UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

[ X ]

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended

December 29, 201828, 2019

  OR  

[     ]

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from

 

to

 

 

Commission File No. 001-14605

 

GIGA-TRONICS INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

California

 

94-2656341

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

5990 Gleason Drive, Dublin CA 94568

 

(925) 328-4650

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

 

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, No par value

GIGA

OTCQB Market

 

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 [ X ]     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 (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes [ X ]     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. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer

[     ]

 

Accelerated filer

[     ]

Non-accelerated filer

[     ]

 

Smaller reporting company

[ X ]

 

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. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).

Yes [    ]     No [ X ]

 

There were a total of 10,996,5112,476,900 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding as of February 7, 2019.January 28, 2020.  

 


 

INDEX

  

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Page No.

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 29, 201828, 2019 and March 31, 201830, 2019

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, Three and Nine Months Ended December 29, 201828, 2019 and December 30, 201729, 2018

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity, Nine Months Ended December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018

6

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Nine Months Ended December 29, 201828, 2019 and December 30, 201729, 2018

68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

79

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

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

2021

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

2526

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

2526

 

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

2527

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

2627

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

2627

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

2627

 

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

27

 

Item 5.

Other information

27

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

2728

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 2829

 

 

 

 

 

.

Exhibit Index

 

 

 

31.1 Certification of CEO pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

 

 

31.2 Certification of Principal Accounting OfficerCFO pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

 

 

32.1 Certification of CEO pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

 

 

32.1 Certification of Principal Accounting OfficerCFO pursuant to Section 906302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

 


 

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements about Giga-tronics Incorporated (the “Company” or “we”) for which it claims the protection of the safe harbor provisions contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (i) projections of revenues, expenses, income or loss, earnings or loss per share, capital structure and other financial items; (ii) statements of plans, objectives and expectations of the Company or its management or board of directors, including those relating to products, revenue or cost savings; (iii) statements of future economic performance; and (iv) statements of assumptions underlying such statements.  Words such as "believes", "anticipates", "expects", "intends", "targeted", "projected", "continue", "remain", "will", "should", "may" and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.

 

These forward-looking statements are based on Management’s current knowledge and belief and include information concerning the Company’s possible or assumed future financial condition and results of operations. A number of factors, some of which are beyond the Company’s ability to predict or control, could cause future results to differ materially from those contemplated. These factors include but are not limited to risks related to (1) the Company’s potential inabilityability to obtain necessary capital to finance its operations and to continue as a going concern;operations; (2) the Company’s ability to develop competitive products in a market with rapidly changing technology and standards; (3) the results of pending or threatened litigation; (4) risks related to customers’ credit worthiness/profiles; (5) changes in the Company’s credit profile and its ability to borrow; (6) a potential decline in demand for certain of the Company’s products; (7) potential product liability claims; (8) the potential loss of key personnel; and (9) U.S. and international economic conditions. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our business operations. The reader is directed to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2018 or30, 2019 for further discussion of factors that could affect the Company's business and cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement made in this report. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements in this report.

 


 

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

GIGA-TRONICS INCORPORATED   

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

 

(In thousands except share data)

 

December 29,

2018

  

March 31,

2018

  

December 28,

2019

  

March 30,

2019

 

Assets

                

Current assets:

                

Cash and cash-equivalents

 $448  $1,485  $1,244  $878 

Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance of $8 and $8, respectively

  694   364   477   568 

Inventories, net

  3,182   5,487   3,586   2,734 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

  1,464   87   1,983   1,354 

Total current assets

  5,788   7,423   7,290   5,534 

Property and equipment, net

  627   833   552   569 

Other long-term assets

  175   175 

Right of use asset

  1,164    

Other long term assets

  177   176 

Total assets

 $6,590  $8,431  $9,183  $6,279 

Liabilities and shareholders' equity

                

Current liabilities:

                

Line of credit

 $455  $552 

Accounts payable

  928   996  $968  $747 

Loan payable, net of discounts and issuance costs

  1,693   1,447 

Loans payable, net of discounts and issuance costs

  1,138   1,781 

Accrued payroll and benefits

  598   343   402   476 

Deferred revenue

  251   3,374   218    

Capital lease obligations

  43   52 

Deferred rent

  2   74 

Lease obligations

  396   41 

Deferred liability related to asset sale

  40   40      40 

Deferred rent

  69   58 

Other current liabilities

  870   947   351   754 

Total current liabilities

  4,947   7,809   3,475   3,913 

Other non-current liabilities

  149   172 

Long term deferred rent

  375   429   2   358 

Long term obligations - capital lease

  31   62 

Long term obligations - leases

  1,174   21 

Total liabilities

  5,353   8,300   4,800   4,464 

Commitments and contingencies

                

Shareholders' equity:

                

Convertible preferred stock of no par value Authorized - 1,000,000 shares Series A - designated 250,000 shares; no shares at December 29, 2018 and March 31, 2018 issued and outstanding

      

Series B, C, D- designated 19,500 shares; 18,533.51 shares at December 29, 2018 and March 31, 2018 issued and outstanding; (liquidation preference of $3,540 at December 29, 2018 and March 31, 2018)

  2,911   2,911 

Series E- designated 100,000 shares; 80,400 shares at December 29, 2018 and 43,800 shares at March 31, 2018 issued and outstanding; (liquidation preference of $3,015 at December 29, 2018 and $1,643 March 31, 2018)

  1,439   702 

Common stock of no par value; Authorized - 40,000,000 shares; 10,996,511 shares at December 29, 2018 and 10,312,653 shares at March 31, 2018 issued and outstanding

  25,478   25,200 
Preferred stock; no par value; Authorized - 1,000,000 shares      

Series A convertible- designated 250,000 shares; no shares at December 28, 2019 and March 30, 2019 issued and outstanding

      

Series B, C, D convertible - designated 19,500 shares; 17,781.64 shares at December 28, 2019 and 18,533.51 at March 30, 2019 outstanding; (liquidation preference of $3,367 at December 28, 2019 and $3,540 at March 30, 2019)

  2,745   2,911 

Series E convertible- designated 100,000 shares; 9,200 shares at December 28, 2019 and 98,400 shares at March 30, 2019 outstanding; (liquidation preference of $345 at December 28, 2019 and $3,690 at March 30, 2019)

  177   1,895 

Common stock; no par value; Authorized – 13,333,333 shares; 2,476,900 shares at December 28, 2019 and 757,367 shares at March 30, 2019 issued and outstanding

  31,369   25,557 

Accumulated deficit

  (28,591)  (28,682

)

  (29,908)  (28,548)

Total shareholders' equity

  1,237   131   4,383   1,815 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 $6,590  $8,431  $9,183  $6,279 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements         

 


 

 

GIGA-TRONICS INCORPORATED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

Three Month Periods Ended

  

Nine Month Periods Ended

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 

(In thousands except per share data)

 

December 29,

2018

  

December 30,

2017

  

December 29,

2018

  

December 30,

2017

  

December 28,

2019

  

December 29,

2018

  

December 28,

2019

  

December 29,

2018

 

Revenue

                

Net revenue

                

Goods

 $100  $1,989  $416  $2,819  $193  $100  $2,576  $416 

Services

  1,793   1,231   7,207   4,634   2,439   1,793   6,589   7,207 

Total Revenue

  1,893   3,220   7,623   7,453 

Cost of sales

  1,069   2,415   4,367   5,695 

Total revenue

  2,632   1,893   9,165   7,623 

Cost of goods and services

  1,534   1,069   5,288   4,367 

Gross profit

  824   805   3,256   1,758   1,098   824��  3,877   3,256 
                                

Operating expenses:

                                

Engineering

  302   452   1,020   1,313   393   302   1,097   1,020 

Selling, general and administrative

  853   891   2,754   3,158   819   853   2,617   2,754 

Total operating expenses

  1,155   1,343   3,774   4,471   1,212   1,155   3,714   3,774 
                                

Operating loss

  (331)  (538)  (518)  (2,713)
                

Gain on sale of product line

     324      324 

Gain on adjustment of warrant liability to fair value

     7      67 

Operating income (loss)

  (114)  (331

)

  163   (518

)

Interest expense:

                                

Interest expense, net

  (128)  (71)  (363)  (238)  (42)  (101

)

  (166)  (294

)

Interest expense from accretion of loan discount

  (58)  (35)  (163)  (90)     (58

)

  (19)  (163

)

Total interest expense, net

  (186)  (106)  (526)  (328)  (42)  (159

)

  (185)  (457

)

Loss before income taxes

  (517)  (313)  (1,044)  (2,650)  (156)  (490

)

  (22)  (975

)

Provision for income taxes

        42   2         2   42 

Net loss

 $(517) $(313) $(1,086) $(2,652) $(156) $(490

)

 $(24) $(1,017

)

Deemed dividend on Series E shares

 $(18) $(27) $(91) $(69)

Cumulative dividends on Series E shares

  (1,240)     (1,245)   

Net loss attributable to common shareholders

 $(1,414) $(517) $(1,360) $(1,086)
                                

Loss per common share - basic

 $(0.05

)

 $(0.03) $(0.10

)

 $(0.27) $(1.04) $(0.73) $(1.38) $(1.56

)

Loss per common share - diluted

 $(0.05

)

 $(0.03) $(0.10

)

 $(0.27) $(1.04) $(0.73) $(1.38) $(1.56

)

                                

Weighted average shares used in per share calculation:

                                

Basic

  10,676   9,798   10,408   9,769   1,362   712   987   694 

Diluted

  10,676   9,798   10,408   9,769   1,362   712   987   694 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements  

 


 

 

GIGA-TRONICS INCORPORATED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)


  

Preferred Stock

  Common Stock  

Accumulated

     

(In thousands except share data)

 

Shares

  

Amount

  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Deficit

  

Total

 

Balance at March 31, 2018

  62,334  $3,613   687,510  $25,200  $(28,682) $131 

Cumulative effect of ASC 606 adoption

              1,176   1,176 

Net loss

              (267)  (267)

Share based compensation

           57      57 

Warrant exercises, net of issuance costs

        4,020   15      15 

Equity issuance for PFG Loan

        500          

Restricted stock granted

        2,567          

Series E preferred stock issuance, net of offering costs of $15

  8,800   205            205 

Series E dividends

              (20)  (20)

Balance at June 30, 2018

  71,134  $3,818   694,597  $25,272  $(27,793) $1,297 

Net loss

              (260)  (260)

Share based compensation

           46      46 

Warrant exercises, net of issuance costs

        34,171   97      97 

Equity issuance for PFG Loan

        500          

Series E preferred stock issuance, net of offering costs of $15

  17,400   371            371 

Series E dividends

              (22)  (22)

Balance at September 29, 2018

  88,534  $4,189   729,268  $25,415  $(28,075) $1,529 

Net loss

              (490)  (490)

Share based compensation

           33      33 

Restricted stock granted

        3,333          

Equity issuance for PFG Loan

        500          

Series E preferred stock issuance, net of offering costs of $15

  10,400   161            161 

Series E dividends

              (27)  (27)

Balance at December 29, 2018

  98,934  $4,350   733,101  $25,448  $(28,592) $1,206 


  

Preferred Stock

  

Common Stock

  

Accumulated

     

(In thousands except share data)

 

Shares

  

Amount

  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Deficit

  

Total

 

Balance at March 30, 2019

  116,934  $4,806   757,367  $25,557  $(28,548) $1,815 

Net income

              52   52 

Share based compensation

           95      95 

Equity issuance for PFG Loan

        167          

Restricted stock forfeited

        (1,333)         

Series E preferred stock issuance, reclass of offering costs of $2

     (2)     2       

Series E dividends

              (37)  (37)

Balance at June 29, 2019

  116,934  $4,804   756,201  $25,654  $(28,533) $1,925 

Net income

              80   80 

Share based compensation

           67      67 

Warrant exercises

        81,808   230      230 

Series E dividends

        33,991   142   (36)  106 

Series E converted to common stock

  (600)  (15)  4,000   20   (5)   

Series B converted to common stock

  (752)  (166)  5,012   166       

Balance at September 28, 2019

  115,582  $4,623   881,012  $26,279  $(28,494) $2,408 

Net income

              (156)  (156)

Share based compensation

           67      67 

Fractional shares due to reverse split

        (81)         

Warrant exercises, net of issuance costs

           (18)     (18)

Series E dividends

        10,636   47   (18)  29 

Series E converted to common stock

  (88,600)  (1,701)  886,000   2,941   (1,240)   

Common stock issuance, net of offering costs

        699,333   2,053      2,053 

Balance at December 28, 2019

  26,982  $2,922   2,476,900  $31,369  $(29,908) $4,383 


GIGA-TRONICS INCORPORATED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

Nine Month Periods Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 

(In thousands)

 

December 29,

2018

  

December 30,

2017

  

December 28,

2019

  

December 29,

2018

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

                

Net loss

 $(1,086) $(2,652

)

 $(24

)

 $(1,017

)

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

                

Depreciation and amortization

  206   1,025   140   206 

Share based compensation

  168   174   229   168 

Adjustment of warrant liability to fair value

     (67)

Accretion of discounts and issuance costs on debt

  163   100   20   163 

Change in fair value of equity forward

     16 

Change in other long-term liabilities

     31 

Accrued interest and fees on loan payable

  84      (224)  84 

Change in deferred rent

  (43)  499   1   (43)

Gain on sale of product line

     (375)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

                

Trade accounts receivable

  (330)  124   91   (330)

Inventories

  724   (610)  (852)  724 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

  (1,188)  383   (629)  (1,188)

Right of use asset

  197    

Accounts payable

  (68)  356   221   (68)

Accrued payroll and benefits

  255   (144)  (74)  255 

Deferred revenue

  (556)  (524)  218   (556)

Other current liabilities

  (77)  299 

Other current and non-current liabilities

  (369)  (146)

Net cash used in operating activities

  (1,748)  (1,365)  (1,055)  (1,748)
                

Cash flows from investing activities:

                

Purchases of property and equipment

     (685)  (123)   

Net cash used in investing activities

     (685)  (123)   
                

Cash flows from financing activities:

                

Principal payments on leases

  (282)  (40)

Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock, net of issuance costs

     736 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs

  2,053    

Proceeds from exercise of warrants

  211   112 

Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs

     1,456   1,051    

Repayments of line of credit

  (97)  (30)

Principal payments on capital leases

  (40)  (37)

Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock, net of issuance costs

  736     

Exercise of warrants

  112     

Repayments of borrowings

  (1,489)  (97)

Net cash provided by financing activities

  711   1,389   1,544   711 
                

(Decrease)/Increase in cash and cash-equivalents

  (1,037)  (661)

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash-equivalents

  366   (1,037)
                

Beginning cash and cash-equivalents

  1,485   1,421   878   1,485 

Ending cash and cash-equivalents

 $448  $760  $1,244  $448 
                

Supplementary disclosure of cash flow information:

                

Cash paid for income taxes

 $12  $2  $57  $12 

Cash paid for interest

 $164  $163  $376  $164 
                

Supplementary disclosure of noncash financing activities:

                

Cumulative effect of adoption of ASC 606 on inventory

 $(1,581) $  $  $(1,581)

Cumulative effect of adoption of ASC 606 on prepaid expenses and other current assets

 $189  $  $  $189 

Cumulative effect of adoption of ASC 606 on deferred revenue

 $2,567  $  $  $2,567 

Common stock issued in connection with debt issuance

 $  $172 

Equipment disposal

 $  $377 

Cumulative effect of adoption of ASC 842 on right of use assets

 $1,361  $ 

Cumulative effect of adoption of ASC 842 on deferred rent

 $429  $ 

Cumulative effect of adoption of ASC 842 on lease liability

 $1,790  $ 

Issuance of dividends in kind

 $(190) $(69)

 

See Accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements  

 


 

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

(1)(1)          Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by Giga-tronics Incorporated (the(“Giga-tronics,” “Company” or “we”), pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The consolidated results of operations for the interim periods shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the fiscal year. In the opinion of management, the information contained herein reflects all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring entries) necessary to make the consolidated results of operations for the interim periods a fair statement of such operations. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto, included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K,10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended March 31, 2018.30, 2019.

