NASDAQ$VUZI

Vuzix Corp · Q1 2020 earnings

Q1 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported modest revenue and gross profit growth despite challenging enterprise environment.

Vuzix reported a revenue increase of $0.2 million to $1.5 million for Q1 2020, driven by higher smart glasses sales and engineering services revenue. The company also reduced operating expenses by approximately $1.0 million compared to the same period last year. They experienced gross profit growth and a decrease in net loss attributable to common stockholders.

  • M-Series Smart Glasses revenue increased by 43% year-over-year.
  • Entered into an agreement with a second major U.S. defense contractor for customized waveguide-based optics engine development.
  • Operating expenses reduced by approximately $1.0 million year-over-year.
  • Smart glasses sales increased by 8% year-over-year.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.53M

Previous: $1.37M+11.5%
EPS (adj)

-$0.18

Previous: -$0.25+28.0%
Selling and Marketing

$1.2M

Previous: $1.4M-14.3%
General and Administrative

$1.5M

Previous: $1.9M-21.1%
Research and Development

$2M

Previous: $2.5M-20.0%
Capital Expenditures

-$221K

Previous: -$725K+69.5%
Free Cash Flow

-$5.58M

Previous: -$7.08M+21.2%
Net Income

-$5.36M

Previous: -$6.36M+15.7%
Operating Income

-$5.34M

Previous: -$6.35M+15.9%
Gross Profit

$80.5K

Previous: $39.9K+101.8%
Cash & Equivalents

$6.1M

Previous: $10.1M-39.5%
Total Assets

$23M

Previous: $28.4M-19.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$282K

Previous: $490K-42.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Vuzix · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.53M

Q1 2020+11.5%vs Q1 2019
Beat estimate in 13 of 16 quarters(81%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Vuzix · $1.5M total across 2 segments · Q1 2020

  • Products Sales
    $1.3M+8.0%
  • Engineering Services
    $200K

Forward guidance

The COVID-19 Pandemic has disrupted business operations worldwide, but it has also awakened the enterprise smart glasses industry, particularly across telemedicine, field service and remote support and manufacturing.

Tailwinds

  • Experienced increases in the average order size.
  • Experienced increases in the number of orders.
  • Experienced increases in re-orders from direct customers and resellers for our M400 Smart Glasses.
  • Smart glasses revenue, along with revenues associated with recently signed Engineering Services programs expected to conclude before quarter’s end, have already exceeded our 2020 first quarter revenues.
  • Vuzix has trimmed its operating costs and will continue to be prudent in our spending while focusing on revenue generating initiatives that can maximize our cash flow from operations.

Headwinds

  • The COVID-19 Pandemic has disrupted business operations worldwide

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2020

Historical avgQ1 2020

-4.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+5.4%

Avg return

30 days after

20%

13 / 65 earnings

Positive

+23.0%

Q1 2025

Best reaction

-33.3%

Q1 2012

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+2.0%+36.1%+3.3%
Q4 2025-15.2%-20.4%-5.9%
Q3 2025-6.7%-11.0%+10.6%
Q2 2025-9.1%-12.3%+1.4%
Q1 2025+23.0%+21.9%+46.2%
Q4 2024+8.3%+8.3%-23.4%
Q3 2024-16.3%-1.8%+189.9%
Q2 2024-13.3%-7.1%+3.0%
Q1 2024-6.3%+17.2%+7.0%
Q4 2023-2.4%-1.6%+26.0%
Q3 2023-21.8%-27.9%-35.5%
Q2 2023-6.6%-6.0%-21.4%
Q1 2023-11.3%-16.0%+8.4%
Q4 2022-5.3%-1.0%-0.2%
Q3 2022-5.1%-3.0%-16.7%
Q2 2022+7.7%+14.9%-12.7%
Q1 2022-10.2%+4.1%+37.6%
Q4 2021+0.4%+3.7%+16.6%
Q3 2021+13.3%+22.7%-14.3%
Q2 2021-6.0%-9.7%-12.6%
Q1 2021-10.1%-16.6%+0.9%
Q4 2020-14.4%+19.5%+4.4%
Q3 2020-12.7%-4.3%+6.4%
Q2 2020-13.0%-12.3%+6.7%
Q1 2020-11.7%-12.4%-15.7%
Q4 2019-23.1%-13.4%+18.7%
Q3 2019-8.0%-6.3%+0.8%
Q2 2019-1.0%+2.0%+10.2%
Q1 2019+7.7%+2.8%-17.5%
Q4 2018-0.8%-1.9%-25.8%
Q3 2018-5.9%-9.0%-12.3%
Q2 2018+6.5%+1.6%+3.2%
Q1 2018-7.8%-7.8%+7.8%
Q4 2017-9.2%-15.7%-13.7%
Q3 2017+13.1%+26.3%+36.4%
Q2 2017-8.2%-1.6%+0.0%
Q1 2017-7.8%-6.9%+6.9%
Q4 2016-2.1%-14.5%-22.8%
Q3 2016+6.5%+18.0%+3.6%
Q2 2016-6.5%-7.4%+9.1%
Q1 2016+5.9%
Q4 2015-11.5%
Q3 2015-0.6%
Q2 2015-6.8%
Q1 2015-8.1%
Q4 2014-3.3%
Q3 2014-12.3%
Q2 2014-0.7%
Q2 2013-4.1%
Q1 2014-4.1%
Q4 2013+13.2%
Q3 2013-4.1%
Q1 2013-3.7%
Q2 2012-16.9%
Q4 2012+0.0%
Q3 2011+0.0%
Q3 2012+0.0%
Q1 2012-33.3%
Q4 2011+0.0%
Q2 2011+0.0%
Q1 2011+14.3%
Q4 2010-11.1%
Q3 2010+0.0%
Q2 2010-27.3%
Q1 2010+0.0%

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