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Hornbeck Offshore Announces First Quarter 2009 Results

COVINGTON, La., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE: HOS) announced today results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009. Following are highlights for this period and the Company's future outlook:

  • Q1 2009 Upstream revenues increased 34% over Q1 2008
  • Q1 2009 Upstream operating income increased 52% over Q1 2008
  • Q1 2009 Upstream net income increased 49% over Q1 2008
  • Three additional DP-2 new gen OSV newbuilds were placed in service during Q1 2009
  • First 370 class DP-2 MPSV was placed in service in the GoM in late March 2009
  • Company reaffirms growth capex and estimated delivery date guidance for remaining OSVs and MPSVs
  • Company reaffirms annual 2009 earnings guidance
  • Company adopts APB 14-1 and reports non-cash OID interest expense for current and prior-year periods

First quarter 2009 revenues increased 12.4% to $109.6 million compared to $97.5 million for the first quarter of 2008. Operating income was $45.4 million, or 41.4% of revenues, for the first quarter of 2009 compared to $37.0 million, or 37.9% of revenues, for the prior-year quarter. Net income for the first quarter of 2009 was $27.1 million, or $1.01 per diluted share, compared to $22.6 million, or $0.84 per diluted share for the year-ago quarter. EBITDA for the first quarter of 2009 was $60.3 million compared to first quarter 2008 EBITDA of $49.2 million. The primary reasons for the increase in revenues, operating income, net income and EBITDA were the incremental contribution of vessels added to the Company's fleet since the first quarter of 2008 and favorable new generation offshore supply vessel ("OSV") market conditions. For additional information regarding EBITDA as a non-GAAP financial measure, please see Note 10 to the accompanying data tables.

Upstream Segment. Revenues from the Upstream segment were $90.6 million for the first quarter of 2009, an increase of 34.2% from $67.5 million for the same period in 2008. Upstream operating income increased 52.4% to $44.2 million for the first quarter of 2009 from $29.0 million for the first quarter of 2008. The higher Upstream revenues and operating income were driven by the full- or partial-quarter contributions from seven new generation OSVs and two MPSVs that were placed in service on various dates since the first quarter of 2008, and, to a lesser extent, a market-driven increase in new generation OSV dayrates working internationally. Average new generation OSV dayrates for the first quarter of 2009 improved to $23,085 compared to $21,020 for the same period in 2008. New generation OSV utilization was 93.0% for the first quarter of 2009, which was in-line with the same period in 2008.

Downstream Segment. Revenues from the Downstream segment of $19.1 million for the first quarter of 2009 decreased by $11.0 million, or 36.5%, compared to $30.1 million for the same period in 2008. Downstream revenues were unfavorably impacted by continued lower demand for the Company's ocean-going tug and tank barge ("TTB") equipment, which resulted in a 35.0% decline in fleetwide effective TTB dayrates from the year-ago quarter. The Company's double-hulled tank barge average dayrates were $20,406 for the first quarter of 2009 compared to $21,781 for the same period in 2008. Utilization for the double-hulled tank barge fleet was 80.0% for the first quarter of 2009 compared to 91.1% for the same period in 2008. The decrease in the Company's double-hulled tank barge utilization was the result of a recent decline in market demand for double-hulled equipment, particularly black-oil barges. The Company's single-hulled tank barge average dayrates were $15,710 for the first quarter of 2009, a decrease of $1,227, or 7.2%, from $16,937 for the same period in 2008. This decrease was primarily due to continued soft demand for this type of equipment. In addition, dayrates for the year-ago quarter included the favorable impact of one singled-hulled vessel, which is currently stacked, performing non-traditional tank barge services to Upstream customers at premium dayrates. Single-hulled tank barge utilization was 37.6% for the first quarter of 2009 compared to 81.8% for the same period in 2008. In recognition of the soft market conditions for single-hulled equipment that began in the second quarter of 2008, the Company stacked six single-hulled tank barges and three lower-horsepower tugs on various dates since April 2008. Effective single-hulled tank barge utilization, which excludes the impact of stacked tank barges, was 82.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2009. On March 19, 2009, the Company sold its oldest stacked tug, the Stapleton Service, for net cash proceeds of $0.9 million, which resulted in a $0.2 million pre-tax gain ($0.2 million after-tax or $0.01 per diluted share).

General and Administrative ("G&A"). G&A expenses of $8.8 million for the first quarter of 2009 were 8.0% of revenues compared to $8.6 million, or 8.8% of revenues, for the first quarter of 2008. First quarter G&A expense margin was below the Company's 2009 annual guidance range of 9% to 10% of revenues. The Company allocated 82% of its first quarter G&A expenses to the Upstream segment and 18% to the Downstream segment.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense was $15.1 million for the first quarter of 2009, or $2.9 million higher than the first quarter of 2008. This increase was driven by incremental depreciation related to the full- or partial-quarter contribution from newbuild vessels that were placed in service since the first quarter of 2008 and the higher cost of regulatory drydock events, partially offset by the reduction in depreciation and amortization following the sale of four conventional OSVs during 2008. Depreciation and amortization expense is expected to continue to increase from current levels as the vessels remaining under the Company's current newbuild and conversion programs are placed in service and when these and any other recently acquired and newly constructed vessels undergo their initial 30-month and 60-month recertifications.

