Genasys Inc. (NASDAQ: GNSS) boosts margins as Q3 revenue slips to $7.3M
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Genasys Inc. reported fiscal third quarter 2026 revenue of $7.3 million, down from $9.9 million a year earlier, but significantly improved profitability metrics. Gross margin rose to 57.1% from 26.3%, driven mainly by a higher mix of software revenue. GAAP net loss narrowed to $4.7 million, or $0.10 per share, from $6.5 million, and adjusted EBITDA improved to ($3.1) million from ($4.8) million.
For the first nine months of fiscal 2026, revenue increased to $39.9 million from $23.7 million, while year-to-date GAAP net loss was $4.8 million versus $16.7 million. The company ended June 30, 2026 with $3.1 million in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities and a backlog of more than $69 million. Total stockholders’ equity turned to a $(1.3) million deficit from $2.2 million at September 30, 2025. Management highlighted a term loan amendment extending $15.2 million of debt to July 13, 2027 with $1.0 million monthly amortization starting October 1, 2026, and stated expectations for a strong fourth quarter and a record fiscal 2026 in revenue and profitability.
Positive
- Gross margin expanded to 57.1% from 26.3%, reflecting a more profitable revenue mix driven by software.
- GAAP net loss improved to $4.7 million from $6.5 million, with adjusted EBITDA improving to ($3.1) million from ($4.8) million.
- Year-to-date revenue rose to $39.9 million from $23.7 million, while year-to-date GAAP net loss shrank to $4.8 million from $16.7 million.
- Backlog exceeded $69 million heading into the fiscal fourth quarter, providing visibility on future revenue.
- $15.2 million term loan maturity was extended to July 13, 2027, with amortization structured to align payments with customer collections.
Negative
- Quarterly revenue declined to $7.3 million from $9.9 million, indicating weaker top-line performance versus the prior-year quarter.
- Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities fell to $3.1 million from $8.0 million between September 30, 2025 and June 30, 2026.
- Total stockholders’ equity moved to a $1.3 million deficit from positive $2.2 million at September 30, 2025, reflecting balance sheet pressure.
- Customer deposits remained high at $16.4 million, and management cited payment delays and program timing as headwinds to near-term results.
Filing Explained
At June 30, current liabilities exceeded current assets, while cash and securities were $3,068 and stockholders’ equity was $(1,320).
The completed fiscal-third-quarter balance sheet adds a structural constraint: current liabilities of
Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities totaled
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Adjusted EBITDA financial
backlog financial
Customer deposit financial
Operating lease right of use assets financial
warrant liability financial
Earnings Snapshot
Management stated expectations for a strong fiscal fourth quarter and a record fiscal 2026 in revenue and profitability.
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition,” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Such information, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
On August 13, 2026, the Company issued a press release regarding its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Financial Results Press Release, dated August 13, 2026, issued by the Company. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Exhibit 99.1
Genasys Inc. Reports Fiscal Third Quarter 2026 Results
SAN DIEGO, CA – August 13, 2026 – Genasys Inc. (NASDAQ: GNSS), the global leader in Protective Communications®, today announced full financial results for the Company’s fiscal 2026 third quarter ended June 30, 2026.
Fiscal Q3 2026 Financial Summary
Recent Business Highlights and Developments
Management Commentary and Outlook
“Fiscal third quarter results reflect timing rather than demand," said Richard Danforth, Genasys' Chief Executive Officer. "Supply chain constraints delayed Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) II Technical Refresh program deliveries, and work on the Puerto Rico Dams Early Warning System project was paced pending receipt of customer payments. The Company has now begun receiving those payments. Our people and equipment are on the
island, the CROWS constraint has been resolved, and the underlying fundamentals of the business remain strong.
“Despite these headwinds, we took meaningful steps over the past few months to better position the Company. We closed a Third Amendment to our Term Loan Agreement, extending the maturity to July 2027 and replacing a single balloon payment with monthly amortization that better aligns our obligations with the timing of customer collections. We made targeted adjustments to headcount and operating expenses, streamlining our organization to improve our operating leverage as revenue scales. These actions position us to capitalize on the demand we see across the business.
“Our Protect software platform now reaches 15% of the U.S. population and 20% of the country by area, making it the nation's leading zone-based emergency alerting and evacuation management platform, while hardware demand continues to build with key wins across critical infrastructure and international customers. This is reflected in a backlog of more than $69 million heading into the fiscal fourth quarter.
