UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017

2023

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 number File Number: 001-32644

RELM WIRELESS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada59-3486297

BK TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

83-4064262

(State or other jurisdiction of

(I.R.S. Employer

Incorporation

incorporation or organizationorganization)

Identification No.)

7100 Technology Drive

West Melbourne, Florida 32904

(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (321) 984-1414

Not Applicable

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

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

Title of Each Class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

Common Stock, par value $0.60 per share

BKTI

NYSE American

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files). Yes No

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

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filerFiler

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company

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 Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes No

There were 13,844,5843,404,218 shares of common stock, $0.60 par value, of the registrant outstanding at OctoberJuly 31, 2017.


2023.

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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Item 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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Item 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

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Item 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

26

Item 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

26

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

27

Item 1A.

RISK FACTORS

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Item 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

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Item 6.

EXHIBITS

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SIGNATURES

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

RELM WIRELESS

BK TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share data)

 
 
September 30,
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 $8,938 
 $10,910 
Available-for-sale-securities
  1,180 
   
Trade accounts receivable, net
  7,032 
  3,448 
Inventories, net
  15,235 
  13,999 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
  843 
  1,410 
Total current assets
  33,228 
  29,767 
Property, plant and equipment, net
  2,347 
  2,486 
Available-for-sale securities
  8,573 
  6,472 
Deferred tax assets, net
  1,701 
  3,418 
Other assets
  307 
  401 
Total assets
 $46,156 
 $42,544 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
    
    
 
    
    
Current liabilities:
    
    
Accounts payable
 $5,776 
 $1,973 
Accrued compensation and related taxes
  1,250 
  2,193 
Accrued warranty expense
  1,195 
  650 
Accrued other expenses and other current liabilities
  120 
  169 
    Dividends payable
  274 
  1,235 
    Deferred revenue
  150 
  142 
Total current liabilities
  8,765 
  6,362 
 
    
    
Deferred revenue
  452 
  408 
Total liabilities
 $9,217 
 $6,770 
Commitments and contingencies
    
    
Stockholders' equity:
    
    
Preferred stock; $1.00 par value; 1,000,000 authorized shares; none issued or outstanding.
   
   
Common stock; $.60 par value; 20,000,000 authorized shares; 13,844,584 and 13,754,749 issued and outstanding shares at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
  8,307 
  8,253 
Additional paid-in capital
  25,586 
  25,382 
Accumulated (deficit) earnings
  (901)
  240 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
  4,514 
  2,061 
Treasury stock, at cost, 127,010 and 30,422 at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
  (567)
  (162)
Total stockholders' equity
  36,939 
  35,774 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 $46,156 
 $42,544 

 

 

June 30,

 2023

 

 

December 31,

 2022

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$2,688

 

 

$1,918

 

Trade accounts receivable, net

 

 

9,189

 

 

 

10,616

 

Inventories, net

 

 

22,911

 

 

 

22,105

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

1,382

 

 

 

1,578

 

Total current assets

 

 

36,170

 

 

 

36,217

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

5,025

 

 

 

4,884

 

Right-of-use (ROU) assets

 

 

1,777

 

 

 

1,991

 

Investments

 

 

992

 

 

 

1,481

 

Deferred tax assets, net

 

 

4,116

 

 

 

4,116

 

Other assets

 

 

379

 

 

 

143

 

Total assets

 

$48,459

 

 

$48,832

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$12,549

 

 

$12,898

 

Accrued compensation and related taxes

 

 

1,572

 

 

 

1,143

 

Accrued warranty expense

 

 

730

 

 

 

591

 

Accrued other expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

786

 

 

 

700

 

Short-term lease liabilities

 

 

503

 

 

 

485

 

Credit facility

 

 

6,516

 

 

 

5,854

 

Notes payable-current portion

 

 

93

 

 

 

277

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

1,055

 

 

 

1,022

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

23,804

 

 

 

22,970

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable, net of current portion

 

 

24

 

 

 

329

 

Long-term lease liabilities

 

 

1,529

 

 

 

1,785

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

5,276

 

 

 

3,613

 

Total liabilities

 

 

30,633

 

 

 

28,697

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock; $1.00 par value; 1,000,000 authorized shares; none issued or outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock; $0.60 par value; 10,000,000 authorized shares; 3,694,298 and 3,686,939 issued and 3,404,218 and 3,396,859 outstanding shares at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively

 

 

2,217

 

 

 

2,212

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

45,600

 

 

 

45,304

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(24,589)

 

 

(21,979)

Treasury stock, at cost, 290,080 shares at June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively

 

 

(5,402)

 

 

(5,402)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

17,826

 

 

 

20,135

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$48,459

 

 

$48,832

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited)

 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
 
September 30,2017
 
 
September 30,2016
 
 
September 30,2017
 
 
September 30,2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales, net
 $11,831 
 $14,730 
 $29,973 
 $43,463 
Expenses
    
    
    
    
Cost of products
  8,014 
  10,099 
  19,425 
  29,412 
Selling, general and administrative
  3,660 
  3,549 
  10,624 
  10,110 
Total expenses
  11,674 
  13,648 
  30,049 
  39,522 
 
    
    
    
    
Operating income (loss)
  157 
  1,082 
  (76)
  3,941 
 
    
    
    
    
Other income (expense):
    
    
    
    
       Interest income
  14 
  2 
  32 
  4 
       Gain on available-for-sale
    
    
    
    
securities
  670 
   
  1,287 
   
       Gain (loss) on disposal of property,
    
    
    
    
plant and equipment
  10 
   
  (94)
   
Other (expense) income
  1 
   
  (146)
  7 
 Total other income
  695
  2 
  1,079 
  11 
 
    
    
    
    
Income before income taxes
  852 
  1,084 
  1,003 
  3,952 
 
    
    
    
    
Income tax expense
  (252)
  (365)
  (353)
  (1,355)
 
    
    
    
    
Net income
 $600 
 $719 
 $650 
 $2,597 
 
    
    
    
    
Net earnings per share-basic:
 $0.04 
 $0.05 
 $0.05 
 $0.19 
Net earnings per share-diluted:
 $0.04 
 $0.05 
 $0.05 
 $0.19 
Weighted average shares outstanding-basic
  13,665,976  
  13,741,170  
  13,602,207  
  13,735,361  
Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted
  13,688,297  
  13,836,304  
  13,704,884  
  13,825,256  

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

Sales, net

 

$18,996

 

 

$12,111

 

 

$37,717

 

 

$18,696

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of products

 

 

13,792

 

 

 

10,386

 

 

 

27,619

 

 

 

15,499

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

5,988

 

 

 

5,405

 

 

 

11,869

 

 

 

10,321

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

19,780

 

 

 

15,791

 

 

 

39,488

 

 

 

25,820

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating loss

 

 

(784)

 

 

(3,680)

 

 

(1,771)

 

 

(7,124)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other (expense) income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest expense

 

 

(155)

 

 

(24)

 

 

(298)

 

 

(39)

Loss on investments

 

 

(376)

 

 

(602)

 

 

(489)

 

 

(1,098)

Other expense

 

 

(25)

 

 

(28)

 

 

(52)

 

 

(9)

Total other (expense) income

 

 

(556)

 

 

(654)

 

 

(839)

 

 

(1,146)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

 

 

(1,340)

 

 

(4,334)

 

 

(2,610)

 

 

(8,270)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$(1,340)

 

$(4,334)

 

$(2,610)

 

$(8,270)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per share-basic and diluted:

 

$(0.39)

 

$(1.28)

 

$(0.77)

 

$(2.45)

Weighted average shares outstanding-basic and diluted

 

 

3,402,280

 

 

 

3,373,656

 

 

 

3,400,624

 

 

 

3,371,717

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

Cash Flows

(In thousands) (Unaudited)

 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
 
September 30,2017
 
 
September 30,2016
 
 
September 30,2017
 
 
September 30,2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 $600 
 $719 
 $650 
 $2,597 
Unrealized (loss) gain on available-
    
    
    
    
   for-sale securities, net of tax
  (25)
  891 
  2,453 
  1,664 
Total comprehensive income
 $575 
 $1,610 
 $3,103 
 $4,261 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 2023

 

 

June 30,

2022

 

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$(2,610)

 

$(8,270)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories allowances

 

 

(86)

 

 

48

 

Amortization of deferred finance and other assets

 

 

 76

 

 

 

 —

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

777

 

 

 

696

 

Share-based compensation expense-stock options

 

 

119

 

 

 

136

 

Share-based compensation expense-restricted stock units

 

 

132

 

 

 

241

 

Loss on investments

 

 

489

 

 

 

1,098

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts receivable

 

 

1,427

 

 

 

1,710

 

Inventories

 

 

(719)

 

 

(5,568)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

195

 

 

 

352

 

Other assets

 

 

(236)

 

 

(39)

ROU assets and lease liabilities

 

 

(24)

 

 

(17)

Accounts payable

 

 

(349)

 

 

3,921

 

Accrued compensation and related taxes

 

 

429

 

 

 

682

 

Accrued warranty expense

 

 

139

 

 

 

18

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

1,696

 

 

 

206

 

Accrued other expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

86

 

 

 

(521)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

 

1,541

 

 

 

(5,307)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant, and equipment

 

 

(918)

 

 

(714)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(918)

 

 

(714)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from common stock issuance

 

 

50

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends paid

 

 

 

 

 

(1,011)

Proceeds from the credit facility and notes payable

 

 

40,660

 

 

 

2,488

 

Repayment of the credit facility and notes payable

 

 

(40,563)

 

 

(132)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

147

 

 

 

1,345

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

770

 

 

 

(4,676)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

 

1,918

 

 

 

10,580

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$2,688

 

 

$5,904

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$332

 

 

$43

 

Non-cash financing activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issued under restricted stock units

 

$57

 

 

$178

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands) (Unaudited)
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
 
September 30,2017
 
 
September 30,2016
 
Operating activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 $650 
 $2,597 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
    
    
Inventories allowances
  21 
  99 
       Deferred tax expense
  353
  972 
Depreciation and amortization
  727
  718 
       Share-based and stock compensation expense
  34 
  42 
       Restricted stock unit compensation expense
  41 
  - 
       Realized tax benefit from stock option exercise
  - 
  393 
       Gain on available-for-sale securities
  (1,287)
  - 
       Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment
  94 
  - 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
    
    
Trade accounts receivable
  (3,584)
  (2,115)
Inventories
  (1,257)
  2,899 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
  567 
  1,260 
Other assets
  (12)
  (7)
Accounts payable
  3,803 
  526 
Accrued compensation and related taxes
  (943)
  803 
Accrued warranty expense
  545 
  48 
Deferred revenue
  52 
  36 
Customer deposits
  - 
  2 
Accrued other expenses and other current liabilities
  (49)
  33 
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
  (245)
  8,306 
 
    
    
Investing activities
    
    
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
  (572)
  (1,348)
Investment in securities
  - 
  (481)
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities
  1,819 
  - 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
  1,247 
  (1,829)
 
    
    
Financing activities
    
    
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
  183 
  30 
Cash dividends declared and paid
  (2,752)
  (2,472)
Repurchase of common stock
  (405)
  (83)
Cash used in financing activities
  (2,974)
  (2,525)
 
    
    
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
  (1,972)
  3,952 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
  10,910 
  4,669 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
 $8,938 
 $8,621 
 
    
    
Supplemental disclosure
    
    
Cash paid for interest
 $- 
 $- 
Income tax paid
 $- 
 $3 
Non-cash financing activity
    
    
Cashless exercise of stock options and related conversion of net shares to stockholders’ equity
 $27 
 $4 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


RELM WIRELESS CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022

Unaudited

(inIn thousands, except share and per share data and percentages)

percentages or as otherwise noted)

1.

