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WidePoint (WYY) 2026 年第 2 季法說會:CWMS 3.0 與 ATV 推動展望

TradingKey2026年8月14日 08:45
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WidePoint Corporation公布截至2026年6月30日止第二季財報,營收微增至3,800萬美元,毛利增至580萬美元,淨利轉虧為盈達6.6萬美元。營運亮點包含取得美國國土安全部31億美元CWMS 3.0合約的唯一得標資格,以及ATV合約預計年底前上線。管理層預期CWMS 3.0申訴抗議不影響近期業績,並看好2027年顯著成長。

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WidePoint Corporation (NYSE American: WYY) 公布截至 2026 年 6 月 30 日止的第二季營收、毛利與現金生成均有增長。該公司在準備啟動價值 31 億美元的 CWMS 3.0 潛在合約,並持續執行高毛利的 ATV 協議之際,也重返小幅獲利狀態。

核心要點

  • 在電信營運商服務營收與託管服務費增加的支撐下,第二季營收自去年同期的 3,730 萬美元增至 3,800 萬美元。
  • 毛利自 510 萬美元(佔營收 14%)增至 580 萬美元(佔營收 15%)。若扣除電信營運商服務,毛利率則自 30% 提升至 36%。
  • WidePoint 錄得淨利 6.6 萬美元,或稀釋後每股盈餘 0.01 美元;相較之下,2025 年第二季為淨虧損 61.8 萬美元,或每股虧損 0.06 美元。
  • 調整後 EBITDA 自 18.3 萬美元增至 63.5 萬美元,自由現金流則自 9.0 萬美元增至 62.7 萬美元。
  • 管理層預計,針對這項為期 10 年、價值 31 億美元 CWMS 3.0 標案的申訴抗議,將不晚於 2026 年 10 月 7 日解決。公司預期抗議事件不會對第三季或第四季業績產生重大影響。
  • ATV 合約預計於年底前上線,部署規模將在 2027 年第一季末或第二季初加速放大。原始協議價值約為 5 年 4,500 萬美元,預估毛利率約為 70%。

核心財務業績

指標2026 年第二季2025 年第二季變動或背景
總營收3,800 萬美元3,730 萬美元電信營運商服務與託管服務營收增加
電信營運商服務營收2,410 萬美元2,220 萬美元增加約 180 萬美元
託管服務費970 萬美元860 萬美元增加 110 萬美元
可計費服務費120 萬美元約 120 萬美元與去年同期相比相對穩定
轉售及其他服務300 萬美元510 萬美元去年同期包含非經常性營收
毛利580 萬美元510 萬美元毛利率自 14% 提升至 15%
調整後 EBITDA63.5 萬美元18.3 萬美元增加 45.2 萬美元
自由現金流62.7 萬美元9.0 萬美元增加 53.7 萬美元
淨利(虧損)6.6 萬美元(61.8 萬美元)轉虧為盈
稀釋後每股盈餘0.01 美元(0.06 美元)每股改善 0.07 美元

2026 年上半年,營收達到 7,860 萬美元,高於去年同期的 7,080 萬美元,增加 780 萬美元。毛利自 990 萬美元增至 1,140 萬美元,調整後 EBITDA 自 27.6 萬美元增至 140 萬美元,自由現金流自 15.5 萬美元增至 130 萬美元。

WidePoint 在本季末擁有 1,000 萬美元的未受限現金,以及約 2.19 億美元的聯邦已撥款與未撥款合約在手訂單。其續約的循環信貸額度提供最高 400 萬美元的借款能力,惟須符合合約條款規定。

業務與營運表現

CWMS 3.0

美國國土安全部 (DHS) 選擇 WidePoint 為這項為期 10 年、上限 31 億美元 CWMS 3.0 合約的唯一獲選廠商。美國政府問責署 (GAO) 目前仍在審查一項申訴抗議,且必須在 2026 年 10 月 7 日前做出裁決。

DHS 還向 WidePoint 授予了 CWMS 2.5 過渡合約,上限為 1.13 億美元,履約期最長可達 6 個月。管理層表示,這項過渡安排應可在抗議審理期間維持訂單的連續性。

就規劃而言,管理層表示 CWMS 3.0 上限代表每年平均營收約 3 億美元。公司預期每年約 1.5 億美元的價值將與 CWMS 2.0 相似,產品組合約為 80% 電信營運商服務與 20% 託管服務。

