earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.70
Virco Q1 revenue up 13% to $32.1M; backlog hits record $144.4M; net loss widens to $0.32/sh
VIRCO MFG CORPORATION
2023-Q1 EPS reported
-$0.32
revenue$32,084,000
- Net sales $32.1M (+13% YoY); net loss $5.1M ($0.32/sh) vs $3.9M loss ($0.25/sh) prior year.
- Gross margin improved to 30.3% from 27.1%, helped by 45% increase in factory output.
- Shipments + Backlog at May 31, 2022 reached $144.4M, a record, up 35% YoY and 20% above prior record.
- Renegotiated public contracts for bi-annual price adjustments to offset inflation; expects positive margin impact.
- Increased legal expenses for IP enforcement and special committee related to rejected acquisition proposal.