Future Outlook

Based on the key assumptions outlined below and in the attached data tables, the following statements reflect management's current expectations regarding future earnings and certain events. These statements are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially. Other than as expressly stated, these statements do not include the potential impact of any future capital transactions, such as vessel acquisitions, divestitures, unexpected vessel repairs and shipyard delays, business combinations, financings and unannounced newbuild programs that may be commenced after the date of this disclosure. For additional information concerning forward-looking statements, please see the note at the end of this news release.

Recent Development

New Accounting Rule for Convertible Senior Notes. Pursuant to the required change in method of accounting for convertible debt instruments required by FASB Staff Position (FSP) No. APB 14-1, "Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)," effective January 1, 2009, the Company recorded incremental non-cash original issue discount ("OID") interest expense, net of capitalized interest, of $0.7 million for the first quarter of 2009, or $0.02 per diluted share, and expects to record $4.8 million for the full-year 2009, or $0.11 per diluted share. In addition, this new accounting treatment requires retrospective application to the Company's historical financial results, including long-term debt and stockholders' equity. For the sequential and year-ago three-month periods ended December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2008, the Company recorded incremental non-cash OID interest expense, net of capitalized interest, which resulted in a $0.7 million and $0.02 impact to net income and diluted earnings per share ("EPS"), respectively, for each such quarter.

Earnings Outlook

Annual 2009 Guidance. The Company expects total EBITDA for fiscal 2009 to range between $230.0 million and $250.0 million and expects full-year diluted EPS for fiscal 2009 to range between $3.39 and $3.86. Excluding the recently adopted APB 14-1 non-cash OID interest expense, Adjusted EPS for fiscal 2009 is expected to range between $3.50 and $3.97.

Key Assumptions. The Company's forward earnings guidance, outlined above and in the attached data tables, assumes that current Upstream and Downstream market conditions remain constant. Fleetwide average new generation OSV dayrates are anticipated to be in the $20,000 to $22,000 range and fleetwide new generation OSV utilization is anticipated to average in the high-80% to low-90% range for the annual 2009 guidance period. The Downstream segment is projected to contribute 2009 EBITDA in the range of 6% to 10% of the mid-point of the company-wide 2009 guidance range.

The Company's full-year 2009 Upstream guidance includes a partial-year contribution from additional vessels to be delivered under its MPSV program and its fourth OSV newbuild program with the estimated newbuild delivery expectations discussed below. In recognition of substantially reduced demand on the shallow-shelf for conventional vessels in early 2009, the annual 2009 guidance reflects the recent stacking of five conventional OSVs, which the Company considers non-core assets. The 2009 Downstream guidance primarily reflects a full-year contribution from the Company's fleet of nine double-hulled barges and, to a lesser extent, a full- or partial-year contribution from the Company's active single-hulled barges, as applicable.

The Company expects that cash operating expenses per vessel-day in fiscal 2009 will not materially increase over fiscal 2008 levels, excluding contract-related costs recoverable through higher dayrates or other revenue. Annual G&A expenses are expected to be in the range of 9% to 10% of revenues for fiscal 2009. The projected annual FAS 123R stock-based compensation expense, depreciation, amortization and net interest expense that underpin the Company's diluted EPS guidance for the full-year 2009 are included in the attached data tables. Projected quarterly FAS 123R stock-based compensation expense, depreciation, amortization and net interest expense for the quarter ending June 30, 2009 are expected to be $2.4 million, $11.4 million, $5.9 million and $4.7 million, respectively. The Company's annual effective tax rate is expected to be 36.3% for fiscal 2009.

Capital Expenditures Outlook

Update on Maintenance Capital Expenditures. Please refer to the attached data table for a summary, by period, of historical and projected data for each of the following three major categories of maintenance capital expenditures: (i) deferred drydocking charges; (ii) other vessel capital improvements and (iii) non-vessel related capital expenditures. The Company expects total maintenance capital expenditures for the full-year 2009 to be approximately $32.6 million. Over the next couple of years beyond 2009, the Company expects that its annually recurring maintenance capital expenditure budget, inclusive of regulatory drydockings, for its growing fleet of vessels will range between $40.0 million and $50.0 million per year.

Update on MPSV Program. The Company's MPSV program consists of the conversion of two U.S.-flagged coastwise sulfur tankers at domestic shipyards into 370 class DP-2 new generation MPSVs and the construction of two T-22 class DP-3 new generation MPSV newbuilds in foreign shipyards. The first converted DP-2 MPSV, the HOS Centerline, was placed in service in late March 2009 and the second converted DP-2 MPSV, the HOS Strongline, is expected to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2009. The first T-22 MPSV, the HOS Achiever, was placed in service in October 2008 and the second T-22 MPSV, the HOS Iron Horse, is expected to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2009. Based on these projected vessel in-service dates, the Company expects to own and operate an average MPSV fleet complement of 2.1 vessels for the fiscal year 2009. Based on internal estimates, the aggregate cost of this program is expected to be approximately $475.0 million. From the inception of this program through March 31, 2009, the Company has incurred $419.0 million, or 88.2%, of total expected project costs, including $33.4 million incurred during the first quarter of 2009.

