UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the quarterly period ended June 24, 2023

For the quarterly period ended March 25, 2023

 

Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the transition period from __________ to __________

For the transition period from to

 

Commission File Number: 001-34816

 

TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Massachusetts 04-2295040
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   
100 Domino Drive, Concord, MA 01742-2892
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 287-5100

 

N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

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

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

None

  

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filerAccelerated filerEmerging growth company
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting 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. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date. 1,854,403 shares of Common Stock, $0.10 par value, outstanding as of May 9,August 8, 2023.

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDEX

 
  

Page

PART I

Financial Information

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements:

 
 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 25,June 24, 2023 (unaudited) and September 24, 2022

1
 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months ended March 25,June 24, 2023 and March 26,June 25, 2022 (unaudited)

2
 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the SixNine Months ended March 25,June 24, 2023 and March 26,June 25, 2022 (unaudited)

3
 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three and SixNine Months ended March 25,June 24, 2023 and March 26,June 25, 2022 (unaudited)

4
 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) for the Three Months ended March 25,June 24, 2023 and March 26,June 25, 2022 (unaudited)

5
 

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

6

Item 2.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

14

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

21

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

21

PART II

Other Information

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

23

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

23

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

23

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

23

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

23

Item 5.

Other Information

23

Item 6.

Exhibits

23

 

Signatures

24

 

 

 

 

 

TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

March 25, 2023

  

September 24, 2022

  

June 24, 2023

  

September 24, 2022

 

Assets

 (Unaudited)    (Unaudited)   
Current Assets:  

Cash and cash equivalents

 $198,269  $6,727  $45,247  $6,727 

Accounts receivable - trade

 10,107  15,174  13,829  15,174 

Government grant receivable - Employee retention credit

 135,524  515,966  -  515,966 

Inventories, net

 973,155  966,185  1,240,889  966,185 

Other current assets

  168,321   186,963   233,138   186,963 

Total current assets

  1,485,376   1,691,015   1,533,103   1,691,015 
  

Equipment and leasehold improvements

 4,556,144  4,556,144  4,556,143  4,556,144 

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

  (4,547,316

)

  (4,544,778

)

  (4,548,583

)

  (4,544,778

)

Equipment and leasehold improvements, net

  8,828   11,366   7,560   11,366 
  

Operating lease right-of-use asset

  167,187   248,462   125,975   248,462 
  

Total Assets

 $1,661,391  $1,950,843  $1,666,638  $1,950,843 
  
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)  
Current Liabilities:  

Current maturities of notes payable – long-term

 $3,023  $1,996  $3,023  $1,996 

Current maturities of related party notes payable

 760,167  3,000,000  943,302  3,000,000 

Current operating lease liabilities

 167,188  164,086  125,975  164,086 

Accounts payable

 324,325  159,388  597,684  159,388 

Customer deposits

 14,479  3,933  154,233  3,933 

Accrued liabilities:

 
Accrued compensation and related expenses 142,013  204,412  166,650  204,412 

Accrued interest

 246,672  118,208  310,051  118,208 

Other current liabilities

  3,907   1,419   7,987   1,419 

Total current liabilities

 1,661,774  3,653,442  2,308,905  3,653,442 

Long-term operating lease liability

 -  84,376  -  84,376 

Related party note payable – long-term, net of current maturities

 3,239,833  -  3,056,698  - 

Note payable – long-term, net of current maturities

  146,977   148,004   146,977   148,004 
  

Total Liabilities

  5,048,584   3,885,822   5,512,580   3,885,822 
  
  
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit): 
Common stock, par value $0.10 per share; 7,000,000 shares authorized; 1,854,403 shares issued and outstanding at March 25, 2023 and September 24, 2022 185,440 185,440 
Stockholders’ Deficit: 

Common stock, par value $0.10 per share; 7,000,000 shares authorized; 1,854,403 shares issued and outstanding at June 24, 2023 and September 24, 2022

 
 185,440  185,440 

Additional paid-in capital

 4,390,100  4,364,687  4,397,343  4,364,687 

Accumulated deficit

  (7,962,733

)

  (6,485,106

)

  (8,428,725

)

  (6,485,106

)

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

  (3,387,193

)

  (1,934,979

)

Total stockholders’ deficit

  (3,845,942

)

  (1,934,979

)

  

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

 $1,661,391  $1,950,843 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit

 $1,666,638  $1,950,843 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

 


1

 

 

TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

  

Three Months Ended

 
  

March 25, 2023

  

March 26, 2022

 
         

Net revenue

 $27,784  $565,112 

Cost of revenue

  113,263   490,424 

Gross (loss) profit

  (85,479

)

  74,688 
         
Operating expenses:        

Selling, general and administrative

  322,121   484,649 

Product development

  162,605   83,789 

Total operating expenses

  484,726   568,438 
         

Operating loss

  (570,205)  (493,750

)

         
Other income (expense):        

Interest income

  11,216   - 

Interest expense

  (70,038

)

  (28,533

)

Total other income (expense)

  (58,822)  (28,533)
         
Net loss $(629,027) $(522,283)
         
Net loss per common share:        

Basic

 $(0.34) $(0.28

)

Diluted

 $(0.34) $(0.28

)

         
Weighted average shares:        

Basic

  1,854,403   1,854,403 

Diluted

  1,854,403   1,854,403 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.


TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

March 25, 2023

  

March 26, 2022

 
         

Net revenue

 $149,321  $988,593 

Cost of revenue

  261,381   847,252 

Gross (loss) profit

  (112,060)  141,341 
         

Operating expenses:

        

Selling, general and administrative

  805,656   1,047,009 

Product development

  439,788   184,888 

Total operating expenses

  1,245,444   1,231,897 
         

Operating loss

  (1,357,504)  (1,090,556)

Other income (expense):

        

Interest income

  11,216   - 

Interest expense

  (131,339)  (45,088)

Total other income (expense)

  (120,123)  (45,088)
         

Net loss

 $(1,477,627) $(1,135,644)
         

Net loss per common share:

        

Basic

 $(0.80) $(0.61)

Diluted

 $(0.80) $(0.61)
         

Weighted average shares:

        

Basic

  1,854,403   1,854,403 

Diluted

  1,854,403   1,854,403 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.


TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

  Six Months Ended 
  

March 25, 2023

  

March 26, 2022

 
Operating Activities:        

Net loss

 $(1,477,627

)

 $(1,135,644

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        

Depreciation and amortization

  2,538   2,642 

Stock-based compensation

  25,413   24,801 
         
Changes in certain operating assets and liabilities:        

Accounts receivable

  5,067   (114,018)

Government grant receivable

  380,442   - 

Inventories

  (6,970

)

  78,449 

Other current assets

  18,642   (10,340)

Customer deposits

  10,546   (41,191

)

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

  233,491   23,340 
         

Net cash used in operating activities

  (808,458

)

  (1,171,961

)

         
Financing Activities:        

Proceeds from related party notes payable

  1,000,000   900,000 
         

Net cash provided by financing activities

  1,000,000   900,000 
         

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

  191,542   (271,961)
         

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

  6,727   298,022 
         

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

 $198,269  $26,061 
         
Supplemental Disclosures:        

Income taxes paid

 $-  $912 

Interest paid

 $2,875  $- 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.


TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity

(Unaudited)

  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  

March 25, 2023

  

March 26, 2022

  

March 25, 2023

  

March 26, 2022

 
                 
Shares of common stock:                

Beginning balance

  1,854,403   1,854,403   1,854,403   1,854,403 

Ending balance

  1,854,403   1,854,403   1,854,403   1,854,403 
                 
Common stock at par value:                

Beginning balance

 $185,440  $185,440  $185,440  $185,440 

Ending balance

 $185,440  $185,440  $185,440  $185,440 
                 
Additional paid-in capital:                

Beginning balance

 $4,378,017  $4,325,592  $4,364,687  $4,312,969 

Stock-based compensation

 $12,083  $12,178  $25,413  $24,801 

Ending balance

 $4,390,100  $4,337,770  $4,390,100  $4,337,770 
                 
Accumulated deficit:                

Beginning balance

 $(7,333,706

)

 $(4,767,328

)

 $(6,485,106) $(4,153,967)

Net loss

 $(629,027) 

$

(522,283) $(1,477,627) $(1,135,644)

Ending balance

 $(7,962,733) $(5,289,611) $(7,962,733) $(5,289,611)
                 

Total stockholdersequity

 $(3,387,193) $(766,401) $(3,387,193) $(766,401)
  

Three Months Ended

 
  

June 24, 2023

  

June 25, 2022

 
         

Net revenue

 $34,972  $146,089 

Cost of revenue

  63,658   182,511 

Gross loss

  (28,686

)

  (36,422)
         
Operating expenses:        

Selling, general and administrative

  268,760   450,723 

Product development

  106,135   318,643 

Total operating expenses

  374,895   769,366 
         

Operating loss

  (403,581)  (805,788

)

Other income (expense):        

Interest income

  3,010   - 

Interest expense

  (65,421

)

  (36,563

)

Total other income (expense)

  (62,411)  (36,563)
         
Net loss $(465,992) $(842,351)
         
Net loss per common share:        

Basic

 $(0.25) $(0.45

)

Diluted

 $(0.25) $(0.45

)

         
Weighted average shares:        

Basic

  1,854,403   1,854,403 

Diluted

  1,854,403   1,854,403 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 


2

TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

June 24, 2023

  

June 25, 2022

 
         

Net revenue

 $184,293  $1,134,682 

Cost of revenue

  325,039   1,029,763 

Gross (loss) profit

  (140,746)  104,919 
         

Operating expenses:

        

Selling, general and administrative

  1,074,416   1,497,732 

Product development

  545,923   503,531 

Total operating expenses

  1,620,339   2,001,263 
         

Operating loss

  (1,761,085)  (1,896,344)

Other income (expense):

        

Interest income

  14,226   - 

Interest expense

  (196,760)  (81,651)

Total other income (expense)

  (182,534)  (81,651)
         

Net loss

 $(1,943,619) $(1,977,995)
         

Net loss per common share:

        

Basic

 $(1.05) $(1.07)

Diluted

 $(1.05) $(1.07)
         

Weighted average shares:

        

Basic

  1,854,403   1,854,403 

Diluted

  1,854,403   1,854,403 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

3

TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

  Nine Months Ended 
  

June 24, 2023

  

June 25, 2022

 
Operating Activities:        

Net loss

 $(1,943,619

)

 $(1,977,995

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        

Depreciation and amortization

  3,806   3,552 

Stock-based compensation

  32,656   38,087 
         
Changes in certain operating assets and liabilities:        

Accounts receivable

  1,345   258,575 

Government grant receivable

  515,966   - 

Inventories

  (274,704

)

  63,907 

Other current assets

  (46,175)  (24,791)

Customer deposits

  150,300   (12,124

)

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

  598,945   39,623 
         

Net cash used in operating activities

  (961,480

)

  (1,611,166

)

         
Financing Activities:        

Proceeds from related party notes payable

  1,000,000   1,350,000 
         

Net cash provided by financing activities

  1,000,000   1,350,000 
         

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

  38,520   (261,166)
         

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

  6,727   298,022 
         

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

 $45,247  $36,856 
         
Supplemental Disclosures:        

Income taxes paid

 $-  $912 

Interest paid

 $4,917  $30,433 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

4

TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited)

  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  

June 24, 2023

  

June 25, 2022

  

June 24, 2023

  

June 25, 2022

 
                 
Shares of common stock:                

Beginning balance

  1,854,403   1,854,403   1,854,403   1,854,403 

Ending balance

  1,854,403   1,854,403   1,854,403   1,854,403 
                 
Common stock at par value:                

Beginning balance

 $185,440  $185,440  $185,440  $185,440 

Ending balance

 $185,440  $185,440  $185,440  $185,440 
                 
Additional paid-in capital:                

Beginning balance

 $4,390,100  $4,337,770  $4,364,687  $4,312,969 

Stock-based compensation

 $7,243  $13,286  $32,656  $38,087 

Ending balance

 $4,397,343  $4,351,056  $4,397,343  $4,351,056 
                 
Accumulated deficit:                

Beginning balance

 $(7,962,733

)

 $(5,289,611

)

 $(6,485,106) $(4,153,967)

Net loss

 $(465,992) 

$

(842,351) $(1,943,619) $(1,977,995)

Ending balance

 $(8,428,725) $(6,131,962) $(8,428,725) $(6,131,962)
                 

Total stockholdersequity (deficit)

 $(3,845,942) $(1,595,466) $(3,845,942) $(1,595,466)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

5

 

TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

NOTE 1. Description of the Business and Basis of Presentation

 

Company Operations

 

Technical Communications Corporation (“TCC”) was incorporated in Massachusetts in 1961; its wholly-owned subsidiary, TCC Investment Corp., was organized in that jurisdiction in 1982. Technical Communications Corporation and TCC Investment Corp. are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Company”. The Company’s business consists of only one industry segment, which is the design, development, manufacture, distribution, marketing and sale of communications security devices, systems and services. The secure communications solutions provided by TCC protect vital information transmitted over a wide range of data, video, fax and voice networks. TCC’s products have been sold into over 115 countries and are in service with governments, military agencies, telecommunications carriers, financial institutions and multinational corporations.

 

Interim Financial Statements

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Technical Communications Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary include all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations for the periods presented and in order to make the financial statements not misleading. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023.

 

The September 24, 2022 consolidated balance sheet contained herein was derived from the Company’s audited consolidated balance sheet at September 24, 2022 as contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year then ended as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted as allowed by SEC rules and regulations. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for the fiscal year ended September 24, 2022 included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC (the “2022 Annual Report”).

 

The Company follows accounting standards set by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, commonly referred to as the FASB. The FASB sets generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) that the Company follows to ensure it consistently reports its financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. References to GAAP issued by the FASB in these footnotes are to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification- sometimes referred to as the Codification or ASC.

