Xtract One shares fall 9.26% after quarterly revenue misses estimates
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Xtract One Technologies shares fell in early trading after the company reported quarterly revenue of C$8.2 million, below analysts' expectations of C$9.11 million, according to the company's statement and figures from Investing.com. The figures showed a loss per share of C$0.009, compared with an expected loss of C$0.003. The company had scheduled the release of its results for after the market close on October 21, 2026. The results cover the final quarter and fiscal year ended July 31, 2026. The company said quarterly revenue benefited from deployments of Xtract One Gateway units and the conversion of existing contracts into revenue. The quarterly results capped a year of strong sales growth, alongside a decline in gross margin and the value of new bookings.
Annual revenue reached a record C$28.8 million, up 108%, according to the company's statement. Xtract One attributed the growth to SmartGateway deployments, alongside the first full year of commercial operation for Xtract One Gateway. The company develops AI-powered physical security solutions combining software and hardware. The solutions aim to improve visitor entry and operational efficiency, according to the company's description of its business. It said on its investor relations website that "our software and hardware security solutions include a suite of integrated applications."
On profitability, gross margin in the final quarter fell to 57% from 71% in the same quarter a year earlier, according to the earnings statement. The company linked the decline to a higher share of Xtract One Gateway installations and the associated higher production and installation costs. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization remained negative in the final quarter at C$0.7 million. The company had reported positive earnings of C$0.6 million on the same measure in the immediately preceding third quarter, with positive operating cash flow before changes in working capital. Third-quarter revenue was C$10.3 million, up nearly 200% year on year, before sales declined in the final quarter.
New bookings in the final quarter fell to C$6.0 million from C$16.5 million in the same quarter a year earlier. The company said the comparison period was a record and included the initial batch of orders for the new product. Operating activities, meanwhile, generated C$1.9 million in cash in the final quarter, compared with cash used of C$1.0 million in the year-earlier period. The company ended its fiscal year with cash and cash equivalents of C$17.3 million and no debt. Its contracted backlog also rose to C$25.6 million at fiscal year-end, up 66% year on year. The backlog grew as new bookings in the final quarter declined against the record comparison period.
In the market, Investing.com's page for Toronto-listed XTRA showed a price of C$0.490, down 9.26%, in an early snapshot after the results announcement. The page recorded the reading during trading at 09:35:53. Before the announcement, XTRAF shares had closed the October 21 session at US$0.38017, compared with US$0.3643 on October 20, according to EL7 data. XTRAF's closing price thus rose between the sessions, while the October 21 session ended before the company's scheduled results release. Xtract One scheduled its earnings call for the morning of October 22, 2026. The call's agenda includes a presentation of financial performance, management's outlook and questions and answers.