Quanta Services, Inc. Q2 FY2023 Earnings Call

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Quarter Overview

  • Quanta reported record quarterly revenue of $5 billion, surpassing the $5B mark for the first time in company history. This represents strong double-digit year-over-year growth.
  • Total backlog increased to a record $27.2 billion, up $1.9 billion from Q1 2023.
  • 12‑month backlog reached $15.6 billion, about $1 billion higher than Q1.
  • Quanta added approximately 3,000 employees in the quarter—triple their normal quarterly hiring rate—reflecting strong demand and scalability of their training infrastructure.

Financial Performance

  • Net income attributable to common stock was $166 million ($1.12 per diluted share).
  • Adjusted diluted EPS was $1.65.
  • Free cash flow for Q2 was $46 million; DSO improved to 78 days (lower than historical averages).
  • Total liquidity stood at approximately $1.8 billion; debt-to-EBITDA ratio was 2.5x.

Segment Performance

Electric Power Infrastructure

  • Revenue: $2.4 billion.
  • Operating margin: 10.1% (sequential improvement vs. Q1).
  • Headwinds: Lower utilization in Canada pressured margins; investment ahead of large multiyear utility programs also weighed on profitability.
  • Customer demand remains strong due to modernization, system hardening, EV adoption, resilience needs, and growing load demand.

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Operator: Greetings, and welcome to the Quanta Services Second Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Operator Instructions]. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to your host, Kip Rupp, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Kip Rupp: Thank you, and welcome, everyone, to the Quanta Services Second Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call. This morning, we issued a press release announcing our second 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'll 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, August 3, 2023. And therefore, you're 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, assumptio

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