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    AeroVironment Announces Fiscal 2024 Second Quarter Results

    12/5/23 4:10:00 PM ET
    $AVAV
    Aerospace
    Industrials
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    AeroVironment, Inc. ("AeroVironment" or the "Company") reported today financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended October 28, 2023.

    Second Quarter Highlights:

    • Second quarter revenue of $180.8 million, up 62% year-over-year
    • Second quarter net income of $17.8 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $39.5 million, increases of 366% and 481%, year-over-year, respectively
    • Funded backlog of $487.0 million as of October 28, 2023
    • Increasing fiscal year 2024 revenue guidance to between $685 million and $705 million, including the recently completed acquisition of Tomahawk Robotics

    "Our results exceeded expectations, underscored by the highest second quarter revenue in company history combined with strong bottom-line performance," said Wahid Nawabi, AeroVironment chairman, president and chief executive officer. "Sales rose significantly year-over-year, reflecting increasing demand, strong operational execution and effective supply chain management. At the same time, we successfully completed the acquisition of Tomahawk Robotics, and we are well on our way to fully integrating these two great organizations – leveraging our combined technology to accelerate the implementation of AI and autonomy applications across our portfolio of unmanned platforms through a common operating platform.

    "Given our standout performance and solid backlog, along with the addition of Tomahawk, we are again raising our revenue guidance for fiscal year 2024. Our optimism not only reflects near-term demand dynamics but also reflects an ongoing shift in battlefield priorities to the more frequent use of distributed, intelligent, multi-domain unmanned systems."

    FISCAL 2024 SECOND QUARTER RESULTS

    Revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 was $180.8 million, an increase of 62% as compared to $111.6 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2023, reflecting higher product sales of $83.4 million, partially offset by lower service revenue of $14.2 million. From a segment standpoint, the year-over-year increase was due to revenue growth in Unmanned Systems ("UMS") of 115%, partially offset by decreases in MacCready Works ("MW") of 6% and Loitering Munitions Systems ("LMS") of 3%.

    Gross margin for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 was $75.4 million, an increase of 191% as compared to $25.9 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2023, reflecting higher product margin of $43.8 million and higher service gross margin of $5.6 million. As a percentage of revenue, gross margin increased to 42% from 23%, primarily due to an increase in the proportion of product revenue to total revenue and a favorable product mix. Gross margin was favorably impacted by a decrease in depreciation charges for in-service assets of $7.1 million related to the closure of COCO site locations during fiscal year 2023. Gross margin was negatively impacted by $3.2 million of intangible amortization expense and other related non-cash purchase accounting expenses in the second quarter of fiscal 2024 as compared to $4.0 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2023.

    Income from operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 was $25.2 million as compared to loss from operations of $(14.3) million for the second quarter of last fiscal year. The increase year-over-year was primarily due higher gross margin of $49.5 million, partially offset by increases in research and development ("R&D") expense of $5.4 million and selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expense of $4.5 million.

    Other loss, net, for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 was $4.8 million, as compared to $1.5 million for the second quarter of last fiscal year. The increase in other expense was primarily due to an increase in unrealized losses on investment holdings.

    Provision for income taxes for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 was $1.1 million, as compared to a benefit from income taxes of $(10.5) million for the second quarter of last fiscal year. The increase in provision for income taxes was primarily due to the increase in pre-tax income.

    Net income attributable to AeroVironment for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 was $17.8 million, or $0.66 per diluted share, as compared to net loss attributable to AeroVironment of $(6.7) million, or $(0.27) per diluted share, in the prior-year period, respectively.

    Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 was $39.5 million and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share were $0.97, as compared to $6.8 million and $0.01, respectively, for the second quarter of fiscal 2023.

    BACKLOG

    As of October 28, 2023, funded backlog (defined as remaining performance obligations under firm orders for which funding is currently appropriated to us under a customer contract) was $487.0 million, as compared to $424.1 million as of April 30, 2023.

    FISCAL 2024 — OUTLOOK FOR THE FULL YEAR

    For fiscal year 2024, the Company now expects revenue of between $685 million and $705 million, net income of between $45 million and $51 million, Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA of between $119 million and $127 million, earnings per diluted share of between $1.66 and $1.90 and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share, which excludes amortization of intangible assets, other non-cash purchase accounting expenses and equity securities investments gains or losses, of between $2.46 and $2.70.

