Family Zone (ASX:FZO) share price jumps 14% after record quarter

A big quarter for the technology company is seeing investors rush to scoop up shares.

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The Family Zone Cyber Safety Ltd (ASX: FZO) share price is rising. At the time of writing, shares in the cyber safety company are trading for 65 cents each – up 14.04%.

The massive price rise comes after the company announced "significant growth" and a "record quarter".

Let's take a closer look at today's news.

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Company Profile

Family Zone Cyber Safety is engaged in developing a universal cyber safety and parental control platform in the fast-growing cyber safety industry. Its platform allows for secure collaboration between "schools, parents, and cyber safety educators".

Why the Family Zone share price is rising

In a statement to the ASX, Family Zone says its June quarter was a record for the company. There was 128% growth year-on-year (YoY) in student numbers to total 3 million. Around 2,000 schools were added to its platform, taking the total to 5,600 schools. The company now services approximately 5% of all US school districts.

In the last quarter, $5.8 million worth of contracts were signed plus an extra $1 million acquired through the purchase of NetRef. According to Family Zone, in annual value terms, this converts to roughly $3.3 million in contracts plus $630,000 through NetRef.

Investors are enjoying today's news, judging by the rise in the Family Zone share price.

Management commentary

Family Zone Managing Director Tim Levy:

This was a breakthrough quarter. We added over 1 million students and 2,000 schools and now service more than 3 million students and 5% of US school districts. We broke sales records and most encouragingly ended the quarter with ~1,500 schools in trials.

Family Zone share price snapshot

Over the past 12 months, the Family Zone share price has increased by 120%. Last month, shares in the company jumped 7% on the news it had signed a contract with the largest school district in the US state of Texas.

Family Zone's surge comes after its previous 52-week high achieved just 10 days ago on a capital raising announcement.

Family Zone has a market capitalisation of $273 million.

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