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Investor's Business Daily Names Comfort Systems USA as a Top ESG Company
[January 19, 2021]

Investor's Business Daily Names Comfort Systems USA as a Top ESG Company


Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (NYSE: FIX) today announced that it has been included on Investor's Business Daily's ("IBD") 2020 Top 50 Best Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance ("ESG") Companies List.

Comfort Systems USA was ranked number nine among the top 50 companies and is the highest ranked construction and building products company.

IBD's 2020 Top 50 Best ESG Companies List is limited to companies with ESG ratings of AAA or AA from MSCI ESG Research as of August 3, 2020. The 50 leading ESG companies had the highest IBD Composite Ratings as of October 13, 2020, and all of the companies recognized have a Composite Rating of 80 or higher.

Brian Lane, Comfort Systems USA's Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are very pleased to announce our inclusion in Investor's Business Daily's 2020 Top 50 Best ESG Companies List. Our leadership and our employees alike are dedicated to responsible and consistent efforts to improve our environment and our communities, and we are grateful to receive recognition for our efforts in this area."

Comfort Systems USA® is a leading provider of commercial, industrial and institutional heating, ventilation, air conditioning and electrical contracting services around the nation. For more information, visit the Company's website at www.comfortsystemsusa.com.

Certain statements and information in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements regarding our future business expectations, which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "plan," "ntend," "foresee," "should," "would," "could," or other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which are generally not historic in nature. These forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations and beliefs of Comfort Systems USA, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company") concerning future developments and their effect on the Company. While the Company's management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made, there can be no assurance that future developments affecting the Company will be those that it anticipates. All comments concerning the Company's expectations for future revenue and operating results are based on the Company's forecasts for its existing operations and do not include the potential impact of any future acquisitions. The Company's forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties (some of which are beyond the Company's control) and assumptions that could cause actual future results to differ materially from the Company's historical experience and its present expectations or projections. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the use of incorrect estimates for bidding a fixed-price contract; undertaking contractual commitments that exceed the Company's labor resources; failing to perform contractual obligations efficiently enough to maintain profitability; national or regional weakness in construction activity and economic conditions; the Company's business being negatively affected by health crises or outbreaks of disease, such as epidemics or pandemics; financial difficulties affecting projects, vendors, customers, or subcontractors; the Company's backlog failing to translate into actual revenue or profits; failure of third party subcontractors and suppliers to complete work as anticipated; difficulty in obtaining or increased costs associated with bonding and insurance; impairment to goodwill; errors in the Company's percentage-of-completion method of accounting; the result of competition in the Company's markets; the Company's decentralized management structure; material failure to comply with varying state and local laws, regulations or requirements; debarment from bidding on or performing government contracts; shortages of labor and specialty building materials; retention of key management; seasonal fluctuations in the demand for mechanical 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; an increase in our effective tax rate; an information technology failure or cyber security breach; and other risks detailed in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



For additional information regarding known material factors that could cause the Company's results to differ from its projected results, please see its filings with the SEC (News - Alert), including its Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.



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