−Removed: In addition to other risks and uncertainties
−Removed: described in this Comprehensive Form 10-K/A, the following material risk factors should be carefully considered in evaluating our
−Removed: business because such factors may have a significant impact on our business, operating results, liquidity and financial condition.
−Removed: As a result of the risk factors set forth below, actual results did and could continue to differ materially from those projected
−Removed: in any forward-looking statements.
−Removed: Risks Related to the Restatement of our Prior Period Consolidated
−Removed: Financial Statements and Material Weaknesses in our Internal Control
−Removed: We have restated our consolidated
−Removed: financial statements during the past three years, including the restatement included in this Comprehensive Form 10-K/A.
−Removed: These restatements
−Removed: have affected and may continue to affect investor confidence, our stock price, our ability to raise capital in the future, and
−Removed: our reputation with our customers, have resulted and may continue to result in stockholder litigation and may reduce customer confidence
−Removed: in our ability to complete new contract opportunities.
−Removed: In February 2019,
−Removed: we filed an amended Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, which included a restatement of
−Removed: our financial statements for the period then ended.
−Removed: The restatement of such financial statements corrected an overstatement of
−Removed: revenue in such period due to the miscoding of an invoice in the Company’s records (the “Coding Error”).
−Removed: 2020, we filed an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, which included a restatement of our financial
−Removed: statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 to correct certain errors relating to our recognition of revenue, which errors
−Removed: resulted from an incorrect application of U.S.
−Removed: GAAP (the “Revenue Recognition Error”).
−Removed: This Comprehensive Form 10-K/A
−Removed: includes a restatement of our (i) consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, and the related
−Removed: consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and shareholders’ deficit for the years ended December 31, 2020 and December
−Removed: 31, 2019, and (ii) consolidated balance sheets and statements of shareholders’ deficit as of March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020 and
−Removed: September 30, 2020, the related consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020, the three and six
−Removed: months ended June 30, 2020 and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, and the consolidated statements of cash flows for
−Removed: the three, six and nine month periods ended March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2020, respectively, and related
−Removed: disclosures to correct the Inventory Costing Errors and the Insufficient Reserves.
−Removed: The Inventory Costing Errors resulted from
−Removed: software processing and coding errors, inconsistent units of measure being used for quantities ordered and quantities received of
−Removed: certain purchased parts, incorrect accruals to accounting periods of the cost of certain goods received and the Company not having a
−Removed: procedure to address over or under absorbed overhead costs at the end of accounting periods.
−Removed: The Insufficient Reserves resulted from
−Removed: insufficient inventory reserves and provisions for loss contracts.
−Removed: The existence of the Coding Error, Revenue Recognition Error, the
−Removed: Inventory Costing Errors and the Insufficient Reserves, along with this restatement and the prior restatements, have had
−Removed: and may continue to have the effect of eroding investor confidence in the Company and our financial reporting and accounting
−Removed: practices and processes, have negatively impacted and may continue to negatively impact the trading price of our common stock, have
−Removed: resulted and may continue to result in stockholder litigation, may make it more difficult for us to raise capital on acceptable
−Removed: terms, if at all, and may negatively impact our reputation with our customers and cause customers to place new orders with other
−Removed: We have identified material weaknesses
−Removed: in our internal control over financial reporting which did and could continue to adversely affect our ability to report our financial
−Removed: condition and results of operations in a timely and accurate manner.
−Removed: As a result of the Inventory Costing Errors
−Removed: and the Insufficient Reserves, we have concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December
−Removed: 31, 2019, March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31, 2020 and we have also concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures
−Removed: were not effective as of December 31, 2019 March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, 2020 due to material weaknesses in
−Removed: our internal control over financial reporting.
−Removed: In connection with the Revenue Recognition Error, we previously determined that
−Removed: our internal control over financial reporting and our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31,
−Removed: 2019 and December 31, 2018, and in connection with the Coding Error, we previously determined that our internal control over financial
−Removed: reporting and our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2018.
−Removed: The Revenue Recognition Error,
−Removed: Inventory Costing Errors and the Insufficient Reserves caused us to fail to comply with the financial covenants under our credit
−Removed: facility with BankUnited, N.A.
