8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 13, 2023

Astrotech Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-34426	91-1273737
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2105 Donley Drive, Suite 100, Austin, Texas		78758
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(512) 485-9530

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share	ASTC	NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 13, 2023, Astrotech Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results of operations for its first quarter of fiscal year 2024, which ended September 30, 2023. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release, dated November 13, 2023, issued by Astrotech Corporation

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Astrotech Corporation
	By:
November 13, 2023
		/s/ Thomas B. Pickens III
		Thomas B. Pickens III
		Chief Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer and Chairman of the Board

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

ASTROTECH REPORTS FIRST QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 2024 FINANCIAL RESULTS

Austin, Texas – November 13, 2023 – Astrotech Corporation (Nasdaq: ASTC) (the “Company” or “Astrotech”) reported its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, which ended September 30, 2023.

Financial Highlights & Recent Developments 

● Astrotech’s consolidated balance sheet remains strong with $39 million in cash and liquid investments, which are anticipated to support our research and development, organic growth, and potential acquisition targets.

● Revenue for the quarter totaled $425 thousand compared to $38 thousand in the first quarter of the prior year due primarily to ongoing fulfillment of the previously announced 17-unit order for the TRACER 1000™ explosives trace detector (ETDs) to a Romania-based security and telecommunications company and ongoing maintenance services and sales of consumables for the TRACER 1000.

● Gross margin improved to 43% for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, compared to 16% in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2023.

● Production and sales efforts continue for the AgLAB 1000-D2™, which utilizes the Maximum Value Process™ testing method, designed to improve yields and bottom-line profits for hemp (CBD) and cannabis (THC) producers of distilled oils.

● 1^st Detect continues working with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) toward cargo detection testing. TSA cargo detection testing is the final step to be listed on the Air Cargo Screening Technology List as an “approved” device. If approved, the TRACER 1000 will be approved for cargo sales in the United States.

● On September 20, 2023, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved the appointment of RBSM, LLP as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm. An engagement letter with RBSM was executed on October 12, 2023, for the appointment for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

● Effective November 9, 2023, 1^st Detect accepted a purchase order for seven TRACER 1000 ETDs from a Romania-based security and telecommunications company. The systems are scheduled to be delivered over the next few months.

“Fiscal year 2024 has started with strong sales at 1st Detect as we continue deliveries on a 17-unit Tracer 1000 Explosives Trace Detector order,” stated Thomas B. Pickens, III, Astrotech’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Technology Officer. “We also continue to make slow but steady progress with our efforts obtaining TSA approvals and opening up the U.S. airport market. The AgLAB subsidiary has been conducting customer demonstrations and they have continued to indicate that our Maximum Value Processing method can, on average, increase ending weighted yields by 30%. This is a significant improvement in cannabinoid oil processing yields and adds to our potential customer’s bottom line.” stated Thomas B. Pickens, III.

About Astrotech Corporation

Astrotech (Nasdaq: ASTC) is a mass spectrometry company that launches, manages, and commercializes scalable companies based on its innovative core technology through its wholly owned subsidiaries. 1st Detect develops, manufactures, and sells trace detectors for use in the security and detection market. AgLAB is developing chemical analyzers for use in the agriculture market. BreathTech is developing a breath analysis tool to provide early detection of lung diseases. Astrotech is headquartered in Austin, Texas. For information, please visit www.astrotechcorp.com.

Exhibit 99.1

About the AgLAB-1000™ and the BreathTest-1000™

This press release contains information about our new products under development, AgLAB-1000 and BreathTest-1000. Product development involves a high degree of risk and uncertainty, and there can be no assurance that our new products will be successfully developed, achieve their intended benefits, receive full market authorization, or be commercially successful. In addition, FDA approval will be required to market BreathTest-1000 in the United States. Obtaining FDA approval is a complex and lengthy process, and there can be no assurance that FDA approval for BreathTest-1000 will be granted on a timely basis or at all. 

