Metals USA Reports Results for Third Quarter 2008

HOUSTON, Oct. 20  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Metals USA Holdings Corp. today announced its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2008.  The Company recorded net sales for the third quarter of $617.7 million, a $148.1 million increase from the $469.6 million recorded during the third quarter 2007. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 was $90.1 million, a 150% increase from the $36.1 million recorded in the third quarter 2007. Adjusted EBITDA (as defined and calculated in the attached table) is a non-GAAP financial measure used by Metals USA and its creditors to monitor the performance of the business.  The Company recognized depreciation and amortization expenses during the quarter of $5.3 million.  Operating income, the GAAP measure that we believe is most comparable to Adjusted EBITDA, was $84.4 million for the third quarter, $55.2 million higher than the same period last year.  Interest expense for the quarter was $20.4 million.  Net income was $36.0 million, compared to a net loss of $3.4 million recorded for the third quarter 2007, a $39.4 million increase.

Lourenco Goncalves, the Company's Chairman, President and C.E.O., stated: "Market conditions during the third quarter remained favorable for us.  Demand continued to be healthy and our margins remained relatively unchanged from our record breaking second quarter. As a consequence, we are reporting great third quarter results with a record year-to-date adjusted EBITDA of $223 million. We began to reposition our inventory well in advance of recent market dislocation, which has proven prudent in the current environment, and have taken several steps to ensure continued access to financial liquidity."

The Company announced on September 26th that it made a permitted election under the indenture governing its $300 million Senior Floating Rate Toggle Notes due 2012 to pay all interest under the Notes that is due on January 1, 2009, for the interest period beginning on October 1, 2008, and ending on December 31, 2008, entirely in kind ("PIK Interest").

The Company had $542.0 million drawn under its asset based loan facility ("ABL Facility") at September 30, 2008, with excess availability of $61.5 million.  Cash balances were $173.1 million at quarter-end, reflecting the deposit into short term money market accounts invested in government securities of the Company's draw of over $160 million of its excess borrowing capacity under its ABL Facility.  Between the Company's cash on hand and its excess availability Metals USA had $234.6 million of liquidity at September 30, 2008.  Net debt of $944.7 million on September 30, 2008 was $101.0 million higher than net debt of $843.7 million on December 31, 2007 due primarily to an increase in working capital.  Capital expenditures were $4.0 million for the quarter and $8.9 million year-to-date.  Net cash used in operating activities for first nine months of 2008 was $97.7 million.  Net income for the period was $79.6 million, which included non-cash costs of approximately $21.4 million.  Additionally, changes in operating assets and liabilities resulted in a cash outflow of $198.7 million for the period, an amount that was primarily attributable to increases in inventories and accounts receivable, partially offset by an increase in accounts payable.

Metals USA has scheduled a conference call for Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.  Anyone interested in hearing the call live may gain access via the Company's website.  A replay of the call will be available approximately two hours after the live broadcast ends and will be available for approximately 30 days following the call.  To access the replay, dial [phone] and enter the pass code 1540704.

Metals USA provides a wide range of products and services in the heavy carbon steel, flat-rolled steel, non-ferrous metals, and building products markets.  For more information, visit the Company's website at http://www.metalsusa.com/.  The information contained in this release is limited and the Company encourages interested parties to read the Company's Prospectus to our Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, dated July 17, 2008, and historical Form 10-K and 10-Q's which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission for more complete historical information about the Company.  Additionally, copies of the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, together with press releases and other information investors may find of benefit, can be found at the Company's website at http://www.metalsusa.com/ under "Investor Relations."

