Exterran Holdings Reports Third-Quarter 2012 Results

• Achieved EBITDA, as adjusted, of $126 million in the quarter, up 28 percent over year-ago levels
• Sold previously nationalized Venezuelan assets in the quarter

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Exterran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EXH) today reported financial results for the third quarter 2012. These results of operations are presented on a consolidated basis including the results of Exterran Partners, L.P.

EBITDA, as adjusted (as defined below), was $126.4 million for the third quarter 2012, compared to $101.5 million for the second quarter 2012 and $98.8 million for the third quarter 2011. Revenue was $718.7 million for the third quarter 2012, compared to $630.7 million for the second quarter 2012 and $689.8 million for the third quarter 2011. EBITDA, as adjusted, excludes the benefit of the two previously announced sales of Exterran Holdings’ Venezuelan assets described below.

Fabrication backlog was $1,239.5 million at the end of September 2012, compared to $1,286.4 million at the end of June 2012 and $600.1 million at the end of September 2011. Fabrication bookings were $313.9 million for the third quarter 2012, compared to $598.7 million for the second quarter 2012 and $196.6 million for the third quarter 2011.

“We achieved improved financial results in the third quarter 2012, highlighted by better performance in our fabrication operations,” said Brad Childers, Exterran Holdings’ President and Chief Executive Officer. “And the sales of our Venezuelan assets increase our financial flexibility as a result of cash proceeds already received and cash payments due through the third quarter 2016.”

As previously announced, in August 2012, Exterran Holdings’ Venezuelan subsidiary completed the sale of assets nationalized in 2009 to PDVSA Gas, S.A. The net proceeds from this sale, when combined with the net proceeds from the previously announced March 2012 sale of Exterran Holdings’ Venezuelan joint venture assets that also were nationalized in 2009, total approximately $504 million. To date, Exterran Holdings has received $174 million of the net proceeds from these sales and is due to receive the remaining approximately $330 million in periodic cash payments through the third quarter of 2016.

Net income from continuing operations attributable to Exterran stockholders for the third quarter 2012 was $1.4 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, excluding pretax charges totaling $4.7 million. Net loss from continuing operations attributable to Exterran stockholders, excluding charges, for the second quarter 2012 was $30.5 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, and net loss from continuing operations attributable to Exterran stockholders, excluding charges, for the third quarter 2011 was $29.0 million, or $0.46 per diluted share. Net income from continuing operations attributable to Exterran stockholders, excluding charges, excludes the benefit of the two previously announced sales of Exterran Holdings’ Venezuelan assets.

Exterran Holdings reported net income attributable to Exterran stockholders for the third quarter 2012 of $113.4 million, or $1.74 per diluted share, compared to a net loss attributable to Exterran stockholders for the second quarter 2012 of $152.6 million, or $2.40 per diluted share, and a net loss attributable to Exterran stockholders for the third quarter 2011 of $216.0 million, or $3.44 per diluted share.

The cash distribution to be received by Exterran Holdings based upon its limited partner and general partner interests in Exterran Partners is $7.9 million for the third quarter 2012, compared to $7.8 million for the second quarter 2012 and $7.2 million for the third quarter 2011.

Conference Call Details

Exterran Holdings and Exterran Partners, L.P. will host a joint conference call regarding third-quarter 2012 results:

• Teleconference: Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, 10:00 a.m. Central Time. To access the call, United States and Canadian participants should dial 800-446-2782. International participants should dial [phone] at least 10 minutes before the scheduled start time. Please reference Exterran conference call number 33535569.
• Live Webcast: The webcast will be available in listen-only mode via the companies’ website: www.exterran.com.
• Webcast Replay: For those unable to participate, a replay will be available from 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, until 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. To listen to the replay, please dial 888-843-7419 in the United States and Canada, or [phone] internationally, and enter access code 33535569#.

EBITDA, as adjusted, a non-GAAP measure, is defined as net income (loss) excluding income (loss) from discontinued operations (net of tax), cumulative effect of accounting changes (net of tax), income taxes, interest expense (including debt extinguishment costs and gain or loss on termination of interest rate swaps), depreciation and amortization expense, impairment charges, merger and integration expenses, restructuring charges, non-cash gains or losses from foreign currency exchange rate changes recorded on intercompany obligations and other charges.

Gross Margin, a non-GAAP measure, is defined as total revenue less cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization expense).

About Exterran Holdings

Exterran Holdings, Inc. is a global market leader in full service natural gas compression and a premier provider of operations, maintenance, service and equipment for oil and gas production, processing and transportation applications. Exterran Holdings serves customers across the energy spectrum—from producers to transporters to processors to storage owners. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Exterran has approximately 10,000 employees and operates in approximately 30 countries. Exterran Holdings owns an equity interest, including all of the general partner interest, in Exterran Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: EXLP), a leading provider of natural gas contract operations services to customers throughout the United States. For more information, visit www.exterran.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

All statements in this release (and oral statements made regarding the subjects of this release) other than historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of uncertainties and factors, many of which are outside Exterran Holdings’ control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to: Exterran Holdings’ operational and financial strategies and ability to successfully effect those strategies; Exterran Holdings’ expectations regarding future economic and market conditions; Exterran Holdings’ financial and operational outlook and ability to fulfill that outlook; statements relating to the remaining expected proceeds from the Venezuelan asset sales; and demand for Exterran Holdings’ products and services and growth opportunities for those products and services.

