail to materialize, Quanta could experience reduced cash flows
and losses in excess of current allowances provided. In
addition, material changes in Quantas customers
revenues or cash flows could affect its ability to collect
amounts due from them.
During 2004, Quanta sold its prepetition receivable due from
Adelphia Communications Corporation and its affiliated companies
(Adelphia) to a third party with $6.0 million of the proceeds
held by the buyer pending the resolution of certain preferential
payment claims. The account receivable associated with the
holdback is recorded in accounts and notes receivable as of
December 31, 2005 as it is uncertain whether the balance
will be collected within one year. Also included in accounts and
notes receivable are amounts due from a customer relating to the
construction of independent power plants. Quanta has agreed to
long-term payment terms for this customer. The notes receivable
due from this customer are partially secured. Quanta has
provided allowances for a significant portion of these notes
receivable due to a change in the economic viability of the
plants securing them. The collectibility of these notes
receivable may ultimately depend on the value of the collateral
securing these notes receivable. As of December 31, 2005,
the total balance due from these customers was
$53.9 million, net of an allowance for doubtful accounts of
$42.8 million.
The balances billed but not paid by customers pursuant to
retainage provisions in certain contracts will be due upon
completion of the contracts and acceptance by the customer.
Based on Quantas experience with similar contracts in
recent years, the majority of the retention balances at each
balance sheet date will be collected within the subsequent
fiscal year. Current retainage balances as of December 31,
2004 and 2005 were approximately $30.9 million and
$30.8 million, and are included in accounts receivable.
Due to contractual provisions, certain balances, though the
earnings process is complete, are not billable to customers
until defined milestones are reached. These balances are
considered to be unbilled receivables and are included in
accounts receivable at year-end. At December 31, 2004 and
2005, these balances were approximately $41.8 million and
$61.9 million.
|
|
|
Concentration of Credit Risk |
Quanta grants credit under normal payment terms, generally
without collateral, to its customers, which include electric
power and gas companies, telecommunications and cable television
system operators, governmental entities, general contractors and
builders, owners and managers of commercial and industrial
properties located primarily in the United States. Consequently,
Quanta is subject to potential credit risk related to changes in
business and economic factors throughout the United States;
however, Quanta generally has certain statutory lien rights with
respect to services provided. No customer accounted for more
than 10% of accounts receivable as of December 31, 2004 or
2005 or revenues for the years ended December 31, 2003,
2004 or 2005.
48
QUANTA SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Inventories consist of parts and supplies held for use in the
ordinary course of business and are valued by Quanta at the
lower of cost or market primarily using the
first-in, first-out
(FIFO) method.
Property and equipment are stated at cost, and depreciation is
computed using the straight-line method, net of estimated
salvage values, over the estimated useful lives of the assets.
Leasehold improvements are capitalized and amortized over the
lesser of the life of the lease or the estimated useful life of
the asset. Depreciation and amortization expense related to
property and equipment was approximately $59.5 million,
$59.7 million and $55.0 million for the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively.
Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense
when incurred. Expenditures for major renewals and betterments,
which extend the useful lives of existing equipment, are
capitalized and depreciated. Upon retirement or disposition of
property and equipment, the cost and related accumulated
depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting
gain or loss is reflected in selling, general and administrative
expenses.
Management reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
amount may not be realizable. If an evaluation is required, the
estimated future undiscounted cash flows associated with the
asset are compared to the assets carrying amount to
determine if an impairment of such asset is necessary. The
effect of any impairment would be to expense the difference
between the fair value of such asset and its carrying value.
As of December 31, 2004 and 2005, capitalized debt issuance
costs related to Quantas credit facility and the
convertible subordinated notes were included in other assets,
net and are being amortized into interest expense over the terms
of the respective agreements. As of December 31, 2004 and
2005, capitalized debt issuance costs were $19.1 million
with accumulated amortization of $6.7 million and
$10.3 million. For the years ended December 31, 2003,
2004 and 2005, amortization expense was $3.5 million,
$3.5 million and $3.6 million, respectively.
|
|
|
Goodwill and Other Intangibles |
In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS) No. 142 Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets, material amounts of recorded goodwill attributable
to each of Quantas reporting units are tested for
impairment by comparing the fair value of each reporting unit
with its carrying value. Fair value is determined using a
combination of the discounted cash flow, market multiple and
market capitalization valuation approaches. Significant
estimates used in the above methodologies include estimates of
future cash flows, future short-term and long-term growth rates,
weighted average cost of capital and estimates of market
multiples for each of the reportable units. On an ongoing basis,
absent impairment indicators, Quanta performs impairment tests
annually during the fourth quarter. SFAS No. 142 does
not allow increases in the carrying value of reporting units
that may result from Quantas impairment test, therefore
Quanta may record goodwill impairments in the future, even when
the aggregate fair value of Quantas reporting units and
Quanta as a whole may increase.
During 2003, as part of our annual goodwill test for impairment,
goodwill of $6.5 million was written off as a non-cash
operating expense associated with the closure of one of our
telecommunications businesses.
49
QUANTA SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
A summary of changes in Quantas goodwill is as follows (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Balance, January 1
|
|
$ |
393,759 |
|
|
$ |
387,307 |
|
|
$ |
387,307 |
|
Impairments
|
|
|
(6,452 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31,
|
|
$ |
387,307 |
|
|
$ |
387,307 |
|
|
$ |
387,307 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quanta has recorded an other intangible asset of
$2.1 million related to certain customer relationships. The
estimated life of this intangible asset is eight years with
amortization expense of $0.3 million in each of the years
ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively, and
accumulated amortization as of December 31, 2004 and 2005
was approximately $0.8 million and $1.1 million.
Estimated annual amortization expense for future periods is
approximately $0.3 million through December 31, 2009.
Quanta recognizes revenue when services are performed except
when work is being performed under a fixed price contract.
Revenues from fixed price contracts are recognized using the
percentage-of-completion
method measured by the percentage of costs incurred to date to
total estimated costs for each contract. Such contracts
generally provide that the customer accept completion of
progress to date and compensate Quanta for services rendered,
measured typically in terms of units installed, hours expended
or some other measure of progress. Contract costs typically
include all direct material, labor and subcontract costs and
those indirect costs related to contract performance, such as
indirect labor, supplies, tools, repairs and depreciation costs.
Provisions for the total estimated losses on uncompleted
contracts are made in the period in which such losses are
determined. Changes in job performance, job conditions,
estimated profitability and final contract settlements may
result in revisions to costs and income and their effects are
recognized in the period in which the revisions are determined.
The current asset Costs and estimated earnings in excess
of billings on uncompleted contracts represents revenues
recognized in excess of amounts billed. The current liability
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on
uncompleted contracts represents billings in excess of
revenues recognized.
Quanta follows the liability method of accounting for income
taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109,
Accounting for Income Taxes. Under this method,
deferred assets and liabilities are recorded for future tax
consequences of temporary differences between the financial
reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, and are
measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that are expected
to be in effect when the underlying assets or liabilities are
recovered or settled.
Quanta regularly evaluates valuation allowances established for
deferred tax assets for which future realization is uncertain,
and Quanta maintains an allowance for tax contingencies that
Quanta believes is adequate. The estimation of required
valuation allowances includes estimates of future taxable
income. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is
dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during
the periods in which those temporary differences become
deductible. Quanta considers projected future taxable income and
tax planning strategies in making this assessment. If actual
future taxable income differs from estimates, Quanta may not
realize deferred tax assets to the extent estimated.
50
QUANTA SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
|
|
Collective Bargaining Agreements |
Certain of the subsidiaries are party to various collective
bargaining agreements with certain of their employees. The
agreements require such subsidiaries to pay specified wages and
provide certain benefits to their union employees. These
agreements expire at various times.
As of December 31, 2005, Quanta is insured for
employers liability and general liability claims, subject
to a deductible of $1.0 million per occurrence and for auto
liability and workers compensation claims, subject to a
deductible of $2.0 million per occurrence. Quanta also has
a non-union employee health care benefits plan that is subject
to a deductible of $250,000 per claimant per year. Losses
up to the deductible amounts are accrued based upon
Quantas estimates of the ultimate liability for claims
incurred and an estimate of claims incurred but not reported,
with assistance from a third-party actuary. The accruals are
based upon known facts and historical trends and management
believes such accruals to be adequate. As of December 31,
2004 and December 31, 2005, the gross amounts accrued for
self-insurance claims totaled $92.6 million and
$99.5 million, with $56.3 million and
$64.4 million considered to be long-term and included in
other non-current liabilities. Related insurance
recoveries/receivables as of December 31, 2004 and
December 31, 2005 were $7.0 million and
$6.3 million, of which $4.1 million and
$3.3 million are included in prepaid expenses and other
current assets and $2.9 million and $3.0 million are
included in other assets, net.
Quantas casualty insurance carrier for the policy periods
from August 1, 2000 to February 28, 2003 is
experiencing financial distress but is currently paying valid
claims. In the event that this insurers financial
situation deteriorates, Quanta may be required to pay certain
obligations that otherwise would have been paid by this insurer.
Quanta estimates that the total future claim amount that this
insurer is currently obligated to pay on Quantas behalf
for the above-mentioned policy periods is approximately
$4.7 million, and Quanta has recorded a receivable and
corresponding liability for such amount as of December 31,
2005. However, Quantas estimate of the potential range of
these future claim amounts is between $3.0 million and
$8.0 million. The actual amounts ultimately paid by Quanta
related to these claims, if any, may vary materially from the
above range and could be impacted by further claims development
and the extent to which the insurer could not honor its
obligations. Quanta continues to monitor the financial situation
of this insurer and analyze any alternative actions that could
be pursued. In any event, Quanta does not expect any failure by
this insurer to honor its obligations to Quanta, or any
alternative actions Quanta may pursue, to have a material
adverse impact on Quantas financial condition; however,
the impact could be material to Quantas results of
operations or cash flows in a given period.
|
|
|
Fair Value of Financial Instruments |
The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts
receivable, accounts payable, the credit facility and notes
payable to various financial institutions approximate fair
value. The fair value of the convertible subordinated notes is
estimated based on quoted secondary market prices for these
notes as of year-end. At December 31, 2004 and 2005, the
fair value of Quantas 4.0% convertible subordinated
notes of $172.5 million was approximately
$164.7 million and $163.0 million. At
December 31, 2004 and 2005, the fair value of Quantas
4.5% convertible subordinated notes of $270.0 million
was approximately $297.3 million and $354.7 million.
Through December 31, 2005, Quanta accounted for its
stock-based compensation under APB Opinion No. 25
Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. Under this
accounting method, no compensation expense is recognized in the
consolidated statements of operations if no intrinsic value of
the stock-based compensation award exists at the date of grant.
