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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis

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Energy Services’ other pipeline services include corrosion protection services, horizontal drilling services, liquid pipeline construction, pump station construction, production facility construction, water and sewer pipeline installations, various maintenance and repair services and other services related to pipeline construction.

The Company has also added the ability to install broadband and solar electric systems and perform civil and general contracting services.

The Company has also added the ability to install broadband and perform civil and general contracting services.

Energy Services’ customers include many of the leading companies in the industries it serves, including:

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Hughes, provides electrical, mechanical, HVAC/R, and fire protection services to customers primarily in the automotive, chemical, and power industries.

Revolt Energy, LLC (“Revolt”), a wholly owned subsidiary of NCS, performs residential solar installation projects.

Nitro Electric Company, LLC (“Nitro Electric”), a wholly owned subsidiary of NCS, performs industrial electrical work and has a satellite office registered in Michigan.

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NCS and its subsidiaries will collectively be referred to “Nitro”.

Revolt Energy, LLC (“Revolt”), formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of NCS, that performed residential solar installations projects, was sold for a nominal consideration on March 1, 2025 in a transaction that was not material to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

Hughes, Nitro, and Contractors Rental construction personnel are union members of various related construction trade unions and are subject to collective bargaining agreements that expire at varying time intervals.

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As a result, our volume of business may be adversely affected by where our customers are in the cycle and thereby their financial condition as to their capital needs and access to capital to finance those needs.

Three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 Overview

The following is an overview of results from operations for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:

Three and Six Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 Overview

The following is an overview of results from operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

Cost of revenue

Selling and administrative expenses

Income from operations

(Loss) income from operations

Other income (expense)

Other nonoperating (expense) income

Other nonoperating expense

Interest expense

Gain (loss) on sale of equipment

Income before income taxes

Income tax expense

(Loss) gain on sale of equipment

(Loss) gain before income taxes

Income tax (benefit) expense

Net (loss) income

Weighted average shares outstanding-basic

Weighted average shares-diluted

Earnings per share available to common shareholders

Earnings per share-diluted available to common shareholders

Results of Operations for the Three months Ended December 31, 2024 Compared to the Three months Ended December 31, 2023

A table comparing the Company’s revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2023 is below:

(Loss) earnings per share available to common shareholders

(Loss) earnings per share-diluted available to common shareholders

Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended March 31, 2025 Compared to the Three and Six Months Ended March 31, 2024

A table comparing the Company’s revenues for the three and six months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three and six months ended March 31, 2024 is below:

Three Months Ended

December 31, 2024

December 31, 2023

March 31, 2025

March 31, 2024

Gas & Water Distribution

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Electrical, Mechanical, & General

Total revenues increased by $10.5 million to $100.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $90.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023.

The increase was a result of $14.2 million and $6.4 million in increased work in the Gas & Water Distribution and Electrical, Mechanical, & General categories, respectively, partially offset by a $10.1 million decrease in Gas & Petroleum Transmission work for the three months ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the same period in 2023.

Gas & Water Distribution revenues totaled $31.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, a $14.2 million increase from $17.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023.

The revenue increase was primarily related to increased water distribution services performed during the three months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in 2023.

Gas & Petroleum Transmission revenues totaled $18.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, a $10.1 million decrease from $28.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023.

The revenue decrease was primarily due to more transmission work being completed by the end of fiscal year 2024 as compared to 2023 and less transmission work being competed in the first fiscal quarter of 2025 as compared to the same period in 2024.

Electrical, Mechanical, & General construction services revenues totaled $50.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, a $6.4 million increase from $44.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023.

The revenue increase was primarily related to an increase in general contracting and electrical services performed during the three months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in the prior year.

Six Months Ended

March 31, 2025

March 31, 2024

Gas & Water Distribution

Gas & Petroleum Transmission

Electrical, Mechanical, & General

Total revenues increased by $5.6 million to $76.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $71.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

The increase was a result of a $12.8 million increase in Gas & Water Distribution, partially offset by a $6.4 million decrease in Gas & Petroleum Transmission work and a $908,000 decrease in Electrical, Mechanical, & General construction services for the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the same period in 2024.

Total revenues increased by $16.0 million to $177.3 million for the six months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $161.3 million for the six months ended March 31, 2024.

The increase was a result of a $27.0 million increase in Gas & Water Distribution and a $5.5 million increase in Electrical, Mechanical, & General construction services, partially offset by a $16.5 million decrease in Gas & Petroleum Transmission work for the six months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the same period in 2024.

Gas & Water Distribution revenues totaled $27.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a $12.8 million increase from $14.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Gas & Water Distribution revenues totaled $58.4 million for the six months ended March 31, 2025, a $27.0 million increase from $31.4 million for the six months ended March 31, 2024.

The revenue increases were primarily related to increased water distribution services performed during the three and six months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024.

Gas & Petroleum Transmission revenues totaled $3.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a $6.4 million decrease from $9.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Gas & Petroleum Transmission revenues totaled $21.9 million for the six months ended March 31, 2025, a $16.5 million decrease from $38.3 million for the six months ended March 31, 2024.

The revenue decreases were primarily due to more transmission work being completed by the end of fiscal year 2024 and not extending into the first half of fiscal year 2025.

Additionally, bid opportunities and project awards on transmission work are being received later compared to previous fiscal years.

Electrical, Mechanical, & General construction services revenues totaled $46.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a $908,000 decrease from $47.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

The decrease was primarily due to less general construction work during the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the same period in the prior year.

Electrical, Mechanical, & General construction services revenues totaled $97.1 million for the six months ended March 31, 2025, a $5.5 million increase from $91.6 million for the six months ended March 31, 2024.

