Covanta Holding Corporation Reports 2019 Third Quarter Results And Affirms Guidance

MORRISTOWN, N.J., Oct. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Covanta Holding Corporation CVA ("Covanta" or the "Company"), a world leader in sustainable waste and energy solutions, reported financial results today for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.

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Three Months Ended

September 30,



2019



2018



(Unaudited, $ in millions)

Revenue

$465



$456

Net income (loss)

$14



$(27)

Adjusted EBITDA

$125



$122

Net cash provided by operating activities

$25



$84

Free Cash Flow

$22



$85

Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures can be found in the exhibits to this press release.

"Our third quarter results reflect solid operations and a strong waste market, which drove favorable year-over-year performance," said Covanta's President and CEO Stephen J. Jones. "Waste processing and energy production are tracking toward record levels this year, and we continue to push waste pricing, with same store tip fees up 4% in the quarter. While this has been a challenging year from a commodity price perspective, we remain focused on the areas we control, and I am very proud of our continued operational performance, as well as our progress on key strategic initiatives."

More detail on our third quarter results can be found in the exhibits to this release and in our third quarter 2019 earnings presentation found in the Investor Relations section of the Covanta website at www.covanta.com.

2019 Guidance

The Company affirmed 2019 guidance for the following key metrics:

(In millions)

Metric

2019 Guidance

2018

Actual

Adjusted EBITDA

$420 - $445

$457

Free Cash Flow

$120 - $145

$100

Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures can be found in the exhibits to this press release.

Guidance as of October 24, 2019.

Conference Call Information

Covanta will host a conference call at 8:30 AM (Eastern) on Friday, October 25, 2019 to discuss its third quarter results.

The conference call will begin with prepared remarks, which will be followed by a question and answer session.  To participate, please dial 1-833-238-7947 approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call.  If calling outside of the United States, please dial 1-647-689-4195. Please request the "Covanta Holding Corporation Earnings Conference Call" when prompted by the conference call operator. The conference call will also be webcast live from the Investor Relations section of the Company's website.  A presentation will be made available during the call and will be found in the Investor Relations section of the Covanta website at www.covanta.com.

An archived webcast will be available two hours after the end of the conference call and can be accessed through the Investor Relations section of the Covanta website at www.covanta.com.

About Covanta

Covanta is a world leader in providing sustainable waste and energy solutions.  Annually, Covanta's modern Energy-from-Waste ("EfW") facilities safely convert approximately 21 million tons of waste from municipalities and businesses into clean, renewable electricity to power one million homes and recycle over 600,000 tons of metal. Through a vast network of treatment and recycling facilities, Covanta also provides comprehensive industrial material management services to companies seeking solutions to some of today's most complex environmental challenges. For more information, visit www.covanta.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release may constitute "forward-looking" statements as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "PSLRA") or in releases made by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), all as may be amended from time to time. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Covanta Holding Corporation and its subsidiaries ("Covanta") or industry results, to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  Statements that are not historical fact are forward-looking statements.  For additional information see the Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements at the end of the Exhibits.

Covanta Holding Corporation







Exhibit 1

Consolidated Statements of Operations























Three Months Ended

September 30,



Nine Months Ended

September 30,





2019



2018



2019



2018























(Unaudited)

(In millions, except per share amounts)

OPERATING REVENUE:

















Waste and service revenue



$

353





$

332





$

1,039





$

977



Energy revenue



81





81





247





257



Recycled metals revenue



19





23





61





72



Other operating revenue



12





20





38





62



Total operating revenue



465





456





1,385





1,368



OPERATING EXPENSE:

















Plant operating expense



325





308





1,038





987



Other operating expense, net



10





17





43





44



General and administrative expense



29





27





90





85



Depreciation and amortization expense



55





53





165





162



Impairment charges (a)



2





49





3





86



Total operating expense



421





454





1,339





1,364



Operating income



44





2





46





4



OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME:

















Interest expense



(36)





(37)





(108)





(111)



Net gain on sale of business and investments (a)



1





7





49





217



Loss on extinguishment of debt (a)







(3)









(3)



Other (expense) income, net



(1)









1





(1)



Total other (expense) income



(36)





(33)





(58)





102



Income (loss) before income tax benefit and equity in net income 

     from unconsolidated investments



8





(31)





(12)





106



Income tax benefit



5





3





6





34



Equity in net income from unconsolidated investments



1





1





4





3



Net income (loss)



$

14





$

(27)





$

(2)





$

143





















Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:

















Basic



131





130





131





130



Diluted



133





130





131





132





















Earnings (Loss) Per Share:

















Basic



$

0.11





$

(0.21)





$

(0.02)





$

1.10



Diluted



$

0.10





$

(0.21)





$

(0.02)





$

1.09





















Cash Dividend Declared Per Share



$

0.25





$

0.25





$

0.75





$

0.75





(a) For additional information, see Exhibit 4 of this Press Release.

