Financial Performance - Revenue increased 6% to a record 93.6millioncomparedtothefirstquarteroffiscal2024[3]−Grossprofitincreased1228.9 million, with gross margin rising to 30.8% from 29.2%[3] - Operating income reached a record 5.0million,upfrom2.6 million, reflecting a 92% increase[3] - Net income surged 152% to a record 3.2million,or3.51.3 million, or 1.5%[3] - Adjusted EBITDA was a record 7.6million,representing8.16.0 million, or 6.8%[3] - Revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2024, were 93,625,000,anincreaseof6.488,074,000 for the same period in 2023[17] - Gross profit for the same period was 28,855,000,upfrom25,692,000, reflecting a gross margin increase[17] - Operating income rose significantly to 4,989,000,comparedto2,617,000 in the prior year, marking an increase of 90.4%[17] - Net income for the quarter was 3,231,000,asubstantialincreasefrom1,282,000, representing a growth of 152.5%[17] - Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended 09/30/24 was 7,606,000,upfrom6,019,000 in the prior year, reflecting a 26.4% growth[21] Dividends and Shareholder Returns - A special cash dividend of 4.6millionwasdeclared,markingthelargestdividendinthecompany′shistory[3]AcquisitionsandGrowthStrategy−Thecompanycompletedoneacquisitionduringthequarter,enhancingitsSoutheastGroup′ssalesandserviceexpertise[4]−Thecompanyisactivelypursuingadditionalacquisitionopportunitiestoenhanceitsgrowthstrategy[5]−Commonstockissuedforacquisitionsamountedto4,593,000, compared to 229,000inthepreviousyear[20]−Thecompanycontinuestofocusonstrategicacquisitionsandenhancingitsproductofferingstodrivefuturegrowth[21]DebtandCashFlow−Thecompany’snetdebtincreasedfrom8.3 million to 15.5million,primarilyduetocashpaidforacquisitions[10]−Cashattheendoftheperiodwas4,373,000, a slight decrease from 4,558,000atthebeginningoftheperiod[19]−Netcashprovidedbyoperatingactivitieswas207,000, down from 1,540,000inthesamequarterlastyear[19]−Thecompanyincurred5,885,000 in cash paid for acquisitions during the quarter, compared to 987,000intheprioryear[19]−Cashpaidforinterestduringtheperioddecreasedto413,000 from 767,000year−over−year,areductionof46.20 for the three months ended 09/30/24, compared to 3,171,000inthesameperiodlastyear[20]TaxandExpenses−Provisionforincometaxesincreasedto1,276,000 from 565,000,indicatinga126.5482,000 from 770,000,adeclineof37.41,550,000 compared to 1,546,000intheprioryear[21]−Amortizationofshare−basedcompensationdecreasedto1,067,000 from 1,856,000,adropof42.5245,528,000, up from 230,659,000asofJune30,2024[18]−Currentliabilitiesincreasedto77,831,000 from 69,803,000,indicatingariseinshort−termobligations[18]−Basicearningspershareincreasedto0.22 from 0.09,whiledilutedearningspershareroseto0.21 from $0.09[17]