Empire Industries Reports Third Quarter Results

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(Marketwired - Nov. 27, 2014) - Empire Industries Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:EIL) today reported its unaudited consolidated financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014. The unaudited consolidated financial statements and MD&A have been filed on SEDAR and can be viewed at www.sedar.com or at www.empind.com.

Summary of Third Quarter 2014 results

• Revenues increased by $2.4 million, or 7% (to $36.5 million from $34.1 million in third quarter 2013).
• Adjusted EBITDA increased by $0.2 million or 9.5% to $2.3 million.
• Net Income decreased by $0.9 million (to $0.7 million from 1.6 million in third quarter 2013).
• Net Income per share remained constant at $0.005 per share.
• Contract Backlog remains strong at $93 million, down from $123 million at of the Group's first quarter report due to project execution.

For the quarter and nine month periods ended Sept 30
($ millions except share price and per share amounts)		Q3 2014	Q3 2013	YTD 2014	YTD 2013
Financial Results
	Revenue	36.5	34.1	105.0	86.3
	Adjusted EBITDA ($)1	2.3	2.1	6.2	5.1
	Adjusted EBIT ($)1	1.8	1.8	5.0	2.6
	Net income from all operations	0.7	1.6	3.6	3.7
Financial Position (at Sept 30)
	Total assets	62.7	39.7	62.7	39.7
	Long-term debt (including current portion)	3.1	0.2	3.1	0.2
	Shareholders' equity	19.1	13.8	19.1	13.8
Per Share Information
	Income per share (Basic)	0.005	0.005	0.015	0.015
	Income per share (Diluted)	0.005	0.005	0.015	0.015
1 Adjusted earnings (loss) before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (Adjusted EBITDA) is not defined by IFRS. The definition of Adjusted EBITDA does not take into account the Group's share of profit of an associate investment, gains and losses on the disposal of assets, fair value changes in foreign currency forward contracts and non-cash components of stock based compensation. Adjusted EBIT is the result of the Group's Adjusted EBITDA less depreciation and amortization expenses. While not IFRS measures, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBIT are used by management, creditors, analysts, investors and other financial stakeholders to assess the Group's performance and management from a financial and operational perspective.

"I am pleased to report that the company continued to improve its bottom line and strengthen its balance sheet," said Guy Nelson, Chief Executive Officer of Empire Industries Ltd. "The diversity of our business made this happen as gains in steel fabrication and hydrovac truck manufacturing offset reductions in media based attractions and our commitment to invest in our industry leading, new product development."