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| Similarly, you could see the improvements in adjusted EBITDA, which grew 72% to $3.9 million or 8.8% of sales, up 320 basis points |
| And lastly, we are benefiting from improved execution and pricing on defense contracts |
| We continue to expect 8% to 10% annualized organic growth per year, which implies $225 million to $240 million in revenue for fiscal 2027, and with margins improving steadily, we are on target to achieve our low to mid-teen adjusted EBITDA margin goal |
| So, we're encouraged |
| Our record backlog and the acquisition of P3 add up to a bright future for Graham |
| In the third quarter, our performance demonstrated robust strength underscoring the consistent execution of our strategic approach aimed at cultivating high-quality top line growth, along with margin accretive initiatives to enhance our future earnings potential |
| Notable highlights from the quarter include gross and adjusted EBITDA margin expansion, a substantial increase in bookings that led to a record backlog of nearly $400 million, and we refinanced our debt with a lower cost and more flexible credit facility, further solidifying our financial framework |
| Given our strong performance year-to-date and the addition of P3, we have raised our revenue expectations to be between $175 million and $185 million for fiscal 2024, up $5 million at the bottom and top end |
| We generated strong cash from operations during the quarter given recent working capital initiatives, along with stronger financial discipline |
| So, we're encouraged in the aftermarket business that we can keep it going |
| On Slide 5, you can see that we had a strong growth for our third quarter of fiscal 2024 with sales of $43.8 million |
| We also saw a nice order flow from our space customers of $6.1 million, which was up $4.5 million year-over-year and double the sequential quarter and remains a key growth driver in our diversified portfolio |
| Strong sales in the commercial aftermarket continued to help offset the cautious spending on capital projects in the refining and petrochemical industries |
| Numerous opportunities lie ahead, and we anticipate that these will play a pivotal role in propelling our growth and bolstering our future earnings |
| During the quarter, we had a record orders of over $123 million, which were up 6 times over the prior year and resulted in a book-to-bill ratio of 2.8 |
| It is important to note that given this quarter's robust cash generation, we were able to repay nearly all of the debt associated with the acquisition during the third quarter |
| Together, we believe we have a bright future as we aim to create opportunities for product and technology integration to provide more effective solutions across multiple markets |
| We're happy that the aftermarket continues on strong, and we're getting ready to -- if there is a significant uptick, we've been working pretty hard as far as training new employees at our businesses and the supply chain challenges are starting to work out and less of an issue there |
| Our confidence remains high in our ability to consistently execute our strategy and leverage the multitude of opportunities before us |
| So, we're encouraged |
| And so, we're pretty excited about that and then their cryogenic pump capability really complements, again, Barber-Nichols that is mostly centrifugal types of pumps and P3 brings a positive displacement pump that complements that |
| Reflecting on the past few years, we firmly believe that our business is now in a significantly improved position due to the strategic actions that we've taken |
| This facility provides us with reduced borrowing costs and greater flexibility to fund our long-term strategic growth goals |
| Turning to Slide 7, you can see how a strong quarter of cash generation enabled us to further improve our balance sheet while still making strategic investments |
| Defense revenue was also solid with an increase of $2.6 million or 12%, reflecting higher price contracts as well as increased capacity in direct labor hours |
| But the team has done an excellent job really improving some of the payment terms and helping that cash flow along |
| P3 helped offset some of this decline, and we expect further lift from that acquisition within this industry mix as well as a robust pipeline of other opportunities in the new energy, defense and medical markets |
| Looking to the chart on the right, gross profit was another positive story with an increase of $3.5 million or 56% to $9.7 million in the third quarter |
| In fact, in the short period that they have been with us, that business has already proven instrumental in fortifying some of our solution offerings and has amplified our financial profile, including being accretive to earnings in the third quarter |
| Keep up the good work, it’s very encouraging |
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| So, that was really putting a cash restraint on our business |
| As we disclosed in our 10-Q today, earlier in the year, our audit committee received a whistleblower complaint from our India subsidiary |
| We also had some elevated acquisition costs as a result of the P3 acquisition |
| John Bair And what does that aftermarket look like as far as the international market where you have established -- an established base of past business? Daniel Thoren Very various… John Bair Are they on the same cycle, I guess, is what I'm getting at? Is -- our industry here drastically (ph) has been running hard |
| As Dan mentioned, net income was impacted by a number of items this past quarter |
| So, I would suspect that the aftermarket is relatively small also |
| Have you been surprised by how strong the aftermarket sales have been in the past year? Daniel Thoren To some level |
| Gary Schwab So, the fact that these are all customers of yours that you've delivered product to before, and you talked last quarter about really not having much visibility |
| That investigation did confirm the whistleblower complaint, which led to a broader investigation where other misconduct was identified -- mostly with regards to improper expense reimbursements |
| So, we're still seeing that elevated order level continuing on |
| But we do know that - especially in the U.S., where the majority of our aftermarket comes from - that these refineries have been running hard |
| As I outlined in my comments today, we had some unusual items in the quarter with regards to SG&A |
| Gary Schwab Have you been surprised -- following up on Dick's question on aftermarket |
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