WillScot Broadens Capital Allocation by Initiating Cash Dividend Program
19 February 2025 - 12:00AM
WillScot Holdings Corporation (“WillScot” or the
“Company”) (Nasdaq: WSC), a leader in innovative temporary
flexible space solutions, today announced that its Board of
Directors (“Board”) has declared the initiation of a quarterly cash
dividend program consistent with the Company’s commitment to
returning capital to shareholders, while continuing to invest in
growth. The first dividend of $0.07 per share will be payable on
March 19, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of
business on March 5, 2025.
“The initiation of our quarterly dividend program provides an
additional avenue to return surplus capital to shareholders and
reflects the resiliency of our cash flows across the cycle, the
strength of our balance sheet, and our confidence in the Company’s
long-term growth prospects,” said Brad Soultz, Chief Executive
Officer of WillScot.
The Board will regularly assess the cash dividend program with a
long-term focus on increasing the dividend payment over time. Under
the program, dividends will be payable on the third Wednesday of
the third month of each calendar quarter to stockholders of record
as of the first Wednesday of that same month, subject to quarterly
approval and declaration by the Board.
About WillScot
Listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol
“WSC,” WillScot is the premier provider of highly innovative and
turnkey space solutions in North America. The Company’s
comprehensive range of products includes modular office complexes,
mobile offices, classrooms, temporary restrooms, portable storage
containers, protective buildings and climate-controlled units, and
clearspan structures, as well as a curated selection of
furnishings, appliances, and other supplementary services, ensuring
turnkey solutions for its customers. Headquartered in Phoenix,
Arizona, and operating from a network of approximately 260 branch
locations and additional drop lots across the United States,
Canada, and Mexico, WillScot’s business services are essential for
diverse customer segments spanning all sectors of the economy.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. The words "estimates," "expects," "anticipates,"
"believes," "forecasts," "plans," "intends," "may," "will,"
"should," "shall," "outlook," "guidance," "see," "have confidence”
and variations of these words and similar expressions identify
forward-looking statements, which are generally not historical in
nature. Certain of these forward-looking statements include
statements relating to our key market indicator of non-residential
construction square foot starts, our mergers and acquisitions
pipeline, acceleration of our run rate, acceleration toward and the
timing of our achievement of our three-to-five year milestones,
growth and acceleration of cash flow, driving higher returns on
invested capital, and Adjusted EBITDA margin expansion.
Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks,
uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of
which are outside our control, which could cause actual results or
outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the
forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that
these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable
assumptions, we can give no assurance that any such forward-looking
statement will materialize. Important factors that may affect
actual results or outcomes include, among others, our ability to
acquire and integrate new assets and operations; our ability to
judge the demand outlook; our ability to achieve planned synergies
related to acquisitions; regulatory approvals; our ability to
successfully execute our growth strategy, manage growth and execute
our business plan; our estimates of the size of the markets for our
products; the rate and degree of market acceptance of our products;
the success of other competing modular space and portable storage
solutions that exist or may become available; rising costs and
inflationary pressures adversely affecting our profitability;
potential litigation involving our Company; general economic and
market conditions impacting demand for our products and services
and our ability to benefit from an inflationary environment; our
ability to maintain an effective system of internal controls; and
such other risks and uncertainties described in the periodic
reports we file with the SEC from time to time (including our Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023), which are available
through the SEC’s EDGAR system at www.sec.gov and on our website.
Any forward-looking statement speaks only at the date on which it
is made, and the Company disclaims any obligation to update or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as required by
law.
Additional Information and Where to Find
It Additional information can be found on the company's
website at www.willscot.com.
Contact Information
Investor inquiries:Charlie WohlhuterInvestors@willscot.com
Media inquiries:Juliana WellingJuliana.Welling@willscot.com
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