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Mercury (MRCY) Beats on Q2 Earnings & Revenues, Raises View
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Mercury Systems (MRCY - Free Report) reported second-quarter fiscal 2020 (ended Dec 27, 2019) results, wherein both top and bottom lines outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
Non-GAAP earnings per share of 54 cents grew 14.9% year over year and beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 12.5%.
Revenues came in at $194 million, marking a year-over-year jump of 22%. The metric also surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $193 million.
Robust organic growth, including the expansion of the microelectronics business, drove the company’s performance.
Strong demand for products resulted in significant deal wins, which drove the top line.
Mercury Systems Inc Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Organic revenues (91.5% of total revenues) grew 12% to $177.6 million in the quarter.
The company reported Acquired revenues (8.5%) of $16.3 million, attributable to the buyouts of GECO Avionics, The Athena Group, Syntonic Microwave and American Panel Corporation.
Sensor and Effector Mission Systems revenues rose 24% year over year and accounted for 57% of total revenues.
Revenues from Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) represented 30% of total revenues and grew 22% year over year.
Modernization in radar, Electronic Warfare and C4I was high, providing the company with new opportunities in weapon systems, space, avionics processing, and mission computing and embedded rugged service.
Mercury's total bookings increased 21% year over year to $210 million, resulting in a 1.08 book-to-bill ratio. Key bookings included products like ALR-56, LTAMDS, ProVision and Paragon MODS.
The company ended the quarter with a backlog of $728 million, up 39% year over year. Within the next 12 months, $522 million worth products of this total backlog of orders are expected to be shipped.
The company’s largest revenue programs were P-8, F-35, Filthy Badger, F-16 SABR and the next-generation missile system.
Margins
Gross margin for the fiscal first quarter expanded 100 basis points (bps) to 45.6%.
Adjusted EBITDA grew 16% year over year to $42.8 million. However, adjusted EBITDA margin contracted 130 bps year over year to 22%.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
Mercury exited the quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $182 million, up from $161.3 million at the end of the previous quarter.
The company generated $32.1 million of cash flow from operating activities compared with $24.3 million in the prior quarter.
Free cash flow was $20.7 million, up from $14.7 million sequentially.
Guidance
For the third quarter of fiscal 2020, revenues are expected in the range of $190-$200 million.
Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter is anticipated in a band of $42-$44 million. Adjusted earnings are projected to be 50-53 cents per share.
Continued expansion in capex is expected in the fiscal third quarter owing to continued investments in business expansion, including a $15-million investment to expand its trusted microelectronics business in Phoenix.
Mercury raised guidance for fiscal 2020. The company now expects revenues of $780-$795 million, increasing from the earlier guidance of $775-$790 million and implying 19-21% growth from the prior-year quarter’s reported number. The company expects organic revenue growth between 13% and 14%, up from the previously expected 11%-12% for the current fiscal year.
Adjusted EBITDA for the fiscal is expected to be $172.5-$176 million, up from the earlier expectation of $160.5-$168.5 million.
Adjusted earnings for the fiscal are now estimated to be $2.09-$2.13 per share, increasing from $2.03-$2.11 guided earlier and suggesting an improvement of 14-16% from the year-earlier reported figure.
Long-term earnings growth rate for Lam Research, SYNNEX and Silicon Motion is currently pegged at 13.56%, 10.37% and 7%, respectively.
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Mercury (MRCY) Beats on Q2 Earnings & Revenues, Raises View
Mercury Systems (MRCY - Free Report) reported second-quarter fiscal 2020 (ended Dec 27, 2019) results, wherein both top and bottom lines outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
Non-GAAP earnings per share of 54 cents grew 14.9% year over year and beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 12.5%.
Revenues came in at $194 million, marking a year-over-year jump of 22%. The metric also surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $193 million.
Robust organic growth, including the expansion of the microelectronics business, drove the company’s performance.
Strong demand for products resulted in significant deal wins, which drove the top line.
Mercury Systems Inc Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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Quarterly Details
Organic revenues (91.5% of total revenues) grew 12% to $177.6 million in the quarter.
The company reported Acquired revenues (8.5%) of $16.3 million, attributable to the buyouts of GECO Avionics, The Athena Group, Syntonic Microwave and American Panel Corporation.
Sensor and Effector Mission Systems revenues rose 24% year over year and accounted for 57% of total revenues.
Revenues from Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) represented 30% of total revenues and grew 22% year over year.
Modernization in radar, Electronic Warfare and C4I was high, providing the company with new opportunities in weapon systems, space, avionics processing, and mission computing and embedded rugged service.
Mercury's total bookings increased 21% year over year to $210 million, resulting in a 1.08 book-to-bill ratio. Key bookings included products like ALR-56, LTAMDS, ProVision and Paragon MODS.
The company ended the quarter with a backlog of $728 million, up 39% year over year. Within the next 12 months, $522 million worth products of this total backlog of orders are expected to be shipped.
The company’s largest revenue programs were P-8, F-35, Filthy Badger, F-16 SABR and the next-generation missile system.
Margins
Gross margin for the fiscal first quarter expanded 100 basis points (bps) to 45.6%.
Adjusted EBITDA grew 16% year over year to $42.8 million. However, adjusted EBITDA margin contracted 130 bps year over year to 22%.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
Mercury exited the quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $182 million, up from $161.3 million at the end of the previous quarter.
The company generated $32.1 million of cash flow from operating activities compared with $24.3 million in the prior quarter.
Free cash flow was $20.7 million, up from $14.7 million sequentially.
Guidance
For the third quarter of fiscal 2020, revenues are expected in the range of $190-$200 million.
Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter is anticipated in a band of $42-$44 million. Adjusted earnings are projected to be 50-53 cents per share.
Continued expansion in capex is expected in the fiscal third quarter owing to continued investments in business expansion, including a $15-million investment to expand its trusted microelectronics business in Phoenix.
Mercury raised guidance for fiscal 2020. The company now expects revenues of $780-$795 million, increasing from the earlier guidance of $775-$790 million and implying 19-21% growth from the prior-year quarter’s reported number. The company expects organic revenue growth between 13% and 14%, up from the previously expected 11%-12% for the current fiscal year.
Adjusted EBITDA for the fiscal is expected to be $172.5-$176 million, up from the earlier expectation of $160.5-$168.5 million.
Adjusted earnings for the fiscal are now estimated to be $2.09-$2.13 per share, increasing from $2.03-$2.11 guided earlier and suggesting an improvement of 14-16% from the year-earlier reported figure.
Zacks Rank & Key Picks
The company currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
A few better-ranked stocks in the broader technology sector are Lam Research Corporation (LRCX - Free Report) , SYNNEX (SNX - Free Report) and Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (SIMO - Free Report) , all sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Long-term earnings growth rate for Lam Research, SYNNEX and Silicon Motion is currently pegged at 13.56%, 10.37% and 7%, respectively.
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