Dycom Industries, Inc. Announces Fiscal 2021 First Quarter Results

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., May 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Dycom Industries, Inc. (NYSE: DY) announced today its results for the first quarter ended April 25, 2020.

First Quarter Fiscal 2021 Highlights

    --  Contract revenues of $814.3 million for the quarter ended April 25,
        2020, compared to $833.7 million for the quarter ended April 27, 2019.
        Contract revenues for the quarter ended April 25, 2020 decreased 1.8% on
        an organic basis after excluding $4.7 million in contract revenues from
        storm restoration services for the quarter ended April 27, 2019.
    --  Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA of $69.9 million, or 8.6% of contract revenues,
        for the quarter ended April 25, 2020, compared to $73.6 million, or 8.8%
        of contract revenues, for the quarter ended April 27, 2019.
    --  On a GAAP basis, net loss was $32.4 million, or a loss of $1.03 per
        common share, for the quarter ended April 25, 2020, compared to net
        income of $14.3 million, or $0.45 per common share diluted, for the
        quarter ended April 27, 2019. Non?GAAP Adjusted Net Income was $11.4
        million, or $0.36 per Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted Share, for the quarter
        ended April 25, 2020, compared to Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income of $16.9
        million, or $0.53 per common share diluted, for the quarter ended April
        27, 2019.Net loss on a GAAP basis for the quarter ended April 25, 2020
        includes a pre-tax goodwill impairment charge of $53.3 million for a
        reporting unit that generated revenue of less than 4% of Dycom's
        consolidated revenue and did not incur losses in fiscal 2020. This
        reporting unit generates a substantial portion of its revenue and
        operating results from installation services inside third party
        premises. In response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, certain of
        the Company's customers have modified their protocols to increase the
        self-installation of customer premise equipment by their subscribers.
        This is expected to result in a downturn in customer demand for the
        Company's in-home installation services for the duration of the COVID-19
        pandemic, and possibly longer.Net loss on a GAAP basis for the quarter
        ended April 25, 2020 also includes a pre-tax gain of approximately $12.5
        million related to the purchase of $167.0 million of principal amount of
        the Company's 0.75% convertible senior notes due September 2021 (the
        "Notes") for $147.0 million.
    --  As of April 25, 2020, the Company had cash and equivalents of
        approximately $643.9 million, borrowings on its revolving line of credit
        of $675.0 million, $438.8 million of term loans outstanding and $293.0
        million principal amount of Notes outstanding. On May 5, 2020, the
        Company announced a tender offer to purchase any and all of its
        outstanding Notes. The Company expects to fund purchases of the Notes
        tendered in the tender offer with cash on hand.

COVID-19

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dycom's services have generally been considered essential in nature and have not been materially interrupted. As the situation continues to evolve, the Company is closely monitoring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of its business, including how it impacts the Company's customers, subcontractors, suppliers, vendors and employees, in addition to how the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the Company's ability to provide services to its customers. The Company believes the ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its operating results, cash flows and financial condition is likely to be determined by factors which are uncertain, unpredictable and outside of its control. Given the significant uncertainty related to the duration and scope of the impact of COVID-19, the Company is not providing detailed financial guidance for the quarter ending July 25, 2020 or subsequent quarters at this time.

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

The Company will host a conference call to discuss fiscal 2021 first quarter results on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time. 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. Parties interested in participating via telephone should dial (844) 721-7239 (United States) or (409) 207-6953 (International) with the participant code 8819885 ten minutes before the conference call begins and ask for the "Dycom Results" conference call. For those who cannot participate 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 18, 2020.

About Dycom Industries, Inc.

Dycom is a leading provider of specialty contracting services throughout the United States. These services include program management; planning; engineering and design; aerial, underground, and wireless construction; maintenance; and fulfillment services for telecommunications providers. Additionally, Dycom provides 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. 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 the projected impact of COVID-19 on the Company's business operating results, cash flows and/or financial condition and the impacts of the measures the Company has taken in response to COVID-19, 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 any obligation to update forward-looking statements.