每年額外約 1.5 億美元的商機預計將偏向託管服務與解決方案業務。管理層相信,在合約全面擴展並達到規模後,該業務可支撐 8% 至 10% 的淨利率。公司不預計員工人數會按比例增加,因為新增的業務應以解決方案為主。

ATV 合約

WidePoint 擴大了與美國三大電信營運商之一簽署之 SaaS 合約的執行範圍。現有的聯邦部署預計將涵蓋 200 萬至 250 萬台裝置。

原始 ATV 協議價值約 5 年 4,500 萬美元,即每年約 900 萬美元,預估毛利率約為 70%。WidePoint 與該電信商也已開始就將該平台擴展至州與地方政府客戶進行初步討論。

在第二季,WidePoint 將與 ATV 執行相關的約 70 萬美元合規內部人力成本進行資本化。今年累計金額為 130 萬美元。這些成本及相關的遞延營收預計將在系統上線後於合約期間內認列。

SEWP VI、DaaS 與 MobileAnchor

WidePoint 入選美國國家航空暨太空總署 (NASA) 為期 10 年、價值 600 億美元的 SEWP VI 採購管道中的 A 類主承包商。下單預計於 2026 年 11 月 1 日開始,管理層預期業務活動可能在 2027 年第一季開始加速。

公司對未來幾個月內敲定「裝置即服務」(DaaS) 商機保持審慎樂觀。LA28 提供了最清晰的近期能見度,而另外兩項規模較小的 DaaS 商機也接近可能成案。管理層預計大型 DaaS 專案的毛利率為 60% 至 70%。

MobileAnchor 試點專案持續推進。WidePoint 也在回應涉及 USAccess、美國國稅局 (IRS)、北約 NCIA、美國國土安全部公民及移民服務局 (USCIS) 以及國防人力資料中心 (DMDC) 的徵求資訊 (RFI)。

管理層展望

管理層預計 CWMS 3.0 申訴抗議不會對 2026 年第三季或第四季業績產生重大影響,因為現有的 CWMS 2.0 工作任務單與 CWMS 2.5 過渡合約提供了連續性。

若抗議在 10 月 7 日前得到解決,新的 CWMS 3.0 工作任務單可能在第四季開始進駐。管理層預期 2027 年將是顯著成長的擴充年,儘管工作任務單的下達可能不平均。公司的長期情境假設 CWMS 3.0 將在 2028 年底前達到預期的規模。

ATV 平台預計於 2026 年底前上線。管理層預期部分裝置將在第四季開始部署,隨後在 2027 年第一季末或第二季初擴大推廣規模。

營運費用預計將面臨來自加速申報者 (accelerated SEC filer) 合規成本增長、醫療保險費用上升、通貨膨脹與人力成本增加的壓力。WidePoint 還計劃在近期投資後量子密碼學,管理層表示這將使資本支出增加。

風險與觀察事項

  • CWMS 3.0 工作任務單與有助於提升毛利率之商機的時間點,取決於 GAO 申訴裁決的結果與時間。
  • CWMS 3.0 的放量成長可能不平均,且 31 億美元這數字是合約上限而非承諾營收。
  • ATV 部署仍持續進行中,而潛在的州政府、地方政府與《財星》500 大企業的擴展討論仍處於初步階段。
  • SEWP VI 是一個競爭激烈的採購管道,擁有眾多合格的承包商;無法保證一定能取得工作任務單。
  • 自 2026 年 2 月開始的美國國土安全部 (DHS) 部分停擺,減少了特定合約項下的可計費活動。
  • 合規費用、人力成本、醫療保險費用以及後量子密碼學投資可能會拖累近期的費用與資本支出。

分析師問答亮點

管理層表示,ATV 部署從最初上線到更全面放量,可能需要大約三至六個月。擴展至州與地方政府客戶可能會使裝置數量相較於聯邦部署翻倍,不過公司目前尚未有精確預估。

WidePoint 也在爭取美國其他兩大電信業者。管理層將其潛在規模描述為與現有 ATV 商機相當,但強調討論仍處於初步階段。

針對 LA28,管理層希望能在年底前完成合約條款與條件,以便在 2027 年開始執行。由於 WidePoint 主要向合作夥伴 CDW 提供 SaaS 與 DaaS 授權,管理層預期發揮效益的擴充期將相對迅速。

關於 MobileAnchor,管理層表示需求來自主動推廣與主動詢問。商業合作夥伴包括 CDW、Ingram Micro 和 Tech Data,MobileAnchor 被定位為 DaaS 及身份管理專案的潛在附加產品。

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管理層陳述

Operator

Good afternoon. Welcome to WidePoint's Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. My name is Holly, and I will be your operator for today's call.