    The revised outlook includes the impacts of the recent acquisition of Tomahawk Robotics, Inc. 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 the United States and elsewhere in the world. Investors are reminded that actual results may differ materially from these estimates.

    CONFERENCE CALL AND PRESENTATION

    In conjunction with this release, AeroVironment, Inc. will host a conference call today, Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at 4:30 pm Eastern Time that will be webcast live. Wahid Nawabi, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Kevin P. McDonnell, chief financial officer and Jonah Teeter-Balin, senior director corporate development and investor relations, will host the call.

    Investors may access the call by registering via the following participant registration link up to ten minutes prior to the start time.

    Participant registration URL: https://register.vevent.com/register/BI64ffae409eb84e6c946d9347cf5e6c50

    Investors may also listen to the live audio webcast via the Investor Relations page of the AeroVironment, Inc. website, http://investor.avinc.com. Please allow 15 minutes prior to the call to download and install any necessary audio software.

    A supplementary investor presentation for the second quarter fiscal year 2024 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 AEROVIRONMENT, INC.

    AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) provides technology solutions at the intersection of robotics, sensors, software analytics and connectivity that deliver more actionable intelligence so you can Proceed with Certainty. Headquartered in Virginia, AeroVironment is a global leader in intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems, and serves defense, government and commercial customers. For more information, visit www.avinc.com.

    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, including the acquisition of Tomahawk Robotics; 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 U.S. government, including uncertainties in classification, pricing or potentially burdensome imposed terms for certain types of government contracts; availability of U.S. government funding for defense procurement and R&D programs; changes in the timing and/or amount of government spending, including due to continuing resolutions; adverse impacts of a U.S. government shutdown; our reliance on limited relationships to fund our development of HAPS UAS; our ability to perform under existing contracts and obtain new contracts; risks related to our international business, including compliance with export control laws; potential need for changes in our long-term strategy in response to future developments; the extensive and increasing regulatory requirements governing our contracts with the U.S. government and international customers; the consequences to our financial position, business and reputation that could result from failing to comply with such regulatory requirements; unexpected technical and marketing difficulties inherent in major research and product development efforts; the impact of potential security and cyber threats or the risk of unauthorized access to and resulting misuse of our, our customers' and/or our suppliers' information and systems; changes in the supply and/or demand and/or prices for our products and services; increased competition; uncertainty in the customer adoption rate of commercial use unmanned aircraft systems; failure to remain a market innovator, to create new market opportunities or to expand into new markets; unexpected changes in significant operating expenses, including components and raw materials; failure to develop new products or integrate new technology into current products; any increase in litigation activity or unfavorable results in legal proceedings, including pending class actions; our ability to respond and adapt to unexpected legal, regulatory and government budgetary changes, including those resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic or future pandemics, such as supply chain disruptions and delays, potential governmentally-mandated shutdowns, travel restrictions and site access, diversion of government resources to non-defense priorities, and other business restrictions affecting our ability to manufacture and sell our products and provide our services; our ability to comply with the covenants in our loan documents; our ability to attract and retain skilled employees; the impact of inflation; and general economic and business conditions in the United States and elsewhere in the world; and the failure to establish and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting. For a further list and description of such risks and uncertainties, see the reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

    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.

    AeroVironment, Inc.

    Consolidated Statements of Operations

    (In thousands except share and per share data)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended

     

    Six Months Ended

     

     

    October 28,

     

    October 29,

     

    October 28,

     

    October 29,

     

     

    2023

     

    2022

     

    2023

     

    2022

     

     

    (Unaudited)

     

    (Unaudited)

    Revenue:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Product sales

     

    $

    145,779

     

     

    $

    62,343

     

     

    $

    265,250

     

     

    $

    120,317

     

    Contract services

     

     

    35,037

     

     

     

    49,241

     

     

     

    67,913

     

     

     

    99,783

     

     

     

     

    180,816

     

     

     

    111,584

     

     

     

    333,163

     

     

     

    220,100

     

    Cost of sales:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Product sales

     

     

    79,032

     

     

     

    39,445

     

     

     

    140,640

     

     

     

    72,344

     

    Contract services

     

     

    26,434

     

     

     

    46,249

     

     

     

    51,513

     

     

     

    88,152

     

     

     

