Dycom Industries, Inc. Announces Fiscal 2020 First Quarter Results And Provides Guidance For The Next Fiscal Quarter

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., May 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Dycom Industries, Inc. (NYSE: DY) announced today its results for the first quarter ended April 27, 2019. The Company reported:

    --  Contract revenues of $833.7 million for the quarter ended April 27,
        2019, compared to $731.4 million for the quarter ended April 28, 2018.
        Contract revenues for the quarter ended April 27, 2019 increased 15.8%
        on an organic basis after excluding contract revenues from an acquired
        business that was not owned for the entire period in both the current
        and prior year quarter and contract revenues from storm restoration
        services. Contract revenues from that acquired business were $6.1
        million for the quarter ended April 27, 2019 compared to $5.8 million
        for the quarter ended April 28, 2018. Contract revenues from storm
        restoration services were $4.7 million for the quarter ended April 27,
        2019 compared to $14.8 million for the quarter ended April 28, 2018.


    --  Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA of $73.6 million, or 8.8% of contract revenues,
        for the quarter ended April 27, 2019, compared to Non-GAAP Adjusted
        EBITDA of $73.7 million, or 10.1% of contract revenues, for the quarter
        ended April 28, 2018.


    --  On a GAAP basis, net income was $14.3 million, or $0.45 per common share
        diluted, for the quarter ended April 27, 2019, compared to net income of
        $17.2 million, or $0.53 per common share diluted, for the quarter ended
        April 28, 2018. Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income was $16.9 million, or $0.53
        per common share diluted, for the quarter ended April 27, 2019, compared
        to Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income of $20.6 million, or $0.65 per Non-GAAP
        Adjusted Diluted Share, for the quarter ended April 28, 2018.
    --  During the quarter ended April 27, 2019, the Company recognized $10.3
        million of pre-tax income from the recovery of previously reserved
        accounts receivable and contract assets for a customer that filed a
        voluntary petition for reorganization during February 2019. In addition,
        the Company also recorded an $8.2 million pre-tax charge for estimated
        warranty costs for work performed for a customer in prior periods.

Outlook

The Company also announced its outlook for the fiscal quarter ending July 27, 2019. The Company currently expects total contract revenues for the fiscal quarter ending July 27, 2019 to range from $835 million to $885 million. On a GAAP basis, diluted earnings per common share for the fiscal quarter ending July 27, 2019 is expected to range from $0.59 to $0.81 and Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Common Share is expected to range from $0.70 to $0.92. Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Common Share guidance excludes $5.0 million of pre-tax interest expense, or $0.11 per common diluted share on an after-tax basis, for the non?cash amortization of the debt discount associated with the Company's 0.75% convertible senior notes due September 2021 (the "Notes"). A reconciliation of Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Common Share guidance provided for the fiscal quarter ending July 27, 2019, along with reconciliations of other Non-GAAP measures, is included within the press release tables. For additional discussion regarding the Company's outlook, please see the presentation materials available on the Company's website posted in connection with the conference call discussed below.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In quarterly results releases, trend schedules, conference calls, slide presentations, and webcasts, the Company may use or discuss Non-GAAP financial measures, as defined by Regulation G of the Securities and Exchange Commission. See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to Comparable GAAP Financial Measures in the press release tables that follow.

Conference Call Information and Other Selected Data

A conference call to review the Company's results will be hosted at 9:00 a.m. (ET), Tuesday, May 21, 2019; call (800) 230-1092 (United States) or (612) 288-0329 (International) ten minutes before the conference call begins and ask for the "Dycom Results" conference call. A live webcast of the conference call and related materials will be available on the Company's Investor Center website at https://ir.dycomind.com. If you are unable to attend the conference call at the scheduled time, a replay of the live webcast and the related materials will be available at https://ir.dycomind.com until Thursday, June 20, 2019.

About Dycom Industries, Inc.

Dycom is a leading provider of specialty contracting services throughout the United States. These services include program management, engineering, construction, maintenance and installation services for telecommunications providers, underground facility locating services for various utilities, including telecommunications providers, and other construction and maintenance services for electric and gas utilities.