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated balance sheetssheet as of SeptemberJune 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016,2023, the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 and 20162022, and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the ninethree and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023 and 20162022, have been prepared by RELM WirelessBK Technologies Corporation (the “Company”“Company,” “we,” “us,” “our”), and are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, which include normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation have been made. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 20162022, has been derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements at that date.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted.  It is suggested that theseThese condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016,2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.Commission (“SEC”) on March 16, 2023.  The results of operations for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023, and 2022, are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for a full year.

Principles of Consolidation

The accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries have been included in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.  All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The Company consolidates entities in which it has a controlling financial interest. The Company determines whether it has a controlling financial interest in an entity by first evaluating whether the entity is a variable interest entity (“VIE”) or a voting interest entity.

VIEs are entities in which (i) the total equity investment at risk is not sufficient to enable the entity to finance its activities independently, or (ii) the at-risk equity holders do not have the normal characteristics of a controlling financial interest. A controlling financial interest in a VIE is present when an enterprise has one or more variable interests that have both (i) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The enterprise with a controlling financial interest is the primary beneficiary and consolidates the VIE.

Voting interest entities lack one or more of the characteristics of a VIE. The usual condition for a controlling financial interest is ownership of a majority voting interest for a corporation or a majority of kick-out or participating rights for a limited partnership.

When the Company does not have a controlling financial interest in an entity but exerts significant influence over the entity’s operating and financial policies (generally defined as owning a voting or economic interest of between 20% to 50%), the Company’s investment is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. If the Company does not have a controlling financial interest in, or exert significant influence over, an entity, the Company accounts for its investment at fair value, if the fair value option was elected or at cost.

Through September 30, 2022, the Company was the sole limited partner in FGI 1347 Holdings, LP (“1347 LP”), a consolidated VIE. The Company ceased to be the limited partner of 1347 LP as of September 30, 2022.

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Fair Value

of Financial Instruments

The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, and available-for-sale securities,investments, accounts payable, accrued expenses, notes payable, credit facilities, and other liabilities. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2023, and December 31, 2016,2022, the carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, notes payable, credit facilities, and other liabilities approximated their respective fair value due to the short-term nature and maturity of these instruments.

Prior to September 14, 2022, the Company held an investment in the common stock of FG Financial Group, Inc. (“FGF”), which investment was held by the Company in 1347 LP.  The Company usesused observable market data or assumptions (Level 1 inputs, as defined in accounting guidance) that it believes market participants would use in pricing its investment in FGF.  

Effective September 14, 2022, the available-for-sale securities. There were no salesCompany has an investment in Series B common membership interests of available-for-sale securities, nor gains or losses reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income as a result of an other-than-temporary impairment ofFG Financial Holdings, LLC (“FG Holdings”). As further discussed in Note 6, the available-for-sale securities. There were no transfers of available-for-sale securities between Level 1 and Level 2 during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Available-For-Sale Securities
Investments reported on the September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 balance sheets consist of marketable equity securities of a publicly held company. As of September 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016,Company records the investment cost was $2,674 and $3,242, respectively. Management intendsaccording to hold such securities for a sufficient period in which to realize a reasonable return, which periods may range between one to several years, although there is no assurance that positive returns will be realized or that such securities will not be liquidated in a shorter-than-expected time frame to accommodate future liquidity requirements. In June 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the sale of up to $3 million of available-for-sale securities. During the three months ended June 30, 2017 the Company sold a portion of its available-for-sale securities for approximately $897 and realized a gain on the sales of approximately $617. In September 2017, the Company sold additional shares of its available-for-sale securities for approximately $922 and realized a gain on the sales of approximately $670. As a result, available-for sale-securities totaling approximately $1,180 were classifiedguidance provided by ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurement”, as current assets as of September 30, 2017, while the remainder were classified as non-current assets. Investments are marked to market at each measurement date, with changes in net unrealized gains or losses presented as adjustments to accumulated other comprehensive income or loss.

Other Comprehensive Income
Other comprehensive income consists of net income and unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09 on “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” which provides for a single, principles-based model for revenue recognition and replaces the existing revenue recognition guidance. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, which delays the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year. The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2017, and will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. This ASU requires additional disclosures about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgements and estimates and changes in those estimates. It permits the use of either a retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. Because the Company’s primary source of revenues is from shipments of products, the Company does not expecthave a controlling financial interest in, nor exerts significant influence over the impactactivities of FG Holdings. The investment in Series B common membership interests of FG Holdings is reported using net asset value (“NAV”) of interests held by the Company at period-end.  The NAV is calculated using the observable fair value of the underlying stock of FGF held by FG Holdings, plus uninvested cash, less liabilities, further adjusted through allocations based on its consolidated financial statementsdistribution preferences, as defined in operating agreement of FG Holdings.  The NAV is used as a practical expedient and has not been classified within the fair value hierarchy.

Liquidity

The Company incurred operating losses during 2023 and 2022 and reported negative cash flows from operations during 2022. The Company’s operating results have been negatively impacted by the worldwide shortages of materials, in particular semiconductors and integrated circuits, extended lead times, and increased costs and inventory levels for certain components.

On November 22, 2022, the Company’s subsidiaries, BK Technologies, Inc. and RELM Communications, Inc. (the “Subsidiaries”), entered into an Invoice Purchase and Security Agreement (“IPSA”) with Alterna Capital Solutions, LLC (“Alterna”), providing for a one-year Line of Credit with total maximum funding up to $15 million (the “Line of Credit”). The Company used funds obtained from the Line of Credit to replace the JPMC Credit Agreement (see Note 11).

Management believes that cash and cash equivalents currently available, combined with anticipated cash to be material.

In July 2015,generated from operations, and borrowing ability are sufficient to meet the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, SimplifyingCompany’s working capital requirements in the Measurement of Inventory,” to simplify the guidance on the subsequent measurement of inventory, excluding inventory measured using last-in, first-out or the retail inventory method. Under the new standard, inventory should be stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value. The new accounting guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted.foreseeable future. The Company has adoptedgenerally relies on cash from operations, commercial debt, and equity offerings to the new guidanceextent available, to satisfy its liquidity needs and to meet its payment obligations The Company may engage in public or private offerings of equity or debt securities to maintain or increase its liquidity and capital resources. However, financial and economic conditions, including those resulting from the current inflationary environment and current geopolitical tension, could impact our ability to raise capital or debt financing, if needed, on acceptable terms or at all.

Reverse Stock Split

On March 23, 2023, the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company approved a one (1)-for-five (5) reverse stock split of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”), and on April 4, 2023, the Company filed with no material impactthe Secretary of State of the State of Nevada a Certificate of Change to its Articles of Incorporation to effect the Reverse Stock Split. The Reverse Stock Split became effective at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 21, 2023.

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 The Company executed the one (1) for five (5) reverse stock split of its issued and outstanding common stock, par value $0.60 per share.  Shares of common stock underlying outstanding stock options and restricted stock units were proportionately reduced, and the respective exercise prices were proportionately increased in accordance with the terms of the agreements governing such securities.  Accordingly, all shares and per share amounts for all periods presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In January 2016,notes thereto have been retroactively adjusted, where applicable, to reflect the FASB issued ASU 2016-01 “Financial Instruments,” which amends the guidance in U.S. GAAP on the classification and measurement of financial instruments. Changes to the current guidance primarily affect the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option, and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. In addition, the ASU clarifies guidance related to the valuation allowance assessment when recognizing deferred tax assets resulting from unrealized losses on available-for-sale debt securities. The new standard is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and upon adoption, an entity should apply the amendments by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet at the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. Early adoption is not permitted except for the provision to record fair value changes for financial liabilities under the fair value option resulting from instrument-specific credit risk in other comprehensive income. The adoption of ASU 2016-01 may have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases,” which amends leasing guidance by requiring companies to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all operating and capital (finance) leases with lease terms greater than twelve months. The lease liability will be equal to the present value of lease payments. The lease asset will be based on the lease liability, subject to adjustment, such as for initial direct costs. For income statement purposes, leases will continue to be classified as operating or capital (finance), with lease expense in both cases calculated substantially the same as under the prior leasing guidance. The updated guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company expects this will result in the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities not currently recorded on the consolidated financial statements under existing accounting guidance, but the Company is still evaluating all the Company’s contractual arrangements and the impact that adoption of ASU 2016-02 will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.” The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those fiscal years with early adoption permitted. The Company has adopted the new guidance with no material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
reverse stock split.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Company does not discuss recent pronouncements that are not anticipated to have ana material impact on or are unrelated to its financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.


2.

Significant Events and Transactions
In June 2017,

On January 31, 2023 the Company changed its capital return program, authorizingentered into a sales agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with ThinkEquity LLC (“ThinkEquity” or the repurchase“Sales Agent”), relating to the sale of 500,000 shares of our common stock. In accordance with the Company'sterms of the Sales Agreement, we may offer and sell shares of our common stock in additionfrom time to time up to an aggregate offering price of $15,000,000 through or to the 500,000Sales Agent, acting as sales agent or principal. After adjusting for the Reverse Stock Split, the number of shares originally authorized, for a total repurchase authorization of 1 million shares, pursuant to a stock repurchase plan in conformity with the provisions of Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 promulgatedissuable under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The repurchase program has no termination date. Pursuant to the capital return program, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.02 per shareterms of the Company'sSales Agreement is 845,070 shares of our common stock on September 18, 2017stock.  The Company intends to shareholders of record as of October 2, 2017. These dividends were paid on October 16, 2017.

On September 27, 2017,use the Company announced that it was awarded a five-year blanket purchase agreement (BPA)net proceeds from the U.S. Air Force (USAF). The term of the BPA commenced on September 22, 2017,offering primarily for general corporate purposes, which may include working capital, capital expenditures, operational purposes, strategic investments and expires on September 19, 2022, providing for purchases by the USAF of up to $5,500. The BPA does not specify or guarantee purchase quantities by the USAF or delivery dates. The Company immediately received an initial task order under the BPA totaling approximately $440. The task order is anticipated to be fulfilled during the fourth quarter 2017.
potential acquisitions in complementary businesses.  

3.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The allowance for doubtful accounts on trade receivables was approximately $50 on gross trade receivables of $7,082$9,239 and $3,498$10,666 at SeptemberJune 30, 20172023, and December 31, 2016,2022, respectively.  This allowance is used to state trade receivables at a net realizable value or the amount that the Company estimates will be collected of the Company’s gross trade receivables.

4.

Inventories, net
The components of inventories,Net

Inventories, which are presented net of allowancesallowance for slow-moving,slow moving, excess, orand obsolete inventory, consistconsisted of the following:

 
 
September 30, 2017
 
 
December 31, 2016
 
Finished goods
 $3,535 
 $3,216 
Work in process
  7,663 
  6,612 
Raw materials
  4,037 
  4,171 
 
 $15,235 
 $13,999 

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

Finished goods

 

$4,795

 

 

$2,965

 

Work in process

 

 

7,556

 

 

 

7,313

 

Raw materials

 

 

10,560

 

 

 

11,827

 

 

 

$22,911

 

 

$22,105

 

Allowances for slow-moving, excess, or obsolete inventory are used to state the Company’s inventories at the lower of cost or net realizable value. The allowances were approximately $661$1,161 at SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2023, compared with approximately $1,607$1,247 at December 31, 2016. During the three months ended September 30, 2017, the2022.

