AeroVironment Announces Fiscal 2025 First Quarter Results
First Quarter Highlights:
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Record first quarter revenue of
$189.5 million up 24% year-over-year -
First quarter net income of
$21.2 million and adjusted EBITDA of$37.2 million -
In
August 2024 awardedU.S. Army Lethal Unmanned Systems Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (“IDIQ”) with a record contract ceiling value of$990 million and initial funding of$128 million
“AeroVironment has once again delivered excellent results, including record first-quarter revenue that’s 24% higher than the same period last fiscal year,” said
“With a growing pipeline and solid operating performance,
FISCAL 2025 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
Revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 was
Gross margin for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 was
Income from operations for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 was
Other loss, net, for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 was
Provision for income taxes for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 was
Net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 was
Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 was
BACKLOG
As of
FISCAL 2025 — OUTLOOK FOR THE FULL YEAR
For fiscal year 2025, the Company continues to expect revenue of between
The foregoing estimates are forward-looking and reflect management’s view of current and future market conditions, subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including certain assumptions with respect to our ability to efficiently and on a timely basis integrate acquisitions, obtain and retain government contracts, changes in the timing and/or amount of government spending, react to changes in the demand for our products and services, activities of competitors, changes in the regulatory environment, and general economic and business conditions in
CONFERENCE CALL AND PRESENTATION
In conjunction with this release,
Investors may access the call by registering via the following participant registration link up to ten minutes prior to the start time.
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Investors may also listen to the live audio webcast via the Investor Relations page of the
A supplementary investor presentation for the first quarter fiscal year 2025 can be accessed at https://investor.avinc.com/events-and-presentations.
Audio Replay
An audio replay of the event will be archived on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at http://investor.avinc.com.
ABOUT
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance or achievements, and may contain words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend,” “project,” “plan,” or words or phrases with similar meaning. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors outside of our control, that may cause our business, strategy or actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the impact of our ability to successfully close and integrate acquisitions into our operations and avoid disruptions from acquisition transactions that will harm our business; the recording of goodwill and other intangible assets as part of acquisitions that are subject to potential impairments in the future and any realization of such impairments; any actual or threatened disruptions to our relationships with our distributors, suppliers, customers and employees, including shortages in components for our products; the ability to timely and sufficiently integrate international operations into our ongoing business and compliance programs; reliance on sales to the
NON-GAAP MEASURES
In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this earnings release also contains non-GAAP financial measures. See in the financial tables below the calculation of these measures, the reasons why we believe these measures provide useful information to investors, and a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.
Consolidated Statements of Operations (In thousands except share and per share data) |
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Three Months Ended |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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(Unaudited) |
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Revenue: |
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Product sales |
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$ |
159,504 |
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$ |
119,471 |
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Contract services |
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29,979 |
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32,876 |
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189,483 |
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152,347 |
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Cost of sales: |
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Product sales |
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85,519 |
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61,608 |
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Contract services |
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22,497 |
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25,079 |
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108,016 |
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86,687 |
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Gross margin: |
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Product sales |
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73,985 |
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57,863 |
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Contract services |
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7,482 |
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7,797 |
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81,467 |
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65,660 |
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Selling, general and administrative |
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33,795 |
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23,827 |
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Research and development |
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24,613 |
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15,466 |
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Income from operations |
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23,059 |
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26,367 |
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Other loss: |
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Interest expense, net |
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(239 |
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(2,008 |
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Other (expense) income, net |
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(234 |
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(1,129 |
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Income before income taxes |
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22,586 |
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23,230 |
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Provision for income taxes |
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1,485 |
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1,314 |
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Equity method investment loss, net of tax |
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65 |
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(21 |
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Net income |
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21,166 |
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21,895 |
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Net income per share |
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Basic |
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$ |
0.76 |
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$ |
0.84 |
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Diluted |
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$ |
0.75 |
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$ |
0.84 |
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Weighted-average shares outstanding: |
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Basic |
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27,959,692 |
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26,088,277 |
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Diluted |
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28,281,827 |
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26,179,042 |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands except share data) |
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2024 |
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2024 |
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(Unaudited) |
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Assets |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
81,162 |
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$ |
73,301 |
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Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of |
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35,487 |
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70,305 |
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Unbilled receivables and retentions |
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219,766 |
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199,474 |
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Inventories, net |
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143,835 |
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150,168 |
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Income taxes receivable |
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338 |
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— |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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19,758 |
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22,333 |
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Total current assets |
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500,346 |
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515,581 |
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Long-term investments |
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21,887 |
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20,960 |
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Property and equipment, net |
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48,071 |
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46,602 |
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Operating lease right-of-use assets |
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28,283 |
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30,033 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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41,303 |
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41,303 |
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Intangibles, net |
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67,521 |
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72,224 |
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275,932 |
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275,652 |
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Other assets |
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15,826 |
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13,505 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
999,169 |
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$ |
1,015,860 |
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Liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
43,596 |
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$ |
48,298 |
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Wages and related accruals |
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20,413 |
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44,312 |
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Customer advances |
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10,993 |
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11,192 |
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Current portion of long-term debt |
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10,000 |
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10,000 |
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Current operating lease liabilities |
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9,428 |
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9,841 |
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Income taxes payable |
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5,597 |
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4,162 |
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Other current liabilities |
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17,331 |
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17,074 |
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Total current liabilities |
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117,358 |
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144,879 |
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Long-term debt, net of current portion |
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6,788 |
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17,092 |
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Non-current operating lease liabilities |
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21,086 |
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22,745 |
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Other non-current liabilities |
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2,123 |
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2,132 |
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Liability for uncertain tax positions |
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5,603 |
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5,603 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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673 |
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664 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Stockholders’ equity: |
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Preferred stock, |
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Authorized shares—10,000,000; none issued or outstanding at |
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— |
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— |
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Common stock, |
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Authorized shares—100,000,000 |
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Issued and outstanding shares—28,206,480 shares at |
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4 |
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4 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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598,735 |
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597,646 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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(5,054 |
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(5,592 |
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Retained earnings |
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251,853 |
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230,687 |
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Total stockholders’ equity |
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845,538 |
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822,745 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
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$ |
999,169 |
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$ |
1,015,860 |
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (In thousands) |
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Three Months Ended |
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2024 |
2023 |
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Operating activities |
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Net income |
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$ |
21,166 |
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$ |
21,895 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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8,852 |
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6,951 |
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(Gain) loss from equity method investments |
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(65 |
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21 |
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Amortization of debt issuance costs |
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266 |
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214 |
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Provision for doubtful accounts |
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(101 |
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(15 |
) |
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Reserve for inventory excess and obsolescence |
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2,667 |
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3,330 |
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Other non-cash expense, net |
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616 |
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173 |
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Non-cash lease expense |
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2,430 |
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2,184 |
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Loss on foreign currency transactions |
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142 |
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132 |
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Unrealized loss on available-for-sale equity securities, net |
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321 |
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1,013 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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(1 |
) |
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(427 |
) |
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Stock-based compensation |
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4,536 |
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3,204 |
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Loss on disposal of property and equipment |
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143 |
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116 |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions: |
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Accounts receivable |
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34,993 |
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8,207 |
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Unbilled receivables and retentions |
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(20,274 |
) |
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(1,603 |
) |
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Inventories |
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3,867 |
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(40,004 |
) |
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Income taxes receivable |
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(336 |
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— |
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Prepaid expenses and other assets |
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(814 |
) |
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(4,401 |
) |
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Accounts payable |
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(4,976 |
) |
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(2,780 |
) |
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Other liabilities |
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(25,081 |
) |
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(15,272 |
) |
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
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28,351 |
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(17,062 |
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Investing activities |
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Acquisition of property and equipment |
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(5,430 |
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(3,632 |
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Contributions in equity method investments |
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(1,183 |
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— |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
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(6,613 |
) |
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(3,632 |
) |
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Financing activities |
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Principal payments of term loan |
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(10,500 |
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(5,000 |
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Payment of debt issuance costs |
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— |
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(9 |
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Tax withholding payment related to net settlement of equity awards |
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(3,953 |
) |
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(1,298 |
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Exercise of stock options |
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506 |
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— |
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Other |
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(7 |
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(8 |
) |
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Net cash used in financing activities |
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(13,954 |
) |
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(6,315 |
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Effects of currency translation on cash and cash equivalents |
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77 |
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21 |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