The revenue increase was primarily related to an increase in electrical & mechanical services performed during the six months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same period in the prior year.

Cost of Revenues.

A table comparing the Company’s costs of revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2024, compared to the three months ended December 31, 2023, is below:

A table comparing the Company’s costs of revenues for the three and six months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the three and six months ended March 31, 2024, is below:

Three Months Ended

December 31, 2024

December 31, 2023

March 31, 2025

March 31, 2024

Gas & Water Distribution

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Electrical, Mechanical, & General

Unallocated Shop Expenses

Six Months Ended

March 31, 2025

March 31, 2024

Gas & Water Distribution

Gas & Petroleum Transmission

Electrical, Mechanical, & General

Unallocated Shop Expense

Total cost of revenues increased by $11.1 million to $90.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $79.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023.

The cost of revenues increase was the result of increased work in the Gas & Water Distribution and Electrical, Mechanical, & General business categories, partially offset by a decrease in Gas & Petroleum Transmission work.

Gas & Water Distribution cost of revenues totaled $26.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, a $13.0 million increase from $13.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023.

The cost of revenues increase was primarily related to increased water distribution services performed during the three months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in 2023.

Gas & Petroleum Transmission cost of revenues totaled $17.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, a $7.6 million decrease from $25.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023.

The cost of revenues decrease for the three months ended December 31, 2024 was primarily due to more transmission work being completed by the end of fiscal year 2024 as compared to 2023 and less transmission work being competed in first fiscal year quarter of 2025 as compared to 2024.

Additionally, Gas & Petroleum work was more impacted by inclement weather in the first fiscal quarter of 2025, as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.

Total cost of revenues increased by $11.7 million to $76.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $64.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Total cost of revenues increased by $22.8 million to $167.0 million for the six months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $144.2 million for the six months ended March 31, 2024.

The cost of revenues increases was partially the result of increased work in the Gas & Water Distribution and Electrical, Mechanical, & General business categories, partially offset by a decrease in Gas & Petroleum Transmission work.

Gas & Water Distribution cost of revenues totaled $28.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a $16.1 million increase from $11.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Gas & Water Distribution cost of revenues totaled $54.1 million for the six months ended March 31, 2025, a $29.2 million increase from $25.0 million for the six months ended March 31, 2024.

The cost of revenues increase was primarily related to increased water distribution services performed during the three and six months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same periods in 2024.

Additionally, the three months ended March 31, 2025 was heavily impacted by inclement weather that resulted in a significant amount of lost workdays and lower productivity on projects.

Gas & Petroleum Transmission cost of revenues totaled $4.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a $4.9 million decrease from $9.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Gas & Petroleum Transmission cost of revenues totaled $22.1 million for the six months ended March 31, 2025, a $12.6 million decrease from $34.7 million for the six months ended March 31, 2024.

The cost of revenues decreases was primarily due to more transmission work being completed by the end of fiscal year 2024 and not extending into the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 and bid opportunities and project awards on transmission work are being received later compared to previous fiscal years.

Additionally, Gas & Petroleum work was more impacted by inclement weather in the first and second fiscal quarters of 2025, as compared to the same periods in the prior fiscal year.

This resulted in less efficient production and more costs than expected.

Electrical, Mechanical, & General construction services cost revenues totaled $46.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, a $5.0 million increase from $41.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023.

The cost of revenues increase was primarily related to an increase in general contracting and electrical services performed during the three months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in the prior year.

Unallocated shop expenses totaled $674,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2024, a $669,000 increase from $5,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2023.

The increase in unallocated shop expenses was primarily due to a decrease in the amount of internal equipment charged to projects for the three months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in the prior year.

Electrical, Mechanical, & General construction services cost of revenues totaled $42.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a $54,000 increase from $42.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Electrical, Mechanical, & General construction services cost of revenues totaled $88.5 million for the six months ended March 31, 2025, a $5.0 million increase from $83.4 million for the six months ended March 31, 2024.

Electrical, Mechanical, & General construction services were less impacted by inclement weather during the three months ended March 31, 2025, and results were comparable to the same periods in the prior year.

The cost of revenues increase for the six months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily related to an increase in Electrical, Mechanical, & General construction services performed during the first half of fiscal year 2025, as compared to the same periods in the prior year.

Unallocated shop expenses totaled $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a $451,000 increase from $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Unallocated shop expenses totaled $2.2 million for the six months ended March 31, 2025, a $1.1 million increase from $1.1 million for the six months ended March 31, 2024.

The increases in unallocated shop expenses were primarily due to a decrease in the amount of internal equipment charged to projects for the three and six months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same periods in the prior year.

Gross Profit (Loss) .

A table comparing the Company’s gross profit for the three months ended December 31, 2024, compared to the three months ended December 31, 2023, is below:

A table comparing the Company’s gross profit for the three and six months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the three and six months ended March 31, 2024, is below:

Three Months Ended

December 31, 2024

December 31, 2023

March 31, 2025

March 31, 2024

Gas & Water Distribution

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Unallocated Shop Expense

Total gross profit decreased by $575,000 to $10.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $10.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023.

The decrease was primarily due to decreased profit in Gas & Petroleum Transmission work during the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, as compared to the same period in the prior year.

Gas & Water Distribution gross profit totaled $5.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, a $1.2 million increase from $4.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023.

The gross profit increase was primarily related to increased water distribution services performed during the three months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in 2023.

However, the gross profit percentage decreased for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, as compared to the prior fiscal year.

This was primarily due to decreased volume and less efficient water-related paving services.

Gas & Petroleum Transmission gross profit totaled $934,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2024, a $2.5 million decrease from $3.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023.

