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Southland Holdings
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Rating:44Neutral
Price Target:
$0.53
▼(-15.32% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:07/31/26
The score is held down primarily by very weak financial performance (sharp margin deterioration, large losses, negative equity, and significant TTM cash burn). Technicals add further pressure as the stock trades well below all major moving averages, signaling a persistent downtrend. The earnings call provides some offset via surety-backed liquidity support, financing progress, and backlog visibility, but near-term operating losses and segment weakness remain dominant.
Positive Factors
Backlog-driven revenue visibility
A sizable, near-term convertible backlog provides durable revenue visibility across the next 12 months, underpinning utilization and bidding capacity. Converting ~38% of backlog reduces short-term demand risk and supports planned operational turnarounds and cash generation as projects progress.
Negative Factors
Negative shareholders' equity
Negative equity is a structural capital impairment that weakens balance sheet flexibility and lender confidence. It limits the company's ability to absorb further losses, constrains access to unsecured financing, and can necessitate dilutive remedies or onerous covenant terms when capital is raised.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Backlog-driven revenue visibility
A sizable, near-term convertible backlog provides durable revenue visibility across the next 12 months, underpinning utilization and bidding capacity. Converting ~38% of backlog reduces short-term demand risk and supports planned operational turnarounds and cash generation as projects progress.
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Southland Holdings (SLND) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$30.22M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)56.09K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)0.88
Revenue Growth-24.31%
EPS Growth-169.16%
CountryUS
Employees1,800
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustryEngineering & Construction
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-2.09
Shares Outstanding54,218,884
10 Day Avg. Volume83,877
30 Day Avg. Volume56,089
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio>-0.01
Price to Book (P/B)-1.13K
Price to Sales (P/S)206.84
P/FCF Ratio12.54K
Enterprise Value/Market Cap10.35
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.44
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit-1.72
Enterprise Value/Ebitda-1.44
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)-1.4
Revenue Forecast (FY)$704.30M
Southland Holdings Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Southland Holdings, Inc. engages in specialty infrastructure construction business in North America. The company operates through Civil and Transportation segments. The Civil segment designs and constructs water pipelines, pump stations, lift stat...
How the Company Makes Money
Southland Holdings primarily makes money by performing construction and specialty infrastructure services under customer contracts, recognizing revenue as it satisfies performance obligations on projects. Its core revenue stream is contract revenu...
Southland Holdings Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 12, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Aug 17, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Neutral
The call conveyed a mixed but cautiously constructive picture: material near-term financial weakness (notably a ~28% revenue decline, a large net loss of $28.4M, negative EBITDA, and transportation/M&P segment losses) was offset by meaningful strategic progress — significant surety support and advances ($139M total), a large $1.88B backlog with ~38% expected to convert to revenue in 12 months, active asset monetization efforts, cost reductions in SG&A, and a pipeline of short-duration, higher-margin opportunities. Management emphasized that a broader financing agreement is near completion and that legacy portfolio shrinkage and dispute collections (including an expected ~$11M cash collection) should improve liquidity and margins over 2026. Overall the positives and remediation actions balance the substantial near-term operating and liquidity challenges.Positive Updates
Surety Support and Financing Progress
Surety partners assumed the debt under the senior credit facility, waived principal and interest payments through maturity, advanced approximately $125 million during the quarter (bringing total surety advances to $139 million), and are finalizing a broader financing agreement and credit amendment; no amounts due prior to 05/13/2027.
Negative Updates
Significant Revenue Decline
Q1 revenue was $172 million versus $239 million in Q1 2025, a decline of $67 million or approximately -28.0% year-over-year; revenue included an $18 million reversal from noncash legacy dispute adjustments.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Surety Support and Financing Progress
Surety partners assumed the debt under the senior credit facility, waived principal and interest payments through maturity, advanced approximately $125 million during the quarter (bringing total surety advances to $139 million), and are finalizing a broader financing agreement and credit amendment; no amounts due prior to 05/13/2027.
