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Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-21

North American Construction Group Ltd. Announces Voting Results of Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders

GlobeNewswire

ACHESON, Alberta, May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- North American Construction Group Ltd. (“NACG” or “the Company”) (TSX:NOA/NYSE:NOA) today announced the results of its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders held on May 20, 2026. Shareholders elected directors, approved the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent auditors of the Company, approved a non-binding advisory vote regarding the Company’s approach to executive compensation and ratified an Advance Notice Bylaw. The following are the results of the votes held at the meeting: About the Company North American Construction Group Ltd. is a premier provider of heavy civil construction and mining services in Australia, Canada, and the U.S. For over 70 years, NACG has provided services to the mining, resource and infrastructure construction markets. For further information contact:Jason Veenstra, CPA, CAChief Financial OfficerNorth American Construction Group Ltd.(780) [email protected] www.nacg.ca

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-15

North American Construction Group Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

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Interested in North American Construction Group Ltd.? Here are five stocks we like better. North American Construction Group said Q1 2026 results improved sequentially, with CAD 99 million of EBITDA, rising margins, and revenue of CAD 423 million. Management said the quarter supports its reaffirmed full-year revenue midpoint of CAD 1.6 billion. The company closed its Iron Mine Contracting (IMC) acquisition in April, expanding its Australian platform with about 120 heavy equipment assets and roughly CAD 840 million in backlog. Management expects IMC to help deepen its Tier 1 presence in Western Australia and support lower-capital unit-rate work. Management reaffirmed 2026 guidance for CAD 1.6 billion in revenue, CAD 400 million in adjusted EBITDA, and CAD 120 million in free cash flow. The company also plans to use cash flow to reduce leverage from about 2.5x net debt to EBITDA to 2.0x by the end of 2027. Will Fed Rate-Hike Pause Lead To Small-Cap Outperformance? North American Construction Group (NYSE:NOA) reported a stronger start to 2026, with management saying first-quarter results showed sequential improvement in earnings, margins and operating execution across its Canadian and Australian businesses. Jason Veenstra, executive vice president and chief financial officer, said the company delivered CAD 99 million of EBITDA in the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Revenue totaled CAD 423 million on a combined basis, which management said provides a foundation for its reaffirmed 2026 combined revenue midpoint of CAD 1.6 billion. → Micron Investors Face a High-Stakes Moment After the Latest Rally North American Construction Group Is A Real Asset In Times Like These Veenstra said Australia produced a first-quarter regional revenue record excluding Iron Mine Contracting, including an all-time monthly record in March. IMC, which North American Construction Group closed on shortly after the quarter ended, contributed CAD 65 million of revenue as expected. Canada also grew sequentially, despite the full-quarter effect of the company’s 797 truck divestiture. Management highlighted margin performance as a key indicator of execution in the quarter. Veenstra said Australia delivered a 16.7% gross profit margin, while Canada delivered a 9.5% gross profit margin despite seasonal conditions in both regions. → How Bad Could Tesla’s Cybertruck Recall Be for Shares? He attribute...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-15

North American Construction Group Ltd (NOA) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Start with ...

