Gulf Island Reports First Quarter 2025 Results

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Gulf Island Fabrication (NASDAQ: GIFI) reported its Q1 2025 financial results with consolidated revenue of $40.3 million and net income of $3.8 million. The company's Services division posted operating income of $1.6 million, while the Fabrication division achieved operating income of $3.8 million. Despite solid Q1 performance, management anticipates a significant decline in Q2 results due to macroeconomic uncertainty and reduced customer capital spending. The company maintains a strong financial position with $67.5 million in cash and short-term investments. In April 2025, Gulf Island announced the acquisition of ENGlobal Corporation's automation, engineering, and government services businesses for a total capital commitment of $4.0 million. While this acquisition is expected to result in operating losses of $1-2 million during the initial 6-12 months, management views it as a strategic move to expand capabilities and diversify into new markets.

Positive

• Strong financial position with $67.5 million in cash and short-term investments
• Profitable Q1 2025 with $3.8 million net income and $4.5 million EBITDA
• Strategic acquisition of ENGlobal's businesses to expand product offerings and market diversification
• Improved Fabrication division performance with 20.7% revenue increase year-over-year

Negative

• Expected significant decline in Q2 2025 results
• 22.2% decrease in Services division revenue due to lower offshore maintenance activity
• Anticipated $1-2 million operating losses from ENGlobal acquisition in first 6-12 months
• Extended customer decision cycles and reduced capital spending in Gulf of America

Insights

Financial Analyst

Gulf Island reported falling profits despite strong cash position; management warns of significant decline in Q2 and uncertain H2 outlook.

Gulf Island's Q1 2025 results paint a concerning financial picture despite management's characterization as "solid." Net income dropped 39% to $3.8 million from $6.2 million in Q1 2024, while revenue declined 6% to $40.3 million. Most alarming is management's explicit warning of a "significant decline" in Q2 results, coupled with uncertainty about H2 performance.

The divisional performance shows diverging trends. The Services division experienced a substantial 22.2% revenue decline to $19.9 million, with operating income nearly halved to $1.6 million from $2.9 million. Meanwhile, the Fabrication division showed stronger performance with a 20.7% revenue increase to $20.7 million.

The company's acquisition of ENGlobal's assets represents a strategic diversification move but comes with short-term costs. Management projects $1-2 million in operating losses from this acquisition over the next 6-12 months—a material amount relative to their quarterly earnings.

While immediate financial stability isn't concerning given their robust $67.5 million cash position and continued profitability, the trajectory is unmistakably negative. The company's share repurchase program ($0.6 million in Q1) suggests management sees value, but investors should weigh this against the clearly deteriorating operating environment and management's explicit warnings about near-term performance.

Industrial Sector Specialist

Gulf Island faces significant headwinds from reduced offshore spending; diversification strategy logical but creates short-term earnings pressure.

Gulf Island's results highlight the challenging environment facing industrial service providers in the energy sector. The Services division's 22.2% revenue decline signals a meaningful pullback in offshore maintenance activity, reflecting what management describes as "lower overall capital spending levels in the Gulf of America for 2025."

The 20.7% growth in the Fabrication division, particularly in small-scale fabrication work, indicates a market shift toward smaller, less capital-intensive projects as customers become more cautious with large expenditures. This aligns with the company's mention of "extended decision cycles" and "macroeconomic uncertainty," suggesting broader hesitation beyond company-specific factors.

Their April acquisition of ENGlobal's automation, engineering, and government services businesses represents a strategic diversification play to reduce cyclical exposure to offshore energy markets. The automation business, which generated approximately $10 million in 2024 revenue, could provide more stable revenue streams and higher-value offerings. However, the expected $1-2 million operating losses during integration highlight the challenges of such strategic pivots.

Gulf Island's experience exemplifies the broader dilemma for industrial service providers: navigating reduced customer spending while simultaneously investing in capability expansion. Despite their strong financial foundation, they face the unavoidable short-term consequences of this transition, explaining management's cautious outlook for the remainder of 2025.

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, May 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI) (“Gulf Island” or the “Company”), a leading steel fabricator and service provider to the industrial and energy sectors, today announced its results for the first quarter 2025.