Update on OSV Newbuild Program #4. The Company's fourth OSV newbuild program consists of vessel construction contracts with three domestic shipyards to build six 240 ED class OSVs, nine 250 EDF class OSVs and one 290 class OSV, respectively. Eleven of these 16 new generation DP-2 OSVs have been awarded customer contracts prior to their shipyard delivery. Four of the 240 ED class OSVs under this program, the HOS Polestar, the HOS Shooting Star, the HOS North Star and the HOS Lode Star, were placed in service in May 2008, July 2008, November 2008 and February 2009, respectively. Two of the 250 EDF class vessels under this program, the HOS Resolution and the HOS Mystique, were placed in service in October 2008 and January 2009, respectively. The only 290 class OSV, the HOS Coral, was placed in service in March 2009. The remaining nine OSVs under this newbuild program are expected to be placed in service in accordance with the schedule shown in the table below:

                 2Q2009E  3Q2009E  4Q2009E  1Q2010E  2Q2010E  3Q2010E  4Q2010E
    Estimated
    In-Service
    Dates:
    240 ED class
     OSVs            -      -          1        1         -       -        -
    250 EDF class
     OSVs            -      2          1        2         1       1        -
                     -      2          2        3         1       1        -

Based on the above schedule of projected vessel in-service dates, the Company expects to own and operate 46 and 51 new generation OSVs as of December 31, 2009 and 2010, respectively. These vessel additions result in a projected average new generation OSV fleet complement of 42.9 and 49.1 vessels for the fiscal years 2009 and 2010, respectively. Inclusive of the vessel deliveries referred to above, the aggregate cost of the Company's fourth OSV newbuild program is expected to be approximately $450.0 million. From the inception of this program through March 31, 2009, the Company has incurred $311.9 million, or 69.3%, of total expected project costs, including $40.5 million incurred during the first quarter of 2009.

Please refer to the attached data tables for a summary, by period, of historical and projected data for each of the contracted growth initiatives outlined above. All of the above capital costs and delivery date estimates for contracted growth initiatives are based on the latest available information and are subject to change. All of the figures set forth above represent expected cash outlays and do not include the allocation of construction period interest.

Update on Liquidity. The Company believes that its current working capital, available capacity under its existing revolving credit facility and projected cash flows from operations for the fiscal years 2009 and 2010 will be sufficient to meet its anticipated operating needs, as well as the total remaining cash requirements under its MPSV and OSV newbuild programs of approximately $194.1 million. These construction payments are expected to be incurred over the next two years ($158.4 million in the remainder of 2009 and $35.7 million in 2010), as outlined in greater detail in the attached data tables. As of March 31, 2009, the Company had $20.9 million of cash and approximately $100.0 million of credit immediately available under its $250.0 million revolving credit facility. Subsequent to March 31, 2009, the Company has drawn an additional $10.0 million for construction milestone payments. The total amount outstanding under the Company's revolving credit facility is currently $160.0 million. The Company is in compliance with all applicable financial covenants of its debt obligations. Its three principal long-term debt obligations do not mature until September 2011, December 2014 and October 2026, the latter of which may, under certain conditions, be subject to early maturity in October 2013.

Conference Call

The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2009 financial results and recent developments at 10:00 a.m. Eastern (9:00 a.m. Central) today, April 30, 2009. To participate in the call, dial (303) 262-2054 and ask for the Hornbeck Offshore call at least 10 minutes prior to the start time. To access it live over the Internet, please log onto the web at http://www.hornbeckoffshore.com, on the "IR Home" page of the "Investors" section of the Company's website at least fifteen minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. Please call the Company's investor relations firm, DRG&E, at (713) 529-6600 to be added to its e-mail distribution list for future Hornbeck Offshore news releases. An archived version of the web cast will be available shortly after the call for a period of 60 days on the "IR Home" page under the "Investors" section of the Company's website. Additionally, a telephonic replay will be available through May 7, 2009, and may be accessed by calling (303) 590-3000 and using the pass code 11129296#.

Attached Data Tables

The Company has posted an electronic version of the following three pages of data tables, which are downloadable in Microsoft Excel format, on the "IR Home" page of the "Investors" section of the Hornbeck Offshore website for the convenience of analysts and investors.

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. is a leading provider of technologically advanced, new generation offshore supply vessels primarily in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and other select domestic and international markets, and is a leading short-haul transporter of petroleum products through its coastwise fleet of ocean-going tugs and tank barges primarily in the northeastern U.S., the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes and in Puerto Rico. Hornbeck Offshore currently owns a fleet of over 80 vessels primarily serving the energy industry.

