freqelec20221220_8k.htm


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): December 20, 2022

 

FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

1-8061

11-1986657

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission

(I.R.S. Employer

of incorporation)

File Number)

Identification No.)

 

55 Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Mitchel Field, NY

11553

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(516) 794-4500

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

                  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

                  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

                  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

                  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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 (par value $1.00 per share)

FEIM

NASDAQ Global Market

 

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

 

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 December 20, 2022, Frequency Electronics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended October 31, 2022. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item 2.02 by reference.

 

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing or document.

 

Item 8.01.  Other Events.

        

On December 20, 2022, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a special cash dividend of $1.00 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on January 27, 2023, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on January 6, 2023. Based on the current number of shares of common stock outstanding, the total amount of the special dividend payment will be approximately $9.3 million.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

 

99.1

Press release issued on December 20, 2022 by the Company announcing its financial results for the quarter ended October 31, 2022

 

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL)

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS, INC.

 

By:   /s/ Steven Bernstein                                                 

Steven Bernstein

Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

 

Dated: December 20, 2022

 

 

 

 
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Exhibit 99.1

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

Frequency Electronics, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Results

 

Mitchel Field, NY, December 20, 2022 – Frequency Electronics, Inc. (“FEI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ-FEIM) is reporting revenues for the three- and six-month periods of fiscal 2023, ended October 31, 2022, of approximately $8.9 million and $17.2 million, respectively, compared to revenues of $12.9 million and $25.9 million, respectively, for the same periods of fiscal 2022, ended October 31, 2021. Operating loss for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 was $2.3 million compared to an operating profit of $303,000 for the same period of fiscal 2022. Operating loss for the six months ended October 31, 2022 was $5.4 million compared to an operating loss of $1.4 million for the six months ended October 31, 2021. Net loss from operations for the three and six months ended October 31, 2022 was $2.3 million or ($0.25) per diluted share and $5.4 million or ($0.58) per diluted share, respectively, compared to a net income of $497,000 or $0.05 per diluted share for the three months ended October 31, 2021 and a net loss of $1.1 million or ($0.12) per diluted share for the six months ended October 31, 2021. Additionally, as just announced in a separate press release, the Company will be paying a special cash dividend of $1.00 per share of common stock on January 27, 2023, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on January 6, 2023. Please see that release for further details.

 

FEI Interim President and CEO, Thomas McClelland commented, “The second quarter of fiscal 2023 continued to be challenging financially, but corrective steps are in progress, and some very promising indicators of this are now apparent. Revenue quarter over quarter has increased. FEI’s backlog of approximately $56 million at quarter end is higher than it has been at any time in the last 8 years, as is the book to bill ratio of 2.8. These indicators show in numbers the increase in activity we are witnessing in our primary markets. As it relates to our industry, both commercial and government satellite businesses show signs of sustained double-digit growth going forward. We still struggle with supply chain issues and persistent inflation, but in both cases signs of easing are beginning to appear. Continued vigilance is required to navigate the changing economic and geopolitical environment, but we are nonetheless confident that we are progressing in a positive direction, and look forward to a dramatic improvement in results. The Company is committed to moving towards sustained profitability and cash generation in the near future. We remain debt free, and our strong balance sheet allows us to pay the special cash dividend discussed in the separate release today, while still maintaining the ability to invest for future growth opportunities.”

 

Fiscal Year 2023 Selected Financial Metrics and Other Items

 

 

-

For the three and six months ended October 31, 2022, revenues from satellite payloads were approximately $4.3 million, or 48%, and $7.8 million, or 46%, respectively, of consolidated revenues compared to approximately $6.6 million, or 51%, and $13.3 million, or 52%, respectively, for the same periods of the prior fiscal year.

 

 

-

For the three and six months ended October 31, 2022, revenues for non-space U.S. Government/DOD customers were approximately $3.9 million, or 44%, and $8.0 million, or 47%, respectively, of consolidated revenues compared to approximately $5.1 million, or 39%, and $10.6 million, or 41%, respectively, for the same period of the prior fiscal year.

 

 

-

For the three and six months ended October 31, 2022, revenues from other commercial and industrial sales accounted for approximately $698,000, or 8%, and $1.4 million, or 8%, respectively, of consolidated revenues compared to approximately $1.2 million, or 10%, and $2.0 million, or 8%, respectively, for the same period of the prior fiscal year.

 

 

-

Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended October 31, 2022 was $466,000 compared to $1.7 million provided by operating activities in the comparable prior fiscal 2022 period.

 

 

-

Backlog at October 31, 2022 was approximately $56 million, compared to $40 million at April 30, 2022.

 

Investor Conference Call

 

As previously announced, the Company will hold a conference call to discuss these results on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at 4:30 PM Eastern Time. The conference call is being webcast by Webcast@issuersdirect.com and can be accessed in the Investor Relations section of Frequency’s website at www.freqelec.com. Investors and analysts may access the call by dialing 1-888-506-0062. International callers may dial 1-973-528-0011. Callers should provide participant access code: 113502 or ask for the Frequency Electronics conference call.

