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Sterling Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results

February 27, 2023 4:05 PM

Provides 2023 Full Year Guidance

THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (NasdaqGS: STRL) (“Sterling” or the “Company”) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2022 and provided full year 2023 guidance.

Fourth Quarter 2022 Results (compared with prior year period)

(The financial information herein is from continuing operations unless otherwise noted)

Continuing Operations–For the full year ended December 31, 2022, the Company reported net income of $96.7 million, or $3.16 per diluted share, versus $61.5 million, or $2.11 per diluted share, for 2021. Revenue increased by 25% over 2021. EBITDA(1) increased 51% to $208.7 million in 2022, versus $138.1 million in 2021. Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased 49% to $209.5 million in 2022, versus $140.9 million in 2021.

Discontinued Operations–For the full year ended December 31, 2022, the Company reported net income of $9.7 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, versus $1.2 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, for 2021. The increase was primarily driven by a pretax gain of $16.7 million, as the result of the disposition of the Company’s 50% ownership interest in its partnership with Myers & Sons Construction L.P.

For the full year ended December 31, 2022, the Company reported net income attributable to Sterling common stockholders(2) of $106.5 million, or $3.48 per diluted share, versus $62.6 million, or $2.15 per diluted share, for 2021.

(1) The Company defines EBITDA as GAAP net income from Continuing Operations, adjusted for depreciation and amortization, net interest expense and taxes. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA excluding the impact of the net gain on extinguishment of debt and acquisition related costs. See the “Non-GAAP Measures” and “EBITDA Reconciliation” sections below for more information.

(2) Includes both Continuing and Discontinued Operations.

(3) Combined Backlog includes Unsigned Low-bid Awards of $275.0 million and $22.5 million at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

CEO Remarks and Outlook

“2022 marked another year of significant progress in transforming the company into a leading Infrastructure Service Provider. During a time of increased inflation and supply chain disruptions, our team’s ability to grow revenue 25% and improve margins 110 basis points over the prior year is truly amazing,” stated Joe Cutillo, Sterling’s Chief Executive Officer.

“Our E-Infrastructure Solutions segment delivered remarkable top-line growth of 93% compared to the prior year and remained our largest revenue, fastest-growing and highest-margin segment. E-Infrastructure organic growth was 31% while 62% was from the acquisition of Petillo. In our Building Solutions and Transportation Solutions segments we saw slower growth but significant operating income improvements. In Building Solutions, our operating income improved 13% and in Transportation Solutions, our operating income improved 34%,” continued Mr. Cutillo.

“We enter 2023 stronger than ever. With our record backlog and strong demand in E-Infrastructure and Transportation Solutions, we are confident in our ability to deliver another year of record earnings and value to our customers and investors,” Mr. Cutillo concluded.

Full Year 2023 Guidance:

Conference Call

Sterling’s management will hold a conference call to discuss these results and recent corporate developments on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. ET/8:00 a.m. CT. Interested parties may participate in the call by dialing (201) 493-6744 or (877) 445-9755. Please call in 10 minutes before the conference call is scheduled to begin and ask for the Sterling Infrastructure call. To coincide with the conference call, Sterling will post a slide presentation at www.strlco.com on the Events & Presentations section of the Investor Relations tab. Following management’s opening remarks, there will be a question and answer session.

To listen to a simultaneous webcast of the call, please go to the Company’s website at www.strlco.com at least 15 minutes early to download and install any necessary audio software. If you are unable to listen live, the conference call webcast will be archived on the Company’s website for 30 days.

About Sterling

Sterling operates through a variety of subsidiaries within three segments specializing in E-Infrastructure, Transportation and Building Solutions in the United States (the “U.S.”), primarily across the Southern, Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic U.S., the Rocky Mountain States, and Hawaii, as well as other areas with strategic construction opportunities. E-Infrastructure Solutions projects include advanced, large-scale site development systems and services for data centers, e-commerce distribution centers, warehousing, transportation, energy and more. Transportation Solutions includes infrastructure and rehabilitation projects for highways, roads, bridges, airports, ports, light rail and storm drainage systems. Building Solutions projects include residential and commercial concrete foundations for single-family and multi-family homes, parking structures, elevated slabs and other concrete work. From strategy to operations, we are committed to sustainability by operating responsibly to safeguard and improve society’s quality of life. Caring for our people and our communities, our customers and our investors – that is The Sterling Way.

Joe Cutillo, CEO, “We build and service the infrastructure that enables our economy to run, our people to move and our country to grow.”

(1) The Company defines EBITDA as GAAP net income attributable to Sterling’s common stockholders, adjusted for depreciation and amortization, net interest expense and taxes. See the “Non-GAAP Measures” and “EBITDA Reconciliation” sections below for more information.

