09/23/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/23/2026 04:03
| Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
Business Outlook
Management expects fiscal year 2027 revenues to outpace fiscal year 2026. While revenue is growing, the current sales mix is expected to shift and include new products with heavier engineering investments. Although these upfront costs may temporarily compress near-term gross profits, they have the potential to build a foundation for long-term production revenue. Manufacturing scaling and efficiency initiatives are expected to help offset these initial costs and support gross margins. As market factors, including competition and product costs impact gross profit margins, management will continue to evaluate our sales strategy, employment levels, and facility costs.
Ongoing demand in the power electronics industry across multiple manufacturing sectors continues to create shortages and extended lead times. In some instances, waiting times for certain components approach a year or more. We adequately factor supplier-provided lead times into internal planning schedules and new customer quotations. From time to time, we encounter part obsolescence which requires us to identify an alternate part suitable for use. We continue to work with our customers on strategies to mitigate any adverse impact upon our ability to service their requirements. Factors which may arise after the placement of the customer's order may cause us to miss projected delivery dates. Inflationary costs are expected to continue but are not expected to have a significant impact on operating income in fiscal year 2027.
The labor workforce remains stable. Management continues to closely monitor workforce labor requirements to support our sales backlog and planned delivery schedules. Longer time-to-hire challenges remain for certain positions due to specific skillsets required for those positions. Unemployment rates in the local geographic region trend lower than the national average which has created a competitive recruiting environment. Where possible, the Company continues to offer on-the-job training and when necessary, continues to recruit personnel outside the local region. Combined with supply chain constraints, unforeseen labor disruptions could delay shipments and result in missing our backlog fulfillment projections and recognizing lower operating income.
Successful conversion of engineering program backlog into sales is largely dependent on the execution and completion of our engineering design efforts. It is not uncommon to experience technical or scheduling delays which can arise as a result of, among other reasons, design complexity, availability of personnel with the requisite expertise, requirements to obtain customer approval at various milestones, and extended delivery lead times on material required for prototypes. Cost overruns which can be caused from technical and schedule delays and increased raw material costs could negatively impact the timing of the conversion of backlog into sales, or the profitability of such sales. Engineering programs in both the funded and unfunded portions of the current backlog aggregate $14.9 million.
The Company expects fiscal year 2027 new orders to meet or exceed fiscal year 2026 levels. During fiscal year 2026, the Company received approximately $41.4 million in new orders. In addition to the backlog, the Company currently has outstanding opportunities representing approximately $173 million in the aggregate as of September 5, 2026, for both repeat and new programs. Outstanding opportunities encompass various new and previously manufactured power supplies, transformers, and subassemblies. The stated amount includes only those opportunities that we believe are likely to be awarded based on factors which include: quotation status, communicated award dates, historical ordering, public information on defense programs and program funding, discussion with customers, and our cost competitiveness. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will acquire any of the outstanding opportunities described above, many of which are subject to allocations of the United States defense spending and elements affecting the defense industry. Many solicitations we receive for the procurement of goods and services takes place by competitive bidding.
Our sales strategy continues to focus on the long-standing relationships we have with many of the leading defense prime contractors. These relations yield growth opportunities from new product development and additional sales opportunities of existing products to these customers. The Company targets programs and opportunities which will generate future longer-term production tails in ensuing years. From time to time, we accept work associated with engineering design studies. While unlikely to result in near-term follow-on orders, this positions us competitively on future awards and expands our engineering team's skillset.
Management continues to pursue opportunities with current and new customers with an overall objective of lowering the concentration of sales, mitigating excessive reliance upon a single major product of a particular program and minimizing the impact of the loss of a single significant customer. Given the nature of our business, we believe our existing sales order backlog is fairly diversified in terms of customers and the category of products on order.
Management, along with the Board of Directors, continues to evaluate the need and use of the Company's working capital. Capital expenditures, primarily for machinery and equipment and facility upgrades, are not expected to exceed $500,000 for fiscal year 2027. These upgrades would be in addition to those that are being funded by grants the Company was awarded. A majority of these expenditures will be made to stay competitive in the marketplace and to meet the needs of current contracts.
Expectations are that the working capital will be required to fund orders, general operations of the business and dividend payments. Management along with the Legal Affairs, Strategic Planning, and M&A Committee of the Board of Directors will examine opportunities involving acquisitions or other strategic options, including buying certain products or product lines, provided that such opportunities demonstrate synergies with the Company's existing product base and accretion to earnings.
Results of Operations
Net sales for the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 were $46,124,325 and $43,950,872, respectively, a 4.95% increase. In general, sales fluctuations within product categories will occur during a comparable fiscal period as the direct result of product mix, influenced by the duration of specific programs and the contractual terms of firm orders placed for product and services under those programs including contract value, scope of work and contract delivery schedules. Deliverables within firm contracts are often subject to delivery schedules which also contributes to sales fluctuations between comparable periods. Fiscal year 2026 sales increased year-over-year, driven primarily by growth in our magnetics programs and field service work. This growth was partially offset by lower sales in our power supply programs, resulting from contract completions and planned customer delivery schedules that led to fewer active orders compared to the prior year.
