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CalAmp reported impressive earnings in the second quarter of fiscal 2015.
Revenue from the Wireless Datacom business was robust, as per my expectation.
I believe that a significant revenue expansion is imminent for the stock
CalAmp (NASDAQ:CAMP) reported total revenue of $59.2 million for the fiscal 2015 second quarter, compared to $58.8 million in the same quarter last year. Wireless Datacom revenue increased to $50.2 million from $47.2 million in the year ago period. Satellite revenue decreased to $9.0 million from $11.6 million in the year ago period due to normal demand fluctuations in the business. CalAmp reported net income of $7.5 million or $0.21 per diluted share for the quarter, compared to $6.8 million or $0.19 per diluted share for the same quarter last year. The consolidated gross margin for the quarter was 34.6%, compared to 33.7% in the year ago period. The company expects that its fiscal 2015 third quarter revenue would be in the range between $61 million and $65 million and EPS between $0.21 and $0.25.
Revenue from the Wireless Datacom business in the second quarter of fiscal 2015 increased modestly year-over-year, which could be an early sign that the revenue will continue to rise for a prolonged period of time. CalAmp's president and CEO Michael Burdiek said, "In the fiscal 2015 third quarter, we expect consolidated revenue in the range of $61 to $65 million. We anticipate Wireless Datacom revenue in the third quarter will be higher on a sequential quarter basis due primarily to the commencement of production shipments of telematics devices to a key OEM customer in the heavy equipment industry."
I believe the company's revenue and earnings will increase substantially going ahead based on its booming Wireless DataCom business, as I said in my original analysis. I also said that the company's next big opportunities are expected to come from the auto insurance telematics and the heavy equipment sectors. I expect the stock to trade at a higher multiple in terms of EV/EBITDA from today's 22.8x. I wouldn't be surprised if the stock trades at an EV/EBITDA of 30x going ahead.
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