FIRST QUARTER 2025 SUMMARY

• Consolidated revenue of $40.3 million
• Consolidated net income of $3.8 million; Consolidated EBITDA of $4.5 million
• Services division operating income of $1.6 million; EBITDA of $2.1 million
• Fabrication division operating income of $3.8 million; EBITDA of $4.5 million
• Entered into agreement in April to acquire certain assets of ENGlobal Corporation (“ENG”) relating to its automation, engineering and government services businesses

See “Non-GAAP Measures” below for the Company’s definition of EBITDA and reconciliations of the relevant amounts to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY

“The strategic actions we have undertaken in recent years enabled us to deliver solid first quarter results, despite growing macroeconomic uncertainty,” said Richard Heo, Gulf Island’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “We benefited from our small-scale fabrication business, which offset the impact of capital spending reductions by our Services offshore customers.”

“As we look to the remainder of 2025, the market outlook has become more difficult to forecast due to the macroeconomic uncertainty, including trade policies,” continued Heo. “While we are well-positioned in our fabrication business and remain optimistic regarding the long-term outlook for our end-markets, we are experiencing extended decision cycles. Similarly, while we are encouraged by the growing market opportunity for our expanded services offerings, our customers are targeting lower overall capital spending levels in the Gulf of America for 2025. We expect these factors to impact our operating results for the remainder of 2025, and, while we expect to remain profitable, we anticipate a significant decline in our second quarter results compared to the first quarter. Our operating results for the back half of the year are difficult to predict as these factors may impact the timing of potential fabrication project awards.”

“Our disciplined financial management and emphasis on preserving financial flexibility have enabled us to maintain a strong financial position with quarter-end cash and short-term investments in excess of $67 million,” stated Westley Stockton, Gulf Island’s Chief Financial Officer. “During the first quarter, we continued to invest in our organic growth initiatives, including our new cleaning and environmental services offering, returned capital to our shareholders through our share repurchase program, and made progress on the acquisition of certain assets of ENG.”

Heo continued, “Our capital allocation approach prioritizes investments in organic growth, the pursuit of strategic acquisitions, maintaining financial flexibility and returning capital to shareholders. Our agreement in April to purchase certain assets of ENG’s automation, engineering and government services businesses is consistent with this strategy. The acquisition of ENG provides several strategic benefits, including the expansion of our product and services capabilities, further diversifying our business into new end markets and increasing the overall value of our existing offerings. While the integration will take time and is not expected to contribute positively to our operating results during 2025, we are excited about the expected long-term value-creation from this acquisition.”

“As a result of our execution against our key strategic initiatives, we believe we are operating from a position of strength heading into a period of economic uncertainty. We believe our solid financial position will enable us to continue executing our disciplined capital allocation strategy consistent with our ongoing commitment to drive value for our shareholders,” concluded Heo.

RESULTS FOR FIRST QUARTER 2025

Consolidated – Revenue for the first quarter 2025 was $40.3 million, compared to $42.9 million for the prior year period. Net income for the first quarter 2025 was $3.8 million, compared to $6.2 million for the first quarter 2024. Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter 2025 was $4.5 million, compared to $3.7 million for the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter 2024 excludes a gain of $2.9 million for the Fabrication division related to the sale of excess property and income of $0.3 million for the Shipyard division. See “Non-GAAP Measures” below for the Company’s definition of adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of consolidated net income to adjusted EBITDA.

Services Division – Revenue for the first quarter 2025 was $19.9 million, a decrease of $5.7 million, or 22.2%, compared to the first quarter 2024. The decrease was primarily due to lower offshore maintenance activity and delayed timing of certain project opportunities.

Operating income was $1.6 million for the first quarter 2025, compared to $2.9 million for the first quarter 2024. EBITDA for the first quarter 2025 was $2.1 million (or 10.4% of revenue), down from $3.3 million (or 13.1% of revenue) for the prior year period, primarily due to lower revenue, a less favorable project margin mix and ongoing investments associated with the start-up of the division’s cleaning and environmental services offering. See “Non-GAAP Measures” below for the Company’s definition of EBITDA and a reconciliation of the Services division’s operating income to EBITDA.

Fabrication Division – Revenue for the first quarter 2025 was $20.7 million, an increase of $3.6 million, or 20.7%, compared to the first quarter 2024. The increase was primarily due to higher small-scale fabrication activity.

