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Q3 2026 GSI Technology Inc Earnings Call
Speaker #1: Welcome to GSI Technology's third quarter fiscal 2026 results conference call. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session.
Speaker #1: At that time, we will provide instructions for those interested in entering the Q4 or the Q&A. Before we begin today's call, the company has requested that I read the following Safe Harbor statement.
Speaker #1: The matters discussed in this conference call may include forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future performance of GSI Technology that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.
Speaker #1: These risks and uncertainties are described in the company's Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Additionally, I have also been asked to advise you that this conference call is being recorded today, January 29, 2026, at the request of GSI Technology.
Speaker #1: Lee-Lean Shu, the company's chairman, president, and chief executive officer, will be hosting the call today. With him are Douglas Schirle, chief financial officer, and Didier Lasserre, vice president of sales.
Operator: Lee-Lean Shu, the company's Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, will be hosting the call today. With him are Douglas Schirle, Chief Financial Officer, and Didier Lasserre, Vice President of Sales. I would now like to turn the conference over to Mr. Shu. Please go ahead, sir.
Lee-Lean Shu, the company's Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, will be hosting the call today. With him are Douglas Schirle, Chief Financial Officer, and Didier Lasserre, Vice President of Sales. I would now like to turn the conference over to Mr. Shu. Please go ahead, sir.
Speaker #1: I would now like to turn the conference over to Mr. Shu. Please go ahead.
Speaker #1: sir.
Speaker #2: Good
Lee-Lean Shu: Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us to review our Q3 fiscal 2026 results. I am encouraged by our overall progress this quarter. Revenue in the Q3 increased by 12% year-over-year and 28.5% on a fiscal year-to-date basis. Demand for our excellent products remains solid, and we expect strong sales from our largest customers in the first half of calendar 2026. After completing our financing in fall 2025, we advanced our APU roadmap. We began Plato hardware development after purchasing the required IP. We have also added contract engineers to support our hardware design team, keeping us on track to take off Plato in early 2027. We finalized an agreement with G2 Tech, an Israel-based AI company, for our recently announced proof of concept.
Lee-Lean Shu: Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us to review our Q3 fiscal 2026 results. I am encouraged by our overall progress this quarter. Revenue in the Q3 increased by 12% year-over-year and 28.5% on a fiscal year-to-date basis. Demand for our excellent products remains solid, and we expect strong sales from our largest customers in the first half of calendar 2026. After completing our financing in fall 2025, we advanced our APU roadmap. We began Plato hardware development after purchasing the required IP. We have also added contract engineers to support our hardware design team, keeping us on track to take off Plato in early 2027. We finalized an agreement with G2 Tech, an Israel-based AI company, for our recently announced proof of concept.
Speaker #2: Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us to review our third quarter fiscal 2026 results. I am encouraged by our overall progress this quarter: revenue in the third quarter increased by 12% year over year, and 28.5% on a fiscal year-to-date basis.
Speaker #2: Demand for our excellent products remains solid, and we expect strong sales from our largest customers in the first half of calendar 2026. After completing our financials in fall 2025, we are advancing our APU roadmap.
Speaker #2: We began play-to-hardware development after purchasing the required IP. We have also added contract engineers to support our hardware design team, keeping us on track to taper off play-to in early 2027.
Speaker #2: We finalized an agreement with G2 Tech, an Israeli-based AI company, for our recently announced proof-of-concept. We are partnering with G2 Tech on Sentinel, a program for autonomous perimeter security using drones and cameras.
Lee-Lean Shu: We are partnering with G2 Tech on Sentinel, a program for autonomous perimeter security using drones and cameras. The project is backed by the US Department of War and a foreign government agency. This government funding will offset our cost to build the software stack and the libraries needed for this project. Didier will share more details shortly. Another recent milestone is Gemini Two's time to first token benchmark, announced in the press release earlier today. For those who have not reviewed it, please see today's release for the full detail on the benchmark results and the methodology. Accordingly, we report a 3-second time to first token, or TTFT, performance for edge LLM with text and video input, consuming approximately 30 watts of system power.
We are partnering with G2 Tech on Sentinel, a program for autonomous perimeter security using drones and cameras. The project is backed by the US Department of War and a foreign government agency. This government funding will offset our cost to build the software stack and the libraries needed for this project. Didier will share more details shortly. Another recent milestone is Gemini Two's time to first token benchmark, announced in the press release earlier today. For those who have not reviewed it, please see today's release for the full detail on the benchmark results and the methodology. Accordingly, we report a 3-second time to first token, or TTFT, performance for edge LLM with text and video input, consuming approximately 30 watts of system power.
Speaker #2: The project is backed by the US Department of War and the following government agencies. This government funding will offset our costs to build the software stack and the libraries needed for this project. Didier will share more details shortly.
