NASDAQ$BWMN

Bowman Consulting Group Ltd · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Bowman's Q4 2023 performance reflected growth in gross contract revenue and net service billing, but a net loss was reported.

Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. reported a 23% increase in gross contract revenue and a 22% increase in net service billing for Q4 2023. However, the company experienced a net loss of $7.7 million compared to a net income of $0.5 million in the same period last year.

  • Gross contract revenue increased by 23% to $93.0 million.
  • Net service billing increased by 22% to $80.5 million.
  • Organic gross contract revenue growth was 6%.
  • The company reported a net loss of $7.7 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$93M

Previous: $75.6M+23.0%
EPS (adj)

$0.31

Previous: $0.03+933.3%
Adjusted EBITDA

$11.2M

Previous: $9.42M+19.5%
Adj EBITDA Margin

14.0%

Previous: 14.2%-1.4%
Net Service Billing

$80.5M

Previous: $66.2M+21.7%
Gross Backlog

$306M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$12K

Previous: $1K-1300.0%
Net Income

-$7.71M

Previous: $500K-1642.0%
Operating Income

-$3.69M

Previous: $577K-740.0%
Gross Profit

$40.9M

Previous: $39.4M+3.7%
Stock-Based Comp

$6.46M

Previous: $3.61M+78.9%

Revenue & EPS history

Bowman · Revenue · Quarterly

$93M

Q4 2023+23%vs Q4 2022
Beat estimate in 11 of 15 quarters(73%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Bowman · $71.7M total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Building Infrastructure
    $51.9M+16.0%
  • Transportation
    $19.8M+49.6%

Forward guidance

The Company is adjusting its full year 2024 outlook for net service billing to be in the range of $363 to $378 million and Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $59 to $65 million.

Tailwinds

  • Net service billing2 to be in the range of $363 to $378 million
  • Adjusted EBITDA2 in the range of $59 to $65 million
  • The current outlook for 2024 is based on completed acquisitions as of the date of this release
  • The current outlook does not include contributions from any future acquisitions
  • Management discusses the Company’s acquisition pipeline and its prospective impact during regularly scheduled earnings calls

Headwinds

  • 2024 forecast assumes uneven growth in net service billing from first to third quarter
  • An accommodation for a modest seasonal impact during the fourth quarter
  • It can take acquisitions a couple of months to return to normal net service billing levels due to the unusual demands of immediate post-closing integration
  • When acquisitions are added to guidance, we include a pro-rated amount of announced annualized net service billing run rate that is based on the timing of closing
  • Anticipated integration related revenue disruptions

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2023

Historical avgQ4 2023

+1.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

+2.0%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.6%

Avg return

30 days after

67%

16 / 24 earnings

Positive

+17.1%

Q4 2024

Best reaction

-22.5%

Q3 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+5.3%+0.1%-4.8%
Q4 2025-12.4%-12.3%-10.0%
Q3 2025-22.5%-21.7%-24.9%
Q1 2025+5.4%+10.9%+19.1%
Q4 2024+17.1%+23.5%+19.1%
Q3 2024+6.1%+14.6%+27.7%
Q2 2024-18.9%-23.7%-26.3%
Q1 2024+6.2%+1.6%+1.0%
Q4 2023+16.7%+17.7%-5.6%
Q3 2023+1.2%+4.6%+11.5%
Q2 2023-10.4%-7.8%-17.5%
Q1 2023-7.8%-7.5%-3.1%
Q4 2022-5.3%-1.6%-11.9%
Q3 2022+15.6%+18.4%+24.4%
Q2 2022+14.7%+8.6%+13.5%
Q1 2022+4.2%+11.3%-10.3%
Q4 2021+7.2%+5.3%+16.0%
Q3 2020-0.8%+0.7%+12.8%
Q3 2021+0.9%+0.1%+13.8%
Q2 2020+1.1%+0.3%+1.4%
Q2 2021-0.7%-1.5%+1.0%
Q4 2020+5.7%-2.1%+2.6%
Q1 2020+5.7%-2.1%+2.6%
Q1 2021+4.8%+10.8%+10.0%

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