 

Covanta Holding Corporation

Exhibit 2

Consolidated Balance Sheets









As of



September 30,

 2019



December 31,

 2018











(Unaudited)





ASSETS

(In millions, except per share amounts)

Current:







Cash and cash equivalents

$

65





$

58



Restricted funds held in trust

25





39



Receivables (less allowances of $8 and $8, respectively)

307





338



Prepaid expenses and other current assets

78





64



Total Current Assets

475





499



Property, plant and equipment, net

2,465





2,514



Restricted funds held in trust

8





8



Intangible assets, net

263





279



Goodwill

321





321



Other assets

266





222



Total Assets

$

3,798





$

3,843



LIABILITIES AND EQUITY







Current:







Current portion of long-term debt

$

16





$

15



Current portion of project debt

8





19



Accounts payable

63





76



Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

252





333



Total Current Liabilities

339





443



Long-term debt

2,457





2,327



Project debt

126





133



Deferred income taxes

372





378



Other liabilities

127





75



Total Liabilities

3,421





3,356



Equity:







Preferred stock ($0.10 par value; authorized 10 shares; none issued and 

     outstanding)







Common stock ($0.10 par value; authorized 250 shares; issued 136 shares, 

     outstanding 131 shares)

14





14



Additional paid-in capital

853





841



Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(51)





(33)



Accumulated deficit

(439)





(334)



Treasury stock, at par





(1)



Total Equity

377





487



Total Liabilities and Equity

$

3,798





$

3,843



 

Covanta Holding Corporation

Exhibit 3

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow









Nine Months Ended

September 30,



2019



2018











(Unaudited, in millions)

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:







Net (loss) income

$

(2)





$

143



Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:







Depreciation and amortization expense

165





162



Amortization of deferred debt financing costs

3





4



Net gain on sale of business and investments (a)

(49)





(217)



Impairment charges (a)

3





86



Loss on extinguishment of debt (a)





3



Stock-based compensation expense

20





18



Equity in net income from unconsolidated investments

(4)





(3)



Deferred income taxes

(9)





(32)



Dividends from unconsolidated investments

5





1



Other, net

5





(5)



Change in working capital, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions

(33)





(14)



Changes in noncurrent assets and liabilities, net

8





1



Net cash provided by operating activities

112





147



INVESTING ACTIVITIES:







Purchase of property, plant and equipment

(121)





(158)



Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired

2





(50)



Proceeds from the sale of assets, net of restricted cash

28





125



Property insurance proceeds





7



Payment of indemnification claim related to sale of asset





(7)



Investment in equity affiliate

(9)







Other, net

(1)





(4)



Net cash used in investing activities

(101)





(87)



FINANCING ACTIVITIES:







Proceeds from borrowings on long-term debt

75





765



Proceeds from borrowings on revolving credit facility

441





474



Payments on long-term debt

(12)





(532)



Payments on revolving credit facility

(375)





(713)



Payments on project debt

(16)





(21)



Payment of deferred financing costs

(1)





(9)



Cash dividends paid to stockholders

(100)





(98)



Payment of insurance premium financing

(20)





(20)



Other, net

(8)





(4)



Net cash used in financing activities

(16)





(158)



Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

(2)





2



Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

(7)





(96)



Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

105





194



Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

$

98





$

98











(a) For additional information, see Exhibit 4 of this Press Release.