On December 12, 2019, the Company completed a one-for-fifteen reverse stock split of its common stock.  All shares and per share amounts included in the financial statements have been adjusted to reflect the effect of the reverse stock split.  See Note 8.

  

Principles of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Giga-tronics and its wholly-owned subsidiary.subsidiary, Microsource, Inc. (“Microsource”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.consolidation

  

DerivativesUse of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions 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 amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Leases

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2016-02 - Leases (ASC 842), which sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both parties to a contract (i.e. lessees and lessors). The new standard requires lessees to apply a dual approach, classifying leases as either finance or operating leases based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase by the lessee. This classification determines whether lease expense is recognized based on an effective interest method or on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease, respectively. A lessee is also required to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all leases with a term of greater than 12 months regardless of their classification. Leases with a term of 12 months or less are accounted for similar to guidance for operating leases existing prior to ASC 842. ASC 842 supersedes the previous leases standard, ASC 840 Leases. The Company accountsadopted ASC 842 as of March 31, 2019. The new standard requires a modified retrospective transition approach for all leases existing at, or entered into after, the date of initial application, with an option to use certain transition relief. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements, which amends ASC Topic 842 to provide another transition method, allowing a cumulative effect adjustment to the opening balance of its warrantsretained earnings during the period of adoption. The Company has one long term office lease. The adoption of ASU 2016-02 on March 31, 2019 resulted in the recognition of right-of-use assets of approximately $1.4 million, lease liabilities for operating leases of approximately $1.8 million and embedded debt features as derivatives. Changes in fair values are reported in earnings as gainno material impact to the Consolidated Statements of Operations or lossCash Flows. See below for further information regarding the impact of the adoption of ASU 2016-02 on adjustment of these instruments to fair value. the Company's financial statements.

 

Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue Beginning April 1,2018, the Company follows the provisions of ASU 2014-092014-09 as subsequently amended by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”)FASB between 2015 and 2017 and collectively known as ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). Amounts for prior periods are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with the Company’s prior historic accounting practices. The guidance provides a unified model to determine how revenue is recognized. In addition, the standard requires disclosure of the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers.

 

In determining the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under its agreements, the Company performs the following steps: (i) identifies the promised goods or services in the contract; (ii) determines whether the promised goods or services are performance obligations including whether they are distinct in the context of the contract; (iii) measures the transaction price, including the constraint on variable consideration; (iv) allocates the transaction price to the performance obligations based on estimated selling prices; and (v) recognizes revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies each performance obligation.

 

The Company generates revenue through the design, manufacture, and sale of products used in the defense industry to major prime defense contractors, the U.S. armed services (primarily in the U.S.) and research institutes. There is generally one performance obligation in the Company’s contracts with its customers. For highly engineered products, the customer typically controls the work in process as evidenced either by contractual termination clauses or by the Company’s right to payment for costs incurred to date plus a reasonable profit for products or services that do not have an alternative use. In these circumstances, the performance obligation is the design and manufacturing service. As control transfers continuously over time on these contracts, revenue is recognized based on the extent of progress towards completion of the performance obligation using a cost-to-cost method. Engineering services are also satisfied over time and recognized on the cost-to-cost method. These types of revenue arrangements are typical for ourthe Company’s defense contracts within the Microsource segment for its YIG RADAR filter products used in fighter jet aircrafts.


 

For the sale of standard or minimally customized products, the performance obligation is the series of finished products which are recognized at the points in time the units are transferred to the control of the customer, typically upon shipment. This type of revenue arrangement is typical for our commercial contracts within the Giga-tronics segment for its Advanced Signal Generation and Analysis system products used for testing RADAR and Electronic Warfare (“EW”) equipment.

 

Performance Obligations

 

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer and is the unit of account in ASC Topic 606. The Company’s performance obligations include:

 

 

Design and manufacturing services

 

Product supply – Distinct goods or services that are substantially the same

 

Engineering services

 

The majority of the Company’s contracts have a single performance obligation as the promise to transfer the individual goods or services is not separately identifiable from other promises in the contracts and, therefore, not distinct. The Company’s revenue in fiscal 2019 under ASC 606 primarily relates to design and manufacturing services, there was no product supply, and engineering services were nominal.


 

Transaction Price

 

The Company has both fixed and variable consideration. Under the Company’s highly engineered design and manufacturing arrangements, advance payments and unit prices are considered fixed, as product is not returnable, and the Company has an enforceable right to reimbursement in the event of a cancellation. For standard and minimally customized products, payments can include variable consideration, such as product returns and sales allowances. The transaction price in engineering services arrangements may include estimated amounts of variable consideration, including award fees, incentive fees, or other provisions that can either increase or decrease the transaction price. Milestone payments are identified as variable consideration when determining the transaction price. At the inception of each arrangement that includes milestone payments, the Company evaluates whether the milestones are considered probable of being achieved and estimates the amount to be included in the transaction price using the most likely amount method. The Company estimates variable consideration at the amount to which they expect to be entitled and determines whether to include estimated amounts as a reduction in the transaction price based largely on an assessment of the conditions that might trigger an adjustment to the transaction price and all information (historical, current and forecasted) that is reasonably available to the Company. The Company includes estimated amounts in the transaction price to the extent it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the estimation uncertainty is resolved.

 

Allocation of Consideration

 

As part of the accounting for arrangements that contain multiple performance obligations, the Company must develop assumptions that require judgment to determine the stand-alone selling price of each performance obligation identified in the contract. When a contract contains more than one performance obligation, the Company uses key assumptions to determine the stand-alone selling price of each performance obligation. Because of the customized nature of products and services, estimated stand-alone selling prices for most performance obligations are estimated using a cost-plus margin approach. For non-customized products, list prices generally represent the standalone selling price. The Company allocates the total transaction price to each performance obligation based on the estimated relative stand-alone selling prices of the promised goods or service underlying each performance obligation.

 

Timing of Recognition

 

Significant management judgment is required to determine the level of effort required under an arrangement and the period over which the Company expects to complete its performance obligations under the arrangement. The selection of the method to measure progress towards completion requires judgment and is based on the nature of the products or services to be provided. The Company generally uses the cost-to-cost measure of progress as this measure best depicts the transfer of control to the customer which occurs as we incur costs on our contracts. Under the cost-to-cost method, the extent of progress towards completion is measured based on the ratio of costs incurred to date to the total estimated costs at completion of the performance obligation. Revenue is recognized for design and manufacturing services and for engineering services over time proportionate to the costs that the Company has incurred to perform the services using the cost-to-cost input method and for products at a point in time. Approximately 94% of the Company’s revenue is recognized over time, with the remaining 6% recognized at a point in time.

 

Changes in Estimates

 

The effect of a contract modification on the transaction price and the measure of progress for the performance obligation to which it relates, is recognized as an adjustment to revenue (either as an increase in or a reduction of revenue) on a cumulative catch-up basis.


 

For contracts using the cost-to-cost method, management reviews the progress and execution of the performance obligations. This process requires management judgment relative to estimating contract revenue and cost and making assumptions for delivery schedule. This process requires management’s judgment to make reasonably dependable cost estimates. Since certain contracts extend over a longer period of time, the impact of revisions in cost and revenue estimates during the progress of work may adjust the current period earnings through a cumulative catch-up basis. This method recognizes, in the current period, the cumulative effect of the changes on current and prior quarters. Contract cost and revenue estimates for significant contracts are generally reviewed and reassessed quarterly. Revenue recognized over time using the cost-to-cost method represented approximately 99% of revenue for the firstthree quarters of fiscal 2019.

The aggregate effects of these changes on contracts in the firstthree quarters of fiscal 2019 was nominal.

 

Balance Sheet Presentation

 

The timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections results in billed accounts receivable, unbilled receivables (contract assets), and deferred revenue (contract liabilities) on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Under the typical payment terms of over time contracts, the customer pays either performance-based payments or progress payments. Amounts billed and due from customers are classified as receivables on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Interim payments may be made as work progresses, and for some contracts, an advance payment may be made. A liability is recognized for these interim and advance payments in excess of revenue recognized and is presented as a contract liability which is included within accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Contract liabilities typically are not considered a significant financing component because these cash advances are used to meet working capital demands that can be higher in the early stages of a contract. When revenue recognized exceeds the amount billed to the customer, an unbilled receivable (contract asset) is recorded for the amount the Company is entitled to receive based on its enforceable right to payment.payment and is included in Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.


 

Remaining performance obligations represent the transaction price of firm orders for which work has not been performed as of the period end date and excludes unexercised contract options and potential orders under ordering-type contracts (e.g., indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity).

 

Recognition Prior to April 1, 2018

 

Prior to April 1, 2018 under the legacy Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”),GAAP, the Company recorded revenue when there was persuasive evidence of an arrangement, delivery had occurred, the price was fixed and determinable, and collectability was reasonably assured. This occurred when products were shipped, or the customer accepted title transfer. If the arrangement involved acceptance terms, the Company deferred revenue until product acceptance was received. On certain large development contracts, revenue was recognized upon achievement of substantive milestones.  Advanced payments were recorded as deferred revenue until the revenue recognition criteria described above had been met. Amounts for periods ending prior to April 1, 2018 have not been adjusted for ASC 606 and continue to be reported in accordance with the Company’s previous accounting practices.

 

Software Development CostsConversion of convertible preferred stock Development costsASC 260-10-S99 provides guidance on the accounting for induced conversions of convertible preferred stock and states that issuers should consider the guidance in ASC 470-20-40-13 through 40-17 to determine whether a conversion of preferred stock is pursuant to an inducement offer. ASC 470-20-40-13 through 40-17 addresses the accounting for induced conversions of convertible debt (other than cash convertible debt instruments) that (1) occur pursuant to changed conversion privileges that are exercisable only for a limited period of time, (2) include the issuance of all of the equity securities issuable pursuant to conversion privileges included in the researchterms of the debt at issuance for each debt instrument that is converted and development(3) involve any of new software products and enhancements to existing software products are expensed as incurred, until technological feasibilitythe following:

• Reduction of the original conversion price (thereby resulting in the formissuance of additional shares of stock)

• Issuance of warrants or other securities not provided for in the original conversion terms

• Payment of cash or other consideration (sometimes called a convertible stock sweetener) to those shareholders who convert during the specified time period. The additional consideration is usually offered to induce prompt conversion of the stock to another class of equity.

ASC 470-20-40-14 further explains that an induced conversion includes an exchange of a working model has been established. Capitalized development costs are amortized overconvertible debt instrument for equity securities or a combination of equity securities and other consideration, whether or not the expected lifeexchange involves legal exercise of the product and evaluated each reporting period for impairment.contractual conversion privileges included in the terms of the debt.

 

If a conversion of preferred stock is an inducement offer pursuant to ASC 470, the fair value of the additional securities or other consideration issued to induce conversion should be subtracted from net income to arrive at income available to common stockholders in the calculation of EPS pursuant to ASC 260-10-S99-2. The deemed dividend is reflected on the face of the statement of operations as an increase in net loss or a decrease in net income to arrive at net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders. See Note 14.

New Accounting Standards

 

In February 2016, June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02 (“ASU 2016-02”), Leases. ASU 2016-02 requires that lessees recognize assets and liabilities2018-07, “Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting,” to simplify the accounting for share based transactions with nonemployees in which the rights and obligations for leases with a lease term of more than one year. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2016-02 on its consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued Revenue from Contracts with Customers. In August 2015 and March, April, May and December 2016, the FASB issued additional amendments to the new revenue guidance relating to reporting revenue on a gross versus net basis, identifying performance obligations, licensing arrangements, collectability, noncash consideration, presentation of sales tax, transition, and clarifying examples. Collectively these are referred to as ASC 606, which replaces all legacy GAAP guidance on revenue recognition and eliminates all industry-specific guidance. ASC 606 establishes a broad principle that would require an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promisedgrantor acquires goods or services to customers in an amount that reflectsbe used or consumed. Under the considerationnew standard, most of the guidance on recording share-based compensation granted to whichnonemployees will be aligned with the entity expectsrequirements for share-based compensation granted to employees. This standard will be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve this principle, an entity identifies the contract with a customer, identifies the separate performance obligationseffective in the contract, determines the transaction price, allocates the transaction price to the separate performance obligations and recognizes revenue when each separate performance obligation is satisfied. ASC 606 was further updated to provide clarification on a numberfirst quarter of specific issues as well as requiring additional disclosures. ASC 606may be applied either retrospectively or through the use of a modified-retrospective method. The full retrospective method requires companies to recast each prior reporting period presented as if the new guidance had always existed. Under the modified retrospective method, companies would recognize the cumulative effect of initially applying the standard as an adjustment to opening retained earnings at the date of initial application. ASC 606 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15,2017,fiscal 2020, and early adoption is permitted beginning in the first quarter of 2017.

The Company adopted ASC 606 on April 1, 2018 (beginning of the Company’s fiscal year) using the modified retrospective method. Under this approach, no restatement of fiscal years 2017 or 2018 was required. Rather, the effect of the adoption was recorded as a cumulative adjustment decreasing the opening balance of accumulated deficit at April 1, 2018.