Operating income was $3.8 million for the first quarter 2025, compared to $4.7 million for the first quarter 2024. Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter 2025 was $4.5 million, up from $2.5 million for the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter 2024 excludes a gain of $2.9 million related to the sale of excess property. The increase in operating results for 2025 compared to 2024 (excluding the property sale gain) was primarily due to higher revenue, a more favorable project margin mix and improved utilization of facilities and resources associated with increased small-scale fabrication activity. See “Non-GAAP Measures” below for the Company’s definition of adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of the Fabrication division’s operating income to adjusted EBITDA.

Former Shipyard Division – There was no revenue or operating results for the first quarter 2025 as the wind down of the Shipyard division’s operations was completed during the first quarter 2025, with the expiration of the last warranty period for the division’s ferry projects. Revenue for the first quarter 2024 was $0.4 million and operating income was $0.3 million.

Corporate Division – Operating loss was $2.1 million for the first quarter 2025, compared to an operating loss of $2.2 million for the first quarter 2024. EBITDA for the first quarter 2025 was a loss of $2.0 million, versus a loss of $2.1 million for the prior year period. See “Non-GAAP Measures” below for the Company’s definition of EBITDA and a reconciliation of the Corporate division’s operating loss to EBITDA.

BALANCE SHEET AND LIQUIDITY

The Company’s cash and short-term investments balance at March 31, 2025 was $67.5 million, including $1.2 million of restricted cash associated with outstanding letters of credit. At March 31, 2025, the Company had total debt of $19.0 million, bearing interest at a fixed rate of 3.0% per annum, with annual principal and interest payments of approximately $1.7 million through December 2038. The estimated fair value of the debt was $12.6 million at March 31, 2025, based on an estimated market rate of interest.

During the first quarter 2025, the Company repurchased 86,364 shares of its common stock for $0.6 million (average price per share of $6.57), under its share repurchase program.

ENGLOBAL CORPORATION ACQUISITION

On April 15, 2025, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire certain assets (the “Acquisition”) of ENG’s automation, engineering and government services businesses (“ENG Business”), with completion of the Acquisition anticipated in the second quarter 2025. The automation business provides engineering, design, fabrication and integration of industrial automation systems to the oil & gas, renewable energy and traditional power industries. The automation business, which currently represents the most significant portion of the ENG Business, generated revenue of approximately $10.0 million in 2024. The engineering business provides various engineering solutions to the oil & gas and renewable energy industries, while the government services business provides ENG’s engineering and automation solutions to federal, state and local governments and education institutions, generally in the form of technical field services. The Acquisition is expected to broaden the Company’s product and services offerings to include automation and engineering solutions, further strengthen the Company’s fabrication offerings with supplemental engineering capabilities, expand the Company’s customer base and diversify its end markets.

The total capital commitment related to the transaction is $4.0 million, which includes (1) the initial $2.5 million debtor-in-possession financing, of which $1.2 million was advanced to ENG in the first quarter 2025 with the remainder advanced in April 2025, and (2) a $1.5 million payment made in April 2025 in exchange for the assumption of a $2.4 million loan from a creditor of ENG. The Company believes that the ENG Business may result in operating losses of approximately $1.0 to $2.0 million during the six-to-twelve-month period after the Acquisition.

FIRST QUARTER 2025 CONFERENCE CALL

Gulf Island will hold a conference call on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. Central Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss the Company’s financial results for the first quarter 2025. The call will be available by webcast and can be accessed on Gulf Island’s website at www.gulfisland.com. Participants may also join the call by dialing 1.877.704.4453 and requesting the “Gulf Island” conference call. A replay of the webcast will be available on the Company’s website for seven days after the call.

ABOUT GULF ISLAND

Gulf Island is a leading fabricator of complex steel structures and modules and provider of specialty services, including project management, hookup, commissioning, repair, maintenance, scaffolding, coatings, welding enclosures, civil construction and cleaning and environmental services to the industrial and energy sectors. The Company’s customers include U.S. and, to a lesser extent, international energy producers; refining, petrochemical, LNG, industrial and power operators; and EPC companies. The Company is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas and its primary operating facilities are located in Houma, Louisiana.