SFAS No. 123 Accounting for Stock Based
Compensation,
51
QUANTA SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
encourages companies to account for stock-based compensation
awards based on the fair value of the awards at the date they
are granted. The resulting compensation cost would be shown as
an expense in the consolidated statements of operations.
Companies can choose not to apply the accounting method under
SFAS No. 123 and continue to apply the accounting
method under APB No. 25; however, disclosure is required as
to what net income and earnings per share would have been had
SFAS No. 123 been followed.
For the disclosure, the fair market value of each stock option
grant was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model. The last stock option grant to an employee
was in November 2002. The fair market value of each option grant
was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model. There were no option grants during 2003,
2004 and 2005. During 2003, Quanta began using restricted stock
rather than stock options for Quantas various incentive
programs. The expense recognition for the restricted stock
awards is the same under APB Opinion No. 25 and
SFAS No. 123 with expense being recognized in the
financial statements. In addition, Quanta had an Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (ESPP). SFAS No. 123 requires the
inclusion of stock issued pursuant to the ESPP in the as
adjusted disclosure. For the disclosure, compensation expense
related to the ESPP approximates the difference between the fair
value of Quantas common stock and the actual common stock
purchase price. Had compensation expense for the 2001 Stock
Incentive Plan and the ESPP been determined consistent with
SFAS No. 123, Quantas net income (loss) and
earnings (loss) per share would have been reduced to the
following as adjusted amounts (in thousands, except per share
information):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Net income (loss) attributable to common stock as reported
|
|
$ |
(32,880 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,194 |
) |
|
$ |
29,557 |
|
|
Add: stock-based employee compensation expense included in
reported net income, net of tax
|
|
|
1,687 |
|
|
|
2,826 |
|
|
|
3,034 |
|
|
Deduct: total stock-based employee compensation expense
determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of
tax
|
|
|
(9,030 |
) |
|
|
(3,802 |
) |
|
|
(4,591 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable to common stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As adjusted basic and diluted
|
|
$ |
(40,223 |
) |
|
$ |
(10,170 |
) |
|
$ |
28,000 |
|
Earnings (loss) per share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As reported basic
|
|
$ |
(0.30 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.08 |
) |
|
$ |
0.26 |
|
|
As reported diluted
|
|
$ |
(0.30 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.08 |
) |
|
$ |
0.25 |
|
|
As adjusted basic and diluted
|
|
$ |
(0.36 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.09 |
) |
|
$ |
0.24 |
|
The effects of applying SFAS No. 123 in the as
adjusted disclosure may not be indicative of future amounts as
additional stock compensation awards may or may not be awarded
and, as discussed in Note 8, the ESPP was terminated in
2005. See Note 8 for additional discussion of Quantas
stock incentive plans.
|
|
|
New Accounting Pronouncements |
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004),
Share-Based Payment, which is a revision of
SFAS No. 123. SFAS No. 123(R) supersedes APB
Opinion No. 25 and amends SFAS No. 95,
Statement of Cash Flows. SFAS No. 123(R)
requires companies to account for stock-based compensation
awards based on the fair value of the awards at the date they
are granted. The resulting compensation cost would be shown as
an expense in the consolidated statements of operations. This
statement is effective for Quanta as of the beginning of the
first quarter of 2006. SFAS No. 123(R) permits
adoption using one of two methods: 1) a modified
prospective method, in which compensation cost is
recognized beginning on the effective date (a) based on the
requirements of SFAS No. 123(R) for all share-based
payments granted after the effective date and (b) based on
the
52
QUANTA SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
requirements of SFAS No. 123 for all awards granted to
employees prior to the effective date of
SFAS No. 123(R) that remain unvested on the effective
date and 2) a modified retrospective method
that includes the requirements above, but also permits entities
to restate based on the amounts previously recognized under
SFAS No. 123 for purposes of pro forma disclosures of
all prior periods presented. Quanta adopted
SFAS No. 123(R) on January 1, 2006 using the
modified prospective method. As discussed above,
Quanta currently accounts for share-based payments to employees
using the intrinsic value method and, as such, generally
recognizes no compensation cost for stock option awards and
stock issued pursuant to the ESPP. As Quanta has not issued
stock options since 2002 and has terminated its ESPP, as
discussed in Note 8, Quanta does not expect the adoption of
SFAS No. 123(R) to have a significant impact on the
Quantas results of operations. However, had Quanta adopted
SFAS No. 123(R) in the periods presented, the impact
on results of operations would have approximated the impact of
SFAS No. 123 as presented above.
SFAS No. 123(R) also requires the benefits of tax
deductions in excess of recognized compensation cost to be
reported as a financing cash flow, rather than as an operating
cash flow as required under current literature. This requirement
will reduce net operating cash flows and increase net financing
cash flows in periods after adoption.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153,
Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets an amendment
of APB Opinion No. 29, which modifies the existing
guidance on accounting for nonmonetary transactions to eliminate
an exception under which certain exchanges of similar productive
nonmonetary assets were not accounted for at fair value.
SFAS No. 153 instead provides a general exception for
exchanges of nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial
substance. This statement must be applied to nonmonetary asset
exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after
June 15, 2005. Quanta will adopt SFAS No. 153 in the
first quarter of 2006, but Quanta does not anticipate that the
adoption of SFAS No. 153 will have a material impact
on Quantas financial position, results of operations or
cash flows, as Quanta does not often enter into transactions for
the exchange of nonmonetary assets.
In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154,
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections A
Replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement
No. 3. SFAS No. 154 requires retrospective
application to prior periods financial statements for
changes in accounting principles unless it is impracticable to
determine either the period-specific effects or the cumulative
effect of the change. SFAS No. 154 is effective for
accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2005. Quanta will adopt
the provisions of SFAS No. 154 beginning in fiscal
year 2006; however as Quanta cannot anticipate changes in
accounting principles, Quanta cannot estimate whether or not
SFAS No. 154 will have a material impact on Quantas
financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
|
|
3. |
PER SHARE INFORMATION: |
Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed using the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding during the period,
and diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed using the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the
period adjusted for all potentially dilutive common stock
equivalents, except in cases where the effect of the common
stock equivalent would be antidilutive. The
53
QUANTA SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
weighted average number of shares used to compute the basic and
diluted earnings (loss) per share for the years ended 2003, 2004
and 2005 is illustrated below (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
NET INCOME (LOSS):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$ |
(32,880 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,194 |
) |
|
$ |
29,557 |
|
|
Effect of convertible subordinated notes under the if
converted method interest expense addback, net
of taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) for diluted earnings (loss) per share
|
|
$ |
(32,880 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,194 |
) |
|
$ |
29,557 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares outstanding for basic earnings (loss)
per share, if dilutive
|
|
|
110,906 |
|
|
|
114,441 |
|
|
|
115,756 |
|
|
Effect of dilutive stock options and restricted stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
878 |
|
|
Effect of convertible subordinated notes under the if
converted method weighted convertible shares
issuable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted earnings (loss)
per share
|
|
|
110,906 |
|
|
|
114,441 |
|
|
|
116,634 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, stock
options for approximately 0.9 million, 0.7 million and
0.2 million shares, respectively, were excluded from the
computation of diluted earnings per share because the
options exercise prices were greater than the average
market price of Quantas common stock. For the years ended
December 31, 2003 and 2004, approximately 16,000 and 41,000
of stock options with exercise prices lower than the average
market price of Quantas common stock were also excluded
from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the
effect of including them would be antidilutive. For the years
ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, the effect of
assuming conversion of the convertible subordinated notes would
be antidilutive and they were therefore excluded from the
calculation of diluted earnings per share. For the years ended
December 31, 2003 and 2004, 0.9 million and
0.7 million of non-vested restricted stock were excluded
from the calculation of diluted earnings per share as the impact
would have been antidilutive.
|
|
4. |
DETAIL OF CERTAIN BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS: |
Activity in Quantas current and long-term allowance for
doubtful accounts consists of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Balance at beginning of year
|
|
$ |
65,974 |
|
|
$ |
73,680 |
|
|
$ |
52,560 |
|
|
Charged to expense
|
|
|
19,890 |
|
|
|
359 |
|
|
|
1,988 |
|
|
Deductions for uncollectible receivables written off, net of
recoveries
|
|
|
(12,184 |
) |
|
|
(21,479 |
) |
|
|
(5,029 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at end of year
|
|
$ |
73,680 |
|
|
$ |
52,560 |
|
|
$ |
49,519 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
54
QUANTA SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Contracts in progress are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Costs incurred on contracts in progress
|
|
$ |
469,757 |
|
|
$ |
594,432 |
|
Estimated earnings, net of estimated losses
|
|
|
57,100 |
|
|
|
59,579 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
526,857 |
|
|
|
654,011 |
|
Less Billings to date
|
|
|
(495,931 |
) |
|
|
(629,966 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
30,926 |
|
|
$ |
24,045 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on
uncompleted contracts
|
|
$ |
42,092 |
|
|
$ |
38,053 |
|
Less Billings in excess of costs and estimated
earnings on uncompleted contracts
|
|
|
(11,166 |
) |
|
|
(14,008 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
30,926 |
|
|
$ |
24,045 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated | |
|
|
|
|
Useful | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
Lives in | |
|
| |
|
|
Years | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Land
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
3,597 |
|
|
$ |
3,234 |
|
Buildings and leasehold improvements
|
|
|
5-30 |
|
|
|
15,236 |
|
|
|
14,999 |
|
Operating equipment and vehicles
|
|
|
5-25 |
|
|
|
550,809 |
|
|
|
537,428 |
|
Office equipment, furniture and fixtures
|
|
|
3-7 |
|
|
|
22,816 |
|
|
|
22,740 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
592,458 |
|
|
|
578,401 |
|
Less Accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(277,475 |
) |
|
|
(291,795 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
314,983 |
|
|
$ |
286,606 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses consists of the following
(in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Accounts payable, trade
|
|
$ |
84,147 |
|
|
$ |
102,164 |
|
Accrued compensation and related expenses
|
|
|
32,992 |
|
|
|
46,708 |
|
Accrued insurance
|
|
|
44,095 |
|
|
|
42,894 |
|
Accrued interest and fees
|
|
|
3,141 |
|
|
|
6,556 |
|
Federal and state taxes payable, including contingencies
|
|
|
21,778 |
|
|
|
22,833 |
|
Other accrued expenses
|
|
|
17,503 |
|
|
|
20,656 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
203,656 |
|
|
$ |
241,811 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55
QUANTA SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
|
5. |
LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS: |
Quantas long-term debt obligations consist of the
following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Credit facility
|
|
$ |
20,800 |
|
|
$ |
7,500 |
|
4.0% convertible subordinated notes
|
|
|
172,500 |
|
|
|
172,500 |
|
4.5% convertible subordinated notes
|
|
|
270,000 |
|
|
|
270,000 |
|
Notes payable to various financial institutions, interest
ranging from 0.0% to 8.95%, secured by certain equipment and
other assets
|
|
|
4,970 |
|
|
|
1,758 |
|
Capital lease obligations
|
|
|
2,329 |
|
|
|
585 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
470,599 |
|
|
|
452,343 |
|
Less Current maturities
|
|
|
(6,236 |
) |
|
|
(2,252 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total long-term debt obligations
|
|
$ |
464,363 |
|
|
$ |
450,091 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2005, Quanta had a $182.0 million
credit facility with various lenders. The credit facility
consisted of a $147.0 million letter of credit facility
maturing on June 19, 2008, which also provides for term
loans, and a $35.0 million revolving credit facility
maturing on December 19, 2007, which provides for revolving
loans and letters of credit. The maximum availability under the
letter of credit facility will be automatically reduced by
$1.5 million, on December 31 of each year until
maturity.