−Removed: and the restatement of such errors was a contributing factor in our failure to timely file periodic
−Removed: reports required under the Exchange Act.
−Removed: The Revenue Recognition Error also resulted in shareholder litigation.
−Removed: As described in Item 9A of this Comprehensive
−Removed: Form 10-K/A, we have taken a number of steps in order to strengthen our accounting function so as to allow us to be able to provide
−Removed: timely and accurate financial reporting, which have remediated the internal control deficiencies that led to the Revenue Recognition
−Removed: Error and the internal control deficiencies that led to the Coding Error which had been previously remediated.
−Removed: However, such steps
−Removed: were not sufficient to prevent the Inventory Costing Errors and the Insufficient Reserves and we cannot assure you that these steps
−Removed: will be successful in preventing future errors or that additional material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting
−Removed: will not arise or be identified in the future.
−Removed: To the extent these steps are not successful, we could be required to incur significant
−Removed: additional time and expense.
−Removed: Moreover, because of the inherent limitations of any control system, material misstatements due to
−Removed: error or fraud may not be prevented or detected and corrected on a timely basis, or at all.
−Removed: If we are unable to provide reliable
−Removed: and timely financial reports in the future, our business and reputation may be further harmed.
−Removed: We intend to continue our remediation activities
−Removed: and to continue to improve our overall control environment and our operational and financial systems and infrastructure, as well
−Removed: as to continue to train, retain and manage our personnel who are essential to effective internal control.
−Removed: In doing so, we will
−Removed: continue to incur expenses and expend management’s time on compliance-related issues.
−Removed: However, we cannot ensure that the
−Removed: steps that we have taken or will take will successfully remediate the errors.
−Removed: If we are unable to successfully complete our remediation
−Removed: efforts or favorably assess the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, our operating results, financial
−Removed: position, ability to accurately report our financial results and timely file our periodic reports under the Exchange Act, and our
−Removed: stock price could be adversely affected.
−Removed: Additionally, beginning in the fourth quarter
−Removed: of 2019, the Company began using inventory valuation and cost collection software associated with its non-percentage of completion
−Removed: There can be no assurance that controls over inventory will be adequate to address all potential valuation issues that
−Removed: may arise in the future relating to the use of the software and additional internal controls may need to be developed.
−Removed: The occurrence of any future errors, misstatements,
−Removed: or failures in internal control may also cause us to fail to meet reporting obligations, negatively affect investor and customer
−Removed: confidence in our management and the accuracy of our financial statements and disclosures, result in events of default under our
−Removed: banking agreements, or result in adverse publicity and concerns from investors and customers, any of which could have a negative
−Removed: effect on the price of our common stock, subject us to regulatory investigations and penalties or additional stockholder litigation,
−Removed: and have a material adverse impact on our business and financial condition.
−Removed: The restatements of our consolidated
−Removed: financial statements due to the Coding Error, the Revenue Recognition Error, the Inventory Costing Errors and the Insufficient
−Removed: Reserves have diverted, and our ongoing efforts to remediate our internal control may continue to divert management from the operation
−Removed: of our business.
−Removed: The absence of timely and accurate financial information has hindered and may in the future hinder our ability
−Removed: to effectively manage our business.
−Removed: The restatements of our consolidated financial
−Removed: statements due to the Coding Error, the Revenue Recognition Error, the Inventory Costing Errors and the Insufficient Reserves have
−Removed: diverted, and our ongoing efforts to remediate our internal control may continue to divert management from the operation of our
−Removed: Our board of directors, members of management, and our accounting, and other staff have spent significant time on the
−Removed: restatements and remediation and will continue to spend significant time on remediation of internal control over our financial
−Removed: These resources have been, and will likely continue to be, diverted from the strategic and day-to-day management of
−Removed: our business and may have an adverse effect on our ability to accomplish our strategic objectives.
−Removed: We face litigation relating to the
−Removed: Revenue Recognition Error .
−Removed: Our Company and certain of our current
−Removed: and former executive officers and directors are defendants in litigation arising out of the Revenue Recognition Error in and restatements
−Removed: of our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018, and quarters ended March 31, 2018, June 30, 2018, September 30,
−Removed: 2018, March 31, 2019, June 30, 2019, and September 30, 2019.