Forward-Looking Statements and Regulation G Reconciliation

This Press Release contains "forward-looking statements," as contemplated by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, in which the Company discusses factors it believes may affect its performance in the future. Forward-looking statements are all statements other than historical facts, such as statements regarding assumptions, expectations, beliefs and projections about future events or conditions. You can generally identify forward-looking statements by the appearance in such a statement of words like "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "may," "might," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "should" or "will" or other comparable words or the negative of such words. The accuracy of the Company's assumptions, expectations, beliefs and projections depend on events or conditions that change over time and are thus susceptible to change based on actual experience, new developments and known and unknown risks. The Company gives no assurance that the forward-looking statements will prove to be correct and does not undertake any duty to update them. The Company's actual future results might differ from the forward-looking statements made in this Press Release for a variety of reasons, which include: the Company's inability to successfully or timely complete its various vessel construction and conversion programs, especially its MPSV program, which involves the construction and integration of highly complex vessels and systems; changes in its vessel construction and conversion budgets; less than anticipated success in marketing and operating its MPSVs, which are a class of vessels that the Company does not have a long history of owning or operating; the inability of our MPSVs to perform the services for which they were designed; further weakening of demand for the Company's services; inability to effectively curtail operating expenses from stacked vessels; the potential for valuation impairment charges; the inability to sell or otherwise dispose of non-core assets on acceptable terms; unplanned customer suspensions, cancellations, rate reductions or non-renewals of vessel charters or failures to finalize commitments to charter vessels; the inability or unwillingness by customers to place on hire contractually committed vessels that are part of the Company's newbuild programs, when such vessels are available for service; industry risks; further reductions in capital spending budgets by customers; further decline in oil and natural gas prices; increases in operating costs; the inability to accurately predict vessel utilization levels and dayrates; less than anticipated subsea infrastructure demand activity in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and other markets; the level of fleet additions by competitors that could result in over-capacity; economic and political risks including those that are the result of proposed changes to policies and laws currently being considered in the United States; weather related risks; the risk of pandemic such as the recent outbreak of swine flu in two of our operating markets; the inability to attract and retain qualified marine personnel; regulatory risks; the repeal or administrative weakening of the Jones Act; drydocking delays and cost overruns and related risks; vessel accidents or pollution incidents resulting in lost revenue or expenses that are unrecoverable from insurance policies or other third parties; unexpected litigation and insurance expenses; fluctuations in foreign currency valuations compared to the U.S. dollar and risks associated with expanded foreign operations. In addition, the Company's future results may be impacted by continued volatility or further deterioration in capital markets and the worldwide economic downturn, inflation, deflation, or other adverse economic conditions that may negatively affect it or parties with whom it does business resulting in their non-payment or inability to perform obligations owed to the Company, such as the failure of shipyards and major suppliers to complete orders or the failure by banks to provide expected funding under the Company's credit agreement. Should one or more of the foregoing risks or uncertainties materialize in a way that negatively impacts the Company, or should the Company's underlying assumptions prove incorrect, the Company's actual results may vary materially from those anticipated in its forward-looking statements, and its business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. Additional factors that you should consider are set forth in detail in the Risk Factors section of the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K as well as other filings the Company has made and will make with the Securities and Exchange Commission which, after their filings, can be found on the Company's website www.hornbeckoffshore.com. This press release also contains references to the non-GAAP financial measures of earnings, or net income, before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA. The Company views EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA primarily as liquidity measures and, therefore, believes that the GAAP financial measure most directly comparable to such measures is cash flows provided by operating activities. Reconciliations of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to cash flows provided by operating activities are provided in the table below. Management's opinion regarding the usefulness of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to investors and a description of the ways in which management uses such measures can be found in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as in Note 10 to the attached data tables.


                  Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                   Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations
              (in thousands, except Other Operating and Per Share Data)

      Statement of Operations (unaudited):


                                                    Three Months Ended
                                                    ------------------
                                           March 31,  December 31,  March 31,
                                             2009          2008       2008
                                             ----          ----       ----


      Revenues                            $109,647      $121,029     $97,521
      Costs and
       expenses:
               Operating
                expenses                    40,571        40,168      39,795
               Depreciation
                and
                amortization                15,148        13,963      12,189
               General and
                administrative
                expenses                     8,762        10,437       8,577
                                             -----        ------      -----
                                            64,481        64,568      60,561
                                            ------        ------      ------
               Gain on
                sale
                of
                assets                         245             -           -
                                               ---           ---         ---
               Operating
                income                      45,411        56,461      36,960
      Other income
       (expense):
               Interest
                income                         139           155         992
               Interest
                expense                     (2,731)       (2,865)     (2,546)
               Other
                income,
                net(1)                        (240)           49          13
                                              ----           ---         ---
                                            (2,832)       (2,661)     (1,541)
                                            ------        ------      ------
      Income before
       income taxes                         42,579        53,800      35,419
      Income tax
       expense                              15,478        19,157      12,790
                                            ------        ------      ------
      Net income                           $27,101       $34,643     $22,629
                                           =======       =======     =======
      Basic
       earnings
       per share
       of common
       stock                                 $1.04         $1.34       $0.88
                                             =====         =====       =====
      Diluted
       earnings
       per share
       of common
       stock                                 $1.01         $1.29       $0.84
                                             =====         =====       =====
      Weighted
       average
       basic
       shares
       outstanding                          25,942        25,882      25,783
                                            ======        ======      ======
      Weighted average
       diluted shares
       outstanding(2)                       26,803        26,803      26,938
                                            ======        ======      ======



      Other Operating Data (unaudited):


                                               Three Months Ended
                                               ------------------
                                          March 31,  December 31,  March 31,
                                            2009          2008       2008
                                            ----          ----       ----

