UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 15,
2007
Kirby
Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
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1-7615
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74-1884980
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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55
Waugh Drive, Suite 1000
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77007
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Houston,
Texas
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(Zip
Code)
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
(713)
435-1000
Check
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o
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o
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Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item
7.01.
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Regulation
FD Disclosure.
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On
February 15, 2007, Joseph H. Pyne, Kirby Corporation’s President and Chief
Executive Officer will present at the BB&T Capital Markets 22nd
Annual
Transportation Conference in Miami, Florida. The presentation will be at
1:30
p.m. EST. An audio webcast of the presentation will be available to the public
and replays will be available afterward. The webcast can be accessed by visiting
Kirby’s Web site at http://www.kirbycorp.com/.
A
copy of
the slide presentation that will be used by Kirby at the event, substantially
in
the form intended to be used, is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report
and is
also posted on Kirby’s Web site at http://www.kirbycorp.com/
on the
opening page.
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Item
9.01.
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(c)
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Exhibits
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99.1
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Kirby
Corporation slide presentation dated February
2007
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
| KIRBY CORPORATION | |||
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(Registrant)
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By:
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/s/
G. Stephen Holcomb
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G.
Stephen Holcomb
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Vice
President, Investor Relations
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Dated:
February 15, 2007
EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Kirby
Corporation slide presentation dated February
2007
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Kirby
Corporation
Putting
America’s Waterways to Work
NYSE:
KEX
February
2007
1
Statements
contained in this presentation with respect to the future are forward-looking
statements. These statements reflect management’s reasonable judgement with
respect to future events. Forward-looking statements involve risks
and
uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated
as
a result of various factors, including cyclical or other downturns
in demand,
significant pricing competition, unanticipated additions to industry
capacity,
changes in the Jones Act or in U.S. maritime policy and practice, fuel
costs,
interest rates, weather conditions and the timing, magnitude and the
number of
acquisitions made by Kirby. Forward-looking statements are based on
currently
available information and Kirby assumes no obligation to update such
statements.
A list of additional risk factors can be found in Kirby’s annual report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the Securities
and
Exchange Commission.
Kirby
reports its financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles (GAAP). However, Kirby believes that
certain Non-GAAP financial measures are useful in managing Kirby’s businesses
and evaluating Kirby’s performance. This presentation contains two Non-GAAP
financial measures, adjusted net earnings and EBITDA. Please see the
Appendix
for a reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP financial
measures.
Forward
Looking Statement
Non-GAAP
Financial Measures
2
Marine
Transportation
82%
of 2006 Revenue - $807.2 million
Largest
U.S. Inland Tank Barge Operator
Diesel
Engine Services
18%
of 2006 Revenue - $177.0 million
Largest
U.S. EMD Diesel Services Company
Kirby...
Business Operations
3
NYSE:
K
E
X
Kirby…Public
Market Facts
|
Current
Price (February 13, 2007)
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$35.85
|
|
Number
of Shares O/S
|
53.0M
|
|
Market
Capitalization
|
$1,899M
|
|
Debt
(December 31, 2006)
|
$310M
|
|
Enterprise
Value
|
$2,209M
|
|
Employees
|
3,000
|
4
Kirby
Facts
•
Largest
inland tank barge operator
•
Operates
904 barges and 241 towing vessels
•
Sustainable
competitive advantages:
–
Lowest
cost
due to economies of scale
–
Best
positioned for growth opportunities
–
“One
Stop
Shop” for customers
•
70%
of Kirby’s business is under contract and 30% in the spot
market
•
Successful
integration of 25 marine acquisitions
5
*
Towboats Only
Shipper
Owned (Blue)
Independent
(Red)
Acquisitions
in Core Business
|
Date
|
No.
of
Tank
Barges
|
Description
|
|
1986
|
5
|
Alliance
Marine
|
|
1989
|
35
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Alamo
Inland Marine Co.
|
|
1989
|
53
|
Brent
Towing Company
|
|
1991
|
3
|
International
Barge Lines, Inc.
|
|
1992
|
38
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Sabine
Towing & Transportation Co.
|
|
1992
|
26
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Ole
Man River Tower, Inc.
|
|
1992
|
29
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Scott
Chotin, Inc.
|
|
1992
|
*
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South
Texas Towing
|
|
1993
|
72
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TPT,
Division of Ashland
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|
1993
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*
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Guidry
Enterprises
|
|
1993
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53
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Chotin
Transportation Company
|
|
1994
|
96
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Dow
Chemical (transportation
assets)
|
|
Date
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No.
