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Exhibit 99.1

 

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Tel-Instrument Electronics Corp. Reports Financial Results

For Fiscal Year 2023

 

 

East Rutherford, NJ – June 15, 2023 – Tel-Instrument Electronics Corp. (“Tel-Instrument,” “TIC,” or the “Company”) (OTCQB: TIKK), a leading designer and manufacturer of avionics test and measurement solutions, today reported a net loss of $388,545 or $(0.22) per basic share on revenues of $8.6 million for the 2023 fiscal year ended March 31, 2023.

 

Highlights include:

 

Revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, decreased $4.3 million, or 33%, versus the prior fiscal year.

 

Gross margin for the 2023 fiscal year was 35.3%, or 9 percentage points decline over the prior fiscal year.

 

Operating expenses decreased by $882K year-over-year, due primarily to client funded engineering projects.

 

Operating loss was $898K as compared to an operating income of $937K in the prior fiscal year.

 

Net loss was $389K ($-0.22 per basic share), compared to a net income of $1.3 million in the prior fiscal year.

 

Cash balances were $5.9 million, compared to $7 million at the start of the fiscal year.

 

Net worth was $5.8 million compared to $6.2 million at the start of the fiscal year.

 

Received $1.4 million CRAFT 708 order for the F-35 program in the fourth quarter.

 

Backlog increased $3.1 million from the prior year end to $6.5 million as of March 31, 2023.

 

Low-rate initial production of the SDR/OMNI has commenced with strong customer interest.

 

Aeroflex appeal hearing took place on March 30, 2023 with a decision expected within the next two months.

 

Mr. Jeffrey O’Hara, Tel-Instrument’s President and CEO commented, “The 2023 fiscal year was very difficult due to parts shortages that significantly impacted production. This prevented us from shipping certain high dollar orders in the last quarter. We have been ordering additional components from our vendors to mitigate the impact of extended lead times. This has resulted in an inventory increase of almost $500K since the start of the year. We expect to have sufficient parts on hand to reach normal production levels starting in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2024 which started in April. We also have several major contracts pending including a software upgrade for the TS-4530A product and a follow-on T-4530i order from Germany. With the commencement of SDR/OMNI shipments and improved inventory levels, we are projecting solid revenue growth and a return to profitability in the current fiscal year. This positive trend will sharply accelerate once we start shipping Navy CRAFT ECP Upgrade KITS in FY 2025.

 

We are extremely excited by the prospects of the SDR/OMNI which commenced initial low-rate production in December. We continue to conduct product demonstrations with the major Primes (“major customers”) and airlines. The reaction from all customers has been extremely positive. We expect to ship $300K of these test sets in the first quarter of FY 2024. The SDR/OMNI is the only multi-purpose avionic test set in the market that meets Class 1 military environmental specification. We believe that this will be a strong competitor in both commercial and military avionic and communication test set markets.

 

The CRAFT ECP contract will be critical for the Company as this is expected to generate millions of dollars of annual production revenues, starting when the engineering work is completed. The CRAFT engineering effort is a funded $2.9 million program and is expected to take two years to complete. TIC successfully completed the Critical Design Review (“CDR”) in April 2023. The next major milestone is the Test Readiness Review that is scheduled for next Spring. We expect to start shipping upgraded Navy production units later in CY 2024.

 

The Lockheed Martin F-35 MADL Test Set development program has been completed. This is expected to generate ongoing production revenues in the $600K-$700K range. Finally, we expect to receive a contract from the U.S. Army to upgrade the TS-4530A software product to include new functionality such as Mode 5 Level 2B and compatibility with European CCI (“COMSEC Controlled Item”) devices. This contract will cover approximately 1,500 Army test sets. There is also a possibility of upgrading the 1,500 USAF TS-4530A units in the future.

 

The Aeroflex appeal hearing took place on March 30, 2023 with a final decision expected this summer. We believe that we have excellent arguments to reduce or reverse the judgment. Regardless of the outcome, we look forward to resolving this case and stopping the accrual of judgment interest. In the event of an unfavorable decision, TIC will have sufficient cash on hand to satisfy the full judgment and continue normal operations.”

 

 

 

About Tel-Instrument Electronics Corp.

 

Tel-Instrument is a leading designer and manufacturer of avionics test and measurement solutions for the global commercial air transport, general aviation, and government/military aerospace and defense markets. Tel-Instrument provides instruments to test, measure, calibrate, and repair a wide range of airborne navigation and communication equipment. For further information please visit our website at www.telinstrument.com.

