8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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) – January 22, 2013

IEC ELECTRONICS CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-6508	13-3458955
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

105 Norton Street, Newark, New York 14513

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(315) 331-7742

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(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:

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Section 7 – Regulation FD

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On January 22, 2013, IEC Electronics Corp. (the “Company”) distributed a presentation to be made at the Noble Financial Capital Markets 9th Annual Equity Conference to be held on January 22-23, 2013. A copy of the presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein. Among others, the presentation reflects an adjustment in the revenue growth the Company currently expects for fiscal 2013 to a range between 6% and 9% over fiscal 2012 revenue.

To supplement the Company’s financial information presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), the presentation attached as Exhibit 99.1 references EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. A reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, Operating Income, is posted in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website, www.iec-electronics.com, and is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.

This non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered in isolation or as a measure of the Company’s profitability or liquidity; it is in addition to, and is not a substitute for, financial measures under GAAP. EBITDA may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Further, the Company may utilize other measures to illustrate performance in the future. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations since they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with the Company’s results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP. The Company urges investors to carefully review the GAAP financial information included as part of the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and quarterly earnings releases.

The Company defines EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA does not take into account working capital requirements, capital expenditures, debt service requirements and other commitments, and accordingly, EBITDA is not necessarily indicative of amounts that may be available for discretionary use. The Company views EBITDA as a useful measure of operating performance given the Company’s strong operating margins and net operating loss carryforward (NOL). Additionally, the Company presents EBITDA as a supplemental measure because: (i) it is a basis upon which the Company assesses its liquidity position and performance; (ii) the Company believes that investors will find the data useful in assessing its ability to service and/or incur indebtedness; and (iii) certain covenants in the Company’s credit facilities are tied to similar measures. The Company believes that EBITDA, when considered with both the Company’s GAAP results and the reconciliation to operating income, provides a more complete understanding of the Company’s business than could be obtained absent this disclosure.

The information in the above-mentioned presentation contains certain forward-looking statements made within the safe harbor provisions of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and reflects the Company’s current expectations rather than historical fact. These statements, such as those related to our future prospects, capabilities and results, involve risks and uncertainties, including in particular the risks and uncertainties referred to in the slides. The Company’s actual results of operations may differ significantly from those contemplated by any forward-looking statements as a result of those and other factors, including the risk factors set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012 and other filings of the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Section 9 – Financial Information and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 Presentation to be made at the Noble Financial Capital Markets 9th Annual Equity Conference to be held on January 22-23, 2013

Exhibit 99.2 Reconciliation of EBITDA to Comparable GAAP Financial Measures

The information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K and Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. Neither the filing or furnishing of any exhibit to this report nor the inclusion in such exhibits of a reference to the Company’s Internet address shall, under any circumstances, be deemed to incorporate the information available at such address into this report. The information available at the Company’s Internet address is not part of this report.

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.

		IEC ELECTRONICS CORP.
		(Registrant)
Date: January 22, 2013	By:	/s/ W. Barry Gilbert
		W. Barry Gilbert
		Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 99.1 Presentation to be made at the Noble Financial Capital Markets 9th Annual Equity Conference to be held on January 22-23, 2013

Exhibit 99.2 Reconciliation of EBITDA to Comparable GAAP Financial Measures

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

2012 Noble Investor conference January 22, 2013 NobleFinancial Conference January 22, 2013

22 Thispresentationcontainscertainforward-lookingstatementsrelatedtotheCompany’s expectationsandprospectsthatinvolverisksanduncertainties,includinguncertainties associated with economic conditions in the electronics industry, particularly in the principalindustrysectorsservedbytheCompany,changesincustomerrequirements and in the volume of sales to principal customers, competition and technological change,theabilityoftheCompanytocontrolmanufacturingandoperatingcosts,the abilityoftheCompanytodevelopandmaintainsatisfactoryrelationshipswithvendors, and the ability of the Company to efficiently integrate acquired companies into its business. The Company's actual results of operations may differ significantly from thosecontemplatedbyanyforward-lookingstatementsasaresultoftheseandother factors,includingfactorssetforthintheCompany's2012AnnualReportonForm10-K andinotherfilingswiththeSecuritiesandExchangeCommission,allofwhichmaybe found in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.iec- electronics.com. TheCompanyundertakesnoobligationtopubliclyupdateorrevise forward-lookinginformation,whetherasaresultofnew,updatedinformation,future eventsorotherwise. In addition, references to non-GAAP financial measures in this presentation are reconciled to GAAP in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website, www.iec-electronics.com. Safe HarborStatement