 

Liquidity and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

 

For the sixnine months ended March 25,June 24, 2023, the Company generated a net loss of $1,477,627approximately $1,943,619 and for the fiscal years ended September 24, 2022 and September 25, 2021, the Company generated net losses of approximately $2,331,000 and $1,088,000, respectively. The Company has experienced declining revenues during the first sixnine months ended March 25,June 24, 2023 and has an accumulated deficit of $7,962,733approximately $8,428,725 at March 25,June 24, 2023. These factors continue to raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Such consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

In December 2022 the Company implemented a partial furlough plan for the majority of salaried employees. The plan reduces the workweek to 24 hours and salaries have been reduced commensurately. In January of 2023 the Company reduced the workweek further to 16 hours. With this furlough plan in place we anticipate our current liquidity will be sufficient to fund our activities through JuneSeptember 2023. In order to have sufficient cash to fund our operations beyond that point, we will need to secure new customer contracts, raise additional equity or debt capital, and reduce expenses, including payroll and payroll-related expenses through another employee furlough and/or separations.

 

In February 2023, the Company’sCompany entered into a Fourth Amended and Restated Promissory Note with Carl H. Guild, Jr., the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (the “Amended Notes Payable”). The amendment fixed the rate of interest at 6.5% per annum, removed the demand aspect of the note and added Michelle S. Guild as a holder of the Amended Notes Payable. Under the terms of the Amended Notes Payable, the Company shall repay the principal balance of $4,000,000 in sixty consecutive monthly payments of principal and interest commencing on March 23, 2023 and ending February 23, 2028 (the “Maturity Date”). The Company has not made a principal payment on the Amended Notes Payable as of June 24, 2023.

 


6

 

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Cont’d)(Contd)

 

In order to have sufficient capital resources to fund operations, the Company has been working diligently to secure several large orders with new and existing customers. The receipt of these orders has been significantly delayed and will continue to be difficult to predict due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our customers as a result of their operations being reduced or shut down. TCC has been able to maintain its operations during this sustained period of disruption, but a continuation of the disruption in either our customers’ operations or those of the Company will continue to have a material adverse impact on sales activity and revenue.

 

The Company is working diligently to secure additional capital through equity or debt arrangements in addition to the recent funding received from the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program and Mr. Guild (see Note 7). The Company is actively working with equity investors as well as debt investors, such as the SBA and Mr. Guild to secure additional funding, although we cannot provide assurances we will be able to secure such new funding, especially in light of the tightening of the credit markets and continuing volatility of the capital markets as a result of the coronavirus.funding. Moreover, the Company’s common stock was delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market effective January 25, 2021; while the common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the change in listing may have a negative impact on the liquidity of the stock and the Company’s ability to raise capital through offerings of its equity securities.

 

Should the Company be unsuccessful in these efforts, it would be forced to implement headcount reductions, additional employee furloughs and/or reduced hours for certain employees, or cease operations completely.

 

Reporting Period

 

The Company’s by-laws call for its fiscal year to end on the Saturday closest to the last day of September, unless otherwise decided by its Board of Directors.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of TCC and its wholly-owned subsidiary. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

The discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations are based on the unaudited consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these unaudited consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.

 

On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments, including but not limited to those related to revenue recognition, inventory reserves, receivable reserves, marketable securities, impairment of long-lived assets, income taxes, fair value of financial instruments and stock-based compensation. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. By their nature, estimates are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

 

NOTE 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

 

The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in “Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in its 2022 Annual Report and are supplemented by the notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The financial statements and related notes included in this Quarterly Report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2022 Annual Report.

 


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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Cont’d)(Contd)

 

 

NOTE 3. Stock-Based Compensation

 

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation costs included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the first three and sixnine months of fiscal 2023 and 2022:

 

 March 2023  March 2022 
 3 months  6 months  3 months  6 months  June 24, 2023  June 25, 2022 
          3 months  9 months  3 months  9 months 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 $10,671  $22,443  $10,112  $20,674  $7,243  $29,686  $11,241  $31,915 

Product development expenses

  1,412   2,970   2,066   4,127   -   2,970   2,045   6,172 

Total share-based compensation expense before taxes

 $12,083  $25,413  $12,178  $24,801  $7,243  $32,656  $13,286  $38,087 

 

As of March 25,June 24, 2023, there was approximately $56,000$48,000 of unrecognized compensation expense related to options outstanding. The unrecognized compensation expense will be recognized over the remaining requisite service period. As of March 25,June 24, 2023, the weighted average period over which the compensation expense is expected to be recognized is 3 years.

 

On May 6, 2021 the Company adopted the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan authorizes the issuance of up to 300,000 shares. The Plan has not been approved by shareholders and allows for non-qualified stock option grants, stock appreciation rights (SARS), restricted stock and stock units and other stock and stock based awards. There were 28,000 shares outstanding under this plan as of March 25,June 24, 2023. Vesting periods are at the discretion of the Board of Directors and typically range between zero and five years. Options under the 2021 plan are granted with an exercise price equal to fair value at time of grant and have a term of ten years from the date of grant.

 

The Technical Communications Corporation 2005 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan and 2010 Equity Incentive Plan are expired as of December 25, 2021 and options are no longer available for grant thereunder, although vested, unexercised options under such plans remain outstanding. There are an aggregate of 121,900 shares outstanding under both plans at March 25,June 24, 2023. Vesting periods are at the discretion of the Board of Directors and typically range between zero and five years. Options under these plans are granted with an exercise price equal to fair value at time of grant and have a term of ten years from the date of grant.

 

 


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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Cont’d)(Contd)

 

The following table summarizes stock option activity:

 

 Options Outstanding Options Outstanding 
 Number of Shares      Number of Shares         
 Unvested Vested Total Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 Weighted
Average
Contractual
Life

(in years)
  Unvested  Vested  Total  Weighted Average Exercise Price  Weighted Average Contractual Life
(in years)
 

Outstanding, September 24, 2022

 56,700  108,200  164,900  $3.45  6.0  56,700  108,200  164,900  $3.45  6.0 

Grants

 -  -  -       -  -  -      

Vested

 -  -  -       -  -  -      

Cancellations/forfeitures

  -  -  -        -   -   -      

Outstanding, December 24, 2022

  56,700  108,200  164,900  $3.45  5.7   56,700   108,200   164,900  $3.45  5.7 

Grants

 -  -  -  -   -  -  -      

Vested

 (2,100) 2,100  -       (2,100) 2,100  -      

Cancellations/forfeitures

  (8,000) (7,000) (15,000)       (8,000)  (7,000)  (15,000)     

Outstanding, March 25, 2023

  46,600  103,300  149,900  $3.48  5.7   46,600   103,300   149,900  $3.48  5.7 

Grants

 -  -  -      

Vested

 (16,500) 16,500  -      

Cancellations/forfeitures

  -   -   -      

Outstanding, June 24, 2023

  30,100   119,800   149,900  $3.48  5.5 

 