As of December 31, 2005, Quanta was required to maintain
total borrowings outstanding under the letter of credit facility
equal to the $147.0 million available through a combination
of letters of credit or term loans. Quanta had approximately
$139.3 million of letters of credit issued under the letter
of credit facility and $7.5 million of the letter of credit
facility outstanding as a term loan. The remaining
$0.2 million was available for issuing new letters of
credit. In the event that Quanta desires to issue additional
letters of credit under the letter of credit facility, Quanta is
required to make cash repayments of debt outstanding under the
term loan portion of the letter of credit facility in an amount
that approximates the additional letters of credit to be issued.
Under the letter of credit facility, Quanta is subject to a fee
of either 3.00% or 3.25% of the letters of credit outstanding,
depending upon the occurrence of certain events, plus an
additional 0.15% of the amount outstanding to the extent the
funds in the deposit account linked to the letter of credit
facility do not earn interest equal to the London Interbank
Offering Rate (LIBOR). Term loans under the letter of credit
facility bear interest at a rate equal to either the Eurodollar
Rate (as defined in the credit facility) or the Base Rate (as
described below), in each case plus 3.00% or 3.25%, depending
upon the occurrence of certain events. The Base Rate equals the
higher of (i) the Federal Funds Rate (as defined in the
credit facility) plus 1/2 of 1% and (ii) the banks
prime rate. The weighted average interest rate for the years
ended December 31, 2004 and 2005 associated with amounts
outstanding under the term loan was 4.44% and 6.41%.
As of December 31, 2005 Quanta had approximately
$3.3 million of letters of credit issued under the
revolving credit facility, and borrowing availability of
$31.7 million under the revolving credit facility. Amounts
borrowed under the revolving credit facility bear interest at a
rate equal to either (a) the Eurodollar Rate plus 1.75% to
3.00%, as determined by the ratio of Quantas total funded
debt to EBITDA, or (b) the Base Rate plus 0.25% to 1.50%,
as determined by the ratio of Quantas total funded debt to
EBITDA. Letters of credit issued under the revolving credit
facility are subject to a letter of credit fee of 1.75% to
3.00%, based on the ratio of Quantas total funded debt to
EBITDA. If Quanta chooses to cash collateralize letters of credit
56
QUANTA SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
issued under the revolving credit facility, those letters of
credit will be subject to a letter of credit fee of 0.50%.
Quanta is also subject to a commitment fee of 0.375% to 0.625%,
based on the ratio of its total funded debt to EBITDA, on any
unused availability under the revolving credit facility.
The credit facility contains certain covenants, including a
maximum funded debt to EBITDA ratio, a maximum senior debt to
EBITDA ratio, a minimum interest coverage ratio, a minimum asset
coverage ratio and a minimum consolidated net worth covenant, in
each case as specified in the credit facility. As of
December 31, 2005, Quanta was in compliance with all of its
covenants. However, other conditions such as, but not limited
to, unforeseen project delays or cancellations, adverse weather
conditions or poor contract performance, could adversely affect
Quantas ability to comply with its covenants in the
future. The credit facility also limits acquisitions, capital
expenditures and asset sales and, subject to certain exceptions,
prohibits liens on material assets. The credit facility also
includes limits on the payment of dividends and stock repurchase
programs, which for 2006 and in any fiscal year thereafter is an
annual aggregate amount up to twenty-five percent of
Quantas consolidated net income (plus the amount of
non-cash charges that reduced such consolidated net income) for
the prior fiscal year. The credit facility does not limit
dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in
capital stock. The credit facility carries cross-default
provisions with all of Quantas other debt instruments
exceeding $2.0 million in borrowings and Quantas
continuing indemnity and security agreement with its surety.
The credit facility is secured by a pledge of all of the capital
stock of Quantas U.S. subsidiaries, 65% of the
capital stock of Quantas foreign subsidiaries and
substantially all of Quantas assets. Borrowings under the
credit facility are to be used for working capital, capital
expenditures and for other general corporate purposes.
Quantas U.S. subsidiaries guarantee the repayment of
all amounts due under the credit facility. Quantas
obligations under the credit facility constitute designated
senior indebtedness under its 4.0% and 4.5% convertible
subordinated notes.
|
|
|
4.0% Convertible Subordinated Notes |
As of December 31, 2005, Quanta had $172.5 million of
4.0% convertible subordinated notes outstanding. These
4.0% convertible subordinated notes are convertible into
shares of Quantas common stock at a price of
$54.53 per share, subject to adjustment as a result of
certain events. The resale of the notes and the shares issuable
upon conversion thereof was registered for the benefit of the
holders in a shelf registration statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These
4.0% convertible subordinated notes require semi-annual
interest payments on July 1 and December 31 until the
notes mature on July 1, 2007. Quanta has the option to
redeem some or all of the 4.0% convertible subordinated
notes at specified redemption prices, together with accrued and
unpaid interest; however early redemption is prohibited by
Quantas credit facility. If certain fundamental changes
occur, as described in the indenture under which Quanta issued
the 4.0% convertible subordinated notes, holders of the
4.0% convertible subordinated notes may require Quanta to
purchase all or part of the notes at a purchase price equal to
100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
|
|
|
4.5% Convertible Subordinated Notes |
As of December 31, 2005, Quanta had $270.0 million of
4.5% convertible subordinated notes outstanding. These
4.5% convertible subordinated notes are convertible into
shares of Quantas common stock at a price of
$11.14 per share, subject to adjustment as a result of
certain events. The resale of the notes and the shares issuable
upon conversion thereof was registered for the benefit of the
holders in a shelf registration statement filed with the SEC.
The 4.5% convertible subordinated notes require semi-annual
interest payments on April 1 and October 1, until the
notes mature on October 1, 2023.
The 4.5% convertible subordinated notes are convertible by
the holder (i) during any fiscal quarter if the last
reported sale price of Quantas common stock is greater
than or equal to 120% of the conversion price for
57
QUANTA SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
at least 20 trading days in the period of 30 consecutive trading
days ending on the first trading day of such fiscal quarter,
(ii) during the five business day period after any five
consecutive trading day period in which the trading price per
note for each day of that period was less than 98% of the
product of the last reported sale price of Quantas common
stock and the conversion rate, (iii) upon Quanta calling
the notes for redemption or (iv) upon the occurrence of
specified corporate transactions. If the notes become
convertible under any of these circumstances, Quanta has the
option to deliver cash, shares of Quantas common stock or
a combination thereof. The amount of any cash that Quanta
delivers will be determined based on the principal amount of the
notes converted divided by the conversion price multiplied by
the average trading price of Quantas common stock. The
maximum number of shares of common stock that could be issued
under these circumstances is equal to the principal amount of
the notes divided by the conversion price. During the fourth
quarter of 2005, the market price condition described in
clause (i) above was satisfied, and the notes are presently
convertible at the option of each holder. The conversion period
will expire on March 31, 2006, but may resume upon the
satisfaction of the market condition or other conditions in
future periods.
Beginning October 8, 2008, Quanta may redeem for cash some
or all of the 4.5% convertible subordinated notes at the
principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest;
however early redemption is prohibited by Quantas credit
facility. The holders of the 4.5% convertible subordinated
notes may require Quanta to repurchase all or some of the notes
at the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest
on October 1, 2008, 2013 or 2018, or upon the occurrence of
a fundamental change, as defined by the indenture under which
Quanta issued the notes. Quanta must pay any required
repurchases on October 1, 2008 in cash. For all other
required repurchases, Quanta has the option to deliver cash,
shares of its common stock or a combination thereof to satisfy
its repurchase obligation. Quanta presently does not anticipate
using stock to satisfy any future obligations. If Quanta were to
satisfy the obligation with shares of its common stock, the
number of shares delivered will equal the dollar amount to be
paid in common stock divided by 98.5% of the market price of
Quantas common stock, as defined by the indenture. The
number of shares to be issued under this circumstance is not
limited. The right to settle for shares of common stock can be
surrendered by Quanta. The 4.5% convertible subordinated
notes carry cross-default provisions with Quantas credit
facility and any of Quantas other debt instruments
exceeding $10.0 million in borrowings.
|
|
|
Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt |
During the year ended December 31, 2003, Quanta recognized
a $35.1 million loss on early extinguishment of debt
relating to the termination of a former credit facility and the
retirement of certain other debt. Included in this amount are a
make-whole prepayment premium of $31.3 million, write-off
of unamortized debt issuance costs of $3.3 million and
other related costs of $0.5 million.
The maturities of long-term debt obligations, excluding capital
leases, as of December 31, 2005, are as follows (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ending December 31
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
$ |
1,667 |
|
2007
|
|
|
172,591 |
|
2008
|
|
|
277,500 |
|
2009
|
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
451,758 |
|
|
|
|
|
See discussion of capital leases in Note 11.