While Exterran Holdings believes that the assumptions concerning future events are reasonable, it cautions that there are inherent difficulties in predicting certain important factors that could impact the future performance or results of its business. Among the factors that could cause results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are: local, regional, national and international economic conditions and the impact they may have on Exterran Holdings and their customers; changes in tax laws that impact master limited partnerships; conditions in the oil and gas industry, including a sustained decrease in the level of supply or demand for oil or natural gas or a sustained decrease in the price of oil or natural gas; Exterran Holdings’ ability to timely and cost-effectively execute larger projects; changes in political or economic conditions in key operating markets, including international markets; any non-performance by third parties of their contractual obligations; changes in safety, health, environmental and other regulations; and the performance of Exterran Partners.

These forward-looking statements are also affected by the risk factors, forward-looking statements and challenges and uncertainties described in Exterran Holdings’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, and those set forth from time to time in Exterran Holdings’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are currently available at www.exterran.com. Except as required by law, Exterran Holdings expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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EXTERRAN HOLDINGS, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
		Three Months Ended
		September 30,			June 30,			September 30,
		2012			2012			2011
Revenues:
	North America contract operations	$	151,532		$	148,564		$	147,737
	International contract operations		110,632			112,628			113,759
	Aftermarket services		95,854			101,902			95,673
	Fabrication		360,686			267,641			332,651
			718,704			630,735			689,820
Costs and expenses:
	Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization expense):
	North America contract operations		75,217			70,423			75,879
	International contract operations		46,260			47,092			48,227
	Aftermarket services		75,793			77,528			75,802
	Fabrication		310,754			241,357			303,259
	Selling, general and administrative		85,536			94,134			89,257
	Depreciation and amortization		85,248			88,909			88,762
	Long-lived asset impairment		3,204			128,543			1,823
	Restructuring charges		1,515			1,266			2,941
	Goodwill impairment		-			-			196,142
	Interest expense		31,723			36,968			38,672
	Equity in (income) loss of non-consolidated affiliates		(4,793	)		(4,728	)		262
	Other (income) expense, net		(1,450	)		8,752			12,745
			709,007			790,244			933,771
Income (loss) before income taxes			9,697			(159,509	)		(243,951	)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes			1,267			(35,502	)		(32,640	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations			8,430			(124,007	)		(211,311	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax			110,916			(42,891	)		(3,236	)
Net income (loss)			119,346			(166,898	)		(214,547	)
	Less: net (income) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest		(5,980	)		14,290			(1,427	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Exterran stockholders		$	113,366		$	(152,608	)	$	(215,974	)
Basic income (loss) per common share:
	Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Exterran stockholders	$	0.04		$	(1.73	)	$	(3.39	)
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to Exterran stockholders		1.71			(0.67	)		(0.05	)
	Net income (loss) attributable to Exterran stockholders	$	1.75		$	(2.40	)	$	(3.44	)
Diluted income (loss) per common share:
	Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Exterran stockholders	$	0.04		$	(1.73	)	$	(3.39	)
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to Exterran stockholders		1.70			(0.67	)		(0.05	)
	Net income (loss) attributable to Exterran stockholders	$	1.74		$	(2.40	)	$	(3.44	)
Weighted average common and equivalent shares outstanding:
	Basic		64,847			63,478			62,728
	Diluted		65,094			63,478			62,728
Income (loss) attributable to Exterran stockholders:
	Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	2,450		$	(109,717	)	$	(212,738	)
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		110,916			(42,891	)		(3,236	)
	Net income (loss) attributable to Exterran stockholders	$	113,366		$	(152,608	)	$	(215,974	)