−Removed: Please see Part I, Item 3, “Legal Proceedings.” These
−Removed: proceedings may result in significant expenses and the diversion of management attention from our business.
−Removed: We cannot ensure that
−Removed: additional litigation or other claims by shareholders will not be brought in the future arising out of the same subject matter.
−Removed: We received waivers of non-compliance
−Removed: with certain covenants under our credit facility with BankUnited and there can be no assurance that we will not fall out of compliance
−Removed: with our covenants in the future.
−Removed: The Company was not in compliance with
−Removed: certain financial covenants under its credit facility (the “BankUnited Facility”) with BankUnited, N.A.
−Removed: (“BankUnited”)
−Removed: for the year ended December 31, 2020 and the quarter ended March 31, 2021, and financial statement submission covenants for the
−Removed: year ended December 31, 2020 and the quarters ended March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021
−Removed: and obtained waivers of the non-compliance, as described in more detail in Part I, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion
−Removed: and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Recent Developments”.
−Removed: We cannot assure you that we
−Removed: will be in compliance with our covenants in the future or that BankUnited will grant further waivers if we fall out of compliance.
−Removed: If we fall out of compliance with our banking covenants, BankUnited may declare a default under the BankUnited Facility and, among
−Removed: other remedies, could declare the full amount of the BankUnited Facility immediately due and payable and could foreclose against
−Removed: our collateral.
−Removed: If this were to occur, we may be unable to secure outside financing, if needed, to fund
−Removed: ongoing operations and for other capital needs.
−Removed: Any sources of financing that may be available to us could also be at higher costs
−Removed: and require us to satisfy more restrictive covenants, which could limit or restrict our operations, cash flows and earnings.
−Removed: cannot ensure that additional financing would be available to us, or be sufficient or available on satisfactory terms.
−Removed: We are currently ineligible to file
−Removed: a registration statement on Form S-3 to register the offer and sale of securities, which could adversely affect our ability to
−Removed: raise future capital.
−Removed: We did not file our Quarterly Reports for
−Removed: the three months ended March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021 within the timeframe required by the SEC.
−Removed: We will regain
−Removed: status as a current filer when we file all of such Quarterly Reports.
−Removed: However, we will not be considered a timely filer and will
−Removed: not be eligible to file a short-form registration statement on Form S-3 to register the offer and sale of our securities until
−Removed: twelve full calendar months from the date we regain status as a current filer.
−Removed: If we wish to register the offer and sale of our
−Removed: securities to the public prior to such time, we will be required to use the long-form registration statement, Form S-1, which may
−Removed: increase both our transaction costs and the amount of time required to complete the transaction.
−Removed: This may adversely affect our
−Removed: ability to raise funds, if we choose to do so.
−Removed: If our common stock is delisted from
−Removed: the NYSE American exchange, our business, financial condition, results of operations and stock price could be adversely affected,
−Removed: and the liquidity of our stock and our ability to obtain financing could be impaired .
−Removed: On May 25, 2021, we received a notice from NYSE American
−Removed: LLC stating that our failure to timely file our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2021 caused us to be
−Removed: out of compliance with the NYSE American LLC’s continued listing standards under the timely filing criteria included in Section
−Removed: 1007 of the NYSE American Company Guide (“Company Guide”).
−Removed: Also, our failure to timely file our Quarterly Reports on Form
−Removed: 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021 is an additional noncompliance with the NYSE American LLC’s
−Removed: continued listing standards under the timely filing criteria included in Section 1007 of the Company Guide.
−Removed: In accordance with Section 1007 of the Company Guide,
−Removed: we had six months from May 24, 2021, or until November 24, 2021, to file the Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2021 with the SEC.
−Removed: On November 23, 2021, the Company received a notice from NYSE American LLC informing the Company that it had accepted the Company’s
−Removed: plan to regain compliance with its standards for continued listing of the Company’s common stock under the timely filing criteria
−Removed: included in the Company Guide.
