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| So, we're feeling really good about that |
| So, overall, we're quite pleased with the results, and we're optimistic and hopeful that that'll continue to happen as we go forward |
| Along with its next-generation technology, Vicon's evolution into a recurring revenue business model will help drive additional market share gains |
| We continue to expect increases in our gross margin going forward over time as we make further enhancements in our business |
| The integration of the acquisition has gone really well, and we're continuing to see that drive growth at the top line as well as at the operating income line with the business |
| We're not seeing any weakness from that regard, which gives us, again, confidence that the outlook remains positive for us |
| The first quarter of fiscal year 2024 was highlighted by the company's realignment and operating performance improvement |
| Revenues in our security segment were led by Vicon with first quarter revenues improving 31% to $9.2 million |
| So, we're excited about that, and I think that allows us to have confidence going forward that Vicon will continue to grow on the order of 15% to 20% on average over the next couple years |
| And so, all of these things are kind of layering on top of each other to build really positive momentum for the company |
| Valerus is continuing to win the hearts and minds of our customers, and so we're seeing a lot of expansion opportunities with that core product that we've been continuing to make better every day |
| So, at the macro level, we continue to see strong tailwinds as organizations, both big and small, continue to make security a priority, and that's just a reflection of the environment that we live in and the times |
| We are confident that as we stay on this path, we can deliver strong long-term value for our shareholders going forward |
| Additionally, with AI at the core of our roadmap and Anavio, we're excited to layer in new capabilities and benefits for our customers to deliver the most cutting-edge security solutions over the months and years to come |
| With the launch of Anavio, along with continued improvements to our core software platform, Valerus, we expect to drive further growth and see additional opportunity to grow gross margin percent in 2024 |
| For the first quarter, our gross margin held at 42%, supported by operational improvements |
| The improvement was primarily due to an increase in the gross profit for the period due to growing revenues in both segments of our business |
| AIS continues to build profitable revenue growth with additional wins in new government and industrial verticals in a variety of service industries and new geographies |
| Looking ahead, we are focused on delivering attractive operating results, driving growth, and combined with tight expense control, are committed to achieving positive operating income in fiscal year 2024 on a full-year basis |
| Vicon orders during the first quarter reflected its ability to capture repeat customers with a recent $0.8 million second phase order from a current school district customer in New Jersey to develop its security technology system with new solutions, expanding on the customer's previous order |
| But, based on the overall macro picture and the overall environment, we still feel good about that despite, the loss in the first quarter |
| This new cloud platform allows us to create more value in our business overtime by evolving Vicon into a recurring revenue business model |
| At the organization level, I think Vicon's doing a lot of great things |
| all contribute to the growing demand for industrial services and capabilities, which AIS is a leader in |
| The Industrial service segment revenues for the quarter increased by 55% to $7.7 million, mainly due to increased demand for the segment services as well as additional revenue due to the Heisey acquisition |
| Increasing modernization of the current security infrastructure is accelerating the growth of the border security market, driven by the rise of geopolitical instabilities and an increase in border threat |
| We also believe that there's room within our inventory and asset base to draw extra liquidity in order to maintain a healthy cash position |
| The Security segment revenues for the first quarter of 2024 increased by 31% to $9.2 million |
| Revenue for our industrial services segment, AIS, increased 55% to $7.7 million |
| The increase was mainly due to an increased demand for our services and supported by the close of our highly synergistic acquisition of Heisey Mechanical |
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| Operating loss for the first quarter of 2024 was $0.7 million as compared to an operating loss of $2 million for the first quarter of 2023 |
| Vicon has the ability to disrupt the status quo of how the security industry traditionally operates with its Anavio next generation, state-of-the-art surveillance cameras, and VMS software |
| Operating income didn't land where we were hoping it would |
| My second and last question, how should we think about operating income for Q2, given the slight sequential decline? And then, because I think, we touted the third consecutive quarter of operating income in the last reporting period |
| Our business is, unfortunately, a little bit lumpy |
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