3 Agenda Company Overview Our Industry and What Makes Us Different Financial Highlights Capital Priorities + Future growth

44 Overarching Guidelines Is IEC in a competitive position? □ Do we have a solid business model? Have we been successful growing our business?   Are our markets growing?

5 Our Progress IEC Electronics Corp. Revenue $19.1M Net Income EBITDA** * Trailing 12 Months as of September 30 **EBITDA reconciliation to GAAP available at www.iec-electronics.com 2005 2012 (TTM)* $145.0M $7.8M EBITDA Margin $1.1M 5.6% $17.5M 12% $285K

66 Since I Was Here Last Year IEC Electronics Corp. Revenue $11.7M Net Profit EBITDA** * Trailing 12 Months as of September 30 **EBITDA reconciliation to GAAP available at www.iec-electronics.com 2012 +8.8% +14.8% $2.9M +19.5% $7.8M Change 2011 $145.0M $133.3M $6.8M $1.0M $14.7M $17.5M

.406 batting average in 1896 “Wee” Willie Keeler

88 2012 –A Small Growing Company 0.02 0.02 0.04 0.11 0.31 0.46 0.68 0.78 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 $120,000 $140,000 $160,000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Revenue Diluted EPS 2007, 2008, 2009 adjusted to reflect a 35% tax rate Reported EPS: $0.10, $1.12, $.52 respectively

9 Domestic Niche: 100% U.S. -based contract manufacturer headquartered near Rochester, NY ▪Complex electronics ▪Security of customer designs ▪Government restrictions Growth: 2005-2012 CAGR of 30+% ▪Organic growth of 20+% Margins: Industry’s top tier ~ 10.0 million shares outstanding –Insiders control ~ 20% Company Snapshot

10 Viewed as: High volume, low margin, commoditized business Misperception 1: Companies are interchangeable Misperception 2: Programs can be easily exported outside the U.S. Our Industry Basic EMS Price driven

11111111 How Do We Compare to The Broad Industry? IEC Benchmark Plexus SigmaTron Sparton SMTC Company Flextronics Jabil Celestica CTS Net Margin %* Sanmina Nortech Sys. 5.4 1.7 2.7 3.0 2.7 1.9 2.2 0.5 3.0 0.6 3.2 4.1 IEC Benchmark Plexus SigmaTron Sparton SMTC Company % Revenue Change* Flextronics Jabil Celestica CTS Sanmina Nortech Sys. 8.8 -7.8 -14.0 4.2 -1.3 -7.7 15.6 37.6 5.4 3.4 -1.2 3.1 * As of the November 30, 2012 publicly reported quarter –sources: Yahoo Finance and Company information

12 Viewed as: High volume, low margin, commoditized business Our financial improvement has not happened by accident End Result Creating unique capability Basic EMS Price driven

13 We Don’t Make These

14 Nor These

15 ~ 1000’s of solder joints –0201 components, BGA’s, 28 layer boards ~ Complicated electronic assemblies We Make These

16 And -We Make These Electrical wire and cable harnesses Multi-conductor cables Complex cables

17 Medical Devices & Diagnostic Equipment Locomotive & Signaling Products Satellite Communication Commercial & Government Secure Defense Communications Advanced Defense & Aerospace Systems Combat Defense Systems For Applications Like These

18 And Applications Like These

19 Creating Unique Capabilities Customer Newark, NY Newark, NY Albuquerque, NM Rochester, NY Bell Gardens, CA

20 Technology Specialization Customer

21 Using Our Technology –15+ years Solder defect under magnification

22 Our Markets -2011 vs. 2012 20122011

C-130 P3 ORION B-2 SPIRIT V-22 OSPREY B-1 LANCER F-15 EAGLE MRAP DOD-SATELITE F/A-18 HORNET PATRIOT MISSILE LAUNCHER SATCOM SENTINEL UH-60 BLACK HAWK Some of Our Platforms