5.Income Taxes

The Company disposed of excess and obsolete inventory for which reserves had been previously established. The impact to the Company’s balance sheet and statement of operations was not material.

5.            
Income Taxes
Incomehas recorded no tax expense totaling approximately $252 and $353 has been recordedor benefit for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, respectively, compared with $3652023, and $1,355, respectively,2022.

The Company’s income tax provision is based on management’s estimate of the effective tax rate for the same periods lastfull year.

The tax provision (benefit) in any period will be affected by, among other things, permanent, as well as temporary, differences in the deductibility of certain items, changes in the valuation allowance related to net deferred tax assets, in addition to changes in tax legislation. As a result, the Company may experience significant fluctuations in the effective book tax rate (that is, tax expense divided by pre-tax book income) from period to period.

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As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016,2023, the Company’s net deferred tax assets totaled approximately $1,701$4,116 and $3,418, respectively,were primarily derived from research and are primarily composed ofdevelopment tax credits, deferred revenue, and net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”), and research and development costs and tax credits partially offset by an increase to deferred tax liabilities of $1,360 derived from the unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities.  As of September 30, 2017, these NOLs total approximately $626 for federal and $11,460 for state purposes, with expirations starting in 2018 through 2030.


carryforwards.

In order to fully utilize the net deferred tax assets, the Company will need to generate sufficient taxable income in future years to utilize its NOLs prior to their expiration.years.  The Company analyzed all positive and negative evidence to determine if, based on the weight of available evidence, the Companyit is more likely than not to realize the benefit of the net deferred tax assets. The recognition of the net deferred tax assets and related tax benefits is based upon the Company’s conclusions regarding, among other considerations, estimates of future earnings based on information currently available and current and anticipated customers, contracts, and product introductions, as well as historical operating results and certain tax planning strategies.

Based on management’sthe analysis of all available evidence, both positive and negative, the Company’s managementCompany has concluded that the Companyit does not have the ability to generate sufficient taxable income in the necessary period to utilize the entire benefit for the deferred tax asset. Management estimated thatassets. Accordingly, the Company established a valuation allowance of $4,134 and $3,356 as of SeptemberJune 30, 2017, it is more likely than not that approximately $129 of the Company’s deferred tax asset will not be realized due to the inability to generate sufficient Florida taxable income in the necessary period to fully utilize its Florida NOLs.2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The Company cannot presently estimate what, if any, changes to the valuation of its deferred tax assets may be deemed appropriate in the future.  If the Company incurs future losses, it may be necessary to record additional valuation allowance related to the deferred tax assets recognized as of June 30, 2023.

6. Investments

Through September 30, 2017.

6.            
Investment2022, the Company was the sole limited partner of FGI 1347 Holdings’ LP (“1347 LP”). Affiliates of Fundamental Global GP, LLC, (“FG”), a significant stockholder of the Company, served as the general partner and investment manager of 1347 LP. 1347 LP was established for the purpose of investing in Securities
securities, and its sole asset was shares of common stock of FG Financial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: FGF) (“FGF”).  These shares were purchased in March and May 2018 for approximately $3,741.  

On September 14, 2022, FG contributed all of the shares of common stock of FGF held by 1347 LP to FG Holdings, with an approximate value of $945, based on the published price of FGF stock at the time of contribution, in exchange for Series B common membership interests of FG Holdings, with an equivalent value. 

The investment in the Series B common membership interests of FG Holdings is measured using the NAV practical expedient in accordance with ASC 820 Fair Value Measurement and has not been classified within the fair value hierarchy.  FG Holdings invests in the common and preferred stock of FGF.  FG Holdings’ structure provides for Series A preferred interests, which accrue a return of eight percent per annum and receive 20% of positive profits with respect to the total return in the capital provided by the holders of Series A preferred membership interests.  The Series B common membership interests receive cumulative distributions equal to the aggregate capital contributions by the Series B common membership interest equal to the total return on capital provided by the Series B common membership interests. Series B common membership interests also receive an additional return equal to 1.5 times the Series A of positive profits described above. There is no defined redemption frequency, and the Company cannot redeem or transfer its investment without the prior written consent of FG Holdings’ managers, who are FG affiliates.  Distributions may be made to members at such times and amounts as determined by the managers, and shall be based on the most recent NAV. The Company does not have any unfunded commitments related to this investment.

As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2023, the Company, through its whollymembers and affiliates of FG Holdings beneficially owned subsidiary, held approximately 1.5 millionin the aggregate 5,666,111 shares of Iteris, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITI), which representedFGF’s common stock, representing approximately 4.5%55% of Iteris’sFGF’s outstanding shares. DuringAdditionally, FG and its affiliates constitute the quarter ended June 30, 2017, the Company sold 163,221 shares for approximately $897, realizing a gain onlargest stockholder of the sales of approximately $617. In September, the Company sold an additional 148,281 shares for approximately $922, realizing a gain on the sales of approximately $670. At September 30, 2017, the Company recognized unrealized gains of approximately $2,453, net of tax of $1,360, which is included in accumulated other comprehensive income as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.

On July 29, 2016, the Company, oneCompany. Mr. Kyle Cerminara, Chairman of the Company’s significant stockholders,Board of Directors, is Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder and certainPartner of their affiliates, entered into an agreement with Iteris. Pursuant to the agreement, a directorFG and serves as Chairman of the Company, who is an executive, co-founder and partner of the significant stockholder that is party to the agreement, was appointed to the Board of Directors of Iteris.FG Group Holdings Inc., a manager and majority Series B member in FG Holdings. Mr. Cerminara also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of FGF.

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7.Stockholders’ Equity

Effective on April 21, 2023, the Company filed a Certificate of Change to the Articles of Incorporation to effect the Reverse Stock Split (see Note 1). All share and per share information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split. As of September 30, 2017, the Company and the significant stockholder of the Company beneficially own in the aggregate 1,746,743July 31, 2023, there were 3,694,298 shares of Iteris, which represents approximately 5.4%common stock issued and 3,404,218 outstanding, and no shares of Iteris’s outstanding shares.


7.            
Stockholders’ Equity
preferred stock outstanding.

The changes in condensed consolidated stockholders’ equity for the ninethree and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023, and 2022, are as follows:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accumulated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common
 
 
Common
 
 
Additional
 
 
Accumulated
 
 
Other
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock
 
 
Stock
 
 
Paid-In
 
 
Earnings
 
 
Comprehensive
 
 
Treasury
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares
 
 
Amount
 
 
Capital
 
 
(Deficit)
 
 
Income
 
 
Stock
 
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2016
  13,754,749 
 $8,253 
 $25,382 
 $240 
 $2,061 
 $(162)
 $35,774 
Common stock options exercised
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  and issued
  89,835 
  54 
  129 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  183 
Share-based compensation
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  expense
  - 
  - 
  34 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  34 
RSUs compensation expense
  - 
  - 
  41 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  41 
Dividends declared
    
    
    
  (1,791)
  - 
  - 
  (1,791)
Net income
  - 
  - 
  - 
  650 
  - 
  - 
  650 
Unrealized gain on
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  available-for-sale securities
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  2,453 
  - 
  2,453 
Repurchase of common stock
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  (405)
  (405)
Balance at September 30, 2017
  13,844,584 
 $8,307 
 $25,586 
 $(901)
 $4,514 
 $(567)
 $36,939 

 

 

Common Stock Shares

 

 

Common Stock Amount

 

 

Additional Paid-In Capital

 

 

Accumulated

 Deficit

 

 

Treasury

Stock

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2022

 

 

3,686,939

 

 

$2,212

 

 

$45,304

 

 

$(21,979)

 

$(5,402)

 

$20,135

 

Common stock issued

 

 

858

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

Common stock issued under restricted stock units

 

 

1,920

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share-based compensation expense-stock options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

58

 

Share-based compensation expense-restricted stock units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

69

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

69

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,270)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,270)

Balance at March 31, 2023

 

 

3,689,717

 

 

 

2,214

 

 

 

45,444

 

 

 

(23,249)

 

 

(5,402)

 

 

19,007

 

Common stock issue

 

 

2,661

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35

 

Common stock issued under restricted stock units

 

 

1,920

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share-based compensation expense-stock options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

61

 

Share-based compensation expense-restricted stock units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,340)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,340)

Balance at June 30, 2023

 

 

3,694,298

 

 

$2,217

 

 

$45,600

 

 

$(24,589

) 

 

$(5,402)

 

 

17,826

 

 

Common Stock Shares

 

 

Common Stock Amount

 

 

Additional Paid-In Capital

 

 

Accumulated

 Deficit

 

 

Treasury

Stock

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2021

 

 

3,659,800

 

 

$2,196

 

 

$44,645

 

 

$(8,821)

 

$(5,402)

 

$(32,618)

Common stock issued under restricted stock units

 

 

3,200

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share-based compensation expense-stock options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

85

 

Share-based compensation expense-restricted stock units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,936)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,936)

Balance at March 31, 2022

 

 

3,663,000

 

 

 

2,198

 

 

 

44,798

 

 

 

(12,757)

 

 

(5,402)

 

 

28,837

 

Common stock issued under restricted stock units

 

 

10,773

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

(6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share-based compensation expense-stock options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51

 

Share-based compensation expense-restricted stock units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

171

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

171

 

Common stock dividends ($0.03 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,014)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,014)

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,334)

 

 

 

 

 

(4,334)

Balance at June 30, 2022

 

 

3,673,773

 

 

$2,204

 

 

$45,014

 

 

$(18,105)

 

$(5,402)

 

$(23,711)

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8.

Income perLoss Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted incomeloss per share:

 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
 
September 30,
2017
 
 
September 30,
 2016
 
 
September 30,
2017
 
 
September 30,
2016
 
Numerator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share)
 $600 
 $719 
 $650 
 $2,597 
Denominator:
    
    
    
    
Denominator for basic earnings per share weighted average shares
  13,665,976 
  13,741,170 
  13,602,207 
  13,735,361 
 
    
    
    
    
Effect of dilutive securities:
    
    
    
    
       Options and RSUs
  22,321 
  95,134 
  102,677 
  89,895 
 
    
    
    
    
Denominator:
    
    
    
    
Denominator for diluted earnings per share weighted average shares
  13,688,297  
  13,836,304  
  13,704,884  
  13,825,256  
 
    
    
    
    
 
    
    
    
    
Basic income per share
 $0.04 
 $0.05 
 $0.05 
 $0.19 
Diluted income per share
 $0.04 
 $0.05 
 $0.05 
 $0.19 

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Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss for basic and diluted earnings per share

 

$(1,340)

 

$(4,334)

 

$(2,610)

 

$(8,270)

Denominator for basic loss per share weighted average shares

 

 

3,402,280

 

 

 

3,373,656

 

 

 

3,400,624

 

 

 

3,371,717

 

Effect of dilutive securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options and restricted stock units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for diluted loss per share weighted average shares

 

 

3,402,280

 

 

 

3,373,656

 

 

 

3,400,624

 

 

 

3,371,717

 

Basic and diluted loss per share

 

$(0.39)

 

$(1.28)

 

$(0.77)

 

$(2.45)

Approximately 328,500226,900 stock options grantedand 41,129 restricted stock units for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023, and 181,800 stock options and 27,411 restricted stock units for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, were excluded from the calculation because they were anti-dilutive.

