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Powell Industries Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2024 Results
HOUSTON, July 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: POWL), a leading supplier of custom-engineered solutions for the management,
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[{"type":"text","content":"HOUSTON, July 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: POWL), a leading supplier of custom-engineered solutions for the management, control and distribution of electrical energy, today announced results for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 ended June 30, 2024. All comparisons are to the third quarter of fiscal 2023, unless otherwise noted. Third Quarter Key Financial Highlights: Revenues totaled $288 million, an increase of 50%;Gross profit of $82 million, or 28.4% of revenue;Net income of $46 million, or $3.79 per diluted share;New orders(1) totaled $356 million, spread broadly across our key end markets;Backlog(2) as of June 30, 2024 remained at $1.3 billion;Cash and short-term investments as of June 30, 2024 totaled $374 million. Brett A. Cope, Powell’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “Powell’s fiscal third quarter results reflect strong execution across Powell and further validates our strategy as well as our unique market position as an integrator of complex, engineered-to-order electrical solutions. Revenues in the quarter were 50% higher than the prior period, driven by strength across nearly all of the market sectors we serve. We booked $356 million of new orders in the quarter, which were spread broadly across our key end markets. Importantly, the most significant increase was driven by our Electric Utility sector, while we were also awarded a notable Petrochemical order in the quarter. Overall, I am very pleased to report solid operational performance in the quarter coupled with broad and robust customer activity across our markets.” Third Quarter Fiscal 2024 Results Revenues totaled $288.2 million, an increase of 50% compared to $192.4 million in the prior period, and an increase of 13% compared to $255.1 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2024. The increase compared to the prior period was primarily driven by strong growth in the Oil and Gas sector, which grew by 56% to $114.3 million, as well as by the Petrochemical sector, which grew 158% to $56.8 million. Revenues from the Electric Utility sector totaled $57.0 million, an increase of 30%, while revenues within the Commercial and Other Industrial sector increased 18% to $42.0 million. Gross profit increased 92% to $81.7 million, or 28.4% of revenue, compared to $42.7 million, or 22.2% of revenue, in the prior period and compa...