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties or other factors not under the Company's control which may cause the actual results, performance or achievement of the Company to be materially different from the results, performance or other expectations implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, those disclosed in the Company's historic periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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                        Metals USA Holdings Corp.
             Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations
                              (In millions)

                                Three Months Ended       Nine Months Ended
                              September 30,   June 30,     September 30,
                              2008     2007     2008      2008       2007
  Revenues:
    Net sales                $617.7   $469.6   $593.1   $1,699.8   $1,413.1
  Operating costs and
   expenses:
    Cost of sales (exclusive
     of operating and
     delivery, and
     depreciation and
     amortization shown
     below)                   446.4    363.2    422.9    1,245.9    1,083.2
    Operating and delivery     48.6     43.7     49.5      144.6      133.6
    Selling, general and
     administrative            33.9     28.3     33.4       96.5       86.5
    Depreciation and
     amortization               5.3      5.2      5.4       16.2       15.5
    (Gain) loss on sale of
     property and equipment    (0.9)     -       (1.5)      (2.4)       -
    Impairment of property
     and equipment              -        -        -          -          0.2
        Operating income       84.4     29.2     83.4      199.0       94.1
  Other (income) expense:
    Interest expense           20.4     24.7     19.9       65.4       63.7
    Loss on extinguishment
     of debt                    -        8.4      -          -          8.4
    Other (income) expense,
     net                        0.2     (0.7)     0.1        0.2       (0.8)
  Income (loss) before income
   taxes                       63.8     (3.2)    63.4      133.4       22.8
    Provision for income taxes 27.8      0.2     23.6       53.8       10.7

  Net income (loss)           $36.0    $(3.4)   $39.8      $79.6      $12.1



                        Metals USA Holdings Corp.
                  Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets
                   (In millions, except share amounts)

                                                 September 30,  December 31,
                                                     2008          2007
                       Assets
  Current assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents                        $173.1        $13.6
    Accounts receivable, net of allowance of
     $8.7 and $8.3, respectively                      277.8        196.8
    Inventories                                       562.5        409.8
    Deferred income tax asset                          22.0         19.7
    Prepayments and other                               7.3          7.5
      Total current assets                          1,042.7        647.4
  Property and equipment, net                         190.1        202.1
  Assets held for sale, net                             1.8          -
  Intangible assets, net                               16.3         23.3
  Goodwill                                             57.9         60.2
  Other assets, net                                    26.5         26.0
          Total assets                             $1,335.3       $959.0

          Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit
  Current liabilities:
    Accounts payable                                  $85.1        $75.5
    Accrued liabilities                                81.5         63.3
    Current portion of long-term debt                   1.6          2.3
      Total current liabilities                       168.2        141.1
  Long-term debt, less current portion              1,116.2        855.0
  Deferred income tax liability                        64.5         67.4
  Other long-term liabilities                          24.2         21.1
        Total liabilities                           1,373.1      1,084.6
  Commitments and contingencies
  Stockholders' deficit:
    Common stock, $.01 par value, 30,000,000 shares
     authorized, 14,077,500 issued and outstanding
     at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007,
     respectively                                       0.1          0.1
  Additional paid-in capital                            6.3          0.7
  Retained deficit                                    (47.5)      (127.1)
  Accumulated other comprehensive income                3.3          0.7
        Total stockholders' deficit                   (37.8)      (125.6)
          Total liabilities and stockholders'
           deficit                                 $1,335.3       $959.0



                         Metals USA Holding Corp.
             Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                              (In millions)

                                                       Nine Months Ended
                                                         September 30,
                                                       2008         2007

  Cash flows from operating activities:
    Net income                                        $79.6        $12.1
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
     (used in) provided by operating activities:
        (Gain) loss on sale of property and equipment  (2.4)         -
        Impairment of property and equipment            -            0.2
        Provision for bad debts                         2.3          1.7
        Depreciation and amortization                  18.2         16.6
        Loss on debt extinguishment                     -            8.4
        Amortization of debt issuance costs and
         discounts on long-term debt                    4.4          3.6
        Deferred income taxes                          (1.9)        (4.5)
        Stock-based compensation                        0.8          4.5
    Changes in operating assets and liabilities,
     net of acquisitions:
        Accounts receivable                           (81.8)       (16.4)
        Inventories                                  (152.7)        50.6
        Prepayments and other                          (0.6)         3.5
        Accounts payable and accrued liabilities       26.9         14.2
        Other                                           9.5          3.7
            Net cash (used in) provided by operating
             activities                               (97.7)        98.2