Forward Looking Information

This press release contains forward-looking statements as contemplated by the 1995 Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. These statements include those related to the outlook for the quarter ending July 27, 2019 found under the "Outlook" and "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to Comparable GAAP Financial Measures" sections of this release. Forward looking statements are based on management's current expectations, estimates and projections. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results for completed periods and periods in the future to differ materially from the results projected or implied in any forward-looking statements contained in this press release. The most significant of these risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, and Form 8-K reports (including all amendments to those reports) and include business and economic conditions and trends in the telecommunications industry affecting the Company's customers, customer capital budgets and spending priorities, the adequacy of the Company's insurance and other reserves and allowances for doubtful accounts, whether the carrying value of the Company's assets may be impaired, preliminary purchase price allocations of acquired businesses, expected benefits and synergies of acquisitions, the future impact of any acquisitions or dispositions, adjustments and cancellations related to the Company's backlog, weather conditions, the anticipated outcome of other contingent events, including litigation, liquidity and other financial needs, the availability of financing, and the other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements.

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              DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


                        
            
              CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


                               
            
              (Dollars in thousands)


                                      
            
              Unaudited




                                                                  April 27,                                 January 26,
                                                                 2019                                         2019

                                                                                                              ---


     ASSETS



     Current assets:



     Cash and equivalents                            $
            $33,579                                                  $
       128,342


      Accounts receivable, net                                701,522                                      625,258



     Contract assets                                         297,630                                      215,849



     Inventories                                             105,166                                       94,385



     Income tax receivable                                     2,376                                        3,461



     Other current assets                                     38,242                                       29,145

                                                                                                              ---


     Total current assets                                  1,178,515                                    1,096,440

                                                                                                              ---



      Property and equipment, net                             429,310                                      424,751


      Operating lease right-of-use
       assets (a)                                              69,065


      Goodwill and other intangible
       assets, net                                            481,532                                      486,874



     Other                                                    52,784                                       89,438

                                                                                                              ---

      Total non-current assets                              1,032,691                                    1,001,063

                                                                                                              ---


     Total assets                                  $
            2,211,206                                                $
       2,097,503

                                                                                                                                 ===



      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY



     Current liabilities:



     Accounts payable                                $
            138,727                                                  $
       119,485


      Current portion of debt                                  11,250                                        5,625



     Contract liabilities                                     12,815                                       15,125


      Accrued insurance claims                                 44,035                                       39,961


      Operating lease liabilities
       (a)                                                     25,072



     Income taxes payable                                        366                                          721


      Other accrued liabilities                               109,390                                      104,074

                                                                                                              ---

      Total current liabilities                               341,655                                      284,991





     Long-term debt                                          867,376                                      867,574


      Accrued insurance claims                                 59,793                                       68,315


      Operating lease liabilities
       (a)                                                     44,449


      Deferred tax liabilities, net
       non-current                                             71,548                                       65,963



     Other liabilities                                         5,208                                        6,492

                                                                                                              ---


     Total liabilities                                     1,390,029                                    1,293,335




      Total stockholders' equity                              821,177                                      804,168

                                                                                                              ---

      Total liabilities and
       stockholders' equity                         $
            2,211,206                                                $
       2,097,503

                                                                                                                                 ===



      (a) The Company adopted Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), effective January 27,
       2019, the first day of fiscal 2020. On adoption, the Company recognized approximately $71.0 million of
       operating lease right-of-use assets and corresponding operating lease liabilities on its condensed
       consolidated balance sheet for its operating leases with terms greater than twelve months.


