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Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc · Q3 2023 earnings

Q3 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported improved revenues and adjusted EBITDA compared to Q3 2022, driven by Thermal segment revenue increase of 17%, and announced strategic business realignment focused on higher margin aftermarket businesses.

Babcock & Wilcox reported a 13% increase in revenues to $239.4 million in Q3 2023 compared to Q3 2022. The company's net loss was $12.3 million, and adjusted EBITDA was $20.0 million. They announced a strategic business realignment focused on higher margin aftermarket businesses and more predictable cash flows.

  • Revenues increased by 13% compared to the third quarter of 2022, reaching $239.4 million.
  • Net loss was $12.3 million, nearly the same as the $12.8 million loss in the third quarter of 2022.
  • Adjusted EBITDA improved to $20.0 million, compared to $13.0 million in the third quarter of 2022.
  • Announced strategic business realignment focused on higher margin aftermarket businesses and more predictable cash flows.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$225M

Previous: $202M+11.2%
EPS (adj)

-$0.18

Previous: -$0.24+25.0%
Adjusted EBITDA

$20M

Previous: $13.1M+52.7%
Capital Expenditures

-$10.5M

Previous: -$8.95M-17.9%
Free Cash Flow

-$127M

Previous: -$26.7M-377.0%
Net Income

-$117M

Previous: -$17.8M-557.9%
Operating Income

$5.54M

Previous: -$10.3M+153.7%
Gross Profit

$38.9M

Previous: $26.2M+48.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$48.4M

Previous: $48.5M-0.2%
Total Assets

$837M

Previous: $882M-5.0%
R&D Expense

$898K

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Babcock & Wilcox · Revenue · Quarterly

$225M

Q3 2023+11.2%vs Q3 2022
Beat estimate in 6 of 15 quarters(40%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

B&W updated its full year 2023 Adjusted EBITDA target to $85.0 million to $90.0 million, excluding BrightLoop™ and ClimateBright™, and introduced a full year 2024 Adjusted EBITDA target of $100.0 - $110.0 million, also excluding BrightLoop™ and ClimateBright™.

Tailwinds

  • Greater focus on higher margin aftermarket parts and services across all three segments while reducing overhead associated with large new build projects
  • Reducing required security packages with a targeted reduction of up to $20 million in posted Letters of Credit (“LCs”) by the end of fiscal year 2024
  • Refinancing existing $150 million Senior Secured Credit facility to reduce our interest expense by up to $5 million
  • Bolstering cash flow generation and strengthening the balance sheet along with project level financing to accelerate the deployment of our BrightLoop™ and ClimateBright™ technologies
  • Revised pipeline of over $8.5 billion in identified global project opportunities over the next three years

Headwinds

  • Impact of global macroeconomic conditions, including inflation and volatility in the capital markets
  • The impact of our divestiture of Babcock & Wilcox Solar Energy, Inc.("Babcock & Wilcox Solar", "B&W Solar")
  • Our ability to integrate acquired businesses and the impact of those acquired businesses on our cash flows, results of operations and financial condition
  • Our recognition of any asset impairments as a result of any decline in the value of our assets or our efforts to dispose of any assets in the future
  • General economic and business conditions, including changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2023

Historical avgQ3 2023

-3.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.7%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.3%

Avg return

30 days after

46%

21 / 46 earnings

Positive

+45.8%

Q1 2025

Best reaction

-72.5%

Q2 2017

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+29.6%+49.9%+0.6%
Q4 2025+45.7%+66.5%+94.1%
Q3 2025+28.5%+84.5%+51.9%
Q1 2025+45.8%+21.9%+72.8%
Q4 2024-31.9%-51.0%-31.4%
Q3 2024-31.2%-32.7%-31.2%
Q2 2024+6.3%-4.5%+2.7%
Q1 2024+10.3%-2.6%+1.7%
Q4 2023-19.5%-6.3%+15.2%
Q3 2023-55.1%-44.0%-28.2%
Q2 2023+4.4%+6.5%+1.2%
Q1 2023-9.6%-7.6%-4.0%
Q4 2022+1.7%-3.3%+11.1%
Q3 2022+1.6%+11.4%+19.7%
Q2 2022-9.7%-2.0%-3.4%
Q1 2022-27.2%-14.0%+2.3%
Q4 2021+11.9%+16.3%+16.5%
Q3 2021+21.4%+31.9%+15.7%
Q2 2021+1.2%-7.2%-14.8%
Q1 2021+5.8%+11.4%+16.6%
Q4 2020+4.0%+9.5%+32.0%
Q3 2020+2.6%+14.2%+74.3%
Q2 2020-8.3%-4.7%-16.3%
Q4 2019-14.2%-26.7%-26.0%
Q3 2019-5.5%-5.9%-34.2%
Q2 2019-1.1%+1.4%-5.2%
Q1 2019-6.7%-14.4%-10.4%
Q4 2018-31.0%-15.6%+22.9%
Q3 2018+6.3%-9.1%-10.6%
Q2 2018-28.1%-27.0%-31.1%
Q1 2018-0.7%+1.1%-10.7%
Q4 2017-13.1%-9.4%-31.3%
Q3 2017+8.5%+8.2%+16.9%
Q2 2017-72.5%-70.5%-71.9%
Q1 2017+12.4%+8.1%+15.4%
Q4 2016-40.3%-39.4%-45.8%
Q3 2016-11.4%-15.9%-1.8%
Q2 2016+3.3%+7.6%+11.7%
Q1 2015-3.9%
Q1 2016-3.9%
Q4 2013-7.9%
Q4 2015-7.9%
Q3 2014-0.8%
Q3 2015-0.8%
Q2 2014+5.3%
Q2 2015+5.3%
Q1 2014

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