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| We were successful in strengthening the balance sheet and monetizing our noncore real estate assets in 2023 |
| This reflects not only the measures we have taken to transform Orion, but also an improving market outlook |
| But we do have, we have a couple of them that again we are optimistic that there will be some upside potential on those two matters around the middle part of the year |
| They see us as an improving credit and I think that they see as we do that we have options to improve the interest rate on our debt going forward |
| We do expect the first quarter to improve over the first quarter of last year |
| We now have strong backlog to support revenue growth in 2024 and be profitable at the same time |
| We expect to continually post improving results over the prior year |
| Both projects are going well and we still feel very confident about the projects and margins and the ability to deliver on those projects |
| We are confident in our ability to continue to improve returns on capital and deliver increasing value to our shareholders |
| We have invested in strategic growth and have vastly improved our business development team and processes which is driving growth |
| Lastly, we significantly improved our balance sheet and liquidity |
| As we grow the top line, we plan to continuously improve margins by managing our business more efficiently and productively |
| We still have work to do, but today our business is much healthier as measured by a significant improvement in profitability metrics |
| Looking ahead to 2024 and beyond, we are excited about our outlook |
| And our concrete segment adjusted EBITDA margin improved to 5.3% up from negative 1.8% adjusted EBITDA margin last year |
| As Travis mentioned, we are delivering on our promise to improve profitability by implementing discipline in our bidding process and winning quality work at attractive pricing |
| This 620 basis point increase was primarily driven by margin improvements in both sections reflecting higher quality projects and improved execution, partially offset by a lower margin and mix of dredging revenue |
| With these changes, we can deliver our projects with improved financial performance |
| Awards like these demonstrate our ability to win large complex projects that are reputation builders in our markets |
| In 2024, we will continue to enhance our IT systems, migrating the concrete business over to the same financial platform as the Marine segment, which will deliver efficiencies and greatly improve the line of sight across our entire business |
| We have also implemented the first phase of a project management system and a P2P tool that will improve our overall project and expense capabilities |
| That required us to implement guardrails such as minimum bid margins and pursuing work where we have strong value proposition that differentiates Orion from competition, as well as bolstering our management oversight with experienced leaders |
| While having a strong and engaging culture is always an ongoing process, in 2023, we accomplished a great deal to strengthen our organization and its identity in the marketplace |
| I’m very optimistic that Orion is set up for success in 2024, 2025 and beyond |
| We have the best people in the industry who are laser focused on execution, growing revenues and driving margins |
| Above all, I’m especially thrilled with the caliber of leaders that we attracted to Orion this year |
| Chip has an impressive legal, compliance and risk management background |
| We are fostering a winning mindset, celebrating our achievements, and pushing ourselves to higher performance |
| By unifying under the Orion brand, we will develop a more recognizable presence in the national market, unlock new potential for growth, leverage collaboration across teams, and support our mission to deliver high quality solutions with predictable excellence |
| Bottom line, there are strong tailwinds and a ton of opportunity in our space that requires the special skills and experience that limits competition |
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| In Hawaii, our Pearl Harbor project is not ramping as fast as we anticipated in the first quarter due to shipping delays of equipment and supplies related to drought in the Panama Canal as well as unforeseen delays on the project out of control |
| With the classic case of what happens when acquisitions are not fully integrated, there are duplicate platforms, business unit autonomy, friction over resources, overlooked talent and other challenges |
| There is getting materials and goods through the Panama Canal has been challenging |
| 2023 was a challenging year for us |
| It has been challenging, you have probably seen in the news |
| On the surface, that is not impressive |
| On an adjusted EBITDA margin basis, concrete delivered 5.3% versus a negative 1.8% year-over-year |
| In 2023, our maintenance capital expenditures were lower than historical averages |
| There was as Scott mentioned there was a few hiccups with the Panama Canal that were sorting through if you will |
| So, we had $7 million intangible loss from writing that brand down in the quarter |
| The portion of the work got delayed, one of our subs got slightly delayed and that slowed the revenue but the project is on schedule and on track |
| Our Q4 revenues grew 3% to $202 million and year-end revenues declined slightly to $712 million versus $748 million in 2022 |
| I mean, obviously, some of that is going down with East West Jones being sold and then, you had a little bit of relief that you discussed in the press release |
| Our GAAP net loss for the fourth quarter of 2023 was $4.4 million or $0.13 loss per diluted share |
| To achieve this, we tore down the silos that had existed for far too many years throughout the business |
| So there is ups and downs through the year but first quarter is typically a seasonable dip for us |
| We kind of see a typical seasonal drop at the beginning of the year |
| We don’t expect the first quarter to be stronger than the fourth quarter |
| And since these disciplines are all interrelated, we were missing many opportunities to collaborate and cross-sell |
| Was that something you were expecting? Did the segment take a little bit of a step back during the quarter? Any more clarity there would be great |
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