VTSI - Earnings call transcript Q2 2018

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Operator

Good afternoon. Welcome to VirTra's Second Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call. My name is Devin and I will be your operator for today's call.

Joining us for today's presentation are the company's Chairman and CEO, Bob Ferris; and CFO, Judy Henry.

Following their remarks, we will open up the call for your questions Before we begin the call, I would like to provide VirTra's Safe Harbor statement that includes cautions regarding forward-looking statements made during this call.

which may products projections, or of and statements statements the management about or otherwise risks presentation, and made. differ about company's statements materially could the services future, results and this uncertainties discuss a cause information, financial expectations make subject that During to forward-looking actual number to are or the markets, from as does undertake any required them by not update law. company The to obligation

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Bob Ferris

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Judy Henry

afternoon Bob. Good you, Thank everyone.

in a second This for from record QX million. quarter recognized revenue XXXX XX% was million $X.X of we last the $X.X of Our revenue a was the total increase year.

both June due higher $XX.X periods months million ended XX% six increased $X.X services. revenue XX, our was for in simulators, The year. XXXX, in of million to For the the to increase other total total from of and six our accessories, sales revenue first months warranties, last

XX.X% to revenue of XX.X% million $X.X in second of of or increased quarter [ph] $X.X XXXX Our quarter of the million XXXX. gross profit for from the revenue second [XX%] or

to $X revenue. XX.X% from The for XX% months of period different six $X.X of or first of revenue a from total the variation For million of year, sold. each margin million mix total accessories profit or increased gross and the resulted gross XX.X% our systems

XXXX quarter year. expense increased to XX% QX operating the in of of last $X.X $X.X net million Our from million for second

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million year. Turning last of to million the XX% from our $X profitability quarter QX measures, operations income increased in of to from second $X.X XXXX for

six operations million For XXXX, income increased months $X.X XXXX. the six $X.X from to the million first XX% of from months first of in

year. for XXXX income improvement an share. share totaled diluted million Our or $X.X the in was or quarter from income net $X.XX of This per net diluted QX of of $X.X second $X.XX per last million

of taxes, tax the As this deferred management's expense QX in a assessments of of result $XXX,XXX recognized in reporting of we year. income and an changes

the our June the X.XX diluted in ended year or a months diluted per million income ago. XXXX, per net $X.XX totaled $X million to period comparable compared share XX, For $X six share or

EBITDA adjusted of million measure to the year. financial XXXX XX% from of QX $X.X increased non-GAAP million last Our second in quarter in $X.X

million first first increased XXXX. $X.X to our the $X.X XX% EBITDA in six six from million the For of adjusted months of XXXX, months

backlog, for to sign is future yet our delivery not company's contracts been consists bookings for has the of place, where or date backlog but in Turning a scheduled scheduled.

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a was million from at the working end, the $X.X sheet. approximately of of cash cash end quarter improvement with At balance working XXXX prior up working our in capital, equivalents, capital second in $X.X ended end we an million prior we capital quarter. at $X.X quarter to from had the the the From Finally, which million quarter. $X.X standpoint, in of million and

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Bob Ferris

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Operator

you. Thank

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Alan Klee

much Could you into much me how for maybe the now quarter. Great we've new the timing $X-ish earned? have was And and backlog the then it about get to Congratulations. quarter the maybe you maybe think you start backlog had afternoon. going million, And the that with were? earned Good during how Yes. helping you. takes understand that's Thank the how bookings quarter? the of that

Judy Henry

your you Thank question for Alan.

the totaling quarter, signed $X.X during recognized million. the million. company At have revenue bookings new we So, -- we the received of end, $X.X quarter

accounting the of XX% of straight of our So, bookings as a in XXXX. from XX-Q, term they in line backlog to -- the with over million. management discussion be majority December backlog $X.X analysis quarter convert revenue But period. the our management over And million rolls take believes on the the of different prior included be by the basis amount of will had we longer had warranties we going approximately balance to being XX remaining or convert our as may forward number the the extended quarter, approximately because of in to that and converted received warranty a percent method in the $X.X such second

Alan Klee

that? it's Okay. much. much quarter could in and then you Thank a about any revenue how you about that you little how guys And trended? think of increasing think very the of was like And about actions -- recurring talk we how

Bob Ferris

the question. Judy the I'll Well, of your first part. last will part answer answer

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our as revenue best as recurring would far in our Judy -- financial that. answer So, be the to component actual of statements,

Judy Henry

We don't revenues that component is that available break today. in our currently not so and out readily -- information here

Alan Klee

Okay.

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Alan Klee

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Alan Klee

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Bob Ferris

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Alan Klee

interest you'd highlight Okay. like Is in offerings think stand of out new from in there your anything terms customers? will to that you of in library terms

Bob Ferris

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Alan Klee

competitive do to way that to trying as what on environment simulators of little the How a some win. flavor maybe they're price extent other seeing? you're about terms And you and a the use companies in some or having to Okay. think multiscreen

Bob Ferris

Yes.

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Alan Klee

Okay, talked about things some from bringing great. you in-house. benefits And of some then the

you So, some do and impacted seems cost bringing things things could with when but the you the add goods in maybe general, tariffs all in-house. moving one of I'm a wondering lot pieces, that, margins be trend the think but be could efficiencies moving by, to also parts be other. maybe just in up things you're there gross or in of if some maybe the direction getting

Bob Ferris

not of are tariffs we margins. impacting our gross seeing now as As right

so we're -- impact. is I of seeing sort And now, all I of right can that say as not

company. very we is gross that. is when It's an that shrinking future margins, that's we -- absolute not as to not expectation gross growing is -- of comment dependent I on I don't our ball far of -- margins. As are I against cannot comes will really that there but the based on gross a on possible. it lot as there -- can't where a is a of fight a crystal margins, idea we variables obviously --

great average we and grow have we've have manner. a have margins growth. a margins, would but certainly and to great strive gross and it certainly we gross gross margins, we also gross we say could we overall quarter for it -- strive strong And want but had might the responsible for at very that I for we but in prudent that higher may strive company or certainly margins -- So, XX%

Alan Klee

great. Okay,

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Bob Ferris

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Alan Klee

Okay.

were out at there one during -- mentioned that was? how point non-recurring time Could expenses. call, you also the You you some much maybe that

Judy Henry

but don't the to I for here amount related right up-listing. the exact registration expense expense the legal me, have dollar it NASDAQ and in SEC was and of accounting and front

Operator

question-and-answer turn remarks. to concludes this [Operator Ferris and to for I Bob call our Instructions] session would the closing At his this back time, over like Mr.

Bob Ferris

Thank you.

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Operator

VirTra's conference of quarter for second today us joining for you Thank call. XXXX

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VirTra (VTSI) 13 Aug 182018 Q2 Earnings call transcript