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| And our balance sheet is in a solid position to support our efforts |
| On cash flow, really happy with the working capital improvements that the business has been driving |
| Despite the shift in demand last quarter, we are confident our focus is on the right target markets and applications that create a path to achieve our long-term growth aspirations |
| The inTEST team has delivered another quarter of strong results by executing well on our five-point strategy for growth |
| And with some of these redesigns, we've improved margins with some of our manufacturing abilities and cost components going into this thing with these new redesigned cameras in it |
| Their exceptional performance allowed us to reach another record for quarterly revenue, achieving $32.7 million in the third quarter |
| This growth reflects strength in a number of our markets |
| Our Environmental Technologies division saw strong shipments to the defense aerospace market in the quarter versus the prior year |
| Sales remained robust for our induction heating solutions for front-end semi mainly supporting silicon carbide crystal growth and wafer epitaxy applications |
| Likewise, we saw solid shipments to the auto EV across all three divisions |
| I mentioned our funnel activities are strong, and we've seen a nice increase quarter-over-quarter |
| Good job maintaining good operating leverage in an increasingly difficult environment |
| Our recently announced new facility supporting Acculogic's design, development and manufacturing of electronic circuit and EV battery test systems will position us well going forward |
| We believe this consolidation from three buildings to one will drive better collaboration, enhance customer service and improve operational efficiencies |
| Looking further ahead, we remain confident that our technology offerings and target markets position us for continued success |
| Before we close, I want to express my sincere gratitude again to our global team as they continue to deliver outstanding results |
| Our 6% increase in sales in the quarter versus a year ago added 10% growth in gross profit and 18% growth in net earnings |
| We believe this validates our operating leverage potential as we continue to scale the organization |
| I'm extremely pleased with the progress we've made improving working capital efficiency in the quarter |
| Cash generated from operations was strong as we continued to reduce inventory to align with demand and supply chain improvements |
| We continue to unleash the potential of inTEST on our journey to becoming a supplier of choice for innovative test and process technology solutions |
| The $1.9 million year-over-year revenue growth reflected strong sales across most markets and technology offerings |
| The inTEST team delivered an outstanding quarter operationally |
| As Nick mentioned, we demonstrated strong cash generation from operations of $6.2 million in the quarter |
| Slide 12 shows how we expect our revenue growth will translate into strong earnings growth |
| Gross margin, 46.9% in the quarter increased 170 basis points compared with the prior year period, driven by higher volume, favorable product mix, improved pricing and continued focus on productivity improvements |
| We will have more than doubled revenue in three years while also driving strong earnings growth |
| We continue to expect to drive organic growth with our base business in the coming years, and we anticipate future acquisitions will augment that growth, allowing us to reach our 2025 revenue goals |
| Compared with the trailing quarter, gross margin increased 70 basis points, primarily due to a favorable product mix |
| It's great to see this type of collaboration in action and to be able to leverage our broader portfolio to position inTEST as a more value-added solutions provider |
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| Our third quarter orders of $26.9 million were down 18% year-over-year and 15% sequentially |
| Obviously, we're as many other companies are running into some unfavorable market conditions here |
| Compared with the trailing second quarter, orders were down 15% as the slowdown was especially apparent in the semi and industrial markets |
| We believe this was driven by worsening macroeconomic conditions and sustained higher interest rates |
| Compared with the trailing second quarter, the slowdown was especially apparent in the semi and industrial markets |
| In the quarter, we experienced a shift in customer demand, causing what we believe will be some near-term headwinds, not dissimilar to what you have probably heard from others in our space |
| As Nick commented, during the quarter, orders were notably impacted by a change in customer behavior regarding project timing with a trend towards slowing decision-making on future projects and resultant order delays |
| Backlog at September 30, 2023, was $38.8 million, 19% lower than the prior year and down 13% compared with the trailing quarter |
| But in general, we expect some of our markets will continue to see this cautious spending over the next couple of quarters |
| In Q3, this behavior was amplified, resulting in a shift in demand as a number of our customers slowed purchase decisions and delayed projects |
| But in general, that's why we kind of blamed it more on macroeconomic conditions out there |
| On an encouraging note, some of the delayed projects from Q3 have already been booked in the fourth quarter |
| So let's start with the demand slowing and we truly believe it is more just getting the approvals on these CapEx projects |
| But we've got a weaker fourth quarter |
| But I mean, does it change the seasonality that's typical in the business? I mean, would we still expect, based upon your fourth quarter guidance to see a first quarter down sequentially from fourth quarter? That's really my only question |
| Even with our tempered Q4 guidance, we expect to have taken inTEST from less than $55 million in revenue in 2020 to over $125 million this year |
| But before I turn it over to him, let me comment on bookings, which has impacted our outlook for the remainder of the year |
| I know you highlighted the industrial and semi markets as sort of being the culprits |
| The first question for you is, if you look into the crystal ball and the conversations you're having with your sales guys, do you think that the softness that you experienced in 3Q is more from the procurement departments being proactively risk off? Or do you think that they've already experienced kind of a softening in demand that they're reacting to? And that question is kind of in light of your comment that there's already been some rebooking in the fourth quarter |
| It appears that capital spending has slowed somewhat as customers evaluate their internal rate of return, given the higher cost of capital |
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