58
QUANTA SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes are
as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Federal
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
|
|
$ |
(43,446 |
) |
|
$ |
6,555 |
|
|
$ |
10,747 |
|
|
Deferred
|
|
|
26,970 |
|
|
|
(9,623 |
) |
|
|
10,034 |
|
State and foreign taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
|
|
|
(1,618 |
) |
|
|
3,074 |
|
|
|
3,146 |
|
|
Deferred
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
(3,457 |
) |
|
|
(1,237 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(18,080 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,451 |
) |
|
$ |
22,690 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The actual income tax provision (benefit) differs from the
income tax provision (benefit) computed by applying the
U.S. federal statutory corporate rate to the income before
provision for income taxes as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Provision (benefit) at the statutory rate
|
|
$ |
(18,574 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,426 |
) |
|
$ |
18,286 |
|
Increases (decreases) resulting from
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
State and foreign taxes
|
|
|
(2,357 |
) |
|
|
(424 |
) |
|
|
1,101 |
|
|
Contingency reserves
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,025 |
|
|
|
1,566 |
|
|
Non-deductible expenses
|
|
|
2,026 |
|
|
|
1,811 |
|
|
|
1,940 |
|
|
Valuation allowance
|
|
|
825 |
|
|
|
(1,192 |
) |
|
|
(203 |
) |
|
Adjustment of prior years tax liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(245 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(18,080 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,451 |
) |
|
$ |
22,690 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes result from temporary differences in the
recognition of income and expenses for financial reporting
purposes and for tax purposes. The tax effects of these
temporary differences, representing deferred tax assets and
liabilities, result principally from the following (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Deferred income tax liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment
|
|
$ |
(95,440 |
) |
|
$ |
(83,433 |
) |
|
Book/tax accounting method difference
|
|
|
(21,827 |
) |
|
|
(19,857 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total deferred income tax liabilities
|
|
|
(117,267 |
) |
|
|
(103,290 |
) |
Deferred income tax assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance for doubtful accounts and other reserves
|
|
|
8,109 |
|
|
|
8,175 |
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
30,080 |
|
|
|
22,541 |
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
31,515 |
|
|
|
42,109 |
|
|
Net operating loss carryforwards
|
|
|
41,207 |
|
|
|
13,817 |
|
|
Inventory and other
|
|
|
5,162 |
|
|
|
6,454 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subtotal
|
|
|
116,073 |
|
|
|
93,096 |
|
|
Valuation allowance
|
|
|
(10,507 |
) |
|
|
(10,304 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total deferred income tax assets
|
|
|
105,566 |
|
|
|
82,792 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net deferred income tax liabilities
|
|
$ |
(11,701 |
) |
|
$ |
(20,498 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
59
QUANTA SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The net deferred income tax assets and liabilities are comprised
of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Current deferred income taxes:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
$ |
25,052 |
|
|
$ |
29,502 |
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
(21,827 |
) |
|
|
(19,857 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,225 |
|
|
|
9,645 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current deferred income taxes:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
80,514 |
|
|
|
53,290 |
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
(95,440 |
) |
|
|
(83,433 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14,926 |
) |
|
|
(30,143 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(11,701 |
) |
|
$ |
(20,498 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The current deferred income tax assets, net of current deferred
income tax liabilities, are included in prepaid expenses and
other current assets.
At December 31, 2005, Quanta had federal net operating loss
carryforwards, the tax effect of which is approximately
$0.4 million. These carryforwards, which may provide future
tax benefits, begin to expire in 2020. Quanta also had state net
operating loss carryforwards, the tax effect of which is
approximately $13.4 million. These carryforwards will
expire as follows: 2006, $0.1 million; 2007,
$0.6 million; 2008, $1.1 million; 2009,
$0.8 million; 2010, $0.6 million and $10.2 million
thereafter.
In assessing the value of deferred tax assets, Quanta considered
whether it was more likely than not that some or all of the
deferred tax assets would not be realized. The ultimate
realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the
generation of future taxable income during the periods in which
those temporary differences become deductible. Quanta considers
the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected
future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this
assessment. Based upon these considerations, Quanta provides a
valuation allowance to reduce the carrying value of certain of
its deferred tax assets to their net expected realizable value.
Quanta has received refund claims in the amounts of
$38.1 million in 2003 and $30.2 million in 2004 from
the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) due to the carryback of
taxable losses reported on Quantas 2002 and 2003 income
tax returns. The IRS is required by law to review Quantas
claims for refund. As a result, Quanta is currently under audit
for tax years 2000, 2001 and 2002 and has been notified that the
IRS intends to audit 2003 and 2004. Quanta fully cooperates with
all audits, but defends existing positions vigorously. To
provide for potential tax exposures, Quanta maintains an
allowance for tax contingencies, which management believes is
adequate. As of December 31, 2004 the amounts accrued for
tax contingencies totaled $59.4 million, with $38.8
considered to be long-term and included in other non-current
liabilities. As of December 31, 2005, the amounts accrued
for tax contingencies totaled $67.5 million, with $46.8
considered to be long-term and included in other non-current
liabilities. The results of future audit assessments, if any,
could have a material effect on Quantas cash flows as
these audits are completed. However, management does not believe
that any of these matters will have a material adverse effect on
Quantas consolidated results of operations.
During 2004, the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 was signed
into law. The primary effect of this legislation will be to
permit potentially favorable federal income tax treatment
related to certain of Quantas construction-related
activities. However, Quanta does not currently expect any
significant benefit from the new law for 2005.
60
QUANTA SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
|
|
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock |
In September 1999, Quanta issued shares of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock, $.00001 par value per share.
During 2002, 245,000 shares of Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock were converted into shares of common stock.
During the first quarter of 2003, all remaining outstanding
shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock were
converted into shares of common stock and the series was
eliminated during the second quarter of 2003. Any dividends that
had accrued on the respective shares of Series A Preferred
Stock were forfeited and reversed on the date of conversion,
which resulted in a $2.1 million forfeiture for the year
ended December 31, 2003.
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Series E Preferred Stock and Redeemable Common
Stock |
During the fourth quarter of 2002, First Reserve Fund IX,
L.P. (First Reserve) purchased from Quanta approximately
2.4 million shares of newly issued Series E Preferred
Stock at $30.00 per share. The Series E Preferred
Stock was converted into 24.3 million shares of common
stock on December 31, 2002 and the series was eliminated
during the second quarter of 2003.
Through February 20, 2003, First Reserve had the right to
require Quanta to repurchase for cash the shares of common stock
issued as a result of the conversion of the shares of
Series E Preferred Stock if Quanta had a change in control.
On February 20, 2003, at the expiration of this right, the
Redeemable Common Stock was reclassified to stockholders
equity.
In connection with its investment, First Reserve received a
pre-emptive right to purchase shares of common stock upon
Quantas issuance of shares to third parties as long as
First Reserve owned at least 10% of Quantas outstanding
voting stock. During 2003, First Reserve acquired
1,201,128 shares pursuant to such right. This pre-emptive
right expired in 2005.
Quanta has adopted a stockholder rights plan pursuant to which
one right will be issued and attached to each outstanding share
of common stock. The following description of Quantas
stockholder rights plan and the certificate of designations
setting forth the terms and conditions of the Series D
Junior Preferred Stock are intended as summaries only and are
qualified in their entirety by reference to the form of
stockholder rights plan and certificate of designations to the
certificate of incorporation filed with the SEC.
Until a distribution date occurs, the rights can be transferred
only with the common stock. On the occurrence of a distribution
date, the rights will separate from the common stock and become
exercisable as described below.
A distribution date will occur upon the earlier of:
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the tenth day after a public announcement that a person or group
of affiliated or associated persons other than Quanta and
certain exempt persons (an acquiring person) has
acquired beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the total voting
rights of the then outstanding shares of Quantas common
stock (or, in the case of First Reserve, 37% or more of the
total voting rights); or |
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the tenth business day following the commencement of a tender or
exchange offer that would result in such person or group
becoming an acquiring person. |
Following the distribution date, holders of rights will be
entitled to purchase from Quanta one one-thousandth (1/1000th)
of a share of Series D Junior Preferred Stock at a purchase
price of $153.33, subject to adjustment.
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In the event that any person or group becomes an acquiring
person, proper provision shall be made so that each holder of a
right, other than rights beneficially owned by the acquiring
person, will thereafter have the right to receive upon payment
of the purchase price, that number of shares of common stock
having a market value equal to the result obtained by
(A) multiplying the then current purchase price by the
number of one one-thousandths of a share of Series D Junior
Preferred Stock for which the right is then exercisable, and
dividing that product by (B) 50% of the current per share
market price of our shares of common stock on the date of such
occurrence. If, following the date of a public announcement that
an acquiring person has become such, (1) Quanta is acquired
in a merger or other business combination transaction and Quanta
is not the surviving corporation, (2) any person
consolidates or merges with Quanta and all or part of the common
stock is converted or exchanged for securities, cash or property
of any other person, or (3) 50% or more of Quantas
assets or earning power is sold or transferred, then the rights
will flip-over. At that time, each right will
entitle its holder to purchase, for the purchase price, a number
of shares of common stock of the surviving entity in any such
merger, consolidation or other business combination or the
purchaser in any such sale or transfer with a market value equal
to the result obtained by (X) multiplying the then current
purchase price by the number of one one-thousandths of a share
of Series D Junior Preferred Stock for which the right is
then exercisable, and dividing that product by (Y) 50% of
the current per share market price of the shares of common stock
of the surviving entity on the date of consummation of such
consolidation, merger, sale or transfer.
The rights will expire on March 8, 2010, unless Quanta
terminates them before that time. A holder of a right will not
have any rights as a stockholder of Quanta, including the right
to vote or to receive dividends, until a right is exercised.
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Limited Vote Common Stock |
The shares of Limited Vote Common Stock have rights similar
to shares of common stock, except that such shares are entitled
to elect one member of the board of directors and are entitled
to one-tenth of one vote for each share held on all other
matters. Each share of Limited Vote Common Stock will
convert into common stock upon disposition by the holder of such
shares in accordance with the transfer restrictions applicable
to such shares. In 2003, 16,000 shares and in 2004,
55,970 shares of Limited Vote Common Stock were
converted to common stock. No shares of Limited Vote Common
Stock were converted to common stock during the year ended
December 31, 2005.
Pursuant to the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, employees may elect
to satisfy their tax withholding obligations upon vesting of
restricted stock by having Quanta make such tax payments and
withhold a number of vested shares having a value on the date of
vesting equal to their tax withholding obligation. As a result
of such employee elections, Quanta withheld 69 shares in
2003, 342,261 shares in 2004 with a total market value of
$2.9 million, and 350,037 shares in 2005 with a total
market value of $2.8 million of previously granted
restricted stock for settlement of employee tax liabilities
pursuant to the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan discussed in
Note 8, and these shares were accounted for as treasury
stock.
Pursuant to the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan discussed in
Note 8, Quanta issues restricted common stock at the fair
market value of the common stock as of the date of issuance. The
shares of restricted common stock issued pursuant to the 2001
Stock Incentive Plan are subject to forfeiture, restrictions on
transfer and certain other conditions until they vest, generally
over three years in equal annual installments. During the
restriction period, the plan participants are entitled to vote
and receive dividends on such shares. Upon issuance of the
restricted stock, an unamortized compensation expense equivalent
to the market value of the shares on the
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date of grant is charged to stockholders equity and is
amortized over the restriction period as non-cash compensation
expense, typically three years. If shares of restricted stock
are cancelled during a given period, any remaining unamortized
deferred compensation expense related to the issuance and any
non-cash compensation expense previously recognized on the
cancelled shares is reversed against additional paid-in capital.
