Limbach Holdings, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2023 Results

Revenue from Owner Direct Relationships (“ODR”) Segment up 18.1% Year-over-Year

ODR Segment Accounted for Approximately 47.1% of Revenue and 60.5% of Consolidated Gross Profit

Consolidated Gross Margin Increased to 22.8%

Increase in FY 2023 Adjusted EBITDA Guidance

Limbach Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: LMB) (“Limbach” or the “Company”) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023.

2023 Second Quarter Financial Overview Compared to 2022 Second Quarter

• Consolidated revenue was $124.9 million, an increase of 7.5% from $116.1 million.
• Gross profit was $28.5 million, an increase of 33.7% from $21.3 million.
• Net income of $5.3 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, compared to a net income of $0.9 million, or $0.08 per diluted share.
• Adjusted EBITDA of $11.9 million, up 81.1% from $6.6 million.
• Net cash provided by operating activities of $16.9 million, compared to $15.6 million.

Management Comments

Michael McCann, Limbach’s President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “We continued to execute on a number of fronts during the second quarter, with solid revenue growth in our ODR segment and improvement in gross margin in both segments. The net result was a sharp improvement in net income and Adjusted EBITDA from year-ago levels. We continue to experience strong demand for our services in the ODR segment across a number of our target end markets as tight supply chain conditions persist. With tight supply chain conditions for new equipment, we see increased demand for T&M work to keep aging equipment working and an increased interest in operating efficiencies on the part of building owners which is largely attributable to the increase in Adjusted EBITDA guidance.”

Mr. McCann continued, “We remain intensely focused on positioning Limbach as the preferred building solutions partner for enterprises with mission critical assets, driving demand for our services throughout the cycle. By providing value-added solutions that enable our customers to improve their operating efficiency and return on assets, we are able to create durable relationships that allow us to realize continued improvement in margins and profitability.”

Mr. McCann concluded, “Our value creation strategy centers on three primary levers – increasing the proportion of our revenues that come from our higher-margin ODR segment; delivering higher-margin evolved offerings for our customers; and pursuit of strategic acquisitions. Following the end of the second quarter, we announced the acquisition of ACME Industrial Products based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. We are very excited to welcome everyone at ACME to the Limbach family. ACME enjoys an outstanding reputation in the Chattanooga area and is a market leader in servicing hydroelectric facilities. This acquisition is very much ‘on strategy’ and we continue to work diligently on additional acquisition opportunities for this year and beyond.”

Second Quarter 2023 Results Detail

The following are results for the three months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022:

• Consolidated revenue was $124.9 million, an increase of 7.5% from $116.1 million. ODR segment revenue of $58.8 million increased by $9.0 million, or 18.1%, while GCR segment revenue was relatively flat. The Company continued its strategic focus on expanding the ODR segment’s contribution to the business.
• Gross margin increased to 22.8%, up from 18.4%. On a dollar basis, total gross profit was $28.5 million, compared to $21.3 million. ODR gross profit increased $4.6 million, or 36.6%, due to the combination of an increase in revenue and higher segment margins of 29.3% versus 25.4% driven by contract mix. GCR gross profit increased $2.6 million, or 29.7%, due to higher segment margins of 17.1%, compared with 13.1%. The Company continues to expect annual GCR gross margins to trend to a range of 12% to 15%, while ODR margins are expected to be in a range from 25% to 28%.
• Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by approximately $1.7 million, to $20.4 million, compared to $18.7 million. The increase in SG&A was primarily due to a $1.3 million increase associated with payroll-related expenses and a $0.5 million increase in stock compensation expense, partially offset by a $0.4 million decrease in rent related expenses. As a percent of revenue, selling, general and administrative expenses were 16.3%, up from 16.1%.
• Interest expense was $0.5 million during the current and prior year quarter, which was the result of higher interest rates on outstanding debt despite a lower overall outstanding debt balance period-over-period.
• Interest income was $0.2 million compared to marginal interest income in the prior year. This increase was due to the Company's overnight repurchase agreement, investments in U.S. Treasury Bills, and money market funds.
• Net income was $5.3 million as compared to $0.9 million. Diluted income per share was $0.46 as compared to $0.08. Adjusted EBITDA was $11.9 million as compared to $6.6 million, an increase of 81.1%.
• Net cash provided by operating activities increased to $16.9 million as compared to $15.6 million.