     

    105,466

     

     

     

    85,694

     

     

     

    192,153

     

     

     

    160,496

     

    Gross margin:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Product sales

     

     

    66,747

     

     

     

    22,898

     

     

     

    124,610

     

     

     

    47,973

     

    Contract services

     

     

    8,603

     

     

     

    2,992

     

     

     

    16,400

     

     

     

    11,631

     

     

     

     

    75,350

     

     

     

    25,890

     

     

     

    141,010

     

     

     

    59,604

     

    Selling, general and administrative

     

     

    28,147

     

     

     

    23,613

     

     

     

    51,974

     

     

     

    45,556

     

    Research and development

     

     

    22,025

     

     

     

    16,591

     

     

     

    37,491

     

     

     

    31,636

     

    Income (loss) from operations

     

     

    25,178

     

     

     

    (14,314

    )

     

     

    51,545

     

     

     

    (17,588

    )

    Other (loss) income:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Interest expense, net

     

     

    (1,950

    )

     

     

    (2,309

    )

     

     

    (3,958

    )

     

     

    (3,912

    )

    Other (expense) income, net

     

     

    (2,858

    )

     

     

    810

     

     

     

    (3,987

    )

     

     

    404

     

    Income (loss) before income taxes

     

     

    20,370

     

     

     

    (15,813

    )

     

     

    43,600

     

     

     

    (21,096

    )

    Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     

     

    1,137

     

     

     

    (10,457

    )

     

     

    2,451

     

     

     

    (7,851

    )

    Equity method investment loss, net of tax

     

     

    (1,393

    )

     

     

    (1,273

    )

     

     

    (1,414

    )

     

     

    (1,773

    )

    Net income (loss)

     

     

    17,840

     

     

     

    (6,629

    )

     

     

    39,735

     

     

     

    (15,018

    )

    Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (39

    )

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (45

    )

    Net income (loss) attributable to AeroVironment, Inc.

     

    $

    17,840

     

     

    $

    (6,668

    )

     

    $

    39,735

     

     

    $

    (15,063

    )

    Net income (loss) per share attributable to AeroVironment, Inc.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Basic

     

    $

    0.66

     

     

    $

    (0.27

    )

     

    $

    1.50

     

     

    $

    (0.61

    )

    Diluted

     

    $

    0.66

     

     

    $

    (0.27

    )

     

    $

    1.50

     

     

    $

    (0.61

    )

    Weighted-average shares outstanding:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Basic

     

     

    26,865,763

     

     

     

    24,900,873

     

     

     

    26,479,168

     

     

     

    24,852,219

     

    Diluted

     

     

    26,956,806

     

     

     

    24,900,873

     

     

     

    26,569,267

     

     

     

    24,852,219

     

    AeroVironment, Inc.

    Consolidated Balance Sheets

    (In thousands except share data)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    October 28,

     

    April 30,

     

     

    2023

     

    2023

     

     

    (Unaudited)

     

     

     

    Assets

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Current assets:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Cash and cash equivalents

     

    $

    100,908

     

     

    $

    132,859

     

    Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $158 at October 28, 2023 and $156 at April 30, 2023

     

     

    73,865

     

     

     

    87,633

     

    Unbilled receivables and retentions

     

     

    141,812

     

     

     

    105,653

     

    Inventories, net

     

     

    181,767

     

     

     

    138,814

     

    Income taxes receivable

     

     

    5,735

     

     

     

    —

     

    Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     

     

    19,958

     

     

     

    12,043

     

    Total current assets

     

     

    524,045

     

     

     

    477,002

     

    Long-term investments

     

     

    20,611

     

     

     

    23,613

     

    Property and equipment, net

     

     

    43,772

     

     

     

    39,795

     

    Operating lease right-of-use assets

     

     

    30,632

     

     

     

    27,363

     

    Deferred income taxes

     

     

    20,780

     

     

     

    27,206

     

    Intangibles, net

     

     

    82,848

     

     

     

    43,577

     

    Goodwill

     

     

    274,781

     

     

     

    180,801

     

    Other assets

     

     

    9,231

     

     

     

    5,220

     

    Total assets

     

    $

    1,006,700

     

     

    $

    824,577

     

    Liabilities and stockholders' equity

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Current liabilities:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Accounts payable

     

    $

    28,834

     

     

    $

    31,355

     

