Smith-MidlandNASDAQ: SMID

Smith-Midland posts Q3 revenues of $23.6 million, driven by service growth and higher margins, boosting earnings per share to 59 cents.

MIDLAND, VA / ACCESSWIRE / November 15, 2024 / Smith-Midland Corporation (NASDAQ:SMID), a provider of innovative, high-quality proprietary and patented precast concrete products and systems today announced Ashley Smith, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Smith-Midland, will present at the Southwest IDEAS Investor Conference on Thursday, November 21, 2024 at The Statler in Dallas, TX. The company's presentation is scheduled to begin at 10:00am CT.

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Many investors likely recognize by now the brightened outlook that rate cuts have provided for SMID-cap and midcap equities. That's been borne out by some recent upswings for those categories.

The rate-cut story looks better and better, seemingly by the week. While markets are not in the business of locked-in future predictions, many investor eyes are locked on the potential for cuts.

Increased production and higher sales volumes across multiple product lines aid Smith-Midland's (SMID) earnings in Q2.

Quarterly Revenue Increased 32% to Record $19.5 Million MIDLAND, VA / ACCESSWIRE / August 14, 2024 / Smith-Midland Corporation (NASDAQ:SMID) a provider of innovative, high-quality proprietary and patented precast concrete products and systems today announced its second quarter results for the period ended June 30, 2024. Second Quarter 2024 Summary (compared to prior-year second quarter) Revenue increased 34 percent to $19.6 million Product sales increased 23 percent to $13.1 million Service revenue increased 63 percent to $6.5 million Operating income of $2.7 million, compared to loss of ($981,000) Net income of $2.0 million, or $0.37 per diluted share compared to net loss of ($782,000) or ($0.15) per share Awarded $7.5 million contract from Georgia Department of Transportation Added to Russell 2000 and 3000 stock indexes "Our second quarter performance included a record for quarterly revenue and our best net income since the first quarter of 2021," said Ashley Smith, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Smith-Midland.

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