Revenue Performance - Total revenues increased by 25.7million,or13.0223.1 million for the second quarter ended December 27, 2024, compared to 197.5millionforthesameperiodin2023[133].−Totalrevenuesincreasedby49.1 million, or 13.0%, to 427.6millionforthesixmonthsendedDecember27,2024,comparedto378.5 million for the same period in 2023[151]. - Point in time revenue represented 55% of total revenues for the second quarter ended December 27, 2024, an increase from 47% in the prior year[133]. - The increase in total revenue by end application was primarily driven by radar applications, which increased by 36.0million[134].ProfitabilityandLoss−Thecompanyreportedanetlossof17.6 million for the second quarter ended December 27, 2024, compared to a net loss of 45.6millionforthesameperiodin2023[129].−ThenetlossforthesixmonthsendedDecember27,2024,was35.1 million, an improvement from a net loss of 82.3millioninthesameperiodin2023[188].−ForthesecondquarterendedDecember27,2024,thecompanyreportedanetlossof17,579,000, or (0.30)pershare,comparedtoanetlossof45,581,000, or (0.79)pershareforthesameperiodin2023[192].−ForthesixmonthsendedDecember27,2024,thecompanyreportedanetlossof35,104,000, or (0.60)pershare,comparedtoanetlossof82,289,000, or (1.44)pershareforthesameperiodin2023[194].ExpensesManagement−Researchanddevelopmentexpensesdecreasedby7.1 million, or 25.0%, to 21.4million,primarilyduetoheadcountreductionsof111employees[138].−Selling,generalandadministrativeexpensesdecreasedby4.0 million, or 8.9%, to 40.5million,mainlyduetolowerbaddebtexpenseandcompensationcosts[137].−Researchanddevelopmentexpensesdecreasedby20.6 million, or 34.1%, to 39.8million,mainlyduetoheadcountreductionsanddecreasedspendingonoutsideservices[156].−Selling,generalandadministrativeexpensesdecreasedby6.6 million, or 8.2%, to 73.7million,primarilyduetoworkforcereductionsandlowerbaddebtexpenses[155].CashFlowandFinancialPosition−CashprovidedbyoperatingactivitiesforthesixmonthsendedDecember27,2024,was70.8 million, a significant increase from 6.4millionforthesameperiodin2023[175].−Thecompanygenerated85,462,000 in net cash provided by operating activities for the second quarter, an increase from 45,494,000inthesamequarterof2023[198].−Freecashflowforthesecondquarterwas81,907,000, compared to 37,504,000intheprioryear[198].−ForthesixmonthsendedDecember27,2024,freecashflowwas61,011,000, a significant improvement from a negative free cash flow of (9,579,000)inthesameperiodof2023[198].TaxandInterest−Thecompanyrecordedanincometaxbenefitof12.3 million on a loss before income taxes of 47.4millionforthesixmonthsendedDecember27,2024[163].−TheeffectivetaxrateforthesixmonthsendedDecember27,2024wasaffectedbyfederalandstateresearchanddevelopmentcreditsandnon−deductiblecompensation[164].−Interestincomeroseto1.0 million for the six months ended December 27, 2024, compared to 0.1millionintheprioryear,attributedtohigheraveragecashandcashequivalents[160].−Interestexpenseincreasedto17.3 million from 16.5million,drivenbyhigheraverageoutstandingborrowings[161].WorkforceandRestructuring−ThecompanyexecutedaworkforcereductiononJanuary29,2025,eliminatingapproximately145positions,withexpectedrestructuringchargesof5.0 million[141]. - The company has over 2,374 employees, focusing on engineering and research to maintain technological leads in high-performance sensor processing[128]. Strategic Initiatives - The company filed a shelf registration statement on October 4, 2023, to raise capital for acquisitions, debt repayment, and other corporate purposes[168]. - The company continues to explore acquisitions or strategic alliances as part of its growth strategy[181]. - The company executed Amendment No. 5 to the Revolver, increasing the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio covenant from 4.50 to 5.25 for Q2 2024[169]. Market Presence - Mercury Systems' products are deployed in more than 300 programs across 35 countries, highlighting its global market presence[123]. Other Financial Metrics - Adjusted EBITDA for the six months ended December 27, 2024, was 43.5million,comparedtoanadjustedEBITDAof(19.4) million for the same period in 2023[188]. - Adjusted income for the second quarter was 3,940,000,or0.07 per share, compared to an adjusted loss of 24,181,000,or(0.42) per share in the prior year[192]. - Adjusted income for the six months was 6,384,000,or0.11 per share, compared to an adjusted loss of 37,860,000,or(0.66) per share in the prior year[194]. - The company incurred 22,389,000inamortizationofintangibleassetsforthesixmonthsendedDecember27,2024,comparedto24,817,000 in the same period of 2023[194]. - The company reported 11,424,000instock−basedandothernon−cashcompensationexpenseforthesecondquarterof2024,upfrom10,195,000 in the same quarter of 2023[192]. - There were no material changes in the company's exposure to market risk from June 28, 2024, to December 27, 2024[202].