Monday, September 23, 2024
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation is the largest provider of dredging services in the United States. In addition, Great Lakes is fully engaged in expanding its core business into the rapidly developing offshore wind energy industry. The Company has a long history of performing significant international projects. The Company employs experienced civil, ocean and mechanical engineering staff in its estimating, production and project management functions. In its over 131-year history, the Company has never failed to complete a marine project. Great Lakes owns and operates the largest and most diverse fleet in the U.S. dredging industry, comprised of approximately 200 specialized vessels. Great Lakes has a disciplined training program for engineers that ensures experienced-based performance as they advance through Company operations. The Company’s Incident-and Injury-Free® (IIF®) safety management program is integrated into all aspects of the Company’s culture. The Company’s commitment to the IIF® culture promotes a work environment where employee safety is paramount.
Joe Gomes, CFA, Managing Director, Equity Research Analyst, Generalist , Noble Capital Markets, Inc.
Joshua Zoepfel, Research Associate, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.
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Raising PT. We are raising our price target to $14 from a prior $11 and maintaining our Outperform rating on GLDD shares. We believe the strong operating environment-as evidenced by the new awards announced Friday-will continue, providing upside to operating results, in our view. At our new PT, GLDD shares would trade at 1.7x projected 2024 revenue and 9.8x adjusted EBITDA, compared to a peer group which trades at 1.5x and 11.4x, respectively.
New Awards. On Friday, the DOD announced Great Lakes had been awarded just under $300 million of new business, including a $219 million award for the Sabine-Neches Waterway Channel Improvement Project. The new awards will be additive to backlog, are higher margin work, and highlight not only the amount of work available but Great Lakes’ ability to win such available work.
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