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Mercury Systems (MRCY) Q4 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates
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Mercury Systems (MRCY - Free Report) reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 results, wherein both top and bottom lines beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
The aerospace and defense tech firm reported non-GAAP earnings of 23 cents per share against the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 7 cents. The bottom line surged 109.1% year over year.
Mercury Systems’ non-GAAP revenues decreased 1.8% to $248.6 million. The top line beat the consensus mark by 11.7%.
The results reflected solid progress in each of the priority focus areas, with highlights that include retiring risk across remaining challenged programs and returning to pilot production on the common processing architecture area.
Mercury Systems Inc Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Mercury Systems’ total bookings were $284.4 million, yielding a book-to-bill ratio of 1.14 for the quarter.
MRCY’s total backlog as of Jun 28, 2024, was $1.33 billion, reflecting an increase of $185.9 million from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure. As of Jun 28, 2024, total backlog of $758.9 million represented orders expected to be recognized as revenues within the next 12 months.
Mercury Systems’ gross profit was $73.2 million, up 8.6% year over year. Moreover, its gross margin expanded 280 basis points (bps) to 29.5%.
Total operating expenses increased 6.4% to $81.18 million. As a percentage of revenues, operating expenses increased 250 bps to 32.7%.
The company reported an adjusted EBITDA of $31.16 million, up 42.1% year over year. The margin expanded 390 bps to 12.5%.
Balance Sheet & Cash Flow
As of Jun 28, 2024, MRCY’s cash and cash equivalents were $180.52 million compared with $142.6 million as of Mar 29, 2024. The long-term debt as of Jun 28, 2024, was $591.5 million.
Cash flows provided by operating activities in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 were $71.8 million compared with $12.6 million in the year-ago quarter. Free cash flow was $61.4 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 compared with $3.8 million in the year-ago period.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Currently, Mercury Systems carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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Mercury Systems (MRCY) Q4 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates
Mercury Systems (MRCY - Free Report) reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 results, wherein both top and bottom lines beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
The aerospace and defense tech firm reported non-GAAP earnings of 23 cents per share against the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 7 cents. The bottom line surged 109.1% year over year.
Mercury Systems’ non-GAAP revenues decreased 1.8% to $248.6 million. The top line beat the consensus mark by 11.7%.
The results reflected solid progress in each of the priority focus areas, with highlights that include retiring risk across remaining challenged programs and returning to pilot production on the common processing architecture area.
Mercury Systems Inc Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Mercury Systems Inc price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Mercury Systems Inc Quote
Q4 in Details
Mercury Systems’ total bookings were $284.4 million, yielding a book-to-bill ratio of 1.14 for the quarter.
MRCY’s total backlog as of Jun 28, 2024, was $1.33 billion, reflecting an increase of $185.9 million from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure. As of Jun 28, 2024, total backlog of $758.9 million represented orders expected to be recognized as revenues within the next 12 months.
Mercury Systems’ gross profit was $73.2 million, up 8.6% year over year. Moreover, its gross margin expanded 280 basis points (bps) to 29.5%.
Total operating expenses increased 6.4% to $81.18 million. As a percentage of revenues, operating expenses increased 250 bps to 32.7%.
The company reported an adjusted EBITDA of $31.16 million, up 42.1% year over year. The margin expanded 390 bps to 12.5%.
Balance Sheet & Cash Flow
As of Jun 28, 2024, MRCY’s cash and cash equivalents were $180.52 million compared with $142.6 million as of Mar 29, 2024. The long-term debt as of Jun 28, 2024, was $591.5 million.
Cash flows provided by operating activities in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 were $71.8 million compared with $12.6 million in the year-ago quarter. Free cash flow was $61.4 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 compared with $3.8 million in the year-ago period.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Currently, Mercury Systems carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Some better-ranked stocks from the broader Computer and Technology sector are Applied Materials (AMAT - Free Report) , Bilibili (BILI - Free Report) and NetApp (NTAP - Free Report) , each carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Shares of Applied Material have risen 24.1% year to date. AMAT is set to report second-quarter 2024 results on Aug 15.
Shares of Bilibili have surged 14.9% year to date. BILI is slated to report second-quarter 2024 results on Aug 22.
Shares of NetApp have rallied 42.8% year to date. NTAP is set to report second-quarter 2024 results on Aug 28.