GuruFocus.com

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. EBITDA: $99 million in Q1, showing sequential improvement. Revenue: $423 million in Q1, with a reaffirmed 2026 combined revenue midpoint of $1.6 billion. Australia Revenue: Q1 regional revenue record, excluding IMC. IMC Revenue Contribution: $65 million as expected. Gross Profit Margin: Australia at 16.7%, Canada at 9.5%. Direct G&A: $14 million, or 4.3% of reported revenue. Adjusted EPS: $0.37. Interest Expense: Increased to $19.1 million from $17.8 million last year. Operating Cash Flow: $63 million before working capital. Free Cash Flow: $4 million after a $34 million working capital investment. Net Debt: Increased $18 million to $196 million. Net Debt Leverage: Consistent at 2.5 times. Senior Secured Debt: Increased to 1.7 times. Contractual Backlog: $3.9 billion, with $1.5 billion of estimated annual revenue secured for 2026. 2026 Financial Outlook: Combined revenue of $1.6 billion, adjusted EBITDA of $400 million, and free cash flow of $120 million. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 7 Warning Signs with NOA. Is NOA fairly valued? Test your thesis with our free DCF calculator. Release Date: May 14, 2026 For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript. North American Construction Group Ltd (NYSE:NOA) delivered $99 million of EBITDA in Q1, showing sequential improvement in earnings and margin performance. Australia achieved a Q1 regional revenue record, with an all-time monthly record in March, excluding IMC. The company reaffirmed its 2026 combined revenue midpoint of $1.6 billion, supported by a strong start of $423 million in Q1. IMC acquisition is expected to enhance NOA's Australian operations, adding approximately 120 heavy equipment assets and $840 million of contractual backlogs. The company has a robust global bid pipeline of approximately $14.5 billion, with $4.6 billion in active tender and procurement phase, indicating strong future growth opportunities. Interest expense increased to $19.1 million from $17.8 million last year, reflecting the financing of strategic expansion in Australia. Net debt increased by $18 million to $196 million, with leverage remaining at 2.5 times, raising concerns about financial stability. Free cash flow was only $4 million after a $34 million working capital investment in the quarter, indicating limited cash availability. T...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-14

North American Construction: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Associated Press

ACHESON, Alberta (AP) — ACHESON, Alberta (AP) — North American Construction Group Ltd. (NOA) on Wednesday reported earnings of $4 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Acheson, Alberta-based company said it had profit of 14 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and non-recurring costs, came to 27 cents per share. The heavy construction and mining services company posted revenue of $232.7 million in the period, which missed Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $241.3 million. _____ This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on NOA at https://www.zacks.com/ap/NOA

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-14

North American Construction Group Ltd. Announces Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2026

GlobeNewswire

Adjusted EBITDA of $99.5 million for the First Quarter of 2026 ACHESON, Alberta, May 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- North American Construction Group Ltd. ("NACG") (TSX:NOA/NYSE:NOA) today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. Unless otherwise indicated, figures are expressed in Canadian dollars, and comparisons are to the prior period ended March 31, 2025. First Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights Combined Revenue: $422.5 million, up 8% year-over-year and up 23% sequentially from Q4 2025 Reported revenue: $319.2 million, down 6% year-over-year and up 4% sequentially from Q4 2025 Adjusted EBITDA: $99.5 million, flat year-over-year and up 28% sequentially from Q4 2025 Net income: $5.6 million, down 10% year-over-year and up from $0.1 million in Q4 2025 Free Cash Flow: $3.7 million inflow, up $45.2 million year-over-year First Quarter 2026 Operational & Corporate Highlights NACG delivered improved margins and profitability through operational discipline, and sequential quarter improvements in absolute and margin performance. Our Australian operations delivered robust first-quarter revenue of $185.2 million, representing a 17% increase year-over-year. This growth was driven by higher volumes from growth assets, recent contract awards, and strong site performance, including improved equipment utilization. In addition, disciplined project execution contributed to a notable improvement in gross margin performance. On April 7, 2026, we completed the acquisition of Iron Mine Contracting (“IMC”), a leading mining services contractor in Western Australia. This strategic transaction advances our Australian growth strategy, positions us as a national Tier 1 contractor and expands our regional client base and operational capabilities. Under the acquisition agreement, we are entitled to IMC’s economic benefit from January 1, 2026, which will be reflected in the purchase price allocation but is not included in our reported Q1 results. For reference, IMC’s economic benefit for the quarter is included in our combined revenue, gross profit, adjusted net earnings, adjusted EBIT, and adjusted EBITDA. Margin performance improved in the oil sands region, reflecting the positive financial impact of our ongoing fleet right-sizing and enhanced focus on mechanical availability. These initiatives strengthened margins and contributed to improved revenue and profitab...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-14

North American Construction (NOA) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Miss Estimates

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North American Construction (NOA) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.27 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.32 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.36 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -15.63%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this heavy construction and mining services company would post earnings of $0.5 per share when it actually produced a loss of $0.1, delivering a surprise of -120%. Over the last four quarters, the company has not been able to surpass consensus EPS estimates. North American Construction, which belongs to the Zacks Oil and Gas - Mechanical and and Equipment industry, posted revenues of $232.71 million for the quarter ended March 2026, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.55%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $237.41 million. The company has not been able to beat consensus revenue estimates over the last four quarters. The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call. North American Construction shares have added about 1.2% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 8.1%. While North American Construction has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock? There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions. Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for North American Construction was mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the sh...