“With the CROWS constraints resolved, Puerto Rico payment backlog having been reduced, and demand building across both hardware and software, we expect to deliver a strong fourth quarter. We remain on track to complete our planned scope this fiscal year and continue to expect a record year of revenue and profitability.”
Fiscal Q3 2026 Financial Results
Fiscal third quarter revenue was $7.3 million, compared to $9.9 million in the prior year’s quarter.
Gross profit margin was 57.1%, compared to 26.3% in third quarter of fiscal 2025. The increase in gross profit margin was primarily driven by the higher mix of software revenue in the quarter.
Operating expenses decreased 3.8% to $8.2 million from $8.5 million in the prior year period. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased 4.6% to $6.1 million. Research and development expenses decreased 1.2% year-over-year to $2.1 million.
GAAP net loss in the quarter was ($4.7) million, or ($0.10) per share, basic and diluted, compared with a GAAP net loss of ($6.5) million, or ($0.14) per share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2025. The improvement in GAAP net loss was primarily driven by the increase in gross margins and was partially offset by the decrease in revenue.
Adjusted EBITDA was ($3.1) million for the third quarter of fiscal 2026, compared with ($4.8) million for the prior fiscal year period.
Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities totaled $3.1 million as of June 30, 2026, compared to $8.0 million at September 30, 2025.
We include in this press release adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure and which we believe provides helpful information to investors with respect to evaluating the Company’s performance. Adjusted EBITDA represents our net income (loss) before interest income, interest expense, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation and amortization expense, share-based compensation, fair value measurements of our term loans and warrants, other non-recurring expense, and other items that we do not consider indicative of our core operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA is a measure used by management to understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends and to generate future operating plans, make strategic decisions regarding allocation of capital and invest in initiatives that are focused on cultivating new markets for our solutions. In particular, the exclusion of certain expenses in calculating adjusted EBITDA facilitates comparisons of our operating performance on a period-to-period basis. However, since adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure, it is not necessarily comparable with adjusted EBITDA used by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations and should not be considered in isolation or a substitute for performance measures calculated under GAAP, including net income (loss).
Webcast and Conference Call Details
Management will host a conference call to discuss the financial results for the fiscal third quarter 2026 this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time / 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. To access the conference call, dial toll-free (800) 715-9871, or international at +1 (646) 307-1963. A webcast will also be available at the following link: https://app.webinar.net/Yer0OY4owvP
A replay of the webcast will be available approximately four hours after the presentation on the Events page of the Company’s website.
About Genasys Inc.
Genasys Inc. (NASDAQ: GNSS) is the global leader in Protective Communications®, providing the most comprehensive portfolio of preparedness, response, and analytics software and hardware solutions available. The Company’s Long Range Acoustic Device® (LRAD®) and Protect Platform, which includes Genasys Protect® and Genasys Evertel®, are designed around one premise: ensuring organizations and public safety agencies are Ready when it matters®. Protecting people and saving lives for over 40 years, Genasys covers more than 155 million people in all 50 states and in over 100 countries worldwide.For more information, visit genasys.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Except for historical information contained herein, the matters discussed are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. They include without limitation expectations regarding the impact of the Third Amendment, including increased working capital flexibility and backlog execution; expected receipt of payments under our Puerto Rico EWS project; expected completion of the CROWS II order; growing demand for our products; expectations regarding improved operating leverage, revenue and profitability; and expectations with respect to the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. You should not place undue reliance on these statements. We base these statements on particular assumptions that we have made in light of our industry experience, the stage of product and market development as well as our perception of historical trends, current market conditions, current economic data, expected future developments and other factors that we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested in any forward-looking statement. The risks and uncertainties in these forward-looking statements include without limitation risks relating to continuous delays in receiving payment under, regulatory uncertainties surrounding, or disruptions in governmental support or funding of, the Puerto Rico project, our reliance on a limited number of customers, the likely need for additional capital, actual or perceived failures or breaches of our information and security systems, effects of continued geopolitical unrest and regional conflicts, including the conflict in Iran and its effect on global oil prices, continued funding of government spending, the timing of such funding, general economic and business conditions, including unforeseen weakness in the Company’s markets, competition, changes in technology and methods of marketing, changes in customer order patterns, changes in product mix, continued success in technological advances and delivering technological innovations, market acceptance of the Company’s products, shortages in components or price increases that cannot be passed on to customers, inability to fully realize the expected benefits from acquisitions and restructurings or delays in realizing such benefits, challenges in integrating acquired businesses and achieving anticipated synergies, changes to export regulations, difficulties in retaining key employees and customers, changes in the market for microcap stocks regardless of growth and value and various other factors beyond our control. Risks and uncertainties are identified and discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are based on information and management’s expectations as of the date hereof. Future results may differ materially from our current expectations. For more information regarding potential risks and uncertainties, see the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025. Genasys Inc. disclaims any intent or obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements, except as otherwise specifically stated.