of
Tank
Barges
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Description
|
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1999
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270
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Hollywood
Marine, Inc. - Stellman,
Alamo Barge Lines, Ellis Towing,
Arthur Smith, Loch Ellis, Mapco
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|
2002
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15
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Cargo
Carriers
|
|
2002
|
64
|
Coastal
Towing, Inc. (barge management Agreement for 54
barges)
|
|
2002
|
94
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Dow/Union
Carbide (transportation
assets)
|
|
2003
|
64
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SeaRiver
Maritime (ExxonMobil)
|
|
2005
|
10
|
American
Commercial Line (black oil fleet)
|
|
2006
|
*
|
Capital
Towing
|
|
2007
|
37
|
Coastal
Towing, Inc. (operated barges
since
2002 under barge management
agreement)
|
|
2007
|
21
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Cypress
Barge Leasing, LLC (operated as leased barges since
1994)
|
6
17.4%
growth rate
from
1988-2006
Revenue...
Business Operations
7
1994-2001
adjusted to exclude goodwill amortization expense
2002
adjusted to exclude impairment charges of $12.5 million, net of taxes,
or $.51
per share
See
Appendix for reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP earnings per
share
Earnings
per share have been revised to reflect 2-for-1 stock split effective
May 31,
2006
15.7%
growthrate
from
1994 - 2006
Earnings
Per
Share From Continuing Operations Before Adjustments
Guidance
Earnings
Per Share
8
St.
Paul
Sioux
City
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Charleston
St.
Marks
Tulsa
Corpus
Christi
New
Orleans
St.
Louis
Cincinnati
Mobile
Brownsville
Houston
Texas
and Louisiana account for 80%
of
the
total U.S.
production
of
chemicals
and petrochemicals
12,000
miles of navigable waterways linking America’s heartland to the
world
Kirby
is one of the few operators offeringdistribution
throughout the Mississippi River System and Gulf Intracoastal
Waterway
Inland
Waterway System
9
Industry
Facts
•
Approximately
17,800 dry cargo barges, 2,850 liquid tank barges. Kirby is principally
in the
liquid cargo business.
•
No
competition from foreign companies due to a U.S. law known as the Jones
Act
•
Always
a market to
move product by barge on inlandwaterways
•
Equipment
not subject to economic obsolescence because draft and lock restrictions
limit
the size of barges
•
Barges
are mobile, carry wide range of cargoes, and service different geographic
markets
•
Inland
waterway system plays a vital role in the U.S.
economy
•
Inland
waterway system is an environmentally friendly mode of
transportation
10
2,850
Barges
17,800
Barges
Differences
Between Liquid Tank
Barges
and Dry Cargo Barges
|
Liquid
|
|
Dry
Cargo
|
|
|
Cargoes
|
Petrochemicals,
Black oil products, Refined products
|
|
Grain,
Coal,
Aggregate, Steel
|
|
Value
of Cargo
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High
|
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Generally
much lower
|
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Pricing
Drivers
|
Added
value-safety, service and availability
|
|
Availability
|
|
Volatility
of Volumes
|
Low
|
|
High
|
|
Crews
|
Licensed
Pilothouse, Licensed Tankerman
|
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Pilot
house
only
|
|
Cost
of Barges
|
195x35/1500
tons barge - $1,300,000
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195x35/1500
tons barge -$450,000
|
|
Regulatory
Requirements
|
U.S.
Coast
Guard Inspected
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Not
Inspected
|
11
185
single hull tank
barges
industry wide,
13 operated by Kirby
13 operated by Kirby
Number
of
Inland Tank Barges
For
the years 1993 through 2006
12
Source:
Informa Economics, Barge Fleet Profile, March 2006
Inland
Tank
Barge Fleet
13
Artificially
High
Demand
Demand
Steady
Demand
Old
Fleet
New
Fleet
Inland
Tank
Barge Fleet
14
17,397
on Jan. 7, 2007
1/5/07
Refinery
Operable Capacity
15
90,000
bbl. three-barge tow is equivalent
to:
Kirby’s fleet
capacity of 17.0 million bbls. equates
to 85,000 trucks,
or
22,600 rail
cars
Rail
Cars
120
Trucks
450
Barges
Compete Successfully
With
Rails and Trucks
16
One
gallon of fuel in a barge can move one ton of freight 522 miles, compared
to 403
miles by rail and only 80 miles for a truck.