The gross profit decrease for the three months ended December 31, 2024 was primarily due to more transmission work being completed by the end of fiscal year 2024 as compared to 2023 and less transmission work being competed in first fiscal year quarter of 2025 as compared to 2024.

Additionally, Gas & Petroleum work was more impacted by inclement weather in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.

This resulted in less efficient production and more costs than expected.

Electrical, Mechanical, & General construction services gross profit totaled $4.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, a $1.4 million increase from $3.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023.

The gross profit increase was primarily related to an increase in general contracting and electrical services performed during the three months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.

Gross loss attributable to unallocated shop expenses totaled ($674,000) for the three months ended December 31, 2024, a $669,000 increase from ($5,000) for the three months ended December 31, 2023.

The increase in gross loss related to unallocated shop expenses was primarily due to a decrease in the amount of internal equipment charged to projects for the three months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in the prior year.

Six Months Ended

March 31, 2025

March 31, 2024

Gas & Water Distribution

Gas & Petroleum Transmission

Electrical, Mechanical, & General

Unallocated Shop Expense

Total gross profit decreased by $6.1 million to $78,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $6.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Total gross profit decreased by $6.7 million to $10.3 million for the six months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $17.1 million for the six months ended March 31, 2024.

Gas & Water Distribution gross loss totaled ($911,000) for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a $3.3 million decrease from a $2.4 million gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Gas & Water Distribution gross profit totaled $4.3 million for the six months ended March 31, 2025, a $2.1 million decrease from $6.4 million for the six months ended March 31, 2024.

The gross profit decreases were primarily related to a decrease in productivity for water distribution services performed, primarily related to inclement weather, and a decrease in the volume efficiency of water-related paving services during the three and six months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024.

Water-related paving services were impacted by both inclement weather and a temporary shift in a customer’s spending cycle which caused crews in Lexington, Kentucky to be temporarily assigned to Charleston, West Virginia, which increased costs for the Company.

Gas & Petroleum Transmission gross loss totaled ($1.2 million) for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a $1.4 million decrease from a gross profit of $231,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Gas & Petroleum Transmission gross loss totaled $271,000 for the six months ended March 31, 2025, a $3.9 million decrease from a gross profit of $3.6 million for the six months ended March 31, 2024.

The gross profit decreases were primarily due to a lower volume of transmission work being performed during the three and six months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same periods in the prior year.

Transmission work under contract was impacted by inclement weather during the three and six months ended March 31, 2025.

Additionally, new transmission work is being sent out for bid and awarded later as compared to previous fiscal years.

Electrical, Mechanical, & General construction services gross profit totaled $3.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a $962,000 decrease from $4.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

The gross profit decrease was primarily related to a mechanical services project performed in Kokomo, Indiana during the three months ended March 31, 2024 that was not replaced in fiscal year 2025.

Electrical, Mechanical, & General construction services gross profit totaled $8.6 million for the six months ended March 31, 2025, a $416,000 increase from $8.2 million for the six months ended March 31, 2024.

The gross profit increase was primarily related to an increase in mechanical and electrical services performed during the first fiscal year quarter of 2025, as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.

Gross loss attributable to unallocated shop expenses totaled ($1.6 million) for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a $451,000 increase from ($1.1 million) for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Gross loss attributable to unallocated shop expenses totaled ($2.2 million) for the six months ended March 31, 2025, a $1.1 million increase from ($1.1 million) for the six months ended March 31, 2024.

The increase in gross loss related to unallocated shop expenses was primarily due to a decrease in the amount of internal equipment charged to projects for the three and six months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same periods in the prior year.

Selling and administrative expenses .

Total selling and administrative expenses increased by $1.4 million to $8.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $7.2 million for the same period in the prior year.

The increase was primarily related to additional personnel hired to secure and manage work for expected growth.

Other non-operating (expense) income .

Other non-operating expenses totaled $48,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $75,000 in non-operating income for the same period in the prior year.

The change for the three months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in the prior year, was primarily related to a minor legal settlement received during the three months ended December 31, 2023 that recouped employee benefit costs expended in a prior period.

Total selling and administrative expenses increased by $848,000 to $8.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $7.3 million for the same period in the prior year.

Total selling and administrative expenses increased by $2.3 million to $16.8 million for the six months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $14.5 million for the same period in the prior year.

The increases were primarily related to additional personnel hired to secure and manage work for expected growth and increased consulting and audit fees due to becoming an accelerated filer which requires a separate internal controls audit.

The Company’s latest acquisition, Tribute, also accounted for $273,000 and $553,000 of the increase, respectively, for the three and six months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same periods in the prior year.

Other non-operating expense .

Other non-operating expenses totaled $21,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $81,000 for the same period in the prior year.

The decrease for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily due to a reduction in contributions and sponsorships, as compared the same period in the prior year.

Other non-operating expenses totaled $69,000 for the six months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $6,000 for the same period in the prior year.

The increase for the six months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same period in the prior year, was primarily related to a minor legal settlement received during the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 that recouped employee benefit costs expended in a prior period.

Interest expense .

Interest expense totaled $484,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2024, a decrease of $118,000 from $602,000 for the same period in the prior year.

The decrease was primarily due to less interest expense related to line of credit borrowings during the three months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to same period in the prior fiscal year.

Gain on sale of equipment .

Gain on sale of equipment totaled $196,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2024, an increase of $209,000 from a loss of ($13,000) for the same period in the prior year.

The Company sold certain underutilized or non-working pieces of equipment during the three months ended December 31, 2024, with no comparable sale occurring during the three months ended December 31, 2023.

Income before income taxes was $1.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $3.1 million for the same period in the prior year.

The decrease was primarily related to the items mentioned above.

Income tax expense for the three months ended December 31, 2024, was $455,000 compared to $1.1 million for the same period in the prior year.