      Offshore Supply Vessels:
           Average number of new
            generation OSVs(3)              40.6          38.3       35.0
           Average new generation fleet
            capacity (deadweight)(3)      96,869        90,096     80,903
           Average new generation vessel
            capacity (deadweight)          2,389         2,352      2,312
           Average new generation
            utilization rate(4)             93.0%         96.4%      92.1%
           Average new generation
            dayrate(5)                   $23,085       $24,385    $21,020
            Effective dayrate(6)         $21,469       $23,507    $19,359
      Tugs and Tank Barges:
           TTB Consolidated:
           Average number of tank
            barges(7)                       20.0          21.0       20.3
           Average fleet capacity
            (barrels)(7)               1,633,412     1,745,256  1,696,158
           Average barge size
            (barrels)                     81,671        83,107     83,436
           Average utilization rate(4)      56.7%         59.4%      85.6%
           Effective utilization
            rate(8)                         81.0%         83.6%      85.6%
           Average dayrate(9)            $18,695       $18,507    $19,059
            Effective dayrate(6)         $10,600       $10,993    $16,315
          Double-hulled tank barges:
            Average utilization
             rate(4)                        80.0%         75.6%      91.1%
            Average dayrate(9)           $20,406       $20,157    $21,781
            Effective dayrate(6)         $16,325       $15,239    $19,842
          Single-hulled tank barges:
            Average utilization
             rate(4)                        37.6%         47.2%      81.8%
            Effective utilization
             rate(8)                        82.7%         95.9%      81.8%
            Average dayrate(9)           $15,710       $16,484    $16,937
            Effective dayrate(6)          $5,907        $7,780    $13,854



      Balance Sheet Data (unaudited):


                                                 As of              As of
                                                March 31,        December 31,
                                                  2009               2008
                                                  ----               ----

      Cash and cash equivalents                  $20,909            $20,216
      Working capital                             57,282             66,069
      Property, plant and equipment,
       net                                     1,486,521          1,405,340
      Total assets                             1,659,751          1,595,743
      Total long-term debt                       645,966            618,519
      Stockholders' equity                       765,293            736,900



      Cash Flow Data (unaudited):


                                          Three Months Ended
                                          ------------------
                                          March 31,  March 31,
                                            2009       2008
                                            ----       ----

      Cash provided by operating
       activities                         $59,618    $60,161
      Cash used in investing
       activities                         (83,964)  (183,078)
      Cash provided by financing
       activities                          25,077        571



                  Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                         Unaudited Other Financial Data
                    (in thousands, except Financial Ratios)


      Other Financial Data (unaudited):


                                                  Three Months Ended
                                                  ------------------
                                            March 31,  December 31,  March 31,
                                              2009          2008       2008
                                              ----          ----       ----

      ---------
      Upstream:
      ---------
      Revenues                             $90,576       $99,918    $67,452
      Operating income                     $44,152       $53,159    $29,030
      Operating margin                        48.7%         53.2%      43.0%

        Components of EBITDA(10)
        Net income                         $26,660       $32,990    $17,908
        Interest expense
         (income), net                       2,026         1,931      1,012
        Income tax expense                  15,226        18,286     10,122
        Depreciation                         7,314         6,368      4,732
        Amortization                         3,186         3,045      2,507
                                             -----         -----      -----
        EBITDA(10)                         $54,412       $62,620    $36,281
                                           =======       =======    =======

      Adjustments to EBITDA
        Stock-based
         compensation expense               $2,038        $1,746     $1,625
        Interest income                        125           128        652
                                               ---           ---        ---
        Adjusted EBITDA(10)                $56,575       $64,494    $38,558
                                           =======       =======    =======

       EBITDA(10)
        Reconciliation to GAAP:
        EBITDA(10)                         $54,412       $62,620    $36,281
        Cash paid for deferred
         drydocking charges                 (4,379)       (2,759)    (2,974)
        Cash paid for interest                (476)       (9,142)       (33)
        Cash paid for taxes                 (7,600)       (2,023)    (1,575)
        Changes in working capital          14,016        (1,118)    15,290
        Stock-based
         compensation expense                2,038         1,746      1,625
        Changes in other, net                 (119)        1,394        240
                                              ----         -----        ---
        Net cash provided by
         operating activities              $57,892       $50,718    $48,854
                                           =======       =======    =======

      -----------
      Downstream:
      -----------
      Revenues                             $19,071       $21,111    $30,069
      Operating income                      $1,259        $3,302     $7,930
      Operating margin                         6.6%         15.6%      26.4%

        Components of EBITDA(10)
        Net income                            $441        $1,653     $4,721
        Interest expense
         (income), net                         566           779        542
        Income tax expense                     252           871      2,668
        Depreciation                         2,831         2,915      2,730
        Amortization                         1,817         1,635      2,220
                                             -----         -----      -----
        EBITDA(10)                          $5,907        $7,853    $12,881
                                            ======        ======    =======

      Adjustments to EBITDA
        Stock-based
         compensation expense                 $619          $637     $1,344
        Interest income                         14            27        340
                                               ---           ---        ---
        Adjusted EBITDA(10)                 $6,540        $8,517    $14,565
                                            ======        ======    =======

       EBITDA(10)
        Reconciliation to GAAP:
        EBITDA(10)                          $5,907        $7,853    $12,881
        Cash paid for deferred
         drydocking charges                   (574)       (2,193)    (1,094)
        Cash paid for interest                (114)       (3,415)       (17)
        Cash paid for taxes                 (4,765)            -     (1,710)
        Changes in working capital             644         1,346     (1,502)
        Stock-based
         compensation expense                  619           637      1,344
        Changes in other, net                    9          (477)      (174)
                                               ---          ----       ----
        Net cash provided by
         operating activities               $1,726        $3,751     $9,728
                                            ======        ======     ======