Information related to the stock options vested and expected to vest as of March 25,June 24, 2023 is as follows:

 

     Number
of Shares
 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (in years)

  

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

  

Exercisable
Number of
Shares

  

Exercisable
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

 

Range of Exercise Prices

                    
$1.01-$2.00  40,000   8.4  $1.79   12,000  $1.87 
$2.01-$3.00  34,300   4.9  $2.61   25,900  $2.65 
$3.01-$4.00  43,500   6.1  $3.60   33,300  $3.60 
$4.01-$5.00  9,600   2.2  $4.09   9,600  $4.09 

$5.01

-$6.00  22,500   2.8  $7.36   22,500  $7.36 
     149,900   5.7  $3.48   103,300  $3.81 
Range of Exercise Prices Number of Shares  

Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)

  

Weighted Average Exercise Price

  

Exercisable Number of Shares

  

Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price

 

$1.01 - $2.00

  40,000   8.1  $1.79   17,600  $1.83 

$2.01 - $3.00

  34,300   4.7  $2.61   28,700  $2.63 

$3.01 - $4.00

  43,500   5.8  $3.60   41,400  $3.60 

$4.01 - $5.00

  9,600   2.0  $4.09   9,600  $4.09 

$5.01 - $6.00

  22,500   2.5  $7.36   22,500  $7.36 
   149,900   5.4  $3.48   119,800  $3.81 

 

There were no “in-the-money” outstanding and exercisable options as of March 25,June 24, 2023 and March 26,June 25, 2022 and therefore no aggregate intrinsic value. Nonvested stock options are subject to the risk of forfeiture until the fulfillment of specified conditions.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Cont’d)(Contd)

 

 

NOTE 4. Revenue

 

The following table presents the Company’s revenues disaggregated by revenue type:

 

Revenue type:

 

March 25, 2023

  

March 26, 2022

  

June 24, 2023

  

June 25, 2022

 
 

3 months

  

6 months

  

3 months

  

6 months

  

3 months

  

9 months

  

3 months

  

9 months

 
  

Engineering services

 $16,374  $16,374  $513,432  $857,133  $13,830  $30,204  $123,526  $980,659 

Equipment sales

  11,410   132,947   51,680   131,460  $21,142   154,089   22,563   154,023 

Total

 $27,784  $149,321  $565,112  $988,593  $34,972  $184,293  $146,089  $1,134,682 

 

Engineering services revenue consists of funded research and development and technology development for commercial companies and government agencies primarily under fixed-price contracts. The Company also derives revenue from developing and designing custom cryptographic solutions for customers’ unique secure voice, data and video communications requirements and integrating such solutions into existing systems. These contracts can vary but typically call for fixed monthly payments or payments due upon meeting certain milestones. Customers are billed monthly or upon achieving the milestone

 

Equipment sales revenue consists of sales of communications security equipment for voice, data, facsimile and video networks for military, government and corporate/industrial applications. Equipment sales are billed to the customer upon shipment with typical payment terms requiring a down payment at the time of order with the balance due prior to shipment. For government and certain long term customers, we may grant net payment terms.

 

 

NOTE 5. Inventories

 

Inventories consisted of the following:

 

 

March 2023

  

September 2022

 
  

June 24, 2023

  

September 24, 2022

 

Work in process

 $472,041  $489,854  $854,080  $489,854 

Raw materials

  501,114   476,331   386,809   476,331 

Total inventory, net

 $973,155  $966,185  $1,240,889  $966,185 

 

 

NOTE 6. Leases

 

The Company maintains a real estate lease with a third party for all manufacturing, research and development, and corporate operations which will expire on March 30, 2024. The Company classifies this lease as an operating lease with the costs recognized as a selling, general and administrative expense in its consolidated statements of operations. The lease expense for each of the sixnine month periods ended March 25,June 24, 2023 and March 26,June 25, 2022 was $85,301.$127,952.

 

The table below presents the maturity of the Company’s operating lease liability by calendar year as of March 25,June 24, 2023:

 

2023

 $85,301 

2024

  85,301 

Total lease payments

  170,602 

Less: Imputed interest

  (3,415

)

Total lease liability

 $167,187 

2023

 $85,301 

2024

  42,651 

Total lease payments

  127,952 

Less: Imputed interest

  (1,977

)

Total lease liability

 $125,975 

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Cont’d)(Contd)

 

 

NOTE 7. Debt

 

SBA Loan

 

On August 10, 2020, the Company was granted a loan (the “SBA Loan”) from the SBA in the principal amount of $150,000 pursuant to the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program. The SBA Loan, which is evidenced by a Promissory Note dated August 10, 2020, is payable in monthly installments of $731, including principal and interest, over 30 years at an interest rate of 3.75% per year. The SBA Loan may be prepaid by the Company at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. The proceeds from this loan must be used solely as working capital to alleviate economic injury caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Although originally repayable commencing one year after grant, on March 12, 2021 the SBA announced that payments on the SBA Loan would be deferred an additional year.

 

As part of the SBA Loan, the Company granted the SBA a continuing security interest in and to any and all “Collateral” to secure payment and performance of all debts, liabilities and obligations of the Company to the SBA under the SBA Loan. The Collateral includes all tangible and intangible personal property that the Company owns or acquires or creates immediately upon the acquisition or creation thereof, including, but not limited to: (a) inventory, (b) equipment, (c) instruments, including promissory notes, (d) chattel paper, including tangible chattel paper and electronic chattel paper, (e) documents, (f) letter of credit rights, (g) accounts, including health-care insurance receivables and credit card receivables, (h) deposit accounts, (i) commercial tort claims,

(j) general intangibles, including payment intangibles and software, and (k) as-extracted collateral, in each case as such terms may from time to time be defined in the Uniform Commercial Code.

 

The aggregate amounts of principal maturities of the SBA Loan for the following fiscal years are:

 

2023

 $1,319  $3,023 

2024

 3,252  3,138 

2025

 3,376  3,257 

2026

 3,505  3,382 
2027 3,639  3,511 

Thereafter

  134,909   133,689 
 $150,000  $150,000 

 

Related Party Note Payable

 

On August 4, 2022, the Company issued a Third Amended and Restated Demand Promissory Note in the principal amount of up to $4,000,000 in favor of Carl H. Guild, Jr. Mr. Guild, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board, loaned the money to the Company to provide working capital. The $4,000,000 consists of $1,000,000 previously loaned to the Company at an interest rate of 6% and $2,000,000 previously loaned to the Company at an interest rate of 7.5% and an additional $1,000,000 at an interest rate of 7.5%.

 

In February 2023, the Company entered into a Fourth Amended and Restated Promissory Note with Mr. Guild (the “Amended Notes Payable”). The amendment fixed the rate of interest at 6.5% per annum, removed the demand aspect of the note and added Michelle S. Guild as a holder of the Amended Notes Payable. Under the terms of the Amended Notes Payable, the Company shall repay the principal balance of $4,000,000 in sixty consecutive monthly payments of principal and interest commencing on March 23, 2023 and ending February 23, 2028 (the “Maturity Date”). In an Event of Default or Change in Control, as defined, the Amended Notes Payable may, at the option of the holder, become immediately due and payable.

