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Dycom Industries Q4 Earnings Call Highlights

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Dycom Industries Q4 Earnings Call Highlights Dycom Industries logo Key Points Dycom delivered a record quarter and year, with Q4 revenue of $1.46 billion (up 34.4% YoY) and FY revenue of $5.55 billion, while adjusted EBITDA margin expanded to 13.3% and free cash flow rose 216% to $435.3 million…
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  • Power Solutions integration proceeding on schedule

    80% confidence
  • Q4 results represent an excellent finish to a record year

    80% confidence
  • Significant workforce additions to support expected growth, along with severe winter storms, pressured margins in Q4

    80% confidence
  • Cross-sell between Dycom's inside the fence Communications work and Power Solutions' inside the four walls capabilities occurring earlier than expected with positive hyperscaler response

    80% confidence
  • Long-haul, middle-mile, and inside the fence fiber programs expected to start in earnest around calendar 2028

    80% confidence
  • BEAD verbal awards expected to begin converting into contracted backlog in Q1 or Q2, with first revenue opportunities expected in Q2 and a ramp in the second half of the year

    80% confidence
  • Industry commitments represent nearly 60 million additional fiber-to-the-home passings

    80% confidence
  • Meaningful BEAD momentum expected in calendar 2027 as projects come online

    80% confidence
  • Looking primarily for additional M&A in Building Systems, potentially beyond electrical into other disciplines inside the four walls

    80% confidence
  • Expect to delever toward approximately 2x net leverage over the next 12 months from current 2.3x pro forma level

    80% confidence
  • Recent margin improvement was driven by operating leverage and internal efficiencies rather than pricing increases

    80% confidence
  • Customer drops from fiber builds typically take an average of four years after initial builds to reach terminal penetration

    80% confidence
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