 

Covanta Holding Corporation







Exhibit 4

Consolidated Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) and Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 

     to Adjusted EBITDA















Three Months Ended

September 30,



Nine Months Ended

September 30,





2019



2018



2019



2018























(Unaudited, in millions)

Net income (loss)



$

14





$

(27)





$

(2)





$

143



Depreciation and amortization expense



55





53





165





162



Interest expense



36





37





108





111



Income tax benefit



(5)





(3)





(6)





(34)



Impairment charges (a)



2





49





3





86



Net gain on sale of businesses and investments (b)



(1)





(7)





(49)





(217)



Loss on extinguishment of debt (c)







3









3



Property insurance recoveries, net















(7)



Capital type expenditures at client owned facilities (d)



8





5





28





28



Debt service billings in excess of revenue recognized



(1)





(1)





(1)







Business development and transaction costs



1





1





2





4



Severance and reorganization costs



2





1





6





5



Stock-based compensation expense



5





4





20





18



Adjustments to reflect Adjusted EBITDA from unconsolidated 

     investments



6





5





18





16



Other (e)



3





2





11





7



Adjusted EBITDA



$

125





$

122





$

303





$

325



Capital type expenditures at client owned facilities (d)



(8)





(5)





(28)





(28)



Cash paid for interest



(64)





(42)





(123)





(115)



Cash paid for taxes, net



(1)









(5)





(2)



Equity in net income from unconsolidated investments



(1)





(1)





(4)





(3)



Adjustments to reflect Adjusted EBITDA from unconsolidated 

     investments



(6)





(5)





(18)





(16)



Dividends from unconsolidated investments











5





1



Adjustment for working capital and other



(20)





15





(18)





(15)



Net cash provided by operating activities



$

25





$

84





$

112





$

147





(a)

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, we identified an indicator of impairment associated with certain of our EfW facilities and recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $49 million and $86 million, respectively, to reduce the carrying value of the facilities to their estimated fair value.

(b)

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recorded a $57 million gain related to the Rookery South Energy Recovery Facility development project and a $11 million loss related to the divestiture of our Springfield and Pittsfield EfW facilities.



During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, we recorded a $7 million gain on the sale of our equity interests in a hydroelectric facility. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 we recorded a $204 million gain on the sale of 50% of our Dublin project to our joint venture with the Green Investment Group Limited and a $6 million gain on the sale of our remaining interests in China.

(c)

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, we recorded a $3 million loss related to the refinancing of our tax-exempt bonds.

(d)

Adjustment for impact of adoption of FASB ASC 853 - Service Concession Arrangements. These types of capital equipment related expenditures at our service fee operated facilities were historically capitalized prior to adoption of this new accounting standard effective January 1, 2015 and are capitalized at facilities that we own.

(e)

Includes certain other items that are added back under the definition of Adjusted EBITDA in Covanta Energy, LLC's credit agreement.

 

Covanta Holding Corporation









Exhibit 5

Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow





Three Months Ended

September 30,



Nine Months Ended

September 30,



Full Year

Estimated 2019



2019



2018



2019



2018

























(Unaudited, in millions)





Net cash provided by operating activities

$

25





$

84





$

112





$

147





$225 - $255

Add: Changes in restricted funds - operating (a)

13





18





18





7





15 - 20

Less: Maintenance capital expenditures (b)

(16)





(17)





(81)





(95)





(130 - 120)

Free Cash Flow

$

22





$

85





$

49





$

59





$120 - $145







(a)  Adjustment for the impact of the adoption of ASU 2016-18 effective January 1, 2018. As a result of 

       adoption, the statement of cash flows explains the change during the period in the total of cash, cash 

       equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, 

       changes in restricted funds are eliminated in arriving at net cash, cash equivalents and restricted funds 

      
provided by operating activities.































(b)   Purchases of property, plant and equipment are also referred to as capital expenditures. Capital 

        expenditures that primarily maintain existing facilities are classified as maintenance capital 

        expenditures. The following table provides the components of total purchases of property, plant and 

        equipment:



















Three Months Ended

September 30,



Nine Months Ended

September 30,







2019



2018



2019



2018





Maintenance capital expenditures

$

(16)





$

(17)





$

(81)





$

(95)







Net maintenance capital expenditures paid but 

   incurred in prior periods

(1)





2





(7)





(10)







Capital expenditures associated with construction 

     of Dublin EfW facility





(1)









(22)







Capital expenditures associated with the New York 

     City MTS contract

(2)





(9)





(19)





(9)







Capital expenditures associated with organic 

     growth initiatives

(9)





(3)





(14)





(18)







Total capital expenditures associated with growth 

   investments (c)

(11)





(13)





(33)





(49)







Capital expenditures associated with property 

   insurance events













(4)







Total purchases of property, plant and equipment

$

(28)





$

(28)





$

(121)





$

(158)



























(c)  Total growth investments represents investments in growth opportunities, including organic growth 

       initiatives, technology, business development, and other similar expenditures.