Joining us for today's presentation are WidePoint's President and CEO, Jin Kang; Chief Revenue Officer, Jason Holloway; and Chief Financial Officer, Robert George. Following their remarks, we will open up the call for questions from WidePoint's publishing analysts and major investors. If your questions were not taken today and would like additional information, please contact WidePoint's Investor Relations team at WYY@gateway-grp.com.

Before we begin the call, I would like to provide WidePoint's safe harbor statement that includes cautions regarding forward-looking statements made during this call. The matters discussed in this conference call may include forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future performance of WidePoint Corporation that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. These risks and uncertainties are described in the company's Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Finally, I would like to remind everyone that this call will be made available for replay via a link in the Investor Relations section of the company's website at www.widepoint.com.

Now I would like to turn the call over to WidePoint's President and CEO, Mr. Jin Kang. Sir, please proceed.

Jin Kang

Thank you, operator, and good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us today to review our financial and operational results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.

Q2 marked a transformational period and a key inflection point for WidePoint as we strengthened our foundation and sharpened our outlook for a profitable growth trajectory over the next decade. As many of you are aware, in late June, the Department of Homeland Security named WidePoint the single awardee of the 10-year $3.1 billion CWMS 3.0 contract. This award will provide a strong platform to expand our role, deepen our customer relationship and create meaningful long-term value for DHS. As many of you are already aware of what CWMS 3.0 means for WidePoint, we'd like to use today's discussion to focus on two key topics: first, the status of the award protest; and second, the financial outlook and growth opportunity we see under the contract over the next decade.

To address the protest directly, we firmly believe the protest will not be successful. We continue to operate and prepare with confidence that WidePoint will remain the single awardee of the CWMS 3.0 following the protest period. Our confidence is grounded in the strength of WidePoint's solution set, more than two decades of proven performance and the deep integration of our solutions into DHS' operations. Precedent also reinforces our view. Unsuccessful bidders protest the CWMS 2.0, the CWMS 1.0 and the GSA FSSI TEMS awards, the predecessors to CWMS 3.0. WidePoint prevailed in all three cases. We believe this protest will reach the same outcome, allowing us to move forward and begin executing on the opportunities ahead.

The GAO is required to issue a decision within 100 days of protest filing, setting an outside deadline of October 7, 2026. DHS and the protester have submitted their responses, and the matter is now in the decision window with GAO. Although the deadline falls in early October, we remain optimistic that GAO could issue its decision sooner. In the meantime, our team continues preparing for the full launch of work under CWS 3.0. Additionally, on August 6, DHS awarded a short-term bridge contract, the CWMS 2.5 with a contract ceiling of $113 million with a six-month period of performance comprised of a three-month base period and three one-month options. This award was to ensure that there were no gaps in the ordering period. This bridge contract will ensure business continuity as the protest is settled.

Our second topic is the financial outlook for CWMS 3.0 over the next decade. For discussion purposes, the contract's $3.1 billion ceiling represents an average annual revenue of approximately $300 million per year. This equates to approximately twice the annual revenue run rate under CWMS 2.0. We expect the original $150 million in annual value to remain consistent with the CWS 2.0. Though due to pricing adjustment, we believe this will be slightly more profitable. Consistent with the CWMS 2.0 split between carrier and managed services revenue, we expect the split to remain roughly 80% carrier and 20% managed services revenue.

We see the greatest value in the approximately $150 million of additional annual opportunity, which we expect to be concentrated towards managed services and solution-based work. Based on historical federal contracting economics, this type of managed services and solution-based work typically supports an 8% to 10% net profit margin. Applying this net profit margin to the additional $150 million annual opportunity, we believe CWMS 3.0 holds the potential to materially strengthen WidePoint's future earnings profile once the contract is fully ramped and scaled.