 

As of March 25,June 24, 2023, nothe Company had not made a principal payments have been made on the Amended Notes Payablepayment and the outstanding balance was $4,000,000, plus accrued interest of $234,016.$298,125.

 

Interest expense incurred under the related party note payable for the three and sixnine months ended March 25,June 24, 2023 was $60,087$64,110 and $127,526,$191,635, respectively. Interest expense incurred under the related party note payable for the three and sixnine months ended March 26,June 25, 2022 was $24,934$35,024 and $46,660$76,808 respectively.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Cont’d)(Contd)

 

The aggregate amounts of principal maturities of the related party note payable for the following fiscal years are:

 

2023, remaining

 $402,682 

2023

 $402,682 

2024

 726,747  726,747 

2025

 775,419  775,419 

2026

 827,350  827,350 

2027

 882,759  882,759 

Thereafter

  385,043   385,043 
 $4,000,000  $4,000,000 

 

 

NOTE 8. Income Taxes

 

The Company has not recorded an income tax benefit on its net loss for the sixnine month periods ended March 25,June 24, 2023 and March 26,June 25, 2022 due to its uncertain realizability. During previous fiscal years, the Company recorded a valuation allowance for the full amount of its net deferred tax assets since it could not predict the realization of these assets.

 

Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) the Company is entitled to Employee Retention Credits for parts of its fiscal 2020 and 2021 years. The Company is entitled to $515,966 in credits of which $380,442all was received during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2023. The Company expects to receive the remainder of the refunds from the IRS in fiscal 2023.

 

 

NOTE 9. Loss Per Share

 

Outstanding potentially dilutive stock options, which were not included in the net loss per share amounts as their effect would have been anti-dilutive, were as follows: 149,900 shares at June 24, 2023 and 164,900 shares at MarchJune 25, 2023 and 143,900 shares at March 26, 2022.

 

 

NOTE 10. Major10.Major Customers and Export Sales

 

During the three months ended March 23,June 24, 2023, threetwo customers that represented 98%100% of net revenue.revenue (40% and 60% respectively). During the sixnine month period ended March 25,June 24, 2023, threefour customers represented 88%90% of net revenue.revenue (11%, 14%, 16% and 48% respectively).

 

During the three months ended March 26,June 25, 2022, two customers represented 100% of net revenue (85% and 15% respectively). During the nine month period ended June 25, 2022, one customer represented 91% of net revenue. During the six month period ended March 26, 2022, one customer that represented 87%86% of net revenue.

 

A breakdown of foreign and domestic net revenue is as follows:

 

 March 25, 2023  March 26, 2022  June 24, 2023  June 25, 2022 
 3 months  6 months  3 months  6 months  3 months  9 months  3 months  9 months 

Domestic

 $22,143  $116,760  $513,432  $857,133  $13,830  $130,590  $123,526  $980,659 

Foreign

  5,641   32,561   51,680   131,460   21,142   53,703   22,563   154,023 

Total net revenue

 $27,784  $149,321  $565,112  $988,593  $34,972  $184,293  $146,089  $1,134,682 

 

The Company sold products into one foreign country during the three-month period ended March 25,June 24, 2023 and two foreign countries during the sixnine month-period ended March 25,June 24, 2023. The Company sold products into one foreign country during the three-month period ended March 26,June 25, 2022 and two foreign countries during the sixnine month period ended March 26,June 25, 2022.

 

A sale is attributed to a foreign country based on the location of the contracting party. Domestic revenue may include the sale of products shipped through domestic resellers or manufacturers to international destinations. The table below summarizes foreign revenues by country as a percentage of total foreign revenue.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Cont’d)(Contd)

 

 March 2023  March 2022  June 2023  June 2022 
 3 months  6 months  3 months  6 months  3 months  9 months  3 months  9 months 

Philippines

 100% 17% 100% 39% -% 11% 100% 48%

Saudi Arabia

 -  83

%

 -  61% 100% 89% -  52%

 

A summary of foreign revenue, as a percentage of total foreign revenue by geographic area, is as follows:

 

 March 2023  March 2022  June 2023  June 2022 
 

3 months

  

6 months

  

3 months

  

6 months

  

3 months

  

9 months

  

3 months

  

9 months

 

Far East

 100% 17% 100% 39% -% 11% 100% 48%

Mid-East

 -  

83

%

 

-

  61% 100% 89% -  52%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Item 2.          Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements contained herein or as may otherwise be incorporated by reference herein that are not purely historical constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements regarding anticipated operating results, future earnings, and the Company’s ability to achieve growth and profitability. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including but not limited to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic (including its duration and severity) and governmental actions in response thereto; the effect of foreign political unrest; domestic and foreign government policies and economic conditions; future changes in export laws or regulations; changes in technology; the ability to hire, retain and motivate technical, management and sales personnel; the risks associated with the technical feasibility and market acceptance of new products; changes in telecommunications protocols; the effects of changing costs, exchange rates and interest rates; and the Company's ability to secure adequate capital resources. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. For a more detailed discussion of the risks facing the Company, see the Company’s filings with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 24, 2022.

 

Overview

 

The Company designs, manufactures, markets and sells communications security equipment that utilizes various methods of encryption to protect the information being transmitted. Encryption is a technique for rendering information unintelligible, which information can then be reconstituted if the recipient possesses the right decryption “key”. The Company manufactures several standard secure communications products and also provides custom-designed, special-purpose secure communications products for both domestic and international customers. The Company’s products consist primarily of voice, data and facsimile encryptors. Revenue is generated principally from the sale of these products, which have traditionally been to foreign governments either through direct sale, pursuant to a U.S. government contract, or made as a sub-contractor to domestic corporations under contract with the U.S. government. We also sell these products to commercial entities and U.S. government agencies. We generate additional revenues from contract engineering services performed for certain government agencies, both domestic and foreign, and commercial entities.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

 

There have been no material changes in the Company’s critical accounting policies or critical accounting estimates since September 24, 2022 and we have not adopted any accounting policies that have had or are expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. For further discussion of our accounting policies see Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates in the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 24, 2022 as filed with the SEC.

 

Results of Operations

 

Three Months ended March 25June 24, 2023 comparedcompared to Three Months ended March 26,June 25, 2022

 

Net Revenue

 

Net revenue for the quarters ended March 25,June 24, 2023 and March 26,June 25, 2022 was $28,000$35,000 and $565,000,$146,000, respectively, a decrease of $537,000$111,000 or 95%76%. Revenue for the secondthird fiscal quarter of 2023 consisted of $22,000,$14,000, or 79%40%, from domestic sources and $6,000,$21,000, or 21%60%, from international customers as compared to the same period in fiscal 2022, in which revenue consisted of $513,000,$124,000, or 91%85% from domestic sources and $52,000,$22,000, or 9%15%, from international customers. International revenues continued to be impacted by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

 


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Foreign sales consisted of a shipment to one country during the quarters ended and March 25,June 24, 2023 and March 26,June 25, 2022. A sale is attributed to a foreign country based on the location of the contracting party. Domestic revenue may include the sale of products shipped through domestic resellers or manufacturers to international destinations. The table below summarizes our principal foreign sales by country during the secondthird quarters of fiscal 2023 and 2022:

 

  2023  2022 

Philippines

 $6,000  $52,000 
  2023  2022 

Philippines

 $-  $23,000 

Saudi Arabia

  21,000   - 

 

For the three months ended March 25,June 24, 2023, revenue was derived from sales of our engineering services amounting to $10,000$14,000 and a shipment of our narrowband radio encryptors for $6,000 and secure mobile phones amounting to $12,000.for $21,000.

