Costar Technologies / Arecont H1 2020 Financials Examined
Costar's financial results have been hit by the coronavirus with the company telling IPVM they are focused on "turning around" Arecont and plans for 2021.
Costar made a splash acquiring Arecont in 2018, formerly one of the largest megapixel camera manufacturers, who later struggled and became the integrators' worst choice 3 years in a row prior to the acquisition.
Their CEO spoke to IPVM about making progress integrating Arecont, and their future outlook leading into 2021, including:
- YOY revenue / income down
- Costs reduced
- Arecont integration
- Organic growth
- R&D / manufacturing
- Product delays
- PPP loan / Covid-19 impact
- Vertical breakdown
- Outlook
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Arecont ***********
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Organic ******
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R&D ****** ********
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SoC ******* *** ******* ***********
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***** *** *** **** ***** ** unify *** *******'* *****-******* ***** *** platform, *******, **** ** ******* ** well ** **-** ****.
PPP ****
****** *** *** ****+ ******** ********* ****** *** ***, **** ****** *** ** *** largest ** ~$* *******. ******'* ******** ************** *** **** *** ********* **** on ******** ******** *.*. **** *** payroll, *** ******* *** ******* ** retain "****" *********.
** ******** ** *** ~$* ******* PPP *******, ******'* ******* *** **** nearly $* ******* ** ** ****.
Sales ************
****** **** ** ******* *** ***** by ** ****** ******* *** ************ and ******* ********* *** ************* ********. Historically, ****** *** ****** ** *** business ********** ** **********, *** **** now **** ** *** ******* **** different *********.
** **** ****, ****** ********** ****** ***** ******* *******. **** *** worked ** * ****** ** ******** companies ********* ********* *** *******.
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****** **** **** **** ************* ******** overall ** ******* ** ********* **** risk, *******, **** *** ****** ******** in **** *** ****** *********** ** the ****** **** *.*. *****.
******* ***** **** ******* ****** ************** is *** ***** $** *******. ***** market *** **** *** *********** ******** if *** ******* ** ***** **** or ***, ********** **** **** *** trading ******** (****** *** ****** *** daily ******), ** *****'* **** **** when **** **** **** $** ******* for ******* ** ****.
**** ** ******** ***** **** **** for ****?