NASDAQ$WLDN

Willdan Group Inc · Q3 2024 earnings

Q3 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Willdan Group's Q3 2024 results showed significant growth across various financial metrics.

Willdan Group reported a strong third quarter in 2024, with revenue and earnings exceeding expectations. The company saw significant increases in contract revenue, net revenue, net income, and Adjusted EBITDA. As a result of this strong performance, Willdan is raising its full-year targets for fiscal year 2024.

  • Contract revenue increased by 19.2% to $158.3 million.
  • Net revenue increased by 15.9% to $75.7 million.
  • Net income rose to $7.3 million, a significant increase from $1.6 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA increased by 49.7% to $15.2 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$158M

Previous: $133M+19.2%
EPS

$0.51

Previous: $0.37+37.8%
Adjusted EBITDA

$15.2M

Previous: $10.1M+50.3%
Adjusted Diluted EPS

$0.73

Previous: $0.37+97.3%
Capital Expenditures

-$6.07M

Previous: -$7.58M+19.9%
Free Cash Flow

$1.27M

Previous: -$6.02M+121.1%
Net Income

$7.35M

Previous: $1.57M+369.1%
Operating Income

$8.67M

Previous: $3.84M+126.1%
Gross Profit

$51.6M

Previous: $43.4M+18.8%
Cash & Equivalents

$53.1M

Previous: $12.9M+312.1%
Total Assets

$447M

Previous: $402M+11.4%
Stock-Based Comp

$2.02M

Previous: $1.24M+62.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Willdan Group · Revenue · Quarterly

$158M

Q3 2024+19.2%vs Q3 2023
Beat estimate in 14 of 14 quarters(100%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Willdan Group · $133M total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Energy
    $111M+8.2%
  • Engineering and Consulting
    $21.7M+15.6%

Forward guidance

Willdan is increasing all of its financial targets for fiscal year 2024.

Tailwinds

  • Net revenue between $285 million and $295 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA between $52 million and $54 million.
  • Adjusted Diluted EPS between $2.15 per share and $2.25 per share.
  • Assumes 14.2 million diluted shares.
  • Assumes 14% effective tax rate.

Headwinds

  • Guidance does not include any uncompleted or future acquisitions.
  • Inability to reconcile targeted contract revenue for fiscal year 2024 as reported in accordance with GAAP to targeted Net Revenues for fiscal year 2024.
  • The inability to provide a reconciliation is due to the uncertainty and inherent difficulty of predicting the subcontractor services and other director costs that are subtracted from contract revenues in order to derive Net Revenues.
  • Inability to reconcile targeted net income for fiscal year 2024 as reported in accordance with GAAP to Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal year 2024
  • The inability to provide a reconciliation is due to the uncertainty and inherent difficulty of predicting the interest expense, income tax expense, stock-based compensation, interest accretion, depreciation and amortization, and gain on sale of equipment that are subtracted from net income in order to derive Adjusted EBITDA.

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 Q3 2024

Historical avgQ3 2024

+2.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+5.9%

Avg return

5 days after

+8.7%

Avg return

30 days after

59%

38 / 64 earnings

Positive

+29.7%

Q4 2024

Best reaction

-25.4%

Q4 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-1.9%+22.6%+28.1%
Q4 2025-25.4%-29.9%-33.3%
Q3 2025+7.1%+10.4%+22.3%
Q1 2025+4.1%+13.0%+40.5%
Q4 2024+29.7%+23.7%+20.1%
Q3 2024-8.4%-9.0%-8.4%
Q2 2024+9.2%+7.3%+12.5%
Q1 2024+9.2%+15.4%+13.3%
Q4 2023+24.0%+31.3%+40.9%
Q3 2023+12.0%+9.8%+20.2%
Q2 2023+23.3%+22.6%+22.9%
Q1 2023+8.3%+17.5%+19.1%
Q4 2022-9.3%-1.0%-12.7%
Q3 2022+27.7%+25.7%+20.6%
Q2 2022-3.6%-3.6%-24.1%
Q1 2022-9.1%-12.7%-10.0%
Q4 2021-13.8%-19.2%-12.2%
Q3 2021+0.6%+6.6%+5.8%
Q2 2021-8.5%-2.7%-2.1%
Q1 2021+2.5%-0.9%+6.3%
Q4 2020+0.4%-8.4%-11.8%
Q3 2020+27.7%+36.1%+33.8%
Q2 2020+10.8%+11.3%+8.7%
Q1 2020-0.4%-6.6%+22.1%
Q4 2019+5.3%-13.0%-39.7%
Q3 2019-22.8%-20.7%-27.4%
Q2 2019-5.9%-7.5%+3.3%
Q1 2019-3.3%-3.8%-21.6%
Q4 2018-5.8%-3.5%-1.6%
Q3 2018+14.6%+23.9%+24.8%
Q2 2018+4.7%+16.7%+10.8%
Q1 2018-2.8%-8.8%+1.4%
Q4 2017+16.4%+14.1%+31.1%
Q3 2017-10.1%-10.6%-13.4%
Q2 2017+0.8%+9.5%-6.4%
Q1 2017+13.2%+10.3%+18.4%
Q4 2016+18.1%+20.1%+14.2%
Q3 2016+5.7%+18.0%+50.1%
Q2 2016+19.9%+28.0%+71.5%
Q1 2016+0.7%
Q4 2015+3.8%
Q3 2015-24.7%
Q2 2015-5.9%
Q1 2015+2.0%
Q4 2014-14.3%
Q3 2014+8.2%
Q2 2014+15.4%
Q1 2014+6.1%
Q4 2013-4.4%
Q3 2013+0.0%
Q2 2013+5.6%
Q1 2013+9.7%
Q4 2012+0.0%
Q3 2012-5.0%
Q2 2012+1.9%
Q1 2011-10.5%
Q1 2012-10.5%
Q4 2011-1.1%
Q1 2010-1.1%
Q3 2010+4.4%
Q3 2011+4.4%
Q2 2010+0.3%
Q4 2010+0.3%
Q2 2011+0.3%

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