BNET Industries
Market Cap:$513.6M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$868.2M
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
Driller of Water Wells, Explorer of Minerals & Provider of Diamond Drill Bit Technology
Chief Executive Officer
Andrew B SchmittNumber of Employees 3,140
Contact Information
1900 Shawnee Mission Pkwy
Mission Woods, Kansas 66205-2001
(913) 362-0510
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction: 237110
Recent Events
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Layne Christensen Set 11-Month High Thursday
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Layne Christensen Company LAYN reports 1st Quarter ending April 2009 below estimates
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Layne Christensen: Stretched Valuation
Brendan Wagner submits: Layne Christensen LAYN, a water-infrastructure construction firm, beat earnings, announcing 2nd quarter earnings per share of 23 cents, 9 cents ahead of expectations. The company looks extremely pricey, though, and I can't even "back into" an earnings scenario that justifies the current share price. I think short-covering,...
Layne Christensen Co. F2Q10 (Qtr End 7/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Richard Paget - Morgan Joseph. Richard Paget - Morgan Joseph I’m wondering if we can get a little more information about pricing on the mineral side. I know in some cases you had longer term contracts and I’m wondering if...
Layne Christensen Co. F2Q10 (Qtr End 7/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Layne Christensen Co. LAYN F2Q10 Earnings Call September 3, 2009 11.00 am ET
Layne Christensen Company Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Richard Paget – Morgan Joseph & Co., Inc. Richard Paget – Morgan Joseph & Co., Inc. I wanted to talk a little bit more about the water business, you guys had said mix and then some lower...
Layne Christensen Company Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Layne Christensen Company, Inc. LAYN Q1 2009 Earnings Call June 2, 2009 11:00 am ET
Layne Christensen Company, F4Q09 (Qtr End 01/31/2009) Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call ExcerptLayne Christensen Company LAYN F4Q09 (Qtr End 01/31/2009) Earnings Call March 30, 2009 11:00 am ET Executives Andrew Schmitt – President and CEO Jerry Fanska – SVP of Finance and Treasurer Analysts John Rogers – D A. Davidson & Co Debra Coy – Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC...
Layne Christensen Company F3Q09 (Quarter End 10/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Our first question comes from Steven Fisher – UBS. Steven Fisher – UBS Wondering what you’ve heard regarding the proposed economic stimulus packages as it relates to water and how you might expect to benefit? Andrew B. Schmitt Our view on...
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Layne Christensen Company F2Q09 (Qtr End 07/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator instructions Our first question is from Steve Ferazani from Sidoti & Company. Steve Ferazani – Sidoti & Company Good morning. Just trying to figure out – significant sequential improvement in the margin on the Water side, I know last quarter you talked about...
Layne Christensen Company F1Q09 (Qtr End 02/23/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question is from Keith [Ferazini] – Sidoti & Company. Keith [Ferazini] – Sidoti & Company On the energy segment can you give an idea where you are daily production beginning of quarter versus end of quarter? Then, any idea...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Andrew B Schmitt | Chief Executive Officer |
| Colin Kinley | President, Energy Services and Production Division |
| Eric Despain | President, Mineral Exploration Division |
| Gregory Aluce | President, Water Resources Division |
| Peter Iovino | President, Geoconstruction Services Division |
| H. Edward Coleman | Executive Vice President |
| Norman E. Mehlhorn | Executive Vice President |
| Jeffrey J. Reynolds | Senior Vice President |
| Jerry W Fanska | Senior Vice President, Finance |
| Steven Crooke | Vice President |
| Jim Elliott | Regional Manager |
| Donald K. Miller | Director |
| J Samuel Butler | Director |
| John J. Quicke | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David A.B. Brown | Chairman of the Board |
| Robert J. Dineen | Board Chairman |
| Anthony B. Helfet | Board of Directors |
| Nelson Obus | Board of Directors |
| Warren G. Lichtenstein | Board of Directors |
Andrew B. Schmitt has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since October 1993. For approximately two years prior to joining the Company, Mr. Schmitt managed two privately-owned hydrostatic pump and motor manufacturing companies and an oil and gas service company. He served as President of the Tri-State Oil Tools Division of Baker Hughes Incorporated from February 1988 to October 1991.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Layne Christensen Co. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Christensen Pumps | Layne Christensen Company, President and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Euronet Worldwide Inc. | Board Director | Current |
| Layne Christensen Co. | Director | Current |
| Layne Christensen Co. | President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Layne Christensen Co. | President, Energy Services and Production Division | Current |
Eric R. Despain has served as Senior Vice President since February 1996. As of September 1, 2001, Mr. Despain has also served as President of the Company's mineral exploration division and is responsible for the Company's mineral exploration operations. Prior to joining the Company in December 1995, Mr. Despain was President and a member of the Board of Directors of CBC since 1986.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Layne Christensen Co. | President, Mineral Exploration Division | Current |
| Christensen Pumps | Current | |
