NASDAQ$MTRX

Matrix Service Co · Q2 2023 earnings

Q2 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2023.

Matrix Service Company's second quarter revenue increased by 20% compared to the previous year, driven by a surge in project awards, the highest since Q1 2020, leading to a strong book-to-bill ratio. However, results were negatively impacted by a $9.6 million adjustment on a legacy project and a $12.3 million goodwill impairment, resulting in a loss per share of $1.22.

  • Second quarter revenue reached $193.8 million, a 20% increase year-over-year.
  • Project awards for the quarter totaled $318.7 million, the highest since Q1 2020, resulting in a book-to-bill ratio of 1.6.
  • Backlog increased by 25% to $740.5 million compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2022.
  • Loss per share was $1.22, with an adjusted loss per share of $0.53, impacted by a legacy project adjustment and goodwill impairment.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$194M

Previous: $162M+19.7%
EPS (adj)

-$0.53

Previous: -$0.38-39.5%
Total Backlog

$741M

Previous: $592M+25.2%
Total Project Awards

$319M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$2.84M

Previous: -$569K-399.6%
Free Cash Flow

-$35.7M

Previous: -$25.5M-39.9%
Net Income

-$32.8M

Previous: -$24.9M-31.7%
Operating Income

-$32.4M

Previous: -$13.4M-141.9%
Gross Profit

-$1.3M

Previous: $3.21M-140.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$31.5M

Previous: $65M-51.6%
Total Assets

$438M

Previous: $441M-0.6%
Stock-Based Comp

$1.69M

Previous: $1.87M-9.3%

Revenue & EPS history

Matrix Service · Revenue · Quarterly

$194M

Q2 2023+19.7%vs Q2 2022
Beat estimate in 2 of 14 quarters(14%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Matrix Service · $123M total across 1 segment · Q4 2020

  • Storage and Terminal Solutions
    $123M-17.8%

Forward guidance

Matrix Service Company anticipates revenue volumes in the third quarter of fiscal 2023 to remain relatively unchanged from the second quarter, with a meaningful increase expected in the fourth quarter as newly awarded projects contribute to revenue. The company expects quarterly book-to-bill ratios to be at or above 1.0 for each of the last two fiscal quarters of 2023.

Tailwinds

  • Expected improved operating results in the fourth fiscal quarter.
  • Receipt of approximately $13 million of tax refunds in the third fiscal quarter.
  • Positive cash flow from newly-awarded capital projects.
  • Quarterly book-to-bill ratios to be at or above 1.0 for each of the last two fiscal quarters of 2023.
  • Meaningful increase expected in the fourth quarter as newly awarded projects contribute to revenue.

Headwinds

  • Legacy project awarded in calendar 2021 resulted in an unexpected negative adjustment in the quarter due to a breakdown in commercial negotiations over excessive scope changes, global supply chain issues and inflation.
  • A large LNG project that was expected to be awarded in the first half of fiscal 2023 has not been awarded and award timing is unknown.
  • Normal seasonality resulted in lower volumes of work as we moved through the quarter.
  • Gross margins during the second quarter of fiscal 2023 were also negatively impacted by the under recovery of construction overhead costs due to lower revenue and continued work on previously-booked projects with reduced gross margins awarded in a highly competitive time period.
  • The company incurred a $12.3 million impairment of goodwill during the quarter.

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 Q2 2023

Historical avgQ2 2023

-2.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.9%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.7%

Avg return

30 days after

46%

29 / 63 earnings

Positive

+27.3%

Q2 2014

Best reaction

-34.3%

Q2 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q3 2026-12.0%-11.9%-1.9%
Q2 2026-16.7%-15.5%-18.8%
Q1 2026-18.8%-19.7%-25.1%
Q3 2025+11.1%+5.8%+1.6%
Q2 2025+0.1%+6.7%-16.6%
Q1 2025+13.1%+13.8%+14.3%
Q4 2024+12.5%+17.0%+21.6%
Q3 2024-10.8%-8.7%-9.1%
Q2 2024+20.5%+30.8%+38.9%
Q1 2024+2.2%-1.7%-14.1%
Q4 2023+13.4%+14.1%+51.4%
Q3 2023+2.8%+3.1%+8.3%
Q2 2023-19.2%-26.3%-30.9%
Q1 2023+6.7%+8.9%+15.6%
Q4 2022-7.4%-12.2%+13.6%
Q3 2022-17.0%-23.4%+3.2%
Q2 2022+2.6%-2.2%+31.5%
Q1 2022-0.9%-1.0%-18.6%
Q4 2021-4.5%-5.7%-0.8%
Q3 2021-8.2%-10.2%-20.3%
Q2 2021-1.6%+1.2%+22.7%
Q4 2020-5.8%+6.9%-7.8%
Q3 2020-2.7%-5.5%+24.2%
Q2 2020-34.3%-35.3%-36.3%
Q1 2020-0.7%-7.0%+6.5%
Q4 2019+17.8%+7.3%-5.0%
Q3 2019+12.1%+7.9%-3.6%
Q2 2019-12.4%-7.4%-10.7%
Q1 2019+7.9%-2.7%-12.1%
Q4 2018+2.1%+22.6%+9.3%
Q3 2018+0.9%+2.7%+11.3%
Q2 2018-14.7%-12.4%-8.3%
Q1 2018+3.9%+9.2%+19.7%
Q4 2017+14.4%+17.7%+16.0%
Q3 2017-6.5%-8.4%-19.2%
Q2 2017-12.9%-17.9%-26.4%
Q1 2017+2.4%+11.5%+28.6%
Q4 2016+13.2%+13.2%+13.3%
Q3 2016-23.2%
Q2 2016-12.0%
Q1 2016-5.9%
Q4 2015+7.0%
Q3 2015-15.3%
Q2 2015-12.9%
Q1 2015-8.4%
Q4 2014-19.5%
Q3 2014+14.4%
Q2 2014+27.3%
Q1 2014-4.6%
Q4 2013+4.7%
Q3 2013+4.9%
Q2 2013+4.4%
Q1 2013+4.4%
Q4 2010-8.8%
Q4 2012-11.0%
Q3 2011-8.9%
Q3 2012-10.9%
Q2 2011+0.2%
Q2 2012+1.1%
Q1 2012-6.0%
Q1 2011-6.0%
Q4 2011-6.0%
Q3 2010+11.8%

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