Dycom(US:DY)2025-05-21 11:02Financial Performance - Contract revenues for Q1 fiscal 2026 increased by 10.2% to $1.259 billion compared to $1.142 billion in Q1 fiscal 2025[3] - Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA rose to $150.4 million, representing 11.9% of contract revenues, up from $130.9 million or 11.5% in the prior year[4] - Net income for the quarter was $61.0 million, or $2.09 per diluted share, compared to $62.6 million, or $2.12 per diluted share, in the previous year[4] - Organic contract revenues increased by 0.7% after excluding revenues from acquired businesses[3] Outlook - For fiscal 2026, the company increased its contract revenue outlook to a range of $5.290 billion to $5.425 billion, reflecting a growth of 12.5% to 15.4% over the prior year[6] - The second quarter fiscal 2026 outlook anticipates contract revenues between $1.38 billion and $1.43 billion[9] - Fiscal 2026 will include 53 weeks of operations, with the extra week occurring in the fourth quarter[7] Backlog and Share Repurchase - The company reported a record backlog of $8.127 billion as of April 26, 2025[8] - The company repurchased 200,000 shares for $30.2 million at an average price of $150.93 per share during Q1[5] Tax Benefits - The company experienced income tax benefits of $2.2 million from share-based awards during the quarter[4] - The provision for income taxes included tax benefits of $2.2 million and $5.9 million for the quarters ended April 26, 2025, and April 27, 2024, respectively, due to the vesting and exercise of share-based awards[27] Non-GAAP Measures - The Company reported Non-GAAP Organic Contract Revenues, which are contract revenues from businesses included for the entirety of both the current and prior year periods, excluding certain non-recurring items[26] - Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter ended April 26, 2025, included stock-based compensation expense of $9.1 million, compared to $7.8 million for the quarter ended April 27, 2024[27]