Operator
Operator
Good day, everyone, and welcome to today's conference. Before we get started, let me remind you that today's conference call contains forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and includes statements as to estimates, expectations, intentions and predictions of future financial performance. Statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking. Participants are directed to Trinity's Form 10-K and other SEC filings for a description of certain of the business issues and risks, a change in any of which could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. At this time, I would like to turn the conference call over to Gail Peck, Vice President of Finance & Treasurer. Please go ahead. Gail M. Peck - Treasurer & Vice President of Finance: Thank you, Tony. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the Trinity Industries' first quarter 2015 results conference call. I'm Gail Peck, Vice President, Finance and Treasurer of Trinity. Thank you for joining us today. Similar to the format we used on our last earnings call, we're going to have two parts to our conference call remarks. First, we will begin with an update on the Highway litigation matter. We will then follow with our normal quarterly earnings conference call format. Today's speakers are Theis Rice, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer; Tim Wallace, our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President; Bill McWhirter, Senior Vice President and Group President of the Construction Products, Energy Equipment, and Inland Barge Groups; Steve Menzies, Senior Vice President and Group President of the Rail and Railcar Leasing Groups; and James Perry, our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Following their comments, we will then move to the Q&A session. Mary Henderson, our Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, is also in the room with us today. I will now turn the call over to Theis Rice. S. Theis Rice - Chief Legal Officer & Senior Vice President: Thank you, Gail. Good morning, everyone. Trinity Highway Products manufactures and markets the ET Plus guardrail system pursuant to an exclusive license agreement granted by Texas A&M University System. As previously reported, Trinity and Trinity Highway Products received an adverse jury verdict in October 2014 in a False Claims Act case involving the ET Plus. Following the verdict, the Federal Highway Administration, or FHWA, requested that Trinity conduct eight additional crash tests on ET Plus. These tests were completed in January of this year. Following analysis of the crash test data by the FHWA and their independent expert, the FHWA reported that the ET Plus met the required criteria for all eight tests. Earlier this year, the FHWA and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation officials, or AASHTO, together formed two task forces to examine some of the allegations about the ET Plus guardrail system. AASHTO is an association representing highway and transportation departments in all 50 states. The first joint task force investigated allegations of multiple versions of the ET Plus and whether the ET Plus devices used in the eight additional crash tests were representative of the ET Plus devices installed on the roadways. On March 11, 2015, the FHWA and AASHTO released the findings of the first joint task force that evaluated field measurement data collected by FHWA engineers for more than 1,000 ET Plus devices installed on roadways throughout the country. The joint task force concluded there was no evidence to suggest there are multiple versions of the ET Plus on our nations roadways. The joint task force also concluded that the end terminals (04:12) crash-tested at Southwest Research Institute between December 2014 and January 2015 were representative of the ET Plus devices installed across the country. The FHWA has publicly reported that the second joint task force evaluating the ET Plus should complete its work early this summer. Upon release of this task forces findings, we will perform a thorough analysis regarding the resumption of shipments of the ET Plus to our customers. On another note, recent news articles have reported the commencement of an investigation out of the Boston, Massachusetts office of the U.S. Department of Justice. We intend to cooperate in this investigation. Trinity's post-trial motions continue to emphasize that the allegations in the False Claims Act case are without merit. The District Court has ordered the parties to mediate. We are complying with the mediation order in good faith. In the meantime, we are preparing our appeal to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals should the District Court enter a judgment on the verdict. We will continue our approach of providing the facts and data that support the strength of our positions. Our first quarter 10-Q will be filed today in which we provide additional information on this litigation in Note 18. If you would like more details relating to my comments, please refer to Trinity Highway's website at www.etplusfacts.com where my February 19, 2015 conference call comments and my April 1, 2015 stakeholder overview are posted. I will now turn the call over to Tim. Timothy R. Wallace - Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer: Thank you, Theis. And good morning, everyone. Trinity's financial performance during the first quarter continued to build upon the momentum we established last year. The winter weather provided some unique challenges for our facilities during the quarter. Our businesses responded really well to the weather issues. During the quarter, our company continued to utilize the strengths of our backlogs to drive operating leverage and efficiencies to the bottom line. We're creating value by leveraging our combined expertise, competencies, and manufacturing capacity to produce quality products for a broad range of industrial customers. Our Rail Group generated record quarterly financial results, reporting strong revenues and operating