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CALLAN JMB INC. (CJMB)·Q2 2025 Earnings Summary
Executive Summary
- Q2 2025 revenue was $1,666,309, down 16.1% year over year (vs. $1,985,768 in Q2 2024) but up 15.0% sequentially (vs. $1,449,377 in Q1 2025); diluted EPS was ($0.31) vs. ($0.04) YoY and ($0.32) QoQ .
- No formal financial guidance was provided; management emphasized commercial progress: strategic partnership with Revival Health, India cold-chain subsidiary launch, and extension of the City of Chicago emergency preparedness contract to June 2026, with total contract value now $9.1M (+$1.5M funding increase) .
- Gross profit was $643,870 (38.7% gross margin) vs. $615,940 (42.5%) in Q1; operating loss widened to ($1,402,667) from ($1,238,376) due to higher SG&A ($2,046,537 vs. $1,854,316) as the company scales and bears incremental public-company costs .
- Liquidity remains adequate with cash and equivalents at $4,224,151 and an equity line of credit for up to $25,000,000 post quarter-end, providing flexibility to fund expansion initiatives and working capital .
What Went Well and What Went Wrong
What Went Well
- Sequential revenue growth of 15.0% driven by operational execution; gross profit rose to $643,870, with management crediting recent business wins and expansion initiatives .
- Strategic actions: partnership with Revival Health to build an integrated supply platform for health, wellness, and longevity products; CEO: “We were proud to form a strategic partnership with Revival…” .
- International expansion: subsidiary launched in India to establish temperature-controlled pharmaceutical warehousing; CEO: “This international expansion positions us to import critical tissue samples…helping address U.S. drug shortages” .
What Went Wrong
- Year-over-year revenue declined 16.1% due to lower demand for emergency preparedness services from certain states and local governments .
- Operating loss widened QoQ to ($1,402,667) from ($1,238,376), as SG&A increased to $2,046,537 reflecting consulting, professional, marketing, and new payroll costs tied to public-company status and senior hires .
- Gross margin compressed QoQ (38.7% vs. 42.5%) as revenue mix and scaling costs weighed on unit economics; management did not provide margin guidance in the quarter .
Financial Results
Values retrieved from S&P Global.*
No segment breakdown was disclosed in the Q2 press release/8-K .
Guidance Changes
No formal numeric revenue/EPS guidance ranges were provided this quarter .
Earnings Call Themes & Trends
No Q2 2025 earnings call transcript was available; themes below reflect management’s press release commentary.
Management Commentary
- Wayne Williams (CEO): “We were proud to form a strategic partnership with Revival to develop a broad supply platform for healthcare products…” .
- On international expansion: “This international expansion positions us to import critical tissue samples for clinical trials and active pharmaceutical ingredients, helping address U.S. drug shortages.” .
- On emergency preparedness: “Chicago extended our emergency preparedness contract through June 2026 with $1.5 million in additional funding, bringing total contract value to $9.1 million.” .
- Strategic focus: “We remain focused on capitalizing on expansion opportunities within fast-growing industries, particularly GLP-1 pharmaceutical distribution, specialty compounding pharmacy logistics, and premium food packaging solutions.” .
Q&A Highlights
- No Q2 2025 earnings call transcript was available; Q&A themes and clarifications were not published [List: 0 transcripts found for Q2 2025].
Estimates Context
- S&P Global consensus for Q2 2025 revenue and EPS was unavailable for CJMB; actuals were revenue $1,666,309 and diluted EPS ($0.31) .
- With limited street coverage post-IPO, we expect models to emphasize contract wins, scaling costs, and ramp timelines for new initiatives; no formal guidance ranges were provided to anchor revisions .
- Values retrieved from S&P Global.*
Key Takeaways for Investors
- Sequential topline recovery (+15.0% QoQ) amid ongoing YoY headwinds from reduced state/local emergency preparedness demand suggests stabilization; watch for contract-driven growth cadence .
- Commercial progress (Revival partnership, India subsidiary) expands TAM in pharma cold chain and clinical trials logistics; near-term investment phase may pressure margins/OpEx before operating leverage emerges .
- Government contract momentum (Chicago to $9.1M total) supports baseline revenue visibility, reducing reliance on episodic demand .
- SG&A intensity tied to IPO transition and scaling lifted operating loss; monitor cost discipline and timing of revenue conversion from new initiatives .
- Liquidity provides runway (cash $4.22M, $25M equity line), but shareholder dilution risk exists if facility is utilized aggressively; deployment discipline is key .
- Absence of formal guidance and lack of Street estimates may increase narrative-driven volatility; catalysts include additional contract awards, India site activation, and GLP-1 logistics wins .
- Near-term trading: stock could be sensitive to incremental contract announcements and partnership updates; medium-term thesis hinges on translating strategic wins into sustained revenue growth with improving gross margins as scale is achieved .
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Cash Flow (Six Months Ended)
Notes: No segment reporting provided; no formal quantitative guidance ranges disclosed in Q2 materials .