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Company Guidance
Management reiterated execution of the March strategic plan and said a broader financing agreement and credit amendment are near completion after surety partners assumed the senior credit facility (3/17), waived principal and interest through maturity, and advanced ~$125M in Q1 (total surety advances $139M; none due before 05/13/2027). Q1 results: revenue $172M (includes $18M revenue reversal), gross loss $4.8M driven by $26M of unfavorable adjustments (≈$18M non‑cash), net loss $28.4M (‑$0.52/share), EBITDA ‑$14.1M, SG&A $14.9M (7% of revenue excl. $2.1M transformation expense), interest expense $8.7M (cash interest $8.5M), cash $20.5M (total cash incl. restricted $32M). Backlog was ~$1.88B (≈38% expected to convert to revenue in 12 months); Civil revenue $104M with $14.7M gross profit (14.1% margin), Transportation revenue $68.6M with $19.4M gross loss; M&P revenue $11M with $13.1M gross loss (M&P ≈4% of backlog; M&P backlog $71M with 3 projects active to be substantially completed this year; non‑M&P legacy backlog $42M with one project into 2027). Management expects to collect ≈$11M from a legacy dispute in the coming weeks to pay down the senior term loan, to monetize idle/noncore real estate to reduce debt, and to step up bidding (including a $48M data center on track to complete in ~2 months) as bonding and liquidity improve.Southland Holdings Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
12
Very Negative
Balance Sheet
18
Very Negative
Cash Flow
15
Very Negative
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 705.09M | 772.17M | 980.18M | 1.16B | 1.16B | 1.28B |
| Gross Profit | -181.50M | -155.26M | -63.04M | 35.81M | 140.93M | 114.19M |
| EBITDA | -217.77M | -191.63M | -99.61M | 22.76M | 130.53M | 107.20M |
| Net Income | -330.34M | -306.54M | -105.36M | -19.25M | 60.54M | 38.72M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 928.08M | 989.28M | 1.20B | 1.20B | 1.13B | 1.04B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 31.95M | 52.71M | 72.19M | 49.18M | 57.91M | 63.34M |
| Total Debt | 294.15M | 322.35M | 321.05M | 319.69M | 300.20M | 270.47M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.09B | 1.12B | 1.03B | 940.50M | 765.42M | 733.40M |
| Stockholders Equity | -168.94M | -140.93M | 163.66M | 249.62M | 349.44M | 291.29M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -121.16M | 12.73M | -5.49M | -21.11M | -70.97M | -109.37M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -117.28M | 16.58M | 1.93M | -10.26M | -66.20M | -90.57M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 4.71M | 3.39M | 3.23M | 4.49M | 5.56M | -8.50M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 56.84M | -40.15M | 18.78M | -2.59M | 20.14M | 30.60M |
Southland Holdings Technical Analysis
Negative
0.62
Price Trends
0.89
Negative
1.00
Negative
2.02
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.05
Negative
42.14
Neutral
6.11
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For SLND, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 0.62 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 0.69, below the 50-day MA of 0.89, and below the 200-day MA of 2.02, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.05 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 42.14 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 6.11 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for SLND.
Southland Holdings Risk Analysis
Southland Holdings disclosed 64 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Southland Holdings reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Southland Holdings Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% | |
63 Neutral | $268.33M | 26.04 | 14.45% | 0.82% | 19.86% | -49.73% | |
63 Neutral | $490.33M | 67.76 | 3.17% | ― | 2.07% | -38.08% | |
60 Neutral | $326.35M | -21.80 | -10.79% | ― | 13.88% | 34.22% | |
51 Neutral | $396.04M | 104.04 | 2.22% | ― | 7.05% | -67.59% | |
44 Neutral | $30.22M | -0.27 | 1577.14% | ― | -24.31% | -169.16% |
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Southland Holdings Corporate Events
Executive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Southland Holdings Shareholders Back Board and Auditor Choices
Positive
Jun 16, 2026
On June 10, 2026, Southland Holdings, Inc. held its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, with 88% of the 54,218,882 shares entitled to vote represented in person or by proxy. Shareholders elected all nominated directors to terms expiring at the 20...
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