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LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLANS: |
In December 1997, the board of directors adopted, and the
stockholders of Quanta approved, the 1997 Stock Option Plan. In
May 2000, the 1997 Stock Option Plan was amended to expand the
definition of Stock to include Quantas
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, common stock and
Limited Vote Common Stock. In May 2001, the 1997 Stock
Option Plan was amended and renamed the 2001 Stock Incentive
Plan. In November 2001, the plan was amended to allow certain
employees to participate. The plan was further amended during
2002 to make explicit the Compensation Committees power to
grant shares of restricted stock in exchange for options and to
reduce the aggregate number of shares available for issuance
under the plan from 15% to 12% of the outstanding shares of
stock. The purpose of the plan is to provide directors, key
employees, officers and certain advisors with additional
incentives by increasing their proprietary interest in Quanta.
The 2001 Stock Incentive Plan provides for the grant of
incentive stock options (ISOs) as defined in Section 422 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code),
nonqualified stock options and restricted stock (collectively,
the Awards). The amount of ISOs that may be granted under the
2001 Stock Incentive Plan is limited to 3,571,275 shares.
The 2001 Stock Incentive Plan is administered by the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The
Compensation Committee has, subject to applicable regulation and
the terms of the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, the authority to
grant Awards under the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, to construe
and interpret the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan and to make all
other determinations and take any and all actions necessary or
advisable for the administration of the 2001 Stock Incentive
Plan; provided, however, that Quantas Chief Executive
Officer has the authority to grant restricted stock or
nonqualified stock options to individuals who are not officers,
provided that (i) the aggregate number of shares of common
stock issuable upon the exercise of non-qualified stock options
granted in any one calendar quarter does not exceed
100,000 shares and the aggregate value of awards of
restricted stock granted in any one calendar quarter does not
exceed $250,000 determined based on the fair market value of the
common stock at the time of the grants, and (ii) the
aggregate number of shares of common stock issuable upon the
exercise of non-qualified stock options granted to any
individual in any one calendar quarter does not exceed
20,000 shares of common stock and the aggregate value of
awards of restricted stock granted in any one calendar quarter
to any individual does not exceed $25,000 determined based on
the fair market value of the common stock at the time of the
grants.
All of Quantas employees (including officers),
non-employee directors and certain consultants and advisors are
eligible to receive Awards under the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan,
but only employees of Quanta are eligible to receive ISOs.
Awards will be exercisable during the period specified in each
Award agreement and will generally become exercisable in
installments pursuant to a vesting schedule designated by the
Compensation Committee. Unless specifically provided otherwise
in the Award agreement, Awards become immediately vested and
exercisable in the event of a change in control (as
defined in the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan) of Quanta. No option
will remain exercisable later than ten years after the date of
grant (or five years in the case of ISOs granted to employees
owning more than 10% of the voting capital stock).
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The following table summarizes option activity under the 2001
Stock Incentive Plan for the years ended December 31, 2003,
2004 and 2005 (shares in thousands):
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Weighted | |
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Weighted |
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Average | |
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Average |
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Exercise | |
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Fair |
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Shares | |
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Price | |
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Value |
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Outstanding at December 31, 2002
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8,775 |
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21.04 |
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Granted
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$ |
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Exercised
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(3 |
) |
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5.70 |
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Forfeited and canceled
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(7,356 |
) |
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22.58 |
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Outstanding at December 31, 2003
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1,416 |
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13.24 |
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Granted
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$ |
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Exercised
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(28 |
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5.98 |
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Forfeited and canceled
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(264 |
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21.28 |
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Outstanding at December 31, 2004
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1,124 |
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11.50 |
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Granted
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$ |
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Exercised
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(112 |
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7.49 |
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Forfeited and canceled
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(93 |
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19.09 |
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Outstanding at December 31, 2005
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919 |
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11.29 |
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Options exercisable at
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December 31, 2003
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1,300 |
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12.79 |
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December 31, 2004
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1,082 |
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11.42 |
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December 31, 2005
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906 |
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11.33 |
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Generally, options exercisable are based on term vesting periods
as outlined in each option agreement. The majority of
Quantas options were issued with a four year vesting term.
The following table summarizes information for outstanding
options at December 31, 2005 (shares in thousands):
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Options Outstanding | |
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Options Exercisable | |
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Average | |
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Average | |
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Options | |
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Average | |
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Options | |
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Contractual | |
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Exercise | |
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Exercisable as | |
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Exercise | |
Range of Exercise Prices |
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Price | |
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of 12/31/05 | |
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Price | |
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$ 0.0000-$ 6.1500
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409 |
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2.3 |
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$ |
5.85 |
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405 |
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$ |
5.88 |
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$ 6.1501-$12.3000
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321 |
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3.2 |
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$ |
9.12 |
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313 |
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$ |
9.07 |
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$12.3001-$18.4500
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18 |
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3.9 |
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$ |
16.70 |
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17 |
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$ |
16.75 |
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$18.4501-$24.6000
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84 |
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3.9 |
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$ |
21.38 |
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84 |
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$ |
21.38 |
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$24.6001-$30.7500
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38 |
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5.0 |
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$ |
27.12 |
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38 |
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$ |
27.12 |
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$30.7501-$36.9000
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22 |
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5.1 |
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$ |
33.60 |
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22 |
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$ |
33.60 |
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$36.9001-$43.0500
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1 |
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4.7 |
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$ |
38.18 |
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1 |
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$ |
38.18 |
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$43.0501-$49.2000
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26 |
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4.4 |
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$ |
44.43 |
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26 |
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$ |
44.43 |
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919 |
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906 |
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On January 21, 2003, Quanta offered eligible employees and
consultants the opportunity to exchange certain outstanding
stock options, with an exercise price of $10.00 or more, for
restricted shares of Quantas common stock at an exchange
ratio of one share of restricted stock for every 2.24 option
shares tendered. Of
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
the eligible options pursuant to the offer, 520,267 options were
not exchanged. Of those options, 5,997 remain outstanding and
unvested as of December 31, 2005, and are subject to
variable plan accounting under APB Opinion No. 25. The
weighted average exercise price of these remaining eligible
options is $12.85. To the extent that Quantas stock price
exceeds the exercise price of an unvested eligible option that
was not exchanged, the difference will be recorded as a non-cash
compensation charge with an offset to additional paid-in
capital. The non-cash compensation charge was immaterial for the
year ended December 31, 2005.
As discussed above, Quanta offered eligible employees and
consultants the opportunity to exchange certain outstanding
stock options for restricted shares of Quantas common
stock. Regardless of the vesting schedule of the eligible
options offered for exchange, the restricted stock granted in
the offer typically vests over three years, assuming the
employee or consultant continues to meet the requirements for
vesting. On March 10, 2003, Quanta accepted for exchange
and cancelled eligible options to purchase an aggregate of
6,769,483 shares of its common stock. Pursuant to the 2001
Stock Incentive Plan discussed above, Quanta granted
3,431,354 shares, 799,510 shares, and
726,564 shares of restricted stock with a weighted average
grant price of $3.10, $7.02 and $7.58, respectively, during the
years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005. As of
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, 3.2 million,
2.4 million and 1.9 million shares of unvested
restricted stock were outstanding. The non-cash compensation
expense recognized with respect to all restricted stock grants
during the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 was
approximately $2.8 million, $4.6 million, and
$5.0 million, respectively.
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
An Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the ESPP) was adopted by the
board of directors of Quanta and was approved by the
stockholders of Quanta in May 1999. The purpose of the ESPP was
to provide an incentive for employees of Quanta and any
Participating Company (as defined in the ESPP) to acquire or
increase a proprietary interest in Quanta through the purchase
of shares of Quantas common stock. The ESPP was intended
to qualify as an Employee Stock Purchase Plan under
Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the Code). The provisions of the ESPP were construed in
a manner consistent with the requirements of that section of the
Code. The ESPP was administered by a committee, appointed from
time to time, by the board of directors. The ESPP was not
subject to any of the provisions of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. During 2003, 2004 and
2005, respectively, Quanta issued a total of
1,148,632 shares, 537,479 shares and 674,759,
respectively, pursuant to the ESPP. During 2005, the ESPP was
terminated. The termination of Quantas ESPP does not
affect purchase rights previously granted under Quantas
ESPP.
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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS: |
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Unions Multi-Employer Pension Plans |
In connection with its collective bargaining agreements with
various unions, Quanta participates with other companies in the
unions multi-employer pension plans. These plans cover all
of Quantas employees who are members of such unions. The
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended by
the Multi-Employer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980, imposes
certain liabilities upon employers who are contributors to a
multi-employer plan in the event of the employers
withdrawal from, or upon termination of, such plan. Quanta has
no plans to withdraw from these plans. The plans do not maintain
information on the net assets and actuarial present value of the
plans unfunded vested benefits allocable to Quanta, and
the amounts, if any, for which Quanta may be contingently
liable, are not ascertainable at this time. Contributions
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
to all union multi-employer pension plans by Quanta were
approximately $41.8 million, $46.2 million and
$50.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2003,
2004 and 2005, respectively.
Effective February 1, 1999, Quanta adopted a 401(k) plan
pursuant to which employees who are not provided retirement
benefits through a collective bargaining agreement may make
contributions through a payroll deduction. Quanta will make a
matching cash contribution of 100% of each employees
contribution up to 3% of that employees salary and 50% of
each employees contribution between 3% and 6% of such
employees salary, up to the maximum amount permitted by
law. Prior to joining Quantas 401(k) plan, certain
subsidiaries of Quanta provided various defined contribution
plans to their employees. Contributions to all non-union defined
contribution plans by Quanta were approximately
$6.0 million, $5.5 million and $5.3 million for
the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005,
respectively.
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10. |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: |
Aquila Inc. (Aquila) had made investments in Quanta, which were
sold during 2003. Quanta had transactions in the normal course
of business with Aquila during 2003. Subsequent to the initial
investment by Aquila, revenues from Aquila in 2003 were
approximately $15.4 million.
Certain of Quantas subsidiaries have entered into related
party lease arrangements for operational facilities, typically
with prior owners of certain acquired businesses. These lease
agreements generally have a term of five years. Related party
lease expense for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004
and 2005 was approximately $3.2 million, $3.0 million
and $3.2 million, respectively.
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11. |
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES: |
Quanta leases certain land, buildings and equipment under
non-cancelable lease agreements, including related party leases
as discussed in Note 10. The terms of these agreements vary
from lease to lease, including some with renewal options and
escalation clauses. The following schedule shows the future
minimum lease payments under these leases as of
December 31, 2005 (in thousands):
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Capital | |
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Operating | |
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|
Leases | |
|
Leases | |
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| |
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Year Ending December 31
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|
2006
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$ |
596 |
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$ |
20,643 |
|
2007
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|
|
|
|
|
|
14,469 |
|
2008
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|
|
|
|
|
|
12,716 |
|
2009
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|
|
|
|
|
|
10,931 |
|
2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,119 |
|
Thereafter
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|
9,232 |
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Total minimum lease payments
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|
|
596 |
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|
$ |
77,110 |
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
Less Amounts representing interest
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|
11 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Present value of minimum lease payments
|
|
|
585 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less Current portion
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|
|
585 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total long-term obligations
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|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Rent expense related to operating leases was approximately
$48.5 million, $51.8 million and $64.5 million
for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005,
respectively. Assets under capital leases are included as part
of property and equipment.
