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| So we feel like we’ve done a very good job, and we’re looking forward to continuing making profitability a long-term goal for us so that we can increase our cash position over time through business operations, creating more capital that will make our balance sheet even stronger |
| So we’re very positive for that |
| But I feel like we’re in a very good position because we’re not slowing down in terms of our sales and marketing efforts to track new customers |
| I think that we’ve done a good job at doing what we promised to do, which is grow organically, look at acquisitions while trying to remain as profitable as possible |
| Overall, we have and continue to execute a well-designed growth strategy, which has resulted in profitability for the third quarter of 2023, along with new contracts, enhanced business operations and new technology offerings |
| We believe our strong growth and return to profitability is a testament to the investments we have made, while carefully managing our expenses, which demonstrates both the scalability and earnings potential of our business |
| Moreover, we are proud to have grown organic revenue 30% to $15.4 million for the third quarter and achieved these results despite a challenging macroeconomic environment with many of our peers witnessing declining sales |
| We believe this demonstrates our strong competitive position and increased market share |
| As mentioned, we’re very proud of the progress we’ve made growing our sales while remaining profitable and achieving the profitability levels that we think we can extend into Q4 and long term for the company |
| The company is generating very strong organic revenue growth |
| ASI serves the network of 25,000 suppliers, distributors and decorators in the $25.8 billion promotional products industry and being acknowledged within their awards validates our progress, including accelerated revenue growth and our ongoing business efforts to become a leader within the industry |
| Each has brought important strategic advantages to Stran and our operations, including expanding our geographic footprint; increasing our warehousing and manufacturing capabilities; and bringing elite clientele to our already impressive roster of clients |
| While these acquisitions did come with the integration costs and other onetime expenses, we are witnessing the benefits of our strategy |
| As we look into 2024, we also feel like we’re in a very good position to capitalize on that as much as anyone as well as our strong balance sheet allows us to capture business where others may not be able to be as competitive or be able to keep up with some of the growth that they needed for some of their clients |
| So we’re positive for the fourth quarter |
| Moreover, our expanded sales and marketing programs are positively impacting our pipeline |
| I’m extremely proud to report that we generated a 42% increase in the revenue to a record $19.3 million for the third quarter of 2023, reflecting the success of our business growth initiatives |
| Bookings are very strong for fourth quarter already |
| We’re extremely proud of the progress we have made to date, resulting in profitability, new contracts and increased exposure of Strong |
| We believe that our overall technology strategy and investments will continue to improve the overall efficiency of our business |
| We remain committed to our growth strategy, which we believe will secure our position as a leader within the $25 billion promotional products industry |
| So we’ve seen -- in terms of bookings that we’ve seen strong bookings, obviously, fourth quarter is typically our largest quarter and we’re expecting this year as well |
| Even more notable, our gross profit increased by 50% to $6.4 million with a gross profit margin increasing to 33% compared to 31% for the same period last year |
| These provide long-term value for our customers as well as an easy and simple access to these products |
| In addition, we are continually being recognized in industry, and I’m honored to jump 21 places to 24th in advertising specialties institutes 2023 annual listing of the most powerful people in the promotional products industry, which follows our top 40 rankings as well |
| It looks like you’ve done a good job integrating the acquisition |
| This is a major achievement for the company |
| So we’re looking very positive looking to 2024 |
| While there are limitations as to how many shares we are allowed to repurchase at any given time, we believe the stock repurchase program can be an effective tool to drive long-term shareholder value given the volatility in the capital markets |
| We really want to go and invest into those businesses, maximize them because there’s tremendous potential within their client base to expand that even further where we’ve seen that, especially with TR Miller, most recent that we closed in June, had historically in the mid-teens, $15 million to $20 million in revenue |
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| We have heard within our industry from others that we’ve spoken to that business maybe a little soft and people are preparing for not necessarily as much revenue as expected |
| But with our cost as a public company, coupled with our investments in the business as well as onetime costs associated with M&A activity, we reported to losses in recent quarters |
| And we don’t want to squander that by losing our focus |
| So we’re being a little bit more patient than we had in the past for multiple reasons, one, being macroeconomic trends |
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