The information included in this press release does not constitute an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell the Company's convertible notes. The Company filed a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on May 5, 2020 related to a tender offer for its outstanding convertible notes. The tender offer is being made only pursuant to such Offer to Purchase and other related materials filed with the SEC as part of the Schedule TO, in each case as may be amended or supplemented. The Tender Offer Statement (including an Offer to Purchase and other tender offer documents) contain important information, including the terms and conditions of the tender offer, that should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the tender offer. Those materials are available to holders of the Company's convertible notes at no expense upon request directed to the information agent for the tender offer, D.F. King & Co., Inc., by calling (866) 530-8635 (toll-free), (212) 269-5550 (collect) or by email at dycom@dfking.com. In addition, all of the materials (and all other tender offer documents filed with the SEC) are available at no charge on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

---Tables Follow---


                                       
        
          DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


                                        
        
          CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


                                           
         
             (Dollars in thousands)


                                               
           
              Unaudited




                                                          April 25, 2020                       January 25,
                                                                                                   2020

                                                                                                       ---


     ASSETS



     Current assets:



     Cash and equivalents                                                   $
            643,876                 $
        54,560


      Accounts receivable, net                                   870,791                            817,245



     Contract assets                                            275,001                            253,005



     Inventories                                                 92,622                             98,324



     Income tax receivable                                            -                             3,168



     Other current assets                                        48,585                             31,991

                                                                                                       ---


     Total current assets                                     1,930,875                          1,258,293

                                                                                                       ---



      Property and equipment, net                                350,452                            376,610


      Operating lease right-of-use
       assets                                                     71,680                             69,596


      Goodwill and other intangible
       assets, net                                               407,187                            465,694



     Other                                                       52,670                             47,438

                                                                                                       ---

      Total non-current assets                                   881,989                            959,338

                                                                                                       ---


     Total assets                                                         $
            2,812,864              $
        2,217,631

                                                                                                                       ===




     LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY



     Current liabilities:



     Accounts payable                                                       $
            194,417                $
        119,612


      Current portion of debt                                     22,500                             22,500



     Contract liabilities                                        24,566                             16,332


      Accrued insurance claims                                    41,977                             38,881


      Operating lease liabilities                                 29,392                             26,581



     Income taxes payable                                         8,694                                344


      Other accrued liabilities                                  106,748                             98,775

                                                                                                       ---

      Total current liabilities                                  428,294                            323,025





     Long-term debt                                           1,363,857                            844,401


      Accrued insurance claims -
       non-current                                                66,913                             56,026


      Operating lease liabilities -
       non-current                                                42,964                             43,606


      Deferred tax liabilities, net
       - non-current                                              66,041                             75,527



     Other liabilities                                           10,901                              6,442

                                                                                                       ---


     Total liabilities                                        1,978,970                          1,349,027




      Total stockholders' equity                                 833,894                            868,604

                                                                                                       ---

      Total liabilities and
       stockholders' equity                                                $
            2,812,864              $
        2,217,631

                                                                                                                       ===


                                         
              
                DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


                                     
              
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


                                       
              
                (Dollars in thousands, except share amounts)


                                                        
              
                Unaudited




                                                                       Quarter                                   Quarter


                                                                        Ended                                     Ended


                                                                   April 25, 2020                            April 27, 2019



      Contract revenues                                                              $
              814,322                     $
       833,743

                                                                                                                                     ---



      Costs of earned revenues,
       excluding depreciation
       and amortization(1)                                                680,206                                    701,767


      General and
       administrative2,3                                                   65,887                                     58,622


      Depreciation and
       amortization                                                        45,871                                     46,341


      Goodwill impairment
       charge4                                                             53,264                                          -




     Total                                                               845,228                                    806,730