TranscriptFY2026 Q12026-05-14

FY2026 Q1 earnings call transcript

Earnings source - 60 paragraphs
Operator

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the North American Construction Group conference call regarding the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Following management's prepared remarks, there will be an opportunity for analysts, shareholders, and bondholders to ask questions. The media may monitor this call in listen-only mode. They are free to quote any member of management, but they are asked not to quote remarks from any other participant without that participant's permission. The company wishes to confirm that today's comments contain forward-looking information and that actual results could differ materially from a conclusion, forecast, or projection contained in that forward-looking information. Certain material factors or assumptions were applied in drawing conclusions or in making forecasts or projections that are reflected in the forward-looking information.

Operator

Additional information about those material factors is contained in the company's most recent management's discussion and analysis, which is available on SEDAR and EDGAR, as well as on the company's website at nacg.ca. I will now turn the conference over to Jason Veenstra, CFO.

Jason Veenstra

Thanks, Joanna. Good morning, everyone. I'll start today's call with brief commentary on the financials, then pass the call to Barry for his operational and forward-looking remarks, and we'll conclude, as per usual, with Q&A. Starting on slide 4, we delivered CAD 99 million of EBITDA in the first quarter, demonstrating sequential improvement in both earnings and margin performance. Australia produced a Q1 regional revenue record excluding IMC, including an all-time monthly record in March. IMC contributed CAD 65 million of revenue as expected. Canada also grew sequentially despite the full quarter impact of the 797 divestiture. This CAD 423 million start provides a solid foundation for our reaffirmed 2026 combined revenue midpoint of CAD 1.6 billion. Moving to slide 5, the quarter's margin performance is an important indicator of operating execution.

Jason Veenstra

Australia delivered a 16.7% gross profit margin, and Canada delivered 9.5% despite seasonal conditions in both regions. These results reflect disciplined project execution, improved internal maintenance capability, lower repair costs, and the implementation of continued fleet efficiency initiatives. Moving to slide 6, Q1 EBITDA and EBIT were in line with the prior year quarter but improved meaningfully on a sequential basis over Q4 2025, up 27% and 119% respectively. Direct G&A was CAD 14 million or 4.3% of reported revenue, below our 5% target, demonstrating operating leverage on stronger revenue. Depreciation remained within our expected range at approximately 15% of combined revenue. Adjusted EPS was CAD 0.37.

Jason Veenstra

Interest expense, in particular, increased to CAD 19.1 million from CAD 17.8 million last year, reflecting the financing of our strategic expansion in Australia. Moving to slide 7, the business generated CAD 63 million of operating cash flow before working capital, supported by EBITDA performance net of cash interest. Free cash flow was CAD 4 million after a CAD 34 million working capital investment in the quarter. Moving to slide 8, net debt increased CAD 18 million to CAD 196 million, reflecting growth capital, share purchases, and dividends. Net debt leverage remained consistent at 2.5 times, while senior secured debt increased to 1.7 times based on the payout of the convertible debentures.

Jason Veenstra

IMC added CAD 125 million of debt on April seventh, its EBITDA contribution and financing structure are expected to keep the presented leverage ratios broadly consistent. Since commencement of our normal course issuer bid in November, we have returned approximately CAD 30 million to our shareholders through the combination of share repurchases and dividends, demonstrating our commitment to shareholder returns while simultaneously growing our business and expanding our global presence. With those comments on the financials, I'll pass the call to Barry.

