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    Earnings call· Apr 2026(Q2 FY26)

    Concrete Pumping Holdings Q2 FY26 earnings call BBCP

    Jun 4, 2026 Source

    Executive summary

    Concrete Pumping Holdings Q2 FY26 — data-center demand lifts US revenue 14%, full-year outlook raised

    A US-led large-project cycle — data centers, chip plants and public infrastructure — is driving broad-based volume and pricing gains that more than offset a soft residential/light-commercial backdrop and a still-weak UK, prompting a raise to the full-year outlook. Management is leaning into the strength via fleet investment and bolt-on M&A (UK temporary power, Ireland) while signaling that tough H2 comparisons will temper the growth rate from here.

    Highlights

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    • Consolidated revenue +14% YoY to $106.8M; US Concrete Pumping (Brundage-Bone) +15% to $71.5M and Eco-Pan +13% to $20.3M

    • Adjusted EBITDA +17% to $26.4M with margin +80 bps YoY to 24.7%; US Concrete Pumping adj EBITDA +23% to $15.6M

    • Data center + chip-plant work now ~10-12% of revenue, up from ~4-5% in first-half last year

    • Net income attributable to common shareholders of $2.1M ($0.04 diluted EPS) vs a $0.4M net loss ($0.01) prior year

    • Full-year FY26 guidance raised across revenue ($410-425M), adjusted EBITDA ($98-105M), and free cash flow (≥$45M)

    Concerns

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    • Residential construction remains challenged on elevated mortgage rates and affordability; office/light-commercial subdued on high finance costs

    • UK adjusted EBITDA slipped to $3.1M from $3.2M on labor, fuel and repair/maintenance inflation; UK underlying commercial activity soft

    • Management expects tempered YoY growth in H2 FY26 as it laps the Q3-last-year data-center acceleration

    • Cost pressures from higher repair/maintenance, wear-part inflation and tariffs on certain replacement parts

    • Net leverage remains elevated at ~3.8x adjusted EBITDA

    Guidance & targets

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    CategoryTargetConfidence
    Full-year 2026 revenue
    $410M-$425M
    high materiality
    High
    Full-year 2026 adjusted EBITDA
    $98M-$105M
    high materiality
    High
    Full-year 2026 free cash flow
    at least $45M
    high materiality
    High
    Net replacement CapEx assumption (FY26)
    ~$23M
    medium materiality
    Medium
    Net cash paid for interest assumption (FY26)
    ~$32M
    medium materiality
    Medium
    H1/H2 revenue and adjusted EBITDA seasonality split (FY26)
    ~47% / 53% (H1/H2)
    medium materiality
    Medium
    H2 FY26 year-over-year growth trajectory
    tempered growth vs H1
    medium materiality
    Medium
    Residential / light-commercial construction recovery assumption
    no meaningful recovery assumed in FY26
    medium materiality
    Medium
    UK temporary power business growth
    rapid growth expected going forward
    low materiality
    Low

    Segment performance

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    SegmentRevenueYoYQoQMargin
    U.S. Concrete Pumping (Brundage-Bone)
    Growth led by large-scale data centers, chip plants, roads, bridges, education, warehousing and energy projects; partially offset by soft light-commercial and subdued residential demand and aided by favorable weather.
    Adjusted EBITDA: $15.6M (vs $12.7M PY)Prior-year revenue: $62.1M
    		$71.5M+15%—Adjusted EBITDA $15.6M (+23% YoY)
    U.S. Concrete Waste Management Services (Eco-Pan)
    Growth from organic volume increases, new customer-account penetration and pricing; strong operating leverage on higher volumes; characterized as through-cycle and highly scalable.
    Adjusted EBITDA: $7.7MPrior-year revenue: $18.1M
    		$20.3M+13%—Adjusted EBITDA $7.7M (+16% YoY)
    U.K. Operations
    Reported growth flattered by $0.6M FX and $1.4M acquisition contribution; underlying commercial construction soft on elevated rates, inflation and economic uncertainty; energy projects and HS2 remain resilient. EBITDA pressured by labor, fuel and R&M inflation.
    Adjusted EBITDA: $3.1MFX translation benefit: $0.6MRecent-acquisition revenue contribution: $1.4MPrior-year revenue: $13.8M
    		$14.9M+8%—Adjusted EBITDA $3.1M (vs $3.2M PY)

    Operational metrics

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    Adjusted EBITDA
    $26.4M+17% YoY (vs $22.5M PY)
    Q2 FY26

    Consolidated adjusted EBITDA; margin expansion driven by US volume leverage.