Barge
Rail
Truck
Barges…
Efficient
17
While
moving one ton of freight 1,000 miles:
•
Smog
is a
major problem in most major cities
•
Oxides
of
nitrogen are the chemicals that produce smog
Trains
produce 3.5 times more nitrogen
oxides
as
barges
Trucks
produce 19 times more nitrogen
oxides
as
barges
Barges…
Environmentally
Friendly
18
KIRBY
INLAND MARINE
19
•
Benzene
•
Styrene
•
Methanol
•
Acrylonitrile
•
Xylene
•
Caustic
soda
•
Butadiene
•
Propylene
Petrochemicals
– 67%
•
Residual
fuel
•
No.
6 fuel
oil
•
Coker
feed
•
Vacuum
gas
•
Asphalt
Black
Oil Products – 20%
•
Anhydrous
ammonia
•
Nitrogen-
based
liquid
fertilizer
•
Industrial
ammonia
Agricultural
Chemicals – 3%
•
Gasoline
•
Jet
fuel
•
Diesel
fuel
•
Naphtha
Refined
Products – 10%
Largest
Inland Tank Barge Operator
20
Petrochemicals
/Refined
Products
High
Capacity
pumps
–
Specialty
coated tanks
Specialty
coated tanks
705
63
114
12
10
Pressure
Pressurized
tanks
Black
Oil
Self-contained
heating
systems
systems
Anhydrous
Ammonia
Refrigeration
tanks
Specialty
Stainless
steel
tanks
High
Tech
and Diverse Fleet
904
Active Tank Barges
21
Fleet
Size
and Diversity…
Better
Asset Utilization
•
Better
Asset Utilization
–
More
backhaul opportunities
–
Faster
barge turnarounds
–
More
efficient use of horsepower
–
Barges
positioned closer to cargos
•
Lower
Incremental Costs
–
Enhanced
purchasing power
–
Minimal
incremental G&A from fleet additions
–
Less
cleaning due to more barges with compatible prior
cargos
22
Informa
Economics, Barge Fleet Profile, March 2006 -
Adjusted
Kirby
Outpaces the Competition
Tank
Barge
Owners By Number of Tank Barges
|
Shipper
Owned
Independent
|
Tank
Barges
Operated
|
Dry
Cargo
Barges
Operated
|
|
Kirby
Corporation
|
904
|
-
|
|
American
Commercial Lines LLC
|
371
|
2,803
|
|
Marathon
Oil Corporation
|
170
|
-
|
|
Canal
Barge Company, Inc.
|
169
|
273
|
|
Ingram
Barge Company
|
165
|
3,716
|
|
Florida
Marine
|
91
|
-
|
|
Blessey
Enterprises
|
86
|
-
|
|
American
River Transportation Co
|
82
|
2,076
|
|
Higman
Barge Lines, Inc.
|
80
|
-
|
|
Cenac
Towing Company, Inc.
|
72
|
-
|
|
PPG
Industries, Inc.
|
59
|
-
|
|
Southern
Towing Company
|
53
|
-
|
|
Martin
Midstream Partners
|
52
|
-
|
|
Settoon
Towing, LLC
|
49
|
-
|
|
Magnolia
Marine Transport Co
|
45
|
-
|
|
LeBeouf
Brothers Towing Co
|
44
|
-
|
|
Olin
Corporation
|
29
|
-
|
|
John
W. Stone Oil
|
28
|
-
|
|
Buffalo
Marine Service, Inc.
|
24
|
-
|
|
Rhodia,
Inc.
|
20
|
-
|
|
ConocoPhillips
Company
|
20
|
-
|
|
River
City Towing Services
|
19
|
-
|
|
Houston
Marine Services, Inc.
|
18
|
-
|
|
Lyondell
Chemical Company
|
17
|
-
|
|
Shipper
Owned
Independent
|
Tank
Barges
Operated
|
Dry
Cargo
Barges
Operated
|
|
Dynegy
Midstream Services
|
16
|
-
|
|
Dupont
|
16
|
-
|
|
Waxler
Towing Company, Inc.
|
15
|
-
|
|
Horizon
Maritime
|
15
|
-
|
|
Highland
Towing
|
13
|
-
|
|
Devall
Towing
|
12
|
-
|
|
Chem
Carriers, Inc.
|
12
|
-
|
|
Plaquemine
Towing Corp.
|
11
|
-
|
|
Golding
Barge Lines, Inc.
|
9
|
-
|
|
Grifco
|
8
|
-
|
|
Westlake/GA&O
Corporation
|
8
|
-
|
|
Merichem
Company
|
7
|
-
|
|
Apex
Towing
|
7
|
-
|
|
Republic
of Texas
|
6
|
-
|
|
Hines
Barge Line
|
6
|
|
|
American
Milling
|
5
|
11
|
|
Mon
River Towing, Inc.