Gross profits for the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 were $16,284,133 and $12,684,631, respectively. Gross profit as a percentage of sales was 35.3% and 28.9%, for the same periods, respectively. The primary factors in determining the change in gross profit and net income are overall sales levels and product mix. The gross profits on mature products and build to print contracts are typically higher as compared to products which are still in the engineering development stage or in early stages of production. In the case of the latter, the Company can incur what it refers to as "loss contracts," primarily on engineering design contracts in which the Company invests with the objective of developing future product sales. In any given accounting period, the mix of product shipments between higher margin programs and less mature programs, and expenditures associated with loss contracts, has a significant impact on gross profit and net income. Gross profit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, increased year-over-year, driven primarily by higher sales volume and a favorable product mix. This growth was further supported by higher-than-average profit margins on completed milestone sales and the utilization of lower-cost labor groups than originally budgeted.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $4,689,449 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, an increase of $131,504 compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The increase in spending for the year ended June 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 mainly arose from an increase in salaries and incentive pay, an increase in health benefit costs, an increase in transfer agent fees, and an increase in ESOP contribution expense. These increases were offset, in part, by a decrease in conference expenses, employee recruitment costs, outside selling expenses, and stock option expense.
Other income for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 was $1,720,652 and $1,601,978, respectively. The growth was driven by higher interest income, resulting from expanded investment securities, elevated cash balances, and a higher fixed-rate environment. This increase was partially offset by a one-time $300,000 Capital Investment Grant recognized in fiscal 2025 related to the construction completion of the Magnetics Center of Excellence. Interest income is a function of the level of investments and investment strategies that generally tend to be conservative.
The Company's effective tax rate was approximately 16.0% in the fiscal year 2026 and approximately 16.3% in fiscal year 2025. The effective tax rates for both fiscal year 2026 and 2025 are less than the statutory tax rate mainly due to the benefit received from stock option exercises, dividends paid on allocated ESOP shares, and a benefit from foreign derived intangible income, offset in part by the difference in ESOP costs and fair market value.
The Company generated net income for fiscal year 2026 of $11,179,759 or $4.04 and $3.89 per share, basic and diluted, compared to net income of $8,142,954 or $3.14 and $3.02 per share, basic and diluted, for fiscal year 2025. The increase in net income in the year ended June 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 is primarily attributable to higher sales, higher gross profit margins, an increase in other income, offset in part, by an increase in selling, general, and administrative expenses and an increase in the provision for income taxes.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company's working capital is an appropriate indicator of the liquidity of its business, and during the past two fiscal years, the Company, when possible, has funded all of its operations with cash flows resulting from operating activities and when necessary, from its existing cash and investments. The Company did not borrow any funds during the last two fiscal years. Management has available a $3,000,000 line of credit to help fund further growth or working capital needs, if necessary, but does not anticipate the need for any borrowed funds in the foreseeable future. Contingent liabilities on outstanding standby letters of credit agreements aggregated to zero at June 30, 2026 and 2025. The existing line of credit was extended and expires March 31, 2027.
The Company's working capital as of June 30, 2026 and 2025 was approximately $54.7 million and approximately $45.7 million, respectively. Working capital for the prior period has been recomputed using the reclassified balance sheet amounts to conform to the fiscal 2026 presentation. This adjustment was made solely for comparability purposes and did not impact previously reported net income or cash flows.
The Company may at times be required to repurchase shares at the ESOP participants' request at the fair market value. During the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company did not repurchase any shares held by the ESOP. Under existing authorizations from the Company's Board of Directors, as of June 30, 2026, management is authorized to purchase an additional $783,460 of Company stock.
The table below presents the summary of cash flow information for the fiscal years indicated:
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 5,690,524 | $ | 20,991,372 | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (2,361,548 | ) | (6,938,966 | ) | ||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (2,754,655 | ) | 458,268 | |||||
Net cash provided by operating activities fluctuates between periods primarily as a result of differences in sales and net income, provision for income taxes, the timing of the collection of accounts receivable, purchase of inventory, and payment of accounts payable. The decrease in cash provided by operating activities compared to the prior year primarily relates to increases in inventories, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets, and a decrease in income taxes payable, offset in part, by an increase in accounts payable, contract liabilities, and accrued salaries and wages. Net cash used in investing activities decreased in the year ended June 30, 2026 as compared to the same period in 2025 due to a decrease in proceeds received from grant awards and a decrease in additions to property, plant and equipment. This was partially offset by an increase in the purchase of investment securities net of proceeds from the sale and maturity of investment securities and an increase in proceeds from the sale and maturity of investments when compared to the same period last year. Cash used in financing activities increase for the year ended June 30, 2026 when compared to the same period in the prior year as a result of the increase in dividend payments on common stock, offset by a decrease in proceeds from the exercise of stock options.
