Centuri Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CTRI) ("Centuri" or the "Company") today announced results for the first quarter, ended March 31, 2024.
Financial Highlights
- On April 22, 2024, completed an initial public offering ("IPO") of 14.3 million shares of common stock (including the underwriters' full exercise of their over-allotment options) at a price to the public of $21.00 per share. Additionally, completed a concurrent private placement of 2.6 million shares of common stock at a price per share equal to the IPO price.
- Total net proceeds from capital raise transactions after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses were $329.3 million; funds were primarily used to pay down outstanding debt on our credit facility.
- In April 2024, paid $92.0 million to acquire the remaining 10% outstanding noncontrolling interest in Linetec Services, LLC
- Received over $40 million of new awards from existing master service agreements ("MSAs") customers supporting the work to advance critical reliability and integrity spending
- First quarter consolidated revenue of $528.0 million
- First quarter results include net loss attributable to common stock of $(25.1) million, adjusted net loss of $(14.4) million, and adjusted EBITDA of $20.2 million
- First quarter results included $8.3 million of nonrecurring strategic review and severance costs
- First quarter 2024 revenue was $528.0 million, compared to $653.3 million in the first quarter of 2023. Revenue was down from the previous year primarily due to unfavorable weather which drove a reduction in volumes under existing customer MSAs, as well as the timing of bid projects, and lower offshore wind and storm restoration services revenue.
Net loss attributable to common stock was $(25.1) million for the first quarter of 2024, which included nonrecurring strategic review costs and severance costs of approximately $8.3 million on a pre-tax basis, compared to $(8.8) million in the prior year period. Adjusted net loss for the first quarter of 2024 was $(14.4) million, compared to $(1.9) million in the previous year. Current year results were negatively affected due to the aforementioned factors that impacted our revenue. Adjusted EBITDA was $20.2 million in the first quarter of 2024 compared to $49.2 million in the first quarter of 2023.
“Delivering our financial results for the first time as a public company after successfully completing our IPO in April is a major milestone for the Centuri team and a reflection of our team's dedication, commitment and hard work," said Bill Fehrman, President and CEO of Centuri. "Moving past the typical seasonality experienced by our business during the first quarter of the year, we expect to continue to build on our track record of delivering consistent growth by serving our customers across the utility value chain. We are confident in Centuri’s prospects to deliver value for our stockholders as a standalone company."
Revenue from our U.S. Gas segment totaled $226.6 million, reflecting a decrease of $32.8 million, or 12.6%, compared to the prior year. This decrease was primarily due to unfavorable winter weather which drove a reduction in net volumes under existing customer MSAs and timing of bid projects, as the prior year benefited from the commencement of a large project that has since been completed. As a percentage of revenue, gross profit decreased to (1.8%) in the current period from 1.3% in the prior period. Profitability was negatively affected by lower MSA volumes, unfavorable winter weather and the timing of bid projects.
Revenue from our Canadian Gas segment totaled $34.6 million, reflecting a decrease of $4.7 million, or 11.8%, compared to the prior year. This decrease was primarily due to a reduction in net volumes under existing MSAs. As a percentage of revenue, gross profit increased to 16.0% in the current period as compared to 11.4% in the prior period primarily due to favorable changes in mix of work.
Revenue from our Union Electric segment totaled $163.9 million, reflecting a decrease of $41.8 million, or 20.3%, compared to the prior year. This decrease was driven by a decline in offshore wind revenue of $12.6 million due to timing of project completion, as well as unfavorable winter weather conditions that led to a net reduction in volumes under other existing MSAs. Storm restoration services revenue for the Union Electric segment was $7.5 million for the first fiscal three months of 2024 compared to $8.3 million for the same period in 2023. As a percentage of revenue, gross profit decreased to 6.9% in the current period as compared to 7.4% in the prior period primarily due to changes in the mix of work, including less storm restoration services.
Revenue from our Non-Union Electric segment totaled $96.6 million, reflecting a decrease of $40.0 million, or 29.3%, compared to the prior year. This decrease was primarily driven by a $20.4 million reduction in revenue from storm restoration services ($1.8 million for the first quarter of 2024 compared to $22.2 million for the same period in 2023), as well as a decrease in volumes under existing MSAs. As a percentage of revenue, gross profit decreased to 2.9% in the current period, compared to 13.5% in the prior period. Profitability was negatively affected by unfavorable changes in mix of work, including a reduction in storm restoration services revenue, which typically generates a higher profit margin than core infrastructure services, and lower MSA volumes.