  Cash flows from investing activities:
    Sale of assets                                      9.5          1.0
    Purchases of assets                                (8.9)       (16.0)
    Acquisition costs, net of cash acquired             -          (38.4)
            Net cash provided by (used in) investing
             activities                                 0.6        (53.4)

  Cash flows from financing activities:
    Borrowings on credit facility                     959.5        337.0
    Repayments on credit facility                    (698.0)      (366.0)
    Issuance of long-term debt                          -          291.0
    Repayments of long-term debt                       (2.3)      (150.5)
    Deferred financing costs                           (2.6)        (6.3)
    Dividends paid                                      -         (288.5)
            Net cash provided by (used in) financing
             activities                               256.6       (183.3)

  Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
   equivalents                                        159.5       (138.5)
    Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period     13.6        155.8
  Cash and cash equivalents, end of period           $173.1        $17.3



                        Metals USA Holdings Corp.
         Unaudited Supplemental Segment and Non-GAAP Information
                     (In millions, except shipments)

                                   Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended
                                  September 30,  June 30,    September 30,
                                  2008    2007    2008      2008      2007
  Segment:

  Flat Rolled and Non-Ferrous:
    Net sales                    $244.5  $205.6  $234.5    $695.0    $630.1
    Operating Income              $28.0   $12.5   $29.2     $72.1     $42.9
    Depreciation and
     amortization                  $1.7    $1.1    $1.9      $5.4      $2.9
    EBITDA (1)                    $29.7   $13.6   $31.1     $77.5     $45.8
    Adjusted EBITDA (2)           $29.7   $13.6   $31.1     $77.5     $45.8
    Shipments (3)                   151     144     164       483       467

  Plates and Shapes:
    Net sales                    $339.9  $225.3  $325.6    $915.1    $672.7
    Operating Income              $62.4   $23.2   $64.2    $155.0     $73.7
    Depreciation and
     amortization                  $2.3    $2.1    $2.2      $6.9      $6.6
    EBITDA (1)                    $64.7   $25.3   $66.4    $161.9     $80.3
    Adjusted EBITDA (2)           $64.7   $25.3   $66.4    $161.9     $80.3
    Shipments (3)                   212     207     240       672       626

  Building Products:
    Net sales                     $37.8   $41.7   $36.4    $100.3    $121.0
    Operating Income               $1.8    $1.1   $(2.5)    $(6.4)     $2.4
    Depreciation and
     amortization (5)              $0.7    $0.5    $0.5      $2.5      $1.6
    EBITDA (1)                     $2.5    $1.6   $(2.0)    $(3.9)     $4.0
    Adjusted EBITDA (2)            $1.8    $1.8    $0.9      $0.2      $4.2
    Shipments (3)                   -       -       -         -         -

  Corporate and other:
    Net sales                     $(4.5)  $(3.0)  $(3.4)   $(10.6)   $(10.7)
    Operating Income              $(7.8)  $(7.6)  $(7.5)   $(21.7)   $(24.9)
    Depreciation and
     amortization                  $1.1    $1.9    $1.2      $3.4      $5.5
    EBITDA (1)                    $(6.7)  $(5.7)  $(6.3)   $(18.3)   $(19.4)
    Adjusted EBITDA (2)           $(6.1)  $(4.6)  $(5.8)   $(16.6)   $(14.0)
    Shipments (3) (4)                (3)     (2)     (3)       (8)       (8)

  Consolidated:
    Net sales                    $617.7  $469.6  $593.1  $1,699.8  $1,413.1
    Operating Income              $84.4   $29.2   $83.4    $199.0     $94.1
    Depreciation and
     amortization (5)              $5.8    $5.6    $5.8     $18.2     $16.6
    EBITDA  (1)                   $90.2   $34.8   $89.2    $217.2    $110.7
    Adjusted EBITDA (2)           $90.1   $36.1   $92.6    $223.0    $116.3
    Shipments (3)                   360     349     401     1,147     1,085