The most significant change relates to the timing of revenue and cost recognition on the Company’s customer contracts. Under ASC 606, revenue is recognized as the customer obtains control of the goods and services promised in the contract. Given the nature of the Company’s products and terms and conditions in the contracts, the customer typically obtains control as the Company performs work under such contract. Therefore, the Company expects to recognize revenue over time for substantially all of its contracts using the percentage-of-completion cost-to-cost method. As a result, the Company now recognizes revenue for these contracts as it incurs costs, as opposed to when units are delivered. This change has generally resulted in earlier revenue recognition in the performance period as compared to the legacy method for those contracts, giving rise to a decrease to the Company’s opening balance of accumulated deficit as of April 1, 2018.

Adopting ASC 606 involves significant new estimates and judgments such as estimating stand-alone selling prices, variable consideration, and total costs to complete the contract. All of the estimates are subject to change during the performance of the contract which may cause more variability due to significant estimates involved in the new accounting.


The cumulative effect of the changes made to the Company’s consolidated April 1, 2018 balance sheet forpermitted. We do not expect the adoption of ASC 606 were as follows (in thousands):

  

Balance at

March 31, 2018

  

ASC 606

Adjustments

  

Balance at

April 1, 2018

 

Assets

            

Prepaid and other current assets

 $87  $188  $275 

Inventories, net

  5,487   (1,581)  3,906 

Liabilities

            

Deferred revenue

 $3,374  $(2,568) $806 

Stockholders' Equity

            

Accumulated deficit

 $(28,682) $1,176  $(27,506)

In accordance with the requirements of ASC 606, the disclosure of thethis standard to have a material impact of adoption on our condensed consolidated income statement and balance sheet for the nine-month period ended December 29, 2018 was as follows (in thousands except for net loss per share):

For the nine months ended December 29, 2018

 

Without ASC

606 Adoption

  

ASC 60

6 Adjustments

  

As Reported

 

Assets

            

Prepaid and other current assets

 $53  $1,411  $1,464 

Inventories, net

  5,273   (2,091)  3,182 

Liabilities

            

Deferred revenue

 $2,458  $(2,207) $251 

Stockholders' Equity

            

Accumulated deficit

 $(29,637) $1,046  $(28,591)

Revenue

            

Revenue

 $6,762  $861  $7,623 

Cost of sales

            

Cost of sales

 $2,682  $1,685  $4,367 

Net loss

 $(262)  (824) $(1,086)

Net loss per share, basic and fully diluted

 $(0.02) $(0.07) $(0.10)

(2)          Going Concern and Management’s Plan

The Company incurred net losses of $517,000 for the third quarter and $1.1 million for the firstnine months of fiscal 2019, respectively. These losses have contributed to an accumulated deficit of $28.6 million and shareholders’ equity of $1.2 million as of December 29, 2018. The Company used cash flow in operations totaling $1.7 million in the firstnine months of fiscal 2019.

Although EW test system products have shipped to several customers in prior fiscal years, no significant EW test system orders were received during the firstnine-months of fiscal 2019, nor were there any significant EW shipments during this period which contributed significantly to the Company’s losses for the firstnine-months of fiscal 2019. The longer than anticipated sales cycles could significantly contribute to additional future losses and decreases in working capital.

To help fund operations, the Company relies on advances under a line of credit with Bridge Bank which expires on May 6, 2019. The agreement includes a subjective acceleration clause, which allows for amounts due under the facility to become immediately due in the event of a material adverse change in the Company’s business condition (financial or otherwise), operations, properties or prospects, or ability to repay the credit based on the lender’s judgement. As of December 29, 2018, the line of credit had an outstanding balance of $455,000, and additional borrowing capacity of $411,000.

In April 2017, the Company entered into a $1.5 million loan agreement with Partners For Growth, V L.P. (“PFG”) to provide additional cash to fund our operations. As a result of experiencing continued delays in receiving EW test system product orders in fiscal 2018, the Company was unable to maintain compliance with certain financial covenants required by the PFG loan and, as a result, the Company was subject to a default interest rate between June 2017 and March 2018. On March 26, 2018, and concurrent with the execution of certain stock purchase agreements for the sale of new Series E Convertible Preferred Stock and conditional upon the sale of at least $1.0 million in gross proceeds thereof, the Company and PFG entered into a modification agreement which provided for the restructuring of certain terms of the PFG loan including resetting of the financial covenants for the remaining loan term (see Note 6, Term Loans, Revolving Line of Credit and Warrants).

In December 2018, the Company and PFG entered into an additional modification agreement which conditionally extended the maturity date of the loan from April 27, 2019 to November 1, 2019, though the Company is required to pay all accrued interest on May 1, 2019 and beginning on that date must make monthly prepayments of principal of $75,000 and accrued interest until maturity. The effectiveness of the modification was conditioned on the Company raising $500,000 in additional capital by January 8, 2019, which date was extended to February 8, 2019.  The Company satisfied this condition on February 8, 2019 and the modification is now effective.statements.

 


 

In orderFebruary 2016, the FASB issued authoritative guidance under ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to raise additional working capitalrecognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for most leases on the balance sheet and to restructureprovide expanded disclosures about leasing arrangements. The Company adopted the PFG loan,standard effective March 31, 2019 using the optional transition method and did not restate comparative periods. There was no effect on March 26, 2018, accumulated deficit at adoption.

Practical expedients elected

The Company has elected to apply the Company entered intopackage of practical expedients under ASU 2016-02 to (a) not reassess whether expired or existing contracts are or contain leases, (b) not reassess the lease classification for any expired or existing leases and (c) not reassess the accounting for initial direct costs. As a Securities Purchase Agreement for the sale of 43,800 shares of a newly designated series of 6.0% Series E Senior Convertible Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock (“Series E Shares”)result, leases classified as operating leases prior to approximately 15 private investors. The purchase price for each Series E Share was $25.00. Gross proceeds received by the Company were approximately $1.095 million (the “Placement”). Net proceeds to the Company after fees and expensesadoption of the placement agent were approximately $1.0 million. Each Series E Share is initially convertible into common stock at the optionnew lease standard remain as operating leases and leases classified as capital leases prior to adoption of the holder at the conversion price of $0.25 per share, which is equivalent to 100 shares of the Company’s common stock for each Series E Share (see Note 13, Preferred Stock and Warrants – Series E Senior Convertible Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock). Between April 1, 2018 and December 29, 2018, the Company sold an additional 36,600 Series E shares for additional gross proceeds of $915,000.

To assist with the upfront purchases of inventory required for future product deliveries, the Company entered into advance payment arrangements with certain customers, whereby the customers reimburse the Company for raw material purchases prior to the shipment of the finished products. The Company will continue to seek similar terms in future agreements with these customers and other customers.

Management will continue to review all aspects of its business including, but not limited to, the contribution of its individual business segments, in an effort to improve cash flow and reduce costs and expenses, while continuing to invest, to the extent possible, in new product development for future revenue streams.

Management will also continue to seek additional working capital and liquidity through debt (including debt refinancing), equity financing or possible product line sales or cessation of unprofitable business product lines, however therelease standard are no assurances that such financings or product line sales will be available at all, or on terms acceptable to the Company.

Our historical operating results and forecasting uncertainties indicate that substantial doubt exists related to our ability to continue as a going concern. Management believes that through the actions to date and possible future actions described above, we should have the necessary liquidity to continue operations at least twelve months from the issuance of the financial statements. However, we cannot predict, with certainty, the outcome of our actions to maintain or generate additional liquidity, including the availability of additional financing, or whether such actions would generate the expected liquidity as currently planned. Forecasting uncertainties also exist with respect to our EW test system product line due to the potential longer than anticipated sales cycles, as well as with potential delays in the refinement of certain features or requisition of certain components and/or our ability to efficiently manufacture it in a timely manner.now finance leases.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming thatadoption of the Company will continue as a going concern and do not include any adjustments that might result if the Company were unable to do so.

(3)         Revenue Recognition

The following table presents changesnew leases standard resulted in the Company’s contract assets and liabilities forfollowing adjustments to the nine months ended December 29, 2018.consolidated balance sheet as of March 30, 2019 (in thousands):

 

  

Balance at

Beginning

of the Period

  

Additions

  

Deductions

  

Balance at

the end

of the Period

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Contract Assets

 $189  $1,295  $(73) $1,411 

Contract Liabilities: Deferred Revenue

 $(806) $(1,293) $1,852  $(247)
  

 

Balance at

3/30/2019

 

  

Adoption

Adjustment

 

  

Balance at 3/31/2019

 

 

Assets:

            

Right of use assets- Operating lease

 $  $1,361  $1,361 

Right of use assets- Finance lease

      49   49 

Property and equipment, net (a)

  49   (49)   
             

Liabilities:

            

Deferred rent (b)

 $71  $(71) $ 

Operating lease liability, current portion

     337   337 

Finance lease obligation, current portion

     41   41 

Capital lease obligation, current portion (c)

  41   (41)   

Long term deferred rent (d)

  358   (358)   

Long term obligations – capital lease (e)

  19   (19)   

Operating lease liability, non-current portion

     1,453   1,453 

Finance lease obligation, long-term portion

     19   19 

 

During the nine months ended December 29, 2018, the Company recognized the following revenues (in thousands).

Revenue recognized in the period from:

    

Amounts included in contract liabilities at the beginning of the period:

    

Performance obligations satisfied

 $816 

New activities in the period:

    
     

Changes in estimates

  280 
     

Performance obligations satisfied

  6,111 

Total services revenue

 $7,207 

(a)    Represents net book value of capital lease assets reclassified to Finance right of use assets.

(b)    Represents current portion of deferred rent reclassified to Operating lease obligation, current portion.

(c)    Represents current portion of capital lease liability reclassified to Finance lease obligation - current portion.

(d)    Represents noncurrent portion of deferred rent reclassified to Operating lease liability - non-current portion.

(e)    Represents noncurrent portion of capital lease obligation reclassified to Finance lease obligation - non-current portion.

 

As of December 29, 2018, the aggregate amountAdoption of the transaction price allocatedstandards related to remaining performance obligations was $6.0 million, of which the Company expectsleases had no impact to recognize $4.2 million into revenue within the next twelve months and $1.8 million after the next twelve months.cash from or used in operating, financing, or investing activities on our consolidated cash flows statements.

 


 

 

((42)            Inventories

 

Inventories consisted of the following:

 

(In thousands)

 

December 29, 2018

  

March 31, 2018

  

December 28,

2019

  

March 30,

2019

 

Raw materials

 $935  $2,290  $985  $759 

Work-in-progress

  1,569   2,100   2,188   1,523 

Finished goods

  255   561   116   57 

Demonstration inventory

  423   536   297   395 

Total

 $3,182  $5,487  $3,586  $2,734 

 

 

 

(35)      Financed Receivables)      Accounts Receivable Line of Credit

 

On June 1, 2015, March 11, 2019, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Business Financing Agreement (the “Restated Financing Agreement”) with Western Alliance Bank, as successor to Bridge Bank. The Restated Financing Agreement amends, restates and replaces a $2.5 million Revolving Accounts Receivable Line of Creditcredit agreement with Bridge Bank. The agreement provides forBank dated May 6, 2015 (as previously amended, the “Previous Financing Agreement”) in its entirety.

Under the Restated Financing Agreement, Western Alliance Bank may advance up to 85% of the amounts of invoices issued by the Company, up to a maximum borrowing capacity of $2.5$2.5 million of which $2.0 million is subject toin aggregate advances outstanding at any time. The Restated Financing Agreement eliminates a $500,000 non-formula borrowing base calculation and $500,000 is non-formula based. On May 23, 2017, an asset coverage ratio financial covenant included in the Company renewed this credit line (which expired on May 7, 2017) through May 6, 2019.Previous Financing Agreement.

 

Under the Restated Financing Agreement, interest accrues on outstanding amounts at an annual rate equal to the greater of prime or 4.5% plus, in either case, one percent. The loan agreementCompany is required to pay certain fees, including an annual facility fee of $14,700, to be paid in two equal semiannual installments. The Company’s obligations under the Restated Financing Agreement are secured by a security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company and any domestic subsidiaries, subject to certain customary exceptions. The Restated Financing Agreement has no specified term and may be terminated by either the Company or Western Alliance Bank at any time.

The Restated Financing Agreement contains customary events of default, including, intellectual propertyamong others: non-payment of principal, interest or other amounts when due; providing false or misleading representations and general intangiblesinformation; Western Alliance Bank failing to have an enforceable first lien on the collateral; cross-defaults with certain other indebtedness; certain undischarged judgments; bankruptcy, insolvency or inability to pay debts; and provides for a borrowing capacity equal to 80%change of eligible accounts receivable. The loan matures on May 6, 2019 control of the Company. Upon the occurrence and bearsduring the continuance of an event of default, the interest rate equal to 1.5% overon the bank’s prime rate of interest. Interest is payable monthly with principal due upon maturity. The Company paid an annual commitment fee of $12,500 in both May 2017 outstanding borrowings increases by 500 basis points and May 2018. The loan agreement contains financialWestern Alliance Bank may declare the loans and non-financial covenants that are customary for this type of lending and includes a covenant to maintain an asset coverage ratio of at least 150% (defined as unrestricted cash and cash equivalents maintained with Bridge Bank, plus eligible accounts receivable aged less than 90 days from the invoice date, divided by the total amount of outstanding principal of all other obligations under the loan agreement).Restated Financing Agreement immediately due and payable.

 

As of December 29, 2018, the Company was in compliance with all the financial covenants under the agreement. The line of credit requires a lockbox arrangement, which provides for receipts to be swept daily to reduce borrowings outstanding at the discretion of Bridge Bank. This arrangement, combined with the existence of the subjective acceleration clause in the line of credit agreement, necessitates the line of credit be classified as a current liability on the balance sheet. The acceleration clause allows for amounts due under the facility to become immediately due in the event of a material adverse change in the Company’s business condition (financial or otherwise), operations, properties or prospects, or ability to repay the credit based on the lender's judgment. As of December 29, 2018, 28, 2019 and March 30, 2019, the Company’s total outstanding borrowings under the Bridge Bank lineRestated Financing Agreement were $138,754 and zero, respectively, and are included in Loans payable, net of credit were $455,000.discounts and issuance costs on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

 

 

((4)6)        Term Loan, Revolving Line of Credit and Warrants 

 

On April 27, 2017, the Company entered into a $1.5$1.5 million loan agreement with PFG,Partners For Growth (“PFG”), which was funded by PFG on April 28, 2017 (the “2017(the “2017 Loan”). The 2017 Loan, which maturesoriginally matured on April 27, 2019, provides for interest only payments during the term of the loan with principal and any accrued interest and fees due upon maturity. The 2017 Loan bears interest at a fixed aggregate per annum rate equal to 16% per annum, of which 9.5% per annum rate is payable monthly in cash and 6.5% per annum rate is accrued monthly and due upon maturity. In addition, the Company agreed to pay PFG a cash fee of up to $100,000$100,000 payable upon maturity (the “back-end fee”), $76,000$76,000 of which was earned on April 27, 2017, and $24,000$24,000 of which is earned at the rate of $1,000$1,000 per month on the first day of each month if the loan principal (or any amount thereof) is outstanding during any day of the prior month.