Speaker #2: Another reason for milestones is Gemini 2's time-to-first-token benchmark, announced in the press release earlier today. For those who have not reviewed it, please see today's release for the full details on the benchmark result and the methodology.
Speaker #2: Accordingly, we reported three-second time-to-first-token OTTFT performance for edge LLMs with text and video input, consuming approximately 30 watts of system power.
Speaker #2: Compared to third-party testing of competitive platforms, Gemini-II's TTFT delivered up to three times faster first token at lower power than the competitive chip on the same workload.
Lee-Lean Shu: Compared to third-party testing of competitive platforms, Gemini-II's TTFT delivered up to three times faster first token at a lower power than the competitive chip on the same workload. We believe these test results validate Gemini-II's faster response for edge use cases that need low power and a low latency. In his comments, Didier will expand on the benchmark results. We are making steady progress advancing Plato, continuing to improve Gemini-II performance, and completing the Sentinel project. We are also pursuing early proof of concept and prototyping opportunities for Gemini-II in system in the defense programs, including drones and unmanned systems, and in selected commercial edge deployment. In parallel, we continue to pursue non-dilutive R&D funding through government defense programs and strategic partners. With that, I hand the call over to Didier.
Compared to third-party testing of competitive platforms, Gemini-II's TTFT delivered up to three times faster first token at a lower power than the competitive chip on the same workload. We believe these test results validate Gemini-II's faster response for edge use cases that need low power and a low latency. In his comments, Didier will expand on the benchmark results. We are making steady progress advancing Plato, continuing to improve Gemini-II performance, and completing the Sentinel project. We are also pursuing early proof of concept and prototyping opportunities for Gemini-II in system in the defense programs, including drones and unmanned systems, and in selected commercial edge deployment. In parallel, we continue to pursue non-dilutive R&D funding through government defense programs and strategic partners. With that, I hand the call over to Didier.
Speaker #2: We believe this test result validates Gemini 2’s fast response for edge use cases that need low power and low latency. In his comments, Didier will expand on the benchmark results.
Speaker #2: We are making steady progress, advancing play to continue to improve Gemini 2 performance, and completing the Sentinel project. We are also pursuing early proof-of-concept and prototyping opportunities for Gemini 2 in system in the different programs, including drones and unmanned systems.
Speaker #2: And in selected commercial edge deployment. In parallel, we continue to pursue long-diluted R&D funding through government defense programs and strategic partners. We start a tender call over to Didier.
Speaker #1: Thank you, Lee-Lean. I'll start by expanding on some of Lee-Lean's comments. On the Sentinel POC, we expect to receive more than $1 million in government funding.
Didier Lasserre: Thank you, Lilin. I'll start by expanding on some of Lilin's comments. On the Sentinel POC, we expect to receive more than $1 million in government funding. We will record this as an offset to R&D expenses. We plan to use it to complete key software milestones for the projects, including software development for Gemma-3 12B on our Gemini-II, ahead of the planned demonstration to the government agencies later this year. Our POC partner, G2 Tech, is receiving additional funds to develop the drone platform for this demo. I'm pleased to share that G2 Tech conducted a competitive evaluation, and GSI was selected based on Gemini-II's performance, delivering the lowest TTFT at 30 watts.
Didier Lasserre: Thank you, Lilin. I'll start by expanding on some of Lilin's comments. On the Sentinel POC, we expect to receive more than $1 million in government funding. We will record this as an offset to R&D expenses. We plan to use it to complete key software milestones for the projects, including software development for Gemma-3 12B on our Gemini-II, ahead of the planned demonstration to the government agencies later this year. Our POC partner, G2 Tech, is receiving additional funds to develop the drone platform for this demo. I'm pleased to share that G2 Tech conducted a competitive evaluation, and GSI was selected based on Gemini-II's performance, delivering the lowest TTFT at 30 watts.
Speaker #1: We will record this as an offset to R&D expenses. We plan to use it to complete key software milestones for the projects, including software development for Gemma 3 12B on our Gemini 2, ahead of the planned demonstration to the government agencies later this year.
Speaker #1: Our POC partner, G2 Tech, is receiving additional funds to develop the drone platform for this demo. I'm pleased to share that G2 Tech conducted a competitive evaluation, and GSI was selected based on Gemini 2's performance.
Speaker #1: Delivering the lowest TTFT at 30 watts. If the government evaluation later this year is successful, it could lead to a potential Gemini 2 design win with G2 Tech, and we would move to pursue additional opportunities with other drone and unmanned system customers beyond the POC sponsors.