    Wages and related accruals

     

     

    26,671

     

     

     

    35,637

     

    Customer advances

     

     

    20,440

     

     

     

    16,645

     

    Current portion of long-term debt

     

     

    5,000

     

     

     

    7,500

     

    Current operating lease liabilities

     

     

    8,818

     

     

     

    8,229

     

    Income taxes payable

     

     

    595

     

     

     

    2,342

     

    Other current liabilities

     

     

    18,946

     

     

     

    19,626

     

    Total current liabilities

     

     

    109,304

     

     

     

    121,334

     

    Long-term debt, net of current portion

     

     

    73,678

     

     

     

    125,904

     

    Non-current operating lease liabilities

     

     

    23,727

     

     

     

    21,189

     

    Other non-current liabilities

     

     

    1,898

     

     

     

    746

     

    Liability for uncertain tax positions

     

     

    2,705

     

     

     

    2,705

     

    Deferred income taxes

     

     

    1,658

     

     

     

    1,729

     

    Commitments and contingencies

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Stockholders' equity:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Authorized shares—10,000,000; none issued or outstanding at October 28, 2023 and April 30, 2023

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

    Common stock, $0.0001 par value:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Authorized shares—100,000,000

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Issued and outstanding shares—28,135,539 shares at October 28, 2023 and 26,216,897 shares at April 30, 2023

     

     

    4

     

     

     

    4

     

    Additional paid-in capital

     

     

    589,047

     

     

     

    384,397

     

    Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     

     

    (6,077

    )

     

     

    (4,452

    )

    Retained earnings

     

     

    210,756

     

     

     

    171,021

     

    Total stockholders' equity

     

     

    793,730

     

     

     

    550,970

     

    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

     

    $

    1,006,700

     

     

    $

    824,577

     

    AeroVironment, Inc.

    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

    (In thousands)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Six Months Ended

     

     

    October 28,

     

    October 29,

     

     

    2023

     

    2022

     

     

    (Unaudited)

    Operating activities

     

     

     

     

     

    Net income (loss)

     

    $

    39,735

     

     

    $

    (15,018

    )

    Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Depreciation and amortization

     

     

    15,387

     

     

     

    32,275

     

    Loss from equity method investments

     

     

    1,414

     

     

     

    1,773

     

    Amortization of debt issuance costs

     

     

    424

     

     

     

    422

     

    Provision for doubtful accounts

     

     

    4

     

     

     

    19

     

    Reserve for inventory excess and obsolescence

     

     

    8,338

     

     

     

    2,859

     

    Other non-cash expense, net

     

     

    331

     

     

     

    565

     

    Non-cash lease expense

     

     

    4,486

     

     

     

    3,775

     

    Gain on foreign currency transactions

     

     

    (184

    )

     

     

    (59

    )

    Unrealized loss (gain) on available-for-sale equity securities, net

     

     

    3,463

     

     

     

    (928

    )

    Deferred income taxes

     

     

    (1,006

    )

     

     

    (808

    )

    Stock-based compensation

     

     

    8,244

     

     

     

    4,402

     

    Loss on disposal of property and equipment

     

     

    136

     

     

     

    825

     

    Amortization of debt securities discount

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    125

     

    Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Accounts receivable

     

     

    15,553

     

     

     

    28,012

     

    Unbilled receivables and retentions

     

     

    (35,175

    )

     

     

    11,696

     

    Inventories

     

     

    (49,329

    )

     

     

    (26,695

    )

    Income taxes receivable

     

     

    (5,735

    )

     

     

    (8,539

    )

    Prepaid expenses and other assets

     

     

    (12,720

    )

     

     

    (1,117

    )

    Accounts payable

     

     

    (6,105

    )

     

     

    6,823

     

    Other liabilities

     

     

    (12,851

    )

     

     

    (8,664

    )

    Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     

     

    (25,590

    )

     

     

    31,743

     

    Investing activities

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Acquisition of property and equipment

     

     

    (10,104

    )

     

     

    (7,587

    )

    Equity method investments

     

     

    (1,875

    )

     

     

    (2,774

    )

    Equity security investments

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (5,100

    )

    Acquisition of intangibles

     

     

    (1,500

    )

     

     

    —

     

    Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

     

     

    (24,156

    )

     

     

    (5,105

    )

    Proceeds from deconsolidation of previously controlled subsidiary, net of cash deconsolidated

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (635

    )

    Redemptions of available-for-sale investments

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    25,945

     

    Purchases of available-for-sale investments

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (1,326

    )

    Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     

     

    (37,635

    )

     

     

    3,418

     

    Financing activities

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Principal payments of term loan

     

     

    (55,000

    )

     

     

    (22,500

    )

    Holdback and retention payments for business acquisition

     

     

    (500

    )

     

     

    —

     

    Proceeds from shares issued, net of issuance costs

     

     

    88,437

     

     

     

    11,778

     

    Payment of debt issuance costs

     

     

    (8

    )

     

     

    —

     

    Tax withholding payment related to net settlement of equity awards

     

     

    (1,370

    )

     

     

    (853

    )

    Exercise of stock options

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    682

     

    Other

     

     

    (15

    )

     

     

    (14

    )

    Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     

     

    31,544

     

     

     

    (10,907

    )

    Effects of currency translation on cash and cash equivalents

     

     

    (270

    )

     

     

    (257

    )

    Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

     

     

    (31,951

    )

     

     

    23,997

     

    Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

     

     

    132,859

     

     

     

    77,231

     

    Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

     

    $

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    $

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    Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Cash paid, net during the period for:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Income taxes

     

    $

    11,054

     

     

    $

    718

     

    Interest

     

    $

    4,818

     

     

    $

    3,398

     

    Non-cash activities

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Issuance of common stock for business acquisition

     

    $

    109,820

     

     

    $

    —

     

    Unrealized gain on available-for-sale investments, net of deferred tax expense of $0 for the six months ended October 28, 2023 and October 29, 2022, respectively

     

    $

    —

     

     

    $

    (26

    )

    Change in foreign currency translation adjustments

     

    $

    (1,625

    )

     

    $

    (1,992

    )

    Issuances of inventory to property and equipment, ISR in-service assets

     

    $

    —

     

     

    $

    4,085

     

    Acquisitions of property and equipment included in accounts payable

     

    $

    915

     

     

    $

    810

     

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    Reportable Segment Results (Unaudited)

    (In thousands)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended October 28, 2023

     

     

    UMS

     

    LMS

     

    MW

     

    Total

    Revenue

     

    $

    132,773

     

    $

    30,249

     

     

    $

    17,794

     

     

    $

    180,816

    Gross margin

     

     

    62,742

     

     

     

    9,343

     

     

     

    3,265

     

     

     

    75,350

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Income (loss) from operations

     

     

    33,859

     

     

     

    (1,189

    )

     

     

    (7,492

    )

     

     

    25,178

     

    Acquisition-related expenses

     

     

    1,000

     

     

     

    67

     

     

     

    26

     

     

     

    1,093

     

    Amortization of acquired intangible assets and other purchase accounting adjustments

     

     

    3,744

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    669

     

     

     

    4,413

     

    Adjusted income (loss) from operations

     

    $

    38,603

     

     

    $

    (1,122

    )

     

    $

    (6,797

    )

     

    $

    30,684

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended October 29, 2022

     

     

    UMS

     

    LMS

     

    MW

     

    Total

    Revenue

     

    $

    61,634

     

     

    $

    31,101

     

    $

    18,849

     

    $

    111,584

     

    Gross margin

     

     

    7,903

     

     

     

    12,636

     

     

     

    5,351

     

     

     

    25,890

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (Loss) income from operations

     

     

    (17,347

    )

     

     

    2,004

     

     

     

    1,029

     

     

     

    (14,314

    )

    Acquisition-related expenses

     

     

    569

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    569

     

    Amortization of acquired intangible assets and other purchase accounting adjustments

     

     

    7,250

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    592

     

     

     

    7,842

     

    Adjusted (loss) income from operations

     

    $

    (9,528

    )

     

    $

    2,004

     

     

    $

    1,621

     

     

    $

    (5,903

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    Reconciliation of non-GAAP Earnings per Diluted Share (Unaudited)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended

     

    Three Months Ended

     

    Six Months Ended

     

    Six Months Ended

     

     

    October 28, 2023

     

    October 29, 2022

     

    October 28, 2023

     

    October 29, 2022

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Earnings (loss) per diluted share

     

    $

    0.66

     

    $

    (0.27

    )

     

    $

    1.50

     