 

For the three months ended MarchJune 26, 2022, revenue was derived from sales of our engineering services amounting to $513,000$124,000 and a shipment of our narrowband radio encryptors amounting to $52,000.$22,000.

 

Gross (Loss) ProfitLoss

 

Gross (loss) profitloss for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2023 was ($85,000),$29,000, compared to gross profitloss of $75,000$36,000 for the same period of fiscal 2022, a decrease of 213%19%. Gross (loss) profitloss expressed as a percentage of total net revenue was (304%)82% for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2023 compared to 13%25% for the same period in fiscal 2022. The Company experienced a gross loss during 2023 and 2022 as a result of declining sales.

 

Operating Costs and Expenses

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2023 were $322,000,$269,000, compared to $485,000$451,000 for the same quarter in fiscal 2022. This decrease of $163,000,$182,000, or 34%40%, was attributable to decreases in general and administrative expenses of $83,000$110,000 and decreases in selling and marketing expenses of $80,000$72,000 during the three months ended March 25,June 24, 2023.

 

The decrease in general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 25,June 24, 2023 was primarily attributable to an decreasesa decrease in payroll and payroll related expenses of $96,000$126,000 as a result of the temporary furlough put in place in December 2022. This decrease was2022 and declines in legal fees of $15,000. These decreases were partially offset by increases in legalaudit fees of $14,000.$25,000.

 

The decrease in selling and marketing expenses for the three months ended March 25,June 24, 2023 was primarily attributable to decreases in payroll and payroll related expenses of $38,000$72,000 as a result of the temporary furlough put in place in December 2022. Also contributing to the decrease were decreases in bid and proposal efforts of $14,000, travel expenses of $12,000 and product demonstration costs of $10,000.

 

Product Development Costs

Product development costs charged to operating expense for the quarter ended March 25, 2023 were $163,000, compared to $84,000 for the quarter ended March 26, 2022. This increase of $79,000, or 94%, was attributable to a decrease billable engineering services contracts during the second quarter of fiscal 2023 that resulted in increased product development costs of $330,000. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in payroll and payroll related expenses of $166,000 and consulting expenses of $71,000.


The Company actively sells its engineering services in support of funded research and development. The receipt of these orders is sporadic, although such programs can span over several months. In addition to these programs, the Company also invests in research and development to enhance its existing products or to develop new products, as it deems appropriate. There was $16,000 of engineering services revenue generated during the second quarter of fiscal 2023 and $513,000 of engineering services revenue generated during the second quarter of fiscal 2022.

 

Product development costs charged to billable projects are recorded as cost of revenue; engineering costs charged to bid and proposal efforts are recorded as selling expenses; and product development costs charged to business development activities are recorded as marketing expenses. Declining revenue in fiscal 2023 has resulted in less product development costs being allocated to cost of revenue.

Product development costs charged to operating expense for the quarter ended June 24, 2023 were $106,000, compared to $319,000 for the quarter ended June 25, 2022. This decrease of $213,000, or 67%, was primarily attributable to a decrease in payroll and payroll related expenses of $218,000. and partially offset by increases in consulting expenses of $47,000.

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Net Loss

 

The Company generated a net loss of $629,000$466,000 for the secondthird quarter of fiscal 2023, compared to a net loss of $522,000$842,000 for the same period of fiscal 2022. This increasedecrease in net loss is primarily attributable to a 95%51% decrease in revenues.operating expenses.

 

SixNine Months ended March 25June 24, 2023 compared to SixNine Months ended March 26,June 25, 2022

 

Net Revenue

Net revenue for the sixnine months ended March 25,June 24, 2023 and March 26,June 25, 2022 was $149,000$184,000 and $989,000,$1,135,000, respectively, a decrease of $840,000$951,000 or 85%84%. Revenue for the first sixnine months of 2023 consisted of $116,000,$130,000, or 78%71%, from domestic sources and $33,000,$54,000, or 22%29%, from international customers as compared to the same period in fiscal 2022, in which revenue consisted of $857,000,$981,000, or 87%86% from domestic sources and $132,000,$154,000, or 13%14%, from international customers. International revenues continued to be impacted by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Foreign sales consisted of a shipment to two countries during the sixnine months ended March 25,June 24, 2023 and March 26,June 25, 2022. A sale is attributed to a foreign country based on the location of the contracting party. Domestic revenue may include the sale of products shipped through domestic resellers or manufacturers to international destinations. The table below summarizes our principal foreign sales by country during the secondthird quarters of fiscal 2023 and 2022:

 

 2023  2022  2023  2022 

Philippines

 $6,000  $52,000  $6,000  $74,000 

Saudi Arabia

  27,000   80,000   48,000   80,000 
 $33,000  $132,000  $54,000  $154,000 

 

For the sixnine months ended March 25,June 24, 2023, revenue was derived from sales of our engineering services amounting to $16,000$30,000 a shipments of our internet protocol data encryptors, secure mobile phones and narrowband radio encryptors amounted to $33,000.$154,000.

 

For the sixnine months ended March 26,June 25, 2022, revenue was derived from sales of our engineering services amounting to $857,000$981,000 a shipment of our internet protocol data encryptors amounting to $80,000 and a shipment of our narrowband radio encryptors amounting to $52,000.$74,000.

 

 

 


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Gross (Loss) Profit

 

Gross (loss) profitloss for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2023 was ($112,000),$141,000, compared to gross profit of $141,000$105,000 for the same period of fiscal 2022, a decrease of 179%234%. Gross (loss) profit expressed as a percentage of total net revenue was (75%(76%) for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2023 compared to 14%9% for the same period in fiscal 2022. The Company experienced a gross loss during 2023 as a result of declining sales.

 

Operating Costs and Expenses

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2023 were $806,000,$1,074,000, compared to $1,047,000$1,498,000 for the same quarter infirst nine months of fiscal 2022. This decrease of $241,000,$424,000, or 23%28%, was attributable to decreases in general and administrative expenses of $121,000$239,000 and decreases in selling and marketing expenses of $120,000$185,000 during the sixnine months ended March 25,June 24, 2023.

 

The decrease in general and administrative expenses for the sixnine months ended March 25,June 24, 2023 was primarily attributable to decreases in payroll and payroll related expenses of $116,000$264,000 as a result of the temporary furlough put in place in December 2022. This was partially offset by increases in professional service fees of $25,000.