Didier Lasserre: If the government evaluation later this year is successful, it could lead to a potential Gemini-II design win with G2 Tech, and we would move to pursue additional opportunities to other drone and unmanned system customers beyond the POC sponsors. Turning to today's press release, our Gemini-II TTFT benchmarks, we discussed preliminary results showing a 3-second time to first token for a multimodal model at the edge, using video and text inputs at approximately 30 watts of system power. TTFT is how long it takes the system to produce the first response, which is critical for drones and unmanned systems. The threshold for a useful TTFT in video surveillance to ensure nothing is missed is 3 seconds. That means we are sampling the video image every 3 seconds. If the TTFT is 10 seconds, it takes too long, so the surveillance video could miss something.
If the government evaluation later this year is successful, it could lead to a potential Gemini-II design win with G2 Tech, and we would move to pursue additional opportunities to other drone and unmanned system customers beyond the POC sponsors. Turning to today's press release, our Gemini-II TTFT benchmarks, we discussed preliminary results showing a 3-second time to first token for a multimodal model at the edge, using video and text inputs at approximately 30 watts of system power. TTFT is how long it takes the system to produce the first response, which is critical for drones and unmanned systems. The threshold for a useful TTFT in video surveillance to ensure nothing is missed is 3 seconds. That means we are sampling the video image every 3 seconds. If the TTFT is 10 seconds, it takes too long, so the surveillance video could miss something.
Speaker #1: Turning to today's press release, our Gemini 2 TTFT benchmarks—we discussed preliminary results showing a three-second time to first token for a multimodal model at the edge, using video and text inputs at approximately 30 watts of system power.
Speaker #1: TTFT is how long it takes the system to produce the first response, which is critical for drones and unmanned systems. The threshold for a useful TTFT in video surveillance, to ensure nothing is missed, is three seconds.
Speaker #1: That means we are sampling the video image every three seconds. If the TTFT is 10 seconds, it takes too long, so the surveillance video could miss something.
Speaker #1: In preparation for the Sentinel demo, we will continue improving TTFT over the next five months to further reduce Gemini 2's first time to response.
Didier Lasserre: In preparation for the Sentinel demo, we will continue improving TTFT over the next 5 months to further reduce Gemini Two's first time to response. What's exciting for GSI about these Gemini Two preliminary benchmark results is that they demonstrate what compute and memory can provide for physical AI, faster time to first token, and materially lower chip power. This will help enable a broader set of viable, cost-effective deployments. For added color, at CES 2026, there was a clear shift towards edge AI and physical AI systems that must make real-time decisions under tight power constraints. In that context, Intel noted that TOPS, the number of operations per second, doesn't tell the whole story. What matters more in edge AI and physical AI is real-world load, I'm sorry, workload, performance, and efficiency. That is the takeaway for us as well.
In preparation for the Sentinel demo, we will continue improving TTFT over the next 5 months to further reduce Gemini Two's first time to response. What's exciting for GSI about these Gemini Two preliminary benchmark results is that they demonstrate what compute and memory can provide for physical AI, faster time to first token, and materially lower chip power. This will help enable a broader set of viable, cost-effective deployments. For added color, at CES 2026, there was a clear shift towards edge AI and physical AI systems that must make real-time decisions under tight power constraints. In that context, Intel noted that TOPS, the number of operations per second, doesn't tell the whole story. What matters more in edge AI and physical AI is real-world load, I'm sorry, workload, performance, and efficiency. That is the takeaway for us as well.
Speaker #1: What's exciting for GSI about these Gemini 2 preliminary benchmark results is that they demonstrate what compute and memory can provide for physical AI: faster time to first token and materially lower chip power.
Speaker #1: This will help enable a broader set of viable, cost-effective deployments. For added color, at CES 2026, there was a clear shift towards edge AI and physical AI systems that must make real-time decisions under tight power constraints.
Speaker #1: In that context, Intel noted that TOPS, the number of operations per second, doesn't tell the whole story. What matters more in edge AI and physical AI is real-world load I'm sorry, workload performance and efficiency.
Speaker #1: That is the takeaway for us as well. For edge inference, performance per watt and responsiveness matter more than peak training metrics. We are confident that our compute and memory APU architecture, designed to reduce data movement, is well suited for power-constrained edge inference.
Didier Lasserre: For edge inference, performance per watt and responsiveness matter more than peak training metrics. We are confident that our compute-in-memory APU architecture, designed to reduce data movement, is well suited for power-constrained edge inference. Our near focus is to continue validating this with additional benchmarks, and customer proof of concepts and convert that progress into design wins for Gemini-II. And to be clear, we are not trying to compete with folks at training in data centers. Our goal is to be a strong option for fast, low-power edge AI applications.
For edge inference, performance per watt and responsiveness matter more than peak training metrics. We are confident that our compute-in-memory APU architecture, designed to reduce data movement, is well suited for power-constrained edge inference. Our near focus is to continue validating this with additional benchmarks, and customer proof of concepts and convert that progress into design wins for Gemini-II. And to be clear, we are not trying to compete with folks at training in data centers. Our goal is to be a strong option for fast, low-power edge AI applications.