Quanta has guaranteed the residual value on certain of its
equipment operating leases. Quanta guarantees the difference
between this residual value and the fair market value of the
underlying asset at the date of termination of the leases. At
December 31, 2005, the maximum guaranteed residual value
was approximately $90.8 million. Quanta believes that no
significant payments will be made as a result of the difference
between the fair market value of the leased equipment and the
guaranteed residual value. However, there can be no assurance
that future significant payments will not be required.
Quanta is from time to time party to various lawsuits, claims
and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of
business. These actions typically seek, among other things,
compensation for alleged personal injury, breach of contract
and/or property damages, punitive damages, civil penalties or
other losses, or injunctive or declaratory relief. With respect
to all such lawsuits, claims and proceedings, Quanta records
reserves when it is probable that a liability has been incurred
and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Quanta does
not believe that any of these proceedings, separately or in the
aggregate, would be expected to have a material adverse effect
on Quantas financial position, results of operations or
cash flows.
In certain circumstances, Quanta is required to provide
performance bonds in connection with its contractual
commitments. Quanta has indemnified the surety for any expenses
paid out under these performance bonds. As of December 31,
2005, the total amount of outstanding performance bonds was
approximately $577.2 million.
Quanta has entered into various employment agreements with
certain executives which provide for compensation and certain
other benefits and for severance payments under certain
circumstances. In addition, certain employment agreements
contain clauses that become effective upon a change of control
of Quanta. Upon the occurrence of any of the defined events in
the various employment agreements, Quanta will pay certain
amounts to the employee, which vary with the level of the
employees responsibility.
Quanta has indemnified various parties against specified
liabilities that those parties might incur in the future in
connection with companies previously acquired or disposed of by
Quanta. These indemnities usually are contingent upon the other
party incurring liabilities that reach specified thresholds. As
of December 31, 2005, Quanta is not aware of circumstances
that would lead to future indemnity claims against it for
material amounts in connection with these transactions.
As of December 31, 2005, Quanta has agreed to issue up to
$4.5 million in additional letters of credit during 2006
relating to Quantas casualty insurance programs.
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QUANTA SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
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|
12. |
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED): |
The table below sets forth the unaudited consolidated operating
results by quarter for the years ended December 31, 2004
and 2005 (in thousands, except per share information).
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Three Months Ended | |
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| |
|
|
March 31, | |
|
June 30, | |
|
September 30, | |
|
December 31, | |
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| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
2004:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$ |
354,997 |
|
|
$ |
389,194 |
|
|
$ |
463,077 |
|
|
$ |
419,242 |
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
26,724 |
|
|
|
46,341 |
|
|
|
58,425 |
|
|
|
49,901 |
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
(11,694 |
) |
|
|
(3,492 |
) |
|
|
4,156 |
|
|
|
1,836 |
|
|
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share
|
|
$ |
(0.10 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.03 |
) |
|
$ |
0.04 |
|
|
$ |
0.02 |
|
2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$ |
372,505 |
|
|
$ |
439,287 |
|
|
$ |
523,340 |
|
|
$ |
523,494 |
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
36,092 |
|
|
|
53,816 |
|
|
|
80,173 |
|
|
|
86,667 |
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
(5,128 |
) |
|
|
3,343 |
|
|
|
12,880 |
|
|
|
18,462 |
|
|
Basic earnings (loss) per share
|
|
$ |
(0.04 |
) |
|
$ |
0.03 |
|
|
$ |
0.11 |
|
|
$ |
0.16 |
|
|
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
|
|
$ |
(0.04 |
) |
|
$ |
0.03 |
|
|
$ |
0.11 |
|
|
$ |
0.15 |
|
The sum of the individual quarterly earnings per share amounts
may not agree with
year-to-date earnings
per share as each periods computation is based on the
weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period.
Quanta has aggregated each of its individual operating units
into one reportable segment as a specialty contractor. Quanta
provides comprehensive network solutions to the electric power,
gas, telecommunications and cable television industries,
including designing, installing, repairing and maintaining
network infrastructure. In addition, Quanta provides ancillary
services such as inside electrical wiring, intelligent traffic
networks, cable and control systems for light rail lines,
airports and highways, and specialty rock trenching, directional
boring and road milling for industrial and commercial customers.
Each of these services is provided by various Quanta
subsidiaries and discrete financial information is not provided
to management at the service level. The following table presents
information regarding revenues derived from the industries noted
above.
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31, | |
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|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(In thousands) | |
Electric power and gas network services
|
|
$ |
979,140 |
|
|
$ |
1,052,352 |
|
|
$ |
1,240,916 |
|
Telecommunications and cable television network services
|
|
|
359,785 |
|
|
|
273,254 |
|
|
|
289,794 |
|
Ancillary services
|
|
|
303,928 |
|
|
|
300,904 |
|
|
|
327,916 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,642,853 |
|
|
$ |
1,626,510 |
|
|
$ |
1,858,626 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quanta does not have significant operations or long-lived assets
in countries outside of the United States. Quanta derived
$15.1 million, $22.8 million and $25.7 million of
its revenues from foreign operations during 2003, 2004 and 2005,
respectively.
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ITEM 9. |
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on
Accounting and Financial Disclosure |
There have been no changes in or disagreements with accountants
on accounting and financial disclosure within the meaning of
Item 304(b) of
Regulation S-K.
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|
ITEM 9A. |
Controls and Procedures |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management evaluated, with the participation of our Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer the
effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in
Rules 13a-15(e)
and 15d-15(e) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act)), as of
December 31, 2005. Based on their evaluation, our Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer
concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were
effective as of December 31, 2005.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Managements report on internal control over financial
reporting can be found in Item 8 of this report. The
independent registered public accounting firms report on
the financial statements, managements assessment of the
effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting
and its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting, can also be found in Item 8 of this
report.
There has been no change in our internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the quarter ended
December 31, 2005, that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control
over financial reporting.
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|
ITEM 9B. |
Other Information |
There is no information required to be disclosed in a report on
Form 8-K during
the fourth quarter of the year covered by this report that was
not reported, whether or not otherwise required by this
Form 10-K.
PART III
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|
ITEM 10. |
Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant |
Information regarding officers and directors of Quanta required
by Items 401(a)-(f) of
Regulation S-K is
incorporated by reference to the information set forth in
Quantas Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2006 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders. Information regarding compliance with
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and Quantas
adoption of a code of ethics required by Items 405 and 406
of Regulation S-K
is incorporated by reference to the information set forth in
Quantas Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2006 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders.
Quanta has a separately designated standing Audit Committee
established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the
Exchange Act. As of the date of this report, the members of the
Audit Committee were James R. Ball, Bernard Fried and
Worthing F. Jackman. Mr. Ball is Chairman of the Audit
Committee. The Companys Board of Directors has determined
that each of the members of the Audit Committee is
independent within the meaning of the NYSE corporate
governance listing standards and that Messrs. Fried and
Jackman are audit committee financial experts, as
that term is defined in Item 401(h)(2) of
Regulation S-K.
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|
ITEM 11. |
Executive Compensation |
The information required by this item is incorporated by
reference to Executive Compensation and Other
Matters set forth in our Definitive Proxy Statement for
the 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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|
ITEM 12. |
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management and Related Stockholder Matters |
The information required by this item is incorporated by
reference to Stock Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
and Management and Equity Compensation Plan
Information set forth in our Definitive Proxy Statement
for the 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
|
|
ITEM 13. |
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions |
The information required by this item is incorporated by
reference to Transactions Involving Certain Officers,
Directors and Stockholders set forth in our Definitive
Proxy Statement for the 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
|
|
ITEM 14. |
Principal Accountant Fees and Services |
The information required by this item is incorporated by
reference to Audit Fees set forth in our Definitive
Proxy Statement for the 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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PART IV
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|
ITEM 15. |
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules |
The following financial statements, schedules and exhibits are
filed as part of this Report
(1) Financial Statements. Reference is made to the
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements on page 39 of
this Report.
(2) All schedules are omitted because they are not
applicable or the required information is shown in the financial
statements or the notes to the financial statements.