Barry Palmer

Thanks, Jason, good morning, everyone. As you're seeing in our Q1 report, our operations teams on both sides of the Pacific performed ahead of expectations we had set entering the year. I'm encouraged by this performance, particularly in light of cautious outlook we communicated back in Q4 update as the quarter reflects disciplined execution, improved operating focus, and with that, early progress against the priorities we established in 2026 in both our core regions of Australia and Canada. As heavy equipment and civil construction company at our core, consistent disciplined execution is what drives our business. From my vantage point, that is what our teams delivered in the first quarter. With that, let's dive into slide 10. I'll start with some exciting updates regarding our previously announced acquisition of Iron Mine Contracting or IMC for short.

Barry Palmer

We successfully closed on IMC on April 7th, 2026, shortly after our Q1 wrapped up. This shifts our focus now on the integration of IMC into our Australian operations to establish a nationwide tier 1 platform capable of executing large comprehensive Western Australia. Strategically, IMC is a strong fit. Culture, core values, and maintenance capabilities align well with our existing platform in Australia and worldwide. To remind everybody, IMC brings approximately 120 heavy equipment assets and roughly CAD 840 million of contractual backlogs. This also accelerates our objectives to expand lower capital unit rate work across Australia, where in times of geopolitical uncertainty, the Western world is increasingly looking for stable and predictable critical mineral supplies.

Barry Palmer

Having overseen our operations in Australia over the past couple of years, I'm incredibly excited about our opportunities on the continent and what that will mean for North American Construction Group overall. Moving to slide 11. As outlined in March, I want to share an update on our operational priorities and how we've been tracking since our last earnings call. I've been particularly encouraged by the increase of internal maintenance headcount during the quarter at MacKellar, which is a key driver in reducing the use of external subcontract labor and more efficient operations through improved equipment availability translating to improved utilization. Moving to slide 12. With my operational focus in mind, the next slide step back and look at the bigger picture and structural growth drivers we put in place over the past several years that will translate into visible traction in the back half of 2026 and beyond.

Barry Palmer

At a high level, firstly, scaling into a tier 1 contractor platform in Australia. Secondly, securing infrastructure awards across North America. Third, expanding our mining services in Canada and the U.S. Diversified in scope, these are building blocks for an even stronger, more resilient operating profile and a deeper pipeline of opportunities across end markets. Moving to slide 13. Australia is our primary growth engine with operations across 18 sites with reasonably consistent conditions that support year-round equipment utilization. Our commodity exposure spans coal, gold, iron ore, lithium, copper, and mining-related infrastructure. IMC strengthens our Western Australia position and accelerates our move towards nationwide tier 1 scale, particularly on rare earth and critical minerals market. This is all in the context of a contractor market that is over CAD 19 billion in size and of which our market share remains less than 10%.

Barry Palmer

The support of 2026, 2027 Australian federal budget, including major investments in critical minerals, fuel security, and streamlined project approvals, further reinforces our strong long-term outlook for mining activity and contract mining demand across that country. Moving to slide 14. Fargo Moorhead advanced 5% in the quarter and has now moved beyond the 90% completion, further demonstrating our ex-execution capability in large-scale civil earthworks. That track record supports our pursuit of major infrastructure opportunities and projects across Canada and the U.S. move from announcement towards execution. Our infrastructure bid pipeline is approximately CAD 5 billion, including roughly CAD 1.3 billion tied to the Ring of Fire, Northern Access, and Northern Basin opportunities. Moving to slide 15.

Barry Palmer

We operate across a broad geography from north of the Arctic Circle to the heart of Texas, being one of the most experienced operators in the Canadian oil sands with one of the largest fleets of haul trucks, shovels, and mining equipment in North America in the Canadian oil sands. We have identified our primary heavy equipment fleet and are focused on improving the mechanical availability of those units to best support our clients. While last year the main theme was budget constraints, this year the focus is increased production, and it's our responsibility to meet that demand in a cost-effective and efficient manner. Moving to slide 16. We are reintroducing an overview of our bid pipeline this quarter. Our global pipeline remains strong, and we are well-positioned to convert some of these opportunities into meaningful growth.

