Comfort Systems Usa, Inc. · NYSE:FIX

Comfort Systems Usa — Investor Presentation (August 2009)

39 slides from Comfort Systems Usa's investor presentation, Aug 7, 2009

  1. Slide 1: Comfort Systems USA

    COMFORT Quality People. Building Solutions. svorems UA.

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor Statement

    2 This presentation contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the current plans and expectations of future events Comfort Systems USA, Inc. and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actua

  3. Slide 3: Vision

    3 To be the nation’s premier HVAC and mechanical systems installation and services provider. Vision

  4. Slide 4: Mission

    4 Mission To provide the best value HVAC and mechanical systems installation and service, principally in the mid-market commercial, industrial, and institutional sectors, while caring for our customers, employees and the environment and realizing superior returns for our stockholders.

  5. Slide 5: Values

    5 Act with honesty and integrity. Show respect for all stakeholders. Exceed customer expectations. Seek “win-win” solutions. Demonstrate spirit, drive, and teamwork. Pursue innovation. Achieve premier safety performance. Commit to energy efficiency. Communicate openly…..and often. Impact our communi

  6. Slide 6: Comfort Systems USA

    6 Comfort Systems USA National Commercial, Industrial, Institutional HVAC/Piping/Plumbing/Energy Efficiency Strong balance sheet Substantial positive cash flow 55% new construction; 45% service, repair, retrofit (Q2 09) 2008 Full Year Revenues $1.3 billion 2009 Full Year Run Rate $1.2 billion

  7. Slide 7: Comfort Today

    7 Comfort Today Over $20M $10M - $20M Comfort Systems USA Energy Services Comfort Systems USA National Accounts ANNUAL REVENUES Region 3 Region 1 Region 2

  8. Slide 8: What We Do

    8 What We Do Commercial HVAC Building comfort a “necessity” Mechanical equipment – requires service, repair, replacement Increasing technical content and building automation Energy efficiency and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) emerging Outsourcing D R I V E R S Commercial, Industrial, Institutional HVAC –

  9. Slide 9: Industry Trend Toward Service & Replacement

    9 Industry Trend Toward Service & Replacement (Recurring Revenue) 5+ million commercial buildings (DOE) Recurring service 20 year replacement cycle “Inventory” of future business OEMs note significant deferred maintenance & replacement over recent years Source: The Trane Company NEW CONSTRUCTION 70%

  10. Slide 10: Revenues by Activity

    10 14% 31% 55% Revenues by Activity New Construction/Installation Replacement Service and Maintenance June 2009 YTD

  11. Slide 11: Diverse Project Mix

    11 0 2,000 4,000 0-1M 1-5M 5-10M 10-15M 15+M PROJECT SIZE # OF PROJECTS (As of June 30, 2009) Diverse Project Mix Average Project Size $480,000 Average Project Length 6-9 months Value of Projects >$1M $1,306.0M Value of Projects <$1M $684.1M 3,827 242 53 19 7 TOTAL PROJECTS = 4,148

  12. Slide 12: Diverse End-Use Base

    12 Healthcare Education Government Manufacturing Office Building Multi-Family Retail/Restaurants Other Residential 24% 13% 11% 11% 10% 8% 12% 1% 2% Top Ten Customers Diverse End-Use Base Served by 9 different Comfort operating units Largest customer = less than 3% of revenues Lodging & Entertainment

  13. Slide 13: Diverse End-Use Base

    13 Diverse End-Use Base Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate Orlando, Florida University Hospital Little Rock, Arkansas Arboretum Elementary School Waunakee, Wisconsin Iowa Renewal Energy Washington, Iowa

  14. Slide 14: Competitive Advantages

    14 Competitive Advantages High quality operations Ability to leverage and proliferate technical expertise Ability to collaborate on large jobs and share labor Energy efficiency services National multi-location service capability Purchasing economics Balance sheet strength Bonding and insurance Stron

  15. Slide 15: Safety

    15 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 OIR decreased from 3.42 to 3.21 Lost time injury rate is 65% less than industry average WC claims cost per payroll dollar down from 3.5% to <1% Achieved 98.1% training completed 24% reduction in the overall CSUSA Compos

  16. Slide 16: History – Financial

    16 854 1,370 1,591 1,546 820 1057 900 346 275 205 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 History – Financial Nonresidential Construction Spending (FW Dodge) 9/11/01 1110 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 200

  17. Slide 17: Financial Overview

    17 Financial Overview

  18. Slide 18: Financial Profile

    18 Financial Profile ($ in millions, except per share amounts) 2Q YTD 2Q 2009 2008 2009 2008 300.3 $ 353.3 $ 580.6 $ 647.2 $ 20.4 $ 27.7 $ 35.6 $ 42.9 $ % Revenue 6.8% 7.8% 6.1% 6.6% Operating Income 17.0 $ 24.5 $ 29.0 $ 37.2 $ % Revenue 5.7% 6.9% 5.0% 5.7% Net Income - Continuing Operations 10.4 $

  19. Slide 19: Revenues

    19 Revenues Revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2009 were $580.6 million. Revenues (in millions) $767.4 $892.5 $1,056.5 $1,109.5 $1,328.5 $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 $800 $900 $1,000 $1,100 $1,200 $1,300 $1,400 $1,500 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Note: Excludes all divested and disconti

