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Operator

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the NAPCO Security Technologies Fiscal Q4 and Fiscal 2024 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] This call is being recorded on Monday, August 26, 2024.

I would now like to turn the conference over to Francis Okoniewski, VP, Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Francis J. Okoniewski

Thank you, Joan, and good morning, everyone. Vice Investor Okoniewski, Security for Francis Technologies. is President Relations of NAPCO This for call year today's results you joining Thank all conference fiscal quarter for fourth to and fiscal XXXX. our financial discuss you should press earnings our By now, discussing all have the review release opportunity results. had quarterly our to of

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Richard Soloway

Francis. and our you, Good morning, appreciate and performance. conference your review our XXXX call. participation to fiscal welcome QX Thank today, fiscal and everyone, We we

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Kevin Buchel

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XX% per for margin XX% the adjusted share compares equates the million XX an to or Adjusted a last months to period and of same diluted $X.XX EBITDA or $XX.X margin XX, as and or share $X.XX to XX-month to quarter to share for per ago. XXXX, same for EBITDA $X.XX adjusted or XX%. increased of diluted EBITDA And million diluted million equates period that year EBITDA XX%. diluted a the the year ended $XX.X that $XX Adjusted share an per June per $XX.X $X.XX for to increased million compared record

the Moving on sheet. balance to

for cash million and XXXX, As the that other securities, and marketable and million last months operating equivalents, XX, ended and investments provided XX XX% had that that's XXXX, same of as to year, June compares was XX% to XX, and Cash by June $XX.X of debt. no for increase. increase. activities $XX.X the the has June XXXX, compared company million an million, and that's period in The XX, $XX.X $XX.X a cash company

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back formal return my remarks, the would to to now like That call Dick. and I concludes

Richard Soloway

Kevin. XXXX fourth you, a XXXX. XXXX Thank XXth June the consecutive fourth the income and Fiscal year of period. the both and revenue quarter quarter for $XX.X ending XX, of record quarter with sales concluded net for reporting The million quarterly full fiscal record sales was

Our record $XX.X for EBITDA net fiscal equates $XX.X income XX% and margin. EBITDA million of represents XX% was and quarterly of million QX a the to for Adjusted sales. year $XX.X million full

to revenue recurring margin XX%. quarter XX% which overall of at increased quarters. as sales growth is Recurring service the XX% and revenues contributor grew the and compared remained to with strong on at for sequentially Equipment in Gross such to represents X revenues, earnings QX a XX% in X% increasing for of year-over-year XX% margins the revenue. gross service total each sales last major

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Our formal call session. and concluded, now proceed. Operator, Q&A open like remarks a are we'd the to for please

Operator

at question Matt Summerville First comes Instructions] [Operator D.A. Davidson. from

Matt Summerville

A couple of questions.

that of north quarter. is XX% you market fast in then are have Locking And follow-up. drive on you're share obviously you growing? I to How And think do the guys capture just a in the of business, market? doing the growing side what the First, the seeing actually

Kevin Buchel

now. for several The in Locking a strong sales row quarters have been

of the companies. We've share, market both couldn't we They're competitors our We up during picked chain as times doing believe, deliver. have Locking supply well. X

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old puts Our not in category. different. locks, make also We a plain us products locks, just hardware electrified are different

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So activities for the good. very Locking is

Matt Summerville

just side business. the then of And the on Radio

be recent Radio in this that on launch sort Do reaccelerating the quarter. like prepared the rate read had It having down sounds it's You probably to success double-digit move year? first the referenced down there? growth product that of mentioned of you to as this you through single high going fiscal was you're to Any a you business in see quarter. business early the You sort the remarks.

Kevin Buchel

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our distributors had of Some much. too

have as distributor help to left one that, too We a that hard well. much reduce has little will that working

Operator

Next Ricchiuti from question at Needham. comes Jim

James Ricchiuti

a question. the as Maybe follow-up previous to

distributor As we still radio the distributor where other it, -- which normalization in think lower-end to some some I of over the coming on business, about demand you're with is way from stream the benefit this inventoried possible fiscal radio. one it's new is maybe and scaling Kevin, it having fire 'XX, and think about assume getting they're

to it is one the quarters? the about way think as several that over So next business

Kevin Buchel

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So between the big names...

James Ricchiuti

sorry. ahead, you I'm were -- yes, go suggesting if So

Kevin Buchel

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James Ricchiuti

it. Got

business. anticipate sounds the in like continued strength fire you it of side But the also... So radio

Kevin Buchel

Yes.

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James Ricchiuti

of out mixed any provide the know in any color seeing there a some you can respect there terms on I you're metrics is sell-through bit provide? picture distributors. of could color you the it's with But a to Is of what there?

Kevin Buchel

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James Ricchiuti

question, revenue way view the one it's the Got the you part just business How satisfied small are right of How know to you it. on with is develop? of product? starting do the Prima. now. And launch final the I a

Kevin Buchel

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James Ricchiuti

the on Congrats quarter.