Non-Cash Share-Based Employee Compensation

Stock Options

The Company has an employee and non-employee director share-based incentive compensation plan.plans.  Related to these programs, the Company recorded non-cash share-based employee compensation expense of $19$61 and $34$119 for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2023, respectively, compared with $16$51 and $42, respectively,$136, for the same periods last year. The Company considers its non-cash share-based employee compensation expenses as a component of cost of products and selling, general and administrative expenses. There was no non-cash share-based employee compensation expense capitalized as part of capital expenditures or inventory for the periods presented.

The Company uses the Black-Scholes-Merton option valuation model to calculate the fair value of a stock option grant.grants under this plan.  The non-cash share-based employee compensation expense recorded in the three  and nine months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023, was calculated using certain assumptions.  Such assumptions are described more comprehensively in Note 1110 (Share-Based Employee Compensation) of the Notes to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statementsconsolidated financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

2022.

A summary of activity under the Company’s stock option plans during the ninethree months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023, is presented below:

As of January 1, 2017
 
Stock Options
 
 
Wgt. Avg. Exercise
Price ($)
Per Share
 
 
Wgt. Avg. Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
 
 
Wgt. Avg. Grant Date Fair Value ($)
Per Share
 
 
Aggregate Intrinsic
Value ($)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Outstanding
  311,000 
  3.48 
  - 
  1.96 
  - 
Vested
  231,000 
  3.30 
  - 
  1.97 
  - 
Nonvested
  80,000 
  4.01 
  - 
  1.93 
  - 
Period activity
    
    
    
    
    
Issued
  248,500 
  4.84 
  - 
  1.54 
  - 
Exercised
  125,000 
  2.88 
  - 
  1.62 
  - 
Forfeited
  80,000 
  4.31 
  - 
  1.95 
  - 
Expired
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
As of September 30, 2017
    
    
    
    
    
Outstanding
  354,500 
  4.46 
  7.60 
  1.79 
  35,960 
Vested
  108,000 
  3.69 
  3.36 
  2.28 
  35,960 
Nonvested
  246,500 
  4.80 
  9.46 
  1.57 
  - 

 

 

Stock Options

 

 

Wgt. Avg. Exercise Price ($) Per Share

 

 

Wgt. Avg. Remaining Contractual Life (Years)

 

 

Wgt. Avg. Grant Date Fair Value ($) Per Share

 

 

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value ($)

 

As of January 1, 2023

Outstanding

 

 

200,300

 

 

 

15.48

 

 

 

7.87

 

 

 

5.64

 

 

 

460,925

 

Vested

 

 

86,846

 

 

 

17.83

 

 

 

6.73

 

 

 

6.57

 

 

 

101,090

 

Nonvested

 

 

113,454

 

 

 

13.68

 

 

 

8.74

 

 

 

4.93

 

 

 

359,835

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued

 

 

28,600

 

 

 

11.51

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.57

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expired 

 

 

2,000

 

 

 

11.15

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding

 

 

226,900

 

 

 

15.02

 

 

 

7.75

 

 

 

5.75

 

 

 

588,515

 

Vested

 

 

128,973

 

 

 

16.40

 

 

 

7.04

 

 

 

5.93

 

 

 

244,668

 

Nonvested

 

 

97,927

 

 

 

13.19

 

 

 

8.68

 

 

 

5.50

 

 

 

343,847

 

Restricted Stock Units

On

The Company recorded non-cash restricted stock unit compensation expense of $63 and $132 for the three and six months ended June 15, 2017,30, 2023, compared with $171 and $241 for the Company granted to eachsame periods last year.

A summary of non-vested restricted stock under the Company’s non-employee director RSUs with a grant fair value of $20 per award, which will vest on June 15, 2018, subject to continued service through such vesting date.


share-based incentive compensation plan is as follows:

 

 

Number of Shares

 

 

Weighted Average

Price per Share

 

Unvested at January 1, 2023

 

 

41,129

 

 

$13.20

 

Granted

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Vested and issued

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Cancelled/forfeited

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Unvested at June 30, 2023

 

 

41,129

 

 

$13.20

 

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10.

Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings

Matters

From time to time, the Company may be involved in various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of its business. On March 28, 2017, The Sales Group, Inc. (“TSG”) purported to file a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against the Company. TSG was a sales representative ofquarterly basis, the Company assesses its liabilities and contingencies in connection with outstanding legal proceedings utilizing the latest information available. Where it is probable that the Company terminated in March 2017. TSG has asserted claims against the Company for alleged breach of oral contract, violation of the Californiawill incur a loss and Arizona sales representative statutes, and an accounting of alleged unpaid sales commissions. TSG’s complaint seeks damages in the amount of $6,090 for alleged unpaid past and future sales commissions. On April 3, 2017, counsel for TSG sentthe loss can be reasonably estimated, it records a liability in its consolidated financial statements. These legal accruals may be increased or decreased to reflect any relevant developments on a quarterly basis. Where a loss is not probable or the amount of the loss is not estimable, the Company a letter outlining additional alleged grounds for recovery against the Company and offering to settle the litigation in exchange for the continued paymentdoes not accrue legal reserves, consistent with applicable accounting guidance. There were no pending material claims or legal matters as of sales commissions to TSG for a negotiated period, a buyout of TSG’s alleged rights for a negotiated sum, or reinstatement of TSG for a period of at least 2.5 years with commission rates equal to those in effect at the time of TSG’s termination. The Company believes that TSG’s claim has no merit, that the Company had the right to terminate TSG without the payment of any further sales commissions and intends to defend against this litigation vigorously. The Company filed a motion to dismiss, or in the alternative, stay the case pending arbitration of the dispute. A hearing on the motion was held on July 24, 2017. The Company took the position in briefing and at the hearing that the dispute should be arbitrated. The Court indicated at the hearing that it will consider whether arbitration is appropriate after some discovery is conducted. This matter is scheduled for mediation on November 14, 2017. The outcome of this matter cannot presently be determined; accordingly, no related provision has been made in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

June 30, 2023.

Purchase Commitments

As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2023, the Company had purchase orders to supplierscommitments for inventory oftotaling approximately $11,352.

$13,390.

Significant Customers

Sales to the United States government agencies represented approximately $5,210 (43.7%$8,785 (46.2%) and $11,145 (36.5%$17,429 (46.2%) of the Company’s net total sales for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2023, respectively, compared with approximately $9,227 (62.0%$5,316 (43.9%) and $26,012 (59.2%$6,965 (37.3%), respectively, for the same periods last year. Accounts receivable from agencies of the United States government were $2,977$2,412 as of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2023, compared with approximately $3,475$2,554 at the same date last year.

11.

Debt

Credit Facilities

On November 22, 2022, the Company’s subsidiaries, BK Technologies, Inc. and RELM Communications, Inc. (the “Subsidiaries”), entered into an accounts receivable financing arrangement via an Invoice Purchase and Security Agreement (“IPSA”) with Alterna Capital Solutions, LLC (“Alterna”).  On November 28, 2022, the Subsidiaries and Alterna entered into a rider to the IPSA, to modify the agreement to, among other things, provide a credit facility for up to 75% of net orderly liquidation value of inventory, not to exceed 100% of the eligible accounts receivable balance.   The IPSA, which provides for a one-year line of credit with a maximum capacity of up to $15 million (the “Line of Credit”), is scheduled to be renewed in November 2023, unless canceled by either party, as provided in the agreement. The Line of Credit bears an interest rate of Prime plus 1.85%. The effective borrowing rate under the IPSA was 10.1% as of June 30, 2023.   Interest and related servicing fees for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2023, were approximately $173 and $322, respectively. Under the arrangement, the Company may transfer eligible short-term trade receivables to the conduit, with full recourse, on a daily basis in exchange for cash.  Generally, at the transfer date, the Company may receive cash equal to approximately 85% of the value of the transferred receivables.  The Company accounts for the transfers of receivables as a secured borrowing due to the Company’s continuing involvement with the accounts receivable.

The Company used approximately $4.5 million  of IPSA funding to repay the outstanding balance of the credit facility with JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., which subsequently expired on January 31, 2023.

 During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company transferred receivables having an aggregate face value of $18.0 and $35.0 million, respectively, to the conduit in exchange for net proceeds of $19.8 and $40.6 million, respectively, of which $20.2 and $40.1 million, respectively, were funded by re-invested collections. There were no losses incurred on these transfers during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.  The IPSA matures on November 22, 2023.

 At June 30, 2023, the outstanding borrowings under this credit facility were approximately $6.6 million and the outstanding principal amount of receivables transferred under this facility amounted to $7.2 million.

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Notes Payable

 On April 6, 2021, BK Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and JPMC, as a lender, entered into a Master Loan Agreement in the amount of $743 to finance various items of manufacturing equipment (the “JPMC Credit Agreement”). The Company used funds obtained from the Line of Credit to replace the JPMC Credit Agreement.  This note payable was paid in full on June 27, 2023.

On September 25, 2019, BK Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and U.S. Bank Equipment Finance, a division of U.S. Bank National Association, as a lender, entered into a Master Loan Agreement in the amount of $425 to finance various items of manufacturing equipment. The loan is collateralized by the equipment purchased using the proceeds. The Master Loan Agreement is payable in 60 equal monthly principal and interest payments of approximately $8 beginning on October 25, 2019, matures on September 25, 2024, and bears a fixed interest rate of 5.11%.  

The following table summarizes the notes payable principal repayments subsequent to June 30, 2023:

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

Remaining six months of 2023

 

$46

 

2024

 

 

71

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

Total payments

 

$117

 

12. Leases

The Company accounts for its leasing arrangements in accordance with Topic 842, “Leases”. The Company leases manufacturing and office facilities and equipment under operating leases and determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent its obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term.

As most of its leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments.  The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. The Company has lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which are accounted for separately.

The Company leases approximately 54,000 square feet (not in thousands) of industrial space in West Melbourne, Florida, under a secured revolving credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank with maximum borrowing availability of $1,000 (subject to a borrowing base) and a maturitynon-cancellable operating lease.  The lease has the expiration date of December 27, 2017. As of September 30, 2017,2027.  Annual rental, maintenance and tax expenses for the facility are approximately $491.

In February 2020, the Company wasentered into a lease for 6,857 square feet (not in compliance with all covenants underthousands) of office space at Sawgrass Technology Park, 1619 NW 136th Avenue in Sunrise, Florida, for a period of 64 months commencing July 1, 2020.  Annual rental, maintenance and tax expenses for the loan and security agreement, as amended, governing this revolving credit facility. For a description of such covenants andfacility will be approximately $196 for the other terms and conditionsfirst year, increasing by approximately 3% for each subsequent 12-month period.

