Quanta Services, Inc. Q1 FY2023 Earnings Call

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Quarter Overview

  • Record Q1 revenue of $4.4 billion, up significantly year-over-year (Q1 2022 revenue was approximately $3.97 billion).
  • Adjusted diluted EPS was $1.24, compared to $1.54 in Q1 2022, reflecting project mix and known margin pressures.
  • Record backlog of $25.3 billion, up $1.2 billion sequentially and significantly higher than Q1 2022 ($19.0 billion).
  • 12‑month backlog reached a record $14.6 billion, demonstrating strong near-term demand.
  • Free cash flow of negative $31 million, consistent with typical Q1 seasonal working capital needs.

Segment Performance

Electric Power Infrastructure Solutions
  • Revenue: $2.3 billion (record level).
  • Operating margin: 9.2% (consistent with expectations; similar to Q1 2022 margin of ~9%).
  • Strong demand tied to grid modernization, system hardening, capacity constraints, and EV-driven load growth.
  • Management confirms accelerating need for transmission investment to support electrification trends.
Renewable Energy Infrastructure
  • Revenue: $1.0 billion (better than expected; Q1 2022 revenue was $0.75 billion).
  • Margin: 3.5%, impacted by ~120 bps due to a single Canadian transmission project.
  • Project in Canada now 90% complete; expected to conclude after next winter build season.

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Kip Rupp: Thank you, and welcome, everyone, to the Quanta Services First Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call. This morning, we issued a press release announcing our first quarter 2023 results which can be found in the Investor Relations section of our website at quantaservices.com, along with a summary of our 2023 outlook and commentary that we will discuss this morning. Additionally, we will use a slide presentation this morning to accompany our prepared remarks which is viewable through the call's webcast and is also available on the Investor Relations section of the Quanta Services website. Please remember that information reported on this call speaks only as of today, May 4, 2023, and therefore, you had advised that any time-sensitive information may no longer be accurate as of any replay of this call. This call will include forward-looking statements intended to qualify under the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and including all statements reflecting expectations, intentions, assumptions or beliefs about future events or performance or that do not solely relate to historical recurrent facts. You should not place undue reliance on these statements as they involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict or beyond Quanta's control, and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied. We'll also present certain historical and forecasted non-GAAP financial

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