 

 

This press release includes statements that are not historical in nature and may be characterized as forward-looking statements, including those related to future financial and operating results, benefits, and synergies of the combined companies, statements concerning the Companys outlook, pricing trends, and forces within the industry, the completion dates of capital projects, expected sales growth, cost reduction strategies, and their results, long-term goals of the Company and other statements of expectations, beliefs, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends, and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. All predictions as to future results contain a measure of uncertainty and, accordingly, actual results could differ materially. Among the factors which could cause a difference are:  changes in the general economy; changes in demand for the Companys products or in the cost and availability of its raw materials; the actions of its competitors; the success of our customers; technological change; changes in employee relations; government regulations; litigation, including its inherent uncertainty; difficulties in plant operations and materials; transportation, environmental matters; and other unforeseen circumstances.  A number of these factors are discussed in the Companys previous filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this press release. The safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the Act) protects companies from liability for their forward-looking statements if they comply with the requirements of the Act.

 

 

 

Contact:

Pauline Romeo

 

Tel-Instrument Electronics Corp.

 

(201) 933-1600 (Ext 309)

 

 

 

Audited

TEL-INSTRUMENT ELECTRONICS CORP.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

ASSETS

 

March 31, 2023

   

March 31, 2022

 

Current assets:

               

Cash

  $ 3,839,398     $ 4,949,690  

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $6,401 and $7,425, respectively

    900,881       1,049,040  

Inventories, net

    3,586,065       2,820,497  

Restricted cash to support appeal bond

    2,011,083       2,011,050  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    817,625       244,040  

Total current assets

    11,155,052       11,074,317  
                 

Equipment and leasehold improvements, net

    85,167       115,338  

Operating lease right-of-use assets

    1,526,551       1,720,921  

Deferred tax asset, net

    2,627,935       2,499,587  

Other assets

    35,109       35,109  
                 

Total assets

  $ 15,429,814     $ 15,445,272  
                 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERSEQUITY

               
                 

Current liabilities:

               

Line of credit

  $ 690,000     $ -  

Operating lease liabilities - current portion

    202,087       194,370  

Accounts payable

    322,582       406,489  

Deferred revenues - current portion

    123,117       119,835  

Accrued expenses - vacation pay, payroll and payroll withholdings

    240,034       410,538  

Accrued legal damages

    6,360,698       6,097,273  

Accrued expenses - other

    157,896       174,145  

Total current liabilities

    8,096,414       7,402,650  
                 

Operating lease liabilities – long-term

    1,324,464       1,526,551  

Other long term liabilities

    53,416       -  

Deferred revenues – long-term

    173,883       289,071  
                 

Total liabilities

    9,648,177       9,218,272  
                 

Commitments and contingencies

               
                 

Stockholdersequity

               

Preferred stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized, par value $0.10 per share

               

Preferred stock, 500,000 shares 8% Cumulative Series A Convertible Preferred

issued and outstanding, par value $0.10 per share

    3,875,998       3,695,998  

Preferred stock, 166,667 shares 8% Cumulative Series B Convertible Preferred

issued and outstanding, par value $0.10 per share

    1,207,367       1,147,367  

Common stock, 7,000,000 shares authorized, par value $.10 per share,

3,255,887 and 3,255,887 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

    325,586       325,586  

Additional paid-in capital

    6,721,535       7,018,353  

Accumulated deficit

    (6,348,849

)

    (5,960,304

)

                 

Total stockholdersequity

    5,781,637       6,227,000  
                 

Total liabilities and stockholdersequity

  $ 15,429,814     $ 15,445,272  

 

 

 

Audited

 

TEL-INSTRUMENT ELECTRONICS CORP.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

   

For the years ended March 31,

 
   

2023

   

2022

 
                 

Net sales

  $ 8,631,157     $ 12,932,790  
                 

Cost of sales

    5,582,407       7,167,450  
                 

Gross margin

    3,048,750       5,765,340  
                 

Operating expenses:

               

Selling, general and administrative

    2,098,684       2,250,576  

Litigation expenses

    33,988       29,479  

Engineering, research, and development

    1,814,198       2,548,626  
                 

Total operating expenses

    3,946,870       4,828,681  
                 

(Loss) income from operations

    (898,120

)

    936,659  
                 

Other income (expense):

               

Interest income

    17,188       3,951  

Forgiveness of PPP loan

    -       722,577  

Interest expense

    (157

)

    -  

Interest expense – judgment

    (263,425

)

    (208,250

)

Other income, net

    627,832       30,254  
                 

Total other income

    381,438       548,532  
                 

(Loss) income before income taxes

    (516,682

)

    1,485,191  
                 

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

    (128,137

)

    175,453  
                 

Net (loss) income

    (388,545

)

    1,309,738  
                 

Preferred dividends

    (320,000

)

    (320,000

)

                 

Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders

  $ (708,545

)

  $ 989,738  
                 

Basic (loss) income per common share

  $ (0.22

)

  $ 0.30  

Diluted (loss) income per common share

  $ (0.22

)

  $ 0.26  
                 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding

               

Basic

    3,255,887       3,255,887  

Diluted

    3,255,887       5,095,665