AstroNova Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results

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WEST WARWICK, R.I., December 12, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AstroNova, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALOT), a global leader in data visualization technologies, today announced financial results for its fiscal 2025 third quarter ended November 2, 2024.

Third Quarter FY 2025 Summary

  • Net revenue of $40.4 million

  • GAAP gross margin of 33.9%; non-GAAP gross margin of 34.0%

  • GAAP operating margin of 3.1%; non-GAAP operating margin of 4.0%

  • GAAP net income of $0.03 per diluted share; non-GAAP net income of $0.06 per diluted share

  • GAAP net income of $0.2 million; Adjusted EBITDA of $3.2 million

CEO Commentary

"Overall, our third-quarter performance was disappointing, reflecting a significant decrease in consolidated margins and increased operating expenses year-over-year," said Greg Woods, AstroNova’s President and Chief Executive Officer. "Our results were primarily impacted by the ongoing integration of MTEX NS (MTEX) in our Product Identification segment, as well as a key customer’s delayed launch from the third quarter to the fourth quarter of a large order we received for hundreds of inkjet printers that just began shipping this month. The MTEX integration is proving far more time-consuming and resource-intensive than we anticipated when we completed the acquisition in May. MTEX had an operating loss of $1.1 million in the third quarter with revenue of $1.7 million. While its revenue is substantially higher on a sequential basis, MTEX’s initial sales volume, revenue and margin contributions are well short of our targets, and we are working diligently to get the acquisition on track to deliver improved results as rapidly as possible.

"As part of this process, we recently completed a total realignment of MTEX’s organizational reporting structure. All of MTEX’s key functions, including Sales and Marketing, Manufacturing, Technology, Finance, and Human Resources, now report directly to the AstroNova leadership team," Woods said. "Among its goals, this effort aims to accelerate the implementation of consistent best practices within the MTEX sales process, ensuring alignment with the established standards and practices of our Product Identification segment and our organization as a whole. In conjunction with the integration, we have also launched an AstroNova-wide cost reduction and product line rationalization initiative. These measures have already delivered initial successes, including the closure of some large new orders. However, the full integration process is anticipated to continue through mid-calendar year 2025, with additional work required to complete the transition.