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| Cadre's commitment to innovation is a key differentiator and allows us to maintain our premium position in our core markets |
| As we continue to roll out our operating model and manage the positioning of our portfolio of premium products, we've made significant progress driving margin expansion |
| The results, in my opinion, are impressive and we are exceptionally proud of them |
| Revenues were up 5.4%, gross profit increased 14.2%, adjusted EBITDA increased 13.3% and our adjusted EBITDA margin grew from 16.5% in 2022 to 17.8% in 2023 |
| ICOR is a trusted global supplier of EOD robots with a leading market position, strong brand recognition, compelling macro-economic trends, resiliency through cycles, recurring revenues, and high margins |
| We as a team are pleased that we have been able to deliver for our shareholders, and we hope to continue doing so |
| Financial profile strong highlighted by highly visible and predictable revenue supported by long-term contracts and recurring purchase orders |
| Brad's talked about it, but that their new product innovation in 2023 was really outstanding |
| This is important for Cadre because this debt environment causes valuations to moderate and more importantly gives Cadre an advantage in pursuing targets given the strength of our balance sheet and our ability to act quickly |
| As a leading market position across all its key product lines and a large total addressable market with long-term industry tailwinds |
| In each of these cases, being patient and disciplined about our M&A approach paid off, and we're able to buy in quick succession to margin accretive businesses with solid growth prospects |
| And having that additional footprint in there has been fantastic |
| This acquisition substantially increases our TAM in a market with outstanding macro tailwinds that we believe we can build into a sizable platform on par with some of our bigger product areas like duty gear, armor or EOD equipment |
| In conclusion, I am proud of our results for this quarter and the full year |
| Looking ahead, we are optimistic about our prospects for 2024 and we expect we will be able to make additional traction on our M&A program this calendar year |
| Strong and recurring demand for our best in class mission critical safety products combined with progress implementing our operating model continue to drive our financial performance during the Q4 |
| Specifically, we're excited about the platform that exists to pursue add-ons that realize synergies, enhance capabilities and expand the customer base |
| Based on complex and evolving industry needs and macro tailwinds, nuclear safety presents an opportunity for consistent organic growth and upside through additional M&A |
| We maintained a strong orders backlog, which was $126.7 million as of December 31, and $8.8 million increase since the start of the year |
| But what we do see is just continued spend per officer continues to be very solid across the board |
| I think we've been most pleased with this year is folks really kind of diving into that side of that world, doing it really well with a great exit in the back half of last year and momentum has really just continued |
| We're incredibly excited to integrate these businesses, both of which support mission critical initiatives with highly visible recurring revenue and compelling growth opportunities with insurance customers |
| This will be a continuation of our strong margin performance and substantially beat our record 2023 adjusted EBITDA margins at 17.8% |
| I think the team has done a really great job |
| We are highly pleased with our strategic execution in 2023, which is reflected in our strong fourth quarter and full year financial results |
| Cadre is ideally positioned to capitalize on these secular tailwinds over the medium and long-term |
| It's important to highlight that with our low CapEx model, we continue to generate strong free cash flow, enabling Cadre to take advantage of these attractive growth opportunities and explore additional M&A |
| Our management team's consistent implementation of the Cadre operating model continues to drive this strong performance |
| Based on the ongoing implementation of our operating model, we are confident that the team's relentless focus on constant improvement and optimized results will drive margin expansion and increase profitability as we continue to grow our business |
| And we feel like Ed is a great marriage and really allows us to be successful in the market by kind of pulling the best of both worlds |
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| It doesn't sound like that's impacted margins |
| Following that, as interest rates started to go up, we had a period where business owners of all kinds were hesitant to accept that M&A conditions were changing |
| Inflationary pressures are still there, certainly a lot less than post-COVID, but more in line with what we saw last year, certainly nothing below or above that |
| And to date, whether it's been body armor or holsters or other products, we have not seen even products with strong value propositions in that premium position typically aren't tripping one of our customers from that current cycle that we're in |
| Matt Koranda And if I could sneak one in just near term, I know you helped out with seasonality, Blaine, but maybe just any thoughts on the first quarter in terms of top line growth? I noticed in the release, you guys mentioned, and this happens from time to time just given the nature of the business, but the EOD, business may have had a little bit of spillover or timing, challenges in the fourth quarter |
| Having said that, the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East have still not impacted our businesses in any material way |
| Internationally, geopolitical conditions continue to be tense and crime rates and internal friction are also higher in many countries in which we operate |
| And it sounds like there's some conservatism in that |
| So as we've said before, we consider the increase of headcount as a long-term headwind or a tailwind for us as we go forward, pushing us along |
| We do expect a stronger margin in revenue in Q1 compared to Q4 as our mix normalizes, but please note this excludes any impact from inventory step up related to acquisitions, which will create some headwind on margins and net income |
| And as we keep our ear to the ground, we're not seeing any major changes there, which is good |
| It is also worth highlighting that crime rates, while down somewhat over the last year or so, remain relatively high compared to where they were pre pandemic |
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