DHS underwent a significant set of reviews to increase the contract ceiling and face scrutiny at both the departmental and congressional levels. We view that entire process and the resulting ceiling increase as a strong signal of institutional commitment to the CWMS program, its long-term potential and the value WidePoint and the contract vehicle provides DHS. We also expect the scope of work on the CWMS 3.0 to expand beyond smartphones and traditional IoT devices to additional connected devices and form factors. Although the pipeline continues to evolve in real time, we see meaningful pent-up federal demand for high-value solutions that can be delivered through the CWMS contract vehicle using WidePoint's capabilities.

While the contract ceiling was effectively doubled on an annual basis, we do not expect a corresponding increase in headcount because the approximate $150 million in additional annual opportunity is expected to consist primarily of solutions-based work. Any incremental staffing needs should be relatively minimal. The timing of the full CWMS 3.0 ramp and the execution of margin-accretive opportunities currently depends on the conclusion of the protest. If resolved on or before October 7, we may see some new task orders to begin arriving in the fourth quarter. We expect 2027 to be a year of meaningful ramp-up with task orders likely to arrive unevenly as the program begins scaling.

If CWMS 3.0 reaches the contemplated scale by the end of 2028, the approximate $150 million of additional annual opportunity, together with an assumed 8% to 10% net profit margin supports our view that the contract could materially and positively change WidePoint's future earnings potential. For now, we look forward to expected decision from GAO and commence work under CWMS 3.0.

Beyond CWMS, the second quarter saw two additional major developments. A few days before the CWMS announcement, WidePoint was named a prime contract awardee on the 10-year $60 billion NASA Solutions for enterprise-wide procurement or SEWP VI contract. WidePoint was selected as a prime contractor awardee under the category A, which covers information technology, communications and audiovisual solutions. Similar to the Navy Spiral 4 contract, SEWP VI provide us with a more efficient way to connect with our federal customers with our full portfolio of solutions and scale mission-critical support where agency need it most.

As many of you are aware, the federal acquisition cycle is long and arduous process. Thus, by qualifying for such contract vehicles like SEWP VI and Navy Spiral 4, we can shorten the acquisition process and open the door to new opportunities with a majority of task orders projected to be solutions based under SEWP VI, capturing even a small fraction of the contract ceiling could have a meaningful impact on WidePoint. The ordering period is set to start on November 1. And as such, we expect activities to begin ramping up as early as Q1 2027. Nonetheless, we remain prepared to take advantage of our seat at the table and pursue the opportunities ahead.

We also saw new and encouraging development under our SaaS contract with one of the big three U.S. telecommunications carriers. We will be referring to this contract as the ATV contract going forward. In late June, we announced an expanded implementation scope under the ATV contract to support additional operational requirements. As we continue to work through the implementation phase with the carrier, we identified additional implementation needs. We view this expanded scope as a clear indicator of the carrier's confidence in our platform, technical expertise and ability to execute increasingly complex deployment requirements at scale. With this expanded scope, we now anticipate the official go-live by the end of the year.

ATV is a margin-accretive contract that we believe will meaningfully support WidePoint's future earnings trajectory. The original contract was valued at approximately $45 million over five years or roughly $9 million per year. At an estimated 70% gross margin profile, along with the expanded scope I previously highlighted, ATV has the potential to generate a material contribution to our bottom line and further enhance our EPS trajectory once fully ramped.

Lastly, before I hand the call off to Jason, I'd like to reiterate the strong underlying fundamentals of the business that have supported our progress thus far. As we pursue and secure opportunities that position WidePoint for sustainable growth, our current business and the market we serve remain healthy and expanding. In the first half of 2026 alone, WidePoint was awarded $58 million in new and renewal contractual actions, demonstrating both the strength of the foundation we have built and growing customer demand across the federal and commercial sectors. WidePoint continues to expand customer and partner relationships, win and renew engagements and ultimately build a strong pipeline that supports our shift towards higher-value as-a-service work. The rest of the year centers on fortifying the foundation to accelerate WidePoint's future trajectory. We expect 2027 to begin reflecting the company's evolving profile. And by the end of 2028, we anticipate a stronger organization platform capable of accelerating growth beyond current levels.

That said, I will now hand the call over to Jason, who will provide additional insight into our sales and marketing initiatives, including the expanding potential of the ATV contract and recent DaaS developments. Jason?

