Financial Performance - Third quarter 2024 revenue was 720.1million,adecreaseof54.8 million, or 7.1%, compared to the prior year period[11] - The company reported a net loss attributable to common stock of 3.7million,withadilutedlosspershareof0.04[2] - Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter was 78.8million,resultinginanadjustedEBITDAmarginof10.9720.1 million, a decrease of 7.1% from 774.9millionforthesameperiodin2023[36]−GrossprofitforthefiscalninemonthsendedSeptember29,2024,was149.6 million, down 31.7% from 219.5millionforthesameperiodin2023[36]−NetlossattributabletocommonstockforthefiscalthreemonthsendedSeptember29,2024,was(3.7) million, compared to net income of 16.2millionforthesameperiodin2023[36]−AdjusteddilutedearningspershareforthefiscalthreemonthsendedSeptember29,2024,was0.06, down from 0.33forthesameperiodin2023[34]RevenueBreakdown−TheU.S.Gassegmentrevenuedecreasedby29.7 million, or 7.5%, to 366.1million,primarilyduetoreducednetvolumesunderexistingcustomerMSAs[11]−RevenuefromtheCanadianGassegmentwas126.0 million, a decrease of 16.0millionor11.3499.7 million, down 128.3millionor20.4346.0 million, reflecting a decrease of 34.9millionor9.218.1 million, or 16.4%, to 128.8million,drivenbystormrestorationservices[14]−StormrestorationservicesrevenuefortheUnionElectricsegmentwas20.3 million, down from 24.2millionintheprioryear[18]BacklogandNewBusiness−Thebacklogattheendofthethirdquartertotaled4.3 billion, with 87% related to Master Service Agreement (MSA) revenue[2] - The company secured approximately 350millioninnewbusinessduringthequarter,includingnewandrenewedMSAs[6]−Thecompanysecuredapproximately350 million in potential revenue from awards in the quarter[23] Cash and Debt Management - The company ended the quarter with 52.5millionincashandcashequivalents,andimproveditsleverageratiofromJune2024[9]−Cashandcashequivalentsincreasedto52.5 million as of September 29, 2024, from 33.4millionattheendof2023[38]−Totalcurrentliabilitiesdecreasedto386.2 million as of September 29, 2024, from 420.6millionattheendof2023[38]−Long−termdebt,netofcurrentportion,decreasedto762.1 million as of September 29, 2024, from 1.0billionattheendof2023[38]OperatingPerformance−OperatingincomeforthefiscalninemonthsendedSeptember29,2024,was53.1 million, a decline of 55.0% from 117.9millionforthesameperiodin2023[36]−Thecompanyreportedanetcashprovidedbyoperatingactivitiesof97.2 million for the fiscal nine months ended September 29, 2024, compared to 61.8millionforthesameperiodin2023[40]−InterestexpenseforthefiscalthreemonthsendedSeptember29,2024,was23.9 million, down from 26.1millionintheprioryear[32]StrategicFocus−Thecompanyisfocusedondiversifyingitsbusinessmixbypursuingadditionalstrategicbidopportunitiesalignedwithitsriskprofileandcorecompetencies[23]−AdjustedEBITDAmarginpercentageoutlookforthefullyearisestimatedtobebetween9.02.5 billion and $2.7 billion[10]