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| We understand the near-term challenges you face, but we remain confident that Canvys will continue to grow, given its stronger relationships and recognition as a leading custom display solutions provider |
| We continue to make good progress on the Siemens repaired tube program |
| And then -- but Q3 should be a very strong booking quarter, Q3 |
| Our growing in-house design engineering and manufacturing teams are doing a great job supporting the increased demand for current products and new product designs |
| And I think your dad would be really proud of what you've done with it |
| So that's just a timing thing, but it’s great business and great program, great product |
| We are well positioned to manage this business as the customer demand increases |
| Our unparalleled capability and global go-to-market strategy are unique to the power and energy RF and microwave and green markets |
| Our balance sheet remains strong with $25 million in cash and no debt |
| And we've tested the product in a Suzlon turbine here in the states with one of our owner-operative partners and it has worked very, very well |
| On the tube side, we had real strong growth in our laser tube market and also we had a large business with some replacement business [indiscernible] 354 |
| And so we had very strong shipments in there |
| The RF and wireless component business received a lot of strong bookings in Q3 and Q4 of last fiscal year |
| The team did an absolutely fantastic job getting the product to the customer in our fiscal year and in the dates they needed it |
| Finally, we're confident that we'll emerge from the challenging period stronger and better positioned to grow in sales and profitability later in the year |
| Within the launch of the Siemens repaired tube program, we anticipate improvement in our healthcare business, helping strengthen our bottom line |
| And through excellent customer relationships and communication, we are hearing that sales will reaccelerate in the back half of calendar year 2024 |
| We have developed a strong business model including legacy products and new technology partners that fit well with our engineered solutions capabilities |
| So we look at that program to be very strong going forward, absolutely |
| While sales were lower than anticipated, our gross margin improved from Q4 of fiscal 2023, and the team did an excellent job managing costs |
| And that 2025 is anticipated to show record demand and sales |
| We are proud of the efforts and innovations of our talented engineering team and the ability to design products that help create productivity and value for our customers |
| The product is reliable and we are enjoying great success and continued relationships with our Tier 1 owner-operators |
| With over 41,000 units in the field, three patents, and exclusive relationships with the largest owner-operators in North America, we continue to be very excited about this product, technology, and opportunities |
| First quarter sales reflected stable custom demand globally, and we finished the quarter with a backlog of $42.6 million, which remains strong |
| Canvys’ performance remains strong with sales of $9.9 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2024, down slightly from $10.4 million during the first quarter last year, and up from $9.2 million in the fourth quarter |
| With bookings and new products along with the forecast and backlog from our project-based customers, we feel that Q3 and Q4 will be extremely strong for Green Energy Solutions |
| We also continue to make good progress on the repaired Siemens MX series |
| So the magnetron business is strong and well and our restriction is how fast we can develop higher power magnetron and improve the quality of the ones we make already |
| We also saw strong bookings in our RF business |
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| Financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 were below our expectations due to concerns regarding economic conditions, rising interest rates, a lagging China economy, and the possibility of a recession across our global customer base |
| PMT sales were down year-over-year by 21%, primarily based on the semiconductor industry slowdown, which started late in calendar year 2022 |
| PMT sales decreased by $9.6 million or 21.2% from last year's first quarter, driven primarily by a decline in manufactured products for our semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment customers |
| PMT's gross margin decreased to 32.2% from 34.3%, primarily due to product mix and manufacturing under absorption |
| Sales were down in all product categories, reflecting lower demand for parts and services throughout the most recent summer months |
| Net sales for GES were down by $4.1 million or 48.4% from last year's first quarter, primarily due to lower sales of ultracapacitor modules for wind turbines |
| First quarter sales for the Healthcare division were $2.6 million, down 22.1% versus the first quarter of last year |
| However, we did see a slowdown in revenue coming out of a record year in FY 2023, which was mainly due to the semiconductor wafer fab industry slowdown and timing of a number of very large project-based GES opportunities |
| Healthcare's gross margin decreased to 31.6% in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 compared to 36.7% in the prior year's first quarter as a result of increased scrap expense and manufacturing under absorption |
| On a year-over-year basis, gross margin was negatively impacted by higher scrap costs in the quarter |
| Richardson Healthcare sales decreased by $0.7 million, or 22.1%, primarily due to lower demand in the quarter for parts and equipment |
| Canvys sales decreased by $0.5 million, or 5.0%, primarily due to lower customer demand in North America |
| Revenues were down about $10 million in the semi-cap equipment space |
| Net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 were down 22.2% to $52.6 million, compared to net sales of $67.6 million in the prior year's first quarter |
| It was especially challenging period, given the downturn in the semiconductor wafer fab market and the timing of new orders in our Green Energy Solutions business |
| And I think that the inability of the market to appreciate that is problematic |
| After a record Q4 and record FY 2023, shipments slowed in Q1 and we expect this trend to continue in Q2 |
| This will delay having sufficient inventory to meet customer demand until FY 2025 |
| GES sales were $4.4 million in the quarter, down $4.1 million from the prior year due to timing on several major project-based opportunities |
| This decline was due to the major slowdown in the semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment business |
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