Jason Holloway

Thanks, Jin, and good afternoon, everyone.

To start with an update on the ATV contract, as Jin mentioned, we were pleased to announce at the end of the second quarter, the expanded integration engagement with our carrier customer. During these conversations and through the implementation, WidePoint and our carrier customer have also identified and begun initial discussions about extending the partnership beyond its current federal scope to the carrier state and local government clients. The current existing contract is expected to cover 2 million to 2.5 million devices at the federal level. The potential expansion could increase both the number of devices managed and the total value of the engagement. To preface, this potential expansion remains in the early stages of discussion. However, we believe WidePoint's technical expertise, differentiated capabilities and decades of experience serving government clients with the most stringent security requirements positions us to compete effectively in the market.

That said, our primary focus now continues to center on completing the implementation phase and reaching the go-live status. Both parties remain committed to launch by year-end. Regardless of the official launch date, this will be one of the largest government mobility management deployments in the industry to date.

On to DaaS to provide an update on our pipeline. We remain cautiously optimistic that we will close a DaaS opportunity in the next few months. The LA28 DaaS opportunity is one where we currently have the clearest line of sight. We are cautiously optimistic that the required contracting should begin in the near term. Beyond LA28, we have two additional DaaS opportunities that are close to closing. These two opportunities are much smaller than the other major opportunities in the pipeline as the client wants to implement in tranches. Still, progress in the pipeline is encouraging and reinforces our confidence in the broader level of activity. Larger opportunities with Fortune 100 size organizations also remain active, and we continue to believe we can convert these engagements over time.

Fortune 100 size organizations can have workforces and device footprints spanning hundreds of thousands of devices, and DaaS revenue is billed based on the number of devices managed per person per month. And with DaaS margin economics expected to land in the 60% to 70% range on these large engagements, securing even one of these engagements could materially improve our EPS outlook. We remain optimistic about the DaaS pipeline and look forward to sharing material updates on future calls.

SEWP VI was another major second quarter highlight. Our team has been working diligently with contacts at the highest levels of the federal government who hold funding and have a need for our service. Government-wide acquisition contracts like SEWP VI come especially handy during these conversations because they provide a readily available pre-competed vehicle that can shorten customer acquisition cycles. And while competition will be high with many other organizations qualifying and competing under SEWP VI, we believe WidePoint stands out among a small group of providers under Category A positioned to support multiple portions of the available solution categories. With the ordering period beginning November 1, SEWP VI has the potential to generate incremental opportunities beyond those we have highlighted over the past several quarters.

Lastly, MobileAnchor continues to gain traction. Beyond the several pilot programs currently underway, which are continuing to progress, we've been extremely busy responding to numerous requests for information to very high-level organizations such as USAccess , Treasury IRS, NATO NCIA or NATO Communications and Information Agencies, DHS' USCIS or U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and Defense Manpower Data Center or DMDC. We will keep you posted as these high-level profile opportunities make their way through the process.

With that, I will now turn the call over to Bob to discuss our financial results. Bob?

Robert George

Thanks, Jason, and thanks to everyone for joining us today. I'm pleased to share the details of our financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.

Total revenue for Q2 increased to $38 million compared to $37.3 million in the same period last year. Total revenue for the six-month period was $78.6 million, a $7.8 million increase from the $70.8 million in the same period last year. Now I'll provide a further breakdown of our revenues. Our carrier services revenue for Q2 was $24.1 million, an increase of $1.8 million compared to $22.2 million last year. Carrier services revenue for the six-month period was $49.8 million, an increase of $5.2 million compared to $44.6 million in the same period last year. The increase during both periods was the result of growth in the number of phone lines under management during the second half of 2025 for our DHS customer.

Managed services fees for Q2 were $9.7 million, an increase of $1.1 million compared to $8.6 million last year. Managed services fees for the six-month period were $19 million, a $1.8 million increase compared to $17.2 million in the same period last year. The increase during both periods was primarily due to the additional task order with U.S. Customs and Border Protection awarded in September 2025 to manage 30,000 additional phone lines. Billable service fees for Q2 were $1.2 million and remained relatively consistent with the same period last year. Billable service fees for the six-month period were $2.5 million compared to $3.1 million in the same period last year. The decrease was primarily due to the impact from the partial shutdown of DHS beginning February 2026, which resulted in reduced billable activity on certain contracts.