Speaker #1: Our near-term focus is to continue validating this with additional benchmarks and customer proof of concepts, and convert that progress into design wins for Gemini-II.
Speaker #1: And to be clear, we are not trying to compete with folks at training and data centers. Our goal is to be a strong option for fast, low-power edge AI applications.
Speaker #1: Switching to the customer and product sales breakdown in the third quarter of fiscal 2026. Sales to KYEC were $1.1 million, or 17.9% of net revenues, compared to $1.2 million, or 22.7% of net revenues, in the same period a year ago, and $802,000 for the prior quarter.
Didier Lasserre: Switching to the customer and product sales breakdown in Q3 of fiscal 2026, sales to KYEC were $1.1 million, or 17.9% of net revenues, compared to $1.2 million, or 22.7% of net revenues in the same period a year ago, and $802,000, or 12.5% of net revenues in the prior quarter. Sales to Nokia were $675,000, or 11.1% of net revenues, compared to $239,000, or 4.4% of net revenues in the same period a year ago, and $200,000, or 3.1% of net revenues in the prior quarter.
Switching to the customer and product sales breakdown in Q3 of fiscal 2026, sales to KYEC were $1.1 million, or 17.9% of net revenues, compared to $1.2 million, or 22.7% of net revenues in the same period a year ago, and $802,000, or 12.5% of net revenues in the prior quarter. Sales to Nokia were $675,000, or 11.1% of net revenues, compared to $239,000, or 4.4% of net revenues in the same period a year ago, and $200,000, or 3.1% of net revenues in the prior quarter.
Speaker #1: 12.5% of net revenues in the prior Sales to Nokia were $675,000 or 11.1% of net revenues, compared to $239,000 or 4.4% of net revenues in the same period a year ago, and $200,000 or 3.1% of net revenues in the prior quarter.
Speaker #1: Sales to Cadence Design Systems were $233,000, or 3.8% of net revenues, compared to $971,000, or 17.9% of net revenues, in the same period a year ago.
Didier Lasserre: Sales to Cadence Design Systems were $233,000, or 3.8% of net revenues, compared to $971,000, or 17.9% of net revenues in the same period a year ago, and $1.4 million, or 21.6% of net revenues in the prior quarter. Military defense sales were 28.5% of Q3 shipments, compared to 30% of shipments in the comparable quarter a year ago, and 28.9% of shipments in the prior quarter. SigmaQuad sales were 41.7% of Q3 shipments in fiscal 2026, compared to 39.1% in the Q3 of fiscal 2025, and 50.1% in the prior quarter. I'd now like to hand the call over to Doug. Go ahead, please.
Sales to Cadence Design Systems were $233,000, or 3.8% of net revenues, compared to $971,000, or 17.9% of net revenues in the same period a year ago, and $1.4 million, or 21.6% of net revenues in the prior quarter. Military defense sales were 28.5% of Q3 shipments, compared to 30% of shipments in the comparable quarter a year ago, and 28.9% of shipments in the prior quarter. SigmaQuad sales were 41.7% of Q3 shipments in fiscal 2026, compared to 39.1% in the Q3 of fiscal 2025, and 50.1% in the prior quarter. I'd now like to hand the call over to Doug. Go ahead, please.
Speaker #1: And $1.4 million, or 21.6% of net revenues in the prior quarter. Military defense sales were 28.5% of third quarter shipments, compared to 30% of shipments in the comparable quarter a year ago, and 28.9% of shipments in the prior quarter.
Speaker #1: SigmaQuad sales were 41.7% of third quarter shipments in fiscal 2026, compared to 39.1% in the third quarter of fiscal 2025, and 50.1% in the prior quarter.
Speaker #1: I'd now like to hand the call over to Doug.
Speaker #1: Go ahead, please. We reported
Douglas Schirle: We reported net revenues of $6.1 million for Q3 of fiscal 2026, compared to $5.4 million for Q3 of fiscal 2025, and $6.4 million for Q2 of fiscal 2026. Gross margin was 52.7% in Q3 of fiscal 2026, compared to 54% in Q3 of fiscal 2025, and 54.8% in the preceding Q2 of fiscal 2026. The decrease in gross margin in Q3 of 2026 was primarily due to product mix. Total operating expenses in Q3 of fiscal 2026 were $10.1 million, compared to $7 million in Q3 of fiscal 2025, and $6.7 million in the prior quarter.
Douglas Schirle: We reported net revenues of $6.1 million for Q3 of fiscal 2026, compared to $5.4 million for Q3 of fiscal 2025, and $6.4 million for Q2 of fiscal 2026. Gross margin was 52.7% in Q3 of fiscal 2026, compared to 54% in Q3 of fiscal 2025, and 54.8% in the preceding Q2 of fiscal 2026. The decrease in gross margin in Q3 of 2026 was primarily due to product mix. Total operating expenses in Q3 of fiscal 2026 were $10.1 million, compared to $7 million in Q3 of fiscal 2025, and $6.7 million in the prior quarter.
