Genasys reports Q4 EPS (26c) vs. (27c) last year

Reports Q4 revenue $6.7M, consensus $9.0M. Richard S. Danforth, CEO, commented, “Looking back, fiscal year 2024 was a challenging year from a financial perspective. With the completion of the prior program of record with the US Army and poor bookings in fiscal 2023, we started 2024 with less than $7 million of total backlog. Though we were able to book and bill just over $17 million within the fiscal year, the revenue and subsequent margins throughout 2024 were well below expectations. Fiscal 2024 did have a number of important positive milestones that now set the Company up for substantial growth in 2025 and beyond. The Puerto Rico dam contract for $75 million is far and away the most significant. However, even excluding the contract with PREPA, bookings in fiscal 2024 were the highest recorded, excluding the prior program of record with the US Army. This is due to the improving software bookings, as well as a pronounced rebound in both International and Law Enforcement hardware bookings. As we enter fiscal 2025, our backlog is $40 million, supported by a starting ARR of $8.3 million, and approval on the first three of seven groups of dams in Puerto Rico. With initial Cash deposits already received from PREPA, Genasys (GNSS) is poised to deliver the best top line performance in its history.”