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Ava Risk dropped 13.9 per cent after releasing financial report

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ASX:AVA      MCAP $37.69M
03 July 2019 23:20 (AEST)

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Security logistics Ava Risk dropped 13.9 per cent today after the release of its 2020 guidance and 2019 profits.

Positively for the company, year-on-year revenue is expected to reach around 160 per cent growth – for $31.5 million.

However, total revenue for the financial year is lower than previous expectations, due to a number of mismanaged reasons. Ava management cited late orders in June and negative production timing in this morning’s media release.

In effect, the company’s Technology Division earnings are estimated for a total $15.5 million, which is $2.5 million below initial guidance.

The late orders are now expected to contribute for first quarter 2020 financial year earnings instead. A bulk of remaining backlog orders will also be delivered in the 2020 financial year.

These orders were for clients and partners in the US Government, Oil & Gas and two Middle Eastern aviation clients.

Ava’s revenue is chartered through three branches – BQT Solutions, Future Fibre Logistics and Ava Global Logistics.

Ava’s services divisions’ guidance for the just-passed final quarter of 2019 is an expected range of $16 million. This is a positive guidance.

The Ava Group did however report the first orders for the 2020 financial year have been received, for a major unspecified project in India.

Ongoing operation delays are still being experienced by Ava, as contractors complete a review of optic fibre networks.

Ava’s market cap is currently valued at $42.14 million.

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