Jason Vlacich
Analyst · Oppenheimer
Thank you, Brad. Target delivered strong financial performance and significant growth in the third quarter. Total revenue increased 30% year-over-year to approximately $129 million, while adjusted EBITDA grew 59% to approximately $34 million. These results were driven by expanding contributions from our high-quality WHS contract portfolio. That performance is also translating into robust cash generation. Year-to-date cash flows from operating activities exceeded $150 million, supported by a sharp increase in customer advance payments tied to recent WHS contract awards. These payments reflect the strength of our customer commitments and the value they place on our ability to rapidly scale communities at the pace of their development activity. Profitability improved meaningfully as well. Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded approximately 480 basis points year-over-year to 27%, driven by continued execution on recent contract awards, strong unit economics and increasing operating leverage across our communities. Turning to our individual segment performance. Our WHS segment generated approximately $80 million of quarterly revenue, a 116% increase over the prior year. That growth reflects multiple community developments advancing through their ramp-up phases, supported by strong unit economics and operational efficiencies. Based on our current contract portfolio, WHS is on track to generate more than 55% of consolidated revenue in 2026. Average WHS utilized beds exceeded 6,200 in the quarter. That demonstrates the depth of our operating platform and our ability to bring multiple large-scale communities online at once. Beyond 2026, our execution track record and growing customer adoption position WHS for continued expansion. The long-duration projects we support typically come with favorable contract terms, including minimum take-or-pay revenue commitments. Those commitments give us greater revenue visibility and tie our capital deployment directly to contracted customer demand. Paired with attractive unit economics and margin contribution, these contract terms support efficient capital investment with strong returns. Because we align these terms with our customers' multiphase project plans, we are building long-term partnerships that we believe will keep WHS the primary driver of Target's growth. Moving on to our other operating segments. Our HFS-South segment generated approximately $33 million in quarterly revenue. The moderation in this segment partly reflects our intentional reallocation of existing assets to support a high-return WHS contract award. We remain focused on reliably serving our long-standing HFS customers while preserving the flexibility to optimize capacity and maximize value across our broader portfolio. Our Government segment generated approximately $14 million in revenue during the quarter. The year-over-year decline primarily reflects the approximately $12 million PCC contract closeout payment included in the prior year period, which did not recur in the current period. We also incurred transitional costs during the quarter related to ongoing network optimization initiatives, and we expect additional costs of approximately $3 million to $5 million of this nature over the balance of 2026. These costs will temporarily pressure Government segment margins and are reflected in our 2026 outlook. Recurring corporate expenses, excluding stock-based compensation and transaction expenses were approximately $17 million for the quarter. Our 2026 outlook reflects a recalibrated corporate cost structure that provides the resources needed to execute on Target's strategic initiatives, and we remain focused on managing these costs prudently. Turning to capital management. Total capital spending for the quarter was approximately $246 million, primarily supporting long-term customer contracts tied to recent WHS segment contract awards. This investment was funded in part by customer advance payments. As these contracts scale, we expect them to generate significant revenue and operating cash flow, supporting leading returns on capital investment. We ended the quarter with approximately $140 million in total available liquidity and a net leverage ratio of 1.4x. As a reminder, the total net leverage ratio is calculated on a last quarter annualized basis as permitted under our credit facility through the second quarter of 2028. Supported by growing contributions from recently announced WHS segment contracts and our ability to deliver flexible value-added solutions, we are reaffirming our 2026 outlook today. This includes total revenue of $435 million to $445 million and adjusted EBITDA of $105 million to $115 million with capital spending, excluding acquisitions of $490 million to $510 million to fund our long-term growth. A meaningful portion of this capital spending is supported by customer advance payments tied to recently awarded WHS segment contracts, enabling efficient capital deployment while maintaining strong financial flexibility. As recent contract awards continue to scale, we expect revenue and adjusted EBITDA to continue building through the balance of 2026 and into 2027 with greater operating scale and strong unit economics supporting further margin expansion. The ramp positions us to exit 2027 with annualized revenue exceeding $750 million and adjusted EBITDA above $300 million. Importantly, this outlook is based entirely on our existing contracted portfolio and does not assume any contribution from our broader commercial pipeline. Reaching these targets requires near-term capital investment, which will temporarily increase our net leverage as communities open and ramp, we expect our committed contracted portfolio, customer advance payments and attractive unit economics to drive meaningful cash generation. That cash generation in turn supports deleveraging. Based on our current project schedule, we anticipate exiting 2027 with net leverage well below 2x. With a flexible operating model and strong financial profile, Target is well positioned to pursue a robust growth pipeline. Our priority remains expanding the WHS segment, which we believe offers the greatest opportunity to create long-term sustainable value for our shareholders. Importantly, as we pursue these opportunities, we will stay focused on preserving the financial strength we have built while maximizing margin contribution through our efficient operating model. With that, I will hand it back to Brad for closing remarks.