The decrease in income tax expense was due to a decrease in taxable income during the three months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in the prior year.

Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2024, was $854,000, as compared to $2.0 million for the same period in the prior year.

Comparison of Financial Condition at December 31, 2024, and September 30, 2024

The Company had total assets of $192.1 million at December 31, 2024, an increase of $33.9 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $158.2 million.

The Company had net property, plant and equipment of $53.3 million at December 31, 2024, an increase of $15.2 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $38.1 million.

Interest expense totaled $876,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of $253,000 from $623,000 for the same period in the prior year.

Interest expense totaled $1.4 million for the six months ended March 31, 2025, an increase of $135,000 from $1.2 million for the same period in the prior year.

The increases were primarily related to financing the acquisition of Tribute.

(Loss) gain on sale of equipment .

Loss on sale of equipment totaled ($17,000) for the three months ended March 31, 2025, a decrease of $322,000 from a gain of $305,000 for the same period in the prior year.

Gain on sale of equipment totaled $179,000 for the six months ended March 31, 2025, a decrease of $112,000 from $292,000 for the same period in the prior year.

The Company sold certain underutilized or non-working pieces of equipment during the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, with no comparable sale occurring during the same period in 2024.

Net (loss) income .

Loss before income taxes was ($9.0 million) for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to ($1.5 million) for the same period in the prior year.

Loss before income taxes was ($7.7 million) for the six months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to a net income of $1.6 million for the same period in the prior year.

The decreases were primarily related to the items mentioned above.

Income tax (benefit) expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025, was ($2.5 million) compared to ($373,000) for the same period in the prior year.

Income tax (benefit) expense for the six months ended March 31, 2025, was ($2.0 million) compared to $685,000 for the same period in the prior year.

The increase in income tax benefit and the decrease in income tax expense for the three and six months ended March 31, 2025, respectively, as compared to the same periods in the prior year were due to a decrease in taxable income during the three and six months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the same periods in the prior year.

Net (loss) income for the three months ended March 31, 2025, was ($6.5 million), as compared to ($1.1 million) for the same period in the prior year.

Net (loss) income for the six months ended March 31, 2025, was ($5.7 million), as compared to $933,000 for the same period in the prior year.

Comparison of Financial Condition at March 31, 2025, and September 30, 2024

The Company had total assets of $170.2 million at March 31, 2025, an increase of $12.0 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $158.2 million.

The Company had net property, plant and equipment of $52.3 million at March 31, 2025, an increase of $14.2 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $38.1 million.

The increase was due to $14.9 million in asset additions related to the Tribute acquisition, $5.3 million in other asset additions, partially offset by $5.6 million in depreciation and net equipment disposals of $417,000.

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, totaled $63.9 million at December 31, 2024, an increase of $7.8 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $56.1 million.

The increase was primarily due to the timing of cash collections and project invoicing since September 30, 2024 and $3.8 million in accounts receivable related to Tribute at December 31, 2024.

Cash and cash equivalents totaled $20.3 million at December 31, 2024, an increase of $7.4 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $12.9 million.

The increase was primarily due to a net $8.5 million provided by operating activities, and a net $21.7 million provided by financing activities, partially offset by a $20.8 million investment in the acquisition of Tribute and a net $2.0 million investment in equipment.

Retainage receivable totaled $15.2 million at December 31, 2024, an increase of $3.5 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $11.7 million.

The increase was primarily due to $2.9 million in retainage receivables related to Tribute at December 31, 2024.

Goodwill totaled $7.4 million at December 31, 2024, an increase of $3.3 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $4.1 million.

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, totaled $51.5 million at March 31, 2025, a decrease of $4.6 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $56.1 million.

The decrease was primarily due to the timing of cash collections and project invoicing since September 30, 2024, partially offset by $3.8 million in accounts receivable related to Tribute at March 31, 2025.

Cash and cash equivalents totaled $9.9 million at March 31, 2025, a decrease of $3.0 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $12.9 million.

The decrease was primarily due to a net $10.0 million provided by operating activities, and a net $12.3 million

provided by financing activities, partially offset by a $20.8 million investment in the acquisition of Tribute and a net $4.5 million investment in equipment, less proceeds from the sale of equipment.

Retainage receivable totaled $13.9 million at March 31, 2025, an increase of $2.2 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $11.7 million.

The increase was primarily due to $3.2 million in retainage receivables related to the acquisition of Tribute at March 31, 2025, partially offset by net retainages received as of March 31, 2025.

Goodwill totaled $7.4 million at March 31, 2025, an increase of $3.3 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $4.1 million.

The increase was due to the acquisition of Tribute.

Other receivables totaled $2.8 million at December 31, 2024, an increase of $1.7 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $1.0 million.

The increase was primarily due to a $1.7 million receivable related to a working capital adjustment as part of the Tribute acquisition.

Intangible assets, net totaled $3.9 million at December 31, 2024, an increase of $869,000 from the prior fiscal year end balance of $3.1 million.

The increase was primarily due to intangible assets acquired as part of the Tribute acquisition, partially offset by the amortization of intangible assets during the three months ended December 31, 2024.

Right-of-use assets totaled $2.6 million at December 31, 2024, an increase of $85,000 from the prior fiscal year end balance of $2.5 million.

The increase was primarily due to an increase in leased vehicles, partially offset by the amortization of operating leases during the three months ended December 31, 2024.

Contract assets totaled $19.5 million at December 31, 2024, a decrease of $5.1 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $24.6 million.

The decrease was due to a difference in the timing of project billings at December 31, 2024, compared to September 30, 2024.

Prepaid expenses and other totaled $3.1 million at December 31, 2024, a decrease of $986,000 from the prior fiscal year end balance of $4.1 million.