      -------------
      Consolidated:
      -------------
      Revenues                            $109,647      $121,029    $97,521
      Operating income                     $45,411       $56,461    $36,960
      Operating margin                        41.4%         46.7%      37.9%

        Components of EBITDA(10)
        Net income                         $27,101       $34,643    $22,629
        Interest expense
         (income), net                       2,592         2,710      1,554
        Income tax expense                  15,478        19,157     12,790
        Depreciation                        10,145         9,283      7,462
        Amortization                         5,003         4,680      4,727
                                             -----         -----      -----
        EBITDA(10)                         $60,319       $70,473    $49,162
                                           =======       =======    =======

      Adjustments to EBITDA
        Stock-based
         compensation expense               $2,657        $2,383     $2,969
        Interest income                        139           155        992
                                               ---           ---        ---
        Adjusted EBITDA(10)                $63,115       $73,011    $53,123
                                           =======       =======    =======

       EBITDA(10)
        Reconciliation to GAAP:
        EBITDA(10)                         $60,319       $70,473    $49,162
        Cash paid for deferred
         drydocking charges                 (4,953)       (4,952)    (4,068)
        Cash paid for interest                (590)      (12,557)       (50)
        Cash paid for taxes                (12,365)       (2,023)    (3,285)
        Changes in working capital          14,660           228     13,788
        Stock-based
         compensation expense                2,657         2,383      2,969
        Changes in other, net                 (110)          917         66
                                              ----           ---         --
        Net cash provided by
         operating activities              $59,618       $54,469    $58,582
                                           =======       =======    =======



                   Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                         Unaudited Other Financial Data
                 (in millions, except Per Share and Historical Data)


    Forward Earnings Guidance and Projected EBITDA Reconciliation: (Unaudited)



                                                               Pro Forma Run-
      2009 Guidance                           Full-Year 2009        Rate
                                                 Estimate       Estimate(11)
                                                 --------       -----------
                                                Low    High     Low     High
                                                ---    ----     ---     ----
        Components of Projected
         EBITDA(10)
        Adjusted EBITDA(10)                   $240.2  $260.2   $337.5  $411.2
        Interest income                          0.2     0.2      0.2     0.2
        Stock-based
         compensation expense                   10.0    10.0     10.0    10.0
                                                ----    ----     ----    ----
        EBITDA(10)                            $230.0  $250.0   $327.3  $401.0
        Depreciation                            45.0    45.0     59.2    59.2
        Amortization                            22.5    22.5     33.3    33.3
        Interest expense, net:
          Interest expense                      27.7    27.3     24.7    24.7
          Incremental APB 14-1
           non-cash interest
           expense(12)                          10.1    10.1     10.1    10.1
          Capitalized interest                 (19.7)  (19.7)       -       -
          Interest income                       (0.2)   (0.2)    (0.2)   (0.2)
                                                ----    ----     ----    ----
        Total interest
         expense, net                           17.9    17.5     34.6    34.6
        Income tax expense                      52.5    59.9     72.7    99.4
        Income tax rate                         36.3%   36.3%    36.3%   36.3%
        Net income                             $92.1  $105.1   $127.5  $174.5

        Weighted average
         diluted shares
         outstanding(13)                        27.2    27.2     27.2    27.2
        Diluted earnings per share,
         as reported                           $3.39   $3.86    $4.69   $6.42
        Incremental APB 14-1 non-
         cash interest expense per
         share(12)                              0.11    0.11     0.24    0.24
                                                ----    ----     ----    ----
        Diluted earnings per
         share, as
         adjusted(14)                          $3.50   $3.97    $4.93   $6.66

       Projected EBITDA(10)
        Reconciliation to GAAP:
        EBITDA(10)                            $230.0  $250.0   $327.3  $401.0
        Cash paid for deferred
         drydocking charges                    (21.7)  (21.7)   (29.1)  (29.1)
        Cash paid for interest                 (25.8)  (25.5)   (22.9)  (22.9)
        Cash paid for taxes                    (14.5)  (14.5)   (14.5)  (14.5)
        Changes in working
         capital(15)                            12.9     7.9    (29.0)  (31.3)
        Stock-based
         compensation expense                   10.0    10.0     10.0    10.0
        Changes in other, net(15)                1.9     1.9      1.9     1.9
                                                 ---     ---      ---     ---
        Cash flows provided by
         operating activities                 $192.8  $208.1   $243.7  $315.1
                                              ======  ======   ======  ======



      Capital Expenditures Data (unaudited)(16):


      Historical Data
       (in thousands):
                                                   Three Months Ended
                                                   ------------------
                                             March 31, December 31, March 31,
                                               2009        2008       2008
                                               ----        ----       ----

      Maintenance
       Capital
       Expenditures:
        Deferred
         drydocking
         charges                              $4,953      $4,952    $4,069
        Other vessel
         capital
         improvements                          1,784       2,865     8,015
        Non-vessel related
         capital expenditures                  2,774         272    22,158
                                               -----         ---    ------
                                              $9,511      $8,089   $34,242
                                              ======      ======   =======

      Growth Capital
       Expenditures:
       MPSV program                          $33,355     $11,777  $107,913
       TTB newbuild
        program #2                                 -           -     3,835
       OSV newbuild
        program #4                            40,534      51,013    35,243
                                              ------      ------    ------
                                             $73,889     $62,790  $146,991
                                             =======     =======  ========



