As of September 30, 2022, Fixed Backlog was $3.4 billion and MSA Backlog was $2.1 billion, a year-over-year increase of 166.1 percent and 41.4 percent, respectively. Total Backlog at the end of the third quarter 2022 was $5.5 billion or an increase of 99.8 percent from the third quarter of 2021. MSA Backlog represents estimated MSA revenue for the next four quarters. The Company expects that during the next four quarters, the Company will recognize as revenue approximately 76 percent of the total backlog as of September 30, 2022, comprised of backlog of approximately: 100 percent of Utilities; 60 percent of Energy/Renewables; and 83 percent of Pipeline.
Backlog, including estimated MSA revenue, should not be considered a comprehensive indicator of future revenue. Revenues from certain projects, such as cost reimbursable and time-and-materials projects, do not flow through backlog. At any time, any project may be cancelled at the convenience of customers.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At September 30, 2022, the Company had $111.9 million of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents. The Company had $150.0 million in outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility, commercial letters of credit outstanding were $48.4 million and the available borrowing capacity was $126.6 million.
Dividend
The Company also announced that on November 3, 2022, its Board of Directors declared a $0.06 per share cash dividend to stockholders of record on December 30, 2022, payable on January 13, 2023.
Share Purchase Program
In November 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a $25.0 million share purchase program. In February 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors replenished the limit to $25.0 million. During the three months ended September 30, 2022, the Company purchased and cancelled 129,200 shares of common stock, which in the aggregate equaled $2.6 million at an average share price of $20.28. As of September 30, 2022, we had $19.0 million remaining for purchase under the share purchase program. The share purchase plan expires on December 31, 2022.
Conference Call and Webcast
As previously announced, management will host a conference call and webcast on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. U.S. Central Time (10:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time). Tom McCormick, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Ken Dodgen, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will discuss the Company’s results and business outlook.
Investors and analysts are invited to participate in the call by phone at 1-888-330-3428, or internationally at 1-646-960-0679 (access code: 7581464) or via the Internet at www.prim.com. A replay of the call will be available on the Company’s website or by phone at 1-800-770-2030, or internationally at 1-647-362-9199 (access code: 7581464), for a seven-day period following the call.
Presentation slides to accompany the conference call are available for download under “Events & Presentations” in the “Investors” section of the Company’s website at www.prim.com.
Non-GAAP Measures
This press release contains certain financial measures that are not recognized under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). Primoris uses earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, and Adjusted EPS as important supplemental measures of the Company’s operating performance. The Company believes these measures enable investors, analysts, and management to evaluate Primoris’ performance excluding the effects of certain items that management believes impact the comparability of operating results between reporting periods. In addition, management believes these measures are useful in comparing the Company’s operating results with those of its competitors. The non-GAAP measures presented in this press release are not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. In addition, Primoris’ method of calculating these measures may be different from methods used by other companies, and, accordingly, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures as calculated by other companies that do not use the same methodology as Primoris. Please see the accompanying tables to this press release for reconciliations of the following non‐GAAP financial measures for Primoris’ current and historical results: EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS.