TASER International Misses Q3 Earnings; Beats on Revenues

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Scottsdale, AZ-based TASER International Inc. TASR is a developer and seller of conducted electrical weapons (CEWs) equipped for use in law enforcement, military and other defense markets across the world. Their electric devices are used by over 780,000 officials in the US alone.

But off late, TASER is entering the body camera arena with a new line of products for officers.

TASER already has an edge in this space because it has an existing relationship with precincts all around the US. It should be easy for them to lean on these relationships to introduce their body camera products.

However, TASER faces intense competition in this space from various other body-mounted video camera making companies. This could definitely pose a challenge for the company going forward.

Estimate Trend & Surprise History

Investors should note that the third quarter Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings of 8 cents per share has decreased by 1 cent over the last 7 days.

Coming to the earnings surprise, TASR has shown impressive activity reporting positive earnings surprises in three out of the last four quarters with an average beat of 49.93%. The company currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

Going further things could definitely change given the company’s recently released earnings results. Going below we have mentioned some of the vital information from this just-revealed announcement:

Earnings Miss

Our consensus called for third quarter EPS of 8 cents, and the company reported adjusted EPS of 3 cents.

Revenue Beat

The company posted revenues of $50.4 million in third quarter, compared to our consensus estimate of $47 million.

Key Developments to Note

Bookings in the quarter was worth $36.9 million versus $15.3 million a year-ago.

Check back later for our full write up on this TASR earnings report later!

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