22% Year-Over-Year Operating Expense Reduction Positions Wrap Technologies for Growth and Profitability in 2025
15 November 2024 - 9:29AM
Wrap Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WRAP) (“Wrap” or the “Company”), a
global leader in innovative public safety solutions, today
announced key financial and operational achievements for the third
quarter ended September 30, 2024.
Key Highlights:
-
Significant Cost Reductions: Operating expenses
slashed by 22% year-over-year, falling to $3.9 million from $4.9
million in Q3 2023, reflecting efficiency gains.
-
Monetizing Inventory: Ongoing cost-saving measures
and paused manufacturing have allowed the Company to focus on
monetizing a $25 million finished goods inventory and reinforce a
leaner operational model.
- Increase
in Reported Subscription Services: Subscription services
provide customers with technology through 2027.
- Major
Cash Flow Improvements: Net cash used in operations
dropped dramatically by $6.0 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 2024, down to $6.9 million compared to $12.9 million
in the same period in 2023, showcasing disciplined cash
management.
- Q3
Revenue Amid Cost Reductions: While successfully reducing
expenses, Revenue was $593 thousand during the quarter ended
September 30, 2024, bringing year-to-date revenue to $3.6 million
for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, showcasing efficient
financial management and continued momentum.
-
Strengthened Financial Stability: Stockholders’
equity exceeds Nasdaq minimum requirements with respect to
stockholders’ equity, supported by our cash position and optimized
financial controls.
- Highly
Anticipated Integrated Offering: Building a strategic
partner ecosystem to deliver comprehensive, integrated
technology-as-a-service solutions tailored to the needs of public
safety agencies.
Commitment to Innovation and Market
ExpansionWrap continues to prioritize strategic
investments in research and development, driving innovations such
as next-gen cassettes, enhanced device integration with body
cameras, and exploring consumer versions in line with ATF
classification requirements. With efforts now emphasizing a “Made
in America” supply chain, Wrap remains focused on data security and
compliance to meet federal standards and requirements.
Meeting Unmet Market NeedsThe
competitive landscape underscores a clear market gap. Departments
report a need for affordable, integrated solutions rather than
fragmented technologies or costly overbuilt offerings. Wrap is
committed to evolving as an end-to-end service provider, aligning
with public safety’s urgent demands and preparing for expanded
international reach.
Currently in pre-integration engineering, Wrap
is developing a trusted service provider solution that it
anticipates will launch in Q1 2025, supported by existing major
customers and state-level partnerships. Simultaneously, a global
go-to-market plan is in process with additional key talent to
support the rollout, enabling maximum impact of this new product
campaign. Look for potential broad adoption of the BolaWrap as we
go back to the market with a more integrated training approach.
We will be scheduling a stockholder call before
year-end.
About Wrap
Wrap Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: WRAP) is a
leading global provider of advanced public safety solutions,
integrating ultramodern technology, cutting-edge tools, and
comprehensive services to address the complex, modern day
challenges facing public safety organizations around the world.
Guided by a no-harm principle, Wrap is dedicated to developing
groundbreaking solutions that empower public safety agencies to
safeguard the communities they serve in a manner that fosters
stronger relationships, driving safer outcomes, empowering public
safety and communities to move forward together.
Wrap’s BolaWrap® solution encompasses an
innovative and patented hand-held remote restraint device,
strategically engineered with Wrap’s no-harm guiding principle to
proactively deter escalation by deploying a Kevlar® tether
that safely restrains individuals from a distance. Combined with
BolaWrap® training, certified by the esteemed International
Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training
(IADLEST), Wrap enables officers from over 1000 agencies across the
U.S. and 60 countries around the world, with the expertise to
effectively use BolaWrap® as an early intervention measure,
mitigating potential risks and injuries, averting tragic outcomes,
with the goal to save lives with each wrap.
Wrap Reality™, the Company’s advanced virtual
reality training system, is a fully immersive training simulator
and comprehensive public safety training platform that equips first
responders with the discipline and practice to prevent escalation,
de-escalate conflicts, and apply appropriate tactical use-of-force
measures to better perform in the field. By offering a growing
range of real-life scenarios, Wrap Reality™ addresses the dynamic
nature of modern law enforcement situations for positive public
safety outcomes, building safer communities one decision at a
time.
Wrap’s Intrensic solution is a comprehensive,
secure and efficient body worn camera and evidence collection and
management solution designed with innovative technology to quickly
capture, safely handle, securely store, and seamlessly track
evidence, all while maintaining full transparency throughout the
process. With meticulous consolidation and professional management
of evidence, confidence in law enforcement and the justice system
soars, fostering trust and reliability in court outcomes.
Intrensic’s efficient system streamlines the entire process
seamlessly, empowering all public safety providers to focus on what
matters, expediting justice with integrity.
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Trademark Information
Wrap, the Wrap logo, BolaWrap®, Wrap
Reality™ and Wrap Training Academy are trademarks of Wrap
Technologies, Inc., some of which are registered in the U.S. and
abroad. All other trade names used herein are either trademarks or
registered trademarks of the respective holders.
Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking
Statements – Safe Harbor StatementThis release contains
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe
harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “should”, “believe”,
“target”, “project”, “goals”, “estimate”, “potential”, “predict”,
“may”, “will”, “could”, “intend”, and variations of these terms or
the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to
identify these forward-looking statements. Moreover,
forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that
are beyond the Company’s control. The Company’s actual results
could differ materially from those stated or implied in
forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including
but not limited to: the Company’s ability to maintain compliance
with the Nasdaq Capital Market’s listing standards; the Company’s
ability to successfully implement training programs for the use of
its products; the Company’s ability to manufacture and produce
products for its customers; the Company’s ability to develop sales
for its products; the market acceptance of existing and future
products; the availability of funding to continue to finance
operations; the complexity, expense and time associated with sales
to law enforcement and government entities; the lengthy evaluation
and sales cycle for the Company’s product solutions; product
defects; litigation risks from alleged product-related injuries;
risks of government regulations; the business impact of health
crises or outbreaks of disease, such as epidemics or pandemics; the
impact resulting from geopolitical conflicts and any resulting
sanctions; the ability to obtain export licenses for counties
outside of the United States; the ability to obtain patents and
defend intellectual property against competitors; the impact of
competitive products and solutions; and the Company’s ability to
maintain and enhance its brand, as well as other risk factors
mentioned in the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K,
subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other Securities and
Exchange Commission filings. These forward-looking statements are
made as of the date of this release and were based on current
expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections as well as the
beliefs and assumptions of management. Except as required by law,
the Company undertakes no duty or obligation to update any
forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of
new information, future events or changes in its expectations.
For more information, please visit wrap.com.
Investor Relations Contact: 800.583.2652
ir@wrap.com
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