      Interest expense, net5                                             (12,457)                                  (12,233)


      Gain on debt
       extinguishment6                                                     12,504                                          -


      Other income, net                                                     1,118                                      5,698



      (Loss) income before
       income taxes                                                      (29,741)                                    20,478




      Provision for income
       taxes7                                                               2,677                                      6,199




      Net (loss) income                                                             $
              (32,418)                     $
       14,279

                                                                                                                                     ===




     (Loss) earnings per common share:




      Basic (loss) earnings per
       common share                                                                   $
              (1.03)                       $
       0.45

                                                                                                                                     ===



      Diluted (loss) earnings
       per common share                                                               $
              (1.03)                       $
       0.45

                                                                                                                                     ===




     Shares used in computing (loss) earnings per common share:



     Basic                                                            31,603,498                                 31,451,809






     Diluted8                                                         31,603,498                                 31,786,459


                                                                                                                                            
         
                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 DECLINE %'s




                                                     Contract                         Revenues from             Revenues from      GAAP -         Non-GAAP
                                                     Revenues -                                      acquired                     storm                                                                                Decline          -
                                                        GAAP                                        businesses                restoration                                                                                         Organic
                                                                                                             10                  services                                                                                          Decline
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Non-GAAP                              %

                                                                                                                                                              -Organic
                                                                                                                                                               Contract
                                                                                                                                                               Revenues                                             %



      Quarter
       Ended
       April
       25,
       2020                                                       $
              814,322                           
              $                                                                   
              $                    $
      814,322 (2.3)% (1.8)%




      Quarter
       Ended
       April
       27,
       2019                                                       $
              833,743                           
              $                                                                                $
     (4,716)         $
      829,027



     
                NET (LOSS) INCOME AND NON-GAAP ADJUSTED EBITDA




                                                                      Quarter                      Quarter


                                                                       Ended                        Ended


                                                                  April 25, 2020               April 27, 2019



      Reconciliation of net
       (loss) income to Non-
       GAAP Adjusted EBITDA:


      Net (loss) income                                                          $
       (32,418)                 $
      14,279


      Interest expense, net                                               12,457                        12,233


      Provision for income taxes                                           2,677                         6,199


      Depreciation and
       amortization                                                       45,871                        46,341



      Earnings Before Interest,
       Taxes, Depreciation &
       Amortization ("EBITDA")                                            28,587                        79,052


      Gain on sale of fixed
       assets                                                            (1,788)                      (6,738)


      Stock-based compensation
       expense                                                             2,322                         3,479


      Goodwill impairment
       charge4                                                            53,264


      Gain on debt
       extinguishment6                                                  (12,504)


      Charge for warranty
       costs(1)                                                                                         8,200


      Recovery of previously
       reserved accounts
       receivable and contract
       assets(3)                                                                                     (10,345)


      Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA                                                     $
       69,881                  $
      73,648





      Contract revenues                                                           $
       814,322                 $
      833,743


                   Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA
                    % of contract revenues                                  8.6%                         8.8%


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




                                                                                   Quarter                                       Quarter


                                                                                    Ended                                         Ended


                                                                               April 25, 2020                                   April 27,
                                                                                                                                   2019



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


      Net (loss) income                                                                         $
              (32,418)                       $
        14,279

                                                                                                                                                    ---




     Pre-Tax Adjustments:


      Non-cash amortization of
       debt discount on Notes                                                           4,341                                        4,932


      Goodwill impairment
       charge4                                                                         53,264                                            -


      Gain on debt
       extinguishment6                                                               (12,504)                                           -


      Charge for warranty
       costs(1)                                                                                                                     8,200


      Recovery of previously
       reserved accounts
       receivable and contract
       assets(3)                                                                                                                 (10,345)





     Tax Adjustments:


      Tax expense for the
       vesting and exercise of
       share-based awards                                                                 450                                          638


