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Geospace Technologies Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Results

GEOS

Company’s Hydroconn Smart Water Connector Cable Reports Record Setting Year

Geospace Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: GEOS) (“the “Company") today announced a net loss of $6.6 million after fourth quarter non-cash charges of $17.3 million on revenue of $135.6 million, for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2024. This compares with net income of $12.2 million on revenue of $124.5 million for the comparable year-ago period. Excluding the non-cash charges, fiscal year 2024 adjusted net income is $10.7 million. This compares with adjusted net income of $12.2 million for the comparable year-ago period.

For the fourth quarter ended September 30, 2024, the Company reported a net loss of $12.9 on revenue of $35.4 million. This compares with net income of $4.4 million on revenue of $29.3 million for the comparable year-ago period. Excluding the non-cash charges, adjusted net income is $4.4 million for the fourth quarter ended September 30, 2024. This compares with adjusted net income of $4.4 million for the comparable year-ago period.

During fourth quarter ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded a non-cash charge of $14.5 million from the divestiture of its Russian legal entity and a $2.8 million charge from an impairment of intangible assets. The divestiture of the Russian legal entity has virtually no effect on the Company’s net assets as most of the charge came from cumulative unrealized foreign currency translation losses previously recorded within shareholders’ equity.

Management’s Comments
Richard J. (“Rich”) Kelley, President and CEO of the Company said, “We started the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 strongly with significant contributions from our Oil and Gas Markets segment with more than $20 million in sales and rental announcements for our OBX seabed nodes in August. This followed a trend for the fiscal year of multi-million-dollar contracts for this product line and contributed to an overall increase in revenue from the prior fiscal year.

In our Adjacent Markets segment, we enjoyed a record-setting year for our Hydroconn® line of smart water meter cables. The market continues to recognize our leading technology and resulting growth outpaces the industry. We also had our first successful international sale of our Aquana products. The Aquana product line generates further traction in smart water markets, for both municipal and multi-family residential applications. We believe that our focus on Smart Water going forward will continue to drive growth for the organization.

While the financials indicate a net loss for the year due to two non-cash charges, we are pleased to have 24-months of consecutive adjusted net income, indicating our core business remains profitable. While examining the increasing conflict in Ukraine and potential complications with Russian sanctioned entities, management and the board of directors determined the most prudent action would be to divest of our Russian entity. This divestment resulted in a loss which had minimal effect on the value of the net assets of the Company. Additionally, our fiscal year financial reporting reflects another one-time charge related to a non-cash intangible asset impairment related to our subsidiary, Quantum Technology Sciences.

This announcement will be the last time we will report earnings with these business segments of Oil and Gas Markets, Adjacent Markets and Emerging Markets. Beginning with our release in early February, we will provide financial information using our three new business segments announced in September – Smart Water, Energy Solutions, and Intelligent Industrial.

Other highlights of note this year included the Company’s addition in the Russell stock indexes, the Russell 2000®, Russell 3000®, and Russell Micro-Cap® Index.

Lastly, we would like to thank Rick Wheeler, our outgoing CEO. Rick dedicated almost 30 years to Geospace, leading the company through successful and tumultuous times in the industry. His guidance and foresight provided stability and opportunities for growth through diversification. His management and leadership allowed Geospace to remain a strong presence in the seismic equipment market while taking advantage of their Engineering and manufacturing capabilities to explore new opportunities in adjacent markets. Rick will remain as a member of the board of directors and we wish him all the best in his retirement.”

Oil and Gas Markets Segment
Revenue from the Company’s Oil and Gas Markets segment totaled $17.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024. This compares to $17.8 million in revenue for the same period a year ago. For the fiscal year, revenue from this segment totaled $77.5 million versus $74.0 million for the same prior year period for an increase of 5%. The insignificant decrease for the three-month period is due to increased sales of our OBX nodal products from our rental fleet offset by lower utilization of our ocean bottom node rental fleet. The twelve-month increase in revenue is due to increased sales of ocean bottom nodal products like the Mariner and from our rental fleet, offset by lower utilization of our ocean bottom node rental fleet and lower demand for seismic sensors and marine products.

Adjacent Markets Segment
For the 3-month period ended September 30, 2024, revenue from the Company’s Adjacent Markets segment totaled $17.6 million for an increase of 65% when compared to $10.6 million from the same prior year period. Revenue from the twelve-month period was $55.6 million an increase of 13%, when compared to revenue from the same prior year period of $49 million. The increase for the three-month period is due to strong sales of Hydroconn®, the Company’s smart water meter cable and connector products and initial sales from the Aquana product line. The increase in the 12-months period is the result of increased sales of the Company’s smart water meter cable and connector products. The fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 was the highest level of quarterly revenue for Hydroconn® as well as fiscal year 2024 produced the highest annual revenue for the product line.