|
4
|
142
|
|
Reilly
Industries
|
4
|
-
|
|
Memphis
Barge Lines
|
4
|
-
|
|
Barge
Management, Inc.
|
3
|
-
|
|
Cytec
Industries
|
2
|
-
|
|
Jantran,
Inc.
|
1
|
-
|
|
Other
dry cargo carriers
|
-
|
8,768
|
|
TOTAL
|
2,850
|
17,789
|
23
End
Uses of
Products…
Demand
Drivers
|
Revenue
Distribution
|
Products
Moved
|
Products
|
Drivers
|
|
67%
|
Petrochemicals
and
Chemicals
|
Benzene,
Styrene, Methanol, Acrylonitrile, Xylene, Caustic Soda, Butadiene,
Propylene
|
Housing,
Consumer
Goods,
Autos, Clothing
|
|
20%
|
Black
Oil Products
|
Residual
Fuel, No. 6 Fuel Oil, Coker Feedstock, Vacuum Gas
Oil,
Asphalt
|
Road
Construction, Feed Stock for Refineries and Fuel for Power
Plants and
Ships
|
|
10%
|
Refined
Products
|
Gasoline,
Jet Fuel, Diesel
Fuel,
Naphtha
|
Vehicle
Usage, Air
Travel,
Weather
|
|
3%
|
Agricultural
Chemicals
|
Anhydrous
Ammonia, Nitrogen-
based
Liquid Fertilizer, Industrial
Ammonia
|
Corn,
Cotton and Wheat
Production
|
24
•
Committed
to dedicating adequate resources to achieve safety
objectives
–
Extensive
company-owned and operated training facility
–
Seamen’s
Church Institute
(Towboat
Simulator)
•
Industry
leader
–
First
winner of Benkert Award,
highest
award given by Department
of
Transportation for safety and environmental protection
Strong
Emphasis on Safety…
Safety
Is Our Franchise To Operate
25
Blue
Chip
Customers
26
Kirby
Engine Systems
27
Markets
•
Medium-Speed
–
Electro-Motive
Diesel (EMD)
–
Alco
–
Ingersoll-Rand
•
High-Speed
–
Caterpillar
–
Cummins
–
Detroit
Diesel
–
John
Deere
•
Transmissions/Reduction
Gears
–
Allison
–
Falk
–
Twin-Disc
Engines
and Transmissions/
Reduction
Gears
Diesel
Engine Services
Medium-Speed
and High-Speed Diesel Engines
•
Marine
–
Inland
Waterway
Carriers – Dry and Liquid
–
Offshore
Towing –
Dry and Liquid
–
Offshore
Drilling
Rigs & Supply Boats
–
Harbor
Towing
–
Dredging
–
Great
Lakes Ore
Carriers
•
Power
Generation, Nuclear and Industrial
–
Standby
Power
Generation
–
Pumping
Stations
–
Industrial
Reduction
Gears
–
Land
Drilling Rigs –
Expansion Opportunity
•
Railroad
–
Passenger
(Transit
Systems)
–
Class
II
–
Shortline
and
Industrial
28
Bearing
and element
replacement
Case
welding and
machining
Line
boring
Alignment
Overhauls
Component
repair
Block
welding
Line
boring
Remanufacture
engines
Troubleshooting
Genuine
OEM new
parts
Kirby
remanufactured
parts
Nuclear
dedication
services
Replacement
Parts
Engine
Repair
Reduction
Gear Repair
Services
29
Acquisitions
and Internal
Growth
|
Acquisitions
|
|
|
1987
|
National
Marine
|
|
1991
|
Ewing
Diesel
|
|
1995
|
Percle
Enterprises
|
|
1996
|
MKW
Power Systems
|
|
1997
|
Crowley
(Power Assembly Shop)
|
|
2000
|
West
Kentucky Machine Shop
|
|
2000
|
Powerway
|
|
2004
|
Walker
Paducah Corp.