                                                                                             
              
                DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


                                                                                         
              
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


                                                                                           
              
                (Dollars in thousands, except share amounts)


                                                                                                            
              
                Unaudited




                                                                                                                                                                            Quarter Ended                                                 Quarter Ended


                                                                                                                                                                            April 27, 2019                                                April 28, 2018




     Contract revenues                                                                                                                                                                      $
              833,743                                          $
        731,375

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ---




     Costs of earned revenues, excluding depreciation and amortization (a)                                                                                                        701,767                                                        599,573



     General and administrative expenses (b) (c)                                                                                                                                   58,622                                                         62,283



     Depreciation and amortization                                                                                                                                                 46,341                                                         43,355




     Total                                                                                                                                                                        806,730                                                        705,211






     Interest expense, net (d)                                                                                                                                                   (12,233)                                                      (10,166)



     Other income, net                                                                                                                                                              5,698                                                          7,711




     Income before income taxes                                                                                                                                                    20,478                                                         23,709





     Provision for income taxes                                                                                                                                                     6,199                                                          6,478





     Net income                                                                                                                                                                              $
              14,279                                           $
        17,231

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ===




     Earnings per common share:





     Basic earnings per common share                                                                                                                                                           $
              0.45                                             $
        0.55

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ===




     Diluted earnings per common share                                                                                                                                                         $
              0.45                                             $
        0.53

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ===






     Shares used in computing earnings per common share:



     Basic                                                                                                                                                                     31,451,809                                                     31,190,366






     Diluted (e)                                                                                                                                                               31,786,459                                                     32,407,914






     (a) During the quarter ended April 27, 2019, the Company recorded an $8.2 million pre-tax charge for estimated warranty costs for work performed for a customer in prior periods.





     (b) Includes stock-based compensation expense of $3.5 million and $4.9 million for the quarters ended April 27, 2019 and April 28, 2018, respectively.




      (c) During the quarter ended April 27, 2019, the Company recognized $10.3 million of pre-tax income from the recovery of previously reserved accounts receivable and contract assets for a customer that filed a voluntary petition
       for reorganization during February 2019.




      (d) Includes pre-tax interest expense for non-cash amortization of the debt discount associated with the Notes of approximately $4.9 million and $4.7 million for the quarters ended April 27, 2019 and April 28, 2018,
       respectively.




      (e) During the quarter ended April 28, 2018, the Company's average stock price exceeded the $96.89 conversion price of its Notes. As a result, diluted shares used in computing diluted earnings per common share for the quarter
       ended April 28, 2018 include approximately 0.6 million of potential dilution from the embedded conversion feature in the Notes.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
              
            DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
              
            RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
              
            TO COMPARABLE GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
          
                (Dollars in thousands)


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
           
                Unaudited





     
                CONTRACT REVENUES, NON-GAAP ORGANIC CONTRACT REVENUES, AND GROWTH %'s




                                                                                                       Contract                                                  Revenues                                           Revenues from
                                                                                                      Revenues -                                                                                                         storm
                                                                                                         GAAP                                                                                                        restoration
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       services                                                          Non-GAAP              GAAP                Non-
                                                                                                                           from                                                                                                                                                                                     GAAP -
                                                                                                                         acquired                                                                                                                       -Organic
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Contract
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Revenues                                     -Growth       Organic
                                                                                                                      businesses (a)                                                                                                                                                                                 Growth %
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         %




     Quarter Ended April 27, 2019                                                                                 $
              833,743                                                                           $
            (6,106)                                                                 $
      (4,716)                $
     822,921 14.0% 15.8%





     Quarter Ended April 28, 2018                                                                                 $
              731,375                                                                           $
            (5,842)                                                                $
      (14,848)                $
     710,685





     (a) Amounts for the quarters ended April 27, 2019 and April 28, 2018 represent contract revenues from an acquired business that was not owned for the full period in both the current and prior year periods.



     
                NET INCOME AND NON-GAAP ADJUSTED EBITDA




                                                                              Quarter Ended              Quarter Ended


                                                                              April 27, 2019             April 28, 2018




     Reconciliation of net income to Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA:



     Net income                                                                              $
      14,279                  $
      17,231



     Interest expense, net                                                           12,233                      10,166



     Provision for income taxes                                                       6,199                       6,478



     Depreciation and amortization                                                   46,341                      43,355




     Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization ("EBITDA")         79,052                      77,230



     Gain on sale of fixed assets                                                   (6,738)                    (8,415)



     Stock-based compensation expense                                                 3,479                       4,863



     Recovery of previously reserved accounts receivable and contract assets       (10,345)