 

Additionally, the 2017 Loan provides for the Company’s issuance of up to 250,000 common shares to PFG, of which 190,000 was earned by PFG upon signing ( April 27, 2017) and 60,000 of which is earned at the rate of 2,500 per month on the first day of each month if the loan principal (or any amount thereof) is outstanding during any day of the prior month. The 2017 Loan provided for certain financial covenants related to the revenue achievement and maintenance of tangible net worth. PFG can accelerate the maturity of the loan in case of a default and the Company can prepay the loan before maturity without interest prepayments or penalty. The Company has pledged all of its assets as collateral for the 2017 Loan, including all its accounts, inventory, equipment, deposit accounts, intellectual property and all other personal property. The 2017 Loan is subordinate to the Bridge Bank line of credit (see Note 5, Accounts Receivable Line of Credit).

The requirement to issue 60,000 shares of the Company’s common stock over the term of the loan is an embedded derivative (an embedded equity forward). The Company evaluated the embedded derivative in accordance with ASC 815-15-25. The embedded derivative is not clearly and closely related to the debt host instrument and therefore is being separately measured at fair value, with subsequent changes in fair value being recognized in the consolidated statements of operations.


The proceeds received upon issuing the loan were allocated to: (i) common stock, for the fair value of the 190,000 shares of common stock initially issued to the lender; (ii) the fair value of the embedded derivative; and (iii) the loan host instrument. Upon issuance of the loan, the Company recognized $1.6 million of principal payable to PFG, representing the stated principal balance of $1.5 million plus the initial back-end fee of $76,000. The initial carrying value of the loan was recognized net of debt discount aggregating approximately $326,000, which is comprised of the following:

Fees paid to the lender and third parties

 $44,000 

Backend fee

  76,000 

Estimated fair value of embedded equity forward

  49,000 

Fair value of 190,000 shares of common stock issued to lender

  157,000 

Aggregate discount amount

 $326,000 

The bifurcated embedded derivative and the debt discount are presented net with the related loan balance in the consolidated balance sheets. The debt discount is being amortized to interest expense over the loan’s term using the effective interest method. During the fiscal year ended March 31,In December 2018,the Company amortized discounts of approximately $127,000 to interest expense. As of December 29, 2018, the Company had issued to PFG 375,000 common shares under the loan.

PFG’s ability to call the debt on default (contingent put) and its ability to assess interest rate at a default rate (contingent interest) are embedded derivatives, which the Company evaluated. The fair value of these embedded features was determined to be immaterial and was not bifurcated from the debt host for accounting purposes.

Between June 24, 2017 and March 25, 2018, the Company was not in compliance with the loan’s revenue and tangible net worth financial covenants and was subject to a default interest rate of 22% per annum which it accrued and paid when due during this period.

On March 26, 2018, concurrent with the execution of the Securities Purchase Agreement for the Series E Shares (see Note 13 – Preferred Stock and Warrants - Series E Senior Convertible Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock), the Company and PFG entered into a modification agreement providing for the restructuring of certain terms associated with approximately $1.7 million in indebtedness under the 2017 Loan. Subject to the sale of at least $1.0 million in Series E Shares, PFG agreed to waive all current defaults and cease applyingmodify the applicable default interest rate, returning2017 Loan Agreement to the stated non-default rate of 16%, and to lower the revenue and tangible net worth covenants for the remaining term of the loan. As consideration for the modifications, the Company reduced the exercise price of outstanding warrants previously granted to PFG pursuant to a 2014 loan agreement and credit line to purchase 260,000 shares of the Company’s common stock from $1.42 to $0.25 per share and extended the exercisability of the warrants by one year to March 13, 2020.

The amendments to the 2017 Loan were recognized as a loan modification. The change in fair value of the warrants of $43,700, resulting from the reduced strike price and extension of term, was recognized as a discount to the 2017 Loan and is being amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the 2017 Loan.

In December 2018, the Company and PFG entered into an additional modification agreement which conditionally extendedextend the maturity date of the loan from April 27, 2019 to November 1, 2019, thoughto require the Company is required to pay all accrued interest on May 1, 2019 and beginning on that date mustto require the Company to make monthly prepayments of principal of $75,000$75,000 and accrued interest from May 1, 2019 until maturity. The effectiveness of the modification was conditioned on the Company raising $500,000$500,000 in additional capital by January 8,equity capital. As of March 30, 2019, which date was extended to February 8, 2019.  Thethe Company had satisfied this conditioncondition.


On March 11, 2019, the Company and PFG agreed to further modify the 2017 Loan Agreement to extend the maturity date to March 1, 2020 and to add financial covenants requiring the Company to maintain a minimum tangible net worth and minimum revenues.

On June 28, 2019, the Company and PFG agreed to further modify the 2017 Loan Agreement to adjust the financial covenants requiring the Company to maintain a minimum tangible net worth and minimum revenues. At December 28, 2019, the Company did not meet a covenant in the amended 2017 Agreement with PFG requiring the Company to achieve minimum cumulative revenues of $11 million for the first three quarters of its 2020 fiscal year. The Company's failure to comply with this covenant constituted an event of default under the agreement, entitling PFG to declare all outstanding amounts immediately due and payable. As of December 28, 2019, the outstanding balance on February 8,this loan was $1.0 million. PFG waived this default on January 31, 2020.

As of December 28, 2019 and March 30, 2019, the modification is now effective.Company’s total outstanding loan balances were $1.0 million and $1.8 million, respectively, and are included in Loans payable, net of discounts and issuance costs on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

 

The Company anticipates it will need to achieve significant EW test systemproduct shipments and resulting cash inflows and or seek additional funds through the issuance of new debt or equity securities or product line sales in order to repay the 2017 Loan (including accrued interest and back end fees) in full upon maturity or otherwise enter into a refinancing agreement with PFG. However, there can be no assurances that such significant EW test system shipments

(5)Leases

Operating leases

Building - The Company has a non-cancelable operating lease for office, research and resulting cash flows inflows will be achieved on a timely basis development, engineering, laboratory, storage and/or that such financings, re-financing or product line sales will be available at all, or on terms acceptablewarehouse uses in Dublin, California for 77 months from April 1, 2017 through August 31, 2023. The Company agreed to pay an aggregate base rent of $2,384,913 for the period of 77 months, with an annual increase of $0.05 per rentable square foot for each subsequent year. The lease provided for rent abatement of $173,079 during the initial five months of the lease term, subject to the Company.Company performing the terms and conditions required under the lease, and certain tenant improvements completed at the landlord’s expense of $358,095.

Per the terms of the Company’s lease agreements, the Company does not have any residual value guarantees. In calculating the present value of the lease payments, the Company has elected to utilize its incremental borrowing rate. The Company has elected for facility operating leases to not separate each lease component from its associated non-lease components. The building lease includes variable payments (i.e. common area maintenance) which are charged and paid separately from rent based on actual costs incurred and therefore are not included in the right-of-use asset and liability but reflected in operating expense in the period incurred.

Lease costs

For the nine months ended (in thousands):

   

December 28,

 
 

Classification

 

2019

 

Operating lease costs

Operating expenses

 $375 

Finance lease:

     

Amortization of lease asset

Depreciation and amortization

  26 

Interest on lease liability

Interest expense

  4 

Total lease costs

 $405 

Other information (in thousands except weighted average amounts):          

For the nine months ended December 28, 2019

 

Operating leases

  

Finance leases

 
         

Operating cash used for leases

 $429    

Financing cash used for leases

    $35 

Weighted-average remaining lease term

  3.85   0.96 

Weighted average discount rate

  6.60%  12.00%


Future lease payments as of December 28, 2019 were as follows (in thousands):

  

Operating leases

  

Finance leases

  

Total

 

Remainder current year

 $111  $12  $123 

2021

  458   20   478 

2022

  473      473 

2023

  487      487 

Thereafter

  209      209 

Total future minimum lease payments

  1,738   32   1,770 

Less: imputed interest

  (199)  (1)  (200)

Present value of lease liabilities

 $1,539  $31  $1,570 

 

 

 

((6)7) FFair Value

 

Pursuant to the accounting guidance for fair value measurement and its subsequent updates, fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., the “exit price”) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The accounting guidance establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring the use of observable market data when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on active market data. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances.  

  


The fair value hierarchy is broken down into the three input levels summarized below:

  

 

•  

Level 1  —Valuations are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and readily accessible by us at the reporting date. Examples of assets and liabilities utilizing Level 1 inputs are certain money market funds, U.S. Treasuries and trading securities with quoted prices on active markets.

  

 

•  

Level 2  —Valuations based on inputs other than the quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly in active markets. Examples of assets and liabilities utilizing Level 2 inputs are U.S. government agency bonds, corporate bonds, commercial paper, certificates of deposit and over-the- counterover-the-counter derivatives.

  

 

•  

Level 3  —Valuations based on unobservable inputs in which there are little or no market data, which require us to develop our own assumptions.

 

The carrying amounts of the Company’s cash and cash-equivalents and line of credit approximate their fair values at each balance sheet date due to the short-term maturity of these financial instruments, and generally result in inputs categorized as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy. The carrying value of the outstanding PFG loan approximates the estimated aggregate fair value and classified with the loan host. The fair value estimate of the embedded equity forward is based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the measurement date, the risk-free rate, the date of expiration, and any expected cash distributions of the underlying asset before expiration. The estimated fair value of the embedded equity forward represents a Level 2 measurement.

 

On March 26, 2018, the Company and PFG agreed to eliminate the cash put provision contained in warrants in exchange for the Company issuing 150,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Upon removal of the put, the warrants were re-valued using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions: (i) remaining term of 0.96 years, (ii) expected volatility of 85%, (iii) risk-free interest rate of 2.12%, and (iv) no expected dividends. The resulting change in fair value of the warrants, along with the fair value of the common stock issued to PFG, was recognized as an adjustment of warrant liability in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

There were no assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and there were no assets or liabilities measured on a non-recurring basis at December 29, 2018 28, 2019 and March 31, 2018.30, 2019.

 


 

 

(7)Sale of Common Stock

On November 8, 2019, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of 10,490,000 shares of its common stock at $0.25 per share. The net proceeds from the offering after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses were approximately $2.1 million. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of this offering for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment of debt. In connection with the offering, the Company granted the underwriter a warrant to purchase 314,700 shares of common stock at the price of $0.30 per share.  The warrant is immediately exercisable and has a five-year term.

In addition, on November 8, 2019, the Company completed a private exchange officer in which it issued an aggregate of 896,636 shares of common stock in exchange for 88,600 shares of its Series E preferred shares and the dividends thereon.  As a result, 9,200 shares of Series E preferred stock remained outstanding at December 28, 2019.

(8)8Reverse Stock Split

On December 12, 2019, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to implement a 1-for-15 reverse split of its common stock.

The reverse stock split reduced the number of shares of common stock outstanding by the ratio of 1-for-15, to 2,476,982 shares on December 12, 2019. The number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock was reduced in the same proportion to 13,333,333 shares of common stock.

As a result of the reverse stock split, each of the Company’s holders of common stock received one share of common stock for every 15 shares of common stock held immediately prior to the reverse stock split. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the reverse stock split and cash was paid in lieu of any fractional shares. The reverse stock split also reduces the number of shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of the Company’s outstanding shares of preferred stock and the exercise of its outstanding stock options and warrants in proportion to the ratio of the reverse stock split and causes a proportionate increase in the conversion and exercise prices of such preferred stock, stock options and warrants.

All share and per share amounts included in the financial statements have been adjusted to reflect the effect of the reverse stock split.

(9)LLossoss Per Share

 

Basic lossnet income (loss) per share (EPS) is calculated by dividing net income or loss by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS reflects the net incremental shares that would be issued if unvested restricted shares became vested and dilutive outstanding stock options were exercised, using the treasury stock method. In the case of a net loss, it is assumed that no incremental shares would be issued because they would be antidilutive. In addition, certain options are considered antidilutive because assumed proceeds from exercise price, related tax benefits and average future compensation was greater than the weighted average number of options outstanding multiplied by the average market price during the period. Shares excluded from the diluted EPS calculation because they would be anti-dilutive are as follows: 

 

Three Month Periods Ended

Nine Month Periods Ended

(In thousands)

December 29,

2018

December 30,

2017

December 29,

2018

December 30,

2017

Common shares issuable upon exercise of stock options

2,6107722,610772

Restricted stock awards

338375338375

Issuable shares for interest on loan

10401040

Common shares issuable upon conversion of convertible preferred stock

9,8931,8539,8931,853

Common shares issuable upon exercise of warrants

3,4523,7373,4523,737
  

Three Month Periods Ended

  

Nine Month Periods Ended

 

(In thousands)

 

December 28,

2019

  

December 29,

2018

  

December 29,

2018

  

December 29,

2018

 

Common shares issuable upon exercise of stock options

  250   174   250   174 

Restricted stock awards

  10   23   10   23 

Issuable shares for interest on loan

  -   1   -   1 

Common shares issuable upon conversion of convertible preferred stock

  61   659   61   659 

Common shares issuable upon exercise of warrants

  169   230   169   230 

  

The stock options, restricted stock, convertible preferred stocks and warrants are not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share (EPS) for the nine-month periodnine-month periods ended December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018 and December 30, 2017 isbecause the Company reported a result of the Company’s net loss and, therefore, the effect of these instruments would be anti-dilutive.

  

 

((109)     Share BasedShare-based Compensation and Employee Benefits Plans

 

On September 20,The Company maintains a 2018our shareholders approved our new 2018 Equity Incentive Plan under which we may issueproviding for the issuance of up to 2,500,000166,667 shares of common stock upon the exercise of options, stock awards and grants. With the adoption of the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, no further awards will be issued under the Company’s 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, though all awards under the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan that are outstanding will continue to be governed by the terms, conditions and procedures set forth in the plan and any applicable award agreement. Option grants under the Company’s 2000 Stock Option Plan are no longer available.