  20. Slide 20: Operating Margins

    20 Operating Margins (a) Annual Operating Margin 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 (a) This table includes non-GAAP financial information as the information provided excludes goodwill impairment charges of $0.6 million and $33.9 million for 2004 and 2005, respectively. No goodwill imp

  21. Slide 21: Backlog

    21 Backlog (in millions) Note: Excludes all divested and discontinued operations $0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1,000 1Q 02 2Q 02 3Q 02 4Q 02 1Q 03 2Q 03 3Q 03 4Q 03 1Q 04 2Q 04 3Q 04 4Q 04 1Q 05 2Q 05 3Q 05 4Q 05 1Q 06 2Q 06 3Q 06 4Q 06 1Q 07 2Q 07 3Q 07 4Q 07 1Q 08 2Q 08 3Q 08 4Q 08 1Q 09 2Q 09

  22. Slide 22: Strong Cash Flows

    22 Strong Cash Flows (in millions) Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 2008 2007 Cash From Operating Activities 20.0 $ 82.9 $ 83.6 $ Purchases Of Property and Equipment (4.4) $ (14.6) $ (11.1) $ Proceeds From Sales Of Property and Equipment 0.1 $ 0.6 $ 0.3 $ Free Cash Flow 15.7 $ 68.9 $ 72.8 $

  23. Slide 23: Financial Strengths

    23 Financial Strengths Market share up – revenue and profit performance better than industry Commitment to cost containment $120.4 million cash at 6/30/09; substantial credit capacity if needed Positive free cash flow for ten calendar years

  24. Slide 24: Profile For Growth

    24 Profile For Growth T I M E E A R N I N G S Service INCREMENTAL SERVICE GROWTH CURRENT OPERATIONS (CONSTRUCTION AND SERVICE) ENERGY EFFICIENCY Commercial HVAC ACQUISITIONS

  25. Slide 25: Operations Increase Productivity

    25 Operations Increase Productivity Education – Leadership – Project Managers – Superintendents – Service Sales – Service Operations – Craft – Safety Best Practices – Project Management – Estimating Cooperation with suppliers Prefabrication New materials and methods

  26. Slide 26: Job Loop

    26 Job Loop Project Estimating Post-Project Review We review projects and apply what we have learned to improve our performance. Project Pricing Project Qualification Project Management

  27. Slide 27: Peter Drucker quote

    27 The only things that evolve by themselves in an organization are disorder, friction and malperformance. -Peter Drucker

  28. Slide 28: Service

    28 Service Increase Service* Grow Maintenance Base Education –Employees and Customers Higher margin opportunity Recurring revenue National accounts $2.50+ of repair and replacement for every $1.00 of maintenance Target Retrofit Projects –Energy Efficiency –Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) * Maintenance, ser

  29. Slide 29: National Account Customers

    29 National Account Customers *Trademarks and logos are the property of their respective owners.

  30. Slide 30: Energy Efficiency-Retrofitting HVAC

    30 Energy Efficiency-Retrofitting HVAC Green Is Part Of Our Business Energy costs drive need for efficiency HVAC 30% - 65 % electric usage Energy Star (Dept. of Energy/EPA) / LEED (USGBC3) 2- 4 year pay outs depending on electric rates, usage, age, incentives Use Our Energy to Save Yours! ™

  31. Slide 31: Growth

    31 Growth Internal – More of what we do best – Service – Energy efficiency Step Out Growth – New locations for existing companies – Techs “on their own” Targeted acquisitions – Best HVAC oriented mechanical in new area

  32. Slide 32: The Ideal Candidate

    32 $20 million + in revenue Construction and service In a growing market in new area Company that has performed well in the past and has continuing demonstrable upside Organizational structure capable of sustaining/improving the company Ownership/management that wants to stay on to operate company T

  33. Slide 33: Target Markets

    33 Boise, ID Charleston, SC Columbia/Florence, SC Dallas/Fort Worth, TX El Paso, TX Ft. Lauderdale, FL Los Angeles, CA Nashville, TN Norfolk, VA Target Markets (Listed Alphabetically) Omaha, NE Portland, OR Raleigh, NC Richmond, VA San Antonio, TX Savannah, GA Spartanburg/Greenville, SC Tampa, FL Tu

  34. Slide 34: Outlook Long-Term

    34 Outlook Long-Term $40+ billion fragmented industry HVAC is a basic necessity Commercial construction continuing Growing installed base for recurring maintenance, service, repair and retrofit Scale opportunities – service, purchasing, prefab, bonding, best practices Diverse customer base and geogr

  35. Slide 35: Comfort Systems USA

    SYSTEMS COMFORT USA

  36. Slide 36: Svorems UA

    Svorems UA

  37. Slide 37: Appendix

    Appendix COMFORT SYSTEMS USA

  38. Slide 38: Appendix – GAAP Reconciliation To Adjusted EBITDA

    38 Appendix – GAAP Reconciliation To Adjusted EBITDA June 30, June 30, 2009 % 2008 % 2009 % 2008 % Net Income 10,098 $ 15,193 $ 17,040 $ 23,434 $ Discontinued Operations 300 (24) 480 (87) Income Taxes 6,491 9,529 11,221 14,820 Other Income (9) (52) (2) (158) Interest (income) expense, net 160 (137)

  39. Slide 39: Contact

    39 C O N T A C T: Bill George Executive Vice President and CFO 1-800-723-8431 bgeorge@comfortsystemsusa.com www.comfortsystemsusa.com

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