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Innovative Aerosystems, Inc. (ISSC)

Q3 2016 Earnings Call· Fri, Aug 12, 2016

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Operator

Operator

Good morning. And welcome to the Innovative Solutions & Support Third Quarter Fiscal 2016 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode. After today's presentation by management, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. [Operator Instructions] Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Mr. Geoffrey Hedrick, Chairman and CEO. Mr. Hedrick, you may begin.

Geoffrey Hedrick

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

Good morning. This is Geoff Hedrick. I would like to welcome you this morning to our conference call to discuss the third quarter fiscal 2016 results, current business conditions, and our outlook for the remainder of the fiscal year. Joining me today are Shahram Askarpour, our President; and Rell Winand, our CFO. Before I begin, I would like Rell to read our Safe Harbor message. Thanks. Rell?

Rell Winand

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

Thank you, Geoff and good morning everyone. I would remind our listeners that certain matters discussed in the conference call today, including operational and financial results for future periods are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially either better or worse than those discussed, including other risks and uncertainties reflected in our company’s 10-K which is on file with the SEC and other public filings. Now, I’ll turn the call back to Geoff.

Geoffrey Hedrick

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

Thanks Rell. This third quarter shows promise for the future especially in that the growth and cash generation were very positive. And importantly have rapped major problems in flight management and aircraft system management computers which have consumed majority of our new product development efforts over the last several years. These efforts however have yielded two exceptional products that are flying now and performing very, very well. Both of these products' live will serve as see toward and expanded growth and new market opportunities. The transformation of the air traffic control system so called NextGen provides the industry another mandated opportunity. The anticipated changes in the air traffic control and air traffic system are thought to be long overdue by many. But their implementation should be transformative both from safety and performance standpoint. We've focused our energies towards satisfying this requirements and then new plan is flight deck provides 2025 NextGen compliance including ADSP in and out as well as full GPS augmented navigation and required navigation performance. In the PC-12 flight deck, it incorporates many important features that are not part of the eclipse requirements and significantly enhanced user interface and performance especially in the PC-12. A secured iPad and keyboard provides unparallel operational flexibility, enabling the flight crew to control all functions of the cockpit and full authority and then a full authority autopilot not only facilitates RNP navigation to provide significant improvement in safety and ease of use. It is risky development programs which we've invested in substantial amount of money all internally funded I might add. That gives a tremendous opportunity for the future. Now let me turn this over to Rell for a detailed description of the financial performance and I'll summarize at the end of the conference.

Rell Winand

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

Thank you, Geoff. And thank you all for joining us this morning. For the three months ended June 30, 2016, revenues were $6.5million, up from $4.9 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2015. And comparing sequential revenue trends note that second quarter fiscal 2016 revenue benefit from accounting adjustment due to some changes in the contractual arrangement. In the third quarter, product sales were $6.4 million representing approximately 98% of total revenue similar to last quarter. We are continuing to generate revenues predominately from production contracts which were inherently more profitable. The increase in proportion of product revenues continues to drive the significant improvement in both gross margin and profits. For the third quarter, gross margins were 60%. This is consistent with the gross margin in the second quarter of 2016 exclusive the reversal of $1.2 million of deferred revenue and a contract loss accrual into 2016 fiscal second quarter. Together with higher revenues compared to a year ago, this growth will double in gross profit in the third quarter fiscal 2016. As we've reminded you in the past, margins can vary from quarter-to-quarter result of product mix shift as well as volumes in general. Nevertheless based on our results through the first three quarters of this year and the ongoing revenue that is heavily weighted towards production contracts, we anticipate that both fiscal 2016 gross margin and profits will be materially improved. Total operating expenses in the third quarter were $3.7 million, up from a year ago but down sequentially from $3.9 million in the previous quarter. Selling, general and administrative expenses were from a year ago primarily due to increased legal expense. We continue to believe legal expenses will remain at elevated levels for the next quarter two beyond which we are unable to perceive with any…

Shahram Askarpour

Analyst

Thank you, Rell. Good morning, everyone. Let me provide an update on the progress achieved during the third quarter as well as our current strategy and plan. As Geoff mentioned, revenues are up significantly over the first three quarters of this year as we've made tremendous progress implementing the strategy we initiated just about a year ago. From a high degree of reliance on large narrowly focused engineering contracts, we are now much more diversified product, customer and market and geographical perspective. As Rell related, 98% of our revenue is much more profitable production revenues. One of the more rewarding yet less visible developments over the past year has been the growing awareness throughout a markets of IS&S' proven track record on big fleet such as the 737, 757, 767 and other sophisticated aircrafts. This has started to lead an increased in repeat business. Once again we had strong booking ship order from existing customers in the third quarter. For instance, one of our long term customer of 767 flight deck is expanding their operations accommodates Amazon fleet. While some of the aircraft they are purchasing already have our flight deck, we are providing equipment for those that do not. That would most likely continue to take place under a booking ship agreement. This is the sort of activity we are starting to see on a more regular basis. Customers have had great experience with the performance of the IS&S products they have already installed. And now are coming back to us in a non bid situation to purchase more products on a simple booking ship basis. These customers become preference customers. The prestigious owners and operators joining this growing list give us an impressive portfolio of relationships that go a long way to improving our visibility and instilling confidence…

Geoffrey Hedrick

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

Thank you, Shahram. As I stated earlier, we are very pleased with the company's quarterly results as it is harbinger of expanded revenues and profitability. We have generated cash and profit at a time we are also funding lawsuits to enforce contractual obligations. The new product development is in high gear and we expect to provide new features for both our next generation solutions and our new product carriers. The patent pending auto-throttle will facilitate required time for arrival and required navigational performance approaches in the next generation environment. We thank you for joining us today. We will answer any questions.

