AeroVironmentNASDAQ: AVAV

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Aerovironment Chairman, President and CEO Wahid Nawabi joins 'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer to talk quarterly results, global military conflicts, autonomous weapons and more.

AeroVironment beat expectations for Q4 2024 sales and may have beaten on earnings as well. GAAP profits, however, were only half of reported non-GAAP profits, and fiscal 2024 free cash flow remained negative.

AeroVironment beat expectations with a surge in sales of Switchblade drones, driving revenue growth in their Loitering Munition Systems segment. Margins and profitability significantly improved, with gross margins rising to ~40% and adjusted EBITDA increasing by 42%. Despite strong demand, potential headwinds such as heightened competition and delays in contracts lead to a recommendation to hold the stock for now.

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call June 26, 2024 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Jonah Teeter-Balin - Senior Director, Corporate Development & Investor Relations Wahid Nawabi - Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer Kevin McDonnell - Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Greg Konrad - Jefferies Peter Arment - Baird Ken Herbert - RBC Bryce Sandberg - William Blair Andre Madrid - BTIG Operator Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the AeroVironment Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2024 Conference Call.

The headline numbers for AeroVironment (AVAV) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended April 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

AeroVironment (AVAV) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.43 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.21 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.99 per share a year ago.

AeroVironment stock has a new drone, the gas-powered JUMP 20. It also has a very high stock price: 83 times forward earnings.

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