Reselling and other services for Q2 were $3 million compared to $5.1 million in the same period last year. The decrease was primarily due to certain nonrecurring revenues booked in the second quarter of 2025. Revenue in the current year period reflects a more normalized pattern of revenue recognition in this area. Reselling and other services for the six-month period was $7.2 million, an increase of $1.3 million compared to $5.9 million in the same period last year. The increase was primarily related to the absence of the out-of-period adjustment recorded in the first quarter of 2025.

Gross profit for Q2 increased by $700,000 to $5.8 million or 15% of revenues compared to $5.1 million or 14% of revenues in the same period last year. Gross profit for the six-month period increased $1.5 million to $11.4 million or 15% of revenues compared to $9.9 million or 14% of revenues in the same period last year. The more significant metric of gross profit percentage, excluding carrier services during Q2 was 36% compared to 30% in the same period last year. Gross profit percentage, excluding carrier services during the six-month period was 35% compared to 33% in the same period last year. Our gross profit percentage will vary from period to period based on the revenue mix.

Sales and marketing expenses in Q2 were $600,000 or 2% of revenues and remained relatively consistent compared to the same period last year. Sales and marketing expenses for the six-month period were $1.3 million or 2% of revenues and also were relatively consistent compared to the same period last year. General and administrative expenses in Q2 were $4.9 million or 13% of revenues and remained relatively consistent compared to the same period last year. General and administrative expenses for the six-month period totaled $9.8 million or 13% of revenues and also remained relatively consistent compared to the $9.7 million or 13% of revenues in the same period last year.

Additionally, the second quarter and year-to-date periods benefited from the capitalization of approximately $700,000 and $1.3 million, respectively, of qualifying internal labor costs associated with the implementation of our ATV contract. These costs were deferred as the contract implementation assets rather than recognized as general and administrative expenses during the period. Excluding the impact of these capitalized implementation costs, operating expenses would have increased more significantly compared to prior year periods. Upon the ATV contract going live, the deferred implementation costs, together with the related deferred revenue will be recognized over the expected contract term as cost of sales and revenue.

In addition, to the extent that our internal IT personnel continue to perform billable customer support services after go-live, the related labor costs are expected to be classified as direct costs rather than general and administrative expenses. As our business grows, we expect general and administrative expenses to increase in absolute dollars. However, we expect those costs to remain relatively consistent as a percentage of revenue.

Depreciation and amortization expense for Q2 was $181,000 compared to $233,000 in the same period last year. The decrease was a result of certain capitalized assets reaching the end of their amortization periods. Depreciation and amortization expense for the six-month period remained consistent at $409,000 compared to $457,000 in the same period last year.

Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure for Q2 was $635,000 compared to $183,000 in the same period last year. Adjusted EBITDA for the six-month period was $1.4 million compared to $276,000 in the same period last year. Free cash flow, also a non-GAAP measure, which we define as adjusted EBITDA minus capital investments increased to $627,000 in Q2 compared to $90,000 in the same period last year. Free cash flow for the six-month period increased to $1.3 million compared to $155,000 in the same period last year.

For Q2, net income was $66,000, resulting in basic and diluted EPS of $0.01 per share compared to a net loss of $618,000 or a loss of $0.06 per share in the same period last year. Net income for the six-month period totaled $143,000 or basic and diluted EPS of $0.01 per share compared to a net loss of $1.3 million or a loss of $0.14 per share in the same period last year. Federal funded and unfunded contract backlog totaled approximately $219 million as of June 30, 2026.

Moving to the balance sheet. We ended the quarter with $10 million in unrestricted cash. We also renewed our revolving line of credit facility that provides us with $4 million in potential borrowing capacity subject to maintaining compliance with our covenants. We also maintain an at-the-market or ATM stock offering facility, which provides flexibility to sell shares into the open market at prevailing market prices. We have not used the ATM since it was put in place, and we do not intend to do so at current valuations.

Looking ahead into the second half of the year, we expect to incur additional costs as WidePoint transitions to an accelerated SEC filer. While this classification is a result of our success reflected by higher public float, it will result in higher external audit fees, consulting costs and other compliance-related expenditures spread across the third and fourth quarter. Beginning in 2027, we expect the annual impact to be slightly below the amount we expect to incur in the second half of 2026 and for it to be spread across four quarters, moderating the effect on quarterly operating expenses.

