Cemtrex, Inc. (CETX) Announces Results for the Second Quarter ended March 31, 2019
Sales and Gross Profit for the quarter increased by 16% and 11%
respectively
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/search?q=%24CETX&src=ctag” target=”_blank”gt;$CETXlt;/agt; lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/cemtrex?src=hash” target=”_blank”gt;#cemtrexlt;/agt;–Cemtrex Inc. (Nasdaq: CETX), a leading global technology company,
announced its second quarter consolidated results of operations for the
three and six months ended March 31, 2019.
Second Quarter Highlights:
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Total Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was
$23,607,497 and $20,413,296, respectively, an increase of $3,194,201,
or 16%. Total revenue in the second quarter increased, as compared to
total revenue in the same period last year, primarily due to new
revenues in the Advanced Technologies Segment, which had no revenues
during the same period last year. -
Gross Profit for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $9,449,392
or 40% of revenues as compared to gross profit of $7,383,310 or 36% of
revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2018, a percentage basis
increase of 11%. Gross profit as a percentage of revenues in the three
months ended March 31, 2019 increased as compared to the three months
ended March 31, 2018 as the Company works to achieve economies of
scale, lower expenses, and shift to products and services with higher
margins. -
Net income available to common shareholders for the three months ended
March 31, 2019 and 2018 was a loss of $1,983,867 and income of
$423,471, respectively, a decrease of $2,407,338, or 568%. Net income
available to common shareholders decreased due to increased expenses
in sales and marketing for the SmartDesk and VR applications in the
Advanced Technologies segment as well as the consolidation of the
variable interest entity, Vicon Industries, Inc.,
Six Month Ended March 31, 2019 Financial Highlights
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Total revenue for the six months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was
$40,892,041 and $52,795,196, respectively, a decrease of $11,903,155,
or 23% primarily due to lower revenue in the industrial Technology
segment as a result of significantly reduced revenues in the
environmental products markets, which the Company has decided to exit. -
Gross Profit for the six months ended March 31, 2019 was $16,444,514
or 40% of revenues as compared to gross profit of $17,907,802 or 34%
of revenues for the six months ended March 31, 2018. Gross profit as a
percentage of revenues in the six months ended March 31, 2019
increased as compared to the six months ended March 31, 2018 as the
Company works to achieve economies of scale, lower expenses, and shift
to products and services with higher margins. -
Net income available to common shareholders for the six months ended
March 31, 2019 and 2018 was a loss of $5,117,947 and income of
$1,155,462, respectively, a decrease of $6,273,409, or 543%.
Cemtrex’s Chairman and CEO, Saagar Govil, commented on the results,
“This quarter saw our revenues increase with the growth in sales in our
Advanced Technologies segment as we shift into technology businesses
which provide higher gross margins and thus will allow us to generate
better returns for our shareholders over the long term.
“The Company has now taken numerous steps to reduce the on-going loss
and bring costs in line with expected revenues moving forward which will
start to reflect in our next quarterly report. Our goal is to reach cash
flow positive as soon as possible and eliminate the need to raise any
further equity capital. This may result in longer timeframes to realize
our growth targets, particularly around SmartDesk and VR activities, but
ultimately will limit further dilution to common equity,” continued Mr.
Govil.
About Cemtrex
Cemtrex, Inc. (NASDAQ:CETX) is a global, multi-industry company that
provides a wide array of solutions to meet today’s consumer, commercial,
and industrial challenges. Cemtrex provides manufacturing services of
advanced custom engineered electronics, integrated hardware and software
solutions, industrial contracting services, and development of smart
electronic devices. The Company also creates virtual reality and
augmented reality applications.
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to: operational losses and negative cash flows; any need for additional
financing; market acceptance of our products; our ability to manufacture
and develop effective products and solutions; indebtedness to our
lenders; current and future economic conditions that may adversely
affect our business and customers; potential fluctuation of our revenues
and profitability from period to period which could result in our
failure to meet expectations; our ability to maintain adequate levels of
working capital; our ability to incentivize and retain our current
senior management team and continue to attract and retain qualified
scientific, technical and business personnel; our ability to expand our
product offerings or to develop other new products and services; our
ability to generate sales and profits from current product offerings;
rapid technological changes and new technologies that could render
certain of our products and services to be obsolete; competitors with
significantly greater financial resources; introduction of new products
and services by competitors; challenges associated with expansion into
new markets; and, other factors discussed under the heading “Risk
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Contacts
Investor Relations
Cemtrex, Inc.
Phone: 631-756-9116
investors@cemtrex.com