Speaker #2: Net revenues of $6.1 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2026, compared to $5.4 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2025, and $6.4 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2026.
Speaker #2: Gross margin was 52.7% in the third quarter of fiscal 2026, compared to 54.0% in the third quarter of fiscal 2025, and 54.8% in the preceding second quarter of fiscal 2026.
Speaker #2: The decrease in gross margin in the third quarter of 2026 was primarily due to product mix. Total operating expenses in the third quarter of fiscal 2026 were $10.1 million, compared to $7.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2025, and $6.7 million in the prior quarter.
Speaker #2: Research and development expenses were $7.5 million, compared to $4 million in the prior year period, and $3.8 million in the prior quarter. The increase in research and development spending compared to the prior quarter is primarily due to the purchase of IP for the development of Play-Doh and associated consulting expenses.
Douglas Schirle: Research and development expenses were $7.5 million, compared to $4 million in the prior year period and $3.8 million in the prior quarter. The increase in research and development spending compared to the prior quarter is primarily due to the purchase of IP for the development of Plato and associated consulting expenses. Selling general and administrative expenses were $2.6 million in the quarter ended 31 December 2025, compared to $3 million in the prior year quarter and $3 million in the previous quarter. Q3 fiscal 2026 operating loss was $6.9 million, compared to an operating loss of $4.1 million in the prior year period and an operating loss of $3.2 million in the prior quarter.
Research and development expenses were $7.5 million, compared to $4 million in the prior year period and $3.8 million in the prior quarter. The increase in research and development spending compared to the prior quarter is primarily due to the purchase of IP for the development of Plato and associated consulting expenses. Selling general and administrative expenses were $2.6 million in the quarter ended 31 December 2025, compared to $3 million in the prior year quarter and $3 million in the previous quarter. Q3 fiscal 2026 operating loss was $6.9 million, compared to an operating loss of $4.1 million in the prior year period and an operating loss of $3.2 million in the prior quarter.
Speaker #2: Selling, general and administrative expenses were $2.6 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2025, compared to $3.0 million in the prior year quarter and $3.0 million in the previous quarter.
Speaker #2: Third quarter fiscal 2026 operating loss was $6.9 million, compared to an operating loss of $4.1 million in the prior year period, and an operating loss of $3.2 million in the prior quarter.
Speaker #2: Third quarter fiscal 2026 net loss included interest and other income of $3.6 million, reflecting a non-cash accounting adjustment of $6.2 million for the change in fair value of the pre-funded warrants and issuance costs of $2.8 million for the recent registered direct offering.
Douglas Schirle: Q3 fiscal 2026 net loss included interest and other income of $3.6 million, reflecting a non-cash account adjustment of $6.2 million for the change in fair value of the pre-funded warrants and issuance costs of $2.8 million for the recent registered direct offering, and a tax benefit of $251 thousand, compared to $70 thousand in interest and other income, and a tax provision of $44 thousand for the same period a year ago. In the preceding Q2, net loss included interest and other income of $43 thousand and a tax provision of $41 thousand.
Q3 fiscal 2026 net loss included interest and other income of $3.6 million, reflecting a non-cash account adjustment of $6.2 million for the change in fair value of the pre-funded warrants and issuance costs of $2.8 million for the recent registered direct offering, and a tax benefit of $251 thousand, compared to $70 thousand in interest and other income, and a tax provision of $44 thousand for the same period a year ago. In the preceding Q2, net loss included interest and other income of $43 thousand and a tax provision of $41 thousand.
Speaker #2: And the tax benefit of $251,000, compared to $70,000 in interest and other income, and the tax provision of $44,000 for the same period a year ago.
Speaker #2: In the preceding second quarter, net loss included interest and other income of $43,000, and the tax provision of $41,000. Net loss in the third quarter of fiscal 2026 was $3 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $3.2 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2026.
Douglas Schirle: Net loss in Q3 of fiscal 2026 was $3 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, compared to net loss of $3.2 million, or $0.11 per diluted share for Q2 of fiscal 2026. For the prior year, Q3 of 2025, net loss was $4 million, or $0.16 per diluted share. Total Q3 pre-tax stock-based compensation $183,000 compared to $429,000 in the comparable quarter a year ago, and $856,000 in the prior quarter. Beginning this quarter, GSI is expanding the cash disclosures in its quarterly earnings release process to help investors understand the company's cash consumption and cash generation.