    Adjusted EBITDA margin
    24.7%+80 bps YoY (from 23.9%)
    Q2 FY26

    Improvement primarily from higher revenue and improved operating leverage.

    G&A expense ratio
    27.3%improved from 29.7% PY (absolute G&A $29.2M vs $27.9M)
    Q2 FY26

    Absolute G&A rose but leverage on higher revenue lowered the ratio ~240 bps.

    Net leverage ratio
    ~3.8x
    As of April 30, 2026

    Management frames leverage within its target range; committed to maintaining leverage in range.

    Available liquidity
    ~$346.3M
    As of April 30, 2026

    Described as providing substantial financial flexibility to support the investment strategy.

    Share buyback authorization remaining
    $11.9M
    As of April 30, 2026

    Repurchase program initiated in 2022; management continues opportunistic buybacks.

    Consolidated gross margin
    38.6%+10 bps YoY (from 38.5%)
    Q2 FY26

    Enriched by management's stated margin-bridge drivers; pricing execution offset input inflation.

    Diluted EPS
    $0.04vs $(0.01) net loss per share PY
    Q2 FY26

    Swing to net income from a prior-year net loss.

    Industry KPIs

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    MetricValueDetails
    End market pipeline~10-12% of revenue% of revenue
    Acquisition contribution$1.4MUSD revenue
    Segment operating margin trajectoryUS Concrete Pumping adj EBITDA +23% to $15.6M; consolidated adj EBITDA margin 24.7%%

    Deals & partnerships

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    Templant (plant hire / temporary power, U.K.)acquisitionmultiple not disclosed (consistent with concrete-pump acquisition multiples)

    Marks CPH's entry into the UK temporary-power market and a step toward a diversified multi-service platform; described as high-quality with strong leadership and clear growth opportunities on the service side of temporary power.

    Republic of Ireland expansion (unnamed)acquisition

    Expands the company's footprint into Ireland; encouraged by strategic positioning and organic-growth opportunities the investment creates.

    Capital programs

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    Accelerated equipment / fleet CapEx pull-forward (chassis and large pumping units)underway (procurement of chassis being accelerated)~$22M
    Spent to date: not yet incurred
    Start: approved for 2027 quarters; company is pulling forward

    Benefit: new large pumping units / chassis to meet emissions, reliability and horsepower requirements for big units

    Bruce Young: approved ~$22M of investment slated for 2027 quarters, being pulled forward given long lead times from new emissions/reliability rules and horsepower needs; excluded from the ~$23M net replacement CapEx underpinning FCF guidance. More color promised at Q3.

    Risks & headwinds

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    Residential construction weaknessFY26 and near term

    unquantified; assumed no meaningful recovery in FY26

    Mitigation: Company believes long-term housing fundamentals remain favorable; diversified end-market exposure to large commercial/infrastructure work

    Office / light-commercial (interest-rate-sensitive) softnessFY26 and near term

    unquantified; assumed no meaningful recovery in FY26

    Mitigation: Leverage into heavy commercial and infrastructure demand where activity holds up

    UK market weakness (rates, inflation, economic uncertainty; less-favorable public infrastructure funding)Ongoing

    UK adjusted EBITDA $3.1M vs $3.2M PY; underlying commercial activity soft ex-$0.6M FX and $1.4M acquisitions

    Mitigation: Disciplined cost management; diversification into temporary power and Ireland; resilient energy/HS2 infrastructure exposure

    Input-cost inflation and tariffsOngoing

    unquantified; higher repair & maintenance, wear-part inflation, tariffs on certain replacement parts