 


Options grantedOutstanding options generally vest in one or more installments in a four or five-yearfive-year period and must be exercised while the grantee is employed by the Company (or while providing services under a service arrangement in the case of non-employees) or within a certain period after termination of employment or service arrangement in the case of non-employees. Options granted to employees shall not have terms in excess of 10 years from the grant date. Holders of options may be granted stock appreciation rights (SARs), which entitle them to surrender outstanding awards for a cash distribution under certain changes in ownership of the Company, as defined in the stock option plan. As of December 29, 2018, no SAR’s have been granted under any option plan. As of December 29, 2018, the total number of28, 2019, there were 42,493 shares of common stock available for issuance was 2,086,000.of additional awards under the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan. All outstanding options have a ten-yearten-year life from the date of grant. The Company records compensation cost associated with share-based compensation equivalent to the estimated fair value of the awards over the requisite service period. 


 

Stock Options

 

In calculating compensation related to stock option grants, the fair value of each stock option is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model and the following weighted average assumptions:

 

Three Month Periods Ended

Nine Month Periods Ended

December 29,

2018

December 30,

2017

December 29,

2018

December 30,

2017

Dividend yield

None

Expected volatility

96.21%

None

95.29%89.82%

Risk-free interest rate

2.84%

None

2.83%1.77%

Expected term (years)

8.28

None

8.308.36
  

Three Month Periods Ended

  

Nine Month Periods Ended

 
  

December 28,

2019

  

December 29,

2018

  

December 28,

2019

  

December 29,

2018

 

Dividend yield

            

Expected volatility

     96.21%  101.97%  95.29%

Risk-free interest rate

     2.84%  2.25%  2.83%

Expected term (years)

     8.28   8.36   8.30 

 

The computation of expected volatility used in the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s share price. The expected term is estimated based on a review of historical employee exercise behavior with respect to option grants. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury rates with maturity similar to the expected term of the option on the date of grant.

 

A summary of the changes in stock options outstanding for the nine-monthnine-month period ended December 29, 2018 28, 2019 and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 30, 2019 is as follows:

 

 

Shares

  

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

  

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Terms (Years)

  

 

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

(in thousands)

  

Shares

  

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

  

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Terms (Years)

  

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

(in thousands)

 

Outstanding at March 25, 2017

  1,104,500  $1.41   6.1  $3 

Granted

  856,000   0.34   10.0     

Forfeited / Expired

  (481,800)  1.34         

Outstanding at March 31, 2018

  1,478,700  $0.56   8.0  $   98,580  $8.40   8.0  $ 

Granted

  1,254,000   0.31   9.8       100,319   4.65   9.6     

Forfeited / Expired

  (123,000)  0.87           (16,533)  10.35         

Outstanding at December 29, 2018

  2,609,700  $0.42   8.4  $ 

Outstanding at March 30, 2019

  182,366  $6.15   8.4  $ 

Granted

  69,880   5.04   9.4     

Forfeited / Expired

  (2,147)  7.15         

Outstanding at December 28, 2019

  250,099  $5.83   8.1  $ 
                                

Exercisable at December 29, 2018

  502,550  $0.79   3.9  $ 

Exercisable at December 28, 2019

  80,275  $7.67   6.3  $ 
                                

At December 29, 2018, expected to vest in the future

  1,513,418  $0.34   9.51  $ 

At December 28, 2019, expected to vest in the future

  169,824  $4.96   9.0  $ 

   

As of December 29, 2018, 28, 2019, there was $358,000$452,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested options. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.432.90 years. There were 6,35013,240 options and 14,350423 options that vested during the quarters ended December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018, and December 30, 2017, respectively. The total grant date fair value of options vested during the quarters ended December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018 was $61,000 and December 30, 2017 was $5,000 and $14,000$5,000 respectively. There were 29,10047,700 and 107,2001,940 options that vested during the nine-monthnine-month periods ended December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018, and December 30, 2017, respectively. The total grant date fair value of options vested during the nine-monthnine-month periods ended December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018 was $185,000 and December 30, 2017 was $34,000 and $119,000,$34,000, respectively. No shares were exercised during the three and nine-monthnine-month periods ended December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018 and December 30, 2017. 2018. Share based compensation cost recognized in operating results for the three-monththree-month periods ended December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018 totaled $56,000 and December 30, 2017 totaled $28,000 and $22,000,$28,000, respectively. Share based compensation cost recognized in operating results for the nine-monthnine-month periods ended December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018 totaled $159,000 and December 30, 2017 totaled $85,000 and $101,000,$85,000, respectively.


 

Restricted Stock

 

There were 160,000 restricted awards issued during the three-month period ended December 29, 2018. The Company granted 160,000 restrictedno awards during the third quarter and first nine-month period ended December 29, 2018. No restricted awards were granted during the three-month period ended December 30, 2017. The Company granted 386,450 restricted awards during the nine-month period ended December 30, 2017. months of fiscal 2020 and 2019. The restricted stock awards are considered fixed awards as the number of shares and fair value at the grant date are amortized over the requisite service period net of estimated forfeitures. As of December 29, 2018, 28, 2019, there was $45,000$9,600 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested awards. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.340.25 years and will be adjusted for subsequent changes in estimated forfeitures. Compensation cost recognized for the restricted and unrestricted stock awards during the third quarter and firstnine months of fiscal of 20192020 was $26,000$9,600 and $83,000.$70,000. Compensation cost recognized for the restricted and unrestricted stock awards during the third quarter and firstnine months of fiscal of 20182019 was $33,000$26,000 and $73,000.$83,000.

   


A summary of the changes in non-vested restricted stock awards outstanding for the nine-monthnine-month period ended December 29, 2018 28, 2019 and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 30, 2019 is as follows:

 

 

Shares

  

Weighted

Average

Fair Value

  

Shares

  

Weighted

Average

Fair Value

 

Non-Vested at March 25, 2017

    $ 

Granted

  586,950   0.66 

Vested

  (51,000)  (0.60)

Forfeited or cancelled

  (236,000)  (0.68)

Non-Vested at March 31, 2018

  299,950  $0.65   19,997  $9.75 

Granted

  160,000      20,680   4.65 

Vested

  (100,000)  (0.36

)

  (16,667)  4.80 

Forfeited or cancelled

  (22,000)     (1,667)  11.85 

Non-Vested at December 29, 2018

  337,950  $0.56 

Non-Vested at March 30, 2019

  22,343  $8.40 

Granted

      

Vested

  (11,009)  11.43 

Forfeited or cancelled

  (1,334)  12.00 

Non-Vested at December 28, 2019

  10,000  $4.76 

 

  

 

((1110)     Significant Customer and Industry Segment Information

 

The Company has two reportable segments: Microsource and the Giga-tronics Division. Microsource’s primary business is the design of custom Microwave Integrated Components (“MIC”) as well as the production of MIC components using chip and wire assembly methods. The Microsource Division offers a line of tunable, synthesized Band Reject Filters (BRF) for solving interference problems in RADAR/EW applications. Self-protection systems onboard high-performance military aircraft often require RADAR filters to block electromagnetic interference generated by other onboard electronic systems, particularly the aircraft’s main RADAR. These high-speed, tunable notch filters are designed to block interference from both continuous wave and wide bandwidth emissions using proprietary driver and phase lock technology. The Company designs these filters specifically for each application. Microsource’s two largest customers are prime contractors for which it develops and manufactures RADAR filters used in fighter jet aircraft.

The Giga-tronics Division designs, manufactures and Microsource.markets a family of functional test products for the RADAR and Electronic Warfare (RADAR/EW) segment of the defense electronics market. The Company’s RADAR/EW test products are used to evaluate and improve the performance of RADAR/EW systems.

The Giga-tronics Division produces RADAR and EW testing and simulation products. The Giga-tronics Division historically produced a broad line of test and measurement equipment used primarily for the design, production, repair and maintenance of products in aerospace, telecommunications, RADAR, and electronic warfare but has divested of these product lines.

Microsource primarily develops and manufactures YIG RADAR filters used in fighter jet aircraft for two prime contractors. 

 

The tables below presentpresents information for the two reportable segments:

 

      

Three Month Period

Ended

      

Three Month Period

Ended

 

(In thousands)

 

Dec. 29, 2018

  

Dec. 29, 2018

  

Dec. 30, 2017

  

Dec. 30, 2017

 
  

Assets

  

Net Sales

  

Net Income

(Loss)

  

Assets

  

Net Sales

  

Net Income

(Loss)

 

Giga-tronics Division

 $4,020  $67  $(1,254) $5,042  $1,922  $(807)

Microsource

  2,570   1,826   737   3,134   1,298   494 

Total

 $6,590  $1,893  $(517) $8,176  $3,220  $(313)

     

Nine Month Period Ended

      

Nine Month Period Ended

      

Three Month Period

Ended

      

Three Month Period

Ended

 

(In thousands)

 

Dec. 29, 2018

  

Dec. 29, 2018

  

Dec. 30, 2017

  

Dec. 30, 2017

  

Dec. 28, 2019

  

Dec. 28, 2019

  

Dec. 29, 2018

  

Dec. 29, 2018

 
 

Assets

  

Net Sales

  

Net Income

(Loss)

  

Assets

  

Net Sales

  

Net Income

(Loss)

  

Assets

  

Net Sales

  

Net Income

(Loss)

  

Assets

  

Net Sales

  

Net Income

(Loss)

 

Giga-tronics Division

 $4,020  $246  $(4,150) $5,042  $2,661  $(4,429) $6,231  $176  $(1,058) $4,020  $67  $(1,227)

Microsource

  2,570   7,377   3,064   3,134   4,792   1,777   2,952   2,456   902   2,570   1,826   737 

Total

 $6,590  $7,623  $(1,086) $8,176  $7,453  $(2,652) $9,183  $2,632  $(156) $6,590  $1,893  $(490)

 


      

Nine Month Period Ended

      

Nine Month Period Ended

 

(In thousands)

 

Dec. 28, 2019

  

Dec. 28, 2019

  

Dec. 29, 2018

  

Dec. 29, 2018

 
  

Assets

  

Net Sales

  

Net Income

(Loss)

  

Assets

  

Net Sales

  

Net Income

(Loss)

 

Giga-tronics Division

 $6,231  $2,465  $(2,511) $4,020  $246  $(4,081)

Microsource

  2,952   6,700   2,487   2,570   7,377   3,064 

Total

 $9,183  $9,165  $(24) $6,590  $7,623  $(1,017)

 

During the third quarter of fiscal 2019,2020, two customers accounted for approximately 97%77% of the Company’s consolidated revenues. One of the customers accounted for 68%45% of the Company’s consolidated revenue and was included in the Microsource segment. A second customer accounted for 29%32% of the Company’s consolidated revenue and was included in the Microsource segment. During the third quarter of fiscal 2018,2019, two customers accounted for 87%approximately 97% of the Company’s consolidated revenues. One of the customers accounted for 55%68% of the Company’s consolidated revenue and was included in the Giga-tronics Division.Microsource segment. A second customer accounted for 32%29% of the Company’s consolidated revenue and was included in the Giga-tronics Division.Microsource segment.


 

During the firstnine months of fiscal 2019,two2020, three customers accounted for approximately 97%89% of the Company’s consolidated revenues. One of the customercustomers accounted for 64%45% of the Company’s consolidated revenues and was primarily included in the Microsource segment. A second customer accounted for 33% of the Company’s consolidated revenue and was also included in the Microsource segment. During the firstnine months of fiscal 2018,three customers accounted for approximately 84% of the Company’s consolidated revenues. One of the customers accounted for 37% of the Company’s consolidated revenues and was primarily included in the Microsource segment. A second and third customer accounted for a total of 47%44% of the Company’s consolidated revenue and were included in the Microsource segment and the Giga-tronics Division. During the first nine months of fiscal 2019, two customers accounted for approximately 97% of the Company’s consolidated revenues. One of the customers accounted for 64% of the Company’s consolidated revenues and was primarily included in the Microsource segment. A second customer accounted for 33% of the Company’s consolidated revenue and was also included in the Microsource segment.

 

 

((1211)     Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method as codified in Topic 740. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards.

 

The Company recorded $42,000 of$2,000 and $42,000 income tax expense for the nine months ended December 29,31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, and $2,000 of income tax expense for the nine months ended December 30, 2017. In November 2018, the Franchise Tax Board (“FTB”) issued their final bill regarding their audit findings. As a result, the Company adjusted the accrued state tax liability along with the accrued interest to $110,000. The Company has an agreement with the FTB to pay the balance over six months and have made the first payment of $10,000 in December 2018. The accrued state tax liability as of December 2018 is $100,000.respectively. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended December 29,31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and December 30, 2017 was 0% each year, primarily due to a valuation allowance recorded against the net deferred tax asset balance.

 

As of December 29, 2018, 31, 2019, the Company had recorded $122,000$123,000 for unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions. The unrecognized tax benefit is netted against the non-current deferred tax asset on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company does not expect the liability for unrecognized tax benefits to change materially within the next 12 months.

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”), which significantly changed U.S. tax law. The Act lowered the Company’s U.S. statutory federal income tax rate from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018, and imposes new limitations on the utilization of losses incurred in tax years beginning after December 31, 2017. However, the enactment of the legislative changes has not affected the Company’s overall effective tax rate of 0%, due to, as previously noted, a full valuation allowance recorded against the net deferred tax asset balance.

 

 

((1312)        Warranty Obligations

 

The Company records a provision in cost of sales for estimated warranty obligations at the date products are sold. Adjustments are made as new information becomes available. The following provides a reconciliation of changes in the Company’s warranty reserve. The Company provides no other guarantees for product sales.

 

 

Three Month Periods Ended

  

Nine Month Periods Ended

  

Three Month Periods Ended

  

Nine Month Periods Ended

 

(In thousands)

 

December 29,

2018

  

December 30,

2017

  

December 29,

2018

  

December 30,

2017

  

December 28,

2019

  

December 29,

2018

  

December 28,

2019

  

December 29,

2018

 

Balance at beginning of period

 $85  $135  $164  $123  $92  $85  $103  $164 

Provision, net

  (40)  28   (65)  232   (36)  (40)  (41)  (65)

Warranty costs incurred

  -   (6)  (54)  (198)  (5)  -   (11)  (54)

Balance at end of period

 $45  $157  $45  $157  $51  $45  $51  $45 

  

 

(1(413)       Preferred Stock and Warrants

 

Series E Senior Convertible Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock

 

On March 26, 2018, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement for the sale of 43,80042,800 shares of a newly designated series of 6.0% Series E Senior Convertible Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock (“Series E Shares”) to approximately 15 private investors. The sale was completed and the Series E Shares were issued on March 28, 2018.

