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Headwaters Inc. (HW:NYSE)

LAST $4.95 USD
CHANGE TODAY -0.05 -1.00%
VOLUME 894.8K
As of 4:02 PM 11/23/09 All times are local (Market data by Reuters is delayed by at least 15 minutes).

Snapshot of Headwaters Inc. (HW)

OPEN
$5.04
PREVIOUS CLOSE
$5.00
DAY HIGH
$5.16
DAY LOW
$4.88
52 WEEK HIGH
12/9/08 - $8.34
52 WEEK LOW
03/9/09 - $1.22
MARKET CAP
298.2M
AVERAGE VOLUME 3 mo
957.8K
DILUTED EPS TTM
$-14.66
SHARES OUTSTANDING
60.2M
HW Does Not Pay Dividends
P/E TTM
NM
K = Thousands  M = Millions  B = Billions

HW Details

Headwaters Incorporated provides products, technologies, and services to building products, coal combustion products (CCPs), and energy industries in the United States and Canada. The company’s Building Products segment designs, manufactures, and sells architectural stone and resin-based exterior siding accessories, such as shutters, mounting blocks, and vents; and other products used in new construction, remodeling and home improvement, commercial, and institutional markets. This segment distributes its products through a network of distributors, including masonry and stone suppliers, roofing and siding materials distributors, fireplace suppliers, and other contractor specialty stores. Its CCP segment manufactures a range of building materials that use fly ash, including block and architectural stone, which are used as a substitute for portland cement. The company’s Energy segment owns and operates coal cleaning facilities that remove rock, dirt, and other impurities from waste or other low-value coal, resulting in higher-value, marketable coal. Headwaters also has a proprietary technology that directly converts coal into liquid fuels, such as gasoline and diesel. The company has a joint venture agreement with the University of Utah to offer carbon management services to CO2-emitting companies. Headwaters Incorporated was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in South Jordan, Utah.

HW Top Compensated Officers

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Age: 58
Total Annual Compensation: $725.0K
Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting...
Age: 60
Total Annual Compensation: $304.7K
President of Headwaters Construction Material...
Age: 48
Total Annual Compensation: $317.6K
President of Headwaters Resources Inc
Age: 52
Total Annual Compensation: $248.1K
President of Headwaters Energy Services Corp
Age: 55
Total Annual Compensation: $221.2K
Compensation as of Fiscal Year 2008.

Key developments for Headwaters Inc. (HW)

Headwaters Inc. expected to Report Q1 2010 Results on February 1, 2010. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on November 13, 2009).

Headwaters Inc. expected to Report Q1 2010 Results on February 1, 2010. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on November 13, 2009).

Headwaters Inc. Announces Unaudited Consolidated Earnings Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year Ended September 30, 2009; Reports Goodwill Impairment; Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2010

Headwaters Inc. announced unaudited consolidated earnings results for the fourth quarter and full year ended September 30, 2009. For the quarter, the company's total revenues were $187,611,000 against $235,072,000 a year ago. Operating income was $14,012,000 against operating loss of $183,426,000 a year ago. Loss before income taxes was $20,631,000 against $190,619,000 a year ago. Net loss was $19,694,000 or $0.40 per basic and diluted share against $184,086,000 or $4.46 per basic and diluted share a year ago. Net loss adjusted for goodwill impairment was $17,877,000 or $0.08 per diluted share against net income adjusted for goodwill impairment of $10,331,000 or $0.17 per diluted share a year ago. For the year, the company's total revenues were $666,676,000 against $886,404,000 a year ago. Operating loss was $468,142,000 against $152,881,000 a year ago. Loss before income taxes was $500,087,000 against $170,183,000 a year ago. Net loss was $415,550,000 or $9.59 per basic and diluted share against $169,680,000 or $4.10 per basic and diluted share a year ago. Net loss adjusted for goodwill impairment was $17,004,000 or $0.07 per diluted share against net income adjusted for goodwill impairment of $24,737,000 or $0.12 per diluted share a year ago. EBITDA was $105.4 million. Adjusted EBITDA was $76.1 million. The company reported goodwill impairment of $205,000,000 for the fourth quarter ended September 30, 2009. The company forecast 2010 EBITDA to be in the range of $95 million to $105 million. For 2010, the company expects capital expenditures of $30 million. Forecasted EBITDA was $100.8 million.

Headwaters Inc. Announces Closing the Offer of 11-3/8% Senior Secured Notes Due 2014

Headwaters Inc. announced the closing of its offering of $328,250,000 aggregate principal amount of 11-3/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2014 in a private placement exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The principal amount of the Notes was increased from the previously announced $280 million aggregate principal amount. The Notes are senior secured obligations of Headwaters and are guaranteed by certain of Headwaters' existing and future domestic subsidiaries. Net proceeds of the Notes were approximately $317.0 million, which are intended to be used by Headwaters (i) to repay its existing senior secured credit facility, (ii) to fund the previously announced tender offer for all of its $71.8 million aggregate outstanding principal amount of 2-7/8% senior subordinated convertible notes and (iii) for general corporate purposes, including working capital and repayment of indebtedness. Headwaters also announced the entry into a new senior secured first lien asset-based revolving credit facility by certain direct wholly owned subsidiaries of Headwaters as borrowers and Headwaters as a guarantor. This new credit facility was a condition to the closing of the Notes. The new senior secured first lien asset-based revolving credit facility will provide up to $70 million of revolving loans, subject to borrowing base limitations, and will have a four-year maturity.

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Hot Growth 100
2006  #73
2004  #6

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HW transactions

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Private Placement
October 13, 2009
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September 17, 2009
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