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| Despite the slower run rate, our re-refinery team continued to execute well during the first quarter |
| Transportation supply as normalizing out just general supplies to support our client base are, are much better today than they were a year ago |
| We’re also very happy with the progress we’re making in our Industrial and Field Services segment, and we’re also excited about the opportunities we continue to see related to our integrated PFAS solution |
| On a total company basis, we perform well during the quarter, setting records for revenue, net income, earnings per share and EBITDA when compared to the prior year quarter |
| Total first quarter revenue was a three month quarter record at $193.5 million, which helped produce EBITDA of $36.2 million, which was up 50.4% compared to the first quarter of 2022 |
| So the gasoline supply is tight and there’s been good demand and the gasoline resupply numbers suggests we’re driving |
| EBITDA of $36.2 million was a first quarter record and up 50.4% compared to $24.1 million in a year ago quarter |
| We experienced revenue increases across all service lines in the segment when compared to the first quarter of 2022 |
| To recap, we’re excited with the strong organic top-line growth we’re experiencing in our Environmental Services segment, and we’re pleased with the sequential improvement of our operating margin during the quarter |
| Finally, we continue to be pleased with the execution of the Oil Business segment, despite the volume and price declines we’ve seen in the base oil market |
| As Brian mentioned earlier, during the first quarter of 2023, we set our revenue record for a three-month quarter |
| From an Industrial and Field Services segment perspective, we continue to see strong demand and growth |
| From an integration standpoint, the Patriot acquisition has performed better than expected, and cost reduction synergies are unplanned |
| The increase in operating margin was mainly driven by increased revenues and better contribution margin from the Patriot Environmental acquisition made during the second half of 2022 |
| In the containerized waste business, while we did deliver higher prices, increased volume was the main driver of our revenue growth during the first quarter compared to the first quarter of 2022 |
| We’ve got quite a bit of inventory, so we’re in good shape, which will allow us to drive the price we pay for oil down meaningfully over the quarter |
| This represents a record high for a three month quarter and an increase of $21.2 million or 28.9% from the year ago quarter |
| But we’re still seeing tremendous demand and I think we are, because of the way we pay people, I think we do out hustle them because of our commission structure and that is leading to outsized growth certainly, but not the level of calls that we were experiencing |
| The rest of the supply chain has improved |
| On behalf of the entire Crystal Clean team, we’re very pleased to report our first quarter earnings yesterday, along with our financial reporting changes Mark mentioned earlier |
| We are a bit more worried about the long-term, but we’re tremendous demand out in the field right now |
| Mid-to-high in industrial and field services and mid-teens in our legacy ES business, we’re still seeing robust demand at the field level, but obviously we read the same thing you guys were reading about macroeconomic conditions |
| The increase in revenue was mainly driven by revenue from the Patriot Environmental acquisition made during the second half of 2022, as well as higher demand and increased prices for our products and services in our Environmental Services and Industrial and Field Services segments |
| The increase in operating margin was mainly driven by increased leverage on our labor and benefits costs as a result of rising revenue |
| On a sequential basis, we expect at least single digit and possibly higher revenue growth compared to the first quarter of 2023 |
| I want to thank our team members for this tremendous accomplishment |
| Our Vac trucks require a CDL license that has improved meaningfully this year |
| A lot to learn on the environmental front, but all in all, it is definitely better |
| We produced 12.1 million gallons of base oil during the first quarter, which was 1.8% higher than the year ago quarter |
| The revenue increase Brian spoke of during the first quarter was mainly due to the continued increase in both the demand for our services and higher pricing for said [ph] services compared to the prior year quarter |
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| The lower operating margin compared to the first quarter of 2022 was mainly due to a decrease in revenue from lower base oil sales volume along with increased labor and transportation expenses |
| And within the hazardous waste category specifically incineration because there’s just a shortage of supply overall in that marketplace |
| Because of the slowing economy and the layoffs that we’ve seen in some of the big box warehouses |
| After adjusting for the longer first quarter during 2023, base oil production was approximately 5% lower than the first quarter of 2022 |
| Increased labor costs as a percentage of revenue was due to our decision to intentionally slow the run rate at the re-refinery as a result of softer than expected base oil demand |
| Oil Business segment operating margin decreased to 26.5% compared to 33.8% in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 |
| For the Oil Business segment, our base oil pricing has been down sequentially for the past two quarters |
| The below 100% run rate was driven by our decision to run the facility as slower rate due to the soft base oil demand, Brian mentioned earlier |
| This price decline has been driven by unseasonably soft demand as there has been no sign of the increase in demand we typically experience at the beginning of the second quarter |
| And I think, some of our blenders in talking to our wholesale customers are a bit reluctant to fill their tags up with the expectation that pricing may go down a little bit over Q2 |
| Due to the soft base oil market and the fact that we built base oil inventory during the first quarter, we plan to take our once per year extended shutdown at the re-refinery during the second quarter |
| Not materially lower, but given what Brian said, just the fact that especially on the rep side, we have, I think a big bigger challenge if you’re starting to compare us to other industry players because a lot of our people are both combined sales and service rep responsibilities |
| During the first quarter of fiscal 2023, Oil Business revenue was $53 million, a decrease of $1.8 million or 3.2% compared to $54.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 |
| I know the export markets are not very good |
| A decrease in revenue was mainly due to a decrease in base oil sales volume compared to the prior year quarter partially offset by an increase in base oil sales price |
| I mean, we actually produced a little bit of flood-related emergency response work it as a result of the bad weather there |
| They’re still having some service issues out in the marketplace, mainly around hazardous waste, not so much the other industrial waste streams |
| Moving the timing of our extended shutdown into the second quarter will result in more downtime during the quarter and should put downward pressure on our operating margin |
| Well, in the past you talked about in the Environmental Services segment you were getting more inbound calls from potential customers due to service shortfalls at competitors |
| There’s certainly a shortage of drivers in 2022 |
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