      Forecasted Data:

                                1Q2009A  2Q2009E 3Q2009E 4Q2009E  2009E
                                -------  ------- ------- -------  -----
      Maintenance
       Capital
       Expenditures:
        Deferred
         drydocking
         charges                    $5.0    $6.8    $5.2    $5.0  $22.0
        Other vessel
         capital
         improvements                1.8     0.7     0.4     0.7    3.6
        Non-vessel related
         capital expenditures        2.8     1.4     1.3     1.5    7.0
                                     ---     ---     ---     ---    ---
                                    $9.6    $8.9    $6.9    $7.2  $32.6
                                    ====    ====    ====    ====  =====

      Growth Capital
       Expenditures:
        MPSV program               $33.4   $17.2   $27.0   $11.8  $89.4
        OSV newbuild
         program #4                 40.5    48.6    32.5    21.3  142.9
                                    ----    ----    ----    ----  -----
                                   $73.9   $65.8   $59.5   $33.1 $232.3
                                   =====   =====   =====   ===== ======



      Full
       Construction
       Cycle Data:
                               Pre-2009A  2009E   2010E   Total
                               ---------  -----   -----   -----
      Growth Capital
       Expenditures:
        MPSV program              $385.6   $89.4      $-  $475.0
        OSV newbuild
         program #4                271.4   142.9    35.7   450.0
                                   -----   -----    ----   -----
                                  $657.0  $232.3   $35.7  $925.0
                                  ======  ======   =====  ======


    1 Represents other income and expenses, including gains or losses related
      To foreign currency exchange and minority interests in income or loss
      From unconsolidated entities.

    2 Stock options representing rights to acquire 429, 430 and 67 shares of
      common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2009, December 31,
      2008 and March 31, 2008, respectively, were excluded from the
      calculation of diluted earnings per share, because the effect was
      antidilutive after considering the exercise price of the options in
      comparison to the average market price, proceeds from exercise, taxes,
      and related unamortized compensation.  As of March 31, 2009, December
      31, 2008 and March 31, 2008, the 1.625% convertible senior notes were not
      dilutive, as the average price of the Company's stock was less than the
      effective conversion price of $62.59 for such notes.

    3 The Company owned 42 new generation OSVs as of March 31, 2009.  Seven
      newbuild OSVs were placed in service under the Company's fourth OSV
      newbuild program on various dates throughout 2008 and the first quarter
      of 2009.  Excluded from this data are 10 conventional OSVs that were
      acquired in August 2007, including the Cape Scott, which was sold in May
      2008, and the Cape Cod, Cape San Lucas, and Cape Spencer, which were
      sold in August 2008.  The Company considers the six remaining
      conventional OSVs to be non-core assets, of which five are currently
      stacked.

    4 Average utilization rates are average rates based on a 365-day year.
      Vessels are considered utilized when they are generating revenues.

    5 Average new generation OSV dayrate represents average revenue per day,
      which includes charter hire, crewing services, and net brokerage
      revenues, based on the number of days during the period that the OSVs
      generated revenues.

    6 Effective dayrate represents the average dayrate multiplied by the
      utilization rate for the respective period.

    7 The averages for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2009, December
      31, 2008 and March 31, 2008 include the Energy 6508, a double-hulled
      tank barge delivered under the Company's second TTB newbuild program
      in March 2008.

    8 Effective utilization rate is based on a denominator comprised only of
      vessel-days available for service by the active fleet, which excludes
      the impact of stacked vessel days.  As of March 31, 2009, the following
      single-hulled tank barges were stacked: the Energy 2201, Energy 6501,
      Energy 6502, Energy 6504, Energy 7001, and Energy 7002.  Vessels are
      considered utilized when they are generating revenues. Subsequent to
      March 31, 2009, the Company elected to stack an additional single-hulled
      tank barge, the Energy 6503.

    9 Average dayrates represent average revenue per day, including time
      charters, brokerage revenue, revenues generated on a per-barrel-
      transported basis, demurrage, shipdocking and fuel surcharge revenue,
      based on the number of days during the period that the tank barges
      generated revenue. For purposes of brokerage arrangements, this
      calculation excludes that portion of revenue that is equal to the cost
      paid by customers of in-chartering third party equipment.

    10 Non-GAAP Financial Measure
    The Company discloses and discusses EBITDA as a non-GAAP financial measure
    in its public releases, including quarterly earnings releases, investor
    conference calls and other filings with the Commission.  The Company
    defines EBITDA as earnings (net income) before interest, income taxes,
    depreciation and amortization.  The Company's measure of EBITDA may not be
    comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies.
    Other companies may calculate EBITDA differently than the Company, which
    may limit its usefulness as a comparative measure.

    The Company views EBITDA primarily as a liquidity measure and, as such,
    believes that the GAAP financial measure most directly comparable to it
    is cash flows provided by operating activities.  Because EBITDA is not a
    measure of financial performance calculated in accordance with GAAP, it
    should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating
    income, net income or loss, cash flows provided by operating, investing
    and financing activities, or other income or cash flow statement data
    prepared in accordance with GAAP.