Further, under current market conditions, we also expect higher health insurance costs, inflationary pressures and rising labor costs to weigh on our operating expense profile. We also expect to make a onetime payment under employee incentive arrangements that are contingent upon both the award of the CWMS 3.0 contract and the final resolution of the related protest in WidePoint's favor. While the related accounting recognition may occur over time in accordance with GAAP, the underlying awards are unique to CWMS 3.0 and are not recurring.

Additionally, over the coming periods, we plan to make targeted investments in post-quantum cryptography to keep our cybersecurity solutions at the forefront of the industry. We believe these investments will strengthen our long-term competitive position and support the evolving security needs of our government and commercial customers. While these investments will result in elevated capital expenditures in the near term, we believe they will position the company to improve margins and profitability over time as we scale existing programs, execute under key contract awards, including CWMS and the ATV contracts and continue to expand our customer base and pipeline. We believe these strategic investments will strengthen our long-term growth prospects and competitive positioning.

This completes my financial summary. For a more detailed analysis of our financial results, please refer to our Form 10-Q, which was filed prior to this call. With that, I will now hand the call over to Jin.

Jin Kang

Thank you, Bob, and thank you, Jason.

While we continue to navigate through the CWMS 3.0 protest period, many task orders under the current CWMS 2.0 vehicle remain in place through the second quarter of 2027. And now with the interim CWMS 2.5 bridge contract in place, DHS can continue to modify these task orders and issue additional task orders. Several modifications and quote revisions are already underway and more significant modifications remain possible if the protest should extend beyond the current expectations. Accordingly, we do not anticipate any material impact from the protest in our third or fourth quarter results.

We view 2026 as a year of execution, not transition. With major contracts secured and implementations underway, we are well positioned for a meaningful ramp in 2027 that should provide an early glimpse of WidePoint's evolving financial and operating profile. By the end of 2028, we expect to begin delivering against our financial targets and accelerating growth beyond those levels.

Before we turn to Q&A, I would like to pass the call over to Jason once more. Jason?

Jason Holloway

Thanks, Jin. Before we turn to Q&A, I wanted to share a personal update with all of our shareholders and supporters. After 10 years with WidePoint, I've made the decision to retire at the end of the year. When I joined WidePoint in 2016, my goals were clear: stabilize and streamline sales and marketing, position the company for success, return WidePoint to profitability and set it on a sustainable growth trajectory. I'm pleased to say those objectives have been achieved. While the work took a bit longer than I initially expected, I am confident that WidePoint is now on the correct path.

Over the next few months, I will be transitioning my responsibilities and mentoring my successor to ensure a smooth handoff. I will also remain actively involved with the management team and our customers to help convert current opportunities into paying contracts. I will always be a champion for WidePoint, working with the Board and management to support the company's growth. I remain a dedicated shareholder and will continue to support WidePoint's long-term success. At the same time, I need to give certain personal obligations a higher priority now. Thank you to the management team and especially every member of the staff. It has been a challenging, rewarding and enjoyable ride, and I am very proud of what we have accomplished together.

This concludes our prepared remarks. We will now take questions from our analysts and major shareholders. Operator, will you please open the call for questions?

Operator

[Operator Instructions] Your first question for today is coming from Scott Buck with Titan Partners.

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Scott Buck

First, Jason, congratulations. On ATV contract, if we're talking about launch by the end of 2026, what is the time line from launch to full deployment?

Jin Kang

We should have some devices implemented at the end of this year in Q4. But we feel that the ramp-up time is going to be probably towards the end of the first quarter, beginning of second quarter.

Scott Buck

Okay. So between three and six months. Perfect. And then you talked about potential expansion to state and local governments. Could you help us understand what the incremental, I don't know, number of devices or incremental opportunity that could potentially mean in terms of revenue?

Jin Kang

I think the state and local -- the population would rival those of the federal government. So we could potentially see a doubling of the number of devices. And they're also talking about taking us into their Fortune 500 customers. And so that could grow some more. We don't know the exact number at this time because we don't know how many -- what's the customer base ATV has. But we'll know more as we get into the implementation towards the end of this year.

