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Mercury Systems (MRCY - Free Report) reported third-quarter fiscal 2025 results, wherein earnings were in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate and revenues beat the same.
The aerospace and defence technology provider reported non-GAAP earnings of 6 cents per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company had incurred a loss of 26 cents in the year-ago quarter.
Mercury’s non-GAAP revenues increased 1.5% year over year to $211.4 million. The top line beat the consensus mark by 4.07%.
MRCY shares were more or less unchanged in pre-market trading, despite solid progress in each of the priority focus areas, driven by solid execution across a broad portfolio of production and development programs.
Mercury Systems Inc Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Mercury shares have outperformed the Zacks Aerospace sector and peers, including Spirit Aerosystems (SPR - Free Report) and CAE (CAE - Free Report) year to date (YTD). MRCY shares have gained 20% YTD compared with the sector, Spirit Aerosystems and CAE’s growth of 8.1%, 4.9% and 0.2%, respectively.
MRCY's Q3 Operating Details
Mercury’s total bookings were $200.4 million, yielding a book-to-bill ratio of 0.95 for the reported quarter. MRCY’s total backlog as of March 28, 2025, was $1.34 billion, reflecting an increase of $51 million from the year-ago quarter. As of March 28, 2025, total backlog of $787.6 million represented orders expected to be recognized as revenues within the next 12 months.
Mercury’s gross profit was $57.1 million, up 40.5% year over year. The company’s gross margin expanded from 19.5% in the year-ago quarter to 27%.
Research and development (R&D) expenses decreased 25.9% year over year to $16 million. As a percentage of revenues, R&D expenses decreased 280 basis points (bps) year over year to 7.56%. Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses decreased 0.3% year over year to $43 million. As a percentage of revenues, SG&A expenses decreased 40 bps year over year to 20.4%.
Total operating expenses decreased 13.7% to $74.5 million. As a percentage of revenues, operating expenses decreased 620 bps on a year-over-year basis to 35.3%.
Mercury reported an adjusted EBITDA of $24.7 million against a negative EBITDA of $2.397 million in the year-ago quarter.
MRCY’s Balance Sheet & Cash Flow
As of March 28, 2025, MRCY’s cash and cash equivalents were $269.8 million compared with $242.6 million as of Dec. 27, 2024. The long-term debt as of March 27, 2025, was $591.5 million.
Cash flows provided by operating activities in the third quarter of fiscal 2025 were $30 million compared with $85.5 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2025.
The free cash flow was $24.1 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 compared with $81.9 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2025.
Estimates for Q4 FY25
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 revenues is pegged at $248.11 million, indicating a year-over-year decline of 0.18%.
The consensus mark for earnings is pegged at 21 cents per share, which remained unchanged over the past 30 days. The figure indicates a decline of 8.7% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure. (Find the latest EPS estimates and surprises on Zacks Earnings Calendar.)
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Currently, Mercury carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
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Mercury Systems' Q3 Earnings Meet Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y
Mercury Systems (MRCY - Free Report) reported third-quarter fiscal 2025 results, wherein earnings were in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate and revenues beat the same.
The aerospace and defence technology provider reported non-GAAP earnings of 6 cents per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company had incurred a loss of 26 cents in the year-ago quarter.
Mercury’s non-GAAP revenues increased 1.5% year over year to $211.4 million. The top line beat the consensus mark by 4.07%.
MRCY shares were more or less unchanged in pre-market trading, despite solid progress in each of the priority focus areas, driven by solid execution across a broad portfolio of production and development programs.
Mercury Systems Inc Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Mercury Systems Inc price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Mercury Systems Inc Quote
Mercury shares have outperformed the Zacks Aerospace sector and peers, including Spirit Aerosystems (SPR - Free Report) and CAE (CAE - Free Report) year to date (YTD). MRCY shares have gained 20% YTD compared with the sector, Spirit Aerosystems and CAE’s growth of 8.1%, 4.9% and 0.2%, respectively.
MRCY's Q3 Operating Details
Mercury’s total bookings were $200.4 million, yielding a book-to-bill ratio of 0.95 for the reported quarter. MRCY’s total backlog as of March 28, 2025, was $1.34 billion, reflecting an increase of $51 million from the year-ago quarter. As of March 28, 2025, total backlog of $787.6 million represented orders expected to be recognized as revenues within the next 12 months.
Mercury’s gross profit was $57.1 million, up 40.5% year over year. The company’s gross margin expanded from 19.5% in the year-ago quarter to 27%.
Research and development (R&D) expenses decreased 25.9% year over year to $16 million. As a percentage of revenues, R&D expenses decreased 280 basis points (bps) year over year to 7.56%. Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses decreased 0.3% year over year to $43 million. As a percentage of revenues, SG&A expenses decreased 40 bps year over year to 20.4%.
Total operating expenses decreased 13.7% to $74.5 million. As a percentage of revenues, operating expenses decreased 620 bps on a year-over-year basis to 35.3%.
Mercury reported an adjusted EBITDA of $24.7 million against a negative EBITDA of $2.397 million in the year-ago quarter.
MRCY’s Balance Sheet & Cash Flow
As of March 28, 2025, MRCY’s cash and cash equivalents were $269.8 million compared with $242.6 million as of Dec. 27, 2024. The long-term debt as of March 27, 2025, was $591.5 million.
Cash flows provided by operating activities in the third quarter of fiscal 2025 were $30 million compared with $85.5 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2025.
The free cash flow was $24.1 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 compared with $81.9 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2025.
Estimates for Q4 FY25
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 revenues is pegged at $248.11 million, indicating a year-over-year decline of 0.18%.
The consensus mark for earnings is pegged at 21 cents per share, which remained unchanged over the past 30 days. The figure indicates a decline of 8.7% from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure. (Find the latest EPS estimates and surprises on Zacks Earnings Calendar.)
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Currently, Mercury carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
A better-ranked stock from the broader sector is StandardAero (SARO - Free Report) , 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 StandardAero have risen 10.1% year to date. SARO is set to report first-quarter 2025 results on May 12.