     Charge for warranty costs                                                        8,200




     Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA                                                                $
      73,648                  $
      73,678






     Contract revenues                                                                      $
      833,743                 $
      731,375



     
                Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA % of contract revenues                      8.8%                      10.1%


                                                                                                             
              
                DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


                                                                                                          
              
                RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
                                                                                                                    TO COMPARABLE GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (CONTINUED)


                                                                                                           
              
                (Dollars in thousands, except share amounts)


                                                                                                                            
              
                Unaudited





     
                NET INCOME, NON-GAAP ADJUSTED NET INCOME, DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE, NON-GAAP ADJUSTED DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE, AND NON-GAAP ADJUSTED DILUTED SHARES




                                                                                                                                                                                                           Quarter Ended                                                 Quarter Ended


                                                                                                                                                                                                           April 27, 2019                                                April 28, 2018




     Reconciliation of net income to Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income:



     Net income                                                                                                                                                                                                            $
              14,279                                           $
       17,231

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ---




     Pre-Tax Adjustments:



     Non-cash amortization of debt discount on Notes                                                                                                                                                               4,932                                                          4,672



     Recovery of previously reserved accounts receivable and contract assets (a)                                                                                                                                (10,345)                                                             -



     Charge for warranty costs (b)                                                                                                                                                                                 8,200                                                              -





     Tax Adjustments:



     Tax impact of the vesting and exercise of share-based awards (c)                                                                                                                                                638                                                              -



     Tax impact of pre-tax adjustments                                                                                                                                                                             (766)                                                       (1,275)




     Total adjustments, net of tax                                                                                                                                                                                 2,659                                                          3,397





     Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income                                                                                                                                                                                          $
              16,938                                           $
       20,628

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ===




     Reconciliation of diluted earnings per common share to Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Common Share:



     GAAP diluted earnings per common share                                                                                                                                                                                  $
              0.45                                             $
       0.53



     Total adjustments, net of tax and dilutive share effect of Notes (d)                                                                                                                                           0.08                                                           0.12




     Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Common Share                                                                                                                                                                     $
              0.53                                             $
       0.65

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ===




     Shares used in computing Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Common Share:



     GAAP diluted shares                                                                                                                                                                                      31,786,459                                                     32,407,914



     Adjustment for economic benefit of note hedge related to Notes (d)                                                                                                                                                                                                      (614,999)



     Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted Shares (d)                                                                                                                                                                     31,786,459                                                     31,792,915





      (a) During the quarter ended April 27, 2019, the Company recognized $10.3 million of pre-tax income from the recovery of previously reserved accounts receivable and contract assets for a customer that filed a voluntary petition for reorganization during February 2019.





     (b) During the quarter ended April 27, 2019, the Company recorded an $8.2 million pre-tax charge for estimated warranty costs for work performed for a customer in prior periods.




      (c) During the quarter ended April 27, 2019, the Company excluded income tax expense of approximately $0.6 million for the tax effects of the vesting and exercise of share-based awards from its Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income and Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted Earnings per
       Common Share.





     (d) The Company has a note hedge in effect to offset the economic dilution of additional shares from the Notes up to an average quarterly share price of $130.43 per share. Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted Shares excludes the GAAP dilutive share effect of the Notes.





     
                Amounts in table above may not add due to rounding.


                  DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


                    RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL
                                  MEASURES

                   TO COMPARABLE GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
                                 (CONTINUED)


         
              
                Unaudited




                  OUTLOOK - DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON
                   SHARE AND NON-GAAP ADJUSTED DILUTED
                   EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE




                                                                   Quarter
                                                                    Ending


                                                                   July 27,
                                                                      2019





     GAAP diluted
      earnings per
      common share                                          
     $0.59 - $0.81





     Adjustment


     Addback of after-
      tax non-cash
      amortization of
      debt discount (a)                                                0.11




     Non-GAAP Adjusted
      Diluted Earnings
      per Common Share                                    
       $0.70 - $0.92







     Diluted shares (in
      millions)                                                        31.8




     (a) The Company expects to recognize
      approximately $5.0 million in pre-tax
      interest expense during the quarter
      ending July 27, 2019 for the non-cash
      amortization of the debt discount
      associated with the Notes.

DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
TO COMPARABLE GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (CONTINUED)

Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In the Company's quarterly results releases, trend schedules, conference calls, slide presentations, and webcasts, it may use or discuss Non-GAAP financial measures, as defined by Regulation G of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company believes that the presentation of certain Non-GAAP financial measures in these materials provides information that is useful to investors because it allows for a more direct comparison of the Company's performance for the period reported with the Company's performance in prior periods. The Company cautions that Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the Company's reported GAAP results. Management defines the Non-GAAP financial measures used in this release as follows:

    --  Non-GAAP Organic Contract Revenues - contract revenues from businesses
        that are included for the entire period in both the current and prior
        year periods, excluding contract revenues from storm restoration
        services. Non-GAAP Organic Contract Revenue growth is calculated as the
        percentage change in Non-GAAP Organic Contract Revenues over those of
        the comparable prior year periods. Management believes organic growth is
        a helpful measure for comparing the Company's revenue performance with
        prior periods.


    --  Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA - net income before interest, taxes,
        depreciation and amortization, gain on sale of fixed assets, stock-based
        compensation expense, and certain non-recurring items. Management
        believes Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA is a helpful measure for comparing the
        Company's operating performance with prior periods as well as with the
        performance of other companies with different capital structures or tax
        rates.


    --  Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income - GAAP net income before the non-cash
        amortization of the debt discount and the related tax impact, certain
        tax impacts resulting from vesting and exercise of share-based awards,
        and certain non-recurring items.
    --  Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Common Share and Non-GAAP
        Adjusted Diluted Shares - Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income divided by
        Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted Shares outstanding. The Company has a hedge in
        effect to offset the economic dilution of additional shares that would
        be issued in connection with the conversion of the Notes up to an
        average quarterly share price of $130.43. The measure of Non-GAAP
        Adjusted Diluted shares used in computing Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted
        Earnings per Common Share excludes dilution from the Notes. Management
        believes that the calculation of Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted shares to
        reflect the note hedge will be useful to investors because it provides
        insight into the offsetting economic effect of the hedge against
        potential conversion of the Notes.

Management excludes or adjusts each of the items identified below from Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income and Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Common Share:

    --  Non-cash amortization of debt discount on Notes - The Company's Notes
        were allocated between debt and equity components. The difference
        between the principal amount and the carrying amount of the liability
        component of the Notes represents a debt discount. The debt discount is
        being amortized over the term of the Notes but does not result in
        periodic cash interest payments. The Company has excluded the non-cash
        amortization of the debt discount from its Non-GAAP financial measures
        because it believes it is useful to analyze the component of interest
        expense for the Notes that will be paid in cash. The exclusion of the
        non-cash amortization from the Company's Non-GAAP financial measures
        provides management with a consistent measure for assessing financial
        results.


    --  Recovery of previously reserved accounts receivable and contract assets
        - During the quarter ended April 27, 2019, the Company recognized $10.3
        million of pre-tax income from the recovery of previously reserved
        accounts receivable and contract assets for a customer that filed a
        voluntary petition for reorganization during February 2019. The Company
        excludes the impact of this recovery from its Non-GAAP financial
        measures because the Company believes it is not indicative of its
        underlying results.


    --  Charge for warranty costs - During the quarter ended April 27, 2019, the
        Company recorded an $8.2 million pre-tax charge for estimated warranty
        costs for work performed for a customer in prior periods. The Company
        excludes the impact of this charge from its Non-GAAP financial measures
        because the Company believes it is not indicative of its underlying
        results in the current period.


    --  Tax impact of the vesting and exercise of share-based awards - The
        Company excludes certain tax impacts resulting from the vesting and
        exercise of share-based awards as these amounts may vary significantly
        from period to period. Excluding these amounts from the Company's
        Non-GAAP financial measures provides management with a more consistent
        measure for assessing financial results.
    --  Tax impact of pre-tax adjustments - The tax impact of pre-tax
        adjustments reflects the Company's effective tax rate used for financial
        planning for the applicable period.

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