profit during the first quarter. I remain pleased with this group's ability to profitably increase production levels while making line changeovers. Our Rail Car Leasing company delivered another quarter of solid results. Last year, in the first quarter, a large portion of The Group's earnings resulted from the sale of leased railcars from our leased fleet. This year, in addition to a healthy level of earnings from sales of leased railcars, the earnings from our leasing operations increased in the first quarter. I'm pleased with our Inland Barge Group's performance during the first quarter. The Group increased its profits level from previous quarters on a lower volume of revenue. In addition, the barge backlog increased during the quarter as a result of the Group's manufacturing flexibility. The first quarter financial performance of our Energy Equipment Group continued to improve and our Construction Products Group returned to profitability during the quarter. Overall, I'm pleased with our financial performance during the first quarter. During the short term, we are focused on generating higher earnings this year than the record level we established last year. We're continuing to operate our company on lean principles as we look for opportunities to conduct railcar leasing and other asset transactions that generate cash and provide earnings. From a longer term growth point of view, we continue to search for acquisition opportunities in markets that have products, services, technologies and competencies that fit within our portfolio of industrial manufacturing businesses. Trinity's corporate business model is designed to generate value through our ownership and management of industrial companies that benefit by being part of Trinity. Our 2014 asset acquisition of Meyer Steel Structures is a good example of a company that fits well within our portfolio. As we begin the second quarter, Trinity's financial and operational health remain solid. Our 2015 earnings outlook reflects the positive momentum we're experiencing within our company, as well as the benefits of having solid backlogs in our primary businesses. Our accomplishments are due to the capabilities and expertise of our dedicated employees, our ability to respond effectively to shifts in demand, and our ongoing commitment to quality and customer service. I'll now turn it over to Bill for his comments. William A. McWhirter - Group President-Construction Products & Senior VP: Thank you, Tim. And good morning, everyone. During the first quarter, the Inland Barge Group reported a 12% year-over-year increase in revenues and a slight increase in operating profit. I'm pleased with the Group's performance in the first quarter. During the first quarter, we received orders for new barges, totaling approximately $280 million, resulting in a backlog of $565 million at the end of March. This is the highest backlog reported by the Group in more than six years. Our ability to capture a large number of orders during the quarter is due to our operational flexibility. Order patterns in the industry shifted from liquid barges to dry barges. Our Barge Group's operational flexibility is a key differentiator, enabling the Group to enhance profitability while responding to customers' needs. Inquiries for hopper barges continued at steady levels during the first quarter due to the strong harvest last year and expectations for another solid harvest this year. Demand for 30,000-barrel tank barges, which carry crude oil, remains weak at this time. Demand for 10,000-barrel tank barges continues to reflect expectations for expansion in the chemical markets along the Gulf Coast. As a result of the shifting market demand, we anticipate lower margins as we move through the year. Moving to the Construction Products Group. I am pleased that this group returned to profitability in the first quarter. Year-over-year revenues were essentially flat. As a reminder, the first quarter of last year included a gain of $11.2 million related to an asset disposition. These provided an update of our Highway litigation matters, which continue to impact results in our Highway Products business. In addition our Highway business is also affected by the pending expiration of the current Federal Highway Bill in May. Partially offsetting these negative headwinds is strong performance of our Aggregates business, which is benefiting from a robust Southern U.S. market. In the first quarter, we completed another acquisition of lightweight Aggregate assets. The acquisition strengthens our ability to serve our customers. The Energy Equipment Group reported another record level of revenues and profit during the first quarter. We are pleased with the performance of the segment but do expect some variability within the segment's performance from quarter-to-quarter as a result of the product mix and volume. The integration of the businesses we acquired in 2014 continue to progress smoothly. The Meyer purchase is a great example of an acquisition that have generated synergies and enrichment value, has tremendous cultural fit and positive long-term demand drivers (11:26). Market conditions within the segment vary by product (11:30). Lower oil prices have created headwinds for several of our business units. We remain positioned to respond to changes in demand, should we see an increase in oil prices. The current market for utility structures remains competitive. The long-term investment projections for this industry show positive fundamentals. We are well positioned to respond to increased transmission infrastructure spending in North America. Our wind tower business is performing at a high level due to long production backlogs. The wind industry continues to make advancements in reducing the installed cost for wind farms (12:02). In closing, our business is responding effectively to mixed demand conditions in a number of their markets. Our long-term outlook for energy and infrastructure investment in North America remains positive. And now I'll turn the presentation over to Steve.