Emerging Markets Segment
The Company’s Emerging Markets segment generated revenue of $0.2 million and $2.2 million for the three-month and full year periods ended September 30, 2024. This compares with $0.8 million and $1.2 million for the similar three- and twelve-month periods of the previous year.

Conference Call Information
Geospace Technologies will host a conference call to review its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2024 financial results on November 22, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9 a.m. Central). Participants can access the call at (800)267-6316 (US) or (203)518-9783 (International). Please reference the conference ID: GEOSQ424 prior to the start of the conference call. A replay will be available for approximately 60 days and may be accessed through the Investor Relations tab of our website at www.geospace.com.

About Geospace Technologies
Geospace Technologies is a global technology and instrumentation manufacturer specializing in vibration sensing and highly ruggedized products which serve energy, industrial, government and commercial customers worldwide. The Company’s products blend engineering expertise with advanced analytic software to optimize energy exploration, enhance national and homeland security, empower water utility and property managers, and streamline electronic printing solutions. With more than four decades of excellence, the Company’s more than 450 employees across the world are dedicated to engineering and technical quality. Geospace is traded on the U.S. NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol GEOS and has been added to the Russell 2000®, Russell 3000®, and Russell Micro-cap®. For more information, visit www.geospace.com.

Forward Looking Statements
This news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “intend,” “expect,” “plan,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “evaluating” or similar words. Statements that contain these words should be read carefully because they discuss future expectations, contain projections of our future results of operations or of our financial position or state other forward-looking information. Examples of forward- looking statements include, statements regarding our expected operating results and expected demand for our products in various segments. These forward-looking statements reflect our current judgment about future events and trends based on currently available information. However, there will likely be events in the future that we are not able to predict or control. The factors listed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as other cautionary language in such Annual Report, any subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10- Q, or in our other periodic reports, provide examples of risks, uncertainties and events that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations we describe in our forward-looking statements.

Such examples include, but are not limited to, the failure of the Quantum or OptoSeis® or Aquana technology transactions to yield positive operating results and decreases in commodity price levels which could reduce demand for our products, the failure of our products to achieve market acceptance (despite substantial investment by us) our sensitivity to short term backlog, delayed or cancelled customer orders, product obsolescence resulting from poor industry conditions or new technologies, bad debt write-offs associated with customer accounts, inability to collect on promissory notes, lack of further orders for our OBX rental equipment, failure of our Quantum products to be adopted by the border and perimeter security market, or a decrease in such market due to governmental changes, and infringement or failure to protect intellectual property. The occurrence of the events described in these risk factors and elsewhere in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or in our other periodic reports could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial position, and actual events and results of operations may vary materially from our current expectations. We assume no obligation to revise or update any forward- looking statement, whether written or oral, that we may make from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws and regulations.

GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

September 30, 2024

September 30, 2023

September 30, 2024

September 30, 2023

Revenue:

Products

$

32,602

$

16,357

$

116,036

$

73,333

Rental

2,836

12,958

19,562

51,176

Total revenue

35,438

29,315

135,598

124,509

Cost of revenue:

Products

16,302

12,053

69,318

55,136

Rental

3,206

3,034

13,707

17,683

Total cost of revenue

19,508

15,087

83,025

72,819

Gross profit

15,930

14,228

52,573

51,690

Operating expenses:

Selling, general and administrative

7,241

6,475

26,554

25,952

Research and development

4,775

3,766

16,251

15,863

Other intangible asset impairment

2,761

2,761

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses

(26

)

(97

)

(110

)

(138

)

Total operating expenses

14,751

10,144

45,456

41,677

Gain on disposal of property

1,315

Income from operations

1,179

4,084

7,117

11,328

Other income (expense):

Loss on sale of subsidiary

(14,539

)

(14,539

)

Interest expense

(43

)

(34

)

(187

)

(134

)

Interest income

604

168

1,558

539

Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net

(17

)

401

(270

)

994

Other, net

(39

)

(86

)

(143

)

(158

)

Total other income (expense), net

(14,034

)

449

(13,581

)

1,241

Income (loss) before income taxes

(12,855

)

4,533

(6,464

)

12,569

Income tax expense

5

95

114

363

Net income (loss)

$

(12,860

)

$

4,438

$

(6,578

)

$

12,206

Income (loss) per common share:

Basic

$

(1.00

)

$

0.34

$

(0.50

)

$

0.93

Diluted

$

(1.00

)

$

0.33

$

(0.50

)

$

0.92

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

Basic

12,797,653

13,188,489

13,151,600

13,146,085

Diluted

12,797,653

13,399,442

13,151,600

13,215,066

GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(unaudited)