−Removed: NYSE American has granted the Company until April 14, 2022, to regain compliance with the timely filing
−Removed: If the Company is unable to cure the delinquency by April 14, 2022, the Company may request an additional extension up to the
−Removed: maximum cure period of May 24, 2022.
−Removed: In addition, if the Company does not make progress consistent with the plan during the plan period
−Removed: or if the Company does not complete its delayed filings with the SEC by the end of the maximum 12-month cure period on May 24, 2022, NYSE
−Removed: American staff will initiate delisting proceedings.
−Removed: There can be no assurance that we will be able to file the delayed filings as required.
−Removed: On September 17, 2021, we received notice
−Removed: from NYSE American LLC indicating that the Company does not meet the continued listing standards set forth in Part 10 of the Company Guide.
−Removed: The Company is not in compliance with Section 1003(a)(i) of the Company Guide since it has stockholders’ equity of less than $2.0
−Removed: million and losses from continuing operations and/or net losses in two of its three most recent fiscal years and Section 1003(a)(ii) of
−Removed: the Company Guide since it has stockholders’ equity of less than $4.0 million and losses from continuing operations and/or net losses
−Removed: in three of its four most recent fiscal years.
−Removed: The Company has therefore become subject to the procedures and requirements of Section
−Removed: 1009 of the Company Guide and was required to, and timely did, submit a plan to NYSE American LLC addressing how the Company intends to
−Removed: regain compliance with the continued listing standards by March 17, 2023 (the “Plan”).
−Removed: On November 19, 2021, we received notice
−Removed: from NYSE American LLC that it has accepted the Plan, subject to periodic review, including quarterly monitoring, for compliance with
−Removed: If the Company is not in compliance with the continued listing standards by March 17, 2023 or if the Company does not make progress
−Removed: consistent with the Plan during the plan period, the NYSE Regulation staff may initiate delisting proceedings.
−Removed: The delisting of our common stock from the
−Removed: NYSE American exchange would adversely affect our ability to attract new investors, decrease the liquidity of our outstanding shares of
−Removed: common stock, reduce our flexibility to raise additional capital, reduce the price at which our common stock trades, and increase the
−Removed: transaction costs inherent in trading such shares with overall negative effects for our stockholders.
−Removed: Risks Related to COVID-19
−Removed: The impact of the coronavirus
−Removed: (COVID-19) pandemic on our operations, supply chain, and customers has impacted and could continue to have a material adverse effect
−Removed: on our business, financial position, results of operations and/or cash flows.
−Removed: It is possible that the continued
−Removed: spread of COVID-19 could cause disruption in our supply chain or significantly increase the costs required to meet our
−Removed: contractual commitments, cause delay, or limit the ability of, the U.S.
−Removed: Government and other customers to perform, including making
−Removed: timely payments to us, negotiating contracts, performing quality inspections, accepting delivery of finished products, and cause
−Removed: other unpredictable events.
−Removed: The disruption of air travel has impacted demand for the commercial air industry.
−Removed: Commercial aircraft
−Removed: manufacturers are reducing production rates due to fewer expected aircraft deliveries and, as a result, may reduce demand for our
−Removed: There have been and may continue to be changes in our government and commercial customers’ priorities and practices,
−Removed: as our customers confront competing budget priorities and more limited resources.
−Removed: These changes may impact current and future programs,
−Removed: procurements, and funding decisions, which in turn could impact our results of operations.
−Removed: The COVID-19 pandemic could also
−Removed: impact our liquidity.
−Removed: Slower production schedules, higher company medical costs, potential inability of our customers to make timely
−Removed: payments to us, and similar factors could impact our cash flows.
−Removed: A period of generating lower cash from operations could adversely
−Removed: affect our financial position.
−Removed: We implemented several plans to mitigate such risks, including requesting and obtaining progress
−Removed: payments from our customers and longer payment terms with our suppliers;
−Removed: however, we may not be successful in the future in these
−Removed: The extent to which COVID-19 impacts our cash flow will determine whether we need to obtain additional funding, which
−Removed: could be difficult to obtain.
−Removed: Due to uncertainty related to COVID-19 and its impact on us and the aerospace industry, and the volatility
−Removed: in the capital markets in general, access to financing may be reduced and we may have difficulty obtaining financing on terms acceptable
−Removed: to us or at all.