Capital expenditures associated with growth 

     investments

$

(11)





$

(13)





$

(33)





$

(49)







UK business development projects





(3)





(1)





(4)







Investment in equity affiliate

(1)









(9)











Asset and business acquisitions, net of cash acquired





(46)





2





(50)







Total growth investments

$

(12)





$

(62)





$

(41)





$

(103)







 

Covanta Holding Corporation







Exhibit 6

Supplemental Information









(Unaudited, $ in millions)























Three Months Ended

September 30,





2019



2018

REVENUE:









Waste and service revenue:









EfW tip fees



$

163





$

155



EfW service fees



114





104



Environmental services (a)



36





36



Municipal services (b)



64





55



Other (c)



8





9



Intercompany (d)



(34)





(27)



Total waste and service



353





332



Energy revenue:









Energy sales



66





67



Capacity



9





13



Other (e)



6







Total energy



81





81



Recycled metals revenue:









Ferrous



11





14



Non-ferrous



8





9



Total recycled metals



19





23



Other revenue (f)



12





20



Total revenue



$

465





$

456













OPERATING EXPENSE:









Plant operating expense:









Plant maintenance



$

62





$

55



Other plant operating expense



262





253



Total plant operating expense



325





308



Other operating expense



10





17



General and administrative



29





27



Depreciation and amortization



55





53



Impairment charges



2





49



Total operating expense



$

421





$

454













Operating income



$

44





$

2













Plus: impairment charges



2





49



Operating income excluding impairment charges



$

46





$

51













(a) Includes the operation of material processing facilities and related services provided by our Covanta Environmental Solutions business.

(b) Consists of transfer stations and the transportation component of our NYC Marine Transfer Station contract.

(c) Includes waste brokerage, debt service and other revenue not directly related to EfW waste processing activities.

(d) Consists of elimination of intercompany transactions primarily relating to transfer stations.

(e) Primarily components of wholesale load serving revenue not included in Energy sales line, such as transmission and ancillaries.

(f) Consists primarily of construction revenue.

Note: Certain amounts may not total due to rounding.

 

Covanta Holding Corporation

















Exhibit 7

Revenue and Operating Income Changes - Q3 2018 to Q3 2019













(Unaudited, $ in millions)























































Contract Transitions (b)















Q3 2018



Organic

Growth (a)



%



Waste



Transactions (c)



Total

Changes



Q3 2019

REVENUE:



























Waste and service:



























EfW tip fees

$

155





$

10





6.5

%



$

4





$

(6)





$

8





$

163



EfW service fees

104





2





2.2

%



(5)





13





10





114



Environmental services

36









%















36



Municipal services

55





3





5.7

%







6





9





64



Other revenue

9





1





6.2

%



(1)













8



Intercompany

(27)





(5)













(1)





(6)





(34)



Total waste and service

332





11





3.4

%



(1)





11





21





353



Energy:



























Energy sales

67





(2)





(3.1)

%



2





(1)





(1)





66



Capacity

13





(3)





(26.4)

%











(4)





9



Other





6





%











6





6



Total energy

81









0.3

%



2





(2)





1





81



Recycled metals:



























Ferrous

14





(3)





(21.0)

%











(3)





11



Non-ferrous

9





(1)





(15.4)

%











(1)





8



Total recycled metals

23





(4)





(18.8)

%











(4)





19



Other revenue

20





(9)





(43.5)

%











(9)





12



Total revenue

$

456





$

(1)





(0.3)

%



$

1





$

10





$

9





$

465































OPERATING EXPENSE:



























Plant operating expense:



























Plant maintenance

$

55





$

7





12.4

%



$





$





$

7





$

62



Other plant operating expense

253





3





1.0

%



1





4





8





262



Total plant operating expense

308





9





3.1

%



1





5





15





325



Other operating expense

17





(6)

















(6)





10



General and administrative

27





3

















3





29



Depreciation and amortization

53





1













2





2





55



Total operating expense

$

405





$

7









$

1





$

7





$

15





$

419



Operating income (loss) excluding 

     impairment charges

$

51





$

(8)









$

(1)





$

3





$

(6)





$

46































(a) Reflects performance on a comparable period-over-period basis, excluding the impacts of transitions and transactions.

