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Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc · Q3 2024 earnings

Q3 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Babcock & Wilcox announced third quarter results, reporting improved margin performance and progress on strategic sales and debt refinancing.

Babcock & Wilcox reported Q3 2024 results with revenue of $209.9 million and a net loss of $11.1 million. The company highlighted improved margin performance and progress on strategic sales and debt refinancing. Adjusted EBITDA was $22.3 million.

  • Announced divestiture of two assets to improve balance sheet and support future growth
  • Total YTD implied bookings of $810.5 million, including $543.9 million of bookings, a 27% increase compared to same period of 2023
  • Excluding divestitures, announced implied backlog of $628.2 million, which includes $361.6 million of backlog, a 48% increase compared to the same period of 2023
  • Received final approval to proceed on a previously announced $246 million natural gas conversion project in Indiana as of November 2024

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$210M

Previous: $225M-6.7%
EPS

-$0.10

Previous: -$0.18+44.4%
Adjusted EBITDA

$22.3M

Previous: $20M+11.5%
Capital Expenditures

-$10.1M

Previous: -$10.5M+4.0%
Free Cash Flow

-$15.5M

Previous: -$127M+87.9%
Net Income

-$5.33M

Previous: -$117M+95.4%
Operating Income

-$1.47M

Previous: $5.54M-126.6%
Gross Profit

$49.8M

Previous: $38.9M+28.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$30.6M

Previous: $48.4M-36.7%
Total Assets

$805M

Previous: $837M-3.9%
R&D Expense

$1.42M

Previous: $898K+58.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Babcock & Wilcox · Revenue · Quarterly

$210M

Q3 2024-6.7%vs Q3 2023
Beat estimate in 6 of 15 quarters(40%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The company expects increasing operating momentum driven by its Thermal and Environmental segments, as the fourth quarter is historically a seasonally strong period for B&W’s businesses, with increased services and project schedules from our customers.

Tailwinds

  • Increasing operating momentum driven by Thermal and Environmental segments
  • Fourth quarter is historically a seasonally strong period for B&W’s businesses
  • Increased services and project schedules from customers
  • Business as a whole prior to divestitures is on target to achieve stated goals in 2024
  • Global pipeline of over $9 billion in identified project opportunities remains healthy across all business segments

Headwinds

  • Impacts from inflation
  • Changing interest rates and foreign exchange rate volatility
  • Geopolitical conflicts
  • Global shipping and supply chain disruptions
  • Cost increases and delays or disruptions

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 2024

Historical avgQ3 2024

-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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