North American Construction Group Ltd. Withdraws Financial Guidance for 2020
April 13 2020 - 8:25AM
North American Construction Group Ltd. (“NACG” or “the Company”)
(TSX: NOA/NYSE: NOA) today announced that due to the ongoing global
pandemic, financial guidance for 2020 have been withdrawn.
NACG Chairman and CEO, Martin Ferron,
commented:
“Our whole business model is based on the
provision of safe and cost effective heavy construction and mine
support services to our customers. Clearly, our clients are
currently dealing with the extremely negative and wide-ranging
impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, discussions are in
full swing about how we can best continue to support them in these
toughest of times.
It is too early to predict the full effect of
these talks on our outlook for this year but we have already begun
to flex our highly variable cost structure and capital spending
plan to mitigate any adverse changes to our workload and pricing.
We hope to have a clearer view by the time we report first quarter
earnings in a few weeks. Our performance in that quarter was robust
and we expect to at least meet consensus estimates.
We have also taken steps to bolster our
liquidity and recently reduced our already manageable debt level,
via the call of a convertible debenture. Additionally, our efforts
to diversify our business by natural resource and geography
continue to gather momentum.”
Forward-Looking Information
The information provided in this release
contains forward-looking statements. In particular, it contains
forward-looking statements and information relating to our
performance in the first quarter and expectations for meeting
consensus estimates of our performance. These forward-looking
statements are being made by NACG based on certain assumptions we
have made in respect thereof as at the date of this news release,
regarding, among other things, the timing and duration of
disruptions resulting from the pandemic and actions to be taken by
energy producers and the bodies that regulate them. These
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance
and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and
uncertainties, including but not restricted to, certain
assumptions, risks and uncertainties highlighted in our most
MD&A for the period ended December 31, 2019. Actual results
could differ materially from those contemplated by such
forward-looking statements. Undue reliance should not be placed
upon forward-looking statements and NACG undertakes no obligation,
other than those required by applicable law, to update or revise
those statements. For more complete information about NACG, please
read our disclosure documents filed with the SEC and the CSA. These
free documents can be obtained by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website
at www.sec.gov or on the CSA website at www.sedar.com.
About the Company
North American Construction Group Ltd.
(www.nacg.ca) is one of Canada’s largest providers of heavy civil
construction and mining contractors. For more than 65 years, NACG
has provided services to large oil, natural gas and resource
companies.
For further information contact:Jason Veenstra,
CPA, CAChief Financial OfficerNorth American Construction Group
Ltd.(780) 948-2009jveenstra@nacg.cawww.nacg.ca
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