Operator

Lake Schmidt Street. Jaeson from comes Next question at

Jaeson Schmidt

I noted going is ADI that well. Kevin, you know

some ramp expectations we and you your should color in tracking relationship, on if 'XX? provide curious, that it's fiscal that could expect how if additional Just to

Kevin Buchel

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Jaeson Schmidt

And a issue inventory as you've the distributor patterns this helpful. to after going of that to down be September so just on That's be that follow-up, Okay. to just inventory then has sort the do order seen still based far, expect excess worked quarter back you that over through and one quarter?

Kevin Buchel

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see going XX, we're even a August here happen sitting quarter. in what's left on to though lot So to there's time of this

is, So don't but hope the know we yet. yes,

Operator

The Capital. of next Jeremy Hamblin Craig-Hallum comes question from

Jeremy Hamblin

strong back want gross to I make come your to Congrats which progress. on really margins, a equipment continue strong year. to

for or maybe you're thinking then of to time expect of you XXXX the FY over do a because progression distributor make a how and couple next I likely bit move as in think years, here that terms to you least get in about from that you forward have with then out 'XX, sense play excess inventory, to to noting expect get little over But with you plus. the of that just that -- beyond? there at to In and progression XX% one wanted

Kevin Buchel

things: And the by margins past will the volume. the the helped margins volume. the by get and helped and Well, a things, this X the were quarter, lot quarter, this mix both mix

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don't You much of need anything else.

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Jeremy Hamblin

progression follow-up quick in years. of a couple as the that Just here making terms next of over

basis of equipment points target here improved of piece your plus to Does X,XXX an over would business. getting your XX% gross in margins that that 'XX, So like be over FY achievable time by frame? feel

Kevin Buchel

that, see we'll grown. But And grow it's this I I'll top we this line guess then how goes, that I see more year progression about the good want than we if to feel hardware XX% target. XXXX to we our think to close have to but see year.

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and we've is taken that locking pie, the considering a piece of what Now the all is bigger steps this pushing for. we're

will look say margins whether to able more for we'll which goal and keep was be for achievable. the margin, XXXX our during going is What recurring fiscal XXXX, for up I than assess is So XX%, is to then goal revenue our achievable.

XX%. you As see, it's can

Richard Soloway

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So we're exciting. the future, very very and it's optimistic about

introduced We some coverage have variations new radios throughout coverage whole and to country. also with wider the greater additional them, which

most are of Laboratory companies, their companies, the coming way which lot that is reliable best everything good that's recurring of use sales approval. equipment but a to, and know was approved, with will that, secondary referring level be generating of that's get lot So the out along which with approvals. competitors, us, want and And that level high do gold the we standard. They hardware Underwriters is the there. A our signals And of laboratory for smaller the revenue to additional those Kevin to larger them. underwriters the security

we're one So that. major of goals. of our proud That's

Operator

question comes Lance Cowen. from Vitanza at Next TD

Lance Vitanza

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Kevin Buchel

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Richard Soloway

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Lance Vitanza

that's If question. the in squeeze cost super I can Dick, just helpful.

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Kevin Buchel

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Operator

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Rajiv Sharma

solid the again. and quarter, on the Congratulations good financials

better getting inclusion hoping the with segment XX% your So the out from worked inventories stats and Alarm's get I The down, in to comments. Access think, was year-on-year. sell-through

when help up sorry? XX% So you alarms with you're significantly revenues? were of saying they Can mix, higher that were the -- fire breakdown recurring radios XX%, monthly are a the I'm down

Kevin Buchel

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Rajiv Sharma

right. Right,

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Kevin Buchel

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that. work through You've comps are The easier now. got to

for into the us So compared we will I comps to it had XXXX. think an difficult road as XXXX, in some fiscal head of we be easier

Rajiv Sharma

then should few -- next so the it. side Got think, growing we how Kevin? in you quarters And model this Access Alarm

Kevin Buchel

at think we've reduce We've distributors. radio you're the inventory lot. work to to Well, the a going improvement in done -- helped sales. see reduced I We've to levels the

comp for few I easy put going this -- next an don't be want have quarters. forward the increases. I on call, up. to it We expect to percentage out

doing better. going to. be has I to It think it's

Rajiv Sharma

the then And stellar expect than on than do rates. forward? side, revenue in greater you mean, still you to it. had it's Got service XX%, recent -- and grow I growth do service the year-on-year greater revenues XX% going And past

Kevin Buchel

XX% doing it, on like hard quarter. to this -- enhance it doing. range. Working things would in of a already in what that to pretty keep impressive we're I was the We're lot

we in the don't revenue that We that residential a recurring have Prima. more we don't a have lot market in, Prima will add market. do

that higher. XX%. now, great. it on like to higher. right kick it As things that to now, I other for super are I'd with potentially get with locking be going as in, happy keep things the to these But go would from even mentioned percentage was go we're working Air And at mid-XXs for recurring Access. Dick are These that revenue earlier, will

Operator

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Richard Soloway

you, everyone, participating today's conference for in Thank call.

again or QX months a always, thank further further Bye-bye. fiscal you information. for to questions, few to a great interest As your any in NAPCO's for Have support speaking day. to discuss results. to forward look free should have We feel call Kevin Francis, myself you and and all you

Operator

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Napco Security (NSSC) 26 Aug 242024 Q4 Earnings call transcript