Operator

Operator

[Operator Instructions] The first question comes from David Campbell with Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead.

David Campbell

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

Good morning, Geoff and Rell and Shahram. Thank you for having a good quarter and working so hard on new products. I'd like could someone email me a copy of your press release so I can print it. My research assistant is gone on vacation and I need to print of the press release please.

Rell Winand

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

I'll take care that for you. This is Rell, I'll do that.

David Campbell

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

Thank you, Rell. Thank you. Is the contract dispute with the Delta, can you give us any details on the status of that in the court?

Geoffrey Hedrick

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

Well, I can't actually. But I can -- I only comment is that we are -- we intend to enforce the contract that we had with them. And that as simple as that and our process to date has --we've successfully had several decisions made in our favor but not against us. So we are not -- we haven't even selected a jury, we haven't gone anywhere on it yet so. That's the only comment I want to make. I want -- it is sensitive area. So in the next we expect a lot of activity in the next four month or so.

David Campbell

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

Okay. Can you give us any estimate for revenues or profit in the fiscal year?

Geoffrey Hedrick

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

This coming fiscal year?

David Campbell

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

2016 year, yes, another word the fourth quarter.

Geoffrey Hedrick

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

It will be better than last year. Sure, couples of things are hanging so we are not sure but significant but we expect to be better than last year in every case both in revenue and profit. Despite the fact that we've had very significant legal fees with the expense all of them absorb them so we probably have substantially more kind of double or triple the profitability. We went with this enforcement with our eyes open and we knew that we were prepared to fund it and see through a decision by the jury.

David Campbell

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

Right. Is the 60% gross margin sustainable?

Geoffrey Hedrick

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

Absolutely, probably it will grow. Historically we've had better than 50% so - product -- again our gross margins are result of pretty extensive engineering sometimes from my standpoint overly extensive. But it does pay off, the manufacturing costs for our products that remain very competitive in the market place I might add from our customers cost are very low and the model that we started within the company which was to keep the labor content down also include response to make more rapidly including doing things like doubling volume quarter-over-quarter. That ability is based on our ability to manufacture very, very efficiently with a very productive workforce. And that and trying to lead to low cost, lost cost lead to high margins. So it is a good formula, what we have done in the past has been that we've taken the potential margins and consumed in with developments and over runs and things like that. And hopefully we are out that mode. Shahram is grew even -- grew intelligent in managing blocking and tackling as well as the forward thinking so that's very good. Sometimes when things move quickly we lose sight of [mansion]. I think we've got it very much under control, I am very optimistic.

David Campbell

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

Is the NextGen capability included in the 767 flight deck work you are doing?

Geoffrey Hedrick

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

Say it again I am sorry

David Campbell

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

Is the NextGen capability included in the 767 that you are delivering?

Geoffrey Hedrick

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

Well, it's interesting. For 767, NextGen require there is a whole bunch of phases of NextGen. But one of the things they don't provide in the 767 is that LPV approaches. LPV is kind of an interesting thing, it essentially enables a huge number of 3 to 4 -- huge number of airfields 3 to 4 not capable of instrument approaches, to do instrument approaches, and it's a significant capability. As an example, the 777 in San Francisco it landed short on the runway, had it had an LPV approach when the instrument lending system of the airport was out, they could I am sure avoided that crash. That's just one example. So we can provide that and if I understand the existing solution provided by manufacture does not include LPV approaches.

Rell Winand

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

Only on the 787 right now. No one provides LPV [multiple speakers]

Rell Winand

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

But not on 777 and the interesting things that 36 -- over 3,600 airports now in United States they have approaches for LPV and the FAS being cleared about they are not going to support new ILS approaches and the increasing the LPV approaches in a whole North America including Canada and Mexico.

Geoffrey Hedrick

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

We are talking to people now who want our flight management system because of that. So it will provide opportunities with someone ripped out an advanced flight deck to put in LPV, our new flight deck that's not matured market. Because people don't want to waste the money. But it's still a major opportunity and we are getting -- new opportunities everyday, that's terrific.

David Campbell

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

Is the SA authorization includes any deadline for NextGen capability?

Geoffrey Hedrick

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

There is assuming -- honestly I don't remember most of the top of my head but there is series of -- over the next to several years that our stage the next one is ADSP out that's the latest. ADSP out is just simply that every aircraft will start reporting, it is out two -- speed and where it's going and what it's doing to everybody else in the air and the thought being as everybody knows what the other guy is doing it is going to be much safer. And that's very much true but the next generation is beyond that, I have separate dates and up to an including as far as 2025.

David Campbell

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

Okay. Thank you very much.

Geoffrey Hedrick

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

But it is important to know that it's more having been simply a mandate. A mandate forces people who don't want to change anything at all. But most responsible operators see the benefits of the proposed mandate have started implementing them earlier. As an example, a lot of the aircraft install reduced vertical separation minimal equipment two years; three years before the mandate was came because they recognize it had value. So I think this is very positive. Go ahead.

David Campbell

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

That's all. I just wanted to thank you very much and look forward to talking you soon.

Geoffrey Hedrick

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

Yes. I'll. Look talking to you. Thank you for calling in.

Rell Winand

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

And I'll send that David, I'll send you that release.

Geoffrey Hedrick

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

Okay. Next call?

Operator

Operator

[Operator Instructions] It appears we have no more questions at this time.

Geoffrey Hedrick

Analyst · Thompson Davis & Company. Please go ahead

Thank you very much. Thanks for joining us today. Good bye.

Operator

Operator

The conference is now concluded. Thank you for attending today's presentation. You may now disconnect.

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