The Company currently believes that the cash flow generated from operations and when necessary, from cash and cash equivalents, will be sufficient to meet its long-term funding requirements for the foreseeable future.
During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, the Company expended $3,108,908 for plant improvements and new equipment, of which $2,029,608 was reimbursed under the $3.4 million award that was received by the Company in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, the Company expended $4,365,404 for plant improvements and new equipment, of which $3,260,000 was reimbursed under the $7.4 million award received by the Company in fiscal year 2023. The awards received by the Company are in support of facility and capital equipment upgrades for testing and qualification for the United States Navy. These funding awards are part of the Navy's investment to improve and sustain the Surface Combatant Industrial Base. Separately, the Company has budgeted approximately $500,000 for new equipment and plant improvements in fiscal year 2027, not reimbursable under any funding award. A majority of these expenditures will be made to maintain and upgrade our operations facility, stay competitive in the marketplace and to meet the needs of current contracts.
Management believes that the Company's allowance for credit losses of $3,000 is adequate given the customers with whom the Company does business based on historical experience, current economic market conditions, performance of specific account reviews, and other factored considerations to include, but not limited to, contracts covered by government funding and the overall health of the industry. Historically, bad debt expense has been minimal.
Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Estimates
The preparation of our financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make certain judgments, estimates, and assumptions that affect the reported amounts as presented on the face of the financial statements. These critical accounting policies and estimates are those that are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations. We base our estimates on historical experience and other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable. Management continually reviews and evaluates these critical accounting policies and estimates in light of evolving business conditions, regulatory developments, and changes in the economic environment. As future events cannot be determined and their impact on the financial statements are uncertain, actual results may differ from our estimates and could be material to the consolidated financial statements. Historically, we have found our application of accounting policies to be appropriate, and actual results have not differed materially from established estimates. The critical accounting policies and estimates that we believe have the most significant effect on our financial statements are revenue recognition, inventory valuation, and deferred taxes.
During the current fiscal year, the Company changed its financial statement presentation to classify certain balance sheet assets and liabilities into current and non-current categories that were historically presented as current. Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. This change had no impact on previously reported total assets, total liabilities, or net income.
Revenue Recognition
The majority of our sales are generated from military contracts from defense companies, the Department of Defense, other agencies of the government of the United States and foreign governments. We provide our products and design and development services under fixed-price contracts. Under fixed-price contracts we agree to perform the specified work for a pre-determined price. To the extent our actual costs vary from the estimates upon which the price was negotiated, our generated profit will fluctuate or a loss could be incurred.
We evaluate the products or services promised in each contract at inception to determine whether the contract should be accounted for as having one or more performance obligations. Significant judgment is required in determining performance obligations. We determine the transaction price for each contract based on the consideration we expect to receive for the products or services being provided under the contract. As the Company does not have standalone observable prices, a contract's transaction price of each performance obligation is based on the standalone selling price, which is determined using an expected cost plus a margin approach.
We recognize revenue using the output method based on the appraisal of results achieved and milestones reached or units delivered based on contractual shipment terms.
Valuation of Inventories
Raw materials are valued at the lower of cost (average cost) or net realizable value. Balances for slow-moving and obsolete inventory are reviewed on a regular basis by analyzing estimated demand, inventory on hand, sales levels, market conditions, and other available information. Inventory balances are reduced based on this analysis.
Inventory relating to contracts in process and work in process is valued at cost, including factory overhead incurred to date. Contract costs include material, subcontract costs, labor, and an allocation of overhead costs. Work in process represents spare units and parts and other inventory items acquired or produced to service units previously sold or to meet anticipated future orders. Provision for losses on contracts is made when the existence of such losses becomes probable and estimable. The provision for losses on contracts is included in other accrued expenses on the Company's balance sheet. The costs attributed to units delivered under contracts are based on the estimated average cost of all units expected to be produced. Certain contracts are expected to extend beyond twelve months.
The estimation of total cost at completion of a contract is subject to variables including contract costs incurred and expected to be incurred as well as estimates regarding contract completion dates. Given the significance of the estimation processes and judgments described above, it is possible that materially different amounts of expected contract costs could be recorded if different assumptions were used, based on changes in circumstances, in the estimation process. When a change in expected estimated cost is determined, changes are reflected in current period earnings.
Deferred Taxes
The Company follows the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB"), Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 740-10, "Accounting for Income Taxes."
Under the provisions of FASB ASC 740-10, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred taxes and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in earnings in the period that includes the enactment date.