 

The archived call may be accessed by calling 1-877-481-4010 (domestic), or 1-919-882-2331 (international), for one week following the call (replay passcode: 47314). Subsequent to that, the call can be accessed via a link available on the Company’s website through March 19, 2023.

 

 

 

 

About Frequency Electronics

 

Frequency Electronics, Inc. is a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of high precision timing, frequency generation and RF control products for space and terrestrial applications. Frequency’s products are used in satellite payloads and in other commercial, government and military systems including C4ISR and electronic warfare, missiles, UAVs, aircraft, GPS, secure communications, energy exploration and wireline and wireless networks. Frequency has received over 100 awards of excellence for achievements in providing high performance electronic assemblies for over 150 space and DOD programs. The Company invests significant resources in research and development to expand its capabilities and markets.

 

Frequencys Mission Statement: “Our mission is to provide precision time and low phase noise frequency generation systems from 1 Hz to 50 GHz, for space and other challenging environments.”

 

Subsidiaries and Affiliates: FEI-Zyfer provides GPS and secure timing ("SAASM") capabilities for critical military and commercial applications; FEI-Elcom Tech provides Electronic Warfare (“EW”) sub-systems and state-of-the-art RF microwave products. Additional information is available on the Company’s website: www.frequencyelectronics.com

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

The statements in this press release regarding future earnings and operations and other statements relating to the future constitute “forward-looking” statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that would cause or contribute to such differences include but are not limited to, the risks associated with health epidemics and pandemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic and similar outbreaks, such as their impact on our financial condition and results of operations and on our ability to continue manufacturing and distributing our products, and the impact of health epidemics and pandemics on general economic conditions, including any resulting recession, our inability to integrate operations and personnel, actions by significant customers or competitors, general domestic and international economic conditions, reliance on key customers, continued acceptance of the Company’s products in the marketplace, competitive factors, new products and technological changes, product prices and raw material costs, dependence upon third-party vendors, competitive developments, changes in manufacturing and transportation costs, the availability of capital, the outcome of any litigation and arbitration proceedings, and failure to maintain an effective system of internal controls over financial reporting. The factors listed above are not exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this release and in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2022, filed on July 14, 2022 with the Securities and Exchange Commission includes additional factors that could materially and adversely impact the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations, as such factors are updated from time to time in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are accessible on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. Moreover, the Company operates in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict the impact of all these factors on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not rely on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. Any or all of the forward-looking statements contained in this press release and any other public statement made by the Company or its management may turn out to be incorrect. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

 

Contact information: Dr. Thomas McClelland, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer;

 Steven Bernstein, Chief Financial Officer;

 

TELEPHONE: (516) 794-4500 ext.5000                    WEBSITE:         www.freqelec.com

 

 

 

 

Frequency Electronics, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands except per share data)

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

October 31,

   

October 31,

 
   

(unaudited)

   

(unaudited)

 
   

2022

   

2021

   

2022

   

2021

 

Revenues

  $ 8,949     $ 12,936     $ 17,153     $ 25,890  

Cost of Revenues

    8,599       8,845       16,808       17,738  

           Gross Margin

    350       4,091       345       8,152  

Selling and Administrative

    2,034       2,411       4,026       6,805  

Research and Development

    599       1,377       1,709       2,732  

           Operating (Loss) Income

    (2,283 )     303       (5,390 )     (1,385 )

Interest and Other, Net

    (30 )     196       (39 )     309  

Loss (Income) Before Income Taxes

    (2,313 )     499       (5,429 )     (1,076 )

Provision for Income Taxes

    1       2       2       2  

           Net (Loss) Income

  $ (2,314 )   $ 497     $ (5,431 )   $ (1,078 )
                                 

Net Income (Loss) per Share:

                               

           Basic and Diluted (Loss) Income per Share

  $ (0.25 )   $ 0.05     $ (0.58 )   $ (0.12 )
                                 

Average Shares Outstanding

                               

           Basic

    9,326       9,256       9,317       9,246  

           Diluted

    9,326       9,302       9,317       9,246  

 

 

 

 

Frequency Electronics, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

 

   

October 31, 2022

   

April 30, 2022

 
   

(unaudited)

         

ASSETS

               

Cash & Marketable Securities

  $ 19,732     $ 21,525  

Accounts Receivable, net

    4,855       4,291  

Contract Assets

    9,473       8,857  

Inventories, net

    19,878       19,906  

Other Current Assets

    1,310       1,431  

Property, Plant & Equipment, net

    8,148       8,564  

Other Assets

    11,576       11,381  

Right-of-Use Assets – Operating Leases

    8,104       8,805  
    $ 83,076     $ 84,760  
                 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY

               

Lease Liability - current

    1,751       1,744  

Contract Liabilities

  $ 16,976     $ 11,098  

Other Current Liabilities

    8,150       9,019  

Other Long-term Obligations

    8,631       8,858  

Operating Lease Liability – non-current

    6,629       7,353  

Stockholders’ Equity

    40,939       46,688  
    $ 83,076     $ 84,760