The purchase price for each Series E Share was $25.00. Gross proceeds received by the Company were approximately $1.095 million (the “Placement”). Net proceeds to the Company after fees and expenses of the Placement were approximately $1.0 million. Placement agent fees incurred in connection with the transaction were 5% of gross proceeds or approximately $57,000 in cash, plus warrants to purchase 5% of the number of common shares into which the Series E shares can be converted (223,000 shares) at an exercise price of $0.25 per share.


Each Series E Share is initially convertible (at the option of the holder) at a conversion price of $0.25 per share of common stock, representing 100 shares of the Company’s common stock per each Series E Share. The conversion ratio is subject to adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations and similar transactions. As of March 31, 2018, if all 43,800 issued Series E Shares were immediately converted, holders of such shares would acquire 4,380,000 shares of common stock of the Company, or 31% of the pro forma number of shares of common stock that would be outstanding if the conversion had occurred on this date, 27% of the pro forma number of shares of common stock that would be outstanding upon the conversion of the Company’s outstanding shares of Series B, Series C and Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (collectively, the “Previously Issued Preferred Shares”) and 22% of the pro forma number of shares of common stock that would be outstanding if all shares of preferred stock were converted and all warrants exercised as of this date. The Company is entitled to redeem Series E Shares at a price equal to 300% of the Series E Share purchase price, or $75.00 per share, subject to potential adjustment, but the right to redeem is subject to satisfaction of certain conditions related to the market price and trading volume of the Company’s common stock.

Each Series E Share has a liquidation preference of 150% of the purchase price or $37.50, subject to adjustment. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, a merger, or a sale of the Company’s MSI business line or Simulation and Electronics Warfare business line or their related assets, before any payment or distribution to holders of junior shares (including common stock and Previously Issued Preferred Stock), holders of Series E Shares will be entitled to receive an amount of cash per share of Series E Shares up to the liquidation preference plus all accumulated accrued and unpaid dividends thereon. Upon a sale of the Company’s MSI business line or Simulation and Electronics Warfare business line or their related assets, holders of Series E Shares shall be entitled to receive a pro rata portion of the net sale proceeds after reasonable transaction expenses and amount payable to the Company’s secured creditors for releases of their liens on such assets, up to the liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends. If the payment per Series E Shares is less than the Series E Shares’ liquidation preference, the liquidation preference and the Series E Share redemption price will be reduced by the amount of the payment received.

 

Holders of Series E Shares are entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Company’s Board of Directors, cumulative preferential dividends, payable semiannual in cash at a rate per annum equal to 6.0% of the initial purchase price of $25.00$25.00 per share or in-kind (at the Company’s election) through the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock, based on the 10 day volume weighted average price of the common stock. The deemed dividend is reflected on the face of the income statement as an increase in net loss or a decrease in net income to arrive a net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders.

 

HoldersThe purchase price for each Series E Share was $25.00. Gross proceeds received by the Company were approximately $1.095 million (the “Placement”). Net proceeds to the Company after fees and expenses of the Placement were approximately $1.0 million. Placement agent fees incurred in connection with the transaction were 5% of gross proceeds or approximately $57,000 in cash, plus warrants to purchase 5% of the number of common shares into which the Series E shares can be converted (14,867 shares) at an exercise price of $3.75 per share.

During the 2019 fiscal year, the Company issued and sold an additional 57,200 Series E Shares for the price of $25.00 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of $1,405,000. Net proceeds from sales of Series E Shares generally vote togetherduring the 2019 fiscal year were approximately $1.2 million after fees and expenses of approximately $212,000. Placement agent fees incurred in connection with the common stock on an as-converted basis on each matter submittedtransaction were 5% of gross proceeds or approximately $56,875 in cash, plus warrants to the vote or approvalpurchase 5% of the holdersnumber of common stock, and vote as a separate class with respect to certain actions that adversely affect the rights of the holders of Series E Shares and on other matters as required by law. In addition, the approval of the Holders ofshares into which the Series E shares is generally required prior to the Company’s issuance of any securities having rights senior to or in parity with the Series E Shares with respect to dividends or liquidation preferences. The Series E Shares’ right to approve parity securities will terminatecan be converted (6.67 shares) at such time that (1) fewer than 22,300 Series E Shares, which is 50% of the number of Series E Shares first issued, remain outstanding or (2) the volume weighted average closing price of the Company’s common stock for any 20 trading days within any 30 trading day period is $0.75 or more, the average daily trading volume over such 30 trading day period is 100,000 shares or more and there is either an effective registration statement covering resale of the shares of common stock that holders of Series E Shares would be entitled to receive upon conversion and any shares received as pay-in-kind dividends, or such share could be freely sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

The Company and each Series E investor entered into an Investor Rights Agreement. Under this agreement, the Company agreed to, among other things, use best efforts to file certain registration statements for the resale of common stock of the Company that the investor may acquire upon conversion of the Series E Shares and may potentially receive as payment-in-kind dividends during the two years following the date of the agreement. The Company also agreed that it would not issue additional debt without the approval by holders of at least 66.6% of the Series E Shares, other than trade debt incurred in the normal course and commercial bank working capital debt, whether revolving or term debt. Concurrent with the execution of the Securities Purchase Agreement for the Series E Shares, the Company and PFG entered into a modification agreement providing for the restructuring of certain terms associated with approximately $1.7 million in indebtedness owed to PFG (see Note 6 – Term Loans, Revolving Line of Credit and Warrants).

In connection with the sale of Series E Shares, the Company agreed to reduce the exercise price of certain warrants issued in connection with$3.75 per share.

For the Company’s private placement in January 2016, in which the Company sold (in part) 2,787,872 warrants (a “2016 Warrant”). Each 2016 Warrant entitled the holder to purchase 0.75 shares of the Company’s common stock at the price of $1.15 per whole share. The Company agreed to reduce the exercise price of 2016 Warrants that are held by the 2016 Investors purchasingnine months ended December 28, 2019, no additional Series E Shares from $1.15 to $0.25 per share as follows: A 2016 Investor purchasing an amount equal to or exceeding the lesser of $200,000 or 50% of the amount it invested in the 2016 Private Placement will have the exercise price of all of its 2016 Warrants reduced to $0.25, and 2016 Investors purchasing less than the lesser of $200,000 or 50% of the amount it invested in the January 2016 Private Placement will have the exercise price of a ratable percentage of the 2016 Warrants reduced to $0.25. In connection with its sale of the Series E Shares, the Company reduced the exercise price of 1,759,268 of the outstanding 2016 Warrants to $0.25.shares were issued.

 


 

The fair value attributable to re-pricing the 2016 Warrants, provided to the participating 2016 Investors, of approximately $203,000, was deducted from the Series E gross proceeds to arrive at the initial discounted carrying value of the Series E Shares. The initial discounted carrying value resulted in recognition of a beneficial conversion feature of approximately $557,000, further reducing the initial carrying value of the Series E Shares. The discount to the aggregate stated value of the Series E Shares, resulting from recognition of the beneficial conversion feature, was immediately accreted as a reduction of common stock and an increase in the carrying value of the Series E Shares. The accretion is presented as a deemed dividend in the consolidated statements of operations.Exchange

 

In addition, warrants to purchase 292,727The Company completed a private exchange offer on November 7, 2019, issuing an aggregate of 896,636 shares of common stock held by the placement agent in connection with the January private placement, were amended to reduce the exercise price from $1.15 per share to $0.25 per share. The fair value attributable to re-pricing the placement agent warrants of approximately $53,000 was recognized as additional Series E issuance costs and recognized net in the carrying valueexchange for 88,600 shares of Series E Shares.

ForPreferred Stock and the nine months ending December 29, 2018, dividends accrued thereon. The shares of common stock to be issued in the Companyexchange were issued an additional 36,600 Series E shares to new investors at a purchase pricein reliance on the exemption from registration set forth in Section 3(a)(9) of $25.00 per share for total gross proceedsthe Securities Act of $915,000.

1933 (the “Securities Act”), though other exemptions may be available.

 

The table below presents information as of December 29, 2018:

28, 2019:

 

Preferred Stock

                                
 

 

Shares

  

 

Shares

  

 

Shares

  

Liquidation

Preference

                 
 

Designated

  

Issued

  

Outstanding

  

(in thousands)

  

Shares

Designated

  

Shares

Previously

Issued

  

Shares

Outstanding

  

Liquidation

Preference

(in thousands)

 

Series B

  10,000.00   9,997.00   9,997.00  $2,309   10,000.00   9,997.00   9,245.13  $2,136 

Series C

  3,500.00   3,424.65   3,424.65   500   3,500.00   3,424.65   3,424.65   500 

Series D

  6,000.00   5,111.86   5,111.86   731   6,000.00   5,111.86   5,111.86   731 

Series E

  100,000.00   80,400.00   80,400.00   3,015   100,000.00   100,000.00   9,200.00   345 

Total at December 29, 2018

  119,500.00   98,933.51   98,933.51  $6,555 

Total at December 28, 2019

  119,500.00   118,533.51   26,981.64  $3,712 

 

 

 

(1(15)4) Subsequent Events

 

Since December 29, 2018, the Company issued an additional 10,000 shares of Series E Senior Convertible Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock at a purchase of $25.00 per share for total gross proceeds of $250,000.None.

 


 

 

ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OFOPERATIONS

 

The forward-looking statements included in this report including, without limitation, statements containing the words "believes", "anticipates", "estimates", "expects", "intends", “will” and words of similar import, which reflect management’s best judgment based on factors currently known, involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including but not limited to those listed in Giga-tronics’the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 201830, 2019 Part I, under the heading “Risk Factors”, and Part II, under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations”.

 

CompanyOverview and Refocusing of Giga-tronics

 

We produce YIG (Yttrium, Iron, Garnet) tuned oscillators, RADAR filters, and microwave synthesizersmanufacture specialized electronics equipment for use in both military defense applications. We also produce sophisticated test and measurement equipment primarily used in electronic warfare test & emulationairborne operational applications. We haveOur operations consist of two reporting segments:business segments, those of our wholly-owned subsidiary, Microsource, and thethose of our Giga-tronics Division.

 

 

Microsource’s primary business is the design of custom Microwave Integrated Components (“MIC”) as well as the production of MIC components using chip and wire assembly methods. Our Microsource Division offers a line of tunable, synthesized Band Reject Filters (BRF) for solving interference problems in RADAR and Electronic Warfare (RADAR/EW) applications. Self-protection systems onboard high-performance military aircraft often require RADAR filters to block electromagnetic interference generated by other onboard electronic systems, particularly the aircraft’s main RADAR. Microsource’s high-speed, tunable notch filters are designed to block interference from both continuous wave and wide bandwidth emissions using proprietary driver and phase lock technology. We design these filters specifically for each application. Microsource customers are primarily developsprime contractors for whom we develop and manufactures YIGmanufacture aftermarket RADAR filters used in military fighter jet aircraft for two prime contractors. These YIG RADAR filters are typically delivered pursuant to contracts covering multiple interim and or fiscal year periods and often include non-recurring engineering services for the design or redesign of such products prior to quantity production orders and deliveries thereof.aircraft.

 

 

The Giga-tronics Division designs, manufactures and markets a family of modularfunctional test products for use primarily in the electronic warfare (EW)RADAR/EW segment of the defense electronics market. These modularOur RADAR/EW test products represent critical building blocks in the construction of test and simulation systemsare used to validateevaluate and improve the performance of RADAR & RADAR/EW equipment.systems. Giga-tronics Division customers include major prime defense contractors, the U.S. armed services (primarily in the U.S) and research institutes. This product platform for RADAR & EW test & simulation applications (formerly referred to as “Hydra”) has been the Company’s principal new product development initiative since 2011 within the test & measurement equipment marketplace, replacing its broad product line of general purpose benchtop test & measurement products used for the design, production, repair and maintenance of products in the aerospace and telecommunications equipment marketplace. The substantial majority of these legacy product lines which the Company produced over the previous 35 years were sold by the Company between 2013 and 2016 because of lack of growth and poor gross margins. For example, we sold our SCPM product line to Teradyne in 2013; in December 2015, we sold our Power Meters and Amplifiers to Spanawave Corporation; and in June 2016, we sold our Switch product line to Astronics. The Company believes the its newer RADAR/EW test and simulation product market possessesproducts represent a greater long-term opportunitiesopportunity for revenuesales growth and improved gross margins compared to the general purposeits legacy test &and measurement equipment marketplace.

The sales of our legacy general-purpose test & measurement product lines, and focus on our Microsource products and our EW test & emulation product platform has allowed us to significantly reduce our headcount and operating expenses during fiscal years 2019 and 2018. For example, our operating expenses for the nine-month periodmajority of fiscal 2019 were 16% lower as compared to the nine-month period of fiscal year 2018 and 27% lower as compared to the nine-month period of fiscal year 2017.which have been divested in recent years.

 

Microsource’s revenues have increased in recent years as prime contractors began upgrading additional aircraft. Initially, Microsource supplied filters for one fighter jet, the F/A-18E. During our 2014 fiscal year, we began to supply the prime contractor with filters for a second aircraft, the F-15. Additionally, during our 2017 fiscal year, we began to supply a second prime contractor with filters for a third aircraft, the F-16. As a result, Microsource’s revenue increased to over $9.0 million during our 2019 fiscal year, which ended March 30, 2019. Microsource is a sole-source supplier of filters for these three fighter jets and we expect that the sales of filters for these aircraft will continue to be a significant source of our future revenue.

In 2012, we began development of a test platform for evaluating RADAR/EW systems using its technical resources and industry expertise related to microwave products. We believe that, as a small company, the RADAR/EW test and evaluation market offers greater long-term opportunities for revenue growth and improved gross margins compared to our original general-purpose commodity test equipment products. As a result, we chose to focus on the development of our RADAR/EW testing platform and divested our general-purpose test product lines during calendar years 2015 through 2017.

The Company believessame digital technology that has revolutionized commercial communications and automotive electronics is now being applied to advanced RADAR and EW systems. This shift in technology limits the effectiveness of traditional analog test solutions due to the inability of these solutions to properly stimulate and actively interact with the RADAR and EW systems being tested. We believe that our digital Giga-tronics Advanced Signal Generator & Analyzer hardware (“ASGA”) platform offers greater control and real-time behavior compared to traditional analog test solutions. This digital architecture enables us to offer RADAR/EW test solutions with real time responses and closed loop behavior that we believe is not available from any competitor.

