Dycom Industries, Inc. Announces Fiscal 2019 Fourth Quarter And Annual Results And Provides Guidance For The Next Fiscal Quarter

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Feb. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Dycom Industries, Inc. DY announced today its results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 26, 2019. The Company reported:

• Contract revenues of $748.6 million for the quarter ended January 26, 2019, compared to $655.1 million for the quarter ended January 27, 2018. Contract revenues for the quarter ended January 26, 2019 increased 13.7% on an organic basis after excluding contract revenues of $5.9 million from an acquired business that was not owned during the comparable prior period and contract revenues from storm restoration services. Contract revenues from storm restoration services were $20.4 million for the quarter ended January 26, 2019 compared to $19.8 million for the quarter ended January 27, 2018.
• Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA of $59.8 million, or 8.0% of contract revenues, for the quarter ended January 26, 2019, compared to Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA of $59.6 million, or 9.1% of contract revenues, for the quarter ended January 27, 2018.
• On a GAAP basis, net loss was $12.1 million, or a loss of $0.38 per common share, for the quarter ended January 26, 2019, compared to net income of $40.1 million, or $1.24 per common share diluted, for the quarter ended January 27, 2018. Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income was $3.2 million, or $0.10 per Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted Share, for the quarter ended January 26, 2019, compared to Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income of $3.8 million, or $0.12 per Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted Share, for the quarter ended January 27, 2018.
• One of its customers filed a voluntary petition for reorganization on February 25, 2019. During the quarter ended January 26, 2019, the Company recorded a pre-tax non-cash charge of $17.2 million against approximately $45.0 million of total accounts receivable and contract assets related to this customer. During the twelve months ended January 26, 2019, the Company's contract revenues from this customer were $113.6 million. The Company looks forward to working with this customer on collecting the balances owed and continues to provide services to this customer post-petition.

The Company also reported:

• Contract revenues of $3.128 billion for the fiscal year ended January 26, 2019, compared to $2.978 billion for the twelve months ended January 27, 2018. Contract revenues for the fiscal year ended January 26, 2019 increased 3.6% on an organic basis after excluding contract revenues from acquired businesses that were not owned for the entire period in both the current and comparable prior periods and contract revenues from storm restoration services. Total contract revenues from acquired businesses were $69.9 million for the fiscal year ended January 26, 2019 compared to $32.3 million for the twelve months ended January 27, 2018. Contract revenues from storm restoration services were $42.9 million for the fiscal year ended January 26, 2019 compared to $35.1 million for the twelve months ended January 27, 2018, excluding amounts from acquired businesses.
• Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA of $330.0 million, or 10.5% of contract revenues, for the fiscal year ended January 26, 2019, compared to Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA of $383.5 million, or 12.9% of contract revenues, for the twelve months ended January 27, 2018.
• On a GAAP basis, net income was $62.9 million, or $1.97 per common share diluted, for the fiscal year ended January 26, 2019, compared to net income of $151.3 million, or $4.74 per common share diluted, for the twelve months ended January 27, 2018. Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income was $88.5 million, or $2.78 per Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted Share, for the fiscal year ended January 26, 2019, compared to Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income of $123.5 million, or $3.88 per Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted Share, for the twelve months ended January 27, 2018.

Outlook

The Company also announced its outlook for the fiscal quarter ending April 27, 2019. The Company currently expects total contract revenues for the fiscal quarter ending April 27, 2019 to range from $750 million to $800 million. On a GAAP basis, diluted earnings per common share for the fiscal quarter ending April 27, 2019 is expected to range from $0.23 to $0.45. Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Common Share is expected to range from $0.34 to $0.56. Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Common Share guidance excludes $4.9 million of pre-tax interest expense, or $0.11 per common diluted share on an after-tax basis, for the non-cash amortization of the debt discount associated with the Company's 0.75% convertible senior notes due September 2021 (the "Notes"). A reconciliation of Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Common Share guidance provided for the fiscal quarter ending April 27, 2019, along with reconciliations of other Non-GAAP measures, is included within the press release tables. For additional discussion regarding the Company's outlook, please see the presentation materials available on the Company's website posted in connection with the conference call discussed below.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In quarterly results releases, trend schedules, conference calls, slide presentations, and webcasts, the Company may use or discuss Non-GAAP financial measures, as defined by Regulation G of the Securities and Exchange Commission. See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to Comparable GAAP Financial Measures in the press release tables that follow.

Conference Call Information and Other Selected Data

A conference call to review the Company's results will be hosted at 9:00 a.m. (ET), Wednesday, February 27, 2019; call (800) 230-1074 (United States) or (612) 288-0329 (International) ten minutes before the conference call begins and ask for the "Dycom Results" conference call. A live webcast of the conference call and related materials will be available on the Company's Investor Center website at https://ir.dycomind.com. If you are unable to attend the conference call at the scheduled time, a replay of the live webcast and the related materials will be available at https://ir.dycomind.com until Friday, March 29, 2019.

About Dycom Industries, Inc.

Dycom is a leading provider of specialty contracting services throughout the United States. These services include program management, engineering, construction, maintenance and installation services for telecommunications providers, underground facility locating services for various utilities, including telecommunications providers, and other construction and maintenance services for electric and gas utilities.