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Lease costs consisted of the loan and security agreement,following:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

Operating lease cost

 

$136

 

 

$136

 

 

$272

 

 

$272

 

Short-term lease cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variable lease cost

 

 

33

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

66

 

 

 

65

 

Total lease cost

 

$169

 

 

$169

 

 

$338

 

 

$337

 

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as amended, reference is madefollows:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating cash flows (fixed payments)

 

$147

 

 

$144

 

 

$295

 

 

$288

 

Operating cash flows (liability reduction)

 

$119

 

 

$109

 

 

$237

 

 

$218

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Other information related to Note 6 (Debt)operating leases was as follows:

June 30, 2023

Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)

3.74

Weighted average discount rate

5.50%

Maturity of the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. Aslease liabilities as of SeptemberJune 30, 2017, there2023, were no borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit facility and there was $1,000 of borrowing available under the revolving credit facility.


as follows:

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

Remaining six months of 2023

 

$300

 

2024

 

 

608

 

2025

 

 

618

 

2026

 

 

479

 

2027

 

 

242

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

Total payments

 

 

2,247

 

Less: imputed interest

 

 

(215)

Total present value of lease liability

 

$2,032

 

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Item 2.                   MANAGEMENT'S MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

SPECIAL NOTE CONCERNING

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

We believe that it is important to communicate our future expectations to our security holders and to the public. This report, including any information incorporated by reference in this report, therefore, contains statements about future events and expectations which are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Sections 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and 21E of the Securities Exchange Act, of 1934, including the statements about our plans, objectives, expectations and prospects under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” You can expect to identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “may,” “might,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “will,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “estimate,” “project,” “expect,” “intend,” “seek”“seek,” “are encouraged” and other similar expressions. Any statement contained in this report that is not a statement of historical fact may be deemed to be a forward-looking statement. We also may make forward-looking statements in other documents that are filed or furnished with the SEC. In addition, we may make forward-looking statements orally or in writing to investors, analysts, members of the media, or others. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: changes or advances in technology; the success of our SaaS and Radio business lines and the products offered thereunder; successful introduction of new products and technologies, including our ability to successfully develop and sell our anticipated SaaS products, and our new multiband radio product and other related products in the planned new BKR Series product line; competition in the LMR industry; general economic and business conditions, including federal, state and local government budget deficits and spending limitations and any impact from a prolonged shutdown of the U.S. Government; the availability, terms and deployment of capital; reliance on contract manufacturers and suppliers; risks associated with fixed-price contacts; heavy reliance on sales to agencies of the U.S. Government and our ability to comply with the requirements of contracts, laws and regulations related to such sales; allocations by government agencies among multiple approved suppliers under existing agreements; our ability to comply with U.S. tax laws and utilize deferred tax assets; our ability to attract and retain executive officers, skilled workers and key personnel; our ability to manage our growth; our ability to identify potential candidates for, and consummate, acquisition, disposition or investment transactions, and risks incumbent to being a noncontrolling interest stockholder in a corporation; impact of our capital allocation strategy; risks related to maintaining our brand and reputation; impact of government regulation; rising health care costs; our business with manufacturers located in other countries, including changes in the U.S. Government and foreign governments’ trade and tariff policies; our inventory and debt levels; protection of our intellectual property rights; fluctuation in our operating results and stock price; acts of war or terrorism, natural disasters and other catastrophic events; any infringement claims; data security breaches, cyber-attacks and other factors impacting our technology systems; availability of adequate insurance coverage; maintenance of our NYSE American listing; risks related to being a holding company; and the effect on our stock price and ability to raise equity capital of future sales of shares of our common stock.

Although we believe that the plans, objectives, expectations and prospects reflected in or suggested by our forward-looking statements are reasonable, those statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, and we can give no assurance that our plans, objectives, expectations and prospects will be achieved.

Any forward-looking statement made by us or on our behalf speaks only as of the date that it was made. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement to reflect the impact of events, circumstances, or results that arise after the date that the statement was made, except as required by applicable securities laws. You, however, should consult further disclosures (including disclosures of a forward-looking nature) that we may make in any subsequent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or Current Report on Form 8-K.

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Important factors that might cause our actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements are contained in the “Risk Factors” section of and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20162022, and in our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and include, among others, the following:

● 

·

changes or advances in technology;

·

the success of our land mobile radio product line;

·

successful introduction of new products and technologies, including our ability to successfully develop and sell our anticipated new multiband product and other related products in the planned new BKR Series product line and our  SaaS solution;

·

competition in the land mobile radio industry;

·

general economic and business conditions, including federal, state and local government budget deficits and spending limitations, any impact from a prolonged shutdown of the U.S. Government, and the ongoing effects of inflation, rising interest rates, bank failures, supply-chain constraints, ongoing geopolitical conflicts and related sanctions;

·

the availability, terms and deployment of capital;

·

reliance on contract manufacturers and suppliers;

·

risks associated with fixed-price contracts;

·

heavy reliance on sales to agencies of the U.S. Government and our ability to comply with the requirements of contracts, laws and regulations related to such sales;

·

allocations by government agencies among multiple approved suppliers under existing agreements;

·

our ability to comply with U.S. tax laws and utilize deferred tax assets;

·

our ability to attract and retain executive officers, skilled workers and key personnel;

·

our ability to manage our growth;

·

our ability to identify potential candidates and consummate acquisition, disposition or investment transactions, and risks incumbent to being a noncontrolling interest stockholder in a corporation;

·

the impact of general business conditions, including those resulting from inflation, rising interest rates, bank failures, ongoing geopolitical conflicts and related sanctions, on the companies in which we hold investments;

·

impact of our capital allocation strategy;

·

risks related to maintaining our brand and reputation;

·

impact of government regulation;

·

rising health care costs;

·

our business with manufacturers located in other countries, including changes in the U.S. Government and foreign governments’ trade and tariff policies, as well as any further impact resulting from inflation, rising interest rates, bank failures, ongoing geopolitical conflicts and related sanctions;

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·

our inventory and debt levels;

·

protection of our intellectual property rights;

·

fluctuation in our operating results and stock price;

·

acts of war or terrorism, natural disasters, public health crises, and other catastrophic events;

·

any infringement claims;

·

data security breaches, cyber-attacks and other factors impacting our technology systems;

·

availability of adequate insurance coverage;

·

maintenance of our NYSE American listing;

·

risks related to being a holding company; and

·

the effect on our stock price and ability to raise equity capital through future sales of shares of our common stock.

                Some of these factors and risks have been, and may further be, exacerbated by general economic conditions, including the ongoing military conflict in technology;

the success of our LMR product line;
competitionUkraine, such as inflationary pressures and disruptions in the land mobile radio industry;
general economic and business conditions, including federal, state and local government budget deficits and spending limitations;
the availability, terms and deployment of capital;
reliance on contract manufacturers and suppliers;
heavy reliance on sales to agencies of the United States government;
our ability to utilize deferred tax assets;
retention of executive officers and key personnel;
our ability to manage our growth;
our ability to identify potential candidates for, and consummate, acquisition or investment transactions,
and risks incumbent to being a noncontrolling interest stockholder in a corporation;
● 
impact of our investment strategy;
● 
government regulation;
our business with manufacturers located in other countries;
our inventory and debt levels;

protection of our intellectual property rights;
fluctuation in our operating results;
acts of war or terrorism, natural disasters and other catastrophic events;
any infringement claims;
data security breaches and other factors impacting our technology systems;
availability of adequate insurance coverage;
maintenance of our NYSE American listing; and
the effect on our stock price and ability to raise equity capital of future sales of shares of our common stock.
global supply chain. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made in this report, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise, after the date of this report.  Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

Reported dollar amounts in the management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) section of this report are disclosed in millions or as whole dollar amounts.

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statementscondensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report and the MD&A, Consolidated Financial Statementsconsolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.


2022, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2023.

Executive Overview

We design, manufactureSummary

BK Technologies Corporation (NYSE American: BKTI) (together with its wholly owned subsidiaries, “BK,” the “Company,” “we” or “us”) is a holding company that, through BK Technologies, Inc., its operating subsidiary, provides public safety grade communications products and marketservices which make first responders safer and more efficient. All operating activities described herein are undertaken by our operating subsidiary.

In business for over 70 years, BK operates two business units through its operating subsidiary, BK Technologies, Inc.: Radio and SaaS.

The Radio business unit designs, manufactures and markets American-made wireless communications products consisting of two-way land mobile radios repeaters, base stations, and related components and subsystems.

(“LMRs”). Two-way land mobile radiosLMRs can be radios that are hand-held (portable) or installed in vehicles (mobile). Repeaters expand the range of two-way land mobile radios, enabling them to operate over a wider area. Base station components and subsystems are installed at radio transmitter sites to improve performance by enhancing the signal and reducing or eliminating signal interference and enabling the use of one antenna for both transmission and reception. We incorporate both analog and digital technologies in our products. Our digital technology is compliant with the Project 25 standard of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (“APCO Project 25,” or “P-25”).
We conduct business under the names RELM Wireless Corporation and BK Technologies and offer products under two brand names: BK Radio and RELM.

Generally, BK Radio-brandedTechnologies-branded products serve the government andmarkets, including but not limited to, emergency response, public safety, market, while RELM-brandedhomeland security and military customers of federal, state and municipal government agencies, as well as various industrial and commercial enterprises. We believe that our products serveand solutions provide superior value by offering a high specification, ruggedized, durable, reliable, feature rich, Project 25-compliant radio at a lower cost relative to comparable offerings.

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The SaaS business unit focuses on delivering innovative, public safety smartphone applications that operate ubiquitously over public cellular networks. Our BKRplay branded smartphone application will offer multiple services that make first responders safer and more efficient. When tethered to our radios, the businesscombined solution will offer a unique capability which increases the sales reach of our radios.

 We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on October 24, 1997. We are the corporation resulting from the reincorporation merger of our predecessor, Adage, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, which reincorporated from Pennsylvania to Nevada effective as of January 30, 1998. Effective on June 4, 2018, we changed our corporate name from “RELM Wireless Corporation” to “BK Technologies, Inc.”

Our principal executive offices are located at 7100 Technology Drive, West Melbourne, Florida 32904 and industrial market.

Third Quarter Summary
Our financialour telephone number is (321) 984-1414.

Customer demand and operating resultsorders for our products were strong during 2022. Supply chain constraints limited our ability to manufacture the third quarterquantities needed to ship and fulfill all the orders during 2022. Consequently, approximately 13,000 radio units were carried in backlog as of 2017 reflected sales growthDecember 31, 2022, and increasing cash compared withwe fulfilled approximately 76% of these radio units during the first two quartershalf of 2017. Compared with the third quarter last year, sales2023.

Our backlog of unshipped customer orders was approximately $24.0 million and earnings decreased, which reflects the positive impact in 2016 of sales related to our contract with the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”). During the third quarter, we declared a dividend of $0.02 paid on October 16, 2017 to shareholders of record$27.0 million as of October 2, 2017.

June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively.  Changes in the backlog are attributed primarily to the timing of orders and their fulfillment.

