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Concrete Pumping Holdings Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Results
BBCPcrete Pumping (BBCP) GlobeNewswire·2025-01-08 22:05

Core Insights - Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. reported a decline in revenue and adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2024, primarily due to a slowdown in the U.S. Concrete Pumping segment driven by high interest rates and increased commercial building vacancy rates [3][4][11]. Financial Performance Summary - Fourth quarter revenue was 111.5million,downfrom111.5 million, down from 120.2 million in the same quarter of fiscal year 2023, reflecting a decrease of 7.3% [4][10]. - Fiscal year 2024 revenue totaled 425.9million,comparedto425.9 million, compared to 442.2 million in fiscal year 2023, marking a decline of 3.7% [11][10]. - Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter was 33.7million,downfrom33.7 million, down from 35.8 million year-over-year, with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 30.2% compared to 29.8% [8][10]. - For fiscal year 2024, adjusted EBITDA was 112.1million,downfrom112.1 million, down from 124.6 million in the previous year, with a margin of 26.3% compared to 28.2% [14][10]. Segment Performance - U.S. Concrete Pumping segment revenue in Q4 2024 was 74.5million,adecreaseof12.374.5 million, a decrease of 12.3% from 85.0 million in Q4 2023 [16][41]. - U.K. Operations reported Q4 revenue of 17.1million,slightlydownfrom17.1 million, slightly down from 17.4 million year-over-year [18][41]. - U.S. Concrete Waste Management Services saw a revenue increase of 11.2% in Q4 2024, reaching 19.8millioncomparedto19.8 million compared to 17.8 million in the prior year [20][41]. Cost Management and Profitability - Gross profit for Q4 2024 was 46.2million,downfrom46.2 million, down from 48.9 million in Q4 2023, but gross margin improved to 41.5% from 40.7% due to effective cost control measures [5][10]. - General and administrative expenses decreased by 9% to 27.0millioninQ42024comparedto27.0 million in Q4 2024 compared to 29.6 million in the prior year [6][10]. - Net income for Q4 2024 was 9.4million,unchangedfromthesamequarterinfiscalyear2023,withdilutedearningspershareremainingat9.4 million, unchanged from the same quarter in fiscal year 2023, with diluted earnings per share remaining at 0.16 [7][10]. Liquidity and Debt Management - As of October 31, 2024, the company had total available liquidity of 378.0million,upfrom378.0 million, up from 216.7 million a year ago, and net debt reduced to 332.0million[15][10].TheleverageratioattheendofQ42024was3.0x[10].OutlookforFiscalYear2025Thecompanyanticipatesfiscalyear2025revenuetorangebetween332.0 million [15][10]. - The leverage ratio at the end of Q4 2024 was 3.0x [10]. Outlook for Fiscal Year 2025 - The company anticipates fiscal year 2025 revenue to range between 425.0 million to 445.0million,withadjustedEBITDAexpectedtobebetween445.0 million, with adjusted EBITDA expected to be between 115.0 million to $125.0 million [23][10].