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)  April 19, 2011

 

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-13011

 

76-0526487

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

675 Bering, Suite 400
Houston, Texas

 

77057

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code  (713) 830-9600

 

         

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

ITEM 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (the “Company”) dated April 19, 2011 announcing, among other things, that the Company expects to report a net loss for the first quarter of 2011 of between $0.16 and $0.19 per share on revenues of approximately $283 million.  The Company also announced that it expects to release full financial results for the first quarter after the market closes on May 3, 2011.

 

The above information and attached press release are being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and General Instruction B.2 thereunder. The information included herein and in the attached press release shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)           Exhibits.

 

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release of Comfort Systems USA, Inc. dated April 19, 2011.

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

COMFORT SYSTEMS USA, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Trent T. McKenna

 

 

Trent T. McKenna, Vice President and General Counsel

 

 

 

 

Date:

April 20, 2011

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Exhibit Title or Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release of Comfort Systems USA, Inc. dated April 19, 2011.

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

CONTACT:

William George

675 Bering Drive, Suite 400

 

Chief Financial Officer

Houston, Texas 77057

 

713-830-9600

713-830-9600

 

 

Fax 713-830-9696

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

COMFORT SYSTEMS USA ANNOUNCES

FIRST QUARTER 2011 CONFERENCE CALL AND

COMMENTS ON PRELIMINARY FIRST QUARTER RESULTS

 

Houston, TX — April 19, 2011 — Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (NYSE: FIX), a leading provider of commercial, industrial and institutional heating, ventilation and air conditioning (“HVAC”) services, announces that it has scheduled its quarterly conference call for Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 10 a.m. Central Time to discuss first quarter 2011 financial results.  The results will be released after the market closes on Tuesday, May 3, 2011.

 

Separately, the Company commented that it expects to report a net loss for the first quarter of between $0.16 and $0.19 per share on revenues of approximately $283 million.  Mr. Murdy, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “The first quarter of each year is our seasonally weakest quarter, and low activity levels combined with broad-based pricing weakness had a substantial negative impact this quarter.  We also had losses at our South Alabama location and underperformance at certain jobs in the Mid-Atlantic region.  We remain optimistic about the future, and we believe that despite continuing construction industry weakness, 2011 will be a profitable year.”

 

To participate in the call, dial 1-888-680-0890 fifteen minutes before the conference call begins and enter 24812045 as the conference passcode.  Participants may pre-register for the call at https://www.theconferencingservice.com/prereg/key.process?key=PXJE3DWMK. Pre-registrants will be issued a pin number to use when dialing into the live call which will provide quick access to the conference by bypassing the operator upon connection.

 

A replay of the entire call will be available until May 11, 2011 by calling 1-888-286-8010 with the conference passcode of 11069608.

 

The call can also be accessed on the Company’s website at http://www.comfortsystemsusa.com under the Investor tab.  A replay of the call will also be available on the Company’s website.

 

Comfort Systems USA ® is a premier provider of business solutions addressing workplace comfort, with 84 locations in 70 cities around the nation.  For more information, visit the Company’s website at www.comfortsystemsusa.com.

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the current plans and expectations of future events of Comfort Systems USA, Inc. and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future activities and results of operations to be materially different from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ include, among others, the use of

 



 

incorrect estimates for bidding a fixed-price contract, undertaking contractual commitments that exceed our labor resources, failing to perform contractual obligations efficiently enough to maintain profitability, national or regional weakness in construction activity and economic conditions, financial difficulties affecting projects, vendors, customers, or subcontractors, our backlog failing to translate into actual revenue or profits, difficulty in obtaining or increased costs associated with bonding and insurance, impairment to goodwill, errors in our percentage-of-completion method of accounting, the result of competition in our markets, our decentralized management structure, shortages of labor and specialty building materials, retention of key management, seasonal fluctuations in the demand for HVAC systems, the imposition of past and future liability from environmental, safety, and health regulations including the inherent risk associated with self-insurance, adverse litigation results and other risks detailed in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A further list and description of these risks, uncertainties and other factors are discussed under “Item 1A. Company Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.  These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this filing. Comfort Systems USA, Inc. expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, developments, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

 

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