For the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, our2023, sales totaledgrew approximately $11.856.9% to approximately $19.0 million, compared with approximately $14.7$12.1 million for the same quarter lastprior year period. The growth was attributed primarily to the BKR 5000 product and $10.8 million for the preceding quarter. Salesfulfillment of P-25 digital products for the third quarter of 2017 totaled approximately $8.2 million (69.7% of total sales), compared with approximately $9.7 million (65.7% of total sales) for the third quarter last year.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, net sales totaled approximately $30.0 million, compared with approximately $43.5 million for the same period last year. Sales of P-25 digital products for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 totaled approximately $21.4 million (71.3% of total sales), compared with approximately $28.1 million (64.6% of total sales) for the same period last year.
Last year’s three and nine month periods included sales from our contract with the TSA, which were completed during 2016.
2022 backlog described above. Gross profit margins as a percentage of sales for the third quarterthree months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 totaled approximately 32.3%2023, were 27.4%, compared with 31.4%14.2% for the third quarter last year. Forprior year, generally reflecting higher production volumes and improvement in material, component and freight costs. Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses for the ninethree months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, gross profit margins as a percentage of sales2023, totaled approximately 35.2%$6.0 million (31.5% of sales), compared with $5.4 million (44.6% of sales) last year. We recognized an operating loss for the three months ended June 30, 2023, of approximately 32.3%$0.8 million, compared with an operating loss of approximately $3.7 million for the same period lastfor the prior year.

For the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, selling, general2023, we recognized other expenses, net totaling approximately $0.6 million, primarily attributed to net unrealized losses from our investment in FG Financial Holdings, LLC. and administrativeinterest expense on our Line of Credit. This compares with other expenses, (“SG&A”) totaled approximately $3.7 million (30.9% of sales), compared with approximately $3.5 million (24.1% of sales) for the same quarter last year. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, SG&A expenses totaled approximately $10.6 million (35.4% of sales), compared with approximately $10.1 million (23.3% of sales) for the same period last year.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, other income totaled approximatelynet totaling $0.7 million and $1.1 million, respectively, primarily from gains on sales of Iteris common stock (see Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements on Page 9 of this report).
Pretax income for the three months ended September 30, 2017, totaled approximately $852,000, compared with approximately $1.0 million for the same quarter last year. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 pretax income totaled approximately $1.1 million, compared with approximately $4.0 million for the same period last year.

year, which was also primarily related to an unrealized loss from the investment in FG Financial Group, Inc.

For the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, we recognized income tax expense totaling2023, the pretax loss totaled approximately $252,000,$1.3 million, compared with $365,000pretax loss of approximately $4.3 million for same period of the same quarter lastprior year.  For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, income2023, the pretax loss totaled approximately $2.6 million, compared with pretax loss of approximately $8.3 million for same period of the prior year.

We recognized no tax expense totaled approximately $353,000, compared with approximately $1.4 millionfor the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2023, and for the same period lastof the prior year. Our income tax expense is largely non-cash due to utilization of our

The net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”).

Net income for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 was2023, totaled approximately $600,000$1.3 million ($0.040.39 per basic and diluted share), compared with net loss of approximately $719,000$4.3 million ($0.051.28 per basic and diluted share) for the same period last year. The primary factors for the improvement for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the same period last year, were  higher production volumes and lower raw material and freight costs  related to electronic component shortages from supply chain disruptions.  The net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2023, totaled approximately $2.6 million ($0.77 per basic and diluted share), compared with net loss of approximately $8.3 million ($2.45 per basic and diluted share) for the six-month period last year.  The primary factors for the improvement for the six-months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the same period last year were higher production volumes and lower raw material and freight costs related to electronic component shortages from supply chain disruptions.

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As of June 30, 2023, working capital totaled approximately $12.4 million, of which $11.9 million was comprised of cash, cash equivalents and trade receivables. This compares with working capital totaling approximately $13.2 million at 2022 year-end, which included $12.5 million of cash, cash equivalents and trade receivables.

Available Information

Our Internet website address is www.bktechnologies.com. We make available on our Internet website, free of charge, our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements and amendments to these reports as soon as practicable after we file such material with, or furnish it to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In addition, our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Code of Ethics for the CEO and Senior Financial Officers, Audit Committee Charter, Compensation Committee Charter, Nominating and Governance Committee Charter and other corporate governance policies are available on our website, under “Investor Relations.”  The information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference in this report. A copy of any of these materials may be obtained, free of charge, upon request from our investor relations department by submitting a written request to bktechnologies@imsinvestorrelations.com or calling (203) 972-9200. Additional information regarding our investor relations department can be found on our website. All reports that the Company files with or furnishes to the SEC are also available free of charge via the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Second Quarter and Six Months Summary

We may experience fluctuations in our quarterly results, in part, due to governmental customer spending patterns that are influenced by government fiscal year-end budgets and appropriations.  We may also experience fluctuations in our quarterly results, in part, due to our sales to federal and state agencies that participate in wildland fire-suppression efforts, which may be greater during the summer season when forest fire activity is heightened.  In some years, these factors may cause an increase in sales for the second and third quarters, compared with the first and fourth quarters of the same fiscal year.  Such increases in sales may cause quarterly variances in our cash flow from operations and overall financial condition.

We received record customer orders of approximately $70 million in 2022. Customer demand and orders for our products continued to be strong during the three months ended June 30, 2023.  Worldwide shortages of materials, particularly semiconductors and integrated circuits, resulting in part from the impact of COVID-19 have resulted in limited supplies, extended lead times, and increased our costs and inventory levels for certain components used in our products.  While, generally, we have been able to procure the material necessary to manufacture our products and fulfill customer orders, we have experienced some delays and longer delivery times within our supply chain in the year ended December 31, 2022.  The impact on our operations of such shortages, or additional shortages that may surface, is uncertain, but could potentially impact our future sales, manufacturing operations and financial results.  Continued progression of these circumstances could result in a decline in customer orders, as our customers could shift purchases to lower-priced or other perceived value offerings or reduce their purchases and inventories due to decreased budgets, reduced access to credit or various other factors, and impair our ability to manufacture our products, which could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations and cash flow.  These supply chain constraints and material shortages limited our ability to manufacture the quantities needed to ship and fulfill all of the orders that we received in 2022.  Consequently, we had approximately 13,000 radio units that were carried in backlog as of December 31, 2022, and we fulfilled approximately 76% of these radio units during the six-months ended June 30, 2023.

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Overall, our revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2023, increased compared with the same period of last year.  For the second quarter 2023, sales increased 56.9% to approximately $19.0 million, compared with approximately $12.1 million of sales for the second quarter last year.  The improvement in sales for the six-months ended June 30, 2023, increased 101.7% compared to the same six-month period last year. Gross profit margin as a percentage of sales for the second quarter of 2023 was approximately 27.4%, compared with 14.2% for the same period of last year, generally reflecting improvements in increased production volumes and improvements in supply chain material costs and freight compared to the second quarter last year.  Gross profit margin as a percentage of sales for the six months ended June 30, 2023, was approximately 26.8%, compared with 17.1% for the same period of last year, generally reflecting improvements in supply chain material and freight costs and increased production volumes.  Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses for the second quarter of 2023 totaled approximately $6.0 million, which was 10.8% higher than the SG&A expenses of approximately $5.4 million for the second quarter last year, while SG&A expenses for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023, increased 15.0% compared to the same period last year.  The increase in SG&A expenses is attributed primarily to sales and engineering costs related to the BKR 9000 product introduction.  These factors yielded an operating loss of approximately $0.8 million for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023, compared with an operating loss of approximately $3.7 million for the same quarter last year, which improved primarily due to higher production volumes and reduced supply chain material challenges compared to the same period last year.  

For the second quarter of 2023, we recognized a net unrealized loss totaling approximately $0.4 million on our investment in FG Financial Holdings, LLC., or “FG Holding”.  This compares with an unrealized loss of approximately $0.6 million on the investment in FG Financial Group, Inc. made through FG 1347 Holdings, LP, for the second quarter of last year.  For the six months ended June 30, 2023, we recognized a net unrealized loss totaling approximately $0.5 million on our investment in FG Financial Holdings, LLC. compared with an unrealized loss of approximately $1.1 million on the investment in FG Financial Group, Inc. made through FG 1347 Holdings, LP, for last year’s six-month period.

Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2023, was approximately $1.3 million ($0.39per basic and diluted share), compared with a net loss of approximately $4.3 million ($1.28 per basic and diluted share) for the same quarter last year.  For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2023, our net incomeloss totaled approximately $650,000$2.6 million ($0.050.77 per basic and diluted share), compared with a net loss of approximately $2.6$8.3 million ($0.192.45 per basic and diluted share) for the same period last year.

As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2023, working capital totaled approximately $24.5$12.4 million, of which approximately $16.0$11.9 million was comprised of cash, cash equivalents and trade receivables.  As of December 31, 2016,2022, working capital totaled approximately $23.4$13.2 million, of which approximately $14.4$12.5 million was comprised of cash, cash equivalents and trade receivables.

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Results of Operations

As an aid to understanding our operating results for the periods covered by this report, the following table shows selected items from our Condensed Consolidated Statementscondensed consolidated statements of Operationsoperations expressed as a percentage of sales:

 
 
Percentage of SalesThree Months Ended
 
 
Percentage of SalesNine Months Ended
 
 
 
September 30,2017
 
 
September 30,2016
 
 
September 30,2017
 
 
September 30,2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales
  100.0%
  100.0%
  100.0%
  100.0%
Cost of products
  (67.7)
  (68.6)
  (64.8)
  (67.7)
Gross margin
  32.3 
  31.4 
  35.2 
  32.3 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
  (30.9)
  (24.1)
  (35.4)
  (23.3)
Other income (expense)
  5.8 
  0.0 
  3.6 
  0.0 
Income before income taxes
  7.2 
  7.3 
  3.4 
  9.0 
Income tax expense
  (2.1)
  (2.5)
  (1.2)
  (3.0)
Net income
  5.1%
  4.8%
  2.2%
  6.0%

 

 

Percentage of Sales

Three Months Ended

 

 

Percentage of Sales

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

Sales

 

 

100.0%

 

 

100.0%

 

 

100.0%

 

 

100.0%

Cost of products

 

 

(72.6)

 

 

(85.8)

 

 

(73.2)

 

 

(82.9)

Gross margin

 

 

27.4

 

 

 

14.2

 

 

 

26.8

 

 

 

17.1

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

(31.5)

 

 

(44.6)

 

 

(31.5)

 

 

(55.2)

Other income (expense)

 

 

(3.0)

 

 

(5.4)

 

 

(2.2)

 

 

(6.1)

Loss  before income taxes

 

 

(7.1)

 

 

(35.8)

 

 

(6.9)

 

 

(44.2)

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

 

--

 

 

 

--

 

 

 

--

 

 

 

--

 

Net loss

 

 

(7.1)%

 

 

(35.8)%

 

 

(6.9)%

 

 

(44.2)%

Net Sales

For the thirdsecond quarter ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2023, net sales totaledincreased 56.9% to approximately $11.8$19.0 million, compared with approximately $14.7$12.1 million for the same quarter last year.  Sales of P-25 digital products for the quartersix months ended June 30, 2023, totaled approximately $8.2 million (69.7% of total sales), compared with approximately $9.7 million (65.7% of total sales) for the same quarter last year.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, net sales totaled approximately $30.0$37.7 million, compared with approximately $43.5$18.7 million for the samesix-month period last year. Sales

Customer demand and orders for our products continued to be strong, reflecting the acceptance by the marketplace for our BKR 5000 product.  We were able to fulfill approximately 76% of P-25 digital productsthe radio units in backlog as of December 31, 2022, during the first six months of this year.  The supply chain issues experienced in 2022 have improved significantly, but the precise impact on sales and shipments for the period totaled approximately $21.4 million (71.3%remainder of total sales), compared with approximately $28.1 million (64.6%2023 cannot be quantified, hence we anticipate maintaining an elevated level of total sales)inventory.