      Tax effect from net
       operating loss carryback
       under enacted CARES Act7                                                       (2,631)                                           -


      Tax effect of pre-tax
       adjustments                                                                        896                                        (766)



      Total adjustments, net of
       tax                                                                             43,816                                        2,659




      Non-GAAP Adjusted Net
       Income                                                                                     $
              11,398                        $
        16,938

                                                                                                                                                    ===



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


      GAAP diluted (loss)
       earnings per common share                                                                  $
              (1.03)                         $
        0.45


      Total adjustments, net of
       tax                                                                               1.39                                         0.08



      Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted
       Earnings per Common Share                                                                    $
              0.36                          $
        0.53

                                                                                                                                                    ===



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


      GAAP diluted shares                                                          31,603,498                                   31,786,459


      Adjustment for dilutive
       common stock equivalents8                                                      163,118                                            -


      Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted
       Shares                                                                      31,766,616                                   31,786,459






     
                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)

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 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 (loss) 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 (loss) 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. Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted
        Shares includes the dilutive impact of common stock equivalents related
        to share-based awards that are excluded from the computation of net loss
        per common share on a GAAP basis as their effect would be anti-dilutive.

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 excludes 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.
    --  Goodwill impairment charge - The Company incurred a goodwill impairment
        charge of $53.3 million for a reporting unit that performs installation
        services inside third party premises. Management believes excluding the
        goodwill impairment charge from the Company's Non-GAAP financial
        measures assists investors' overall understanding of the Company's
        current financial performance and provides management with a consistent
        measure for assessing the current and historical financial results.
    --  Gain on debt extinguishment - The Company incurred a pre-tax gain of
        approximately $12.5 million related to the purchase of $167.0 million of
        principal amount of the Company's 0.75% convertible senior notes due
        September 2021 for $147.0 million during the quarter ended April 25,
        2020. Management believes excluding the gain on debt extinguishment from
        the Company's Non-GAAP financial measures assists investors' overall
        understanding of the Company's current financial performance and
        provides management with a consistent measure for assessing the current
        and historical financial 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.
    --  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 based on collections from a
        customer. 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.
    --  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 effect from a net operating loss carryback under enacted CARES Act -
        For the quarter ended April 25, 2020, the Company recognized an income
        tax benefit of $2.6 million from a net operating loss carryback under
        the enacted U.S. Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
        ("CARES") Act. The Company excludes this impact because the Company
        believes it is not indicative of the Company's underlying results or
        ongoing operations.
    --  Tax impact of pre-tax adjustments - The tax impact of pre-tax
        adjustments reflects the Company's estimated tax impact of specific
        adjustments and the effective tax rate used for financial planning for
        the applicable period.

Notes

(1 )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.

(2) Includes stock-based compensation expense of $2.3 million and $3.5 million for the quarters ended April 25, 2020 and April 27, 2019, respectively.

(3) 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 based on collections from a customer.

(4) The Company incurred a goodwill impairment charge of $53.3 million during the quarter ended April 25, 2020 for a reporting unit that performs installation services inside third party premises.

(5) Includes pre-tax interest expense for non-cash amortization of the debt discount associated with the Notes of $4.3 million and $4.9 million for the quarters ended April 25, 2020 and April 27, 2019, respectively.

(6) During the quarter ended April 25, 2020, the Company recognized a gain on debt extinguishment of $12.5 million in connection with its purchase of $167.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 0.75% convertible senior notes due September 2021 for $147.0 million.

(7) For the quarter ended April 25, 2020, the Company recognized an income tax benefit of $2.6 million from a net operating loss carryback under the enacted CARES Act. For the quarters ended April 25, 2020 and April 27, 2019, the provision for income taxes also includes $0.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively, of income tax expense for the vesting and exercise of share-based awards.

(8) Diluted shares for the quarter ended April 25, 2020 excludes common stock equivalents related to share-based awards as their effect would be anti-dilutive.

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