Revenue Growth
Total sales of $178.5 million in Q1 FY2026, up 17.2% year-over-year, driven by broad-based demand across segments.
Segment Outperformance — ADRS
Aerospace, Defense & Rugged Solutions (ADRS) sales of $99.8 million, up 20.1% YoY; ADRS gross profit margin expanded to 41.5%, an improvement of 140 basis points versus Q1 FY2025. Defense sales increased $9.4 million (+19%) and commercial aerospace sales increased $3.9 million (+22%).
ITDS Growth and AI Tailwinds
Industrial Technology & Data Solutions (ITDS) sales of $78.7 million, up 13.8% YoY driven by AI-driven strength in data solutions and improving data center connectivity demand; Data Solutions power products increased by ~$4.8 million (~27% YoY within power products).
Profitability and EBITDA Expansion
Gross profit margin of 39.0% (up 40 basis points YoY). Adjusted EBITDA increased to $34.5 million from $30.9 million in the prior year (+11.7%). Net cash provided by operating activities rose to $13.8 million from $8.1 million (+70.4%).
Strategic Acquisition — dataMate
Acquired dataMate (announced March close) for ~$16 million (cash invested $15.2 million), adding approximately $18 million in annual sales with margins in line with Bel and expected to be immediately accretive; strengthens U.S. manufacturing and ethernet/broadband portfolio.
Strong Bookings and Backlog Supporting Guidance
Management reported robust bookings across most end markets (book-to-bill described as 'robust' in Q1), supporting Q2 guidance of $195 million to $215 million in sales and gross margin guidance of 38% to 40%.
Operational Actions and Organizational Realignment
Completed business unit realignment into ADRS and ITDS to align teams with customer buying behavior; initiatives to expand integrated selling and accelerate decision-making noted as strengthening go-to-market execution.
Cash, Liquidity and Capital Allocation
Quarter-end cash and securities of $59.4 million; modest capex of $2.6 million; management signaled continued M&A appetite and access to capital while using $7 million of net borrowings to fund the dataMate acquisition.