  (1) EBITDA is the summation of Operating Income and Depreciation and
      Amortization.  We believe that EBITDA is commonly used as a measure of
      performance for companies in our industry and is frequently used by
      analysts, investors, lenders and other interested parties to evaluate
      a company's financial performance and its ability to incur and service
      debt.  EBITDA should not be considered as a measure of financial
      performance under accounting principles generally accepted in the
      United States.  The items excluded from EBITDA are significant
      components in understanding and assessing financial performance.
      EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to
      net income, cash flows generated by operating, investing or financing
      activities or other financial statement data presented in the
      consolidated financial statements as an indicator of operating
      performance or a measure of liquidity.
  (2) Adjusted EBITDA, as contemplated by our credit documents, is used by
      our lenders for debt covenant compliance purposes. Adjusted EBITDA is
      EBITDA adjusted to eliminate management fees to related parties,
      one-time, non-recurring charges related to the use of purchase
      accounting, and other non-cash income or expenses, which are more
      particularly defined in our credit documents and the indenture
      governing our notes.
  (3) Unaudited and is expressed in thousands of tons.  Not a meaningful
      measure for Building Products.
  (4) Negative net sales and shipment information represent the
      elimination of intercompany transactions.
  (5) Includes depreciation expense recorded in cost of sales.



    EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Non-GAAP Measures, Reconciliations and
                               Explanations



EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and is used by management, together with Adjusted EBITDA, as a measure for certain performance-based bonus plans. Adjusted EBITDA, as contemplated by our credit documents, is used by our lenders for debt covenant compliance purposes. Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA adjusted to eliminate management fees to related parties, one-time, non-recurring charges related to the use of purchase accounting, and other non-cash income or expenses, which are more particularly defined in our credit documents and the indenture governing our notes. Our credit documents and the indenture governing our notes require us to meet or exceed specified minimum financial measures before we will be permitted to consummate certain acts, such as complete acquisitions, declare or pay dividends and incur additional indebtedness, and one of the more significant measures contained in our credit documents and the indenture governing our notes is Adjusted EBITDA.

We believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful to investors because the measures are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industry. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not recognized terms under generally accepted accounting principles which we refer to as "GAAP," and should not be viewed in isolation and do not purport to be an alternative to net income as an indicator of operating performance or cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity. There are material limitations associated with making the adjustments to our earnings to calculate EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and using these non-GAAP financial measures as compared to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures. For instance, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not include:

  * interest expense, and because we have borrowed money in order to finance
    our operations, interest expense is a necessary element of our costs and
    ability to generate revenue;
  * depreciation and amortization expense, and because we use capital
    assets, depreciation and amortization expense is a necessary element of
    our costs and ability to generate revenue; and
  * tax expense, and because the payment of taxes is part of our operations,
    tax expense is a necessary element of our costs and ability to operate.




Additionally, neither EBITDA nor Adjusted EBITDA are intended to be a measure of free cash flow for management's discretionary use, as neither considers certain cash requirements such as capital expenditures, contractual commitments, interest payments, tax payments and debt service requirements. Because not all companies use identical calculations, this presentation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures for other companies.

Below is a reconciliation of operating income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.  Amounts for year-to-date periods may not equal the sum of the individual quarters due to rounding.

                                    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended
                                  September 30,   June 30,   September 30,
                                 2008       2007    2008     2008    2007
                                                (In millions)

  Operating Income              $84.4      $29.2    $83.4   $199.0    $94.1
    Depreciation and
     amortization (1)             5.8        5.6      5.8     18.2     16.6
  EBITDA                         90.2       34.8     89.2    217.2    110.7
    Indenture defined
     adjustments to EBITDA:
      Facility closure           (0.7)       0.2      2.8      4.0      0.2
      Stock options and grant
       expense                    0.3        0.8      0.3      0.9      4.5
      Management fees and other
       costs                      0.3        0.3      0.3      0.9      0.9
  Adjusted EBITDA               $90.1      $36.1    $92.6   $223.0   $116.3

  (1) Includes depreciation expense recorded in cost of sales for the
      Building Products Group.


DATASOURCE: Metals USA Holdings Corp.



CONTACT:  Robert McPherson, Sr. Vice President, CFO of Metals USA

Holdings Corp., [phone]



Web site:  http://www.metalsusa.com/ 

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