    $

    (0.61

    )

    Acquisition-related expenses

     

     

    0.03

     

     

     

    0.02

     

     

     

    0.05

     

     

     

    0.03

     

    Amortization of acquired intangible assets and other purchase accounting adjustments

     

     

    0.13

     

     

     

    0.25

     

     

     

    0.23

     

     

     

    0.47

     

    Equity method and equity securities investments activity, net

     

     

    0.15

     

     

     

    0.01

     

     

     

    0.18

     

     

     

    0.03

     

    Earnings (loss) per diluted share as adjusted (Non-GAAP)

     

    $

    0.97

     

     

    $

    0.01

     

     

    $

    1.96

     

     

    $

    (0.08

    )

    Reconciliation of non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA (Unaudited)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended

     

    Three Months Ended

     

    Six Months Ended

     

    Six Months Ended

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    October 28, 2023

     

    October 29, 2022

     

    October 28, 2023

     

    October 29, 2022

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    $

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    $

    (6.7

    )

     

    $

    39.7

     

    $

    (15.1

    )

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    2.0

     

     

     

    2.3

     

     

     

    4.0

     

     

     

    3.9

     

    Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     

     

    1.1

     

     

     

    (10.5

    )

     

     

    2.5

     

     

     

    (7.9

    )

    Depreciation and amortization

     

     

    8.4

     

     

     

    18.4

     

     

     

    15.4

     

     

     

    32.3

     

    EBITDA (Non-GAAP)

     

     

    29.3

     

     

     

    3.5

     

     

     

    61.6

     

     

     

    13.2

     

    Stock-based compensation

     

     

    5.0

     

     

     

    2.2

     

     

     

    8.2

     

     

     

    4.4

     

    Equity method and equity securities investments activity, net

     

     

    3.9

     

     

     

    0.3

     

     

     

    4.9

     

     

     

    0.8

     

    Amortization of cloud computing arrangement implementation

     

     

    0.2

     

     

     

    0.2

     

     

     

    0.3

     

     

     

    0.6

     

    Acquisition-related expenses

     

     

    1.1

     

     

     

    0.6

     

     

     

    1.8

     

     

     

    0.9

     

    Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)

     

    $

    39.5

     

     

    $

    6.8

     

     

    $

    76.8

     

     

    $

    19.9

     

    Reconciliation of Forecast Earnings per Diluted Share (Unaudited)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Fiscal year ending

     

     

    April 30, 2024

    Forecast earnings per diluted share

     

    $

    1.66 - 1.90

     

    Acquisition-related expenses

     

     

    0.05

    Amortization of acquired intangible assets and other purchase accounting adjustments

     

     

    0.55

     

    Equity method and equity securities investments activity, net

     

     

    0.20

     

    Forecast earnings per diluted share as adjusted (Non-GAAP)

     

    $

    2.46 - 2.70

     

    Reconciliation of 2024 Forecast and Fiscal Year 2023 Actual Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA (Unaudited)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Fiscal year ending

     

    Fiscal year ended

    (in millions)

     

    April 30, 2024

     

    April 30, 2023

    Net income (loss)

     

    $

    45 - 51

     

     

    $

    (176

    )

    Interest expense, net

     

     

    7

     

     

    9

     

    Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     

     

    1 - 3

     

     

     

    (15

    )

    Depreciation and amortization

     

     

    38

     

     

     

    100

     

    EBITDA (Non-GAAP)

     

     

    91 - 99

     

     

     

    (82

    )

    Amortization of cloud computing arrangement implementation

     

     

    1

     

     

     

    1

     

    Stock-based compensation

     

     

    20

     

     

     

    11

     

    Equity method and equity securities investments activity, net

     

     

    5

     

     

     

    3

     

    Acquisition-related expenses

     

     

    2

     

     

     

    1

     

    Goodwill impairment

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    156

     

    Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)

    $

    119 - 127

     

     

    $

    90

    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 Operating Income

    Adjusted operating income is defined as operating income before intangible amortization, amortization of non-cash purchase accounting adjustments, goodwill impairment and acquisition related expenses.

    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 U.S. GAAP, because we believe it is frequently used by analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industry. 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, intangible asset amortization will recur in future periods until such intangible assets have been fully amortized and that interest and income tax expenses will recur in future periods. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies in our industry or across different industries.

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