NON-GAAP MEASURES

This release includes certain measures, which are not recognized under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), adjusted EBITDA, adjusted revenue, adjusted gross profit and new project awards. The Company believes EBITDA is a useful supplemental measure as it reflects the Company’s operating results and expectations of future performance excluding the non-cash impacts of depreciation and amortization. The Company believes adjusted EBITDA is a useful supplemental measure as it reflects the Company’s EBITDA adjusted to remove certain nonrecurring items (including a gain from the sale of excess property) and the operating results for the Company’s former Shipyard division (the wind down of which was completed in the first quarter 2025). The Company believes adjusted revenue and adjusted gross profit are useful supplemental measures as they reflect the Company’s revenue and gross profit adjusted to remove revenue and gross profit for the Company’s former Shipyard division (the wind down of which was completed in the first quarter 2025). Reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures, including EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted revenue and adjusted gross profit to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are presented under “Consolidated Results of Operations” and “Results of Operations by Division” below.

The Company believes new project awards is a useful supplemental measure as it represents work that the Company is obligated to perform under its current contracts. New project awards represents the expected revenue value of new contract commitments received during a given period, including scope growth on existing contract commitments.

Non-GAAP measures are not intended to be replacements or alternatives to GAAP measures, and investors are urged to consider these non-GAAP measures in addition to, and not in substitution for, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company may present or calculate non-GAAP measures differently from other companies.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

This release contains forward-looking statements in which the Company discusses its potential future performance, operations and projects. Forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, are all statements other than statements of historical facts, such as projections or expectations relating to operating results; diversification and entry into new end markets; the expected timing of the consummation of the transaction with ENG (if at all); industry outlook; oil and gas prices; timing of investment decisions and new project awards; cash flows and cash balance; capital expenditures; tax rates; implementation of the Company’s share repurchase program and any other return of capital to shareholders; liquidity; and execution of strategic initiatives. The words “anticipates,” “appear,” “may,” “can,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “targets,” “intends,” “likely,” “will,” “should,” “to be,” “potential” and any similar expressions are intended to identify those assertions as forward-looking statements. The timing and amount of any share repurchases under the Company’s share repurchase program will be at the discretion of management and will depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the Company’s operating performance, cash flow and financial position, the market price of its common stock and general economic and market conditions. The Company’s share repurchase program may be modified, increased, suspended or terminated at any time at the discretion of the Company’s board of directors. Any other return of capital to shareholders will be at the discretion of the Company’s board of directors.

The Company cautions readers that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated, projected or assumed in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that can cause its actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the Company’s ability to successfully consummate the transaction contemplated by the asset purchase agreement with ENG, integrate the acquired business into its existing operations and realize the anticipated benefits or recover the amounts due under the outstanding loans by the Company to ENG; changes in trade policies of the U.S. and other countries, including tariffs and related market uncertainties; and other factors described under “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as updated by subsequent filings with the SEC.

Additional factors or risks that the Company currently deems immaterial, that are not presently known to the Company or that arise in the future could also cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from its expected results. Given these uncertainties, investors are cautioned that many of the assumptions upon which the Company’s forward-looking statements are based are likely to change after the date the forward-looking statements are made, which it cannot control. Further, the Company may make changes to its business plans that could affect its results. The Company cautions investors that it undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, for any reason, whether as a result of new information, future events or developments, changed circumstances, or otherwise, and notwithstanding any changes in its assumptions, changes in business plans, actual experience or other changes.

COMPANY INFORMATION

Richard W. Heo	Westley S. Stockton
Chief Executive Officer	Chief Financial Officer
713.714.6100	713.714.6100

Consolidated Results of Operations (in thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,				December 31,				March 31,
	2025				2024				2024
New project awards(1)	$	33,980			$	41,272			$	43,818
Revenue	$	40,273			$	37,416			$	42,881
Cost of revenue		33,658				30,101				36,757
Gross profit		6,615				7,315				6,124
General and administrative expense		3,235				3,698				3,484
Other (income) expense, net(2)		100				1				(3,068	)
Operating income		3,280				3,616				5,708
Interest (expense) income, net		549				619				542
Income before income taxes		3,829				4,235				6,250
Income tax (expense) benefit		(2	)			60				(10	)
Net income	$	3,827			$	4,295			$	6,240
Per share data:
Basic income per share	$	0.23			$	0.26			$	0.38
Diluted income per share	$	0.23			$	0.26			$	0.37
Weighted average shares:
Basic		16,339				16,359				16,215
Diluted		16,722				16,670				16,755