    Mitigation: Pricing execution and operational discipline offsetting inflation to hold gross margin near flat

    Tougher H2 year-over-year comparisons on data-center workH2 FY26

    unquantified; growth expected to temper as company laps Q3-last-year acceleration

    Mitigation: Balanced-seasonality guidance (~47%/53%) and raised full-year outlook reflect the dynamic

    Equipment lead-time / emissions & reliability constraints on large unitsFY26-2027

    unquantified; affects timing of ~$22M equipment investment

    Mitigation: Pulling forward chassis purchases now to secure horsepower/large-unit capacity

    Q&A highlights

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    What percent of revenue comes from data centers now, versus a year ago and where it could go?

    Iain Humphries said data-center/chip-plant work was ~4-5% of revenue in H1 last year and has grown to ~10-12% today; consistent weather aided continuity and execution of that work.

    “Today, between data centers and chip plant work, we're probably doing 10% to 12% of revenue on that type of work.”

    asked by Samuel Kusswurm (William Blair) · answered by Iain Humphries

    2 min read6 chapters

    Detailed Narrative

    01

    US large-project cycle drives the quarter

    US Concrete Pumping revenue rose 15% to $71.5M on continued strength in large-scale commercial and infrastructure work — data centers, chip plants, roads, bridges, education, warehousing and energy projects. Data-center and chip-plant work alone now represents ~10-12% of company revenue, up from ~4-5% in the first half of last year. Favorable weather across US markets supported continuity and execution on these longer-duration, remote-location jobs. Gains were partially offset by soft light-commercial and subdued residential demand.

    02

    Eco-Pan concrete waste management momentum

    The Concrete Waste Management Services segment (Eco-Pan) grew revenue 13% to $20.3M and adjusted EBITDA 16% to $7.7M, driven by organic volume increases, continued penetration into new customer accounts and pricing improvements. Management framed Eco-Pan as a highly complementary, scalable offering with through-cycle characteristics that decouple it somewhat from single-end-market weakness🌐.

    03

    UK market weakness and platform diversification

    UK revenue rose 8% to $14.9M, but excluding $0.6M of favorable FX translation and $1.4M of recent-acquisition contribution, underlying UK commercial construction remains soft amid elevated rates, inflation and economic uncertainty. UK adjusted EBITDA edged down to $3.1M from $3.2M on labor, fuel and R&M inflation. Infrastructure work — energy projects and HS2 — remains relatively resilient. With the domestic UK market soft, management redirected its UK team toward diversification: an Ireland expansion and entry into the UK temporary-power market via the Templant acquisition.

    04

    Margin and cost dynamics

    Consolidated gross margin was essentially flat at 38.6% vs 38.5%, as revenue growth and pricing execution offset inflation in repair/maintenance, wear parts and tariffs on certain replacement parts. G&A fell to 27.3% of revenue from 29.7% on operating leverage and disciplined cost management, even as absolute G&A rose to $29.2M. Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 80 bps to 24.7%, with the US Concrete Pumping margin lift the largest contributor.

    05

    Balance sheet, liquidity and capital returns

    Total debt was $425.6M with net debt of $386.9M, a net leverage ratio of ~3.8x adjusted EBITDA. The company ended the quarter with ~$346.3M of available liquidity (cash plus ABL availability). During the quarter it repurchased ~392,000 shares for $2.6M at an average $6.68; cumulatively 5.9M shares for $38.1M since the 2022 program launch, with $11.9M remaining under the authorization running through December 2026. Buybacks are characterized as flexible and opportunistic.

    06

    Fleet investment and accelerated CapEx pull-forward

    Management has approval for ~$22M of equipment/fleet investment originally slated for 2027 quarters and is trying to pull it forward — buying chassis now — because new emissions and reliability requirements plus horsepower needs for large units create long lead times. The split between how much lands in FY26 versus next year is still being sorted; more color is expected at the Q3 report. This pull-forward📎 is explicitly excluded from the ~$23M net replacement CapEx underpinning the FCF guide.

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