Net loss in Q3 of fiscal 2026 was $3 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, compared to net loss of $3.2 million, or $0.11 per diluted share for Q2 of fiscal 2026. For the prior year, Q3 of 2025, net loss was $4 million, or $0.16 per diluted share. Total Q3 pre-tax stock-based compensation $183,000 compared to $429,000 in the comparable quarter a year ago, and $856,000 in the prior quarter. Beginning this quarter, GSI is expanding the cash disclosures in its quarterly earnings release process to help investors understand the company's cash consumption and cash generation.
Speaker #2: For the prior year third fiscal quarter of 2025, net loss was $4 million, or $0.16 per diluted share. Total third quarter pre-tax stock-based compensation expense was $783,000, compared to $429,000 in the comparable quarter a year ago, and $856,000 in the prior quarter.
Speaker #2: Beginning this quarter, GSI is expanding the cash disclosures in its quarterly earnings release process to help investors understand the company's cash consumption and cash generation.
Speaker #2: Going forward, we will disclose the beginning cash balance, net cash used by operating activities, net cash used by investing activities, and net cash provided by financing activities.
Douglas Schirle: Going forward, we will disclose the beginning cash balance, net cash used by operating activities, net cash used by investing activities, and net cash provided by financing activities. This will complement the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows included in our Forms 10-K and 10-Q. Cash flows for the first quarter ended 31 December 2025 in thousands of dollars. Cash and cash equivalents as of 30 September 2025 were $25.3 million. Net cash used in operating activities was $7.9 million. Net cash used in investing activities was $296,000, and net cash provided by financing activities were $53.5 million. Cash and cash equivalents as of 31 December 2025 were $70.7 million.
Going forward, we will disclose the beginning cash balance, net cash used by operating activities, net cash used by investing activities, and net cash provided by financing activities. This will complement the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows included in our Forms 10-K and 10-Q. Cash flows for the first quarter ended 31 December 2025 in thousands of dollars. Cash and cash equivalents as of 30 September 2025 were $25.3 million. Net cash used in operating activities was $7.9 million. Net cash used in investing activities was $296,000, and net cash provided by financing activities were $53.5 million. Cash and cash equivalents as of 31 December 2025 were $70.7 million.
Speaker #2: This will complement the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows, included in our Forms 10-K and 10-Q. Cash flows for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, are in thousands of dollars; cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2025, were $25.3 million.
Speaker #2: Net cash used in operating activities was $7.9 million, net cash used in investing activities was $296,000, and net cash provided by financing activities was $53.5 million.
Speaker #2: Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2025, were $70.7 million. The increase in cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2025, primarily reflects $46.9 million in net proceeds from the company's October 22, 2025,
Douglas Schirle: The increase in cash and cash equivalents as of 31 December 2025 primarily reflects $46.9 million in net proceeds from the company's 22 October 2025 registered direct offering. Cash used in operating activities include spending for the development and commercialization of Gemini Two and Plato. 31 December 2025, we had $70.7 million in cash, cash equivalents, compared to $13.4 million at 31 March 2025. Working capital was $71.7 million as of 31 December 2025, versus $16.4 million on 31 March 2025. Stockholders' equity as of 31 December 2025 was $83.6 million, compared to $28.2 million as of the fiscal year ended 31 March 2025. Before I hand the call over to the operator for Q&A, I'd like to provide the Q4 fiscal 2026 outlook.
The increase in cash and cash equivalents as of 31 December 2025 primarily reflects $46.9 million in net proceeds from the company's 22 October 2025 registered direct offering. Cash used in operating activities include spending for the development and commercialization of Gemini Two and Plato. 31 December 2025, we had $70.7 million in cash, cash equivalents, compared to $13.4 million at 31 March 2025. Working capital was $71.7 million as of 31 December 2025, versus $16.4 million on 31 March 2025. Stockholders' equity as of 31 December 2025 was $83.6 million, compared to $28.2 million as of the fiscal year ended 31 March 2025. Before I hand the call over to the operator for Q&A, I'd like to provide the Q4 fiscal 2026 outlook.
Speaker #1: Registered direct offering cash and operating activities include spending for the development and commercialization of Gemini-II and PLATO. December 31, 2025.
Speaker #1: We had $70.7 million in cash and cash equivalents, compared to $13.4 million at March 31, 2025. Working capital was $71.7 million as of December 31, 2025, versus $16.4 million.
Speaker #1: 2025 versus 16.4 million at March 31st , 2025 . Stockholders equity as of December 31st , 2025 was 83.6 million , compared to 28.2 million as of the fiscal year ended March 31st , 2025 .
Speaker #1: Before I hand the call over to the operator for Q&A, I'd like to provide the fourth quarter fiscal 2026 outlook. Current expectations for the upcoming fiscal fourth quarter.
Douglas Schirle: Current expectations for the upcoming fiscal Q4 are net revenues in the range of $5.7 to 6.5 million, with gross margin of approximately 54% to 56%. Operator, at this point, we will open the call to Q&A.
Current expectations for the upcoming fiscal Q4 are net revenues in the range of $5.7 to 6.5 million, with gross margin of approximately 54% to 56%. Operator, at this point, we will open the call to Q&A.
Speaker #1: Our net revenues are in the range of $5.7 million to $6.5 million, with gross margin of approximately 54% to 56%. Operator, at this point, we will open the call to Q&A.
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Speaker #2: And then return to the queue for any other follow-ups. Thank you. And our first question comes from the line of Quinn Bolton with Needham & Company.
Robert Aguanno: Hi, guys. This is, Robert Aguanno on for Quinn here. Congrats on all of the progress on Gemini Two. Just wanted to ask, you also announced during the quarter, partnership with G2 Tech as well, you know, and, and, you know, that application for defense. Maybe, how important is kind of the defense applications for Gemini Two? You know, how, how does that establish the capabilities of Gemini in, sort of real-world applications? And can you speak to potential commercial uses beyond kind of drones and, and defense and, and how this may impact, the business going forward?
Robert Aguanno: Hi, guys. This is, Robert Aguanno on for Quinn here. Congrats on all of the progress on Gemini Two. Just wanted to ask, you also announced during the quarter, partnership with G2 Tech as well, you know, and, and, you know, that application for defense. Maybe, how important is kind of the defense applications for Gemini Two? You know, how, how does that establish the capabilities of Gemini in, sort of real-world applications? And can you speak to potential commercial uses beyond kind of drones and, and defense and, and how this may impact, the business going forward?
Speaker #2: Please proceed .
Speaker #3: Hi guys , this is Robert on for Quinn here . Congrats on all the progress on Gemini two . Just wanted to ask you also announced during the quarter partnership with G2 tech as well .
Speaker #3: You know and you know that application for defense maybe how important is kind of the defense applications for Gemini two ? You know , how does that establish the capabilities of Gemini in sort of real world applications .
Speaker #3: And can you speak to potential commercial uses beyond kind of drones and defense, and how this may impact the business going forward?
Douglas Schirle: Sure. Sure. So, certainly the mill and defense area have been, you know, the sectors that we've had our early successes in. We've talked about it in the past. You know, we've had some of the SBIR wins with entities under the DoD or DoW, as it's called today, specifically with the Air Force, Space Development Agency, and US Army. So we certainly have had some successes there in, you know, getting the message out. We've also talked about a SAR application aboard that we sent out to an offshore defense contractor for a LEO satellite for SAR, in which they're, you know, doing their evaluation now. So certainly, this is the area that has adopted our technology most quickly.
Didier Lasserre: Sure. Sure. So, certainly the mill and defense area have been, you know, the sectors that we've had our early successes in. We've talked about it in the past. You know, we've had some of the SBIR wins with entities under the DoD or DoW, as it's called today, specifically with the Air Force, Space Development Agency, and US Army. So we certainly have had some successes there in, you know, getting the message out. We've also talked about a SAR application aboard that we sent out to an offshore defense contractor for a LEO satellite for SAR, in which they're, you know, doing their evaluation now. So certainly, this is the area that has adopted our technology most quickly.
Speaker #4: Sure , sure . So certainly the mill and defense area have been , you know , the sectors that we've had are early successes in we've talked about it in the past .
Speaker #4: You know, we've had SBIR, some of the wins with entities under the DoD, or 'W' as it's called today, specifically with the Air Force Space Development Agency.
Speaker #4: And US Army . So we certainly have had some successes there . In , in , you know , getting the message out .
Speaker #4: We've talked also about a STAR application aboard that we sent out to an offshore defense contractor for LEO for SAR, which they're doing their evaluation now.
Speaker #4: certainly So this is the area that has adopted our technology . Most quickly . And as you mentioned , with with G2 tech , it's really it's a it's a nice partnership because , you know , they're able to actually bring a product using our subsystem .
Douglas Schirle: And as you mentioned, with G2 Tech, it's really a nice partnership because, you know, they're able to actually bring a product using our subsystem APU to create a true product. In this case, like you said, a drone and camera surveillance system. Can you repeat the last part of the sentence or the question, though?
And as you mentioned, with G2 Tech, it's really a nice partnership because, you know, they're able to actually bring a product using our subsystem APU to create a true product. In this case, like you said, a drone and camera surveillance system. Can you repeat the last part of the sentence or the question, though?
Speaker #4: Apu to , to create a true product . In this case , like you said , a drone and camera surveillance system . Can you repeat the last part of the sentence or the question , though ?
Robert Aguanno: Yeah, yes, absolutely.
Robert Aguanno: Yeah, yes, absolutely.
