NASDAQ$STRL

Sterling Infrastructure Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported record first quarter results driven by revenue growth and margin expansion.

Sterling Infrastructure reported a strong start to 2024 with a 9% increase in revenue, a gross margin of 17.5%, and EPS of $1.00. The company's backlog reached $2.35 billion, providing visibility for the remainder of the year and into 2025. The trends across each of their business segments remain strong.

  • Revenues increased by 9% to $440.4 million.
  • Gross margin increased to 17.5% from 15.3%.
  • Net income increased by 58% to $31.0 million, with EPS at $1.00.
  • EBITDA increased by 21% to $55.7 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$440M

Previous: $404M+9.1%
EPS

$1.00

Previous: $0.64+56.3%
EBITDA

$55.7M

Previous: $45.9M+21.3%
Adjusted EBITDA

$61.3M

Previous: $46.1M+33.0%
Backlog

$1.82B

No prior period
Combined Backlog

$1.89B

No prior period
Gross Margin

17.5%

Previous: 15.3%+14.4%
FY Operating Cash Flow

$49.6M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$22.4M

Previous: -$14.2M-57.7%
Free Cash Flow

$8.62M

Previous: $5.43M+58.7%
Net Income

$31M

Previous: $19.6M+58.0%
Operating Income

$42.1M

Previous: $32.6M+29.1%
Gross Profit

$76.9M

Previous: $61.7M+24.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$480M

Previous: $203M+137.2%
Total Assets

$1.82B

Previous: $1.43B+27.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$4.59M

Previous: $3.24M+41.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Sterling · Revenue · Quarterly

$440M

Q1 2024+9.1%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 10 of 15 quarters(67%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The company is trending toward the high end of its guidance for the year. They are maintaining their full year revenue and EBITDA guidance and are raising their net income and diluted EPS guidance to reflect lowered net interest expense and tax rate expectations for the year.

Tailwinds

  • Revenue of $2.125 billion to $2.215 billion
  • Net Income of $160 million to $170 million
  • Diluted EPS of $5.00 to $5.30
  • EBITDA of $285 million to $300 million
  • Backlog of over $2.35 billion

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 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+1.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

+5.6%

Avg return

5 days after

+6.6%

Avg return

30 days after

54%

35 / 65 earnings

Positive

+52.2%

Q1 2026

Best reaction

-20.9%

Q1 2015

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+52.2%+59.5%+87.5%
Q4 2025-5.4%-8.7%-7.7%
Q3 2025-2.8%-3.8%-15.4%
Q1 2025+3.2%+6.6%+17.1%
Q4 2024+5.4%+4.9%+0.2%
Q3 2024+10.9%+23.8%+24.5%
Q2 2024+1.2%-0.3%+4.3%
Q1 2024+20.6%+27.4%+15.2%
Q4 2023+22.1%+27.5%+30.3%
Q3 2023-17.5%-12.4%-12.0%
Q2 2023+23.9%+32.4%+31.3%
Q1 2023+9.0%+15.8%+24.8%
Q4 2022+1.1%+7.0%-0.1%
Q3 2022+9.8%+19.3%+20.2%
Q2 2022-3.3%-1.9%-1.6%
Q1 2022+2.4%+0.7%+8.0%
Q4 2021-3.1%-2.2%-4.1%
Q3 2021+3.1%+9.0%+4.3%
Q2 2021+2.0%+1.0%+4.5%
Q1 2021+11.4%+11.2%+13.0%
Q4 2020-17.9%-11.8%-3.0%
Q3 2020-0.2%-6.2%+9.6%
Q2 2020+6.1%+11.5%+10.7%
Q1 2020-5.1%-7.9%+16.2%
Q4 2019+7.5%-9.2%-32.9%
Q3 2019-0.1%-8.0%-14.2%
Q2 2019-9.3%-9.7%-8.1%
Q1 2019-12.7%-12.2%-4.0%
Q4 2018-1.6%-6.1%-11.8%
Q3 2018+1.7%+8.8%-3.8%
Q2 2018+7.7%+19.5%+11.6%
Q1 2018+17.8%+15.3%+16.8%
Q4 2017-4.4%+6.9%-5.5%
Q3 2017+15.5%+12.9%+10.9%
Q2 2017-17.9%-17.3%-3.3%
Q1 2017+7.2%+12.4%+6.8%
Q4 2016+7.9%+5.2%-3.4%
Q3 2016-16.0%-9.9%+8.5%
Q2 2016+1.4%+6.2%+10.8%
Q1 2016-17.7%
Q4 2015-3.9%
Q3 2015+12.1%
Q2 2015+14.6%
Q1 2015-20.9%
Q4 2014+35.3%
Q3 2014-8.6%
Q2 2014+0.0%
Q1 2014+10.9%
Q4 2013-3.5%
Q3 2013+1.3%
Q2 2013-0.5%
Q1 2013+3.7%
Q4 2012-1.4%
Q3 2012-7.0%
Q2 2012+1.1%
Q1 2012+0.2%
Q4 2009+4.0%
Q4 2011+4.0%
Q3 2011-7.8%
Q3 2010-7.8%
Q4 2010-9.0%
Q2 2010-9.0%
Q2 2011-9.0%
Q1 2011-4.3%
Q1 2010+8.7%

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