Barry Palmer

Operating throughout the regions, our global bid pipeline totals approximately CAD 14.5 billion, of which CAD 4.6 billion are in active tender and procurement phase. While Australia has approximately CAD 3.3 billion in its active pipeline, we continue to see strong opportunities for nation-building projects, defense contracting, and critical mineral mining in Canada. I'd like to highlight that these opportunities are based on strong demand for our heavy assets, low obsolescence offering. While other industries may face downward pressure to their business due to the threat of AI, our pipeline opportunities are going nowhere as mining services and infrastructure demand continues to ramp without alternatives. Turning to our 2026 financial outlook and guidance on slide 17, let me start with how I see our execution priorities and strategic growth drivers translate to our financials.

Barry Palmer

We started 2026 with strong visibility supported by our contractual backlog and bidding activities. Currently, our contractual backlog sits at CAD 3.9 billion, with CAD 1.5 billion of estimated annual revenue already secured for 2026, which is up CAD 1.2 billion during our last earnings call. Beyond our backlog, our total bid pipeline and bids currently in active tender, both of these again up from last quarter's call. Taken together, this provides improved visibility into the year ahead and supports our expectation for another year of growth for NACG. At the midpoint, we continue to expect combined revenue of CAD 1.6 billion, adjusted EBITDA of CAD 400 million, and free cash flow of CAD 120 million.

Barry Palmer

An important point on the cadence and contour of our adjusted EBITDA. While we were pleased with our strong start of the year, our guidance continues to reflect our original outlook for Q2 performance due to the seasonal extended spring break up in the oil sands, which historically corresponds to 15% revenue impact between Q1 and Q2. Our clear focus under my leadership is to deliver to expectations, and I will make certain we remain focused on this objective. We, however, continue to expect meaningful improvements in the second half of 2026 as IMC synergies and opportunities are realized, newly acquired equipment is commissioned, and seasonal activity strengthens. Historically, from 2022 to 2025, second half revenue consistently exceeded the first half, averaging approximately 20% higher contribution. This profile is consistent with how our business typically builds through the year.

Barry Palmer

That ends my prepared remarks. We're happy to take any questions you have.

Operator

Thank you. To ask a question, please press star one on your touch tone phone. If you wish to withdraw your question, you can press star two. Once you have completed your questions and would like to return to the queue, please press star one. After a brief pause, we will begin the Q&A section. First question comes from Adam Thalhimer from Thompson Davis & Co. Please go ahead.

Adam Thalhimer

Hey, good morning, guys. Congrats on a solid Q1. I wanted to ask about or I want to start on slide 16, which, as you mentioned, is kind of a new presentation of the bid pipeline. The Q2 award outlook is strong, but the Q1 2027 is super strong. I was just wondering if you could provide some color on, you know, why so many awards are in that Q1 2027 bucket.

Barry Palmer

Yeah, sure. I think what's happening is this stuff is coming out now. It's in the, you know, the EOI stage. You know, some of this stuff, it takes quite a while to get it through the procurement stage to where it actually, you know, is put out for tender and then go through the stage of awards. These are large projects, and it just takes that amount of time to get it through the process.

Adam Thalhimer

Can you maybe provide some color on geographically how that, how that shakes out?

Barry Palmer

Yeah, I would say geographically, Adam, primarily it's North America that is the early 2027. That's more of the lag, with the projects, going through a process here early in Q3 through Q4 and then award in early 2027. The Australian opportunities are more near term.

Adam Thalhimer

Okay. Last one is on that comment. I was curious if you could update us on the Western Australia demand and for IMC, how their pipeline has evolved since you guys did the acquisition.

Barry Palmer

Yeah. They're trucking along pretty consistent with what we thought. I think got a couple of really good projects, opportunities near term, which we're following very closely. Again, it's a busy, robust market over there, and they're poised in a good position to, you know, to challenge for some of these bigger jobs now.

Adam Thalhimer

I'll turn it over. Thanks, guys.

Barry Palmer

Thanks.

Operator

Thank you. The next question comes from Joseph Rieger with ROTH Capital Partners. Please go ahead.