(b) Includes the impact of the expiration of: (1) long-term major waste and service contracts, most typically representing the transition to a new 

      contract structure, and (2) long-term energy contracts.

(c) Includes the impacts of acquisitions, divestitures, new projects and the addition or loss of operating contracts.

























Note: Certain amounts may not total due to rounding.

 

Operating Metrics





Exhibit 8

(Unaudited)









Three Months Ended

September 30,



2019



2018

EfW Waste







Tons: (in millions)







Tip fee- contracted

2.28





2.25



Tip fee- uncontracted

0.48





0.46



Service fee

2.74





2.37



Total tons

5.49





5.08



Tip Fee revenue per ton:







Tip fee- contracted

$

53.93





$

52.36



Tip fee- uncontracted

$

85.22





$

80.27



Average tip fee

$

59.36





$

57.13



EfW Energy







Energy sales: (MWh in millions)







Contracted

0.55





0.53



Hedged

0.76





0.77



Market

0.38





0.33



Total energy

1.69





1.62



Market sales by geography: (MWh in millions)







PJM East

0.2





0.1



NEPOOL

0.1





0.1



NYISO







Other

0.1





0.1



Revenue per MWh (excludes capacity and other energy revenue):







Contracted

$

62.77





$

65.41



Hedged

$

28.69





$

28.24



Market

$

25.36





$

33.66



Average revenue per MWh

$

39.08





$

41.48



Metals







Tons Recovered: (in thousands)







Ferrous

111.9





111.4



Non-ferrous

12.8





12.9



Tons Sold: (in thousands)







Ferrous

96.4





89.8



Non-ferrous

8.2





6.8



Revenue per ton:







Ferrous

$

118





$

159



Non-ferrous

$

984





$

1,360



EfW plant operating expense: ($ in millions)







Plant operating expense - gross

$

260





$

240



Less: Client pass-through costs

(12)





(12)



Less: REC sales - contra-expense

(4)





(3)



Plant operating expense, net

$

244





$

224











Note: Waste volume includes solid tons only. Metals and energy volume are presented net of client revenue sharing. Steam sales are converted to MWh equivalent at an assumed average rate of 11 klbs of steam / MWh.  Hedged energy sales includes the energy component of wholesale load serving. Uncontracted energy sales include sales under PPAs that are based on market prices.

Note: Certain amounts may not total due to rounding.









Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use a number of different financial measures, both United States generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and non-GAAP, in assessing the overall performance of our business.  To supplement our assessment of results prepared in accordance with GAAP, we use the measures of Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow, which are non-GAAP financial measures as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The non-GAAP financial measures of Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow as described below, and used in the tables above, are not intended as a substitute or as an alternative to net income, cash flow provided by operating activities or diluted earnings per share as indicators of our performance or liquidity or any other measures of performance or liquidity derived in accordance with GAAP.  In addition, our non-GAAP financial measures may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies, limiting their usefulness for comparison purposes.

The presentations of Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow are intended to enhance the usefulness of our financial information by providing measures which management internally use to assess and evaluate the overall performance of its business and those of possible acquisition candidates, and highlight trends in the overall business.

Adjusted EBITDA

We use Adjusted EBITDA to provide additional ways of viewing aspects of operations that, when viewed with the GAAP results provide a more complete understanding of our core business. As we define it, Adjusted EBITDA represents earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, as adjusted for additional items subtracted from or added to net income including the effects of impairment losses, gains or losses on sales, dispositions or retirements of assets, adjustments to reflect the Adjusted EBITDA from our unconsolidated investments, adjustments to exclude significant unusual or non-recurring items that are not directly related to our operating performance plus adjustments to capital type expenses for our service fee facilities in line with our credit agreements. We adjust for these items in our Adjusted EBITDA as our management believes that these items would distort their ability to efficiently view and assess our core operating trends. As larger parts of our business are conducted through unconsolidated investments that we do not control, we adjust EBITDA for our proportionate share of the entities depreciation and amortization, interest expense and taxes in order to improve comparability to the Adjusted EBITDA of our wholly owned entities.

In order to provide a meaningful basis for comparison, we are providing information with respect to our Adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, reconciled for each such period to net income and cash flow provided by operating activities, which are believed to be the most directly comparable measures under GAAP.