 

The decrease in selling and marketing expenses for the sixnine months ended March 25,June 24, 2023 was primarily attributable to decreases in payroll and payroll related expenses of $38,000$81,000 as a result of the temporary furlough put in place in December 2022. Also contributing to the decrease were increasesdecreases in bid and proposal efforts and demonstration costs of $31,000,$64,000, consulting expenses of $13,000$14,000 and product demonstrationtravel costs of $32,000.$17,000.

 

Product Development Costs

 

Product development costs for the six months ended March 25, 2023 were $440,000, compared to $185,000 for the six months ended March 26, 2022. This increase of $255,000, or 138%, was attributable to a decrease in billable engineering services contracts during the first six months of fiscal 2023.  Higher billable engineering services in 2022 had resulted in decreased product development costs of $540,000 for the first six months of fiscal 2022.

The Company actively sells its engineering services in support of funded research and development. The receipt of these orders is sporadic, although such programs can span over several months. In addition to these programs, the Company also invests in research and development to enhance its existing products or to develop new products, as it deems appropriate. There was $16,000 of engineering services revenue generated during the first six months of fiscal 2023 and $857,000 of engineering services revenue generated during the first six months of fiscal 2022.

Product development costs are charged to billable engineering services, bid and proposal efforts or business development activities, as appropriate. Product development costs charged to billable projects are recorded as cost of revenue; engineering costs charged to bid and proposal efforts are recorded as selling expenses; and product development costs charged to business development activities are recorded as marketing expenses. Declining revenue in fiscal 2023 has resulted in less product development costs being allocated to cost of revenue.

Product development costs for the nine months ended June 24, 2023 were $546,000, compared to $504,000 for the nine months ended June 25, 2022. This increase of $42,000, or 8%, was attributable to a decrease in billable engineering services contracts during the first nine months of fiscal 2023. During the first nine months of 2022 product development costs of $696,000 were allocated to cost of revenue. During the first nine months of 2023 product development costs of $94,000 were allocated to cost of revenue. The impact of a decline in costs allocated to cost of sales was offset by decreased payroll and payroll related costs of $400,000 as a result of the temporary furlough put in place in December 2022. Other notable cost declines included a $131,000 decline in consulting costs.

 

Net Loss

 

The Company generated a net loss of $1,478,000$1,944,000 for the first sixnine months of fiscal 2023, compared to a net loss of $1,136,000$1,978,000 for the same period of fiscal 2022. This increasedecrease in net loss is primarily attributable to a decrease in net revenue of $840,000.operating costs during 2023.

 

 


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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Sources and Uses of Cash

 

The following table presents our abbreviated cash flows for the sixnine month periods ended (unaudited):

 

 

March 25, 2023

  

March 26, 2022

  

June 24, 2023

  

June 25, 2022

 

Net Loss

 $(1,478,000) $(1,136,000) $(1,944,000) $(1,978,000)

Changes not affecting cash

 28,000  27,000  36,000  42,000 

Changes in assets and liabilities

  641,000   (63,000)  946,000   325,000 

Cash used in operating activities

 (809,000) (1,172,000) (962,000) (1,611,000)
 

Cash provided by financing activities

  1,000,000   900,000   1,000,000   1,350,000 
 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 191,000  (272,000) 38,000  (261,000)

Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period

  7,000   298,000   7,000   298,000 

Cash and cash equivalents - end of period

 $198,000  $26,000  $45,000  $37,000 

 

Liquidity and Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

 

Our cash and cash equivalents at March 25,June 24, 2023 totaled $198,269.$45,000. For the sixnine months ended March 25,June 24, 2023, the Company generated a net loss of $1,477,627$1,944,000 and for the fiscal years ended September 24, 2022 and September 25, 2021, the Company generated net losses of approximately $2,331,000 and $1,088,000, respectively. The Company has experienced declining revenues during the sixnine months ended March 25,June 24, 2023 and has an accumulated deficit of $7,962,733$8,429,000 at March 25,June 24, 2023. These factors continue to raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Such consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

In December 2022 the Company implemented a partial furlough plan for the majority of salaried employees. The plan reduces the workweek to 24 hours and salaries have been reduced commensurately. In January of 2023 the Company reduced the workweek further to 16 hours. With this furlough plan in place we anticipate liquidity will be sufficient to fund our activities through JuneSeptember 2023. In order to have sufficient cash to fund our operations beyond that point, we will need to secure new customer contracts, raise additional equity or debt capital, and reduce expenses, including payroll and payroll-related expenses through another employee furlough and/or separations.

 

In February 2023, the Company’sCompany entered into a Fourth Amended and Restated Promissory Note with Carl H. Guild, Jr., the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (the “Amended Notes Payable”). The amendment fixed the rate of interest at 6.5% per annum, removed the demand aspect of the note and added Michelle S. Guild as a holder of the Amended Notes Payable. Under the terms of the Amended Notes Payable, the Company shall repay the principal balance of $4,000,000 in sixty consecutive monthly payments of principal and interest commencing on March 23, 2023 and ending February 23, 2028. As of June 24, 2023, the Company has not made a principal payment on the Amended Notes Payable.

 

In order to have sufficient capital resources to fund operations, the Company has been working diligently to secure several large orders with new and existing customers. The receipt of these orders has been significantly delayed and will continue to be difficult to predict due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our customers as a result of their operations being reduced or shut down. TCC has been able to maintain its operations during this sustained period of disruption, but a continuation of the disruption in either our customers’ operations or those of the Company will continue to have a material adverse impact on sales activity and revenue.

 

The Company is working diligently to secure additional capital through equity or debt arrangements in addition to the recent funding received from the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program and Mr. Guild (see Note 7). The Company is actively working with equity investors as well as debt investors, such as the SBA and Mr. Guild to secure additional funding, although we cannot provide assurances we will be able to secure such new funding, especially in light of the tightening of the credit markets and continuing volatility of the capital markets as a result of the coronavirus.funding. Moreover, the Company’s common stock was delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market effective January 25, 2021; while the common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the change in listing may have a negative impact on the liquidity of the stock and the Company’s ability to raise capital through offerings of its equity securities.

 

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Should the Company be unsuccessful in these efforts, it would be forced to implement headcount reductions, additional employee furloughs and/or reduced hours for certain employees, or cease operations completely.

 

Company Facilities

 

On April 1, 2014, the Company entered into a lease for its current facilities. This lease is for 22,800 square feet located at 100 Domino Drive, Concord, MA. The Company has been a tenant in this space since 1983. This is the Company’s only facility and houses all manufacturing, research and development, and corporate operations. The initial term of the lease was for five years through March 31, 2019 at an annual rate of $171,000. In addition, the lease contains options to extend the lease for two and one- half years through September 30, 2021 and another two and one-half years through March 31, 2024 at an annual rate of $171,000. In September 2018, the Company exercised its option to extend the term of the lease through September 2021. In March 2021, the Company exercised the second option and the new term will run until March 30, 2024. The lease expense for each of the sixnine month periods ended March 25,June 24, 2023 and March 26,June 25, 2022 was $85,000.$128,000.

