HOUSTON, February 05, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Geospace Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: GEOS) ("the "Company") today announced results for its first quarter ended December 31, 2024. For the three-months ended December 31, 2024, Geospace reported revenue of $37.2 million compared to revenue of $50.0 million for the comparable year-ago quarter. Net income for the three-months ended December 31, 2024, was $8.4 million, or $0.65 per diluted share, compared to $12.7 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2024.
Management’s Comments
Richard J. ("Rich") Kelley, President and CEO of Geospace Technologies said, "Our companywide focus on driving profitability through strategic decisions continues to yield positive results. We just completed another profitable quarter after two consecutive years of profitability, excluding non-cash charges in the prior quarter.
As an organization, we have embraced the realignment of our business segments to better reflect our long-term vision and market opportunities. This quarter represents our first reporting period using our new business segments: Smart Water, Energy Solutions and Intelligent Industrial. To provide greater insight into the revenue reported using these new segments, we extracted from the former Adjacent Markets segment our water solutions of Hydroconn® connectors and the Aquana brand offerings to form the Smart Water segment. Additionally, the remaining businesses under the former Adjacent Markets segment are combined with our previous Emerging Markets segment to form the Intelligent Industrial segment. The former Oil & Gas segment is almost unchanged and has now become our Energy Solutions segment.
Historically for our water-related offerings, the first quarter of the fiscal year usually results in less revenue due in part to seasonality of utility-related deployments as well as the municipal government budget cycle, which typically begins in October. Positively, revenue reported from the Smart Water segment shows an increase of 72% from the same period last year. We see significant future potential in the municipal and multi-family markets for our water management solutions and intend to grow both organically and through potential acquisition to realize our long-term vision for this vertical.
Our Energy Solutions segment achieved a notable milestone in this quarter including a $17 million sale of shallow water OBX-750E nodes to an international seismic contractor. Looking ahead to the remainder of the year, we anticipate there may be variability in quarterly revenue due to on-going market conditions in the Energy Solutions segment.
Our Intelligent Industrial segment maintained consistent revenue through a combination of our imaging solutions, advanced sensor products, specialized contract manufacturing services and security and surveillance applications.
We are pleased to begin the fiscal year with a strong quarter yielding net income for our shareholders. We continue to evaluate options associated with potential acquisitions and other growth strategies and seek more ways in which we will increase value in the future."
Smart Water Segment
First quarter revenue from the Company’s Smart Water segment totaled $7.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. This compares to $4.2 million in revenue for the same period a year ago, an increase of 72%. The increase in revenue is due to higher demand for the Company’s Hydroconn® cable and connector products.
Energy Solutions Segment
The Energy Solutions segment revenue totaled $24.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024. This compares to $39.9 million in revenue for the same period a year ago, a decrease of 39%. Revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2024 included a $17 million OBX marine wireless product sale. However, in comparison, revenue for the first quarter of the prior year included a $30 million sale of our Mariner™ shallow water ocean bottom nodes. Additionally, the reduction in revenue for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 was due to lower utilization of the OBX rental fleet.
Intelligent Industrial Segment
Revenue from the Company’s Intelligent Industrial segment totaled $5.6 million for the three-month period ended December 31, 2024. This compared with $5.8 million from the same year ago period, a decrease of 4%. The decrease in revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2024, was primarily due to lower demand for our imaging products. The decrease was partially offset by an increase in demand for our industrial sensor products.
Balance Sheet and Liquidity
As of December 31, 2024, the Company had $22.1 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, and had $40.6 million in current trade accounts and financing receivables, which includes $16 million from a non-cash sale of used rental equipment during the quarter. The Company has maintained additional borrowing availability of $12 million under its bank credit agreement with no borrowings outstanding and owns unencumbered property and real estate in both domestic and international locations. In fiscal year 2025, management anticipates a capital expenditure budget of $6 million and does not anticipate significant increases to the rental fleet given current market conditions.
The Company completed its $7 million stock repurchase program early in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025. During the three-month period ended December 31, 2024, the Company purchased $0.2 million of treasury stock pursuant to the stock repurchase program. Through the program, the Company purchased roughly 716,000 shares at an average price of $9.72 per share.
Conference Call Information
Geospace Technologies will host a conference call to review its first quarter fiscal year 2025 financial results on February 6, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9 a.m. Central). Participants can access the call at (800)274-8461 (US) or (203)518-9814 (International). Please reference the conference ID: GEOSQ125 prior to the start of the conference call. A replay will be available for approximately 60 days and may be accessed through the Investor Relations tab of our website at www.geospace.com.
About Geospace Technologies
Geospace Technologies is a global technology and instrumentation manufacturer specializing in advanced sensing, IOT and highly ruggedized products, which serve smart water, energy exploration, industrial, government and commercial customers worldwide. The Company’s products blend engineering expertise with advanced analytic software to optimize energy exploration, enhance national and homeland security, empower water utility and property managers, and streamline electronic printing solutions. With more than four decades of excellence, the Company’s more than 450 employees across the world are dedicated to engineering and technical quality. Geospace is traded on the U.S. NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol GEOS and has been added to the Russell 2000®, Russell 3000®, and Russell Micro-cap®. For more information, visit www.geospace.com.
