Kirby Corporation (“Kirby”) (NYSE:KEX) today announced net earnings attributable to Kirby for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012 of $47.6 million, or $.85 per share, compared with $41.7 million, or $.77 per share, for the 2011 second quarter. Consolidated revenues for the 2012 second quarter were $511.8 million compared with $437.3 million reported for the 2011 second quarter, the Company press release said.
Joe Pyne, Kirby’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Our second quarter earnings of $.85 per share came in at the high end of our revised $.80 to $.85 per share guidance range. During the second quarter, we experienced overall continued strong inland tank barge utilization and improved rates as United States petrochemical production remained strong. Our coastal transportation results were hindered by higher than anticipated maintenance related costs and further deterioration in the Northeast market. In our diesel engine services segment, our legacy marine market remained strong during the quarter and our power generation market remained positive. For the land-based market, with the decrease in natural gas prices, we experienced a significant decrease in demand for the manufacturing of hydraulic fracturing equipment, but the demand for the remanufacturing of such equipment continues to improve.”
Kirby reported net earnings attributable to Kirby for the 2012 first six months of $98.5 million, or $1.76 per share, compared with $74.1 million, or $1.38 per share, for the first half of 2011. Consolidated revenues for the 2012 first six months were $1.08 billion compared with $737 million for the first six months of 2011.
About Kirby Corporation
Kirby Corporation, based in Houston, Texas, is the nation’s largest domestic tank barge operator, transporting bulk liquid products throughout the Mississippi River System, the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, coastwise along all three United States coasts and in Alaska and Hawaii. Kirby transports petrochemicals, black oil products, refined petroleum products and agricultural chemicals by tank barge. Through the diesel engine services segment, Kirby provides after-market service for medium-speed and high-speed diesel engines and reduction gears used in marine and power generation applications. Kirby also distributes and services high-speed diesel engines, transmissions, pumps, compression products and manufactures oilfield service equipment, including hydraulic fracturing equipment, for land-based pressure pumping and oilfield service markets.