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, trends, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to be materially different from the forward-looking statement. These factors include, but are not limited to, the adverse impact of inflationary pressures, including significant increases in fuel costs, global economic conditions and events related to these conditions, including the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the middle east and the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company’s use of proceeds from the common stock offerings, whether we can successfully complete the development of our new products and proprietary technologies, whether we can obtain the FDA and other regulatory approvals required to market our products under development in the United States or abroad, whether the market will accept our products and services and whether we are successful in identifying, completing and integrating acquisitions, as well as other risk factors and business considerations described in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings including the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. Any forward-looking statements in this document should be evaluated in light of these important risk factors. While we do not intend to directly harvest, manufacture, distribute or sell cannabis or cannabis products, we may be detrimentally affected by a change in enforcement by federal or state governments and we may be subject to additional risks in connection with the evolving regulatory area and associated uncertainties. Any such effects may give rise to risks and uncertainties that are currently unknown or amplify others mentioned herein. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in its forward-looking statements are reasonable and are based on reasonable assumptions, no assurance can be given that these assumptions are accurate or that any of these expectations will be achieved (in full or at all) or will prove to have been correct. Moreover, such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, which may cause actual results to differ materially from those implied or expressed by the forward-looking statements. In addition, any forward-looking statements included in this press release represent the Company’s views only as of the date of its publication and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. The Company assumes no obligation to correct or update these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

Company Contact: Jaime Hinojosa, Chief Financial Officer, Astrotech Corporation, (512) 485-9530

Tables follow

Exhibit 99.1

ASTROTECH CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended
	September 30,
	2023			2022
Revenue	$	425		$	38
Cost of revenue		242			32
Gross profit		183			6
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative		1,646			1,642
Research and development		1,872			1,129
Total operating expenses		3,518			2,771
Loss from operations		(3,335	)		(2,765	)
Other income and expense, net		423			235
Loss from operations before income taxes		(2,912	)		(2,530	)
Net loss	$	(2,912	)	$	(2,530	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic and diluted		1,631			1,612
Basic and diluted net loss per common share:
Net loss per common share	$	(1.79	)	$	(1.57	)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
Net loss	$	(2,912	)	$	(2,530	)
Available-for-sale securities:
Net unrealized losses, net of zero tax expense		(54	)		(368	)
Total comprehensive loss	$	(2,966	)	$	(2,898	)

Exhibit 99.1

ASTROTECH CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

	September 30,			June 30,
	2023			2023
	(Unaudited)			(Note)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	13,090		$	14,208
Short-term investments		25,863			27,919
Accounts receivable		391			225
Inventory, net:
Raw materials		1,560			1,379
Work-in-process		287			243
Finished goods		343			373
Income tax receivable		—			1
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		296			365
Total current assets		41,830			44,713
Property and equipment, net		2,545			2,670
Operating leases, right-of-use assets, net		226			262
Other assets		31			30
Total assets	$	44,632		$	47,675
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable		646			546
Payroll related accruals		567			633
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		723			1,170
Lease liabilities, current		312			316
Total current liabilities		2,248			2,665
Accrued expenses and other liabilities, net of current portion		39			—
Lease liabilities, net of current portion		228			291
Total liabilities		2,515			2,956
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity
Convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 2,500,000 shares authorized; 280,898 shares of Series D issued and outstanding at September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, respectively		—			—
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, respectively; 1,712,045 and 1,692,045 shares issued at September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, respectively 1,701,729 and 1,681,729 outstanding at September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, respectively		190,643			190,643
Treasury shares, 10,316 at September 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023, respectively		(119	)		(119	)
Additional paid-in capital		81,366			81,002
Accumulated deficit		(228,266	)		(225,354	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(1,507	)		(1,453	)
Total stockholders’ equity		42,117			44,719
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	44,632		$	47,675

Note: The balance sheet at June 30, 2023, has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by the United States generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

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