Dycom Industries, Inc. Announces Fiscal 2024 Second Quarter Results

Second Quarter Highlights

• Contract revenues of $1.042 billion; 7.1% growth year over year
• Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA of $130.8 million, or 12.6% of contract revenues
• Net Income of $60.2 million, or $2.03 per common share diluted
  

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Aug. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dycom Industries, Inc. (: DY) announced today its results for the second quarter ended July 29, 2023. Contract revenues were $1.042 billion for the quarter ended July 29, 2023, compared to $972.3 million in the year ago quarter, an increase of 7.1%. Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA was $130.8 million, or 12.6% of contract revenues, for the quarter ended July 29, 2023, compared to $104.7 million, or 10.8% of contract revenues, in the year ago quarter.

Net income was $60.2 million, or $2.03 per common share diluted, for the quarter ended July 29, 2023, compared to $43.9 million, or $1.46 per common share diluted, in the year ago quarter.

Year-to-Date Highlights

Contract revenues were $2.087 billion for the six months ended July 29, 2023, compared to $1.849 billion for the comparable year ago period, an increase of 12.9%. Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA was $244.3 million, or 11.7% of contract revenues, for the six months ended July 29, 2023, compared to $168.4 million, or 9.1% of contract revenues, in the comparable year ago period.

Net income was $111.8 million, or $3.76 per common share diluted, for the six months ended July 29, 2023, compared to $63.4 million, or $2.11 per common share diluted, for the comparable year ago period.

During the six months ended July 29, 2023, the Company purchased 225,000 shares of its own common stock in open market transactions for $20.3 million at an average price of $90.21 per share.

Outlook

The Company expects organic contract revenues for the quarter ending October 28, 2023 to be in line with contract revenues for the quarter ended October 29, 2022. In addition, the Company expects approximately $30 million of acquired contract revenues for the quarter ending October 28, 2023. Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of contract revenues for the quarter ending October 28, 2023 is expected to increase 50 to 100 basis points as compared to the quarter ended October 29, 2022. For additional information regarding the Company’s outlook, please see the presentation materials available on the Company’s website posted in connection with the conference call discussed below.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In quarterly results releases, trend schedules, conference calls, slide presentations, and webcasts, the Company may use or discuss Non-GAAP financial measures, as defined by Regulation G of the Securities and Exchange Commission. See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to Comparable GAAP Financial Measures in the press release tables that follow.

Conference Call Information and Other Selected Data

The Company will host a conference call to discuss fiscal 2024 second quarter results on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time. Interested parties may participate in the question and answer session of the conference call by registering at https://register.vevent.com/register/BI288e769471ed45fd907adb9c35fcd006. Upon registration, participants will receive a dial-in number and unique PIN to access the call. Participants are encouraged to join approximately ten minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

For all other attendees, a live listen-only audio webcast of the call, including an accompanying slide presentation, can be accessed directly at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/gexod6ui. A replay of the live webcast and the related materials will be available on the Company's Investor Center website at https://dycomind.com/investors for approximately 120 days following the event.

About Dycom Industries, Inc.

Dycom is a leading provider of specialty contracting services to the telecommunications infrastructure and utility industries throughout the United States. These services include program management; planning; engineering and design; aerial, underground, and wireless construction; maintenance; and fulfillment services. Additionally, Dycom provides underground facility locating services for various utilities, including telecommunications providers, and other construction and maintenance services for electric and gas utilities.

Forward Looking Information

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the 1995 Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. These forward-looking statements include those related to the outlook for the quarter ending October 28, 2023, including, but not limited to, those statements found under the “Outlook” section of this press release. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s expectations, estimates and projections, are made solely as of the date these statements are made, and are subject to both known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results and occurrences discussed in these forward-looking statements to differ materially from those referenced or implied in the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. The most significant of these known risks and uncertainties are described in the Company’s Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, and Form 8-K reports (including all amendments to those reports) and include future economic conditions and trends including the potential impacts of an inflationary economic environment, changes to customer capital budgets and spending priorities, the availability and cost of materials, equipment and labor necessary to perform our work, the adequacy of the Company’s insurance and other reserves and allowances for doubtful accounts, whether the carrying value of the Company’s assets may be impaired, the future impact of any acquisitions or dispositions, adjustments and cancellations of the Company’s projects, the impact to the Company’s backlog from project cancellations or postponements, the impacts of pandemics and public health emergencies, the impact of varying climate and weather conditions, the anticipated outcome of other contingent events, including litigation or regulatory actions involving the Company, the adequacy of our liquidity, the availability of financing to address our financials needs, the Company’s ability to generate sufficient cash to service its indebtedness, the impact of restrictions imposed by the Company’s credit agreement, and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update its forward-looking statements.

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