Earnings Sentiment

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Bullish Statements during Earnings call

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And then finally, with respect to process, again, a very, very strong technical capabilities and team
In Europe, our newly established office in Germany received recognition, as a strong technical partner to support turnkey projects that will transfer the power supply to a carbon free electric grid
And we have a few clients like that, that are fantastic clients, very profitable, even with the high DSOs, they fit our return models very, very well
More than any other technology, crystallization projects benefit from the ability to conduct robust piloting trials to produce product samples for our customers
As we have been pretty excited about the story and positioned ourselves for it accordingly
And so we are optimistic for its performance as well
However, the returns are very robust
So, again, in terms of the upside in that business, we are quite optimistic in 2024 and beyond
We are very happy with how the team, dealt with it and rebounded adding incremental clients, several of which are very significant and present, meaningful opportunity to expand within those accounts
Our gross margin in Q3 2023 was 25.0%, a significant sequential improvement from Q2 2023 gross margin of 22.9%
We are excited about the opportunities that this team has already uncovered
We are seeing fantastic results, as we drive more revenue through our high-value, high-margin managed service offerings
And with respect Energy Services, we continue to gain traction
We continue to see outstanding results from our Life Sciences and IT group with 38.4% quarterly growth in gross profit year-over-year
We continue to be quite optimistic about our ability to deliver value, at the company
We are in the late stages of negotiation for our second major project award, demonstrating increasing client confidence
RCM Healthcare's tailored staffing solutions, coupled with a rigorous selection process have bolstered our reputation in education domain, solidifying our status as the leader in this segment of the market, and the gold standard for treating our nation's youth
RCM Thermo Kinetics has successfully supplied environmental equipment to aluminum production plants in the United States
As we look to our fourth quarter of 2023 and our fiscal 2024, we expect all three segments to show good results, with growth in consolidated adjusted EBITDA
Our dedication to improving the quality of healthcare services positions us to continue exceeding the expectations of our stakeholders, driving value for our shareholders, and positively impacting healthcare and education in the years ahead
And then your balance sheet is incredibly strong
Very nice quarter and appreciate the added guidance there
In Engineering, Energy Services strong execution demonstrates increasing leverage in the model, highlighted by continued delivery of milestones on time for several world-class projects, resulting in client satisfaction and solid gross margins
We are optimistic about growing all three segments in fiscal 2024 and beyond
We continue to see positive trends entering the last leg of 2023, and have a positive outlook for 2024
The Group's overall EBITDA contribution is up nearly 55% year-over-year
Technical highlights include successfully completing site acceptance tests as part of an eHealth high-voltage application utilizing the IEC 61850 protocol
It like we have increasing momentum with respect to the metric that we track
As we move forward, we remain committed to sustainable growth, innovation and the highest standard of service
Also, with increased demand for behavioral health services, comes the opportunity to further service our clients with other critical healthcare needs, cementing our status as a partner, not just another vendor, which is core to the RCM business model
       

Bearish Statements during earnings call

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As for fiscal 2024 adjusted EBITDA, we will be highly disappointed if we don't see at least low double-digit growth
On a year-over-year basis, our quarterly revenue decreased by 2.1 million from this client
There were primarily two reasons for the quarterly decline in healthcare gross profit
I guess my question here is, as we think about the fourth quarter being 51 days, and that is down 7% from the first quarter
Though the macroeconomic landscape in Information Technology was challenging in 2023, including budget reductions across several sectors from high-tech to financial services, our decision to continue investing in market segments demonstrating secular growth has paid off
Then when you flip over to the EPC clients, a lot of the EPC clients and some of the utilities are also slow payers
At the beginning of COVID, we acted as an emergency VMS to this client as the gross margins from the non-direct revenue shrunk post-COVID, we decided that the contribution margin on that revenue was insufficient for our return model
Switching over to the balance sheet on actual trade accounts receivable, what can you shed some light on there? It just seems to see that we are losing significant traction since our last call and since year end 12/31/22
That will be difficult to forecast
However, we felt a more granular expectation as we close the year would be appropriate given the advanced macroeconomic noise in the marketplace
So the equipment itself never hits our balance sheet
If we compare Q3 2023 to Q2 2023, this client decreased by one million sequentially
So that is about a 7% decline in school days when comparing Q4 2023 to Q1 2023
The equipment never hits our balance sheet
I misread it
Naturally, as we take in shares and volume decreases, the magnitude of buyback is inevitably going to wane
But those numbers are historically low
COVID also impacts our non-school revenue comp
I wouldn't call it on the come, there is certainly a bit of an increasing drum beat
So the DSOs in Q4 are historically low for us
   

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