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30,

2024

2023

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

6,895

$

18,803

Short-term investments

30,227

14,921

Trade accounts and notes receivable, net

21,868

21,373

Inventories, net

26,222

18,430

Assets held for sale

1,841

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

2,313

2,251

Total current assets

89,366

75,778

Non-current inventories, net

18,031

24,888

Rental equipment, net

14,186

21,587

Property, plant and equipment, net

21,083

24,048

Non-current trade accounts and note receivable, net

6,375

Operating right-of-use assets

464

714

Goodwill

736

736

Other intangible assets, net

1,649

4,805

Other non-current assets

304

486

Total assets

$

152,194

$

153,042

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable trade

$

8,003

$

6,659

Operating lease liabilities

173

257

Other current liabilities

9,021

12,882

Total current liabilities

17,197

19,798

Non-current operating lease liabilities

339

512

Deferred tax liabilities, net

34

16

Total liabilities

17,570

20,326

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders’ equity:

Preferred stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding

Common stock, $.01 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, 14,206,082 and 14,030,481 shares issued, respectively; and 12,709,381 and 13,188,489 shares outstanding, respectively

142

140

Additional paid-in capital

97,342

96,040

Retained earnings

55,282

61,860

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(4,257

)

(17,824

)

Treasury stock, at cost, 1,496,701 shares and 841,992 shares, respectively

(13,885

)

(7,500

)

Total stockholders’ equity

134,624

132,716

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

152,194

$

153,042

GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,

2024

2023

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income (loss)

$

(6,578

)

$

12,206

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Deferred income tax expense

18

3

Rental equipment depreciation

10,859

11,766

Property, plant and equipment depreciation

3,512

3,704

Amortization of intangible assets

395

768

Intangible assets impairment expense

2,761

Accretion of discounts on short-term investments

(566

)

(144

)

Stock-based compensation expense

1,304

1,374

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses

(110

)

(138

)

Inventory obsolescence expense

589

2,229

Loss on sale of subsidiary

14,539

Realized foreign currency translation gain from dissolution of foreign subsidiary

38

Gross profit from sale of rental equipment

(30,998

)

(4,424

)

Loss on disposal of equipment

16

244

Gain on disposal of property

(1,315

)

Effects of changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Trade accounts and notes receivable

6,593

(5,561

)

Inventories

(10,985

)

(11,026

)

Other assets

(199

)

442

Accounts payable trade

2,746

41

Other liabilities

(2,979

)

5,351

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

(9,083

)

15,558

Cash flows from investing activities:

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

(3,857

)

(3,964

)

Investment in rental equipment

(8,321

)

(9,920

)

Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment

9

4,406

Proceeds from the sale of rental equipment

31,964

11,478

Purchase of short-term investments

(32,078

)

(24,782

)

Proceeds from the sale of short-term investments

17,338

10,900

Cash disposed from sale of subsidiary

(1,231

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

3,824

(11,882

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Payments of contingent consideration

(175

)

Debt issuance costs

(350

)

Purchase of treasury stock

(6,385

)

Net cash used in financing activities

(6,385

)

(525

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

(264

)

(457

)

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

(11,908

)

2,694

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of fiscal year

18,803

16,109

Cash and cash equivalents, end of fiscal year

$

6,895

$

18,803

GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUMMARY OF SEGMENT REVENUE AND OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

September 30, 2024

September 30, 2023

September 30, 2024

September 30, 2023

Oil and Gas Markets segment revenue:

Traditional seismic exploration product revenue

$

2,496

$

2,674

$

9,812

$

12,183

Wireless seismic exploration product revenue

14,768

14,928

67,059

60,848

Reservoir product revenue

261

152

584

962

17,525

17,754

77,455

73,993

Adjacent Markets segment revenue:

Industrial product revenue

14,568

7,609

43,060

36,859

Imaging product revenue

3,037

3,038

12,565

12,180

17,605

10,647

55,625

49,039

Emerging Markets segment revenue:

Border and perimeter security product revenue

235

841

2,222

1,234

Corporate

73

73

296

243

Total revenue

$

35,438

$

29,315

$

135,598

$

124,509

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

September 30, 2024

September 30, 2023

September 30, 2024

September 30, 2023

Operating income (loss):

Oil and Gas Markets segment

$

4,008

$

5,939

$

13,134

$

15,759

Adjacent Markets segment

4,661

2,342

14,152

11,490

Emerging Markets segment

(3,769

)

(736

)

(6,193

)

(4,003

)

Corporate

(3,721

)

(3,461

)

(13,976

)

(11,918

)

Total operating income

$

1,179

$

4,084

$

7,117

$

11,328

GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NON-GAAP MEASURES
(in thousands)

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

September 30, 2024

September 30, 2023

September 30, 2024

September 30, 2023

Net income (loss)

$

(12,860

)

$

4,438

$

(6,578

)

$

12,206

Adjustments:

Loss on sale of subsidiary

14,539

14,539

Intangible assets impairment expense

2,761

2,761

Total adjustments

17,300

17,300

Adjusted net income

$

4,440

$

4,438

$

10,722

$

12,206



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