The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in prepaid insurance that was expensed during the three months ended December 31, 2024.

The Company had total liabilities of $131.0 million at December 31, 2024, an increase of $31.4 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $99.6 million.

The aggregate balance of current maturities of long-term debt and long-term debt totaled $49.3 million at December 31, 2024, an increase of $25.7 million from the prior fiscal year-end balance of $23.6 million.

The increase was primarily due to $16.0 million related to financing the acquisition of Tribute and assumption of $3.8 million of Tribute equipment debt, $200,000 in additional equipment financing and $7.5 million in line of credit borrowings due by June 28, 2026, partially offset by $1.8 million in long-term debt payments.

Contract liabilities totaled $22.5 million at December 31, 2024, an increase of $5.5 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $17.0 million.

The increase was due to a difference in the timing of project billings at December 31, 2024, as compared to September 30, 2024.

Accounts payable totaled $26.8 million at December 31, 2024, an increase of $3.1 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $23.7 million.

The increase was due to the timing of accounts payable payments as compared to September 30, 2024 and $1.6 million in accounts payable for Tribute at December 31, 2024.

Income tax payable totaled $2.3 million at December 31, 2024, an increase of $98,000 from the prior fiscal year end balance of $2.2 million.

The increase was primarily related to the taxable income generated during the three months ended December 31, 2024.

Current and long-term operating lease liabilities totaled $2.6 million at December 31, 2024, an increase of $85,000 from the prior fiscal year end balance of $2.5 million.

The increase was primarily due to an increase in leased vehicles, partially offset by payments made during the three months ended December 31, 2024.

Lines of credit and short-term borrowings totaled $10.3 million at December 31, 2024, an increase of $25,000 from the prior fiscal year end balance.

Other receivables totaled $1.1 million at March 31, 2025, an increase of $23,000 from the prior fiscal year end balance of $1.0 million.

Intangible assets, net totaled $3.8 million at March 31, 2025, an increase of $705,000 from the prior fiscal year end balance of $3.1 million.

The increase was primarily due to intangible assets acquired as part of the Tribute acquisition, partially offset by the amortization of intangible assets during the six months ended March 31, 2025.

Right-of-use assets totaled $2.5 million at March 31, 2025, a decrease of $31,000 from the prior fiscal year end balance.

The decrease was primarily due to the amortization of operating leases, partially offset by an increase in leased vehicles during the six months ended March 31, 2025.

Contract assets totaled $22.7 million at March 31, 2025, a decrease of $1.9 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $24.6 million.

The decrease was due to a difference in the timing of project billings at March 31, 2025, compared to September 30, 2024.

Prepaid expenses and other totaled $5.1 million at March 31, 2025, an increase of $1.0 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $4.1 million.

The increase was primarily due to prepaid insurance payments, partially offset by insurance expensed during the six months ended March 31, 2025.

The Company had total liabilities of $116.4 million at March 31, 2025, an increase of $16.9 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $99.6 million.

The aggregate balance of current maturities of long-term debt and long-term debt totaled $40.4 million at March 31, 2025, an increase of $16.8 million from the prior fiscal year-end balance of $23.6 million.

The increase was primarily due to $16.0 million related to financing the acquisition of Tribute and assumption of $3.8 million of Tribute equipment debt, $200,000 in additional equipment financing and $1.3 million in line of credit borrowings, partially offset by $4.5 million in long-term debt payments.

Contract liabilities totaled $22.9 million at March 31, 2025, an increase of $6.0 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $17.0 million.

The increase was due to a difference in the timing of project billings at March 31, 2025, as compared to September 30, 2024.

Accounts payable totaled $22.6 million at March 31, 2025, a decrease of $1.1 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $23.7 million.

The decrease was due to the timing of accounts payable payments as compared to September 30, 2024.

Income tax payable totaled $304,000 at March 31, 2025, a decrease of $1.9 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $2.2 million.

The decrease was primarily related to income tax payments made during the first six months of fiscal year 2025 and a taxable loss generated during the six months ended March 31, 2025.

Current and long-term operating lease liabilities totaled $2.5 million at March 31, 2025, a decrease of $28,000 from the prior fiscal year end balance.

The decrease was primarily due to payments made during the six months ended March 31, 2025, partially offset by an increase in leased vehicles.

Lines of credit and short-term borrowings totaled $10.3 million at March 31, 2025, an increase of $50,000 from the prior fiscal year end balance.

The increase was due to interest accrued on PPP Loans.

Refer to Note 3 “Accounting for PPP Loans” in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional details.

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities totaled $10.3 million at December 31, 2024, a decrease of $3.6 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $13.9 million.

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities totaled $12.7 million at March 31, 2025, a decrease of $1.1 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $13.9 million.

The decrease was due to the timing of accrued expense payments, as compared to September 30, 2024.

Deferred tax liabilities totaled $6.9 million at December 31, 2024, an increase of $378,000 from the prior fiscal year end balance of $6.5 million.

The increase was primarily related to a $1.9 million increase related to bonus depreciation on equipment acquired, partially offset by a $1.5 million increase in federal and state NOL carryforwards.

Shareholders’ equity was $61.0 million at December 31, 2024, an increase of $2.3 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $58.7 million.

The increase was primarily due to net income of $854,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and $2,000,000 in common stock issued as part of the Tribute acquisition, partially offset by a $501,000 declared quarterly dividend that was paid on January 2, 2025.

Deferred tax liabilities totaled $4.7 million at March 31, 2025, a decrease of $1.8 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $6.5 million.

The decrease was primarily related to a $3.1 million decrease related to an increase in federal and state NOL carryforwards, partially offset by a $1.6 million increase due to timing differences for depreciation expense.