(3) Exhibits
EXHIBIT INDEX
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|
|
|
|
Exhibit |
|
|
|
|
No. |
|
|
|
Description |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
.1 |
|
|
|
Restated Certificate of Incorporation (previously filed as
Exhibit 3.3 to the Companys Form 10-Q
(No. 001-13831) filed August 14, 2003 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
|
3 |
.2 |
|
|
|
Amended and Restated Bylaws (previously filed as
Exhibit 3.2 to the Companys 2000 Form 10-K
(No. 001-13831) filed April 2, 2001 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
|
4 |
.1 |
|
|
|
Form of Common Stock Certificate (previously filed as
Exhibit 4.1 to the Companys Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (No. 333-42957) and incorporated herein by
reference) |
|
4 |
.2 |
|
|
|
Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of March 8,
2000 and amended and restated as of October 24, 2002
between Quanta Services, Inc. and American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent, which
includes as Exhibit B thereto the Form of Right Certificate
(previously filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Companys
Form 8-A12B/A (No. 001-13831) filed October 25,
2002 and incorporated herein by reference) |
|
4 |
.3 |
|
|
|
Subordinated Indenture regarding 4.0% Convertible
Subordinated Debentures dated July 25, 2000 by and between
Quanta Services, Inc. and Chase Bank of Texas, National
Association, as Trustee (previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to
the Companys Form 8-K (No. 001-13831) filed
July 26, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference) |
|
4 |
.4 |
|
|
|
First Supplemental Indenture regarding 4.0% Convertible
Subordinated Debentures dated July 25, 2000 by and between
Quanta Services, Inc. and Chase Bank of Texas, National
Association, as Trustee (previously filed as Exhibit 4.2 to
the Companys Form 8-K (No. 0001-13831) filed
July 26, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference) |
|
4 |
.5 |
|
|
|
Indenture regarding 4.5% Convertible Subordinated
Debentures between Quanta Services, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank,
N.A., Trustee, dated as of October 17, 2003 (previously
filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the to the Companys
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30,
2003 (No. 001-13831) filed November 14, 2003 and
incorporated herein by reference) |
|
4 |
.6 |
|
|
|
4.5% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Resale
Registration Rights Agreement dated October 17, 2003
(previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30,
2003 (No. 001-13831) filed November 14, 2003 and
incorporated herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.1* |
|
|
|
1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (previously filed as
Exhibit 4 to the Companys Form S-8
(No. 333-86375) filed September 1, 1999 and
incorporated herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.2* |
|
|
|
Amendment No. 1 to 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys
Form S-8 (No. 333-86375) filed August 20, 2004
and incorporated herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.3* |
|
|
|
2001 Stock Incentive Plan as amended and restated March 13,
2003 (previously filed as Exhibit 10.43 to the
Companys Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
March 31, 2003 (No. 001-13831) filed May 15, 2003
and incorporated herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.4* |
|
|
|
2001 Stock Incentive Plan Form of Current Employee Restricted
Stock Agreement (previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the
Companys Form 8-K (No. 001-13831) filed
March 4, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exhibit |
|
|
|
|
No. |
|
|
|
Description |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
.5 |
|
|
|
2001 Stock Incentive Plan Form of Director Restricted Stock
Agreement (previously filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the
Companys 2004 Form 10-K (No. 001-13831) filed
March 16, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.6* |
|
|
|
2001 Stock Incentive Plan Form of New Employee Restricted Stock
Agreement (previously filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the
Companys 2004 Form 10-K (No. 001-13831) filed
March 16, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.7* |
|
|
|
Employment Agreement, dated March 13, 2002, by and between
Quanta Services, Inc. and John R. Colson (previously filed as
Exhibit 10.3 to the Companys Form 8-K
(No. 001-3831) filed March 21, 2002 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.8* |
|
|
|
Employment Agreement, dated March 13, 2002, by and between
Quanta Services, Inc. and Nicholas M. Grindstaff (previously
filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Companys Form 8-K
(No. 001-13831) filed March 21, 2002 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.9* |
|
|
|
Employment Agreement, dated March 13, 2002, by and between
Quanta Services, Inc. and James H. Haddox (previously filed as
Exhibit 10.8 to the Companys Form 8-K
(No. 001-13831) filed March 21, 2002 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.10* |
|
|
|
Employment Agreement, dated March 13, 2002, by and between
Quanta Services, Inc. and Derrick A. Jensen (previously filed as
Exhibit 10.9 to the Companys Form 8-K
(No. 001-13831) filed March 21, 2002 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.11* |
|
|
|
Employment Agreement dated as of March 13, 2002, by and
between Quanta Services, Inc. and Kenneth W. Trawick (previously
filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2004
(No. 001-13831) filed November 9, 2004 and
incorporated herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.12* |
|
|
|
Employment Agreement, dated March 13, 2002, by and between
Quanta Services, Inc. and Gary A. Tucci (previously filed as
Exhibit 10.13 to the Companys Form 8-K
(No. 001-13831) filed March 21, 2002 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.13* |
|
|
|
Employment Agreement, dated March 13, 2002, by and between
Quanta Services, Inc. and John R. Wilson (previously filed as
Exhibit 10.14 to the Companys Form 8-K
(No. 001-13831) filed March 21, 2002 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.14* |
|
|
|
Employment Agreement, dated as of March 13, 2002, by and
between Quanta Services, Inc. and James F. ONeil, III
(previously filed as Exhibit 10.30 to the Companys
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002
(No. 001-13831) filed August 14, 2002 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.15 |
|
|
|
Settlement and Governance Agreement between Quanta Services,
Inc. and Aquila, Inc. dated as of May 20, 2002 (previously
filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Form 8-K
(No. 001-13831) filed May 22, 2002 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.19 |
|
|
|
Consent Letter dated October 15, 2002 between Quanta
Services, Inc. and Aquila, Inc. (previously filed as
Exhibit 10.3 to the Companys Form 8-K
(No. 001-13831) filed October 22, 2002 and
incorporated herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.21* |
|
|
|
Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement between Quanta
Services, Inc. and John R. Colson dated June 1, 2002
(previously filed as Exhibit 10.42 to the Companys
2002 Form 10-K (No. 001-13831) filed March 31,
2003 and incorporated herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.22 |
|
|
|
Amendment to No. 2 to Settlement and Governance Agreement
between Quanta Services, Inc. and Aquila, Inc. dated as of
April 10, 2003 (previously filed as Exhibit 10.43 to
the Companys Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
June 30, 2003 (No. 001-13831) filed August 14,
2003 and incorporated herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.23* |
|
|
|
Employment Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2003, by and
between Quanta Services, Inc. and John R. Colson
(previously filed as Exhibit 10.44 to the Companys
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003
(No. 001-13831) filed August 14, 2003 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.24* |
|
|
|
Employment Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2003, by and
between Quanta Services, Inc. and James H. Haddox
(previously filed as Exhibit 10.45 to the Companys
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period June 30, 2003
(No. 001-13831) filed August 14, 2003 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exhibit |
|
|
|
|
No. |
|
|
|
Description |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
.25* |
|
|
|
Employment Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2003, by and
between Quanta Services, Inc. and John R. Wilson
(previously filed as Exhibit 10.46 to the Companys
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003
(No. 001-13831) filed August 14, 2003 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.26 |
|
|
|
Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2003 among Quanta
Services, Inc., the subsidiaries of Quanta Services, Inc.
identified therein, Bank of America, N.A., and other Lenders
identified therein (previously filed as Exhibit 10.53 to
the Companys 2003 Form 10-K (No. 001-13831)
filed March 15, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.27 |
|
|
|
First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of
December 19, 2003 among Quanta Services, Inc., the
subsidiaries of Quanta Services, Inc. identified therein, Bank
of America, N.A., and other Lenders identified therein
(previously filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Companys
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004
(No. 001-13831) filed August 9, 2004 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.28 |
|
|
|
Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of March 14,
2005 among Quanta Services, Inc., the subsidiaries of Quanta
Services, Inc. identified therein, Bank of America, N.A., and
other Lenders identified therein (previously filed as
Exhibit 10.3 to the Companys Form 8-K
(No. 001-13831) filed March 16, 2005 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.29 |
|
|
|
Security Agreement dated as of December 19, 2003 among the
Pledgors identified therein and Bank of America, N.A., as
administrative agent for the Lenders (previously filed as
Exhibit 10.54 to the Companys 2003 Form 10-K
(No. 001-13831) filed March 15, 2004 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.30 |
|
|
|
Pledge Agreement dated as of December 19, 2003 among the
Debtors identified therein and Bank of America, N.A., as
administrative agent for the Lenders (previously filed as
Exhibit 10.55 to the Companys 2003 Form 10-K
(No. 001-13831) filed March 15, 2004 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.31* |
|
|
|
Employment Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2004, by and
between Quanta Services, Inc. and Kenneth W. Trawick
(previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004
(No. 001-13831) filed August 9, 2004 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.32 |
|
|
|
Underwriting Agreement dated September 30, 2004 among
Quanta Services, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Credit
Suisse First Boston LLC, Banc of America Securities LLC, First
Albany Capital Inc. and First Reserve Fund IX, L.P.
(previously filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Companys
Form 8-K (No. 001-13831) filed October 1, 2004
and incorporated herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.33 |
|
|
|
Underwriting Agreement dated December 9, 2004 among Quanta
Services, Inc., First Reserve Fund IX, L.P. and
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (previously filed as
Exhibit 1.1 to the Companys Form 8-K
(No. 001-13831) filed December 13, 2004 and
incorporated herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.34 |
|
|
|
Director Compensation Summary to be effective as of the 2005
Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors (previously filed as
Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Form 8-K
(No. 001-13831) filed December 7, 2004 and
incorporated herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.35* |
|
|
|
2005 Incentive Bonus Plan (previously filed as
Exhibit 10.35 to the Companys 2004 Form 10-K
(No. 001-13831) filed March 16, 2005 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.36 |
|
|
|
Underwriting, Continuing Indemnity and Security Agreement dated
as of March 14, 2005 by Quanta Services, Inc. and the
subsidiaries and affiliates of Quanta Services, Inc. identified
therein, in favor of Federal Insurance Company (previously filed
as Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Form 8-K
(No. 001-13831) filed March 16, 2005 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.37 |
|
|
|
Intercreditor Agreement dated March 14, 2005 by and between
Federal Insurance Company and Bank of America, N.A., as Lender
Agent on behalf of the other Lender Parties (under the
Companys Credit Agreement dated as of December 19,
2003, as amended) and agreed to by Quanta Services, Inc. and the
subsidiaries and affiliates of Quanta Services, Inc. identified
therein (previously filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the
Companys Form 8-K (No. 001-13831) filed
March 16, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference) |
|
10 |
.38* |
|
|
|
Form of Indemnity Agreement (previously filed as
Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Form 8-K
(No. 001-13831) filed May 31, 2005 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exhibit |
|
|
|
|
No. |
|
|
|
Description |
|
|
|
|
|
|
21 |
.1 |
|
|
|
Subsidiaries (filed herewith) |
|
23 |
.1 |
|
|
|
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (filed herewith) |
|
31 |
.1 |
|
|
|
Certification of Periodic Report by Chief Executive Officer
pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) and pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed
herewith) |
|
31 |
.2 |
|
|
|
Certification of Periodic Report by Chief Financial Officer
pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) and pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed
herewith) |
|
32 |
.1 |
|
|
|
Certification of Periodic Report by Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith) |
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Management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Quanta Services, Inc. has duly
caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston,
State of Texas, on March 2, 2006.
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John R. Colson |
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Chief Executive Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, this Report has been signed by the following persons in
the capacities indicated on March 2, 2006.
