Financial Data and Key Metrics Changes - Revenue for Q3 2024 remained flat at 14.7millioncomparedtoQ32023,withasignificantincreaseintheIndustrialServicessegmentoffsetbyadeclineintheSecuritysegment[4][9]−OperatinglossforQ32024was3.2 million, a decrease from operating income of 0.1 million in Q3 2023, primarily due to decreased gross profit in the Security segment and increased G&A expenses [5][10] - Net loss for Q3 2024 was 9.1 million, compared to a net loss of 1.2millioninQ32023[10]BusinessLineDataandKeyMetricsChanges−TheSecuritysegmentrevenuesdecreasedby316.2 million in Q3 2024, attributed to project delays and overall economic conditions [9] - The Industrial Services segment revenues increased by 49% to 8.5million,drivenbystrongdemandandadditionalrevenuefromtheHeiseyacquisition[9]MarketDataandKeyMetricsChanges−Thecompanyreportedadecreaseininventoriesto7.5 million as of June 30, 2024, down from 8.7milliononSeptember30,2023,indicatingimprovedoperationalefficiency[10]CompanyStrategyandDevelopmentDirection−Thecompanyaimstoachievepositiveoperatingincomeinthefutureandisfocusedonevaluatingacquisitionopportunitiestoenhancemarketreachandservicecapabilities[7][11]−InvestmentsinsalesandmarketingresourcesintheSecuritysegmentareexpectedtodrivefuturesalesgrowth,alongsidethelaunchofnewtechnologies[6][11]Management′sCommentsonOperatingEnvironmentandFutureOutlook−ManagementexpressedconfidenceinachievingstrongrevenuegrowthintheSecuritysegmentinfiscalyear2025,despitecurrentprojectdelays[6]−Thecompanyiswell−positionedforgrowthfollowinga10 million upsized public offering, which also helped improve the balance sheet [7][11] Other Important Information - The operating loss for the nine-month period was 5million,comparedto1.5 million a year ago, influenced by one-time expenses totaling approximately $2 million [5] Q&A Session Summary - There were no questions raised during the Q&A session, indicating a lack of immediate inquiries from analysts or participants [11][12]
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