Joseph Reagor

Hey, guys. Thanks for taking the questions, and congrats on a strong start to the year. I guess first thing, as we look at your revenue guide, do you guys open to breaking out what part of that is top line revenue versus, you know, the combined revenue, including JVs?

Barry Palmer

Yeah. Joe, I would say about CAD 100 million full year is JVs. You know, with how IMC was reported in Q1, it came through, you know, in the adjusted combined metric, but IMC moving forward will come through in reported revenue. The JVs aren't, you know, a massive contributor in 2026, about CAD 100 million of the CAD 1.6 billion is through the JVs.

Joseph Reagor

Okay. Okay. Then, as you pointed out, the about 60 or so in that Q1 number is really IMC, which moves up to the, to the top line, right?

Barry Palmer

Correct. In Q2, that will all be reflected. We see about a 10% increase in Q2 from that CAD 65. That will be in reported, quote-unquote, normal revenue moving forward.

Joseph Reagor

Okay. As you guys think about margins from IMC, should they be similar to other Australian operations, or should we expect any movement there, as that transitions into Q2?

Barry Palmer

Our gross profit margin is quite consistent with Eastern Australia in the, in the, you know, mid to high teens. With unit rate work, it can bring more variability, so there could be more upside. EBITDA margin is quite different because it's much less capital intensive. Where Eastern Australia could be north of 30%, IMC will be in the kinda low 20s from an EBITDA percentage. Gross margin, very consistent. EBITDA, lower due to the less capital intensive nature.

Joseph Reagor

Okay. All right, that's helpful. Thanks. I'll turn it over.

Barry Palmer

Thanks, Joel.

Operator

Thank you. The next question comes from Shawn Jack with Raymond James. Please go ahead.

Sean Jack

Morning, guys. You kinda touched on it just earlier. Just a question on IMC. Thinking about, how should we expect, you know, the year to kind of trend from a seasonality perspective. Are we gonna see similar, kind of behavior to the rest of Australia? Is there anything to point out?

Barry Palmer

Yeah. It's pretty consistent with the East. You know, the weather patterns are similar. Yeah, I wouldn't see it being much different. Like I said, they're busy. They're looking at lots of opportunities. I just see that being similar to the East.

Sean Jack

Okay. Awesome. Just wondering, if you could give a little bit more color on the opportunities that you guys are seeing in the domestic market right now, like from an end market perspective. Like, you know, it looks like, from the new updated bid pipeline, a lot of this opportunity hangs in mining. Yeah, if you could just kinda speak specifically to the North American markets and what sort of jobs are on your radar, et cetera, that'd be great.

Barry Palmer

Well, I mean, it's quite expansive. I mean, obviously, you know, the recent announcement on the Ring of Fire, there's opportunities there. They're not necessarily mining-based because before they get into the mining, there's obviously all the infrastructure that's got to be built, whether it's roads, bridges, all that sort of stuff. I mean, that's on our radar. You know, critical minerals as well. A lot of that is there's infrastructure before that stuff goes ahead. Yeah, I mean, that's really between the two of them. It's the mine sites, that one, it's the infrastructure to get to the mine. As well as, you know, that stuff in the north with, you know, the likes of Grays Bay and opportunities there.

Barry Palmer

You know, a lot of road to build. There's deep ports. There's all kinds of things that we're tracking very closely.

Sean Jack

Awesome. Last question would just be around, you know, with what we're seeing with energy prices right now, are you guys seeing a tonal shift or kind of a posturing shift at all from any of your oil sands relationships? Or are you guys expecting any things are trending?

Barry Palmer

Yeah. I think it's gonna be very, very busy this year in the oil sands, where that's everything we're hearing from our clients. I mean, we just met with them here, you know, our two major clients last week. You know, by all accounts, it's full steam ahead and, you know, there's ramping up on productions and that just equates to more opportunity for us. You know, like I said earlier on in the call is we just need to be poised and ready to go and support them however we can in the most cost-efficient manner, and we will.

Sean Jack

Okay. Thanks so much, guys. Appreciate it.

Barry Palmer

Thanks, Shawn.

