NASDAQ$NVEE

Nv5 Global Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

NV5 delivered strong first quarter results, exceeding budget and analyst consensus for revenue and growing cash flows from operations.

NV5's first quarter results showed a 16% increase in gross revenues to $213.3 million and a 73% growth in cash flows from operations. The company raised its full-year 2024 guidance for gross revenues and EPS due to strong performance and the resolution of federal continuing resolution impacts.

  • Gross revenues grew by 16% to $213.3 million, and gross profit increased by 18% to $112.8 million.
  • Cash flows from operations increased by 73% to $19.6 million.
  • The company raised its full-year 2024 gross revenue guidance to between $937 million and $942 million and GAAP EPS guidance to between $2.87 and $2.93 per share.
  • NV5 is experiencing significant revenue growth in services for AI data centers and has become a leader in infrastructure design and commissioning for this market.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$213M

Previous: $184M+15.7%
EPS (adj)

$0.17

Previous: $0.22-22.7%
Adjusted EBITDA

$27.6M

Previous: $27.7M-0.2%
Capital Expenditures

-$3.67M

Previous: $6.11M-160.1%
Net Income

$408K

Previous: $5.9M-93.1%
Operating Income

$4.71M

Previous: $8.99M-47.6%
Gross Profit

$113M

Previous: $96M+17.5%

Revenue & EPS history

NV5 · Revenue · Quarterly

$213M

Q1 2024+15.7%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 8 of 16 quarters(50%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

NV5 raised its full-year 2024 guidance for gross revenues and EPS.

Tailwinds

  • Gross revenue guidance for the full year 2024 is now between $937 million and $942 million, an increase from $930 million to $935 million.
  • 2024 GAAP EPS guidance is now between $2.87 per share and $2.93 per share, an increase from $2.86 per share to $2.92 per share.
  • 2024 Adjusted EPS guidance has been raised to $5.05 per share to $5.11 per share, an increase from $5.00 per share to $5.06 per share.
  • The company is seeing tremendous revenue growth in services for artificial intelligence (AI) data centers.
  • The M&A pipeline is strong, and the company anticipates completing additional acquisitions throughout 2024.

Headwinds

  • Intangible asset amortization has increased by $3.1 million compared to the first quarter of last year.
  • Interest expense has increased by $2.6 million.
  • Operating margins were affected by the continuing integration of the Axim and VIS acquisitions.
  • First quarter net income was $0.4 million, compared to $5.9 million in the first quarter of last year.
  • GAAP EPS was $0.03 per share compared to $0.39 per share in the first quarter of last year.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 6 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+0.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.7%

Avg return

5 days after

-1.7%

Avg return

30 days after

60%

29 / 48 earnings

Positive

+20.9%

Q4 2017

Best reaction

-31.7%

Q4 2018

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2025
Q1 2025+1.2%+0.7%+20.2%
Q4 2024+1.8%+4.9%+7.3%
Q3 2024-8.1%-7.8%-17.7%
Q2 2024+1.8%-2.1%-7.3%
Q1 2024+2.5%+1.5%-2.1%
Q4 2023-7.0%-7.4%-10.9%
Q3 2023+2.4%
Q2 2023-2.2%
Q1 2023+7.3%
Q4 2022-13.3%
Q3 2022-1.4%
Q2 2022-1.7%
Q1 2022-7.3%
Q4 2021+13.5%
Q3 2021+1.0%
Q2 2021+8.5%
Q1 2021-0.2%
Q4 2020-0.6%
Q3 2020+7.5%
Q2 2020+7.2%
Q1 2020+7.6%
Q4 2019-13.2%
Q3 2019-23.0%
Q2 2019-10.7%
Q1 2019+19.6%
Q4 2018-31.7%
Q3 2018+2.4%
Q2 2018+11.8%
Q1 2018+7.4%
Q4 2017+20.9%
Q3 2017-6.1%
Q2 2017+3.8%
Q1 2017+0.4%
Q4 2016+1.1%
Q3 2016+1.6%
Q2 2016-0.6%
Q1 2016+6.1%
Q4 2015+4.3%
Q3 2015-13.2%
Q2 2015+5.1%
Q1 2015+1.3%
Q4 2014+0.5%
Q3 2014+14.9%
Q2 2014-0.4%
Q1 2014+8.8%
Q4 2013+10.2%
Q3 2012-0.9%
Q3 2013-0.9%
Q2 2013
Q2 2012
Q1 2012
Q1 2013
Q4 2011

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