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7,861 |
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(26,988 |
) |
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
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73,301 |
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132,859 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
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$ |
81,162 |
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$ |
105,871 |
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Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information |
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Cash paid (refunded), net during the period for: |
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Income taxes |
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$ |
(101 |
) |
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$ |
35 |
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Interest |
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$ |
370 |
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$ |
1,782 |
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Non-cash activities |
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Change in foreign currency translation adjustments |
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$ |
538 |
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$ |
(63 |
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Acquisitions of property and equipment included in accounts payable |
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$ |
1,208 |
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$ |
969 |
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Reportable Segment Results (Unaudited) (In thousands) |
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Three Months Ended |
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Total |
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Revenue: |
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Product sales |
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$ |
112,301 |
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$ |
47,180 |
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$ |
23 |
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$ |
159,504 |
Contract services |
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7,675 |
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4,793 |
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17,511 |
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29,979 |
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$ |
119,976 |
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$ |
51,973 |
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$ |
17,534 |
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$ |
189,483 |
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Segment adjusted gross margin |
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$ |
67,252 |
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$ |
13,272 |
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$ |
4,657 |
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Three Months Ended |
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UxS |
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LMS |
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MW |
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Total |
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Revenue: |
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Product sales |
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$ |
93,231 |
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$ |
25,325 |
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$ |
915 |
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$ |
119,471 |
Contract services |
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4,976 |
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5,592 |
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22,308 |
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32,876 |
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$ |
98,207 |
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$ |
30,917 |
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$ |
23,223 |
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$ |
152,347 |
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Segment adjusted gross margin |
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$ |
50,426 |
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$ |
12,323 |
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$ |
5,308 |
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Reconciliation of non-GAAP Earnings per Diluted Share (Unaudited) |
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Earnings per diluted share |
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$ |
0.75 |
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$ |
0.84 |
Acquisition-related expenses |
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— |
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0.02 |
Amortization of acquired intangible assets and other purchase accounting adjustments |
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0.13 |
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0.10 |
Equity method and equity securities investments activity, net |
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0.01 |
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|
0.04 |
Earnings per diluted share as adjusted (Non-GAAP) |
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$ |
0.89 |
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$ |
1.00 |
Reconciliation of non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA (Unaudited)
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(in millions) |
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Net income |
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$ |
21.2 |
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$ |
21.9 |
Interest expense, net |
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0.2 |
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2.0 |
Provision for income taxes |
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1.5 |
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1.3 |
Depreciation and amortization |
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8.9 |
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7.0 |
EBITDA (Non-GAAP) |
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31.8 |
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32.2 |
Stock-based compensation |
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4.5 |
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3.2 |
Equity method and equity securities investments activity, net |
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0.3 |
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1.0 |
Amortization of cloud computing arrangement implementation |
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0.6 |
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0.2 |
Acquisition-related expenses |
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— |
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|
0.7 |
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP) |
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$ |
37.2 |
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$ |
37.3 |
Reconciliation of Forecast Earnings per Diluted Share (Unaudited)
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Fiscal year ending |
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Forecast earnings per diluted share |
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$ |
2.61 - 2.92 |
Amortization of acquired intangible assets and other purchase accounting adjustments |
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|
0.51 |
Equity method and equity securities investments activity, net |
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|
0.06 |
Forecast earnings per diluted share as adjusted (Non-GAAP) |
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$ |
3.18 - 3.49 |
Reconciliation of 2025 Forecast and Fiscal Year 2024 Actual Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA (Unaudited)
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Fiscal year ending |
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Fiscal year ended |
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(in millions) |
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Net income |
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$ |
74 - 83 |
|
$ |
60 |
Interest expense, net |
|
|
— |
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|
4 |
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
7 - 8 |
|
|
2 |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
39 |
|
|
36 |
EBITDA (Non-GAAP) |
|
|
120 - 130 |
|
|
102 |
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
20 |
|
|
17 |
Equity method and equity securities investments activity, net |
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|
1 |
|
|
6 |
Amortization of cloud computing arrangement implementation |
|
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
Acquisition-related expenses |
|
|
— |
|
|
2 |
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP) |
$ |
143 - 153 |
$ |
128 |
Statement Regarding Non-GAAP Measures
The non-GAAP measures set forth above should be considered in addition to, and not as a replacement for or superior to, the comparable GAAP measures, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Management believes that these measures provide useful information to investors by offering additional ways of viewing our results that, when reconciled to the corresponding GAAP measures, help our investors to understand the long-term profitability trends of our business and compare our profitability to prior and future periods and to our peers. In addition, management uses these non-GAAP measures to evaluate our operating and financial performance.
Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin
Adjusted gross margin is defined as gross margin before intangible amortization and amortization of non-cash purchase accounting adjustments.
Non-GAAP Earnings per Diluted Share
We exclude the acquisition-related expenses, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, equity securities investments gains or losses, goodwill impairment and one-time non-operating items because we believe this facilitates more consistent comparisons of operating results over time between our newly acquired and existing businesses, and with our peer companies. We believe, however, that it is important for investors to understand that such intangible assets contribute to revenue generation and that intangible asset amortization will recur in future periods until such intangible assets have been fully amortized.
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income before interest income, interest expense, income tax expense (benefit) and depreciation and amortization including amortization of purchase accounting adjustments, adjusted for the impact of certain other non-cash items, including amortization of implementation of cloud computing arrangements, stock-based compensation, acquisition related expenses, equity method investment gains or losses, equity securities investments gains or losses, goodwill impairment and one-time non-operating gains or losses. We present Adjusted EBITDA, which is not a recognized financial measure under
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