Shareholders’ equity was $53.8 million at March 31, 2025, a decrease of $4.9 million from the prior fiscal year end balance of $58.7 million.

The decrease was primarily due to net loss of $5.9 million for the six months ended March 31, 2025 and $501,000 in quarterly dividends paid and $502,000 in accrued quarterly dividends that were paid on April 15, 2025, partially offset by $2.0 million in common stock issued as part of the Tribute acquisition.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

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The line of credit is limited to a borrowing base calculation as summarized below:

December 31, 2024

March 31, 2025

September 30, 2024

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Interest rate

The Company’s $12.0 million and $4.5 million line of credit borrowings are recorded as a long-term debt as of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024, respectively.

The Company’s $5.8 million and $4.5 million line of credit borrowings are recorded as a long-term debt as of March 31, 2025 and September 30, 2024, respectively.

The financial covenants required by the Company’s lender are below:

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The Company’s lender has agreed to omit the effect of the PPP loan restatement from the Company’s covenant compliance calculations while a final decision on PPP loan forgiveness remains in question.

Thus, the Company was in compliance with all covenants at December 31, 2024.

Thus, the Company was in compliance with all covenants at March 31, 2025.

The Company projects to meet all covenant requirements for the next twelve months.

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Treasury yield, adjusted to a constant maturity of three years as published by the Federal Reserve weekly.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had made principal payments of $450,000.

As of March 31, 2025, the Company had made principal payments of $463,000.

The loan is collateralized by the building purchased under this agreement.

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The unsecured five-year term note requires annual payments of at least $500,000 with a fixed interest rate of 3.25% on the $3.0 million sellers’ note, which equates to 5.35% on the carrying value of the note.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had made annual installment payments of $2,500,000.

As of March 31, 2025, the Company had made annual installment payments of $2,500,000.

On April 2, 2021, the Company entered into a $3.5 million Non-Revolving Note agreement with United Bank.

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The loan is collateralized by the Company’s equipment and receivables.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had made principal payments of $2.5 million.

As of March 31, 2025, the Company had made principal payments of $2.7 million.

On April 29, 2022, the Company entered into a $7.5 million Non-Revolving Note agreement with United Bank.

This five-year agreement was used to finance the purchase of Tri-State Paving and has monthly payments of $129,910 with a fixed interest rate of 4.25%.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had made principal payments of $3.5 million.

As of March 31, 2025, the Company had made principal payments of $3.8 million.

On April 29, 2022, the Company entered into a $1.0 million promissory note agreement with Corns Enterprises, a related party, as partial consideration for the purchase of Tri-State Paving.

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Interest payments due shall be calculated on the principal balance remaining and shall be at the stated rate of 3.5% per year.

The Company has made $750,000 in principal payments on this note as of December 31, 2024.

The Company has made $750,000 in principal payments on this note as of March 31, 2025.

On October 10, 2022, the Company entered into a $3.1 million promissory note agreement with United Bank.

This five-year agreement financed the previous cash value of equipment purchased in the Ryan Construction acquisition.

This loan has monthly

installment payments of $60,000 and has a fixed interest rate of 6.0%.

This loan has monthly installment payments of $60,000 and has a fixed interest rate of 6.0%.

The loan is collateralized by the Company’s equipment and receivables.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had made principal payments of $1.2 million.

As of March 31, 2025, the Company had made principal payments of $1.4 million.

On June 1, 2023, the Company entered into a $9.3 million Non-Revolving Note agreement with United Bank.

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The loan is collateralized by the equipment purchased under this agreement.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had borrowed $9.3 million against this line of credit and made $1.8 million in principal payments.

As of March 31, 2025, the Company had borrowed $9.3 million against this line of credit and made $2.4 million in principal payments.

On August 8, 2024, the Company renewed its $30.0 million line of credit with a maturity date of June 28, 2026.

The interest rate on the line of credit is the “ Wall Street Journal ” Prime Rate (the index) with a floor of 4.99%.

The outstanding balance on the operating line of credit at December 31, 2024 was $12.0 million with an interest rate of 7.5%.

The outstanding balance on the operating line of credit at March 31, 2025 was $5.8 million with an interest rate of 7.5%.

On August 8, 2024, the Company entered into a $5.0 million Non-Revolving Note agreement with United Bank.

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The loan is collateralized by the equipment purchased under this agreement.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had not borrowed against this line of credit.

As of March 31, 2025, the Company had not borrowed against this line of credit.

On December 2, 2024, the Company entered into a $16.0 million loan agreement with United Bank to finance the acquisition of Tribute.

This six-year agreement has monthly payments of $272,000 including a fixed interest rate of 6.9%.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had not made any principal payments on this loan.

As of March 31, 2025, the Company had made $723,000 in principal payments.

Operating Leases

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The Company has two right-of-use operating leases acquired on April 29, 2022, as part of the Tri-State Paving, LLC transaction.

The first operating lease, for the Hurricane, West Virginia facility, had a net present value of $236,000 at inception, and a carrying value of $25,000 at December 31, 2024.

The first operating lease, for the Hurricane, West Virginia facility, had a net present value of $236,000 at inception, and a carrying value of $7,000 at March 31, 2025.

The 4.5% interest rate on the operating leases is based on the Company’s incremental borrowing rate at inception.

The second operating lease, for the Chattanooga, Tennessee facility, had a net present value of $144,000 at inception, and expired on August 31, 2024.

The lease was renewed for a two-year period with a net present value of $140,000 and had a carrying value of $105,000 at December 31, 2024.

The lease was renewed for a two-year period with a net present value of $140,000 and had a carrying value of $88,000 at March 31, 2025.

The 8.5% interest rate on the operating leases is based on the Company’s incremental borrowing rate at inception.