| Layne Christensen Co. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| CBC Co., Ltd. | President | Former |
| Layne Christensen Co. | Senior Vice President | Former |
| CBC Co., Ltd. | member | Former |
| CBC Co., Ltd. | Board Member | Former |
Gregory F. Aluce has served as Senior Vice President since April 14, 1998. As of September 1, 2001, Mr. Aluce has also served as President of the Company's water resource division. Mr. Aluce is responsible for the Company's water-related services and products. Mr. Aluce has over 21 years experience in various areas of the Company's operations.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Layne Christensen Co. | President, Water Resources Division | Current |
| Layne Christensen Co. | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Layne Christensen Co. | President, Geoconstruction Services Division | Current |
| Layne Christensen Co. | District Manager | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Layne Christensen Co. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Layne Christensen Co. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Reynolds Inc. | President | Current |
| Layne Christensen Co. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Layne Christensen Co. | Director | Current |
Jerry W. Fanska has served as Vice President-Finance and Treasurer since April 1994. Prior to joining Layne Christensen, Mr. Fanska served as corporate controller of The Marley Company since October 1992 and as its Internal Audit Manager since April 1984.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Layne Christensen Co. | Senior Vice President, Finance | Current |
| Layne Western A Div of Layne Christensen Company | Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer | Current |
| Layne Western A Div of Layne Christensen Company | Vice President, Finance and Treasurer | Current |
| Layne Christensen Co. | Treasurer | Current |
| Layne Western A Div of Layne Christensen Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Marley & Company, Inc | Internal Audit Manager | Former |
| Marley & Company, Inc | Corporate Controller | Former |
Steven F. Crooke has served as Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel since May 2001. For the period of June 2000 through April 2001, Mr. Crooke served as Corporate Legal Affairs Manager of Huhtamaki Van Leer. Prior to that, he served as Assistant General Counsel of the Company from 1995 to May 2000.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Layne Christensen Co. | Vice President | Current |
| Layne Christensen Co. | Secretary | Current |
| Layne Christensen Co. | General Counsel | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Layne Christensen Co. | Regional Manager | Current |
| Watersupply.Com | Current | |
| Perlorica, Inc | Former | |
| University of California, Berkeley | Masters Degree In Business Administration | Former |
| University of California, Berkeley | Undergraduate Degree In Zoology | Former |
David A.B. Brown, Age 65. Mr. Brown has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Pride International, Inc. since May 2005 and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Layne Christensen Company since June 2005. Pride International is a leading provider of contract drilling and related services to oil and natural gas companies worldwide, operating offshore and on land. Layne Christensen provides drilling services and related products and services in the principal markets of water resources, mineral exploration, geo construction, and energy. For more than five years prior to May 2005, Mr. Brown was President of The Windsor Group, a management consulting firm of which he was a co-founder. He has been one of our directors since December 15, 1994.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| EMCOR Group, Inc. | President, The Windsor Group | Current |
| Remax Whistler | Whistler Real Estate Agent, Whistler Real Estate, Re, Max Sea To Sky | Current |
| TIAA-CREF Asset Management | Head of Global Private Fixed, Income Investments for the Tiaa, Cref Organization and Teachers Advisors | Current |
| Windsor Group, LLC | President | Current |
| EMCOR Group, Inc. | Audit Committee Chairman | Current |
| Layne Christensen Co. | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Pride International, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| NS Group, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Dynalectric - Kentucky | Board of Directors | Current |
| Petrohawk Energy Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| EMCOR Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| EMCOR Group, Inc. | Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Member | Current |
| Windsor Group, LLC | Co-Founder | Former |
| Layne Christensen Co. | Director | Former |
| Web.com | Board of Directors | Former |
| Marine.Com, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Harvard University | Masters of Business Administration | Former |
| McGill University | Bachelors of Commerce | Former |
| Harvard College | B.A. in general studies | Former |
| Boston College | B.S. In Economics | Former |
| Harvard University | Undergraduate Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Christensen Pumps | Current | |
| Layne Christensen Co. | Board Chairman | Current |
| Owens-Illinois, Inc. | Presidente Cda (In Pensione), Layne Christensen Company | Former |
| Owens-Illinois, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance Imaging, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Layne Christensen Co. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Layne Western A Div of Layne Christensen Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Dillon Read | Managing Director | Former |
| UBS Warburg | Special Advisor | Former |
| Dean Witter Reynolds | NA | Former |
| Dillon Read | NA | Former |
| Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. | Co-Head of Mergers and Acquisitions | Former |
| MCF Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. | Vice Chairman | Former |