Important Information for Investors and Stockholders

Non-GAAP Measures

This press release contains “Non-GAAP” financial measures as defined under Regulation G of the amended U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company reports financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), but the Company believes that certain Non-GAAP financial measures provide useful supplemental information to investors regarding the underlying business trends and performance of the Company’s ongoing operations and are useful for period-over-period comparisons of those operations.

Non-GAAP measures may include adjusted net income, adjusted EPS, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, in each case excluding the impacts of certain identified items. The excluded items represent items that the Company does not consider to be representative of its normal operations. The Company believes that these measures are useful for investors to review, because they provide a consistent measure of the underlying financial results of the Company’s ongoing business and, in the Company’s view, allow for a supplemental comparison against historical results and expectations for future performance. Furthermore, the Company uses each of these to measure the performance of the Company’s operations for budgeting and forecasting, as well as employee incentive compensation. However, Non-GAAP measures should not be considered as substitutes for net income, EPS, or other data prepared and reported in accordance with GAAP and should be viewed in addition to the Company’s reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Reconciliations of Non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measures are provided in the tables included within this press release.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that are considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which may include statements about: our business strategy; our financial strategy; our industry outlook; our guidance; and our plans, objectives, expectations, forecasts, outlook and intentions. All of these types of statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this press release, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “project,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “pursue,” “target,” “continue,” the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are largely based on our expectations, which reflect estimates and assumptions made by our management. These estimates and assumptions reflect our best judgment based on currently known market conditions and other factors. Although we believe such estimates and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently uncertain and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are beyond our control. In addition, management’s assumptions about future events may prove to be inaccurate. Management cautions all readers that the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are not guarantees of future performance, and we cannot assure any reader that such statements will be realized or the forward-looking events and circumstances will occur. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements due to factors listed in the “Risk Factors” section in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and elsewhere in those filings. Additional factors or risks that we currently deem immaterial, that are not presently known to us or that arise in the future could also cause our actual results to differ materially from our expected results. Given these uncertainties, investors are cautioned that many of the assumptions upon which our forward-looking statements are based are likely to change after the date the forward-looking statements are made. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason, whether as a result of new information, future events or developments, changed circumstances, or otherwise, notwithstanding any changes in our assumptions, changes in business plans, actual experience or other changes. These cautionary statements qualify all forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf.

STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

December 31,

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Continuing Operations:

Revenues

$

448,607

$

355,375

$

1,769,436

$

1,414,374

Cost of revenues

(379,641

)

(302,863

)

(1,494,869

)

(1,210,842

)

Gross profit

68,966

52,512

274,567

203,532

General and administrative expense

(23,104

)

(22,971

)

(86,480

)

(69,153

)

Intangible asset amortization

(3,509

)

(2,866

)

(14,100

)

(11,464

)

Acquisition related costs

(265

)

(3,877

)

(827

)

(3,877

)

Other operating expense, net

(5,045

)

(2,740

)

(13,290

)

(12,027

)

Operating income

37,043

20,058

159,870

107,011

Interest income

684

12

885

45

Interest expense

(6,329

)

(3,675

)

(20,591

)

(19,311

)

Gain on extinguishment of debt, net

1,064

Income before income taxes

31,398

16,395

140,164

88,809

Income tax expense

(10,741

)

(4,552

)

(41,707

)

(24,874

)

Net income, including noncontrolling interests

20,657

11,843

98,457

63,935

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

(424

)

(573

)

(1,740

)

(2,478

)

Net income from Continuing Operations

$

20,233

$

11,270

$

96,717

$

61,457

Discontinued Operations:

Pretax (loss) income

$

(1,561

)

$

(289

)

$

(4,848

)

$

1,214

Pretax gain on disposition

16,687

16,687

Income tax expense

(3,634

)

(73

)

(2,095

)

(26

)

Net income (loss) from Discontinued Operations

$

11,492

$

(362

)

$

9,744

$

1,188

Net income attributable to Sterling common stockholders

$

31,725

$

10,908

$

106,461

$

62,645

Net income per share from Continuing Operations:

Basic

$

0.67

$

0.39

$

3.20

$

2.15

Diluted

$

0.66

$

0.38

$

3.16

$

2.11

Net income (loss) per share from Discontinued Operations:

Basic

$

0.38

$

(0.01

)

$

0.32

$

0.04

Diluted

$

0.37

$

(0.01

)

$

0.32

$

0.04

Net income per share attributable to Sterling common stockholders:

Basic

$

1.05

$

0.38

$

3.53

$

2.19

Diluted

$

1.03

$

0.37

$

3.48

$

2.15

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

Basic

30,324

28,818

30,199

28,600

Diluted

30,739

29,756

30,564

29,101

STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

SEGMENT INFORMATION

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended December 31,

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

Revenues

2022

% of

Revenue

2021

% of

Revenue

2022

% of

Revenue

2021

% of

Revenue

E-Infrastructure Solutions

$

247,272

55%

$

127,183

36%

$

905,277

51%

$

468,784

33%

Transportation Solutions

126,545

28%

149,517

42%

542,550

31%

628,190

45%

Building Solutions

74,790

17%

78,675

22%

321,609

18%

317,400

22%

Total Revenues

$

448,607

$

355,375

$

1,769,436

$

1,414,374

Operating Income (Loss)

E-Infrastructure Solutions

$

29,811

12.1%

$

18,734

14.7%

$

121,453

13.4%

$

80,478

17.2%

Transportation Solutions

5,070

4.0%

4,238

2.8%

26,623

4.9%

19,888

3.2%

Building Solutions

8,260

11.0%

9,175

11.7%

36,693

11.4%

32,564

10.3%

Segment Operating Income

43,141

9.6%

32,147

9.0%

184,769

10.4%

132,930

9.4%

Corporate

(5,833

)

(8,212

)

(24,072

)

(22,042

)

Acquisition Related Costs

(265

)

(3,877

)

(827

)

(3,877

)

Total Continued Operating Income

$

37,043

8.3%

$

20,058

5.6%

$

159,870

9.0%

$

107,011

7.6%

STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

December 31,

2022

December 31,

2021

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

181,544

$

60,945

Accounts receivable

262,646

200,185

Contract assets

109,803

75,796

Receivables from and equity in construction joint ventures

14,122

9,839

Current assets of Discontinued Operations

71,886

Other current assets

29,139

16,040

Total current assets

597,254

434,691

Property and equipment, net

215,482

193,896

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

59,415

19,473

Goodwill

262,692

258,290

Other intangibles, net

299,123

303,223

Non-current assets of Discontinued Operations

20,746

Other non-current assets, net

7,654

4,455

Total assets

$

1,441,620

$

1,234,774

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$

121,887

$

112,746

Contract liabilities

239,297

118,672

Current maturities of long-term debt

32,610

23,373

Current portion of long-term lease obligations

19,715

6,557

Accrued compensation

24,136

20,415

Current liabilities of Discontinued Operations

51,914

Other current liabilities

8,966

18,083

Total current liabilities

446,611

351,760

Long-term debt

398,735

428,507

Long-term lease obligations

40,103

13,068

Members’ interest subject to mandatory redemption and undistributed earnings

21,597

19,322

Deferred tax liability, net

51,659

18,434

Long-term liabilities of Discontinued Operations

38,637

Other long-term liabilities

5,116

4,819

Total liabilities

963,821

874,547

Stockholders’ equity:

Common stock

306

298

Additional paid in capital

287,914

280,274

Retained earnings

186,379

79,918

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(1,723

)

Total Sterling stockholders’ equity

474,599

358,767

Noncontrolling interests

3,200

1,460

Total stockholders’ equity

477,799

360,227

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

1,441,620

$

1,234,774

STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

Years Ended December 31,

2022

2021

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income

$

108,201

$

65,123

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

52,066

34,201

Amortization of debt issuance costs and non-cash interest

2,136

2,242

Gain on disposal of property and equipment

(2,637

)

(1,396

)

Gain on debt extinguishment, net

(2,428

)

(2,032

)

Gain on disposition of Myers

(16,687

)

Deferred taxes

36,492

21,428

Stock-based compensation

12,726

11,771

Change in fair value of interest rate swap

(203

)

(32

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

29,450

27,627

Net cash provided by operating activities

219,116

158,932

Cash flows from investing activities:

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

(18,004

)

(180,911

)

Disposition, net of cash disposed

(15,789

)

Capital expenditures

(60,909

)

(46,651

)

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

4,947

4,113

Net cash used in investing activities

(89,755

)

(223,449

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Cash received from credit facility

140,000

Repayments of debt

(23,373

)

(48,273

)

Distributions to noncontrolling interest owners

(2,477

)

Withholding taxes paid on net share settlement of equity awards

(9,416

)

(7,338

)

Debt issuance costs

(1,340

)

Other

(4

)

Net cash used in financing activities

(32,789

)

80,568

Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

96,572

16,051

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

88,693

72,642

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

185,265

88,693

Less: restricted cash (other current assets) - Continuing Operations

(3,721

)

(3,821

)

Less: cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - Discontinued Operations

(23,927

)

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period - Continuing Operations

$

181,544

$

60,945

STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

HISTORICAL QUARTERLY SEGMENT INFORMATION

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

The following tables present our 2022, 2021 and 2020 quarterly revenue and income from operations by segment adjusted to conform to our 2022 continuing operations presentation:

2022 Quarters Ended (unaudited)

Revenues

March 31

June 30

September 30

December 31

Total

E-Infrastructure Solutions

$

168,927

$

233,548

$

255,530

$

247,272

$

905,277

Transportation Solutions

116,141

142,640

157,224

126,545

542,550

Building Solutions

80,894

85,639

80,286

74,790

321,609

Revenues

$

365,962

$

461,827

$

493,040

$

448,607

$

1,769,436

Operating Income (Loss)

E-Infrastructure Solutions

$

21,285

$

32,824

$

37,533

$

29,811

$

121,453

Transportation Solutions

4,443

7,410

9,700

5,070

26,623

Building Solutions

9,358

9,751

9,324

8,260

36,693

Segment Operating Income

35,086

49,985

56,557

43,141

184,769

Corporate

(5,468

)

(5,766

)

(7,005

)

(5,833

)

(24,072

)

Acquisition related costs

(255

)

(230

)

(77

)

(265

)

(827

)

Operating Income

$

29,363

$

43,989

$

49,475

$

37,043

$

159,870

2021 Quarters Ended (unaudited)

Revenues

March 31

June 30

September 30

December 31

Total

E-Infrastructure Solutions

$

96,572

$

123,743

$

121,286

$

127,183

$

468,784

Transportation Solutions

119,097

160,017

199,559

149,517

628,190

Building Solutions

71,690

74,769

92,266

78,675

317,400

Revenues

$

287,359

$

358,529

$

413,111

$

355,375

$

1,414,374

Operating Income (Loss)

E-Infrastructure Solutions

$

17,812

$

24,714

$

19,218

$

18,734

$

80,478

Transportation Solutions

2,300

4,414

8,936

4,238

19,888

Building Solutions

7,361

6,790

9,238

9,175

32,564

Segment Operating Income

27,473

35,918

37,392

32,147

132,930

Corporate

(5,044

)

(3,404

)

(5,382

)

(8,212

)

(22,042

)

Acquisition related costs

(3,877

)

(3,877

)

Operating Income

$

22,429

$

32,514

$

32,010

$

20,058

$

107,011

2020 Quarters Ended (unaudited)

Revenues

March 31

June 30

September 30

December 31

Total

E-Infrastructure Solutions

$

78,574

$

103,310

$

114,961

$

100,408

$

397,253

Transportation Solutions

108,924

168,413

143,512

132,301

553,150

Building Solutions

64,828

73,951

67,419

70,137

276,335

Revenues

$

252,326

$

345,674

$

325,892

$

302,846

$

1,226,738

Operating Income (Loss)

E-Infrastructure Solutions

$

13,630

$

23,573

$

22,416

$

16,903

$

76,522

Transportation Solutions

(1,387

)

6,739

3,714

2,932

11,998

Building Solutions

7,438

8,950

7,687

6,366

30,441

Segment Operating Income

19,681

39,262

33,817

26,201

118,961

Corporate

(7,195

)

(6,589

)

(5,529

)

(6,007

)

(25,320

)

Acquisition related costs

(473

)

(139

)

(401

)

(13

)

(1,026

)

Operating Income

$

12,013

$

32,534

$

27,887

$

20,181

$

92,615

STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

EBITDA FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS RECONCILIATION

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

December 31,

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Net income from Continuing Operations

$

20,233

$

11,270

$

96,717

$

61,457

Depreciation and amortization

13,253

8,456

50,575

32,503

Interest expense, net of interest income

5,645

3,663

19,706

19,266

Income tax expense

10,741

4,552

41,707

24,874

EBITDA from Continuing Operations (1)

49,872

27,941

208,705

138,100

Gain on extinguishment of debt, net

(1,064

)

Acquisition related costs

265

3,877

827

3,877

Adjusted EBITDA from Continuing Operations (2)

$

50,137

$

31,818

$

209,532

$

140,913

(1) The Company defines EBITDA as GAAP net income from Continuing Operations, adjusted for depreciation and amortization, net interest expense and taxes.

(2) Adjusted EBITDA excludes the impact of the net gain on extinguishment of debt and acquisition related costs.

STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

EBITDA GUIDANCE RECONCILIATION

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

Full Year 2023 Guidance

Low

High

Net income attributable to Sterling common stockholders

$

104

$

110

Depreciation and amortization

55

59

Interest expense, net of interest income

21

24

Income tax expense

40

42

EBITDA (1)

$

220

$

235

(1) The Company defines EBITDA as GAAP net income attributable to Sterling common stockholders, adjusted for depreciation and amortization, net interest expense, and taxes.

Company:

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.

Ron Ballschmiede, Chief Financial Officer

281-214-0777

Investor Relations:

The Equity Group Inc.

Jeremy Hellman, CFA

212-836-9626

Source: Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.

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