The Company has a right-of-use operating lease with Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc.

The Company had eighty vehicles on lease at December 31, 2024.

The right-of-use operating lease has a carrying value of $2.4 million at December 31, 2024.

The Company had eighty - three vehicles on lease at March 31, 2025.

The right-of-use operating lease has a carrying value of $2.3 million at March 31, 2025.

Each vehicle leased under the master lease program has its own implicit rate ranging from 12.8% to 15.6%.

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The Company has a right-of-use operating lease acquired on March 28, 2023.

This lease, for the Winchester, Kentucky facility, had a net present value of $290,000 at inception and a carrying value of $136,000 at December 31, 2024.

This lease, for the Winchester, Kentucky facility, had a net present value of $290,000 at inception and a carrying value of $111,000 at March 31, 2025.

The 7.75% interest rate on the operating lease is based on the Company’s incremental borrowing rate at inception.

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Rental expense can vary by reporting period due to equipment requirements on construction projects and the availability of Company owned equipment.

Rental expense, which is included in cost of goods sold on the consolidated statements of income, was $5.0 million and $5.4 million, respectively, for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

Rental expense, which is included in cost of goods sold on the consolidated statements of income, was $3.9 million and $3.3 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

Rental expense was $9.0 million and $8.7 million, respectively, for the six months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

Letters of Credit

Certain customers or vendors may require letters of credit to secure payments that the vendors are making on our behalf or to secure payments to subcontractors and vendors on various customer projects.

At December 31, 2024, the Company did not have any letters of credit outstanding.

At March 31, 2025, the Company did not have any letters of credit outstanding.

Performance Bonds

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The Company does not anticipate any claims in the foreseeable future.

At December 31, 2024, the Company had $90.3 million in performance bonds outstanding.

At March 31, 2025, the Company had $76.4 million in performance bonds outstanding.

Concentration of Credit Risk

In the ordinary course of business, the Company grants credit under normal payment terms, generally without collateral, to our customers, which include natural gas and oil companies, general contractors, and various commercial and industrial customers located within the United States.

Consequently, the Company is subject to potential credit risk related to business and economic factors that would affect these companies.

Consequently, the Company is subject to potential credit risk related to business and economic factors that

would affect these companies.

However, the Company generally has certain statutory lien rights with respect to services provided.

Under certain circumstances such as foreclosure, the Company may take title to the underlying assets in lieu of cash in settlement of receivables.

Please see the tables below for customers that represent 10.0% or more of the Company’s revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:

Please see the tables below for customers that represent 10.0% or more of the Company’s revenue for the three and six months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

TransCanada Corporation

NiSource and subsidiaries

* Less than 10.0% and included in “All other” if applicable

Please see the tables below for customers that represent 10.0% or more of the Company’s accounts receivable, net of retention at December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024:

Accounts receivable, net of retention

at December 31, 2024

at September 30, 2024

TransCanada Corporation

American Water

* Less than 10.0% and included in “All other” if applicable

There were no customers that represented 10.0% or more of the Company’s accounts receivable, net of retention at March 31, 2025 and September 30, 2024.

On November 12, 2021, the Company received a withdrawal liability claim from a pension plan to which the Company made pension contributions for union construction employees performing covered work in a particular jurisdiction.

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The Company has expensed all $164,000 in payments made through September 30, 2022 and does not expect any future liabilities related to this claim.

The Company did not make any payments during the three months ended December 31, 2024.

Other than described above, at December 31, 2024, the Company was not involved in any legal proceedings other than in the ordinary course of business.

The Company did not make any payments during the three and six months ended March 31, 2025.

Other than described above, at March 31, 2025, the Company was not involved in any legal proceedings other than in the ordinary course of business.

The Company is a party from time to time to various lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business.

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With respect to all such lawsuits, claims, and proceedings, we record reserves when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated.

At December 31, 2024, the Company does not believe that any of these proceedings, separately or in aggregate, would be expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

At March 31, 2025, the Company does not believe that any of these proceedings, separately or in aggregate, would be expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Related Party Transactions

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Interest payments due shall be calculated on the principal balance remaining and shall be at the stated rate of 3.5% per year.

The Company has made $750,000 in principal payments on this note as of December 31, 2024.

The Company has made $750,000 in principal payments on this note as of March 31, 2025.

Subsequent to the April 29, 2022 acquisition of Tri-State Paving, the Company entered into an operating lease for facilities in Hurricane, West Virginia with Corns Enterprises.

This thirty-six-month lease is treated as a right to use asset and has payments of $7,000 per month.

The total net present value at inception was $236,000 with a carrying value of $25,000 at December 31, 2024.

The total net present value at inception was $236,000 with a carrying value of $7,000 at March 31, 2025.

SQP made an equity investment of $156,000 in 1030 Quarrier Development, LLC (“Development”) in August 2022.

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CJ Hughes is not obliged to rent any equipment and does so only when CJ Hughes does not have equipment available of its own and would otherwise need to rent such equipment as the demand increases throughout the construction season.

During the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the rental amounts were $53,000 and $19,000, respectively.

Other than mentioned above, there were no new material related party transactions entered into during the quarter ended December 31, 2024.

During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the rental amounts were $123,000 and $194,000, respectively.

During the six months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the rental amounts were $176,000 and $213,000, respectively.

Other than mentioned above, there were no new material related party transactions entered into during the quarter ended March 31, 2025.

Certain Energy Services subsidiaries routinely engage in transactions in the normal course of business with each other, including sharing employee benefit plan coverage, payment for insurance and other expenses on behalf of other affiliates, and other services incidental to business of each of the affiliates.