−Removed: The extent to which COVID-19
−Removed: affects our operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain, including the duration of the outbreak,
−Removed: new information which may emerge concerning the severity of the coronavirus and the actions to contain the coronavirus or address
−Removed: its impact, among others.
−Removed: If significant portions of our workforce or our suppliers’ workforces are unable to work effectively,
−Removed: including because of illness, quarantines, government actions, facility closure or other restrictions in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic,
−Removed: our operations will likely be impacted.
−Removed: For example, COVID-19 related absences during the first quarter of 2021 contributed to
−Removed: a delayed financial closing process for the Original Form 10-K and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended
−Removed: March 31, 2021.
−Removed: Further absences may cause us to be unable to perform fully on our contracts and our costs may increase as a result
−Removed: of the COVID-19 outbreak.
−Removed: These cost increases may not be fully recoverable or adequately covered by insurance.
−Removed: In addition, the impact on our accounting staff and outside advisors may hamper our efforts to comply with our filing obligations
−Removed: with the SEC.
−Removed: We continue to monitor the situation, to
−Removed: assess further possible implications to our business, supply chain and customers, and to take actions in an effort to mitigate
−Removed: adverse consequences.
−Removed: We cannot at this time predict the future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it could have a
−Removed: material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations and/or cash flows.
−Removed: Risks Related to our Business
−Removed: We depend on government contracts
−Removed: for a significant portion of our revenues.
−Removed: We are a supplier, either directly or as
−Removed: a subcontractor, to the U.S.
−Removed: Government and its agencies.
−Removed: We depend on government contracts for a significant portion of our business.
+Added: addition to other risks and uncertainties described in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the following material risk factors should be
+Added: carefully considered in evaluating our business because such factors may have a significant impact on our business, operating results,
+Added: liquidity, and financial condition.
+Added: As a result of the risk factors set forth below, actual results could differ materially from those
+Added: projected in any forward-looking statements.
+Added: Related to Our Business
+Added: depend on government contracts for a significant portion of our revenues.
+Added: are a supplier, either directly or as a subcontractor, to the U.S.
+Added: Government and its agencies and a significant portion of our business
+Added: depends on government contracts.
If we are suspended or barred from contracting with the U.S.
−Removed: Government, if our reputation or relationship with individual federal
−Removed: agencies were impaired, whether due to the restatements and errors in our financial statements or otherwise, or if the U.S.
−Removed: otherwise ceased doing business with us or significantly decreased the amount of business it does with us, our business, prospects,
−Removed: financial condition and operating results would be materially adversely affected.
−Removed: We face risks relating
−Removed: to government contracts.
−Removed: The funding of U.S.
−Removed: Government programs
−Removed: is subject to congressional budget authorization and appropriation processes.
−Removed: For many programs, the U.S.
−Removed: Congress appropriates
−Removed: funds on a fiscal year basis even though a program may extend over several fiscal years.
−Removed: Consequently, programs are often only
−Removed: partially funded initially and additional funds are committed only as Congress makes further appropriations.
−Removed: Appropriations are
−Removed: driven by numerous factors, including geopolitical events, macroeconomic conditions, the ability of the U.S.
−Removed: Government to enact
−Removed: relevant legislation, such as appropriations bills and continuing resolutions, and the threat or existence of a government shutdown.
−Removed: Government appropriations for our programs and for defense spending generally may be impacted or delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic
−Removed: as governmental priorities and finances change.
−Removed: We cannot predict the extent to which total funding and/or funding for individual
−Removed: programs will be included, increased or reduced in budgets approved by Congress or be included in the scope of separate supplemental
−Removed: appropriations.
−Removed: In the event that appropriations for any of our programs becomes unavailable, or is reduced or delayed, our
−Removed: contract or subcontract under such program may be terminated or adjusted by the U.S.
−Removed: Government, which could have a material
−Removed: adverse effect on our future sales under such program, and on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
−Removed: We also cannot predict the impact of potential
−Removed: changes in priorities due to military transformation and planning and/or the nature of war-related activity on existing, follow-on
−Removed: or replacement programs.
