VTSI - Earnings call transcript Q1 2020

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Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon and welcome to VirTra's First Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call. My name is Jim, and I will be your operator for today's session.

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 questions from VirTra’s institutional analysts as well as investors.

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 session.

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

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Bob Ferris

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Judy Henry

you, and afternoon, Thank good everyone. Bob,

revenue number Our and period three revenue we was was March same XXXX XXXX. the in an X% compared first resulted of the XXXX the ended the accessories completed the of increase increase simulators $X.X in recognized increase a XXXX. from in for total of delivered for of million million. and months $X.X QX from in revenue The recognized to quarter XX, This

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a to of $XXX,XXX of for our the Loss loss profitability last measures. QX first was in compared a operations to operations from quarter Turning year. from of $XXX,XXX XXXX

first the $XXX,XXX of For of $XXX,XXX diluted year. last compares diluted loss or $X.XX totaled $X.XX net in quarter of loss share. or share This QX net to per per XXXX

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Bob Ferris

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the believe provide the I'm with wrap going ready your to that, call Operator, And remarks for I to we're up questions. prepared my please open instructions. and appropriate

Operator

Henry, Ms. your remarks and Ferris Instructions]. you Mr. today. for thank [Operator

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Jaeson Schmidt

Hey, guys. Thanks for taking my questions.

much of Just kind curious was if out revenue into you pushed QX could QX? and quantify QX how of

Bob Ferris

as that. exceeded quantified not We've general number, But it a $X million.

Jaeson Schmidt

helpful. And order expand could traction the curious of the some you specifically of about in the here some the with in on but of Bob, May? That's April, April, I you just order first IDIQ seeing then, saw talk mentioned know that patterns then you now Okay. part that if and in you're and

Bob Ferris

order patterns. that is shift easing We've some on the for orders exactly in delivery the in that if will be the modifications was to Jaeson. future Like side the a that unknown we have not seen customers. to or approaches conservative going Thanks up from and linear how stay-at-home additional if I the noticed there's Yes. work question, mentioned,

lot so have a I though be customers with -- obviously are will spectrum the But and hard aggressive could reputation having previous after years some others the be than think order us We even a enhanced a and more an mix cautious think side, actually year all we that more in of of this and I years, that customers really aggressive air product will larger decades, year bit combination couple of on a doing travel. had want more are more is right work there previous had now. we've think But having of now conservative. a bit in be this a installation, where right I benefiting

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Jaeson Schmidt

today. back the like seeing a given from in customers from for me seeing are sounds from and you're the future, But constrained it any last potential will the pricing And not pushback It into you I jump standpoint? queue. budgets

Bob Ferris

Not different in than any seen the we've Thanks, past. Jaeson.

I sometimes do have are people price We So, encounter cost to department explain always selected potential you may that you has the that very training get we for -- that weakest that pay the many our lowest is simulation to the can an in sensitive. have certainly to we provider effective best lowest what a situations life being and great a to that. the work think counterproductive. actually position are hard where we explain and be provider, in be win times training death area potential argument and in not We and cost can over the

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Operator

Thank you.

Securities. line Our next of from Allen National question the at Klee come will

Allen Klee

you your into provide military thinking to how Could the strategy market? break you're an update about on

Bob Ferris

Thank for asking on question. that call Thanks being and the you, Allen.

the military meets So, needs. our right strategy having really the on is that product focused

that pre-existing of in and some people. And we products to the front making then sure so, get our in being some adjustments right is cases

right in with right focus done get have military and is have in big law that of becoming a eventually make we and a more ours, military to the eventually to in been really we continue front VirTra the VirTra units on that's using enforcement. up standard of plan product And people. so like And more end the headway and

Allen Klee

where you that the kind you. European on a got terms what provide And the spoke focus about then little them Thank and -- color a distributor is that of have? you in of more they you Can opportunity win. they're

Bob Ferris

Sure.

Europe the areas know is old focus that's that haven’t -- the a stale. technology I think VirTra, don't only VirTra of European technology. on or really penetrating XX in groups that simulation is market So XX, And with even heard and there's years

staff like And group as so has us and are times the a very that would reputable that is able not to to culture in interview many international that not be that get the in there, areas distributor having agent and own particularly sales a the able we contacts into helpful. with foreign the our distributor to having Europe we Europe speak over assist VirTra is language, accustomed don't in realm, into

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Allen Klee

a affect XXXX? you. in Can is and think Thank range of could to you the factors kind about kind the about margin in good there talk run that the where that quarter of, gross

Bob Ferris

Yes.

level. in of we couple on of one level to The being the goods a had Allen, increased -- So one biggest coming. the staffing sold We margin. factors is for cost our factors prepare we the sales of staffing gross that pipeline that saw

created hoping sold so customers. ended cost as was had we And when quarter And we so, of higher even able orders sure a looked able goods previous because there we in installations, install as keep make Act to as of and actually up our internal be weren't bit we’d that the cost that ended of cost we included to going quarter, COVID-XX do staffing more lower to own not margin sold be for payroll if at we staff year, to creating a first and for intended in much that in up than quarter that would hit and but for combination. were deciding our to gross wanted need being item employed ship CARES of it a go first and and the fulfill piece, that goods which we

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Allen Klee

driver my to your expanding and as you've Thank new you help your kind you understand opportunities? opportunity offerings, we're question lot of with simulation of is terms more you do different more you. and scenarios. is, have clients expanded now us in lot -- clients then sales, think so a existing Can a that, or in targeting the And last of new

Bob Ferris

question. That's a great

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Operator

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Richard Baldry

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Bob Ferris

you, Richard, for question. Thank that

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Richard Baldry

the of virtual closing it’s about go can from And little is and sales sales changing, manner a any that into the feedback any assume a early now I in you funnel? how the of stage talk you inside deep the cycle funnel? could And you bit which sort front challenges digital funnel feel toward marketing,

Bob Ferris

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Operator

Sir, remarks Ferris, our have. may at I closing have we back And no from signals turn to for you audience. any that will or additional you time further it Mr. this

Bob Ferris

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Operator

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VirTra (VTSI) 12 May 202020 Q1 Earnings call transcript