Douglas Schirle: Yeah. Yeah, so good point. So the effort we're doing right now with this POC, you know, this kind of first token and the whole Gemma-3 12B, you know, lends itself to other applications outside of drones and unmanned vehicles, things like smart cities, things like robotics. And so certainly, we will be able to leverage all the work we're doing now for this current POC with G2 Tech for these other markets as well.
Didier Lasserre: Yeah. Yeah, so good point. So the effort we're doing right now with this POC, you know, this kind of first token and the whole Gemma-3 12B, you know, lends itself to other applications outside of drones and unmanned vehicles, things like smart cities, things like robotics. And so certainly, we will be able to leverage all the work we're doing now for this current POC with G2 Tech for these other markets as well.
Speaker #3: Yeah, I... yeah.
Speaker #4: So good Yeah . point . So the effort we're doing right now with this POC , you know , this first token and the kind of whole Gemma 312 B , you know , lends itself to other applications outside of drones and unmanned vehicles , things like smart cities , things like robotics .
Speaker #4: And so certainly we will be able to leverage all the work we're doing now for this current POC with G2 Tech for these other markets as well.
Robert Aguanno: For sure. Thanks for that. And just one more on... You mentioned the government funding as a, you know, a catalyst for 2026. Can you talk through maybe potential timelines, you know, when you expect this funding to come in, and any other details that you have on that front would be great.
Robert Aguanno: For sure. Thanks for that. And just one more on... You mentioned the government funding as a, you know, a catalyst for 2026. Can you talk through maybe potential timelines, you know, when you expect this funding to come in, and any other details that you have on that front would be great.
Speaker #3: For sure . Thanks for thanks for that . And just one more on . You mentioned the government funding as a as a , you know , a catalyst for 2026 .
Speaker #3: Can you talk through maybe potential timelines? You know, when you expect this funding to come in, and any other details that you have on that front would be great.
Douglas Schirle: Yes. So for SBIRs, we have a continuous pipeline of submittals. So we have, you know, a handful right now that have already been submitted, and we're waiting for, you know-
Didier Lasserre: Yes. So for SBIRs, we have a continuous pipeline of submittals. So we have, you know, a handful right now that have already been submitted, and we're waiting for, you know word on whether we've been awarded or not, and we have others that we are putting together. This is an ongoing process, and they're different levels. They fall under state, you know, the classic SBIRs. There's also other areas like BAA, which stands for Broad Agency Announcement, I believe, STRATFI. There are other programs where other fundings are involved, and we're active in all those areas. You know, again, you know, the benefit of this funding is it's non-dilutive first, and secondly, it allows us to, you know, get more exposure within the DoD elements for future business.
Speaker #4: So for Spurs , we have a continuous pipeline of submittals . So we have , you know , a handful right now that have already been submitted .
Speaker #4: And we're waiting for word on whether we've been awarded or not. And we have others that we are putting together. This is an ongoing process.
Didier Lasserre: ... word on whether we've been awarded or not, and we have others that we are putting together. This is an ongoing process, and they're different levels. They fall under state, you know, the classic SBIRs. There's also other areas like BAA, which stands for Broad Agency Announcement, I believe, STRATFI. There are other programs where other fundings are involved, and we're active in all those areas. You know, again, you know, the benefit of this funding is it's non-dilutive first, and secondly, it allows us to, you know, get more exposure within the DoD elements for future business.
Speaker #4: And there are different levels . They fall under . You know , the classic SBIR . There's also other areas like B-r , which stands for broad agency announcement .
Speaker #4: I believe strap . There are other programs where other fundings are involved and and we're active in all those areas . You know , again , you know , the benefit of this funding is it's non-dilutive first .
Speaker #4: And secondly, it allows us to, you know, get more exposure within the DoD elements for future business.
Robert Aguanno: Great. Thanks. That's all from me for now.
Robert Aguanno: Great. Thanks. That's all from me for now.
Speaker #3: Great. Thanks. That's all from me for now. Thank you.
Didier Lasserre: Thank you.
Didier Lasserre: Thank you.
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Lee-Lean Shu: Seems like there's not a lot more questions from the investors. So thank you all for joining us. We look forward to speaking with you again when we do for our Q4 and the full year fiscal 2026 results. Thank you.
Lee-Lean Shu: Seems like there's not a lot more questions from the investors. So thank you all for joining us. We look forward to speaking with you again when we do for our Q4 and the full year fiscal 2026 results. Thank you.
Speaker #5: Seems like a list of no more questions from the investor, so thank you all for joining us. We look forward to speaking with you again when we do.
Speaker #5: For our fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2026 results. Thank you.
Operator: Thank you. This concludes today's conference. You may disconnect your lines at this time, and thank you for your participation.
Operator: Thank you. This concludes today's conference. You may disconnect your lines at this time, and thank you for your participation.
