Hauppauge, NY, May 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- - Cemtrex Inc. (NASDAQ:CETX, CETXP)), an advanced security technology and industrial services company, has reported its unaudited financial and operational results for the fiscal second quarter ended March 31, 2024. Key Second Quarter FY 2024 and Subsequent Highlights Revenue for Q2'24 increased 7% to $17.2 million, compared to revenue of $16.1 million for Q2'23. Security segment revenues decreased 18% to $8.1 million in Q2'24 due to the delay of certain projects for the segment's products and services. Industrial Services segment revenues for Q2'24 increased 47% to $9.1 million, on increased demand and additional revenue from the Heisey Mechanical acquisition completed in Q4'23. Security segment revenues for the six months ended March 31, 2024, increased 2% to $17.3 million compared to $16.9 million for the six months ended March 31, 2023. This increase was due to an increased demand for the Security segment's products and services. Industrial Services segment revenues for the six months ended March 31, 2024, increased 51%, to $16.8 million compared to $11.1 million for the six months ended March 31, 2023. Closed $10 million upsized underwritten public offering to conduct operations, increase marketing efforts, invest in existing business initiatives and products, and for the partial repayment of indebtedness. Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of March 31, 2024 was $4.1 million. Management Commentary Cemtrex Chairman and CEO, Saagar Govil, commented on the results: "The second quarter was highlighted by new technology deployments and continued overall growth in our business. Revenue in the quarter grew 7% to $17.2 million, driven by strong demand for AIS products and services, with Industrial Services segment revenue increasing 47% to $9.1 million. For Vicon, although the quarter was affected by the delay of some of its projects, for the half fiscal year the segment is still growing year over year. Operating loss for the second quarter was $1.0 million, compared to operating income of $0.4 million a year ago, mainly due to decreased gross profit in our Security segment and increased payroll expenses. The operating loss for the six month period was $1.8 million compared to $1.5 million a year ago, despite the higher sales. However, these results include approximately $1 million in one-time expenses from employee related charges and legal expenses that we do not anticipate incurring in the future. Our goal of reaching a full year operating profit remains and we are working hard to drive revenue and maintain tight cost controls. "Turning to our Security segment, Vicon continued to push the deployment of new technologies and products, including its innovative new cloud security platform Anavio. The platform enables users to manage their access control, video, and intercom via a single tool, so there's no shuffling between separate security systems in order to achieve complete situational awareness and control. New features include face authentication that ensures only authorized people can access facilities, and a powerful ‘person of interest' feature, whereby users can forensically track a specific person (or people) throughout a facility. We continue to make investments into our sales and marketing resources in the segment to drive further sales over the next several quarters. We also were able to reduce our inventory by over $1 million of this fiscal year as we strive to make our operations more efficient. With the launch of Anavio along with new technologies and continued improvements to our core software platform Valerus, we expect to drive further growth and see additional opportunity to grow gross margin in 2024. "AIS and our Industrial services segment captured new orders from leading companies, building a pipeline of growth that we believe will produce a record year of revenue. We continue to believe with additional orders ahead, AIS has the potential to reach more than 30% annual revenue growth in FY'24. During the quarter AIS secured orders including a $1.6 million order for two relocation projects from a leading printing and graphics company, and a $0.5 million order to remove existing equipment for an engineering and construction company, affirm AIS' commitment to delivering excellence across its service offerings. "Looking ahead, strengthened by an improved balance sheet from our $10 million upsized underwritten public offering, of which a portion of the proceeds were used to pay off some of our indebtedness, we are well positioned to build on our momentum and remain focused on our goal to achieve positive operating income in fiscal year 2024 on a full year basis. We continue to explore acquisition opportunities that can enhance our market reach and service capabilities, and further drive growth in the months and years ahead," concluded Govil. Second Quarter FY 2024 Financial Results Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2024, and 2023 was $17.2 million and $16.1 million, respectively, an increase of 7%. The Security segment revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2024, decreased by 18% to $8.1 million. The Security segment decrease was due to the delay of multiple projects for the Security segment's products and services. The Industrial Services segment revenues for the second quarter increased by 47% to $9.1 million, mainly due to increased demand for the segment's services as well as additional business from the Heisey acquisition completed during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023. Gross Profit for the three months ended March 31, 2024, was $6.9 million, or 40% of revenues, as compared to gross profit of $7.3 million, or 46% of revenues, for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Total operating expenses for three months ended December 31, 2023, were $8.0 million, compared to $7.0 million in the prior year's quarter. Operating loss for the second quarter of 2024 was $1.0 million as compared to an operating income of $0.4 million for the second quarter of 2023. The operating loss was primarily due to a decrease in gross profit in the Security segment and overall increased payroll expenses. Net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 was $1.6 million, as compared to a net loss of $0.5 million in 2023. Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash totaled $4.1 million at March 31, 2024, as compared to $6.3 million at September 30, 2023. Inventories decreased to $7.4 million at March 31, 2024, from $8.7 million at September 30, 2023. Second Quarter FY 2024 Results Conference Call Cemtrex Chief Executive Officer Saagar Govil and Chief Financial Officer Paul Wyckoff will host the conference call, followed by a question-and-answer period. To access the call, please use the following information: Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 Time: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, 2:00 p.m. Pacific time Toll-free dial-in number: 1-800-717-1738 International dial-in number: 1-646-307-1865 Conference ID: 1182838 Please call the conference telephone number 5-10 minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact MZ Group at 1-949-491-8235. The conference call will be broadcast live and available for replay at https://viavid.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1668765&tp_key=084fe1071c and via the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.cemtrex.com. A replay of the conference call will be available after 8:00 p.m. Eastern time through May 28, 2024. Toll-free replay number: 1-844-512-2921 International replay number: 1-412-317-6671 Replay ID: 1182838 About Cemtrex Cemtrex Inc. (CETX) is a company that owns two operating subsidiaries: Vicon Industries Inc and Advanced Industrial Services Inc. Vicon Industries, a subsidiary of Cemtrex Inc., is a global leader in advanced security and surveillance technology to safeguard businesses, schools, municipalities, hospitals and cities. Since 1967, Vicon delivers mission-critical security surveillance systems, specializing in engineering complete security solutions that simplify deployment, operation and ongoing maintenance. Vicon provides security solutions for some of the largest municipalities and businesses in the U.S. and around the world, offering a wide range of cutting-edge and compliant security technologies, from AI-driven video analytics to fully integrated access control solutions. For more information visit www.vicon-security.com AIS – Advanced Industrial Services, a subsidiary of Cemtrex, Inc., is a premier provider of industrial contracting services including millwrighting, rigging, piping, electrical, welding. AIS Installs high precision equipment in a wide variety of industrial markets including automotive, printing & graphics, industrial automation, packaging, and chemicals. AIS owns and operates a modern fleet of custom designed specialty equipment to assure safe and quick installation of your production equipment. Our talented staff participates in recurring instructional training, provided to ensure that the most current industry methods are being utilized to provide an efficient and safe working environment. For more information visit www.ais-york.com For more information visit www.cemtrex.com. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating to the closing of the offering, gross proceeds from the offering, our new product offerings, expected use of proceeds, or any proposed fundraising activities. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by such forward looking statements. Statements made herein are as of the date of this press release and should not be relied upon as of any subsequent date. These risks and uncertainties are discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" contained in our Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All information in this press release is as of the date of the release and we undertake no duty to update this information unless required by law. Cemtrex, Inc. and SubsidiariesCondensed Consolidated Balance Sheets     (Unaudited)             March 31,     September 30,       2024     2023   Assets                 Current assets                 Cash and cash equivalents   $ 2,916,120     $ 5,329,910   Restricted cash     1,172,416       1,019,652   Short-term investments     13,853       13,663   Trade receivables, net     11,535,880       9,209,695   Trade receivables, net - related party     1,479,703       1,143,342   Inventory, net     7,397,747       8,739,219   Contract assets, net     1,979,679       1,739,201   Prepaid expenses and other current assets     1,910,415       2,098,359   Total current assets     28,405,813       29,293,041                     Property and equipment, net     8,902,051       9,218,701   Right-of-use operating lease assets     2,193,011       2,287,623   Royalties receivable, net - related party     440,049       674,893   Note receivable, net - related party     761,585       761,585   Goodwill     4,381,891       4,381,891   Other     2,161,862       1,836,009   Total Assets   $ 47,246,262     $ 48,453,743                     Liabilities & Stockholders' Equity                 Current liabilities                 Accounts payable   $ 5,741,091     $ 6,196,406   Accounts payable - related party     9,214       68,509   Sales tax payable     37,487       35,829   Revolving line of credit     4,019,234       -   Current maturities of long-term liabilities     914,170       14,507,711   Operating lease liabilities - short-term     792,141       741,487   Deposits from customers     207,708       57,434   Accrued expenses     2,676,079       2,784,390   Contract liabilities     1,899,409       980,319   Deferred revenue     1,404,608       1,583,406   Accrued income taxes     404,288       388,627   Total current liabilities     18,105,429       27,344,118