Sales for the same period last year.

The comparative decrease in total sales and sales of digital products for the three and nine-month periods of 2017 wassecond quarter ended June 30, 2023, were attributed primarily to last year’s deliverycertain state and local public safety opportunities, as well as federal wildland fire related agencies.  From a product perspective, the primary contributor to orders and shipments during the second quarter was our BKR 5000 portable radio and related accessories.  The BKR Series is envisioned as a comprehensive line of new products, which includes new models such as the BKR 9000, which achieved FCC P25 compliance testing and its first sales in the second quarter.  The timing of developing additional BKR Series products and bringing them to market could be impacted by various factors, including potential impacts on our supply chain as a result of various electronic component suppliers. We believe that the BKR Series products should increase our addressable market by expanding the number of federal and other public safety customers that may purchase our products.  However, the timing and size of orders from agencies at all levels can be unpredictable and subject to budgets, priorities, and other factors. Accordingly, we cannot assure that sales will occur under particular contracts, or that our sales prospects will otherwise be realized.

While the TSA, which were not replicated this year. Duringpotential impacts of material shortages, lead-times, the third quarter, however, demand from other federal, statecurrent inflationary environment and international public safety agencies strengthened fromongoing geopolitical conflict and related sanctions in coming months and quarters remain uncertain, such effects have the first half of 2017 and from last year’s third quarter. Comparedpotential to last year’s third quarter, sales to agencies other than the TSA increased approximately 15.4%.


During the third quarter of 2017 we were awarded several multi-year contracts and blanket purchase orders from federal agencies that we believe will yield sales in future periods,adversely impact our customers and our funnel ofsupply chain. Such negative effects on our customers and suppliers could adversely affect our future sales, prospects is encouraging. Accordingly, we have added sales resources during the first nine months of 2017 to help maximize the funnelgross profit margins, operations, and potential sales growth.
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Cost of Products and Gross Profit Margin

Gross profit marginmargins as a percentage of sales for the thirdsecond quarter ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 was 32.3%,2023, were approximately 27.4% compared with 31.4%14.2% for the same quarter last year.  For the nine monthssix-month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2023, gross profit margin as a percentage of sales was 35.2%margins were approximately 26.8%, compared with 32.3%17.1% for the same period last year.

Our cost of products and gross profit marginmargins are primarily derived primarily from material, labor and overhead costs, product mix, manufacturing volumes and pricing. For the third quarter and nine month periods, sales were more heavily weighted toward lower margin products, and were sold using promotional pricing designed to drive sales growth. Gross profit margins were also adversely impacted by incremental product costs associated with addressing customer requirements. For last year’s thirdfor the quarter and nine-month periods, gross profit margins were negatively affected by competitive factors associatedended June 30, 2023, increased compared with the TSA business.

Focused programssame period last year, primarily due to evaluateimprovement in production volumes related to supply shortages, material costs, including electronic components, and improve all aspectsto a lesser degree, easing of escalated freight costs.

During the year ended December 31, 2022, worldwide shortages of materials, including semiconductors and integrated circuits resulted in limited supplies, which in turn, extended lead times and resulted in higher costs for certain components used in our manufacturingproducts.  Accordingly, we experienced delivery delays and increased costs efficiencywithin our supply chain.  While the progression and quality were initiated earlier this year and are continuing. We are optimistic thatduration of these programs will yieldshortages is not known with certainty, we  monitored a number of critical components for product cost improvement and gross profit margin benefits in coming quarters.

have experienced improvement to pre-pandemic levels.  We continue to utilize a combination of internal manufacturing capabilities and contract manufacturing relationships for production efficiencies and to manage material and labor costs.  While we anticipate continuing to do so in the future, we have increased and are continuing to increase our utilization of U.S.-based resources, which provides greater security and control over our production.  We anticipatebelieve that our current manufacturing capabilities and contract manufacturing relationships or comparable alternatives will continue to be available to us in the future. Weus. However, we may encounter new product cost and competitive pricing pressures in the future. However,future and the extent of their impact on gross margins, if any, is uncertain.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

SG&A expenses consist of marketing, sales, commissions, engineering, product development, management information systems, accounting, headquarters, and non-cash share-based employee compensation expenses.

SG&A expenses for the thirdsecond quarter of 2017ended June 30, 2023, totaled approximately $3.7$6.0 million or 30.9%(31.5% of sales,sales), compared with approximately $3.5$5.4 million or 24.1%(44.6% of sales, for the third quarter last year. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, SG&A expenses totaled approximately $10.6 million, or 35.4% of sales, compared with $10.1 million, or 23.3% of sales, for the same period last year.

Engineering and product development expenses for the third quarter of 2017 totaled approximately $1.2 million (10.3% of total sales), compared with $1.1 million (7.8% of total sales) for the same quarter last year.  For the nine-monthsix months ended June 30, 2023, SG&A expenses increased by $1.6 million, or 15.0%, to approximately $11.9 million (31.5% of sales), compared with approximately $10.3 million (55.2% of sales), for the six-month period last year.

Engineering and product development expenses for the second quarter of 2023 totaled approximately $2.6 million (13.7% of sales), compared with approximately $2.3 million (12.1% of sales) for the same quarter of last year.  For the six months ended June 30, 2023, engineering and product development expenses totaled approximately $3.4$5.0 million (11.2%(13.3% of sales), compared with approximately $3.2$4.6 million (7.3%(24.6% of sales) for the samesix month period last year. Contributing to theThe increase in engineering expenses were costs relatedis attributed primarily to ongoing product design and development activities, particularly for the new product development projects.

BKR 9000 series radio introduced during the second quarter 2023.  Most of these activities are being performed by our internal engineering team and are their primary focus, combined with sustaining engineering support of our existing products.  The precise date for developing and introducing new products is uncertain and can be impacted by, among other things, supply chain shortages and certain component lead times in coming months and quarters.

Marketing and selling expenses for the thirdsecond quarter of 2017 decreased to2023 totaled approximately $1.4$1.5 million (12.0%(8.0% of sales), compared with approximately $1.5$1.1 million (10.6%(5.8% of sales) for the thirdsecond quarter last year.  For the nine-month period,six months ended June 30, 2023, marketing and selling expenses decreasedincreased approximately $1.0 million, or 47.5%, to approximately $4.0$3.1 million (13.4%(8.1% of sales), compared with $4.4approximately $2.1 million (10.0% of sales) for the same period last year. The decrease for both periods is attributed primarily to commissions and incentive compensation directly related to sales performance. These decreases were partially offset by expenses related to new sales staff.

General and administrative expenses for the third quarter of 2017 totaled approximately $1.0 million (8.6% of total sales), compared with approximately $855,000 (5.8% of total sales) for the same quarter last year. For the nine-month period, general and administrative expenses totaled approximately $3.3 million (10.9% of sales), compared with $2.6 million (5.9%(11.1% of sales) for the same period last year.  The increases were related to certain headquarters professional fees, as well as approximately $0.4 million in non-recurring first quarter expenses associated with changes in senior management.

Operating Income (Loss)
Operating income for the third quarter and six month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172023, primarily reflect increases in staffing, travel and go-to-market activities in support of anticipated sales growth from new products and customers.

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Other general and administrative expenses for the second quarter 2023 totaled approximately $156,000 (1.3%$1.9 million (9.8% of sales), compared with approximately $1.1$2.0 million (7.3%(10.5% of sales) for the same quarter last year.   For the nine-monthsix months ended June 30, 2023, general and administrative expenses totaled approximately $3.8 million (10.1% of sales), compared with approximately $3.6 million (19.4% of sales) for the six month period last year.  The increase in general and administrative expenses for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2023, is attributed primarily to corporate and headquarters staffing in support of strategic initiatives.

Operating Loss

The operating loss for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023, totaled approximately $0.8 million (4.1% of sales), compared with approximately $3.7 million (30.4% of sales) for last year’s second quarter.  For the six months ended June 30, 2023, our operating loss totaled approximately $1.8 million (4.7% of sales), compared with approximately $7.1 million (38.1% of sales) for the six month period last year.  The operating loss for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2023, is somewhat attributed to lower than historical gross profit margins related to operating costs and increased product introduction and strategic initiative costs.  

Other (Expense) Income

We recorded net interest expense of approximately $155,000 for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023, compared with approximately $24,000 for the second quarter of last year. For the six months ended June 30, 2023, net interest expense totaled approximately $298,000, compared with net interest expense of approximately $39,000 for the six month period last year. Net interest expense was primarily the result our Line of Credit and equipment financing.

For the second quarter ended June 30, 2023, we recognized an operatingunrealized loss of approximately $76,000$0.4 million on our investment in FG Holdings, compared with operating incomean unrealized loss of approximately $3.9$0.6 million in FG Financial Group, Inc. made through FG 1347 Holdings, LP for the second quarter last year.  For the six months ended June 30, 2023, we recognized an unrealized loss of approximately $0.5 million on our investment compared with an unrealized loss of approximately $1.1 million for the same period last year. 

Income Taxes

We recorded no tax expense or benefit for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2023, compared with no income tax provision for the second quarter and six month period last year.

Our income tax provision is based on management’s estimate of the effective tax rate for the full year.  The decreasetax provision (benefit) in operating income for both periods was attributed primarily to the impact of last year’s sales to the TSA and related product costsany period will be affected by, among other things, permanent, as well as temporary, differences in the deductibility of certain SG&A expenses, some of which are considered non-recurring.

Other Income (Expense)
We realized net interest income of $14,000 and $2,000 foritems, in addition to changes in tax legislation. As a result, we may experience significant fluctuations in the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, we earned net interest income of approximately $32,000 and $4,000, respectively. Interest expense may be incurred from time to time on outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility and earn interest income on our cash balances. The interesteffective book tax rate on such revolving credit facility as of September 30, 2017 was Wall Street Journal prime rate plus 25 basis points (4.50% as of September 30, 2017).
During the three months ended September 30, 2017, we sold 148,281 shares of Iteris, realizing a gain on the sales of approximately $670,000 (See Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial statements on page 9 of this report). There were no comparable gains recorded for the same period last year. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we sold 311,502 shares of Iteris, realizing a gain on the sales of approximately $1.3 million.
For the nine-month period of 2017, partially offsetting the aforementioned gain on sale of securities, we recorded a non-recurring loss on the disposal of assets related to a discontinued product initiative. We also recognized an exchange loss related to sales under a Canadian-dollar-denominated contract. No comparable expenses were incurred during the same period last year.
Income Taxes
We recorded income(that is, tax expense of approximately $252,000 for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017, compared with approximately $365,000 for the same quarter last year. For the nine-monthdivided by pre-tax book income) from period of 2017, we recorded income tax expense of approximately $353,000, compared with approximately $1.4 million for the same period last year. Our income tax expense is primarily non-cash.
to period. 

As of SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2023, our net deferred tax assets totaled approximately $1.7$4.1 million, and are primarily composed of NOLs, offset by deferred tax liabilities of $1.3 millionwere primarily derived from the unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities.  These NOLs total $626,000 for federalresearch and $11.5 million for state purposes, with expirations starting in 2018 through 2030.

development tax credits, operating loss carryforwards and deferred revenue.

