NYSE$DCO

Ducommun Incorporated · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported record start to the year with both Q1 revenue and gross margins.

Ducommun Incorporated reported a strong first quarter in 2024, marked by a 5.3% increase in net revenue to $190.8 million compared to Q1 2023. The company's gross margin expanded by 430 bps year-over-year to 24.6%, with net income rising to $6.8 million, or $0.46 per diluted share. Adjusted EBITDA reached $27.4 million, representing 14.4% of revenue.

  • Net revenue increased by 5.3% year-over-year, reaching $190.8 million.
  • Gross margin expanded by 430 bps to 24.6%, driven by improved operating performance and growth in higher margin engineered products.
  • Net income was $6.8 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, up 70 bps year-over-year.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $27.4 million, or 14.4% of revenue, an increase of 170 bps year-over-year.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$191M

Previous: $181M+5.3%
EPS (adj)

$0.70

Previous: $0.63+11.1%
Capital Expenditures

-$4.97M

Previous: -$5.36M+7.2%
Free Cash Flow

$1.88M

Previous: -$131K+1531.3%
Net Income

$6.85M

Previous: $5.23M+30.9%
Operating Income

$12.6M

Previous: $6.37M+98.1%
Gross Profit

$46.9M

Previous: $36.8M+27.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$32.1M

Previous: $17.1M+87.4%
Total Assets

$1.13B

Previous: $1.01B+12.5%
Stock-Based Comp

$4.26M

Previous: $3.08M+38.2%

Revenue & EPS history

Ducommun · Revenue · Quarterly

$191M

Q1 2024+5.3%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 10 of 15 quarters(67%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Ducommun · $196M total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Electronic Systems
    $111M-2.4%
  • Structural Systems
    $85.5M+16.9%

Forward guidance

Ducommun is executing against its 2027 Vision Plan and expects its path to Vision 2027 targets to accelerate as the commercial aerospace backdrop improves.

Tailwinds

  • Continued strength in Commercial Aerospace at both Boeing and Airbus.
  • Strongest quarterly gross margin ever achieved.
  • Improved operating performance.
  • Continued growth from higher margin engineered products businesses.
  • Initial benefits from the on-going restructuring program.

Headwinds

  • Recent Commercial Aerospace challenges.
  • Higher selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses.
  • Higher costs associated with the wind down of Monrovia performance center.
  • Lower rates on other commercial aerospace business.
  • Lower rates on legacy fixed-wing aircraft platforms.

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 Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+1.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

+3.6%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.1%

Avg return

30 days after

52%

34 / 65 earnings

Positive

+36.6%

Q4 2019

Best reaction

-22.6%

Q1 2013

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+2.3%+1.8%+17.5%
Q4 2025-3.3%+6.6%-4.7%
Q3 2025-2.5%+6.0%-2.6%
Q1 2025+3.5%+11.4%+25.2%
Q4 2024-6.4%-7.3%-4.7%
Q3 2024+3.7%+3.8%-3.0%
Q2 2024+3.3%+9.9%+2.4%
Q1 2024+3.6%+2.6%+5.1%
Q4 2023-3.2%-3.8%-1.0%
Q3 2023-0.4%+5.1%+9.0%
Q2 2023-8.4%-8.3%-5.8%
Q1 2023-7.3%-6.0%-17.5%
Q4 2022-7.8%-5.7%-13.7%
Q3 2022+7.2%+9.3%+3.2%
Q2 2022-5.9%-2.9%-10.6%
Q1 2022+2.8%-1.5%-9.4%
Q4 2021+4.4%+8.7%+15.2%
Q3 2021+2.4%+7.3%-12.3%
Q2 2021-3.0%-4.8%-9.0%
Q1 2021-3.8%-2.9%-11.6%
Q4 2020-1.6%-0.8%+10.7%
Q3 2020-1.6%+3.0%+47.6%
Q2 2020+4.5%+5.0%+11.4%
Q1 2020-13.5%-16.2%+7.1%
Q4 2019+36.6%+15.1%-54.1%
Q3 2019+17.8%+11.6%+16.1%
Q2 2019+14.0%+8.4%+0.5%
Q1 2019+14.3%+16.7%+11.5%
Q4 2018+10.0%+7.9%+3.5%
Q3 2018+9.0%+8.4%-3.9%
Q2 2018+17.5%+23.4%+28.0%
Q1 2018+4.1%+0.2%+7.4%
Q4 2017+0.4%+4.2%+6.6%
Q3 2017-1.5%-11.0%-16.0%
Q2 2017-2.1%-3.7%-6.7%
Q1 2017+15.3%+7.2%+10.0%
Q4 2016+4.6%-6.2%-8.5%
Q3 2016+14.2%+16.5%+51.5%
Q2 2016+8.4%+20.4%+28.1%
Q1 2016+5.9%
Q4 2015-4.4%
Q3 2015-19.4%
Q2 2015+12.6%
Q1 2015-20.1%
Q4 2014+12.4%
Q3 2014-10.3%
Q2 2014+18.3%
Q1 2014+5.6%
Q4 2013+6.2%
Q3 2013-17.0%
Q2 2013+16.5%
Q1 2013-22.6%
Q4 2012+2.6%
Q3 2012+1.6%
Q2 2012+28.2%
Q1 2011-5.6%
Q1 2012+1.8%
Q4 2011-7.7%
Q4 2009-7.7%
Q3 2011-6.4%
Q3 2010-6.4%
Q2 2011-4.3%
Q2 2010-4.3%
Q4 2010-4.3%
Q1 2010-2.4%

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