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Signature |
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Title |
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/s/ JOHN R. COLSON
John R. Colson |
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Chief Executive Officer, Director
(Principal Executive Officer) |
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/s/ JAMES H. HADDOX
James H. Haddox |
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Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer) |
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/s/ DERRICK A. JENSEN
Derrick A. Jensen |
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Vice President, Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer |
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/s/ JAMES R. BALL
James R. Ball |
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Director |
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/s/ VINCENT D. FOSTER
Vincent D. Foster |
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Director |
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/s/ BERNARD FRIED
Bernard Fried |
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Director |
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/s/ LOUIS C. GOLM
Louis C. Golm |
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Director |
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/s/ WORTHING F. JACKMAN
Worthing F. Jackman |
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Director |
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/s/ BRUCE RANCK
Bruce Ranck |
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Director |
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/s/ GARY A. TUCCI
Gary A. Tucci |
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Director |
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/s/ JOHN R. WILSON
John R. Wilson |
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Director |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit | |
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No. | |
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Description |
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3 |
.1 |
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation (previously filed as
Exhibit 3.3 to the Companys Form 10-Q
(No. 001-13831) filed August 14, 2003 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
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3 |
.2 |
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Amended and Restated Bylaws (previously filed as
Exhibit 3.2 to the Companys 2000 Form 10-K
(No. 001-13831) filed April 2, 2001 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
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4 |
.1 |
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Form of Common Stock Certificate (previously filed as
Exhibit 4.1 to the Companys Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (No. 333-42957) and incorporated herein by
reference) |
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4 |
.2 |
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Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of March 8,
2000 and amended and restated as of October 24, 2002
between Quanta Services, Inc. and American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent, which
includes as Exhibit B thereto the Form of Right Certificate
(previously filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Companys
Form 8-A12B/A (No. 001-13831) filed October 25,
2002 and incorporated herein by reference) |
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4 |
.3 |
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Subordinated Indenture regarding 4.0% Convertible
Subordinated Debentures dated July 25, 2000 by and between
Quanta Services, Inc. and Chase Bank of Texas, National
Association, as Trustee (previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to
the Companys Form 8-K (No. 001-13831) filed
July 26, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference) |
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4 |
.4 |
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First Supplemental Indenture regarding 4.0% Convertible
Subordinated Debentures dated July 25, 2000 by and between
Quanta Services, Inc. and Chase Bank of Texas, National
Association, as Trustee (previously filed as Exhibit 4.2 to
the Companys Form 8-K (No. 0001-13831) filed
July 26, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference) |
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4 |
.5 |
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Indenture regarding 4.5% Convertible Subordinated
Debentures between Quanta Services, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank,
N.A., Trustee, dated as of October 17, 2003 (previously
filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the to the Companys
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30,
2003 (No. 001-13831) filed November 14, 2003 and
incorporated herein by reference) |
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4 |
.6 |
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4.5% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Resale
Registration Rights Agreement dated October 17, 2003
(previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30,
2003 (No. 001-13831) filed November 14, 2003 and
incorporated herein by reference) |
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10 |
.1* |
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1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (previously filed as
Exhibit 4 to the Companys Form S-8
(No. 333-86375) filed September 1, 1999 and
incorporated herein by reference) |
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10 |
.2* |
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Amendment No. 1 to 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys
Form S-8 (No. 333-86375) filed August 20, 2004
and incorporated herein by reference) |
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10 |
.3* |
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2001 Stock Incentive Plan as amended and restated March 13,
2003 (previously filed as Exhibit 10.43 to the
Companys Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
March 31, 2003 (No. 001-13831) filed May 15, 2003
and incorporated herein by reference) |
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10 |
.4* |
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2001 Stock Incentive Plan Form of Current Employee Restricted
Stock Agreement (previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the
Companys Form 8-K (No. 001-13831) filed
March 4, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference) |
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10 |
.5 |
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2001 Stock Incentive Plan Form of Director Restricted Stock
Agreement (previously filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the
Companys 2004 Form 10-K (No. 001-13831) filed
March 16, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference) |
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10 |
.6* |
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2001 Stock Incentive Plan Form of New Employee Restricted Stock
Agreement (previously filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the
Companys 2004 Form 10-K (No. 001-13831) filed
March 16, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference) |
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10 |
.7* |
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Employment Agreement, dated March 13, 2002, by and between
Quanta Services, Inc. and John R. Colson (previously filed as
Exhibit 10.3 to the Companys Form 8-K
(No. 001-3831) filed March 21, 2002 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
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10 |
.8* |
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Employment Agreement, dated March 13, 2002, by and between
Quanta Services, Inc. and Nicholas M. Grindstaff (previously
filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Companys Form 8-K
(No. 001-13831) filed March 21, 2002 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
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10 |
.9* |
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Employment Agreement, dated March 13, 2002, by and between
Quanta Services, Inc. and James H. Haddox (previously filed as
Exhibit 10.8 to the Companys Form 8-K
(No. 001-13831) filed March 21, 2002 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
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Exhibit | |
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No. | |
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Description |
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10 |
.10* |
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Employment Agreement, dated March 13, 2002, by and between
Quanta Services, Inc. and Derrick A. Jensen (previously filed as
Exhibit 10.9 to the Companys Form 8-K
(No. 001-13831) filed March 21, 2002 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
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10 |
.11* |
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Employment Agreement dated as of March 13, 2002, by and
between Quanta Services, Inc. and Kenneth W. Trawick (previously
filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2004
(No. 001-13831) filed November 9, 2004 and
incorporated herein by reference) |
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10 |
.12* |
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Employment Agreement, dated March 13, 2002, by and between
Quanta Services, Inc. and Gary A. Tucci (previously filed as
Exhibit 10.13 to the Companys Form 8-K
(No. 001-13831) filed March 21, 2002 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
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10 |
.13* |
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Employment Agreement, dated March 13, 2002, by and between
Quanta Services, Inc. and John R. Wilson (previously filed as
Exhibit 10.14 to the Companys Form 8-K
(No. 001-13831) filed March 21, 2002 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
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10 |
.14* |
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Employment Agreement, dated as of March 13, 2002, by and
between Quanta Services, Inc. and James F. ONeil, III
(previously filed as Exhibit 10.30 to the Companys
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002
(No. 001-13831) filed August 14, 2002 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
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10 |
.15 |
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Settlement and Governance Agreement between Quanta Services,
Inc. and Aquila, Inc. dated as of May 20, 2002 (previously
filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Form 8-K
(No. 001-13831) filed May 22, 2002 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
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10 |
.19 |
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Consent Letter dated October 15, 2002 between Quanta
Services, Inc. and Aquila, Inc. (previously filed as
Exhibit 10.3 to the Companys Form 8-K
(No. 001-13831) filed October 22, 2002 and
incorporated herein by reference) |
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10 |
.21* |
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Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement between Quanta
Services, Inc. and John R. Colson dated June 1, 2002
(previously filed as Exhibit 10.42 to the Companys
2002 Form 10-K (No. 001-13831) filed March 31,
2003 and incorporated herein by reference) |
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10 |
.22 |
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Amendment to No. 2 to Settlement and Governance Agreement
between Quanta Services, Inc. and Aquila, Inc. dated as of
April 10, 2003 (previously filed as Exhibit 10.43 to
the Companys Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
June 30, 2003 (No. 001-13831) filed August 14,
2003 and incorporated herein by reference) |
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10 |
.23* |
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Employment Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2003, by and
between Quanta Services, Inc. and John R. Colson (previously
filed as Exhibit 10.44 to the Companys Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003
(No. 001-13831) filed August 14, 2003 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
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10 |
.24* |
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Employment Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2003, by and
between Quanta Services, Inc. and James H. Haddox (previously
filed as Exhibit 10.45 to the Companys Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period June 30, 2003 (No. 001-13831)
filed August 14, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference) |
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10 |
.25* |
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Employment Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2003, by and
between Quanta Services, Inc. and John R. Wilson (previously
filed as Exhibit 10.46 to the Companys Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003
(No. 001-13831) filed August 14, 2003 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
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10 |
.26 |
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Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2003 among Quanta
Services, Inc., the subsidiaries of Quanta Services, Inc.
identified therein, Bank of America, N.A., and other Lenders
identified therein (previously filed as Exhibit 10.53 to
the Companys 2003 Form 10-K (No. 001-13831)
filed March 15, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference) |
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10 |
.27 |
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First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of
December 19, 2003 among Quanta Services, Inc., the
subsidiaries of Quanta Services, Inc. identified therein, Bank
of America, N.A., and other Lenders identified therein
(previously filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Companys
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004
(No. 001-13831) filed August 9, 2004 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
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10 |
.28 |
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Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of March 14,
2005 among Quanta Services, Inc., the subsidiaries of Quanta
Services, Inc. identified therein, Bank of America, N.A., and
other Lenders identified therein (previously filed as
Exhibit 10.3 to the Companys Form 8-K
(No. 001-13831) filed March 16, 2005 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
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Exhibit | |
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No. | |
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Description |
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10 |
.29 |
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Security Agreement dated as of December 19, 2003 among the
Pledgors identified therein and Bank of America, N.A., as
administrative agent for the Lenders (previously filed as
Exhibit 10.54 to the Companys 2003 Form 10-K
(No. 001-13831) filed March 15, 2004 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
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10 |
.30 |
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Pledge Agreement dated as of December 19, 2003 among the
Debtors identified therein and Bank of America, N.A., as
administrative agent for the Lenders (previously filed as
Exhibit 10.55 to the Companys 2003 Form 10-K
(No. 001-13831) filed March 15, 2004 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
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10 |
.31* |
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Employment Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2004, by and
between Quanta Services, Inc. and Kenneth W. Trawick (previously
filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Form 10 -Q
for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004
(No. 001-13831) filed August 9, 2004 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
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10 |
.32 |
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Underwriting Agreement dated September 30, 2004 among
Quanta Services, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Credit
Suisse First Boston LLC, Banc of America Securities LLC, First
Albany Capital Inc. and First Reserve Fund IX, L.P.
(previously filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Companys
Form 8-K (No. 001-13831) filed October 1, 2004
and incorporated herein by reference) |
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10 |
.33 |
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Underwriting Agreement dated December 9, 2004 among Quanta
Services, Inc., First Reserve Fund IX, L.P. and
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (previously filed as
Exhibit 1.1 to the Companys Form 8-K
(No. 001-13831) filed December 13, 2004 and
incorporated herein by reference) |
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10 |
.34 |
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Director Compensation Summary to be effective as of the 2005
Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors (previously filed as
Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Form 8-K
(No. 001-13831) filed December 7, 2004 and
incorporated herein by reference) |
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10 |
.35* |
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2005 Incentive Bonus Plan (previously filed as
Exhibit 10.35 to the Companys 2004 Form 10-K
(No. 001-13831) filed March 16, 2005 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
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10 |
.36 |
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Underwriting, Continuing Indemnity and Security Agreement dated
as of March 14, 2005 by Quanta Services, Inc. and the
subsidiaries and affiliates of Quanta Services, Inc. identified
therein, in favor of Federal Insurance Company (previously filed
as Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Form 8-K
(No. 001-13831) filed March 16, 2005 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
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10 |
.37 |
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Intercreditor Agreement dated March 14, 2005 by and between
Federal Insurance Company and Bank of America, N.A., as Lender
Agent on behalf of the other Lender Parties (under the
Companys Credit Agreement dated as of December 19,
2003, as amended) and agreed to by Quanta Services, Inc. and the
subsidiaries and affiliates of Quanta Services, Inc. identified
therein (previously filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the
Companys Form 8-K (No. 001-13831) filed
March 16, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference) |
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10 |
.38* |
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Form of Indemnity Agreement (previously filed as
Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Form 8-K
(No. 001-13831) filed May 31, 2005 and incorporated
herein by reference) |
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21 |
.1 |
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Subsidiaries (filed herewith) |
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23 |
.1 |
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (filed herewith) |
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31 |
.1 |
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Certification of Periodic Report by Chief Executive Officer
pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) and pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed
herewith) |
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31 |
.2 |
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Certification of Periodic Report by Chief Financial Officer
pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) and pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed
herewith) |
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32 |
.1 |
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Certification of Periodic Report by Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith) |
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Management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements |