Fleetcor Technologies Q4 Earnings Call Highlights

• Financials: Revenue rose 26% to CAD 34.2 million (equipment sales +106%) with gross margin holding at 32%, while operating losses widened to CAD 14.9 million from front‑loaded scaling and R&D investments; cash improved sharply to CAD 41 million and management cites a CAD 20 million annual recurring‑revenue equivalent run rate.

• Strategic shift to defense: Defense now represents about 25% of revenue (up from ~5% two years ago) and is described as the company’s primary growth engine, with a directional target of ~60%–65% of revenue over time alongside new ISR platforms and capability additions.

• Operations and product rollout: The Mirabel manufacturing facility (53,000 sq ft, capacity ~CAD 250 million) is slated to open early–mid June but won’t materially contribute to revenue until 2027, and the SKYDRA counter‑drone planning/simulation platform has been launched with demonstrations and a growing pipeline but no long‑term contracts yet.

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Volatus Aerospace executives said fiscal 2025 marked a “transformational” year as the company worked to build what it described as an integrated aerospace and defense platform spanning drones, piloted aviation, manufacturing, software, and training. During the company’s earnings call, CEO Glenn Lynch and CFO Abhinav Singhvi detailed a year of strong revenue growth, increased defense exposure, expanded capabilities, and a significantly strengthened balance sheet following the 2024 merger with Drone Delivery Canada.

Lynch outlined Volatus’ operating model as three interrelated business areas: defense and security (including ISR drones, counter-UAS capabilities through SKYDRA, NATO training, and “sovereign manufacturing”); aerial intelligence services (inspection, mapping, and surveillance for utilities, energy, and infrastructure); and equipment, cargo, and training (drone sales, cargo platforms, and training).

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“What really matters is that this is not a single product company,” Lynch said. “It’s a platform with multiple revenue streams that all reinforce one another.”

On the defense side, Lynch said the company delivered multiple ISR systems to NATO customers and received repeat orders, which he characterized as a key proof point for operational performance. He also cited a CAD 9 million training contract with a NATO ally and said Volatus renewed its national master standing offer with the Government of Canada, maintaining eligibility across federal UAV service categories.

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Commercially, Lynch pointed to progress in contracted and program work, including signing a multi-year utility program, expanding beyond visual line of sight medical delivery activity, supporting offshore wind logistics, and continuing environmental work such as aerial reforestation.

From a product and technology standpoint, Lynch said Volatus added the V100, V200, and V300 ISR aircraft—described as medium-altitude, long-endurance platforms—advanced its Condor XL heavy-lift program, launched SKYDRA, and began establishing its Mirabel manufacturing facility.

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Singhvi reported fiscal 2025 equipment and service revenue of CAD 34.2 million, up 26% from CAD 27.0 million in fiscal 2024. He attributed the increase primarily to equipment sales, which he said more than doubled, rising 106% and “largely tied to a defense sector enhancement.”

Service revenue was “down slightly,” Singhvi said, describing the decline as driven by timing of contract awards and execution rather than demand. He added that two major service contracts awarded to start in 2025 instead began in late Q1 2026.

Gross profit increased by CAD 11 million, and gross margin held at 32% despite a higher mix of equipment and defense sales, according to Singhvi. Operating losses increased to CAD 14.9 million, which he described as planned and “front-loaded” investment tied to scaling and defense technology development. Singhvi said headcount investment was up 45%, IT and integration costs increased 40%, and the company “restarted and restated R&D,” particularly around defense technology.

At the EBITDA level, Singhvi said the company posted a loss of about CAD 7.2 million, but on a pro forma basis including a full year of Drone Delivery Canada, that represented a 25% improvement.

Management emphasized a shift in revenue mix toward defense. Lynch said defense represented about 25% of revenue in 2025, up from roughly 5% two years earlier. Singhvi called defense the company’s “primary growth engine” and said management sees a structural path toward 60%–65% of revenue over time coming from defense, though he did not provide a timeline beyond describing the trend directionally.

Singhvi said equipment represented about 48% of revenue in 2025, up from 29% the prior year, while services represented 52%. In Q&A, management declined to disclose a more detailed breakdown of defense versus commercial revenue by category, saying it was not provided to preserve competitive and margin visibility.

On geography, Singhvi reported:

• Canada: CAD 19.3 million, up 10%, which he described as stable and foundational; he noted this figure did not include defense activities.

• Europe and U.K.: CAD 10.0 million, up 244%, driven primarily by defense.

• U.S.: CAD 4.9 million, down 13%, which he said was a temporary softening due to factors “beyond our control.”

Singhvi also said that entering 2026, the company had established a “CAD 20 million of annual recurring revenue equivalent” run rate, which he framed as evidence of movement from transactional, project-based revenue toward more predictable contracted revenue streams.

Singhvi highlighted a significant improvement in liquidity and balance sheet strength in 2025. He said total assets rose to CAD 93 million from CAD 58 million, and current assets increased to CAD 48 million from CAD 11 million. Cash ended the year at CAD 41 million, up from CAD 2 million the prior year, reflecting what he described as a CAD 39 million increase driven primarily by financing activities.

Singhvi said operating cash flow “improved to about CAD 7.5 million” versus CAD 12.4 million the prior year, and he reported investing activity of about CAD 71.7 million as the company built out capabilities. Financing activity was about CAD 48.6 million, he said, which supported capital needs tied to defense programs, the Mirabel manufacturing scale-up, and expansion.

In Q&A, management said the year-end cash balance was after repayment of an EDC loan. Singhvi stated that a covenant breach “did not impact anything with EDC,” describing it as a disclosure and formality and noting the repayment schedule and relationship were unchanged.

Lynch and Singhvi described Mirabel as central to Volatus’ “sovereign manufacturing” goals. Lynch said the company was targeting an opening “early to mid-June” and planned to launch five programs over the course of the year, with manufacturing on the first program starting “within the next few weeks” and initial deliveries expected by early summer. However, he said the facility was not expected to contribute “majorly” to revenue until 2027, with “some revenues” anticipated in 2026 as programs mature and flight test and demonstration aircraft are completed.

Singhvi said the facility is 53,000 square feet and “perimeter secured,” and he described its capacity at full scale as “CAD 250 million.”

On SKYDRA, Lynch said the company’s counter-drone strategy has moved “upstream” to policy, planning, and operational readiness. He described SKYDRA as an operational planning and simulation platform intended to help defense organizations, airports, and critical infrastructure operators plan scenarios and train teams before deploying hardware. In Q&A, management said SKYDRA had been recently launched and was being actively demonstrated, with a sales pipeline building but no long-term contracts yet.

Executives also discussed supply chain concerns amid geopolitical instability and said the company is focused on strengthening domestic and allied supply networks. Lynch described Volatus’ approach as “build-partner-buy,” aiming to source in Canada where possible, then from allied suppliers, and otherwise from “trusted partners.” He said partnerships such as the one announced with Sentinel R&D were aligned with building Canadian industrial capability and accelerating entry into new platform categories by combining manufacturing processes with Volatus’ integration and autonomy focus.

Management also discussed defense-related government engagement, including participation in conferences and initiatives such as Minerva and IDEaS challenges, and described expectations that the Defence Industrial Strategy would first drive investment into industrial infrastructure before larger “program-type” procurements become more common. Singhvi said management viewed the strengthened balance sheet as enabling the company to pursue larger defense contracts as it scales.

Volatus is a leader in innovative global aerial solutions for intelligence and cargo. With over 100 years of combined institutional knowledge in aviation, Volatus provides comprehensive solutions using both piloted and remotely piloted aircraft systems for a wide array of industries, including oil and gas, energy utilities, healthcare, public safety, and infrastructure. The Company is committed to enhancing operational efficiency, safety, and sustainability through cutting-edge aerial technologies.

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