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Mercury Systems Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2023 Results and Progress Against Enhanced Execution Plan
Bill Ballhaus appointed as President and CEO Management and Board of Directors aligned on strength of strategy and business model Initial cost actions result
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[{"type":"text","content":"Bill Ballhaus appointed as President and CEO Management and Board of Directors aligned on strength of strategy and business model Initial cost actions result in approximately $20 million to $22 million of net savings in fiscal 2024 Strong demand environment supports long-term outlook ANDOVER, Mass., Aug. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY, www.mrcy.com), reported operating results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2023, ended June 30, 2023. “In the fourth quarter, with the support of our newly refreshed senior leadership and Board of Directors, our management team took immediate action to assess and begin addressing Mercury's operational challenges,” said Bill Ballhaus, Mercury’s President and CEO. “We also reaffirmed that our strategy remains sound, as Mercury maintains a unique position at the intersection of technology and defense, with the potential to leverage a powerful long-term business model and benefit from strong secular growth in the market. As we deliver solutions and technologies that make defense platforms better today, we are confident in our ability to successfully realize the long-term value of Mercury as a national asset by continuing to make a difference in our customers' missions.” He continued, “Our core business is performing well and predictably with solid margins. However, despite strong demand, a small number of our programs are facing short-term execution challenges, which have obscured the underlying strength of our core business. We believe these challenges are resolvable. We are already making progress, with two of the identified programs moving into production in the fourth quarter, and we believe the profitability of the core business will begin to emerge in fiscal 2024.” “Looking ahead, we are aggressively prioritizing actions that will deliver the greatest impact, focusing our efforts on enhanced execution of challenged programs, building a thriving organic growth engine, addressing our cost structure, and accelerating free cash flow conversion. We believe the levers of value creation are in our control and we look forward to charting a path back to predictable organic revenue growth and profitability.” Priorities and Focus Going Forward Mercury’s enhanced execution plan includes four priority areas. By focusing on these priorities, management believes predicta...