We believe that customer spending for EW systems, including test and emulation, will grow in future years due to more complex RADAR signals and foreign investment in new technology, which will require customers to have greater access to more sophisticated test and emulation equipment.

Although We believe we can become a leading supplier of solutions for evaluating RADAR and EW systems due to the Company believes its RADAR & EW test products have the potential to significantly grow our sales,investment we have experienced significant delaysmade since 2012 in developing, manufacturing, and receiving orders for these products. These EW platform products are the most technically complex and advanced products Giga-tronics has developed and manufactured, and we have experienced delays in bringing the product to market and efficiently manufacturing it. It is also priced significantly higher than our previous general-purposeASGA functional test & measurement products, and we have experienced longer than anticipated procurement cycles in the electronic warfare market it services. The delays in the development, refinement and manufacturing of the EW platform products, along with the longer than anticipated procurement cycles, have contributed to the significant operating losses in fiscal years 2018 and 2017. Through March 31, 2018, the Company has delivered its new Radar & EW test products to multiple customers resulting in approximately $10 million in cumulative revenue. No significant EW test products orders were received in the first nine-months of fiscal 2019. The Company has recently restructured and refocused its sales force towards selling complete test solutions to defense agencies and prime contractors as opposed to component selling. To bring the EW product platform to its full potential, Giga-tronics may be required to seek additional working capital; however, there are no assurances that such working capital will be available, or on terms acceptable to the Company. The Company may also be required to further reduce expenses if EW product platform sales goals are not achieved and thereby restructure its operations to rely solely on its more profitable Microsource MIC component business segment to generate profits and cash from operating activities. As part of such a restructuring, management believes the MIC components which the Company developed for the RADAR & EW test products could be a source of growth for the Microsource business segment.

The Company also anticipates growth in its Microsource RADAR filter business because the potential for significant additional future orders for such products and related services.platform.

 


 

Significant Orders  

 

Both Microsource and the Giga-tronics Division typically receivehave historically received a limited number of large customer orders each year.periodically. The timing of orders delivery schedulesis sporadic and difficult to predict, and any achievement of associated milestones, achievement, can cause significant differences in orders received, backlog, sales, deferred revenue, inventory and cash flow when comparing one fiscal period to another. Below is a review of recently received significant orders:

 

Giga-tronicsMicrosource

Although EW test system products have shipped to several customers in prior fiscal years, no significant EW test system orders were received during the first nine-months of fiscal 2019.

Microsource

In fiscal 2015, Microsource received a $6.5 million order for non-recurring engineering (“NRE”) services and for delivery of a limited number of flight-qualified prototype hardware from a prime defense contractor to develop a variant of our high performance, fast tuning YIG RADAR filters for a fighter jet aircraft platform. In fiscal 2016 our Microsource business unit finalized an associated multiyear $10.0 million YIG production order (“YIG Production Order”). The Companyorder. We started shipping the YIG Production Order in the second quarter of fiscal 2017 and anticipates shipping the remainder through fiscal 2020.  

 

In July 2016, Microsource received a $1.9 million non-recurring engineering services order associated with redesigning a component of its high performance YIG filter used on a fighter jet aircraft platform. Of this NRE service order, we delivered services of approximately $884,000 and $816,000 in fiscal years 2017 and 2018, respectively, and expect to delivercompleted delivery of the remaining services during fiscal 2019.

 

In September 2017, Microsource received a $4.8 million order for continuing the YIG RADAR filter for a fighter jet platform. The Company began initial shipments of these filters in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 and expects to shiprecognized revenue on the bulkmajority of the order over the succeeding 9 to 12 month period.in fiscal 2019.

 

In February 2018, Microsource received a $1.6 million YIG RADAR filter order from one of our customers. We expectThe Company recognized $1.1 million of revenue in fiscal 2019 and expects to start shipping this orderrecognize the remainder of revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2019.2020.

 

In November 2018, Microsource received a $4.5 million YIG RADAR filter order from one of our customers.  The Company will beginrecognized $1.1 million of revenue in fiscal 2019 and expects to recognize the majority of the remaining revenue in fiscal year 2020.

In June 2019, Microsource received two orders totaling $3.7 million from Lockheed Martin and Raytheon. The Company began to recognize revenue from portionsduring the second quarter of this order beginning infiscal 2020 with respect to these orders and expects to recognize the December 2018 quarter with the bulkremainder of the revenue beginthrough fiscal 2024.

In September 2019, Microsource received two orders totaling $2.9 million from Boeing Company. While the orders were received during the second quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company recognized minimal revenue during the quarter with respect to these orders.

Giga-tronics Division

In February 2019, the Giga-tronics Division received a $4.0 million order from the United States Navy for our customized TEmS solution, which is specifically tailored for their application. The order is comprised of two TEmS units of equal value along with approximately $671,000 of engineering services to support and upgrade currently installed systems. The Company fulfilled the first TEmS unit order in the March 2019 quarter, the Company’s fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 beginning April 1, 2019.

The second TEmS unit order was fulfilled during the June 2019 quarter, the Company’s first quarter of fiscal 2020. The engineering services are expected to occur over approximately a twelve-month period.  

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Please refer to the section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 201830, 2019 entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations —Critical Accounting Policies” for a discussion of our critical accounting policies. During the three and nine months ended December 29, 2018,28, 2019, there were no material changes to these policies other than as disclosed in Note 1 Organization and Significant Accounting Policies.

  

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates based on the information available that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the balance sheet dates and revenues and expenses for the reporting periods. While we believe that these accounting policies and estimates are based on sound measurement criteria, actual future events can and often do result in outcomes that can be materially different from these estimates and forecasts.

 


Results of Operations

 

New orders received by reportable segment are as follows:

 

NEW ORDERS BY REPORTABLE SEGMENT

                        
 

Three Month Periods Ended

      

Three Month Periods Ended

     

(Dollars in thousands)

 

December 29,

2018

  

December 30,

2017

  

% change

  

December 28,

2019

  

December 29,

2018

  

% change

 

Giga-tronics Division

 $117  $162   (28%) $79  $117   (32%)

Microsource

  4,499   319   1310%  2,923   4,499   (35%)

Total

 $4,616  $481   860% $3,002  $4,616   (35%)

 


 

Nine Month Periods Ended

      

Nine Month Periods Ended

     

(Dollars in thousands)

 

December 29,

2018

  

December 30,

2017

  

% change

  

December 28,

2019

  

December 29,

2018

  

% change

 

Giga-tronics Division

 $219  $1,908   (89%) $390  $219   78%

Microsource

  5,017   5,956   (16%)  9,658   5,017   93%

Total

 $5,236  $7,864   (33%) $10,048  $5,236   92%

 

The Giga-tronics Division segment saw minimal ASGNew orders received in the third quarter or in the first nine-months of fiscal 2019. Microsource saw a $4.52020 decreased to $3.0 million YIG RADAR filter orderfrom $4.6 million received in the third quarter of fiscal 2019. Both the Giga-tronics Division and Microsource segment saw decreases in orders in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2019. The Giga-tronics Division had minimal ASGA orders in the third quarters of fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019.  New ASGA orders were adversely affected during the third quarter of fiscal 2020 in part because the Company was unable to meet the delivery requirements for a potential new order from an existing customer which was due in some measure to delays from a thirty-party supplier.   While the Company believes this supply delay will be resolved during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, the Giga-tronics Division's revenues may be adversely affected if the Company experiences further delays from this supplier. The decrease in Microsource business unit orders during the third quarter of fiscal 2020 was attributable to RADAR filters orders. The timing of receipt of expected large YIGRADAR filter contracts varies from period to period.

 

New orders received in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 increased by 860% to $4.6 million from the $481,000 received in the third quarter of fiscal 2018. The Giga-tronics Division saw a $45,000 or 28% decrease in orders substantially due to the lack of new ASG/ASA orders. The Microsource business unit saw a $4.2 million increase primarily driven by a new radar filter order.

New orders received in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 decreased2020 increased by 33%92% to $5.2$10.0 million from the $7.9$5.2 million received in the first nine months of fiscal 2018.2019. The Giga-tronics Division saw a $1.7 million or 89% decreaseminimal increase in orders primarily due to lower bookings associated with the ASG/ASAASGA product. The Company received minimal ordersincrease in comparison to the larger $1.9 million order received from the US Navy in the prior period. The Microsource business unit saw a $939,000 or 16% decrease inorders during the first nine monthsthird quarter of fiscal 2019.2020 was attributable to RADAR filters orders.

 

The following table shows order backlog and related information at the end of the respective periods:

 

BACKLOG BY REPORTABLE SEGMENT

            

BACKLOG

            

(Dollars in thousands)

 

December 29,

2018

  

December 30,

2017

  

% change

  

December 28,

2019

  

December 29,

2018

  

% change

 

Backlog of unfilled orders at end of period:

                        

Giga-tronics Division

 $50  $10   400%) $167  $50   234%

Microsource

  5,972   11,765   (49%)  7,404   5,972   24%

Total

 $6,022  $11,775   (49%) $7,571  $6,022   26%
            

Backlog of unfilled orders shippable within one year:

            

Giga-tronics Division

 $50  $10   400%

Microsource

  2,637   6,430   (59%)

Total

 $2,687  $6,440   (58%)

 

Backlog at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 20192020 versus the comparable prior year date decreasedincreased by 49%26% primarily due to the impact of the adoption of ASC 606 on April 1, 2018.RADAR filter orders. The Giga-tronics ASGDivision backlog at December 29, 2018 and December 30, 2017 were nominal.28, 2019 was $167,000, an increase from the comparable prior year date due to a U.S. Navy order. Microsource saw a 49% decrease24% increase in backlog in the third quarter of fiscal 20192020 which was primarily dueattributable to the impact of the adoption of ASC 606.RADAR filter orders.

 

The allocation of net sales was as follows for the periods shown:

 

ALLOCATION OF NET SALES

                        
 

Three Month Periods Ended

      

Three Month Periods Ended

     

(Dollars in thousands)

 

December 29,

2018

  

December 30,

2017

  

% change

  

December 28,

2019

  

December 29,

2018

  

% change

 

Giga-tronics Division

 $67  $1,922   (97%) $176  $67   163%

Microsource

  1,826   1,298   41%  2,456   1,826   35%

Total

 $1,893  $3,220   (41%) $2,632  $1,893   39%

 

 

Nine Month Periods Ended

      

Nine Month Periods Ended

     

(Dollars in thousands)

 

December 29,

2018

  

December 30,

2017

  

% change

  

December 28,

2019

  

December 29,

2018

  

% change

 

Giga-tronics Division

 $246  $2,661   (91%) $2,465  $246   902%

Microsource

  7,377   4,792   54%  6,700   7,377   (9%)

Total

 $7,623  $7,453   2% $9,165  $7,623   20%

 


 

Fiscal 20192020 third quarter net sales were $1.9$2.6 million, a 41% decrease39% increase as compared to $3.2$1.9 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2018. Although total revenue decreased, revenues2019. Revenues from the Company’s Microsource business unit increased by $528,000$630,000 or 41%35% from the comparable prior year period. The Giga-tronics Division decreased $1.9 million or 97% due to the fulfillment of a $1.7 million Navy ASG/ASA order in the prior year period. The decrease in the third quarter was significantly due to the delay in the receipt of an anticipated sales orders, which the Company received in January 2019, and shipments of our Advanced Signal Generation and Analysis platform. In addition, increased Microsource RADAR filter sales contributed to the Company’s higher revenue for the third quarter fiscal 20192020 over 2018.2019. The Giga-tronics Division saw a minimal increase in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 versus the comparable prior year quarter.

 

Net sales for the nine-month period ended December 29, 201828, 2019 were $7.6$9.2 million, an increase of 2%20% compared to $7.5$7.6 million for the nine-month period ended December 30, 2017.29, 2018. The increase in net sales for the nine-month period was primarily due to much higher YIG RADAR filters product sales as well as partially increased by the adoption of ASC 606, which was significantly offset by the lower sales of our ASG/ASA products comparedand attributable to the prior year nine-month period. Effective April 1, 2018, the Company adopted the required Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as amended (commonly referred to as ASC 606), which changed the way the Company recognizes revenue for certain contracts. The financial results for the third fiscal quarter and nine-months ended December 29, 2018 reflect the new methods of accounting.a Giga-tronics Division U.S. Navy order received in February 2019.

 

Gross profit was as follows for the periods shown:

 

GROSS PROFIT

                        
 

Three Month Periods Ended

      

Three Month Periods Ended

     

(Dollars in thousands)

 

December 29,

2018

  

December 30,

2017

  

% change

  

December 28,

2019

  

December 29,

2018

  

% change

 

Gross Profit

 $824  $805   2% $1,098  $824   33%

 

  

Nine Month Periods Ended

     

(Dollars in thousands)

 

December 29,

2018

  

December 30,

2017

  

% change

 

Gross Profit

 $3,256  $1,758   85%

  

Nine Month Periods Ended

     

(Dollars in thousands)

 

December 28,

2019

  

December 29,

2018

  

% change

 

Gross Profit

 $3,877  $3,256   19%

 

Gross profit increased in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2020 over the comparable periods of fiscal 2019 primarily due to $824,000 from $805,000 foran increase in sales of 39% in the third quarter of fiscal 2018. The slightly higher gross profit was primarily due to a decrease in cost of sales of 56%, offset by a decrease in sales of 41%.

Gross profit increased2020 and 20% in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 to $3.3 million from $1.8 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2018. The higher gross profit was primarily due to a decrease in cost of sales of 23% and a slight increase in sales of 2%.2020.

 

Operating expenses were as follows for the periods shown:

 

OPERATING EXPENSES

                        
 

Three Month Periods Ended

      

Three Month Periods Ended

     

(Dollars in thousands)

 

December 29,

2018

  

December 30,

2017

  

% change

  

December 28,

2019

  

December 29,

2018

  

% change

 

Engineering

 $302  $452   (33%) $393  $302   30%

Selling, general and administrative

  853   891   (4%)  819   853   (4%)

Total

 $1,155  $1,343   (14%) $1,212  $1,155   5%

 

 

Nine Month Periods Ended

      

Nine Month Periods Ended

     

(Dollars in thousands)

 

December 29,

2018

  

December 30,

2017

  

% change

  

December 28,

2019

  

December 29,

2018

  

% change

 

Engineering

 $1,020  $1,313   (22%) $1,097  $1,020   8%

Selling, general and administrative

  2,754   3,158   (13%)  2,617   2,754   (5%)

Total

 $3,774  $4,471   (16%) $3,714  $3,774   (2%)

    

Operating expenses decreased 14%increased 5% or $188,000$57,000 in the third quarter of fiscal 20192020 over fiscal 2018.2019. Engineering expenses decreased $150,000,increased $91,000, primarily due to a decreasean increase in personnel related expenses due to lower headcount.development efforts for the EW/RADAR test products in both the Dublin and New Hampshire facilities. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $38,000$34,000 primarily due to a decrease in headcount and personnel related expenses and a decrease in bonuses and commissions.expenses.