Scott Buck

Okay. Perfect. And then last one from me. I just want to ask about backlog real quick. What does the book-to-bill look like ex CWMS?

Jin Kang

The contract backlog, the $219 million is what we have past quarter executed from the federal government. Most of that $219 million is funded requirements from the federal government. And some of those have contract period of performance that's minimally 12 months and some of them 18. And when you say book-to-bill, we will get all of that work as revenue over time.

Operator

Your next question for today is from Casey Ryan with AmerX.

Casey Ryan

I just wanted to circle back, you were talking -- I think you mentioned that there may be a second wireless carrier opportunity. And I just wanted to confirm that. And then also if it was the same sort of target, like it was kind of federal workforce coverage and then maybe state and local after that.

Jin Kang

Yes. As we stated, we have one of the three major carriers. And so the other two are definitely targets of opportunity, and we are feverishly working towards capturing those two opportunities as well. And the size of it is comparable.

Casey Ryan

Yes. Because is it fair for me to think that all three of the big carriers serve federal, state and local governments maybe equally or in some significant market share amounts?

Jin Kang

Yes, they do. And they all have similar cybersecurity requirements. And so because of our FedRAMP authorized status and FedRAMP certification, we will be sought out, and we are also reaching out to them. And we are in conversation, preliminary conversations with them. Nothing material at this time, though.

Casey Ryan

Okay. And then I think just briefly on the Olympics, I think we talked about the practicalities of sort of deployment might require that a decision be made at some point. Would you expect that to happen in '26 and just say what has to happen by '26 because it's going to be in '28 or could it slip longer?

Jin Kang

Yes, the time is definitely not. I mean it's -- the sort of the crunch time is going to happen probably beginning of next year. But we're hopeful to get all the Ts and Cs done by the end of this year so that we will be ready to start to implement. And again, this is a Software-as-a-Service and a DaaS opportunity. So our main lift will be providing the licenses for our partner, CDW, to use in order to implement their DaaS program. So the ramp-up period should be pretty quick.

Casey Ryan

Okay. All right. Great. And then the last thing I had, I was really curious about MobileAnchor, I've always been interested in, but I think Jason mentioned that there's a lot of inbound coming. And I'm wondering how the inbound is sort of materializing. Is that your own direct efforts trying to get the technology out there? Or are people just hearing about you and saying, hey, this is something that we need and something viable. And so it's actually people calling you not out of the blue, but maybe without you having to pursue them formally?

Jin Kang

Yes, it's a little of both. And so our challenge has been in order to getting to the right person and the decision-maker. And so we've been working with political operators that have various connections in the organization. We're having some reasonable luck there. So we are getting some inbound calls. And we're also getting calls from various entities that have to work with secure identities. And because we are one of the two external certificate authorities, they know that we have this solution. And so we get the inbound calls through that as well as people just hearing about us and wanting to implement the most secure multifactor authentication solution available. So through our marketing as well as inbound unsolicited calls.

Casey Ryan

Yes. Okay. Great. And then last question is about MobileAnchor. What's the opportunity set in commercial segments, I guess? I mean we've talked about government, but -- and is there a partner in the commercial space where you work to sort of get MobileAnchor out of the marketplace?

Jin Kang

Yes. Our partners in the commercial side -- I mean, on the private sector side is CDW, Ingram Micro, Tech Data. Those are the folks that are involved with various identity and access management solutions. And so we're working with them, and I think that there's a lot of applicability there. And so as part of our DaaS programs, one of the services and the solutions that we will provide is the MobileAnchor and identity and access management. So we've got to get our foot in the door first with DaaS and upsell the mobile anchor and identity management solution.

Operator

At this time, this concludes our question-and-answer session. If your question was not taken, please contact WidePoint's IR team at WYY@gateway-grp.com. That's WYY@gateway-grp.com. I'd now like to turn the call back to Mr. Jin Kang for closing remarks.

Jin Kang

Thank you, operator, and we appreciate everyone taking the time to join us today. As the operator mentioned, if there were any questions we did not address today, please contact our IR team. You can find their full contact information at the bottom of today's earnings release. Thank you again, and have a great evening.

Operator

Thank you for joining us today for WidePoint's Second Quarter 2026 Conference Call. You may now disconnect.

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