Forward Looking Statements
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Such examples include, but are not limited to, the failure of the Quantum or OptoSeis® or Aquana technology transactions to yield positive operating results and decreases in commodity price levels which could reduce demand for our products, the failure of our products to achieve market acceptance (despite substantial investment by us) our sensitivity to short term backlog, delayed or cancelled customer orders, product obsolescence resulting from poor industry conditions or new technologies, bad debt write-offs associated with customer accounts, inability to collect on promissory notes, lack of further orders for our OBX rental equipment, failure of our Quantum products to be adopted by the border and perimeter security market, or a decrease in such market due to governmental changes, and infringement or failure to protect intellectual property. The occurrence of the events described in these risk factors and elsewhere in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or in our other periodic reports could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial position, and actual events and results of operations may vary materially from our current expectations. We assume no obligation to revise or update any forward- looking statement, whether written or oral, that we may make from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws and regulations.
GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
December 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
Revenue:
Products
$
32,645
$
43,714
Rental
4,578
6,318
Total revenue
37,223
50,032
Cost of revenue:
Products
14,269
23,842
Rental
2,805
3,954
Total cost of revenue
17,074
27,796
Gross profit
20,149
22,236
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative
7,420
5,826
Research and development
4,894
3,602
Provision for recovery of credit losses
—
(29
)
Total operating expenses
12,314
9,399
Income from operations
7,835
12,837
Other income (expense):
Interest expense
(44
)
(56
)
Interest income
745
235
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net
(14
)
(163
)
Other, net
(33
)
(74
)
Total other income (loss), net
654
(58
)
Income before income taxes
8,489
12,779
Income tax expense
113
100
Net income
$
8,376
$
12,679
Income per common share:
Basic
$
0.66
$
0.96
Diluted
$
0.65
$
0.94
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic
12,753,378
13,251,360
Diluted
12,877,387
13,460,516
GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands except share amounts)
(unaudited)
December 31, 2024
September 30, 2024
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
1,410
$
6,895
Short-term investments
20,655
30,227
Trade accounts and financing receivables, net
40,645
21,868
Inventories, net
27,921
26,222
Assets held for sale
1,841
1,841
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
2,613
2,313
Total current assets
95,085
89,366
Non-current inventories, net
18,742
18,031
Rental equipment, net
12,480
14,186
Property, plant and equipment, net
23,358
21,083
Non-current trade accounts and financing receivables
7,264
6,375
Operating right-of-use assets
400
464
Goodwill
736
736
Other intangible assets, net
1,611
1,649
Other non-current assets
263
304
Total assets
$
159,939
$
152,194
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable trade
$
7,312
$
8,003
Operating lease liabilities
130
173
Other current liabilities
9,446
9,021
Total current liabilities
16,888
17,197
Non-current operating lease liabilities
309
339
Deferred tax liabilities, net
32
34
Total liabilities
17,229
17,570
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding
—
—
Common Stock, $.01 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized; 14,315,262 and 14,206,082 shares issued, respectively; and 12,798,897 and 12,709,381 shares outstanding, respectively
143
142
Additional paid-in capital
97,690
97,342
Retained earnings
63,658
55,282
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(4,699
)
(4,257
)
Treasury stock, at cost, 1,516,365 and 1,496,701 shares, respectively
(14,082
)
(13,885
)
Total stockholders’ equity
142,710
134,624
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
159,939
$
152,194
GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
December 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income
$
8,376
$
12,679
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Deferred income tax expense
—
8
Rental equipment depreciation
1,884
3,313
Property, plant and equipment depreciation
867
822
Amortization of intangible assets
37
109
Amortization of premiums (accretion of discounts) on short-term investments
(104
)
(115
)
Stock-based compensation expense
349
406
Provision for recovery of credit losses
—
(29
)
Inventory obsolescence expense
506
20
Gross profit from sale of rental equipment
(15,978
)
(19,350
)
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment
(86
)
—
Realized gain on investments
(10
)
—
Effects of changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts and financing receivables
(3,622
)
8,001
Inventories
(2,988
)
(4,059
)
Other assets
(196
)
179
Accounts payable trade
(690
)
(478
)
Other liabilities
146
1,146
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
(11,509
)
2,652
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
(3,199
)
(779
)
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment
89
—
Investment in rental equipment
(373
)
(2,558
)
Proceeds from the sale of rental equipment
65
597
Proceeds from the sale of short-term investments
9,660
—
Payments received on note receivable related to sale of subsidiary
45
—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
6,287
(2,740
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Purchase of treasury stock
(197
)
—
Net cash used in financing activities
(197
)
—
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
(66
)
192
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(5,485
)
104
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
6,895
18,803
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
1,410
$
18,907
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid for income taxes
$
113
$
—
Accounts and financing receivables related to sale of rental equipment
16,112
30,048
Inventory transferred to rental equipment
36
593
GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUMMARY OF SEGMENT REVENUE AND OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
