Emcor group, inc. reports first quarter 2022 results
Norwalk, conn.--(business wire)--emcor group, inc. (nyse: eme) today reported results for the first quarter ended march 31, 2022. for the first quarter of 2022, net income was $73.4 million, or $1.39 per diluted share, compared to $84.8 million, or $1.54 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2021. revenues for the first quarter of 2022 totaled $2.59 billion, up 12.5% from the year ago period. operating income for the first quarter of 2022 was $100.0 million, or 3.9% of revenues. this compares to $117.0 million, or 5.1% of revenues, for the first quarter of 2021. selling, general and administrative expenses for the first quarter of 2022 totaled $252.6 million, or 9.7% of revenues, compared to $224.1 million, or 9.7% of revenues, for the first quarter of 2021. the company's income tax rate for the first quarter of 2022 was 26.5% compared to an income tax rate of 27.2% for the first quarter of 2021. remaining performance obligations as of march 31, 2022 were $5.95 billion compared to $4.78 billion as of march 31, 2021. total remaining performance obligations grew approximately $1.18 billion year-over-year. tony guzzi, chairman, president and chief executive officer of emcor, commented, “the company posted record first quarter revenues reflecting year-over-year growth in all segments even in a very difficult operating environment. we continued to deliver for our customers, achieving revenue growth of 12.5% during the quarter, 10.4% of which was organic, led by double-digit growth in our u.s. electrical construction, u.s. building services, and u.s. industrial services segments. operating margin contracted to 3.9% of revenues as we navigated challenging supply chain and covid-related impacts. we continue to execute against a healthy project pipeline reflected in the growth of our remaining performance obligations of 24.7% year-over-year, reaching a record $5.95 billion.” mr. guzzi added, “our u.s. construction segments drove another quarter of solid top-line growth, up a combined 10.8% year-over-year, led by our u.s. electrical construction segment, which delivered revenue growth of 13.6% year-over-year. our u.s. building services segment posted its fifth consecutive quarter of double-digit revenue growth driven by continued strength in our mobile mechanical services and commercial site-based services divisions. the volatile operating environment proved to be challenging, particularly in our u.s. construction and u.s. building services segments, with regards to labor disruption caused by the omicron variant, as well as supply chain issues and rising energy costs, both of which were exacerbated by the ukraine crisis. despite these hurdles, we remained resilient, quickly adapting to the current environment to minimize margin compression. our u.s. industrial services segment performed in line with our expectations, delivering solid revenue and operating income growth, as it continues to rebound to a more normal operating environment not seen since 2019. finally, our u.k. building services segment generated revenue and operating income growth of 3.8% and 12.5%, respectively, as it continued to execute against a strong book of business and bolster its competitive position in the marketplace.” emcor is maintaining its full-year 2022 revenue guidance range of $10.4 billion to $10.7 billion and full-year 2022 diluted earnings per share guidance range of $7.15 to $7.85. mr. guzzi concluded, “moving further into 2022, we will continue to execute with discipline and flexibility as we navigate the ongoing supply chain headwinds. while the operating environment remains volatile, we are optimistic that the non-residential construction market will continue to grow through the year and are confident in our long-term outlook as evidenced by today’s announcement that the board has authorized a new share repurchase program. we remain committed to maintaining a balanced capital allocation strategy, pursuing organic investments, strategic acquisitions, and returning cash to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends.” additional share repurchase program the company also announced today that its board of directors has authorized a new share repurchase program for the company to repurchase up to an additional $200 million of its outstanding common stock. as of april 22, 2022, the company had approximately $88.7 million remaining under previous share repurchase authorizations. the new share repurchase program will be funded from the company’s operations. the shares will be repurchased from time to time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions at the company’s discretion, subject to market conditions and in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements. the repurchase program does not obligate the company to acquire any particular amount of common stock and may be suspended, recommenced, or discontinued at any time or from time to time without prior notice. emcor group, inc. is a fortune 500 leader in mechanical and electrical construction services, industrial and energy infrastructure and building services. this press release and other press releases may be viewed at the company’s website at www.emcorgroup.com. emcor routinely posts information that may be important to investors in the “investor relations” section of our website at www.emcorgroup.com. investors and potential investors are encouraged to consult the emcor website regularly for important information about emcor. emcor group's first quarter conference call will be available live via internet broadcast today, thursday, april 28, at 10:30 am eastern daylight savings time. the live call may be accessed through the company's website at www.emcorgroup.com. forward looking statements: this release contains certain forward-looking statements. any such comments speak only as of april 28, 2022 and emcor assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements, unless required by law. these forward-looking statements may include statements regarding anticipated future operating and financial performance, including financial guidance and projections underlying that guidance; the nature and impact of our remaining performance obligations; our ability to pursue acquisitions; our ability to return capital to shareholders; market opportunities; market growth prospects; customer trends; and our ability to maintain a strong safety record. these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated (whether expressly or implied) by the forward-looking statements. accordingly, these statements do not guarantee future performance or events. applicable risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, adverse effects of general economic conditions; changes in interest rates; domestic and international political developments; changes in the specific markets for emcor’s services; adverse business conditions, including labor market tightness, productivity challenges, the nature and extent of supply chain disruptions impacting availability and pricing of materials, and inflationary trends more generally, including fluctuations in energy costs; the availability of adequate levels