Mercury Systems shares surge 10% after posting Q4 earnings, revenue beat

ANDOVER, Mass. - Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRCY ) reported better-than-expected fourth quarter results, sending shares soaring 10% in after-hours trading.

The aerospace and defense technology company posted adjusted earnings per share of $0.23, significantly beating analyst estimates of a $0.06 loss per share. Revenue came in at $248.6 million, surpassing the consensus forecast of $231.02 million.

"In fiscal 2024, we made considerable progress in addressing what we believe to be transient challenges in the business," said Bill Ballhaus, Mercury's Chairman and CEO. "We enter fiscal 2025 confident in our strategic positioning as a leader in mission-critical processing at the edge and our ability to deliver predictable organic growth with expanding margins and robust free cash flow."

The company reported a book-to-bill ratio of 1.14 for the quarter, with total bookings of $284.4 million. Mercury's backlog reached a record $1.3 billion, up 16% YoY.

Free cash flow for Q4 was $61.4 million, a substantial improvement from $3.8 million in the same quarter last year.

For the full fiscal year 2024, Mercury reported revenue of $835.3 million, down from $973.9 million in fiscal 2023. The company posted an adjusted loss per share of $0.69 for the year.

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Source: Investing.com