−Removed: A shift of government priorities to programs in which we do not participate and/or reductions in funding
−Removed: for or the termination of programs in which we do participate, unless offset by other programs and opportunities, could have a
−Removed: material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
−Removed: In addition, the U.S.
−Removed: Government generally
−Removed: has the ability to terminate contracts, completely or in part, without prior notice, for convenience or for default based on performance.
+Added: Government, if our relationship with individual
+Added: federal agencies were impaired, or if the U.S.
+Added: Government otherwise ceased doing business with us or significantly decreased the amount
+Added: of business it does with us, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
+Added: depend on a limited number of prime contractors and government customers for a significant portion of our revenue.
+Added: significant portion of our revenues is derived from programs performed for a limited number of prime defense contractors and government
+Added: These significant customers – Raytheon, Sikorsky, Lockheed Martin, and the United States Air Force – constituted
+Added: approximately 38%, 20%, 11% and 11%, respectively, of our 2025 revenue.
+Added: Our revenues from these customers are diversified over several
+Added: different A&D products, programs, and subsidiaries within these customers.
+Added: However, any significant change in production rates by
+Added: any of these customers would have a material effect on our results of operations, and cash flows.
+Added: There can be no assurance that these
+Added: customers will continue to purchase products from us at current levels, that we will retain these relationships, or that we will be able
+Added: to establish comparable relationships with other customers if one or more of these customers reduces or terminates its business with
+Added: significant portion of our revenue is derived from a limited number of aerospace and defense programs.
+Added: levels for specific aerospace or defense programs may vary due to changes in government funding, customer demand, program priorities
+Added: or technical issues.
+Added: If production levels for programs on which we depend are reduced or if those programs are delayed, terminated or
+Added: experience lower demand, our revenues and results of operations could be adversely affected.
+Added: backlog may not be indicative of future revenue and may not result in realized revenue.
+Added: backlog represents the estimated value of expected future sales under existing contracts and purchase orders.
+Added: However, backlog is not
+Added: necessarily indicative of future revenue to be realized or the timing of such revenue.
+Added: Production quantities and delivery schedules under
+Added: existing programs may change, and customers may modify, delay or cancel orders.
+Added: In addition, many of our contracts are subject to engineering
+Added: changes, scope modifications, contract adjustments or requests for equitable adjustment, which may affect program scope, pricing or delivery
+Added: As a result, the amounts included in backlog may change over time and may not be realized as revenue in the periods we expect
+Added: In addition, a portion of our backlog relates to long-term production programs that may extend over several years.
+Added: These programs
+Added: are subject to changes in production rates, program requirements and other factors that may affect the timing and amount of revenue recognized.
+Added: Backlog amounts may also reflect assumptions regarding production quantities, pricing, contract scope and other factors that may change
+Added: Changes in program requirements, production schedules, contract terms or customer demand could affect our ability to convert
+Added: backlog into revenue and could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
+Added: may experience liquidity constraints if we are unable to finance working capital requirements associated with our contracts.
+Added: business requires significant working capital to support the production of complex aerospace and defense aerostructures and aerosystems.
+Added: Under many of our contracts, we must incur costs for materials, labor and production activities before receiving corresponding customer
+Added: As a result, we may be required to finance inventory purchases, long-lead materials, engineering work and other production
+Added: costs for extended periods before reimbursement through contract billings or milestone payments.
+Added: working capital requirements can vary significantly depending on, among other things, the timing of new program awards, the completion
+Added: of mature programs, the ramp-up of new production programs, production schedules, changes in production rates on existing programs, inventory
+Added: requirements and the payment terms with our customers and suppliers.
+Added: In certain circumstances, customer payment terms may require us
+Added: to fund production activities before receiving payment, while our suppliers may require shorter payment terms, deposits, price increases
+Added: or other changes in commercial terms, which may significantly increase the amount of working capital required to support our operations.
+Added: addition, many of our contracts are subject to engineering changes, scope modifications, customer-directed design changes or other contract
+Added: In some cases, we may be required to perform additional work or incur additional costs before the related pricing adjustments
+Added: are finalized with the customer, including through requests for equitable adjustment or other contract modifications.