    EBITDA is widely used by investors and other users of the Company's
    financial statements as a supplemental financial measure that, when
    viewed with GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliations, the
    Company believes provides additional information that is useful to gain
    an understanding of the factors and trends affecting its ability to
    service debt, pay deferred taxes and fund drydocking charges and other
    maintenance capital expenditures.  The Company also believes the
    disclosure of EBITDA helps investors meaningfully evaluate and compare
    its cash flow generating capacity from quarter to quarter and year to
    year.

    EBITDA is also a financial metric used by management (i) as a
    supplemental internal measure for planning and forecasting overall
    expectations and for evaluating actual results against such
    expectations; (ii) as a significant criteria for annual incentive cash
    bonuses paid to the Company's executive officers and other shore-based
    employees; (iii) to compare to the EBITDA of other companies when
    evaluating potential acquisitions; and (iv) to assess the Company's
    ability to service existing fixed charges and incur additional
    indebtedness.

    In addition, the Company also makes certain adjustments, as applicable,
    to EBITDA for losses on early extinguishment of debt, FAS 123R stock-
    based compensation expense and interest income, or Adjusted EBITDA, to
    compute ratios used in certain financial covenants of its credit
    agreements with various lenders and bond investors. The Company believes
    that these ratios are material components of such financial covenants
    and failure to comply with such covenants could result in the
    acceleration of indebtedness or the imposition of restrictions on the
    Company's financial flexibility.

    Set forth below are the material limitations associated with using
    EBITDA as a non-GAAP financial measure compared to cash flows provided
    by operating activities.

        -- EBITDA does not reflect the future capital expenditure
           requirements that may be necessary to replace the Company's
           existing vessels as a result of normal wear and tear,
        -- EBITDA does not reflect the interest, future principal payments
           and other financing-related charges necessary to service the debt
           that the Company has incurred in acquiring and constructing its
           vessels,
        -- EBITDA does not reflect the deferred income taxes that the
           Company will eventually have to pay once the Company is no longer
           in an overall tax net operating loss carry-forward position, as
           applicable,  and
        -- EBITDA does not reflect changes in the Company's net working
           capital position.

    Management compensates for the above-described limitations in using
    EBITDA as a non-GAAP financial measure by only using EBITDA to
    supplement the Company's GAAP results.

    11 "Pro Forma Run-Rate -- Low" scenario illustrates the estimated
       operating results from the Company's current and projected fleet
       complement, including any recently acquired or constructed vessels
       that have been placed in service since December 31, 2008, as well as
       those vessels currently under construction or conversion under the
       Company's fourth OSV newbuild program and MPSV program, assuming all
       such vessels were placed in service as of January 1, 2009 and were
       working at their fiscal 2009 contracted dayrates or fiscal 2009 spot
       market dayrates, as applicable, commensurate with their relative size
       and service capabilities.  "Pro Forma Run-Rate -- High" scenario
       illustrates the estimated operating results from the Company's current
       and projected fleet complement, including any recently acquired or
       constructed vessels that have been placed in service since December 31,
       2008, as well as those vessels currently under construction or
       conversion under the Company's fourth OSV newbuild program and MPSV
       program, assuming all such vessels were placed in service as of January
       1, 2008 and were working at their fiscal 2008 contracted dayrates or
       fiscal 2008 spot market dayrates, as applicable, commensurate with
       their relative size and service capabilities. All other key assumptions
       related to the Company's current and projected operating fleet,
       including utilization, cash operating expenses, delivery dates,
       drydocking schedule, G&A and income tax expense, are consistent with
       the mid-point of the Company's latest 2009 guidance above.  After all
       vessels now under construction or conversion are delivered, interest
       expense is expected to return to an annual post-construction period
       run-rate of $34.8 on a projected year-end 2010 debt balance of $550.0,
       offset by $0.2 of interest income to be generated on a projected
       year-end 2010 cash balance of approximately $20.0.  The interest
       expense of $34.8 includes $10.1 of incremental non-cash OID interest
       expense that resulted from the Company's recent adoption of APB 14-1
       effective January 1, 2009.

    12 Represents incremental non-cash OID interest expense resulting from the
       recent adoption of APB 14-1. See "New Accounting Rule for Convertible
       Senior Notes" in the Future Outlook section of this press release for
       more information regarding APB 14-1.

    13 Projected weighted-average diluted shares do not reflect any potential
       dilution resulting from the Company's 1.625% convertible senior notes.
       The Company's convertible senior notes become dilutive when the average
       price of the Company's stock exceeds the effective conversion price of
       $62.59 for such notes.

    14 Diluted earnings per share, as adjusted, excludes the incremental
       impact of the recent adoption of APB 14-1. See "New Accounting Rule for
       Convertible Senior Notes" in the Future Outlook section of this press
       release for more information regarding APB 14-1.

    15 Projected cash flows provided by operating activities are based, in
       part, on estimated future "changes in working capital" and "changes in
       other, net," that are susceptible to significant variances due to the
       timing at quarter-end of cash inflows and outflows, most of which are
       beyond the Company's ability to control.  However, any future variances
       in those two line items from the above forward looking reconciliations
       should result in an equal and opposite adjustment to actual cash flows
       provided by operating activities.

    16 The capital expenditure amounts included in this table are cash outlays
       before the allocation of construction period interest, as applicable.



SOURCE Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.

CONTACT: Todd Hornbeck, CEO or Jim Harp, CFO, both of Hornbeck Offshore Services, +1-985-727-6802; or Ken Dennard, Managing Partner of DRG&E, +1-713-529-6600

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