Operator

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. As a reminder, if you have any questions, please press star one now. Next question comes from Akshato, an investor. Please go ahead.

Speaker 6

Hi. Good morning, team.

Barry Palmer

Morning.

Speaker 6

Net debt stands at about CAD 896 million, which is almost 2 times the current market cap of the company. Yet I don't see any commentary from the team on leverage or net debt. In the past, team used to focus on reducing leverage post-acquisitions, and there was a constant focus on bringing down net debt over the quarters and even in the quarterly calls and the presentations, which I don't see no more. I guess my question is the team focused on leverage? Is that a priority for the team? If so, can you comment on how you plan to reduce the absolute net debt levels? You know, keeping in mind this is a business wherein the depreciation is real.

Speaker 6

Thanks.

Barry Palmer

Yeah. It remains a significant focus of our company. We have communicated that and, you know, it remains a key focus. We're currently at about 2.5 times, that 896, as you mentioned, equates to 2.5 times. Our goal is to be 2.0 by the end of 2027, through the direction of free cash flow, to net debt. We understand enterprise value and how it's profiled between market cap and net debt right now, and we'd like market cap to be a bigger component of enterprise value.

Barry Palmer

Yeah, we expect with the growth investments we've made and the free cash flow that's gonna come from that, to direct that to get that CAD 900 million down on an absolute basis and on a ratio basis. All of our opportunities that we look to moving forward need to be less than 2.0 times as we invest in capital should opportunities arise. Over the past eight years, as we've grown this company to the size it has been, it's all been done with debt financing. That's where the CAD 900 million has come from. Yeah, it remains a focus. The board has provided a longer-term target of 1.5 times.

Barry Palmer

That's the board-endorsed target. That will take longer than 2027, but that's where our ideal leverage ratio would be.

Speaker 6

Okay, thanks. A follow-up would be like of the free cash flow that is forecasted, CAD 120 million, how much of that would you be moving towards reducing debt?

Barry Palmer

Dividends are the ones that, you know, we were looking to make sure that there's no disruption there. We may look to increase the dividend. That's an option to us. But outside of the dividend, you know, free cash will be directed to debt repayment.

Speaker 6

Thank you, team.

Barry Palmer

Thank you.

Jason Veenstra

Thank you.

Operator

Thank you. This concludes the Q&A section of the call. I will pass the call over to Barry Palmer, President and CEO, for closing comments.

Barry Palmer

Yeah. Thanks again, everybody, for your time today, hearing our news, and we look forward to talking again next quarter.

Operator

Thank you. This concludes the North American Construction Group conference call regarding the first quarter ended March 31st, 2026. You may now disconnect.

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-11

Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates

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Kodiak Gas Services (KGS) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.59 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.54 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.42 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +10.28%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this provider of oil and gas infrastructure services would post earnings of $0.53 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.4, delivering a surprise of -24.53%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates two times. Kodiak Gas, which belongs to the Zacks Oil and Gas - Mechanical and and Equipment industry, posted revenues of $345.76 million for the quarter ended March 2026, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.69%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $329.64 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates just once over the last four quarters. The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call. Kodiak Gas shares have added about 86.2% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 8.1%. While Kodiak Gas has outperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock? There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions. Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Kodiak Gas was mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You c...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-08

Enbridge (ENB) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates

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Enbridge (ENB) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.71 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.69 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.72 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +2.90%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this oil and natural gas transportation and power transmission company would post earnings of $0.6 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.63, delivering a surprise of +5%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times. Enbridge, which belongs to the Zacks Oil and Gas - Production and Pipelines industry, posted revenues of $16.3 billion for the quarter ended March 2026, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 27.09%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $12.89 billion. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates three times over the last four quarters. The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call. Enbridge shares have added about 12.9% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 7.2%. While Enbridge has outperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock? There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions. Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Enbridge was mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You can see t...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-07

Kimbell Royalty (KRP) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Miss Estimates