 

Operating expenses decreased 16% or $697,000 duringremained relatively flat in the first nine months of fiscal 20192020 over fiscal 2018.2019. Engineering expenses decreased $293,000, primarilyincreased $77,000 due to a decreasean increase in personnel related expenses due to lower headcount. Selling,development efforts for the EW/RADAR test products and selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $404,000$137,000 primarily due to a decrease in headcount and personnel related expenses and a decrease in bonuses and commissions.expenses.

 


Engineering expense during the third quarter of fiscal 2020 and the first nine months of fiscal 2020 included costs for the development of a new coherent multi-channel streaming RF capture, analysis, storage, and playback component for its EW/RADAR test solution.

 

Interest Expense

 

Net interest expense in the third quarter of fiscal 20192020 was $186,000, an increase$42,000, a decrease of $80,000$117,000 over the third quarter of fiscal 2018.2019. Interest expense increaseddecreased primarily due to the loan modification with PFG effective March 26, 2018, as well as additional interest accrued as a result of the Company’s Series E Convertible Stock Offering. For the third quarter of fiscal 2019, interest expense includes $58,000 ofless accretion of discountsloan discount and $59,000 less interest on the PFG loan compared to $35,000 recorded inas the third quarterCompany began making monthly principal payments of fiscal 2018.$75,000 on May 1, 2019.

 

Net interest expense in the first nine months of fiscal 20192020 was $526,000, an increase$185,000, a decrease of $198,000$272,000 over the first nine months of fiscal 2018.2019. Interest expense increaseddecreased primarily due to the loan modification with PFG effective March 26, 2018, as well as additional interest accrued as a result of the Company’s issuance of Series E Shares. For the first nine months of fiscal 2019, interest expense includes $163,000 of$144,000 less accretion of discountsloan discount and $128,000 less interest on the PFG loan compared to $90,000 recorded inas the first nine monthsCompany began making monthly principal payments of fiscal 2018.$75,000 on May 1, 2019.


 

NetLossLoss

 

Net loss for the third quarter of fiscal 20192020 was $517,000,$156,000, compared to a net loss of $313,000$490,000 recorded in the third quarter of fiscal 2018.2019. The increasedecrease in net loss was primarily due to the lowerhigher net sales along with a decrease in interest expense in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 over 2019. Net loss for the first nine months of fiscal 20192020 was $1.1 million,$24,000, compared to a net loss of $2.7$1.0 million recorded in the first nine months of fiscal 2018. The increase in net loss for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 compared to fiscal 2018 was primarily due to lower net sales.2019. The decrease in net loss for the first nine-months of fiscal 2019 was primarily due to significantly improved gross margins of 43%the increase in net sales for the first nine months of fiscal 2019 compared to 24% in the first nine-months of fiscal 2018 due to the increased revenues described above (including the impact of the adoption of ASC 606) as well as a decreases in operating expenses of 16% or $697,000 in the first nine-months of fiscal 2019 over fiscal 2018. Engineering expenses decreased primarily due toGiga-tronics Division along with a decrease in personnel related expenses due to lower headcount. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased primarily due a decrease in headcount and personnel related expenses as well as a decrease in bonuses and commissions.interest expense.

 

Financial Condition and Liquidity

 

  

Periods Ended

 
  

December 29,

2018

  

March 31,

2018

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 $448  $1,485 

Total current assets

 $5,788  $7,423 

Total current liabilities

 $4,947  $7,809 

Working capital

 $841  $(386)

Current ratio

  1.17   0.95 

  

Periods Ended

 
  

December 28,

2019

  

March 30,

2019

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 $1,244  $878 

Total current assets

 $7,290  $5,534 

Total current liabilities

 $3,475  $3,913 

Working capital

 $3,815  $1,621 

Current ratio

  2.10   1.41 

 

As of December 29, 2018,28, 2019, the Company had $448,000$1.2 million in cash and cash equivalents, compared to $1.5 million$878,000 as of March 31, 2018.30, 2019. The Company had working capital of $841,000$3.8 million at December 29, 201828, 2019 compared to negative working capital of ($386,000)$1.6 million at March 31, 2018.30, 2019. The current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) at December 29, 201828, 2019 was 1.172.10 compared to 0.951.41 at March 31, 2018.30, 2019. The increase in working capital was primarily due to the acceleration of revenue of $861,000, an increase in prepaids and other current assets of $1.4 million,$629,000 and a decrease in deferred revenue of $3.1 million, partially offset by a decreasean increase in inventories of $2.3 million,$852,000, all of which resulted from the adoption of ASC 606 during the first nine months of fiscal 2019. 2020. In addition, the right of use asset increased by $1.2 million and loans payable decreased by $643,000.

 

Cash Flows

 

A summary of our net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, investing activities, and financing activities from our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows is as follows:

  

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

December 29, 2018

  

December 30, 2017

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 $(1,748

)

 $(1,365)

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

  -   (685)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

  711   1,389 


  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

December 28, 2019

  

December 29, 2018

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 $(1,055

)

 $(1,748)

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

  (123)  - 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

  1,544   711 

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

Cash used by operating activities during the nine months ended December 29, 2018 of $1.7 million28, 2019 was $1.1 million. Net cash used in operating activities during this period was primarily attributable to our net loss, and changes in our working capital accounts, partially offset by other non-cash charges of $206,000$140,000 for depreciation and amortization and $168,000$228,000 for share-based compensation. Cash flow from our operating assets and liabilities decreased by $1.2 million as a result of decreased inventories of $724,000 and a $255,000 increase in accrued payroll and benefits, offset by a $556,000 decrease in deferred revenue, a $1.2 million increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets, a $330,000 increase in accounts receivable, a decrease in accounts payable of $68,000, and a $77,000 decrease in other accrued liabilities.

 

During the nine months ended December 30, 2017,29, 2018, our operating activities used cash of $1.4$1.7 million, primarily resulting from our net losses and changes in our working capital accounts, adjusted for non-cash items including $168,000 of stock-based compensation and $206,000 of depreciation and amortization.

 

We expect that cash flows from operating activities will fluctuate in future periods due to a number of factors including our sales, which fluctuate significantly from one period to another due to the timing of receipt of contracts, operating results, amounts of non-cash charges, and the timing of our billings, collections and disbursements.

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

 

Cash used in investing activities for the nine-month period ended December 29, 201828, 2019 was zero.$123,000, primarily due to purchases of equipment for manufacturing and engineering.

 

Cash used in investing activities for the nine-month period ended December 30, 201729, 2018 was $685,000, primarily for leasehold improvements in conjunction with the Company’s facility relocation to Dublin, California.zero.


 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Cash provided by financing activities for the nine-month period ended December 28, 2019 was $1.5 million, primarily due to proceeds from the exercise of warrants of $230,000, proceeds from borrowings net of issuance costs of $1.1 million and net proceeds of $2.0 million from the Company’s issuance of common stock, partially offset by $1.5 million of loan repayments on borrowings and $282,000 of capital lease payments.

 

Cash provided by financing activities for the nine-month period ended December 29, 2018 was $711,000, primarily due to net proceeds of $736,000 from the Company’s issuance of Series E convertible preferred stock as well as proceeds from the exercise of warrants of $112,000, partially offset by a $97,000 decrease in our line of credit and a $40,000 decrease in our capital lease.

Cash provided by financing activities for the nine-month period ended December 30, 2017 was $1.4 million, primarily due to proceeds from the new term loan with PFG.

 

ITEM 3 QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Pursuant to Item 305 of Regulation S-K, the Company, as a smaller reporting company, is not required to provide the information required by this item.

 

ITEM 4 - CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Principal Accounting &Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as of December 29, 2018,28, 2019, which is the end of the fiscal quarter covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Accounting &Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurances that (i) the information the Company is required to disclose in the reports it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period required by the Commission’s rules and forms, and (ii) such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive OfficersOfficer and Principal Accounting &Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

 

There were no significant changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this report that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

 


II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

As of December 29, 2018,28, 2019, the Company has no material pending legal proceedings. From time to time, the Company is involved in various disputes and litigation matters that arise in the ordinary course of business.

 


ITEM 1A - RISK FACTORS

 

There has been no material change in the risk factors disclosed in the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, except (i) with respect to the matter reported in Item 3, Defaults Upon Senior Securities, below and (ii) a continuing decrease in the Company’s cash flow and liquidity, which increases the level of doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.30, 2019.

 

ITEM 2 - UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

On September 21, 2018, the Company issued and sold 1,260 additional Series E Shares to approximately three accredited investors in a private placement pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement. The purchase price for each Series E Share was $25.00, resulting in total gross proceeds of $31,500. Emerging Growth Equities, Ltd. served as the Company’s exclusive placement agent in connection with the private placement. Fees payable to Emerging Growth Equities, Ltd. at completion of the transaction were 2.5% of gross proceeds, plus warrants to purchase 2.5% of the number of common shares into which the Series E shares can be converted (100 common shares) at an exercise price of $0.25 per share, or 126,000 shares of common stock.

On September 28, 2018, the Company issued and sold 400 additional Series E Shares to approximately one accredited investor in a private placement pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement. The purchase price for each Series E Share was $25.00, resulting in total gross proceeds of $10,000. Emerging Growth Equities, Ltd. served as the Company’s exclusive placement agent in connection with the private placement. Fees payable to Emerging Growth Equities, Ltd. at completion of the transaction were 2.5% of gross proceeds, plus warrants to purchase 2.5% of the number of common shares into which the Series E shares can be converted (100 common shares) at an exercise price of $0.25 per share, or 40,000 shares of common stock.

During the quarterly period beginning September 30, 2018 and ending December 29, 2018, the Company sold an aggregate of 10,400 additional Series E Shares in a private placement to nine accredited investors at the price of $25.00 per share for gross proceeds of $260,000. Each Series E share is convertible into shares of common stock at a price of $0.25 per share (i.e., 100 shares of common stock per share of Series E) at the option of the holder. Emerging Growth Equities, Ltd. served as the Company’s exclusive placement agent in connection with the private placement. Fees payable to Emerging Growth Equities, Ltd. at completion of the transactions were 2.5% of gross proceeds, plus warrants to purchase 2.5% of the number of common shares into which the Series E shares can be converted (100 common shares) at an exercise price of $0.25 per share, which were issued following the sales. The following table provides additional information about these sales.


Date

 

Number of
Series E Shares Sold

  


Gross Proceeds

  

Placement Agent

Compensation Fees

  

Warrants to
Purchase Common Stock

 
                 

November 21, 2018

  2,000  $50,000  $1,250   200,000 

November 30, 2018

  5,400  $135,000  $3,375   540,000 

December 7, 2018

  1,400  $35,000  $875   140,000 

December 28, 2018

  1,600  $40,000  $1,000   160,000 

The Company issued foregoing securities in reliance on the exemption from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 based on the fact that the sales were made to a limited number of accredited investors in a private placement. The Company expects to use the proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes.Not applicable.

 

ITEM 3 - DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

On April 27, 2017, the Company entered into a new loan agreement with PFG. Under the terms of the agreement, PFG made a term loan to the Company in the principal amount of $1,500,000. Between June 24, 2017 and March 25, 2018, the Company was not in compliance with the loan’s revenue and tangible net worth financial covenants and was subject to a default interest rate of 22% per annum which it accrued and paid when due during this period.

On March 26, 2018, concurrent with the execution of the Securities Purchase Agreement for the Series E Shares (see Note 13 – Preferred Stock and Warrants - Series E Senior Convertible Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock), the Company and PFG entered into a modification agreement providing for the restructuring of certain terms associated with approximately $1.7 million in indebtedness under the 2017 Loan. Subject to the sale of at least $1.0 million in Series E Shares, PFG agreed to waive all current defaults and cease applying the applicable default interest rate, returning to the stated non-default rate of 16%, and to lower the revenue and tangible net worth covenants for the remaining term of the loan. As consideration for the modifications, the Company reduced the exercise price of outstanding warrants previously granted to PFG pursuant to the 2014 Loan Agreement and Credit Line to purchase 260,000 shares of the Company’s common stock from $1.42 to $0.25 per share and extended the exercisability of the warrants by one year to March 13, 2020.

The amendments to the 2017 Loan were recognized as a loan modification. The change in fair value of the warrants of $43,700, resulting from the reduced strike price and extension of term, was recognized as a discount to the 2017 Loan and is being amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the 2017 Loan.


The Company anticipates it will need to achieve significant EW test system shipments and resulting cash inflows and or seek additional funds through the issuance of new debt, equity securities or product line sales in order to repay the 2017 Loan (including accrued interest and back end fees) in full upon maturity or otherwise enter into a refinancing agreement with PFG. However, there can be no assurances that such significant EW test system shipments and resulting cash flows inflows will be achieved on a timely basis or that such financings, re-financing or product line sales will be available at all, or on terms acceptable to the Company.None.

 

ITEM 4 - MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.          

 

ITEM 5 - OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.(a) As of December 28, 2019, the Company did not meet a covenant in the amended 2017 Agreement with PFG requiring the Company to achieve minimum cumulative revenues of $11 million for the first three quarters of its 2020 fiscal year. The Company's failure to comply with this covenant constituted an event of default under the agreement, entitling PFG to declare all outstanding amounts immediately due and payable. As of December 28, 2019, the outstanding balance on this loan was $1.0 million. PFG waived this default on January 31, 2020.

(b) None


 

ITEM 6 - EXHIBITS

 

31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

31.2

Certification of Principal Accounting &Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

32.1

Certification of Principal Accounting &Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

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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.

 

 

 

 

GIGA-TRONICS INCORPORATED

 

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

 February 12, 20196, 2020

 

/s/ John R. Regazzi

 

 

 

John R. Regazzi

 

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

 February 12, 20196, 2020

 

/s/ Lutz P. Henckels

 

 

 

Lutz P. Henckels

 

 

 

Acting Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

(Principal Accounting & Financial OfficerOfficer)

 

28

Date:

 February 6, 2020

/s/ Traci K. Mitchell

Traci K. Mitchell

Corporate Controller

(Principal Accounting Officer)

29