OH-58 KIOWA B-52 STRATOFORTRESS FIRESCOUT TOMAHAWK MISSILE SKYEYE HUNTER AH-64 APACHE GLOBAL-HAWK JASSM MISSILE PREDATOR More Platforms

25252525 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.11 0.31 0.48 0.68 0.78 $- $20,000.00 $40,000.00 $60,000.00 $80,000.00 $100,000.00 $120,000.00 $140,000.00 $160,000.00 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Revenues Reported EPS 2007, 2008, 2009 adjusted to reflect a 35% tax rate Reported EPS: $0.10, $1.12, $.52 respectively ▪8 consecutive years of solid revenue growth ▪8 consecutive years of steady earnings growth ▪8 consecutive years of consistent cash flow growth ▪Debt less than 2x EBITDA A Growing Company

262626 Improving Profitability 1.5% 1.0% 0.8% 2.1% 4.5% 4.8% 5.1% 5.4% 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% 1.5% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% 3.5% 4.0% 4.5% 5.0% 5.5% 6.0% $0 $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 $5,000 $6,000 $7,000 $8,000 $9,000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 I n M i l l i o n s Net Income Net Income Margin 2007, 2008, 2009 adjusted to reflect a 35% tax rate Reported EPS: $0.10, $1.12, $.52 respectively

2727 2012 Operating Income and EBITDA* Growth E B I T D A ( 0 0 0 ’ s ) *EBITDA reconciliation to GAAP is available at www.iec-electronics.com $346 $598 $985 $2,392 $4,820 $7,687 $10,389 $12,200 $1,664 $1,269 $1,353 $2,464 $5,389 $9,093 $14,674 $17,531 $0 $2,000 $4,000 $6,000 $8,000 $10,000 $12,000 $14,000 $16,000 $18,000 $20,000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Operating Income EBITDA

2828 Our Future Pay down our debt ▪Substantial reduction since our last acquisition –$47 million after the acquisition reduced net debt to $24.9 million ▪ 21 month timeframe ▪Any acquisitions –need to create economic value

29 The World Around Us Europe is faltering –collective economy greater than the U.S. ▪ Greece appears poised to leave the EU ▪ Brazil and China’s growth hit a soft patch –possibly more “The tailwind from the economic recovery is likely over” - NeitherBluenor Redwill solve the problem of anemic economic growth anytime soon

3030 Future Growth What do we see going forward? ▪Expect 6% -9% revenue growth in 2013

313131 2013 –Continue Moving Forward 0.02 0.02 0.04 0.11 0.31 0.46 0.68 0.78 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 $120,000 $140,000 $160,000 $180,000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 (est.) Revenue Diluted EPS 2007, 2008, 2009 adjusted to reflect a 35% tax rate Reported EPS: $0.10, $1.12, $.52 respectively

3232 Overarching Guidelines Is IEC in a competitive position? □ Do we have a solid business model? YES Have we been successful growing our business? YES   Are our markets growing? YES

33 Questions Thank you for listening

EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

IEC ELECTRONICS CORP - CONSOLIDATED

RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING INCOME TO EBITDA

FISCAL YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

	SEP 30, 2012	SEP 30, 2011	SEP 30, 2010	SEP 30, 2009	SEP 30, 2008		SEP 30, 2007		SEP 30, 2006		SEP 30, 2005
Operating Income	12,191,161	10,388,335	7,686,738	4,819,219	2,392,173		985,564		597,868		346,468
Depreciation & Amortization Expense	4,297,609	3,256,859	1,224,000	282,000	377,661		410,455		676,190		1,015,445
Other Income	1,048,738	1,028,224	181,497	287,247	(306,000	)	(42,000	)	(5,000	)	302,000
EBITDA	17,537,508	14,673,419	9,092,235	5,388,466	2,463,834		1,354,019		1,269,058		1,663,913