Donald K. Miller has been Chairman of Axiom International Investors, LLC, a company engaged in international equity asset management, since 1999. He has also been President of Presbar Corporation, a private firm engaged in private equity investing and investment banking, since 1986 and was formerly Chairman of Greylock Financial, Inc., an affiliate of Greylock Management Corporation, from 1986 to 1996. In addition, Mr. Miller served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thomson Advisory Group L.P. (subsequently PIMCO Advisors Holdings L.P.), an asset management company, from 1990 to 1993 and as Vice Chairman from 1993 to 1994. Mr. Miller also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Christensen Boyles Corporation ( CBC ) from 1986 to December 1995 and was involved in the formation of CBC and in the acquisition of Boyles Bros. Drilling Company and Christensen Mining Products. He currently is on the Board of Directors of RPM International, Inc. and has spent the majority of his career in investment banking or as an investor focusing on a variety of industries.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Layne Western A Div of Layne Christensen Company | Chairman | Current |
| RPM International Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Layne Western A Div of Layne Christensen Company | Director | Current |
| RPM International Inc. | Director | Current |
| Layne Christensen Co. | Director | Current |
| Huffy Corporation | Director | Current |
| Layne Christensen Co. | Chairman | Former |
| Harvard University | M.B.A. Degree | Former |
| Cornell University | B.S. Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Trinity Petroleum Management, LLC | President and Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Layne Christensen Co. | Director | Current |
| Sterling Energy | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Merrill Lynch Petrie | Principal | Former |
| Colorado School of Mines | Degree In Petroleum Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Steel Partners, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Holding LLC | Vice President | Current |
| Layne Christensen Co. | Director | Current |
| Holding LLC | Director | Current |
| Angelica Corporation | Director | Current |
| Adaptec, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Novoste Corporation | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Novoste Corporation | President | Former |
| Sequa Corporation | President | Former |
| Sequa Corporation | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Steel Partners, Inc. | Operating Partner | Former |
| Sequa Corporation | Executive Officer | Former |
| Novoste Corporation | Chairman of The Board | Former |
| Sequa Corporation | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Sequa Corporation | Director | Former |
NELSON OBUS, DIRECTOR. Mr. Obus has served as president of Wynnefield Capital, Inc. since November 1992 and as a managing member of Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC since January 1997. Wynnefield Capital Management manages two private investment funds and Wynnefield Capital, Inc. manages one private investment fund, all three of which invest in small-cap value U.S. public equities. Mr. Obus also serves on the board of directors of Layne Christensen Company. In April 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil action alleging that Nelson Obus, the Wynnefield Capital Funds, and two other individuals, in June 2001 engaged in insider trading in the securities of SunSource, a public company that had been in the portfolio of the Wynnefield Capital Funds for years. Mr. Obus, the Wynnefield Capital Funds, and the other defendants emphatically deny the allegations and are vigorously contesting the case, which remains in the early stages of discovery.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wynnefield Capital | President | Current |
| Layne Christensen Co. | Board of Directors | Current |
| New York University | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Steel Partners, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Steel Partners, Inc. | General Partner | Current |
| GenCorp Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| SL Industries, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Layne Christensen Co. | Board of Directors | Current |
| WebFinancial Corporation | CEO | Former |
| SL Industries, Inc. | Chairman & CEO | Former |
| Steel Partners, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Steel Partners, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Steel Partners, Inc. | Co-Founder | Current |
| Sp Acquisition Holdings, Inc. | Chairman of the Board | Current |
| United Industrial Corporation | Chairman | Current |
| United Industrial Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| WebFinancial Corporation | Director | Former |
Executive News
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Layne Christensen: Stretched Valuation
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Layne Christensen posts second-quarter loss on lower revenue
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Layne Christensen (LAYN) Tops Q2 Views
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Layne Christensen Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2010 Earnings
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Layne Christensen Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2010 Earnings
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Del Global Technologies Corporation Names John J. Quicke Interim CEO
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Activist investors sidelined
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Activist investors in a holding pattern
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Tight credit keeps activist investors sidelined
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SP Acquisition Holdings and Frontier Financial Schedule