Balance Sheet

At June 30, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents of $45.9 million. We had current assets of $199.2 million and current liabilities of $127.3 million at June 30, 2023, representing a current ratio of 1.57x compared to 1.42x at December 31, 2022. Working capital was $71.9 million at June 30, 2023, an increase of $5.0 million from December 31, 2022. At June 30, 2023, we had $10.0 million in borrowings against our revolving credit facility and $4.2 million for standby letters of credit. During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company made cash payments of $11.5 million on the principal portion of the A&R Wintrust Term Loan prior to its extinguishment.

Through June 30, 2023, all 600,000 of our $15 Exercise Price Sponsor Warrants and 163,444 of our Merger Warrants were exercised on a cashless basis by the holders of the warrants, which resulted in the warrants being exercised for 167,564 and 45,797 shares of our common stock, respectively. For the period from July 1, 2023 through July 20, 2023, the holders to the Merger Warrants exercised on a cashless basis 443,032 warrants, which resulted in the Merger Warrants being converted into 228,945 shares of our common stock. The remaining 23,167 unexercised Merger Warrants expired by their terms on July 20, 2023.

Subsequent Events

On July 3, 2023, the Company completed the acquisition of ACME Industrial Piping, LLC (“ACME”), a specialty industrial contractor based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, for a purchase price at closing of $5 million in cash. The transaction also provides for an earnout of up to $2.5 million potentially being paid out over the next two years. ACME specializes in performing industrial maintenance, capital project work, and emergency services for specialty chemical and manufacturing clients, and is a leading mechanical solutions provider for hydroelectric producers.

2023 Guidance

We are updating our guidance for FY 2023 as follows:

Conference Call Details

Access by Webcast

The call will also be simultaneously webcast over the Internet via the “Investor Relations” section of Limbach’s website at www.limbachinc.com or by clicking on the conference call link: https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=c1l6wBEc. An audio replay of the call will be archived on Limbach’s website for 365 days.

About Limbach

Limbach is a building systems solutions firm with expertise in the design, prefabrication, installation, management and maintenance of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning ("HVAC"), mechanical, electrical, plumbing and controls systems. With over 1,500 team members and 17 offices located throughout the United States, we partner with institutions with mission-critical infrastructures, such as data centers and healthcare, industrial & light manufacturing, cultural & entertainment, higher education, and life science facilities. With Limbach's full life-cycle capabilities, from concept design and engineering through system commissioning and recurring 24/7 service and maintenance, Limbach is positioned as a value-added and indispensable partner for building owners, construction managers, general contractors, and energy service companies.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In assessing the performance of our business, management utilizes a variety of financial and performance measures. The key measure is Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income plus depreciation and amortization expense, interest expense, and taxes, as further adjusted to eliminate the impact of, when applicable, other non-cash items or expenses that are unusual or non-recurring that we believe do not reflect our core operating results. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is meaningful to our investors to enhance their understanding of our financial performance for the current period and our ability to generate cash flows from operations that are available for taxes, capital expenditures and debt service. We understand that Adjusted EBITDA is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties as a measure of financial performance and to compare our performance with the performance of other companies that report Adjusted EBITDA. Our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA, however, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. When assessing our operating performance, investors and others should not consider this data in isolation or as a substitute for net income calculated in accordance with GAAP. Further, the results presented by Adjusted EBITDA cannot be achieved without incurring the costs that the measure excludes. A reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA, the most comparable GAAP measure, is provided below.

We refer to our estimated revenue on uncompleted contracts, including the amount of revenue on contracts for which work has not begun, less the revenue we have recognized under such contracts, as “backlog.” Backlog includes unexercised contract options.

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