Quanta Services, Inc. Q3 FY2024 Earnings Call

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Quarter Overview

  • Q3 2024 revenue was $6.5 billion, up double digits year-over-year (Q3 2023 revenue was approximately $5.7 billion).
  • Net income attributable to common stock was $293.2 million, or $1.95 per diluted share.
  • Adjusted EPS was $2.72, up significantly from $2.24 in Q3 2023.
  • Adjusted EBITDA reached $682.8 million (10.5% margin), also a double-digit increase from prior year.
  • Generated $739.9 million in cash flow from operations and $539.5 million in free cash flow (a record). For comparison, Q3 2023 free cash flow was $355 million.
  • Total backlog reached a record $34 billion, up from $27.6 billion in Q3 2023.

Key Themes

  • Storm Response: Quanta deployed significant resources to respond to Hurricanes Beryl and Helene. Despite pulling crews from industrial and transmission projects, incremental revenue was modest (~$200M), and margin impacts were contained.
  • Historic Demand for Power & Infrastructure: Utilities nationwide are seeing meaningful power demand increases for the first time in 20 years, driven by AI, data centers, electrification, and domestic manufacturing policy.

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Operator: Greetings, and welcome to the Quanta Services Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. It is now my pleasure to introduce your host, Kip Rupp, Vice President of Investor Relations. Thank you, sir. You may begin. Kip Rupp: Thank you, and welcome, everyone, to the Quanta Services third quarter 2024 earnings conference call. This morning, we issued a press release announcing our third quarter 2024 results, which can be found in the Investor Relations section of our website at quantaservices.com. This morning, we also posted our third quarter 2024 operational and financial commentary and our 2024 outlook expectations summary on Quanta's Investor Relations website. While management will make brief introductory remarks during this morning's call, the operational and financial commentary is intended to largely replace management's prepared remarks, allowing additional time for questions from the institutional investment community. Please remember the information reported on this call speaks only as of today, October 31st, 2024, and therefore, you are 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 and information intended to qualify under the Safe Harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements reflecting expectations, intentions, a

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