Tidewater 1Q Results For Fiscal 2015

By Joseph R. Fonseca August 6, 2014

Tidewater Inc. announced today first quarter net earnings for the period ended June 30, 2014, of $43.7 million, or $0.88 per common share, on revenues of $385.7 million. For the same quarter last year, net earnings were $30.1 million, or $0.61 per common share, on revenues of $334.1 million. The immediately preceding quarter ended March 31, 2014, had net earnings of $43.4 million, or $0.88 per common share, on revenues of $367.8 million.

As previously announced, Tidewater will hold a conference call to discuss June quarterly earnings on Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. Central time. Investors and interested parties may listen to the teleconference via telephone by calling 1-888-771-4371 if calling from the U.S. or Canada (1-847-585-4405 if calling from outside the U.S.) and ask for the “Tidewater” call just prior to the scheduled start.

A replay of the conference call will be available beginning at 12:00 p.m. Central time on August 6, 2014, and will continue until 11:59 p.m. Central time on August 8, 2014. To hear the replay, call 1-888-843-7419 (1-630-652-3042 if calling from outside the U.S.). The conference call ID number is 37748027.

A simultaneous webcast of the conference call will be available online at the Tidewater Inc. website, (http://www.tdw.com). The online replay will be available until September 6, 2014.

The conference call will contain forward-looking statements in addition to statements of historical fact. The actual achievement of any forecasted results or the unfolding of future economic or business developments in a way anticipated or projected by the Company involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company’s actual performance to be materially different from that stated or implied in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things, risks associated with the general nature of the oilfield service industry and other factors discussed within the “Risk Factors” section of Tidewater’s recent Forms 10-Q and 10-K.