Our projections of the proportional contribution of our interests in joint ventures to our Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow are not based on GAAP net income/loss or cash flow provided by operating activities, respectively, and are anticipated to be adjusted to exclude the effects of events or circumstances in 2019 that are not representative or indicative of our results of operations and that are not currently determinable. Due to the uncertainty of the likelihood, amount and timing of any such adjusting items, we do not have information available to provide a quantitative reconciliation of projected net income/loss to an Adjusted EBITDA projection.

Free Cash Flow

Free Cash Flow is defined as cash flow provided by operating activities, plus changes in operating restricted funds, less maintenance capital expenditures, which are capital expenditures primarily to maintain our existing facilities.

We use the non-GAAP measure of Free Cash Flow as a criterion of liquidity and performance-based components of employee compensation.  We use Free Cash Flow as a measure of liquidity to determine amounts we can reinvest in our core businesses, such as amounts available to make acquisitions, invest in construction of new projects, make principal payments on debt, or amounts we can return to our stockholders through dividends and/or stock repurchases.

In order to provide a meaningful basis for comparison, we are providing information with respect to our Free Cash Flow for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, reconciled for each such period to cash flow provided by operating activities, which we believe to be the most directly comparable measure under GAAP.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this press release may constitute "forward-looking" statements as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "PSLRA") or in releases made by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), all as may be amended from time to time.  Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Covanta Holding Corporation and its subsidiaries ("Covanta") or industry results, to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  Statements that are not historical fact are forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements can be identified by, among other things, the use of forward-looking language, such as the words "plan," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "project," "may," "will," "would," "could," "should," "seeks," or "scheduled to," or other similar words, or the negative of these terms or other variations of these terms or comparable language, or by discussion of strategy or intentions.  These cautionary statements are being made pursuant to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the PSLRA with the intention of obtaining the benefits of the "safe harbor" provisions of such laws.  Covanta cautions investors that any forward-looking statements made by Covanta are not guarantees or indicative of future performance.  Important factors, risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results of Covanta and our joint ventures to differ materially from those forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

  • seasonal or long-term fluctuations in the prices of energy, waste disposal, scrap metal and commodities, and Covanta's ability to renew or replace expiring contracts at comparable prices and with other acceptable terms;
  • adoption of new laws and regulations in the United States and abroad, including energy laws, tax laws, environmental laws, labor laws and healthcare laws;
  • advances in technology;
  • difficulties in the operation of our facilities, including fuel supply and energy delivery interruptions, failure to obtain regulatory approvals, equipment failures, labor disputes and work stoppages, and weather interference and catastrophic events;
  • failure to maintain historical performance levels at Covanta's facilities and Covanta's ability to retain the rights to operate facilities Covanta does not own;
  • Covanta's and the joint ventures ability to avoid adverse publicity or reputational damage relating to its business;
  • difficulties in the financing, development and construction of new projects and expansions, including increased construction costs and delays;
  • Covanta's ability to realize the benefits of long-term business development and bear the costs of business development over time;
  • Covanta's ability to utilize net operating loss carryforwards;
  • limits of insurance coverage;
  • Covanta's ability to avoid defaults under its long-term contracts;
  • performance of third parties under its contracts and such third parties' observance of laws and regulations;
  • concentration of suppliers and customers;
  • geographic concentration of facilities;
  • increased competitiveness in the energy and waste industries;
  • changes in foreign currency exchange rates;
  • limitations imposed by Covanta's existing indebtedness and its ability to perform its financial obligations and guarantees and to refinance its existing indebtedness;
  • exposure to counterparty credit risk and instability of financial institutions in connection with financing transactions;
  • the scalability of its business;
  • restrictions in its certificate of incorporation and debt documents regarding strategic alternatives;
  • failures of disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting;
  • Covanta's and the joint ventures ability to attract and retain talented people;
  • general economic conditions in the United States and abroad, including the availability of credit and debt financing; and
  • other risks and uncertainties affecting Covanta's businesses described periodic securities filings by Covanta with the SEC.

Although Covanta believes that its plans, cost estimates, returns on investments, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by such forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from a projection or assumption in any forward-looking statements. Covanta's and the joint ventures future financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to change and to inherent risks and uncertainties.  The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made only as of the date hereof and Covanta does not have, or undertake, any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, subsequent events or otherwise, unless otherwise required by law.

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