+Added: The negotiation,
+Added: approval and recovery of amounts associated with these adjustments may take significant time and may not align with the timing at which
+Added: we incur the related costs which may require us to finance those costs for extended periods.
+Added: liquidity position may also be affected by the need to maintain inventory for production programs, including long-lead materials detail
+Added: parts, and by changes in supplier pricing or payment terms.
+Added: In addition, changes in production schedules, program delays or reductions
+Added: in production rates by our customers may affect the timing of revenue recognition and cash receipts while we continue to incur production
+Added: a result of these factors, our cash flows from operations may fluctuate and may not always be sufficient to fund our working capital
+Added: requirements.
+Added: At times, our liquidity may become constrained, particularly if program changes, payment delays, supply chain disruptions,
+Added: production rate changes or other operational factors increase our working capital needs, or if financing is not available to fund those
+Added: requirements.
+Added: currently rely in part on borrowings under our credit facility to support our working capital requirements, and our ability to access
+Added: that financing may be critical to funding production activities prior to receiving customer payments.
+Added: If our cash flows from operations
+Added: and available borrowings are insufficient to meet our working capital needs, we may need to obtain additional financing or take other
+Added: actions to manage liquidity.
+Added: There can be no assurance that such financing would be available on acceptable terms, or at all.
+Added: Any inability
+Added: to adequately finance our working capital requirements could adversely affect our ability to execute our production programs, convert
+Added: backlog into revenue, meet production schedules and satisfy our ongoing operating and contractual obligations.
+Added: See “Risks Related
+Added: to Our Indebtedness” below.
+Added: contracts with the U.S.
+Added: Government and prime contractors are subject to audit and oversight, which could adversely affect our business.
+Added: involving the U.S.
+Added: Government are subject to audit and oversight by governmental authorities, including the Defense Contract Audit Agency.
+Added: These audits may review contract pricing, cost allowability and compliance with applicable procurement regulations.
+Added: If costs are determined
+Added: to be unallowable or improperly allocated, we may be required to repay amounts previously reimbursed or adjust future billings.
+Added: audit findings or alleged noncompliance with procurement laws or regulations could also lead to contract disputes, penalties, suspension
+Added: or debarment from government contracting, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
+Added: face risks relating to government contracts.
+Added: funding of U.S.
+Added: Government programs is subject to congressional budget authorization and appropriation processes.
+Added: For many programs,
+Added: Congress appropriates funds on a fiscal year basis even though a program may extend over several fiscal years.
+Added: Consequently,
+Added: programs are often only partially funded initially and additional funds are committed only as Congress makes further appropriations.
+Added: Appropriations are driven by numerous factors, including geopolitical events, macroeconomic conditions, the ability of the U.S.
+Added: to enact relevant legislation, such as appropriations bills and continuing resolutions, the threat or existence of a government shutdown
+Added: and potential downgrades of the United States’ credit rating, and changes in government priorities resulting from elections or
+Added: changes in administration.
+Added: We cannot predict the extent to which total funding and/or funding for individual programs will be included,
+Added: increased or reduced in budgets approved by Congress or be included in the scope of separate supplemental appropriations.
+Added: that appropriations for any of our programs become unavailable, or are reduced or delayed, our contract or subcontract under such program
+Added: may be terminated, including for convenience, or otherwise adjusted by the U.S.
+Added: Government, which could have a material adverse effect
+Added: on our future sales under such program and on our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.
+Added: also cannot predict the impact of potential changes in priorities due to military transformation and planning and/or the nature of war-related
+Added: activity on existing, follow-on, or replacement programs.
+Added: A shift of government priorities to programs in which we do not participate
+Added: and/or reductions in funding for or the termination of programs in which we do participate, unless offset by other programs and opportunities,
+Added: could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.
+Added: addition, the U.S.
+Added: Government generally has the ability to terminate contracts, completely or in part, without prior notice, for convenience
+Added: or for default based on performance.
In the event of termination for the U.S.
−Removed: Government ’ s
−Removed: convenience, contractors are generally protected by provisions covering reimbursement for costs incurred on the contracts and profit
−Removed: on those costs but not the anticipated profit that would have been earned had the contract been completed.