EXTERRAN HOLDINGS, INC.
UNAUDITED SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
(In thousands, except percentages)
		Three Months Ended
		September 30,			June 30,			September 30,
		2012			2012			2011
Revenues:
	North America contract operations	$	151,532		$	148,564		$	147,737
	International contract operations		110,632			112,628			113,759
	Aftermarket services		95,854			101,902			95,673
	Fabrication		360,686			267,641			332,651
	Total	$	718,704		$	630,735		$	689,820
Gross Margin (1):
	North America contract operations	$	76,315		$	78,141		$	71,858
	International contract operations		64,372			65,536			65,532
	Aftermarket services		20,061			24,374			19,871
	Fabrication		49,932			26,284			29,392
	Total	$	210,680		$	194,335		$	186,653
Selling, General and Administrative		$	85,536		$	94,134		$	89,257
% of Revenues			12	%		15	%		13	%
EBITDA, as adjusted (1)		$	126,431		$	101,457		$	98,792
% of Revenues			18	%		16	%		14	%
Capital Expenditures		$	100,871		$	112,382		$	66,989
Less: Proceeds from Sale of PP&E			(1,963	)		(16,248	)		(6,453	)
Net Capital Expenditures		$	98,908		$	96,134		$	60,536
Gross Margin Percentage:
	North America contract operations		50	%		53	%		49	%
	International contract operations		58	%		58	%		58	%
	Aftermarket services		21	%		24	%		21	%
	Fabrication		14	%		10	%		9	%
	Total		29	%		31	%		27	%
Total Available Horsepower (at period end):
	North America contract operations		3,341			3,285			3,564
	International contract operations		1,254			1,254			1,236
	Total		4,595			4,539			4,800
Total Operating Horsepower (at period end):
	North America contract operations		2,849			2,811			2,784
	International contract operations		1,001			996			977
	Total		3,850			3,807			3,761
Total Operating Horsepower (average):
	North America contract operations		2,830			2,820			2,776
	International contract operations		1,003			989			978
	Total		3,833			3,809			3,754
Horsepower Utilization (at period end):
	North America contract operations		85	%		86	%		78	%
	International contract operations		80	%		79	%		79	%
	Total		84	%		84	%		78	%
Fabrication Backlog:
	Compression & accessory	$	231,027		$	297,012		$	166,072
	Production & processing equipment		687,174			677,629			406,634
	Installation		321,345			311,737			27,410
	Total	$	1,239,546		$	1,286,378		$	600,116
Debt to Capitalization:
	Debt	$	1,705,638		$	1,803,906		$	1,709,024
	Exterran stockholders' equity		1,476,314			1,351,212			1,490,396
	Capitalization	$	3,181,952		$	3,155,118		$	3,199,420
	Total Debt to Capitalization		54	%		57	%		53	%

(1) Management believes disclosure of EBITDA, as adjusted, and Gross Margin, both non-GAAP measures, provides useful information to investors because, when viewed with our GAAP results and accompanying reconciliations, they provide a more complete understanding of our performance than GAAP results alone. Management uses these non-GAAP measures as supplemental measures to review current period operating performance, comparability measures and performance measures for period to period comparisons. In addition, EBITDA, as adjusted, is used by management as a valuation measure.

EXTERRAN HOLDINGS, INC.
UNAUDITED SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
		Three Months Ended
		September 30,			June 30,			September 30,
		2012			2012			2011
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Information:
	Net income (loss)	$	119,346		$	(166,898	)	$	(214,547	)
	(Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(110,916	)		42,891			3,236
	Income (loss) from continuing operations		8,430			(124,007	)		(211,311	)
	Depreciation and amortization		85,248			88,909			88,762
	Long-lived asset impairment		3,204			128,543			1,823
	Restructuring charges		1,515			1,266			2,941
	Investment in non-consolidated affiliates impairment		-			-			262
	Proceeds from sale of joint venture assets		(4,793	)		(4,728	)		-
	Goodwill impairment		-			-			196,142
	Interest expense		31,723			36,968			38,672
	(Gain) loss on currency exchange rate remeasurement of intercompany balances		(163	)		10,008			14,141
	Provision for (benefit from) income taxes		1,267			(35,502	)		(32,640	)
	EBITDA, as adjusted (1)		126,431			101,457			98,792
	Selling, general and administrative		85,536			94,134			89,257
	Equity in (income) loss of non-consolidated affiliates		(4,793	)		(4,728	)		262
	Investment in non-consolidated affiliates impairment		-			-			(262	)
	Proceeds from sale of joint venture assets		4,793			4,728			-
	Gain (loss) on currency exchange rate remeasurement of intercompany balances		163			(10,008	)		(14,141	)
	Other (income) expense, net		(1,450	)		8,752			12,745
	Gross Margin (1)	$	210,680		$	194,335		$	186,653
	Net income (loss) attributable to Exterran stockholders	$	113,366		$	(152,608	)	$	(215,974	)
	(Income) loss from discontinued operations		(110,916	)		42,891			3,236
	Charges, after-tax:
	Long-lived asset impairment (including the impact on noncontrolling interest)		2,535			82,940			991
	Restructuring charges		1,203			1,005			1,853
	Investment in non-consolidated affiliates impairment	-				-			262
	Proceeds from sale of joint venture assets		(4,793	)		(4,728	)		-
	Goodwill impairment	-				-			180,643
	Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Exterran stockholders,
	excluding charges	$	1,395		$	(30,500	)	$	(28,989	)
	Diluted Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Exterran stockholders per common share	$	0.04		$	(1.73	)	$	(3.39	)
	Adjustment for charges, after-tax, per common share		(0.02	)		1.25			2.93
	Diluted net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Exterran stockholders
	per common share, excluding charges (1)	$	0.02		$	(0.48	)	$	(0.46	)

(1) Management believes disclosure of EBITDA, as adjusted, diluted net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Exterran stockholders per common share, excluding charges, and Gross Margin, non-GAAP measures, provides useful information to investors because, when viewed with our GAAP results and accompanying reconciliations, they provide a more complete understanding of our performance than GAAP results alone. Management uses these non-GAAP measures as supplemental measures to review current period operating performance, comparability measures and performance measures for period to period comparisons. In addition, EBITDA, as adjusted, is used by management as a valuation measure.