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Kimbell Royalty (KRP) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.04 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.23 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.2 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -82.36%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this company would post earnings of $0.14 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.21, delivering a surprise of +50%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates two times. Kimbell Royalty, which belongs to the Zacks Oil and Gas - Royalty Trust - United States industry, posted revenues of $65.54 million for the quarter ended March 2026, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 29.09%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $84.21 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates three times over the last four quarters. The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call. Kimbell Royalty shares have added about 24.1% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 7.6%. While Kimbell Royalty has outperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock? There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions. Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Kimbell Royalty was mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-04-28

North American Construction Group Ltd. First Quarter Results Conference Call and Webcast Notification

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ACHESON, Alberta, April 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- North American Construction Group Ltd. (“NACG” or “the Company”) (TSX:NOA.TO/NYSE:NOA) announced today that it will release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 after markets close. Following the release of its financial results, NACG will hold a conference call and webcast on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 7:00 a.m. Mountain Time (9:00 a.m. Eastern Time). The call can be accessed by dialing: Toll free: 1-800-717-1738 Conference ID:96416 A replay will be available through June 12, 2026, by dialing: Toll Free: 1-888-660-6264 Conference ID: 96416 Playback Passcode: 96416 A slide deck for the webcast will be available for download the evening prior to the call and will be found on the company’s website at www.nacg.ca/presentations/ The live presentation and webcast can be accessed at: North American Construction Group Ltd. First Quarter Results Conference Call and Webcast Registration A replay will be available until June 12, 2026, using the link provided. About the Company North American Construction Group Ltd. is a premier provider of heavy civil construction and mining services in Australia, Canada, and the U.S. For over 70 years, NACG has provided services to the mining, resource and infrastructure construction markets. For further information, please contact: Jason Veenstra, CPA, CA Chief Financial Officer North American Construction Group Ltd. Phone: (780) 960-7171 Email: [email protected]

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-03-13

North American Construction Group Ltd (NOA) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Revenue ...

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This article first appeared on GuruFocus. EBITDA: $78 million, impacted by a $13 million adjustment for the Fargo project. Revenue: $344 million combined for Q4; Australia revenue at $176 million, a Q4 record. Annual Revenue Growth: 10% increase in 2025, with Australia up 17% and Canada up 4%. Employee Exposure Hours: 7.1 million hours in 2025, up 15% from 2024. Gross Profit Margin: Approximately 15%, excluding isolated items. EBITDA Margin: 23%, down from a typical 30% due to specific factors. Adjusted Earnings Per Share: Loss of $0.14 for the quarter. Free Cash Flow: $57 million in Q4, totaling $103 million in the second half of 2025. Net Debt: $878 million, decreased by $26 million in the quarter. Backlog: Approximately $3.9 billion, with $1.2 billion secured for 2026. 2026 Financial Outlook: Expected revenue of $1.6 billion, adjusted EBITDA of $400 million, and free cash flow of $120 million. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 6 Warning Signs with NOA. Is NOA fairly valued? Test your thesis with our free DCF calculator. Release Date: March 12, 2026 For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript. North American Construction Group Ltd (NYSE:NOA) reported a Q4 record revenue of $176 million in Australia, despite challenging weather conditions. The company achieved a combined revenue of $1.5 billion in 2025, with Australia and Canada showing a net increase of 10%. The acquisition of Iron Mine Contracting (IMC) is expected to increase the company's backlog by 30% and enhance its capabilities in Australia. NOA generated $103 million in free cash flow in the second half of 2025, demonstrating strong cash flow management. The company has a strong bid pipeline of approximately $12.6 billion, providing visibility into future growth opportunities. The Fargo project experienced a $13 million retroactive cost adjustment, impacting the company's EBITDA for the quarter. Q4 EBITDA and EBIT were down from 2024 comparables, with a 23% EBITDA margin, approximately 7% lower than the run rate metric. The company reported an adjusted earnings per share loss of $0.14 for the quarter. The strategic divestiture of the ultra-class fleet impacted Q4 revenue. The Fargo project has faced multiple retroactive cost adjustments, affecting current quarter earnings. Q: Can you provide more details on the $12.6 billion bid pipeline and the...

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