|
|
2005
|
TECO
(Diesel Services Division)
|
|
2006
|
Global
Power Holding Company
|
|
2006
|
Marine
Engine Specialists
|
|
Internal
Growth
|
|
|
1989
|
Midwest
|
|
1992
|
Seattle
|
|
1993
|
Shortline
& Industrial Rails
|
|
2000
|
Cooper
Nuclear
|
|
2001
|
Transit
& Class II
Rails
|
30
Medium
–
Speed Engines
High-Speed
Engines
AMTRAK
AEP/Memco
Diamond
Offshore
Florida
Power & Light
Moran
Towing
NJ
Transit
TECO
Transport
Tidewater
TODCO
Cal
Dive International
Halliburton
Horizon
Offshore
Nabors
Offshore
Pride
Offshore
Schlumberger
Seacor
Holdings
Superior
Energy Services
Tidewater
Key
Customers
31
Market
Conditions
32
•
Record
revenues, net earnings, earnings per share and
EBITDA
•
Petrochemical,
black oil and refined products markets remained
strong
•
Favorable
weather conditions positively impacted financial results, with
delay days down 17% when compared with 2005 year
•
Contract
rates up 6% to 8%. Spot market rates higher than contract and up over
25%
compared with 2005 year
•
Diesel
engine services – accretive earnings from Global and Marine
Engine Specialist acquisitions, as well as continued strong service and
direct
parts sales in the majority of its markets
Market
Conditions
2006
Year
33
•
2007
first quarter earnings per share guidance of $.40 to $.45, compared with
$.43
for 2006 first quarter
•
Guidance
based on:
•
Marine
transportation operating fundamentals remain strong
•
Diesel
engine services operating fundamentals remain strong
•
2007
year earnings per share guidance of $1.95 to $2.10, compared with $1.79
for
2006
2007
First Quarter and Year Outlook
34
Future
Growth Opportunities
•
Acquire
inland tank barge operations
–
Kirby
operates more efficiently due to size and distribution
system
–
Competitors
face fleet replacement decisions
–
Outsourcing
by shippers provides growth opportunities
–
Customers
seek to single source their requirements
•
Expand
services related to marine operations
–
Purchased
two-thirds interest in Osprey Line, a provider of container on barge
feeder
service
–
Purchased
remaining 65% interest in four offshore dry-bulk barge/tug units in March
2006
–
Manage
or
acquire marine facilities
•
Expand
diesel engine service operations
–
Purchased
Global Power Holding Company and Marine Engine Specialists,
Gulf Coast high-speed diesel engine services
providers
–
Existing
geographic foot print presents opportunities for
expansion
–
Continue
to
develop exclusive parts distribution
relationships
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Osprey
Line, LLC
•
Purchased
one-third interest in April 2004
•
Increased
ownership to two-thirds in January 2006
•
Transports
containers on barge on U.S. inland waterway system
•
Future
growth opportunity as U.S. contends with congestion
problems
•
Provides
attractive alternative to rail and truck
•
Very
complementary to Kirby’s existing distribution system and customer
base
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Financial
Highlights
37
For
Year
Ended December 31, 2006
38
Operating
Margins
39
12.9%
growth rate
from
1994 - 2006
See
Appendix for reconciliation of GAAP net earnings to Non-GAAP
EBITDA
EBITDA
Per
Share Growth
40
*
Excluding acquisitions
Expansion
Barges
Cap.
Ex. Guidance
$135
$30
$40
Cash
Flows
41
32.9%
57.3%
Debt/Capitalization
42
Balance
Sheet
43
•
Investment
grade public debt
–
Standard
& Poor’s – BBB+
–
Moody’s
–
Baa3
•
8-year
unsecured Private Placement due 2013
–
$200
million outstanding
–
Floating
rate of LIBOR +0.5%
–
No
required
principal payments until maturity
•
$250
Million Revolving Credit Facility
–
Accordion
feature allows maximum amount to increase to $325 million without amendment
•
Protection
against interest rate increases
–
$200
million of interest rate swaps and a collar
Financial
Strength
44
Why
Invest
In Kirby?
45
•
Consistent
long-term record of success in our two core
businesses
•
Excellent
business fundamentals
•
Strong
free
cash flow for growth
•
Internal
and external growth opportunities in core businesses
•
Strong
operating leverage with every 1% increase in marine
transportation segment margin adds $.08 per share to earnings; for diesel
segment, adds $.02 per share to earnings
•
Fleet
expansions will improve asset utilization, operating efficiencies and
reduce
costs
Why
Invest
in Kirby?
46
Thank
You For Listening to Our Story
Kirby
Corporation
Putting
America’s
Waterways
to Work
47
Appendix
48
Petrochemical
Plant Inputs and Products
Natural
Gas
è
Ethylene
80%
Naptha
20%
77%
Feedstock
Feedstock
Products
Products
Source:
Petrochemicals by Burdick & Leffer
è
Propylene
3%
è
Butylene
2%
è
Others
15%
è
Ethylene
23%
è
Propylene 13%
Butylene
15%
è
è
Others
49%
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