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Significant inflation or supply chain issues could cause customers to delay or cancel planned projects;

however, inflation did not have a significant effect on our results for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

however, inflation did not have a significant effect on our results for the three and six months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

Critical Accounting Estimates

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Generally, unearned project-related costs will be earned over the next twelve months.

The following table presents our costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings and billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings at December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024:

December 31, 2024

The following table presents our costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings and billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings at March 31, 2025 and September 30, 2024:

March 31, 2025

September 30, 2024

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Additionally, frequently changing reserves could be an indication of risky or unreliable customers.

At December 31, 2024, the management review deemed that the allowance for doubtful accounts was adequate.

Please see the allowance for doubtful accounts table below as of and for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and as of fiscal year ended September 30, 2024:

December 31, 2024

At March 31, 2025, the management review deemed that the allowance for doubtful accounts was adequate.

Please see the allowance for doubtful accounts table below as of and for the six months ended March 31, 2025 and as of and for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024:

March 31, 2025

September 30, 2024

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If a company fails this test or decides to bypass this step, it must proceed with a quantitative assessment of goodwill impairment.

The Company did not have a goodwill impairment at December 31, 2024.

The Company did not have a goodwill impairment at March 31, 2025.

Materially incorrect estimates could cause an impairment of goodwill or intangible assets and result in a loss in profitability for the Company.

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and Impairment

(in months) at

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Net Book Value

at December 31,

at September 30,

Ended December 31,

at December 31,

Ended March 31,

at September 30,

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The definite-lived identifiable intangible assets recognized as part of the Company’s business combinations are initially recorded at their estimated fair value.

The Company’s depreciation expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 were $2.6 million and $2.1 million, respectively.

The Company’s depreciation expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were $3.0 million and $2.1 million, respectively.

The Company’s depreciation expenses for the six months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were $5.6 million and $4.2 million, respectively.

In general, depreciation is included in “cost of revenues” on the Company’s consolidated statements of income.

The Company’s amortization expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 were $130,863 and $108,842, respectively.

The Company’s amortization expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were $164,197 and $108,842, respectively.

The Company’s amortization expenses for the six months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were $295,060 and $216,284, respectively.

In general, amortization is included in “cost of revenues” on the Company’s consolidated statements of income.

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The Company’s provision for income taxes is computed by applying a federal rate of 21.0% and a blended state rate of approximately 5.0% to 6.0% to taxable income or loss after consideration of non-taxable and non-deductible items.

The effective income tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2024 was 34.8%, as compared to 34.1%, for the same period in 2023.

The effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was (24.5)%, as compared to (25.2)%, for the same period in 2024.

The effective income tax rate for the six months ended March 31, 2025 was (22.8)%, as compared to 42.3%, for the same period in 2024.

Effective income tax rates are estimates and may vary from period to period due to changes in the amount of taxable income and non-deductible expenses.

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A valuation allowance is established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

The Company had $6.5 million and $0 million of federal net operating loss carryforwards at December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024, respectively.

The Company had $30.4 million and $20.5 million of state net operating loss carryforwards at December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024, respectively.

The Company had $12.8 million and $0 million of federal net operating loss carryforwards at March 31, 2025 and September 30, 2024, respectively.

The Company had $52.0 million and $20.5 million of state net operating loss carryforwards at March 31, 2025 and September 30, 2024, respectively.

The state net operating loss carryforwards begin to expire in 2025.

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The Company does not believe that it has any unrecognized tax benefits included in its consolidated financial statements that require recognition.

The Company has not had any settlements in the current period with taxing authorities, nor has it recognized tax benefits as a result of a lapse of the applicable statute of limitations.

The Company has not had any settlements in the current period with taxing authorities, nor has it recognized tax

benefits as a result of a lapse of the applicable statute of limitations.

The Company recognizes interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits, if applicable, in general and administrative expenses.

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ASU 2021-08 has not had a significant impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

On November 27, 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280):

Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures .

This update aims to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses.

ASU 2023-07 requires disclosure of significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss.

The update also requires disclosure regarding the chief operating decision maker and expands the interim segment disclosure requirements.

ASU 2023-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted.

The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2023-07 on its consolidated financial statements.

Subsequent Events

On January 2, 2025, the Company paid a quarterly dividend of $0.03 per common share totaling $501,164.

On April 15, 2025, the Company paid $502,000 in quarterly dividends to holders of record as of March 31, 2025.

In April 2025, the Company repurchased 106.392 common shares of stock at an average price of $7.99.

Management has evaluated all subsequent events for accounting and disclosure.

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These statements are forward-looking, and actual results may differ materially.

The Company is receiving significant bid opportunities for water and wastewater projects, natural gas transmission and distribution projects and electrical, mechanical, and general construction projects.

The Company’s unaudited backlog at December 31, 2024, was $260.2 million, as compared to $185.9 million and $243.2 million at December 31, 2023, and September 30, 2024, respectively.

The Company received significant bid opportunities for water and wastewater projects and electrical, mechanical, and general construction projects during the first six months of fiscal year 2025.

A significant amount of natural gas bid opportunities and project awards are occurring later than previous years.

The Company has started to see increased bid opportunities for natural gas projects during the Company’s third fiscal quarter.

The Company’s unaudited backlog at March 31, 2025, was $280.7 million, as compared to $222.8 million and $243.2 million at March 31, 2024, and September 30, 2024, respectively.

While adding additional projects appears likely, no assurances can be given that the Company will be successful in bidding on projects that become available.

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Compared sentence by sentence after normalising whitespace, quotation marks, case and digits, so re-formatting and restated figures do not read as changed language. Wording changes appear as one removal and one addition. The current filing and the prior one are authoritative.

What changed 10-Q

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis