NASDAQ$NWPX

Northwest Pipe Company · Q1 2023 earnings

Q1 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Northwest Pipe Company's first quarter results for 2023 were announced, revealing challenges due to severe weather and customer delays, with a near-record backlog in the SPP segment and a solid precast order book.

Northwest Pipe Company faced a challenging first quarter due to weather and customer-driven delays, but the Engineered Steel Pressure Pipe segment backlog remained strong. The Precast segment also showed resilience with a solid order book.

  • Engineered Steel Pressure Pipe segment ended the quarter with a near record $370 million in backlog including confirmed orders.
  • SPP revenue is expected to increase towards 2022 levels starting in Q2, with improved margins.
  • Precast segment's order book was $58 million.
  • Non-residential business at ParkUSA locations continues to show strength.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$99.1M

Previous: $109M-9.4%
EPS (adj)

$0.23

Previous: $0.42-45.2%
Precast Order Book

$58M

Previous: $66M-12.1%
Capital Expenditures

-$4.38M

Previous: -$4.44M+1.3%
Free Cash Flow

-$2.02M

Previous: -$881K-129.3%
Net Income

$2.36M

Previous: $3.56M-33.6%
Operating Income

$4.71M

Previous: $5.42M-13.0%
Gross Profit

$16.6M

Previous: $14.8M+12.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$3.93M

Previous: $3.3M+19.2%
Total Assets

$582M

Previous: $560M+4.1%
Stock-Based Comp

$990K

Previous: $635K+55.9%

Revenue & EPS history

Northwest Pipe · Revenue · Quarterly

$99.1M

Q1 2023-9.4%vs Q1 2022
Beat estimate in 11 of 14 quarters(79%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Northwest Pipe · $38.2M total across 1 segment · Q3 2023

  • Precast Infrastructure
    $38.2M-2.8%

Forward guidance

The company anticipates SPP revenue to increase to 2022 levels with improved margins in Q2. Precast revenue is expected to improve over Q1 2023, and the full year performance is expected to be down only modestly from 2022 with similar margin levels.

Tailwinds

  • SPP revenue expected to be on an upward trajectory back towards 2022 levels, with improved margins.
  • Second quarter Precast revenue expected to improve over the first quarter of 2023
  • Precast segment’s full year performance to be down only modestly from a record year in 2022
  • Precast segment anticipates similar margin levels to 2022.
  • Non-residential business at ParkUSA locations continues to show strength.

Headwinds

  • First quarter was challenging due to severe weather events and customer driven production delays.
  • Precast segment's order book down 12% from the same quarter in 2022
  • Residential housing market stresses primarily affecting Geneva locations
  • Economic uncertainty and associated trends in macroeconomic conditions, including potential recession, inflation, and the state of the housing market
  • Ongoing military conflicts in Ukraine and related consequences

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 Q1 2023

Historical avgQ1 2023

+0.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

+3.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+5.4%

Avg return

30 days after

48%

31 / 64 earnings

Positive

+15.4%

Q3 2021

Best reaction

-19.5%

Q4 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+14.3%+29.5%+37.1%
Q4 2025+10.2%+9.4%+3.4%
Q3 2025+1.6%+14.4%+5.3%
Q1 2025-6.2%-11.0%-8.8%
Q4 2024-10.7%-13.9%-13.5%
Q3 2024-0.7%+4.5%+24.0%
Q2 2024+1.6%+4.4%+17.7%
Q1 2024+2.0%+5.6%+12.1%
Q4 2023-0.8%+13.6%+16.6%
Q3 2023+1.2%-7.0%-2.6%
Q2 2023-2.0%+0.1%+2.1%
Q1 2023-3.3%-4.5%+1.4%
Q4 2022-19.5%-18.1%-24.5%
Q3 2022-5.2%-2.2%+4.7%
Q2 2022+7.9%+11.2%+13.3%
Q1 2022+1.7%+7.5%+27.1%
Q4 2021+1.0%-3.1%-7.1%
Q3 2021+15.4%+19.7%+19.9%
Q2 2021-1.1%-4.5%-8.7%
Q1 2021-1.8%-2.6%-5.1%
Q4 2020-5.7%-3.4%-4.1%
Q3 2020-3.0%-4.8%+4.1%
Q2 2020+6.5%+10.9%+8.2%
Q1 2020+1.2%-6.3%+20.6%
Q4 2019-2.6%-8.5%-34.7%
Q3 2019+3.0%+9.6%+16.0%
Q2 2019+2.2%+11.5%+13.4%
Q1 2019+4.2%+9.7%+2.6%
Q4 2018+0.7%+1.8%+6.4%
Q3 2018+14.1%+26.4%+13.7%
Q2 2018+1.0%+0.1%-6.2%
Q1 2018-3.3%+1.2%+8.8%
Q4 2017+2.0%+5.8%-4.4%
Q3 2017-1.8%-1.9%+0.4%
Q2 2017+3.1%+7.0%+21.5%
Q1 2017+2.9%+6.2%+5.4%
Q4 2016+4.5%-1.6%-17.6%
Q3 2016+6.4%+4.6%+38.4%
Q2 2016+7.0%+8.2%+3.9%
Q1 2016-6.0%
Q4 2015-15.4%
Q3 2015+8.5%
Q2 2015+7.6%
Q1 2015-5.1%
Q4 2014-4.5%
Q3 2014-5.0%
Q2 2014-0.7%
Q1 2014-1.6%
Q4 2013-3.8%
Q3 2013-0.7%
Q2 2013-5.5%
Q1 2013-1.3%
Q4 2012+11.9%
Q3 2012-5.6%
Q2 2012+5.8%
Q1 2011-1.0%
Q4 2009-1.0%
Q3 2011-1.0%
Q3 2010-1.0%
Q4 2011-1.0%
Q1 2012-1.0%
Q2 2010+7.4%
Q2 2011+7.4%
Q4 2010+7.4%

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