Consolidated Adjusted Revenue⁽¹⁾ Reconciliation (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,				December 31,				March 31,
	2025				2024				2024
Revenue	$	40,273			$	37,416			$	42,881
Shipyard revenue		-				(126	)			(409	)
Adjusted revenue	$	40,273			$	37,290			$	42,472

Consolidated Adjusted Gross Profit⁽¹⁾ Reconciliation (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,				December 31,				March 31,
	2025				2024				2024
Gross profit	$	6,615			$	7,315			$	6,124
Shipyard gross profit		-				(1,165	)			(319	)
Adjusted gross profit	$	6,615			$	6,150			$	5,805

Consolidated EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ Reconciliations (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,				December 31,				March 31,
	2025				2024				2024
Net income	$	3,827			$	4,295			$	6,240
Income tax expense (benefit)		2				(60	)			10
Interest expense (income), net		(549	)			(619	)			(542	)
Operating income		3,280				3,616				5,708
Depreciation and amortization		1,256				1,224				1,193
EBITDA		4,536				4,840				6,901
Gain on property sale(2)		-				-				(2,880	)
Shipyard operating income		-				(1,132	)			(342	)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	4,536			$	3,708			$	3,679

Results of Operations by Division (including Reconciliations of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA) (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
Services Division	March 31,				December 31,				March 31,
	2025				2024				2024
New project awards(1)	$	19,871			$	18,855			$	25,468
Revenue	$	19,855			$	18,824			$	25,534
Cost of revenue		17,572				17,164				21,921
Gross profit		2,283				1,660				3,613
General and administrative expense		700				695				743
Other (income) expense, net		-				81				3
Operating income	$	1,583			$	884			$	2,867
EBITDA(1)
Operating income	$	1,583			$	884			$	2,867
Depreciation and amortization		482				513				480
EBITDA	$	2,065			$	1,397			$	3,347

	Three Months Ended
Fabrication Division	March 31,				December 31,				March 31,
	2025				2024				2024
New project awards(1)	$	14,385			$	22,649			$	18,272
Revenue	$	20,694			$	18,698			$	17,138
Cost of revenue		16,362				14,208				14,946
Gross profit		4,332				4,490				2,192
General and administrative expense		567				533				441
Other (income) expense, net(2)		(30	)			(42	)			(2,970	)
Operating income	$	3,795			$	3,999			$	4,721
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA(1)
Operating income	$	3,795			$	3,999			$	4,721
Depreciation and amortization		698				639				635
EBITDA		4,493				4,638				5,356
Gain on property sale(2)		-				-				(2,880	)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	4,493			$	4,638			$	2,476

	Three Months Ended
Shipyard Division	March 31,				December 31,				March 31,
	2025(3)				2024				2024
New project awards(1)	$	-			$	-			$	278
Revenue	$	-			$	126			$	409
Cost of revenue(4)		-				(1,039	)			90
Gross profit		-				1,165				319
General and administrative expense		-				-				-
Other (income) expense, net		-				33				(23	)
Operating income	$	-			$	1,132			$	342
EBITDA(1)
Operating income	$	-			$	1,132			$	342
Depreciation and amortization		-				-				-
EBITDA	$	-			$	1,132			$	342

	Three Months Ended
Corporate Division	March 31,				December 31,				March 31,
	2025				2024				2024
New project awards (eliminations)(1)	$	(276	)		$	(232	)		$	(200	)
Revenue (eliminations)	$	(276	)		$	(232	)		$	(200	)
Cost of revenue (eliminations)		(276	)			(232	)			(200	)
Gross profit		-				-				-
General and administrative expense		1,968				2,470				2,300
Other (income) expense, net(2)		130				(71	)			(78	)
Operating loss	$	(2,098	)		$	(2,399	)		$	(2,222	)
EBITDA(1)
Operating loss	$	(2,098	)		$	(2,399	)		$	(2,222	)
Depreciation and amortization		76				72				78
EBITDA	$	(2,022	)		$	(2,327	)		$	(2,144	)

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(1)	New projects awards, adjusted revenue, adjusted gross profit, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures. See “Non-GAAP Measures” above for the Company’s definition of new project awards, adjusted revenue, adjusted gross profit, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA.
(2)	Other (income) expense for the Fabrication division for the three months ended March 31, 2024, includes a gain of $2.9 million from the sale of excess property. This amount has been removed from EBITDA to derive adjusted EBITDA. Other (income) expense for the Corporate division for the three months ended March 31, 2025, includes transaction costs of $0.2 million.
(3)	Effective January 1, 2025, the Shipyard division is no longer a reportable segment.
(4)	Gross profit for the Shipyard division for the three months ended December 31, 2024, includes project improvements of $1.0 million (including the favorable resolution of a vendor claim that resulted in negative cost of revenue).

Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands)

	March 31, 2025				December 31, 2024
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	28,636			$	27,284
Restricted cash		1,197				1,197
Short-term investments		37,639				38,784
Contract receivables and retainage, net		25,407				22,487
Contract assets		10,073				8,611
Prepaid expenses and other assets		5,616				5,139
Inventory		3,012				1,907
Total current assets		111,580				105,409
Property, plant and equipment, net		22,933				24,051
Goodwill		2,217				2,217
Other intangibles, net		522				557
Other noncurrent assets		910				982
Total assets	$	138,162			$	133,216
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	9,518			$	5,801
Contract liabilities		934				1,278
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		11,220				13,180
Long-term debt, current		1,117				1,117
Total current liabilities		22,789				21,376
Long-term debt, noncurrent		17,886				17,888
Other noncurrent liabilities		782				850
Total liabilities		41,457				40,114
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, no par value, 5,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding		—				—
Common stock, no par value, 30,000 shares authorized, 16,260 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2025 and 16,346 at December 31, 2024		11,645				11,669
Additional paid-in capital		107,865				108,065
Accumulated deficit		(22,805	)			(26,632	)
Total shareholders’ equity		96,705				93,102
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	138,162			$	133,216

Consolidated Cash Flows (in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,				December 31,				March 31,
	2025				2024				2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	3,827			$	4,295			$	6,240
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		1,256				1,224				1,193
Change in allowance for doubtful accounts and credit losses		—				—				(28	)
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of property and equipment, net		8				35				(3,241	)
Stock-based compensation expense		343				333				506
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Contract receivables and retainage, net		(2,920	)			1,017				9,434
Contract assets		(1,462	)			(2,796	)			(2,166	)
Prepaid expenses, inventory and other current assets		(432	)			(707	)			2,102
Accounts payable		3,998				235				(1,712	)
Contract liabilities		(344	)			(201	)			(3,730	)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		(1,879	)			(891	)			(1,422	)
Noncurrent assets and liabilities, net		(176	)			(239	)			(157	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		2,219				2,305				7,019
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures		(307	)			(464	)			(2,553	)
Issuance of note receivable		(1,150	)			—				—
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		11				—				8,894
Recoveries from insurance claims		—				—				326
Purchases of short-term investments		(14,074	)			(29,238	)			(22,170	)
Maturities of short-term investments		15,220				34,475				3,050
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(300	)			4,773				(12,453	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Principal payments on long-term debt		—				(1,075	)			—
Repurchases of common stock		(567	)			(325	)			(273	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(567	)			(1,400	)			(273	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		1,352				5,678				(5,707	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period		28,481				22,803				39,651
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$	29,833			$	28,481			$	33,944

FAQ

What were Gulf Island's (GIFI) Q1 2025 earnings results?

Gulf Island reported Q1 2025 consolidated revenue of $40.3 million, net income of $3.8 million, and EBITDA of $4.5 million.

How much is Gulf Island (GIFI) paying for the ENGlobal acquisition?

Gulf Island's total capital commitment for the ENGlobal acquisition is $4.0 million, including $2.5 million in debtor-in-possession financing and a $1.5 million payment for assuming a $2.4 million loan.

What is Gulf Island's (GIFI) cash position as of Q1 2025?

Gulf Island had $67.5 million in cash and short-term investments as of March 31, 2025, including $1.2 million in restricted cash.

Why does Gulf Island (GIFI) expect lower Q2 2025 results?

The company expects lower Q2 results due to macroeconomic uncertainty, extended decision cycles, and reduced capital spending by customers in the Gulf of America.

How will the ENGlobal acquisition impact Gulf Island's (GIFI) financial performance?

The ENGlobal acquisition is expected to result in operating losses of $1-2 million during the first 6-12 months but is viewed as strategic for long-term value creation.