Investor Contact
Scott Liolios and Clay Liolios
Gateway Group, Inc.
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GNSS@gateway-grp.com
Genasys Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheet
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June 30, |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
3,068 |
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$ |
7,969 |
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Short-term marketable securities |
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— |
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70 |
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Accounts receivable, net |
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8,878 |
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7,596 |
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Contract assets |
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3,875 |
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6,117 |
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Inventories, net |
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11,493 |
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8,805 |
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Prepaid expenses and other |
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9,027 |
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8,742 |
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Total current assets |
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36,341 |
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39,299 |
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Long-term restricted cash |
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585 |
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585 |
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Property and equipment, net |
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839 |
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1,125 |
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Goodwill |
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13,380 |
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13,450 |
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Intangible assets, net |
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4,438 |
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6,147 |
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Operating lease right of use assets, net |
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1,791 |
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2,419 |
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Other assets |
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878 |
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844 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
58,252 |
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$ |
63,869 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
8,676 |
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8,181 |
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Customer deposit |
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16,366 |
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19,669 |
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Accrued liabilities |
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9,765 |
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7,451 |
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Operating lease liabilities, current portion |
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1,181 |
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1,125 |
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Short-term debt payable |
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4,094 |
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Notes payable, at fair value |
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7,500 |
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18,010 |
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Total current liabilities |
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47,582 |
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54,436 |
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Notes payable, at fair value |
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7,590 |
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Warrant liability |
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1,760 |
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3,570 |
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Long-term deferred revenue |
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1,319 |
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1,478 |
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Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent |
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1,321 |
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2,218 |
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Total liabilities |
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59,572 |
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61,702 |
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Total stockholders' (deficit) equity |
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(1,320 |
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2,167 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders' (deficit) equity |
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$ |
58,252 |
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$ |
63,869 |
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Genasys Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
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Three Months Ended |
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2026 |
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2025 |
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Revenues |
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$ |
7,295 |
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9,857 |
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39,865 |
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23,729 |
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Cost of revenues |
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3,130 |
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7,260 |
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17,698 |
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15,344 |
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Gross profit |
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4,165 |
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2,597 |
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22,167 |
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8,385 |
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57.1 |
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26.3 |
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55.6 |
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35.3 |
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Operating expenses |
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Selling, general and administrative |
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6,127 |
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6,422 |
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18,973 |
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19,904 |
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Research and development |
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2,074 |
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2,100 |
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6,300 |
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6,602 |
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Total operating expenses |
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8,201 |
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8,522 |
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25,273 |
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26,506 |
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Loss from operations |
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(4,036 |
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(5,925 |
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(3,106 |
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(18,121 |
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Other (expenses) income, net |
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(582 |
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(554 |
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(1,336 |
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1,496 |
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Loss before income taxes |
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(4,618 |
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(6,479 |
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(4,442 |
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(16,625 |
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Income tax expense |
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59 |
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8 |
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329 |
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79 |
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Net loss |
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$ |
(4,677 |
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$ |
(6,487 |
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$ |
(4,771 |
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$ |
(16,704 |
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Net loss per common share - basic and diluted |
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$ |
(0.10 |
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$ |
(0.14 |
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$ |
(0.11 |
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$ |
(0.37 |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted |
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45,527 |
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45,155 |
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45,331 |
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45,023 |
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Reconciliation of GAAP measures to non-GAAP measures |
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Net loss |
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$ |
(4,677 |
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$ |
(6,487 |
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$ |
(4,771 |
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$ |
(16,704 |
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Other expenses (income), net |
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582 |
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554 |
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1,336 |
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(1,496 |
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Income tax expense |
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59 |
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8 |
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329 |
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79 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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664 |
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685 |
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2,035 |
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2,114 |
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Share based compensation |
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269 |
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459 |
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1,239 |
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1,264 |
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Adjusted EBITDA |
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$ |
(3,103 |
) |
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$ |
(4,781 |
) |
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$ |
168 |
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$ |
(14,743 |
) |