of surety bonding; increased competition; unfavorable developments in the mix of our business; and the continuing impact of the covid-19 pandemic, including the nature, extent, and impact of future variant surges, as well as other health emergencies, and government orders and mandates related thereto, on our revenue and operations. certain of the risk factors associated with emcor’s business are also discussed in part i, item 1a “risk factors,” of the company’s 2021 form 10-k, and in other reports filed from time to time with the securities and exchange commission and available at www.sec.gov and www.emcorgroup.com. such risk factors should be taken into account in evaluating any forward-looking statements. non-gaap measures: this release may include certain financial measures that were not prepared in accordance with u.s. generally accepted accounting principles (gaap). the company uses these non-gaap measures as key performance indicators for the purpose of evaluating performance internally. we also believe that these non-gaap measures provide investors with useful information with respect to our ongoing operations. any non-gaap financial measures presented are not, and should not be viewed as, substitutes for financial measures required by gaap, have no standardized meaning prescribed by gaap, and may not be comparable to the calculation of similar measures of other companies. emcor group, inc. financial highlights condensed consolidated statements of operations (in thousands, except share and per share information) (unaudited) for the three months ended march 31, 2022 2021 revenues $ 2,592,549 $ 2,304,049 cost of sales 2,239,994 1,962,976 gross profit 352,555 341,073 selling, general and administrative expenses 252,598 224,069 operating income 99,957 117,004 net periodic pension (cost) income 1,169 908 interest expense, net (1,289 ) (1,363 ) income before income taxes 99,837 116,549 income tax provision 26,451 31,604 net income including noncontrolling interests 73,386 84,945 net income attributable to noncontrolling interests — 171 net income attributable to emcor group, inc. $ 73,386 $ 84,774 basic earnings per common share $ 1.39 $ 1.54 diluted earnings per common share $ 1.39 $ 1.54 weighted average shares of common stock outstanding: basic 52,713,005 54,896,548 diluted 52,916,559 55,135,304 dividends declared per common share $ 0.13 $ 0.13 emcor group, inc. condensed consolidated balance sheets (in thousands) (unaudited) march 31, 2022 december 31, 2021 assets current assets: cash and cash equivalents $ 514,513 $ 821,345 accounts receivable, net 2,303,449 2,204,519 contract assets 262,119 230,143 inventories 71,463 54,098 prepaid expenses and other 64,861 80,889 total current assets 3,216,405 3,390,994 property, plant and equipment, net 151,346 152,066 operating lease right-of-use assets 266,379 260,778 goodwill 891,536 890,268 identifiable intangible assets, net 574,614 589,365 other assets 130,874 157,975 total assets $ 5,231,154 $ 5,441,446 liabilities and equity current liabilities: current maturities of long-term debt and finance lease liabilities $ 16,017 $ 16,235 accounts payable 719,792 734,275 contract liabilities 827,708 788,134 accrued payroll and benefits 411,668 490,867 other accrued expenses and liabilities 261,118 274,406 operating lease liabilities, current 60,267 57,814 total current liabilities 2,296,570 2,361,731 long-term debt and finance lease liabilities 245,416 245,450 operating lease liabilities, long-term 224,231 220,836 other long-term obligations 329,139 360,340 total liabilities 3,095,356 3,188,357 equity: total emcor group, inc. stockholders’ equity 2,135,096 2,252,387 noncontrolling interests 702 702 total equity 2,135,798 2,253,089 total liabilities and equity $ 5,231,154 $ 5,441,446 emcor group, inc. condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended march 31, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands) (unaudited) 2022 2021 cash flows - operating activities: net income including noncontrolling interests $ 73,386 $ 84,945 adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities: depreciation and amortization 11,578 12,001 amortization of identifiable intangible assets 15,551 14,989 non-cash share-based compensation expense 3,438 3,193 other reconciling items (226 ) (218 ) changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effect of businesses acquired (199,541 ) (203,899 ) net cash used in operating activities (95,814 ) (88,989 ) cash flows - investing activities: payments for acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired (2,914 ) (24,326 ) proceeds from sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment 462 766 purchases of property, plant and equipment (11,501 ) (8,204 ) net cash used in investing activities (13,953 ) (31,764 ) cash flows - financing activities: repayments of finance lease liabilities (979 ) (1,145 ) dividends paid to stockholders (6,930 ) (7,121 ) repurchases of common stock (181,810 ) (12,917 ) taxes paid related to net share settlements of equity awards (4,944 ) (3,750 ) issuances of common stock under employee stock purchase plan 1,955 1,731 payments for contingent consideration arrangements (805 ) (693 ) distributions to noncontrolling interests — (43 ) net cash used in financing activities (193,513 ) (23,938 ) effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (3,419 ) 886 decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (306,699 ) (143,805 ) cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of year (1) 822,568 903,562 cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period (2) $ 515,869 $ 759,757 (1) includes $1.2 million and $0.7 million of restricted cash classified as “prepaid expenses and other” in the consolidated balance sheets as of december 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. (2) includes $1.4 million and $0.9 million of restricted cash classified as “prepaid expenses and other” in the consolidated balance sheets as of march 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. emcor group, inc. segment information (in thousands) (unaudited) for the three months ended march 31, 2022 2021 revenues from unrelated entities: united states electrical construction and facilities services $ 522,030 $ 459,395 united states mechanical construction and facilities services 1,000,470 914,501 united states building services 627,801 568,036 united states industrial services 310,751 235,382 total united states operations 2,461,052 2,177,314 united kingdom building services 131,497 126,735 total operations $ 2,592,549 $ 2,304,049 for the three months ended march 31, 2022 2021 operating income (loss): united states electrical construction and facilities services $ 19,993 $ 40,252 united states mechanical construction and facilities services 58,674 63,176 united states building services 23,922 31,120 united states industrial services 13,258 (2,443 ) total united states operations 115,847 132,105 united kingdom building services 10,588 9,411 corporate administration (26,478 ) (24,512 ) total operations 99,957 117,004 other items: net periodic pension (cost) income 1,169 908 interest expense, net (1,289 ) (1,363 ) income before income taxes $ 99,837 $ 116,549