In order to fully utilize the net deferred tax assets, we will need to generate sufficient taxable income in future years to utilize our NOLs prior to their expiration.years.  We analyze all positive and negative evidence to determine if, based on the weight of available evidence, we are more likely than not to realize the benefit of the net deferred tax assets. The recognition of the net deferred tax assets and related tax benefits is based upon our conclusions regarding, among other considerations, estimates of future earnings based on information currently available and current and anticipated customers, contracts, and product introductions, as well as historical operating results and certain tax planning strategies.

Based on our analysis of all available evidence, both positive and negative, we have concluded that we do not have the ability to generate sufficient taxable income in the necessary period to utilize the entire benefit for the deferred tax asset. Management asserts that it is more likely than not that approximately $129,000assets.  Accordingly, we established a valuation allowance of the deferred tax asset will not be realized due to the inability to generate sufficient Florida taxable income in the necessary period to fully utilize the Florida NOLs.$4.1 million as of both June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022.  We cannot presently estimate what, if any, changes to the valuation of our deferred tax assets may be deemed appropriate in the future.  If we incur future losses, it may be necessary to record additional valuation allowance related to the deferred tax assets recognized as of SeptemberJune 30, 2017.


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Liquidity and Capital Resources

For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2023, net cash provided by operating activities totaled approximately $1.5 million, compared with cash used by operating activities of approximately $5.3 million for the same period last year.  Cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2023, was primarily related to a reduction in accounts receivable and an increase in deferred revenues, which was partially offset by decrease in accounts payable.  Cash used in operating activities totaledfor the six months ended June 30, 2022, was primarily related to a net loss and increased inventory, which were partially offset by increased accounts payable, a decrease in accounts receivable and an unrealized loss in marketable securities.

For the first six months of 2023, we had a net loss of approximately $245,000,$2.6 million, compared with cash provided by operating activitiesa net loss of approximately $8.3 million for the same period last year. Cash used in operating activities was primarily related to trade accountsAccounts receivable inventories, and accrued compensation and related taxes, offset by accounts payable, accrued warranty expense and depreciation.

Fordecreased approximately $1.4 million during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, we had net income2023, compared with a decrease of approximately $650 compared with net income of approximately $2.6$1.7 million for the same period last year. Accounts receivablepayable for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, decreased approximately $0.3 million, compared with an increase of approximately $3.9 million for the first six months last year, primarily due to delays and shortages within our supply chain for the same period of 2022. Gross inventories increased approximately $3.6 million during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2023, by approximately $0.7 million compared with $2.1approximately $5.6 million for the same period last year, reflecting sales that were consummated later in the quarter that had not yet completed their collection cycle. Netyear. The increases for both inventories increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 by approximately $1.3 million primarily due to material purchases. For last year’s nine month period, inventories decreased approximately $2.9 million. Accrued compensation and related taxes decreased by approximately $943,000accounts payable during the first ninesix months of 2017 as performance incentives2022 were paid. Forattributed primarily to material and component availability combined with extended supplier lead times. Prepaid expenses decreased during the first six months of 2023 by approximately $0.3 million compared with a decrease of $0.4 million for the same period last year, accrued compensationyear. Depreciation and related taxes increased byamortization totaled approximately $803,000. Accounts payable$0.8 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 increased2023, compared with approximately $3.8$0.7 million for the same period last year. Depreciation and amortization are primarily related to manufacturing and engineering equipment. The unrealized loss on investments for the six months ended June 30, 2023, totaled approximately $0.5 million, compared with $526,000an unrealized loss of approximately $1.1 million for the same period last year. For additional information pertaining to our investments, refer to Note 1 (Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements) and Note 6 (Investments) to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report.

Cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2023, totaled approximately $0.9 million, compared with approximately $0.7 million for the same period last year.  The cash used for both periods was attributed primarily to the purchase of engineering and manufacturing related equipment.

For the six months ended June 30, 2023, cash of approximately $0.1 million was provided by financing activities, compared with cash provided by financing activities of approximately $1.3 million for the same period last year.  During the first six months of 2023, we received cash of approximately $40.7 million from debt, net of repayments totaling approximately $40.6 million, while for the same period last year, due to material purchases. Depreciation and amortization totaledwe received proceeds of approximately $727,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared with approximately $718,000 for the same period last year.

Cash provided by investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 totaled approximately $1.2 million, which was primarily related to proceeds totaling approximately $1.8$2.5 million from the sale of securitiesour revolving credit facility and notes payable partially offset by purchases of equipment totaling approximately $572,000. For the same period last year approximately $481,000 was used for the investment in Iteris common stock (see Note 6 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this report),loan and $1.3 million was utilized for the purchase of manufacturing and engineering equipment.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, approximately $3.0 million was used in financing activities, primarily related to our capital return program, which included quarterly dividends totaling approximately $2.8 million and stock repurchases totaling approximately $405,000. We also received approximately $183,000 provided by the issuance of common stock upon the exercise of stock options. For the same period last year, approximately $2.5 million was used to pay dividends.
We have a secured revolving credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank with maximum borrowing availabilityrepayments of $1.0approximately $0.1 million and a maturity datepaid quarterly dividends of December 27, 2017. As of September 30, 2017, and the date of this report, we were in compliance with all covenants under the loan and security agreement, as amended, governing the revolving credit facility. For a description of such covenants and the other terms and conditions of the loan and security agreement, as amended, reference is made to Note 6 (Debt) of our Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.
As of September 30, 2017, and the date of this report, there were no borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit facility. As of September 30, 2017, and the date of this report, there wasapproximately $1.0 million of borrowing available under the revolving credit facility.
million.

Our cash and cash equivalents balance at Septemberon June 30, 20172023, was approximately $8.9$2.7 million.  We believe these funds, combined with anticipated cash generated from operations and borrowing availability under our revolving credit facilitythe IPSA, are sufficient to meet our working capital requirements for the foreseeable future.  We may, depending on a variety of factors, including market conditions for capital raises, the trading price of our common stock and opportunities for uses of any proceeds, engage in public or private offerings of equity or debt securities to increase our capital resources. However, the financial and economic conditions, which could be impacted by the current inflationary environment and current geopolitical tension, could limit our access to credit and impair our ability to raise capital, if needed, on acceptable terms or at all.  We also face other risks that could impact our business, liquidity and financial condition. For a description of these risks, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors” set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

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Critical Accounting Policies

In response to the SEC’sSecurities and Exchange Commission’s financial reporting release, FR-60, Cautionary Advice Regarding Disclosure About Critical Accounting Policies, we have selected for disclosure our revenue recognition process and our accounting processes involving significant judgments, estimates and assumptions.  These processes affect our reported revenues and current assets and are, therefore, critical in assessing our financial and operating status.  We regularly evaluate these processes in preparing our financial statements.  The processes for revenue recognition, allowance for collection of trade receivables, allowance for excess or obsolete inventory software development and income taxes involve certain assumptions and estimates that we believe to be reasonable under present facts and circumstances.  These estimates and assumptions, if incorrect, could adversely impact our operations and financial position. 

There were no changes to our critical accounting policies during the quarterthree months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2023.

Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

As a “smaller reporting company” as described indefined by Item 7229.10(f)(1) of our Annual Report on Form 10-K forRegulation S-K, the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

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Company is not required to include the disclosure under this Item.

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our President

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(c) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (who serves as our principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (who serves as our principal financial and accounting officer) have evaluated, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer), of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Securities Exchange Act”) Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) under the Exchange Act), as of September 30, 2017.the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report.  Based on thisupon that evaluation, they haveour Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2017.

the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including each of such officers as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2023, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II-OTHERII - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.                   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Reference is made to Note 10 (Commitments and Contingencies)1A. RISK FACTORS

As of the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statementsdate of this filing, except as set forth herein, there have been no material changes to the Risk Factors included elsewherein our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2023.  The Risk Factors set forth in the 2022 Form 10-K should be read carefully in connection with evaluating our business and in connection with the forward-looking statements contained in this report forQuarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  Any of the information required by this Item.

risks described in the 2022 Form 10-K, could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or future results and the actual outcome of matters as to which forward-looking statements are made.  These are not the only risks we face.  Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Period
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased
 
 
Average  Price Paid Per Share (1)  
 
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (2)
 
 
Maximum Number of
Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (2)
 
07/01/17-07/31/17
  19,000 
 $3.79 
  19,000 
  904,478(2)
08/01/17-08/31/17
  18,007 
 $3.62 
  18,007 
  886,471 
09/01/17-09/30/17
  13,281 
 $3.86 
  13,281 
  873,190 
Total
  50,288 
 $3.76 
  50,288 
    
(1)
Average price paid per share of common stock repurchased is the executed price, including commissions paid to brokers.
(2)

Share Repurchase Program

On May 19, 2016,December 21, 2021, the Company announced that the Board has authorized a share repurchase program which permits the Company to purchase up to an aggregate of $5 million of its common shares. The program does not have an expiration date. Any repurchases would be funded using cash on May 18, 2016, itshand and cash from operations. The actual timing, manner and number of shares repurchased under the program will be determined by management and the Board of Directors approvedat their discretion, and will depend on several factors, including the repurchase of up to 500,000 sharesmarket price of the Company’s common shares, general market and economic conditions, alternative investment opportunities, and other business considerations in accordance with applicable securities laws and exchange rules. The authorization of the share repurchase program does not require BK Technologies to acquire any particular number of shares and repurchases may be suspended or terminated at any time at the Company’s discretion. The following table provides information about purchases made by us of our common stock from time to time, pursuant to a stock repurchase plan in conformity with the provisions of Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Repurchase Program”). The Repurchase Program has no termination date. On June 15, 2017, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved the increasefor each month included in the Repurchase Program from 500,000 to 1,000,000 sharessecond quarter of the Company’s common stock.

2023:

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Period

 

Total Number of Shares Purchased

 

 

Average Price Paid Per Share

 

Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs

 

 

Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Still be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 1–30, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$5,000,000

 

May 1–31, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$5,000,000

 

June 1–30, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$5,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended June 30, 2023

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$5,000,000

 

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Item 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibits required to be filed by Item 601 of Regulation S-K are listed in the Exhibit Index below.


Exhibit Index

Exhibit

Number


Description

Articles of Incorporation(1)
Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation(2)
Amended and Restated By-Laws(3)
Amendment to By-Laws, dated December 9, 2015(4)

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished pursuant to Item 601(b)(32) of Regulation S-K)S‑K)

Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished pursuant to Item 601(b)(32) of Regulation S-K)S‑K)

Exhibit 101.INS

XBRL Instance Document

Exhibit 101.SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

Exhibit 101.CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

Exhibit 101.LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

Exhibit 101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

Exhibit 101.DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document

Exhibit 104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) (filed herewith)

(1) 
Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3(i) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997.
(2) 
Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2001.
(3) 
Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3(iii) to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 29, 2013.
(4) 
Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 10, 2015.

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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.

RELM WIRELESS

BK TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

(The “Registrant”)

Date: November 1, 2017August 10, 2023

By:

/s/ Timothy A. Vitou                                                                  John M. Suzuki

Timothy A. Vitou
President

John M. Suzuki

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal executive officer and duly

authorized officer)

Date: November 1, 2017August 10, 2023

By:

By:/s/ William P. Kelly                                                                 Scott A. Malmanger

William P. Kelly
Executive Vice President and

Scott A. Malmanger

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal financial and accounting

officer and duly authorized officer)

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