 

Debt Instruments

 

The Company was granted a loan by the SBA in August 2020. This loan is evidenced by a promissory note dated August 10, 2020 in the principal amount of $150,000 and was made under the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program of the SBA. This note is payable monthly over 30 years at an annual interest rate of 3.75% commencing two years from the date of issuance.

 

On August 4, 2022, the Company issued an amended and restated demand promissory note in the principal amount of up to $4,000,000 in favor of Carl H. Guild, Jr. Mr. Guild, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board, loaned the money to the Company to provide working capital. The $4,000,000 consists of $1,000,000 previously loaned to the Company at an interest rate of 6% and $2,000,000 previously loaned to the Company at an interest rate of 7.5% and an additional $1,000,000 at an interest rate of 7.5%. The additional funds will be available to the Company to borrow from Mr. Guild on a revolving basis and the loan has no specified term year and may be prepaid at any time without premium or penalty.

 

In February 2023, the Company’sCompany entered into a Fourth Amended and Restated Promissory Note with Mr. Guild (the “Amended Notes Payable”). The amendment fixed the rate of interest at 6.5% per annum, removed the demand aspect of the note and added Michelle S. Guild as a holder of the Amended Notes Payable. Under the terms of the Amended Notes Payable, the Company shall repay the principal balance of $4,000,000 in sixty consecutive monthly payments of principal and interest commencing on March 23, 2023 and ending February 23, 2028.

 

The outstanding principal balance at March 25,June 24, 2023 was $4,000,000, plus accrued interest of $234,016.$298,000.

 

Backlog

 

Backlog at March 25,June 24, 2023 amounted to $53,000.$1,600,000. The orders in backlog at March 25,June 24, 2023 are expected to ship and/or services are expected to be performed over the next six months depending on customer requirements and product availability.

 

Performance guaranties

 

Certain foreign customers require the Company to guarantee bid bonds and performance of products sold. These guaranties typically take the form of standby letters of credit. Guaranties are generally required in amounts of 5% to 10% of the purchase price and last in duration from three months to one year. At March 25,June 24, 2023 and September 24, 2022, the Company had no outstanding letters of credit.

 

Research and development

 

Research and development efforts are undertaken by the Company primarily on its own initiative. In order to compete successfully, the Company must improve existing products and develop new products, as well as attract and retain qualified personnel. No assurances can be given that the Company will be able to hire and train such technical management and sales personnel or successfully improve and develop its products.

 

During the six monthnine-month periods ended March 25,June 24, 2023 and March 26,June 25, 2022 the Company spent $440,000$546,000 and $185,000,$504,000, respectively, on internal product development. The Company also spent $10,000$94,000 and $545,000$696,000 on billable development efforts during the first sixnine months of fiscal 2023 and 2022, respectively. It is expected that total product development expenses will remain lower until we secure a new billable research and development contract.

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It is anticipated that cash from operations will fund our near-term research and development and marketing activities. We also believe that, in the long term, based on current billable activities, cash from operations will be sufficient to meet the development goals of the Company, although we can give no assurances. Any increase in development activities - either billable or new product related - will require additional resources, which we may not be able to fund through cash from operations. In circumstances where resources will be insufficient, the Company will look to other sources of financing, including debt and/or equity investments; however, we can provide no guarantees that we will be successful in securing such additional financing.

 

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Other than those stated above, there are no plans for significant internal product development or material commitments for capital expenditures during the remainder of fiscal 2023.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

 

Recent accounting pronouncements were issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force) and the SEC during the first sixnine months of the Company’s 2023 fiscal year but such pronouncements are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Item 3.

Item 3.          Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4.

Item 4.          Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer has reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Based on that review and evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are not effective as of March 25,June 24, 2023 due to the material weaknesses described below.

 

Managements annual report on internal control over financial reporting. Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of March 25,June 24, 2023. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework (2013). Based on such an assessment, management concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of March 25,June 24, 2023.

 

Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

Because of inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluations of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

A goal of the assessment was to determine whether any material weaknesses existed with respect to the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. A “material weakness” is defined as a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the registrant’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by the Company’s internal controls.

 

Based upon that assessment management identified a deficiency that rose to the level of a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting related to generally accepted accounting principles associated with revenue recognition caused by an error in judgement within the accounting department. The Company identified this material weakness at year end, but remediated those material weaknesses it had identified in prior years, as described below.

 

As disclosed in the Company’s periodic and annual reports for prior periods through fiscal year end 2019, management had concluded that the Company did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting due to material weaknesses in such internal control related to the misapplication of generally accepted accounting principles associated with revenue recognition, inventory reserves, accruals and the preparation of the consolidated financial statements, as well as the classification and disclosure of financial information, all caused by a lack of adequate skills and experience within the accounting department. In addition, management also previously identified a material weakness due to a lack of sufficient staff to segregate accounting duties.

 


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Nonetheless, management believes that our consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have certified that, based on such officer’s knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report. In addition, we initiated a remediation plan for the material weaknesses, described above.

 

Our management, with oversight from the Audit Committee, actively engaged in remediating the identified material weaknesses. As part of these remediation efforts management undertook education and training for TCC’s accounting staff and management to address certain core competencies that resulted in the lack of operational effectiveness. Management will continue to assess the design of controls to determine if enhancements are needed to increase effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Management has retained a subject matter expert in the area of income tax accounting and is assessing the need to retain additional subject matter experts to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and SEC rules and regulations. Both management and the Audit Committee have increased their oversight of non-routine transactions. This includes oversight of large revenue contracts as well as judgement areas, including inventory reserves and accruals. This oversight will contribute to the assessment of the need to retain additional subject matter experts.

 

The Company has made significant progress in improving its internal control over financial reporting but remediation efforts are ongoing; the Company’s goal is to have all material weaknesses remediated by the end of its 2023 fiscal year.

 

Changes in internal control over financial reporting. The changes in the aforementioned internal control over financial reporting and the remediation efforts undertaken as of year-end and undertaken in the first sixnine months of the Company’s fiscal 2023 have not materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. In addition, during the second quarter, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer retired and the Company’s Chief Executive Officer is now the Acting Chief Financial Officer. No other changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting occurred during the second quarter of its 2023 fiscal year.

 

 


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PART II. Other Information

 

Item 1.

Item 1.     Legal Proceedings

 

There were no material pending legal proceedings to which the Company or its subsidiary was a party or which any of their property was subject during the period covered by this quarterly report.

 

Item 1A.

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 2.

Item 2.     Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 3.

Item 3.     Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4.

Item 4.     Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.

Item 5.     Other Information

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6.

Item 6.     Exhibits

 

 

31.1

Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

31.2

Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

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Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

101.INS

Inline XBRL Report Instance Document

 

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document

 

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document

 

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document

 

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

 

 

 


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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

(Registrant)

May 9,August 8, 2023

By:

/s/ Carl H. Guild, Jr.

Date

 

Carl H. Guild, Jr., President, Chief

Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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