Forward Looking Information

This press release contains forward-looking statements as contemplated by the 1995 Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. These statements include those related to the outlook for the quarter ending April 27, 2019 found under the "Outlook" and "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to Comparable GAAP Financial Measures" sections of this release. Forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations, estimates and projections. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results for completed periods and periods in the future to differ materially from the results projected or implied in any forward-looking statements contained in this press release. The most significant of these risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K reports (including all amendments to those reports) and include business and economic conditions and trends in the telecommunications industry affecting the Company's customers, customer capital budgets and spending priorities, the adequacy of the Company's insurance and other reserves and allowances for doubtful accounts, whether the carrying value of the Company's assets may be impaired, preliminary purchase price allocations of acquired businesses, expected benefits and synergies of acquisitions, the future impact of any acquisitions or dispositions, adjustments and cancellations related to the Company's backlog, weather conditions, the anticipated outcome of other contingent events, including litigation, liquidity and other financial needs, the availability of financing, and the other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements.

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DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
TO COMPARABLE GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (CONTINUED)

Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In the Company's quarterly results releases, trend schedules, conference calls, slide presentations, and webcasts, it may use or discuss Non-GAAP financial measures, as defined by Regulation G of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company believes that the presentation of certain Non-GAAP financial measures in these materials provides information that is useful to investors because it allows for a more direct comparison of the Company's performance for the period reported with the Company's performance in prior periods. The Company cautions that Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the Company's reported GAAP results. Management defines the Non-GAAP financial measures used in this release as follows:

• Non-GAAP Organic Contract Revenues - contract revenues from businesses that are included for the entire period in both the current and comparable prior periods, excluding contract revenues from storm restoration services. Non-GAAP Organic Contract Revenue growth is calculated as the percentage change in Non-GAAP Organic Contract Revenues over those of the comparable prior year periods. Management believes organic growth is a helpful measure for comparing the Company's revenue performance with prior periods.
• Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA - net income (loss) before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, gain on sale of fixed assets, stock-based compensation expense, and certain non-recurring items. Management believes Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA is a helpful measure for comparing the Company's operating performance with prior periods as well as with the performance of other companies with different capital structures or tax rates.
• Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income - GAAP net income (loss) before the non-cash amortization of the debt discount and the related tax impact, certain tax impacts resulting from vesting and exercise of share-based awards, certain impacts of Tax Reform, and certain non-recurring items.
• Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Common Share and Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted Shares - Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income divided by Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted Shares outstanding. The Company has a note hedge in effect to offset the economic dilution of additional shares from the Notes up to an average quarterly share price of $130.43. The measure of Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted shares used in computing Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Common Share excludes dilution from the Notes. Management believes that the calculation of Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted shares to reflect the note hedge will be useful to investors because it provides insight into the offsetting economic effect of the hedge against potential conversion of the Notes.

Management excludes or adjusts each of the items identified below from Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income and Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Common Share:

• Non-cash amortization of the debt discount - The Company's Notes were allocated between debt and equity components. The difference between the principal amount and the carrying amount of the liability component of the Notes represents a debt discount. The debt discount is being amortized over the term of the Notes but does not result in periodic cash interest payments. The Company has excluded the non-cash amortization of the debt discount from its Non-GAAP financial measures because it believes it is useful to analyze the component of interest expense for the Notes that will be paid in cash. The exclusion of the non-cash amortization from the Company's Non-GAAP financial measures provides management with a consistent measure for assessing financial results.
• Non-cash charge for accounts receivable and contract assets - During the quarter and twelve months ended January 26, 2019, the Company recognized a pre-tax non-cash charge for accounts receivable and contract assets of $17.2 million related to balances owed from a customer. On February 25, 2019, this customer filed a voluntary petition for reorganization. The Company excludes the impact of this non-cash charge for accounts receivable and contract assets from its Non-GAAP financial measures because the Company believes it is not indicative of its underlying results or ongoing operations.
• Impact on stock-based compensation expense from non-cash charge for accounts receivable and contract assets - The Company excludes the impact on stock-based compensation expense from the non-cash charge for accounts receivable and contract assets from its Non-GAAP financial measures because the Company believes it is not indicative of its underlying results or ongoing operations.
• Tax impact from Tax Reform - During the quarter and twelve months ended January 27, 2018, the Company recognized an income tax benefit of approximately $32.2 million resulting from Tax Reform, primarily due to a reduction of net deferred tax liabilities. The Company has excluded this impact because it is a significant change in the U.S. federal corporate tax rate and because the Company believes it is not indicative of the Company's underlying results or ongoing operations.
• Tax impact of excess tax benefits or deficiencies - The Company excludes certain tax impacts resulting from the vesting and exercise of share-based awards as these amounts may vary significantly from period to period. Excluding these amounts from the Company's Non-GAAP financial measures provides management with a more consistent measure for assessing financial results.
• Tax impact of adjusted results - The tax impact of adjusted results reflects the Company's estimated tax impact of specific adjustments and the effective tax rate used for financial planning for the applicable period.

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