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Layne Christensen Co.

Layne Christensen Co.

LAYN
Layne Christensen Co.US flagNASDAQ
15.41
USD
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- -
2006 Y
2007 Y
2008 Y
2009 Y
2010 Y
2011 Y
2012 Y
2013 Y
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
34.17
47.18
52.09
52.53
44.83
52.89
58.24
55.2
43.85
40.63
34.62
30.42
23.95
23.98
Basic EPS, GAAP
1.08
1.71
2.23
1.38
0.07
1.55
-2.88
-1.88
-6.56
-5.61
-2.27
-2.64
-1.38
-0.09
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
-0.6
-0.14
0.41
0.57
2.54
0.09
-2.83
-2.71
-1.81
-2
-1.32
-0.45
0.35
0.11
Dividend per Share
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Book Value per Share
2.81
4.2
6.12
6.7
6.72
8.25
5.34
3.45
-3.14
-8.74
-10.97
-13.58
-14.9
-14.7
Tangible Book Value per Share
8.45
8.08
19.02
17.98
18.35
19.29
21.59
19.64
14.12
8.6
5.96
3.62
2.26
2.35
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
14
15
17
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
463
723
868
1,008
866
1,026
1,133
1,076
859
798
683
602
476
479
Operating Margin (%)
6.13
7.05
7.68
6.2
2.59
5.39
1.91
-2.34
-6.98
-7.08
-4.09
-4.02
-0.08
0.66
Depreciation Expense
20
33
44
53
58
53
64
66
61
52
36
27
27
27
Net Income, GAAP
15
26
37
27
1
30
-56
-37
-129
-110
-45
-52
-27
-2
Effective Tax Rate (%)
47.1
45.5
44.85
44.83
78.86
41.69
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- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
25.19
Profit Margin (%)
3.17
3.63
4.29
2.63
0.16
2.92
-4.95
-3.41
-14.97
-13.81
-6.56
-8.68
-5.74
-0.36
Working Capital
70
67
128
129
120
93
136
125
121
105
131
106
-5
-1
LT Debt
129
152
47
27
7
3
53
99
108
132
159
162
99
99
Total Equity
189
205
424
456
467
504
452
415
291
182
129
82
58
59
Return on Invested Capital (%)
6.21
8.23
8.76
7.02
0.95
6.25
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- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Return on Capital (%)
10.9
13.11
19.77
17.11
1.17
17.47
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
-22.81
Return on Common Equity (%)
47.83
51.3
44.79
23.01
1.06
20.7
-42.52
-42.86
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- -
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Capital Structure

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Oct'18
Jan'18
Apr'19
ST Debt
- -
67
68
LT Borrowings
165
99
99
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
20
20
20
Market Capitalization
262
268
282

Working Capital

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Oct'18
Jan'18
Apr'19
Total Current Assets
188
169
166
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
26
32
18
Accounts Receivable, Net
76
60
74
Inventories
19
20
23
Total Current Liabilities
128
173
168
Payables & Accruals
43
57
41
ST Debt
- -
67
68
Deferred Revenue
- -
11
8

Growth Rates

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
-16.33%
-32.55%
-30.04%
Free Cash Flow
-338%
-60.22%
-179.24%
Net Income, GAAP
179.81%
29.24%
-47.72%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
-4.87%
-14.91%
-21.01%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2017
160
159
154
130
602
2018
112
126
127
110
476
2019
115
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- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2017
-0.45
-0.27
-0.25
- -
-2.64
2018
-1.16
-0.25
-0.1
- -
-1.38
2019
0.13
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2017
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2018
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2019
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

APIChat
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Construction
Address
IPO Date
Aug 20, 1992
CIK
0000888504
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Business
Layne Christensen Company, a subsidiary of Granite Construction Incorporated, provides global water management, infrastructure services, and drilling solutions for water, mineral, and energy markets; its core offerings encompass water resources services including hydrologic design, source exploration, well and intake construction, pump sales/installation/maintenance/rehabilitation, water treatment equipment/engineering for contaminants, and Ranney Collector Wells for high-capacity groundwater extraction; Inliner technologies for process/sanitary/storm water pipeline rehabilitation via cured-in-place pipe, slip lining, and structural renewal; mineral services featuring core drilling, reverse circulation, dual tube, hammer, and rotary air-blast methods for exploratory/ definitional drilling targeting gold, copper, and base metals; and energy services supporting unconventional natural gas production, soil stabilization, and dewatering. The company operates primarily in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, and broader Americas regions, serving government agencies, investor-owned utilities, industrial facilities, multinational mining firms, oil/gas/power companies, agribusinesses, and consulting engineers. Founded in 1882 and headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, Layne Christensen, formerly Layne Inc. until its 1996 name change, was acquired by Granite Construction in a $565 million stock-for-stock transaction completed in June 2018, integrating it into Granite's Water and Mineral Services operating group alongside entities like LiquiForce and Kenny Construction's underground unit to expand trenchless rehabilitation and infrastructure capabilities. Recent activities include securing a contract in August 2025 from the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System for constructing two high-capacity horizontal collector wells each at 25 million gallons per day in southeast South Dakota, with construction starting September 2025 and completion by June 2028, building on a prior 2021 Ranney well project; earlier divestitures encompassed the 2015 sale of its geoconstruction business for $43 million and various 2010-2012 acquisitions like Bencor Corporation of America and full ownership of Costa Fortuna.