+Added: Government’s convenience, contractors are generally
+Added: protected by provisions covering reimbursement for costs incurred on the contracts and profit on those costs but not the anticipated
+Added: profit that would have been earned had the contract been completed.
Termination by the U.S.
−Removed: of a contract for convenience could also result in the cancellation of future work on that program.
+Added: Government of a contract for convenience
+Added: could also result in the cancellation of future work on that program.
Termination by the U.S.
−Removed: of a contract due to our default could require us to pay for re-procurement costs in excess of the original contract price, net
−Removed: of the value of work accepted from the original contract.
−Removed: Termination of a contract due to our default may expose us to liability
−Removed: and could have a material adverse effect on our ability to compete for contracts.
−Removed: Additionally, we are a subcontractor on some
+Added: Government of a contract due to our default
+Added: could require us to pay for re-procurement costs in excess of the original contract price, net of the value of work accepted from the
+Added: original contract.
+Added: Termination of a contract due to our default may expose us to liability and could have a material adverse effect on
+Added: our ability to compete for contracts.
+Added: Additionally, we are a subcontractor on some U.S.
Government contracts.
−Removed: In these arrangements, the U.S.
−Removed: Government could terminate the prime contract for convenience or otherwise,
−Removed: without regard to our performance as a subcontractor.
+Added: In these arrangements,
+Added: Government could terminate the prime contract for convenience or otherwise, without regard to our performance as a subcontractor.
We can give no assurance that we would be awarded new U.S.
−Removed: Government contracts
−Removed: to offset the revenues lost as a result of the termination of any of our U.S.
+Added: Government contracts to offset the revenues lost as a result of the termination
+Added: of any of our U.S.
Government contracts.
−Removed: We have risks associated
−Removed: with competing in the bidding process for contracts.
−Removed: We obtain many of our contracts through
−Removed: a competitive bidding process.
−Removed: In the bidding process, we face the following risks:
−Removed: ● we must bid on programs in advance of their completion, which may result in unforeseen technological
−Removed: difficulties or cost overruns;
−Removed: ● we must devote substantial time and effort to prepare bids and proposals for competitively awarded
−Removed: contracts that may not be awarded to us;
−Removed: ● awarded contracts may not generate sales sufficient to result in profitability.
−Removed: Further consolidation in the aerospace industry could
−Removed: adversely affect our business and financial results.
−Removed: The aerospace and defense industry is experiencing
−Removed: significant consolidation, including among our customers, competitors and suppliers.
−Removed: While we believe we have positioned our Company
−Removed: to take advantage of opportunities to market to a broad customer base, which we believe will reduce the potential impact of industry
−Removed: consolidation, we cannot assure you that industry consolidation will not impact our business.
−Removed: Consolidation among our customers
−Removed: may result in delays in the awarding of new contracts and losses of existing business.
−Removed: Consolidation among our competitors may
−Removed: result in larger competitors with greater resources and market share, which could adversely affect our ability to compete successfully.
−Removed: Consolidation among our suppliers may result in fewer sources of supply and increased cost to us.
−Removed: We are subject to strict governmental
−Removed: regulations relating to the environment, which could result in fines and remediation expense in the event of non-compliance.
−Removed: We are required to comply with extensive
−Removed: and frequently changing environmental regulations at the federal, state and local levels.
−Removed: Among other things, these regulatory
−Removed: bodies impose restrictions to control air, soil and water pollution, to protect against occupational exposure to chemicals, including
−Removed: health and safety risks, and to require notification or reporting of the storage, use and release of certain hazardous substances
−Removed: into the environment.
−Removed: This extensive regulatory framework imposes significant compliance burdens and risks on us.
−Removed: these regulations may impose liability for the cost of removal or remediation of certain hazardous substances released on or in
−Removed: our facilities without regard to whether we knew of, or caused, the release of such substances.
−Removed: Furthermore, we are required to
−Removed: provide a place of employment that is free from recognized and preventable hazards that are likely to cause serious physical harm
−Removed: to employees, provide notice to employees regarding the presence of hazardous chemicals and to train employees in the use of such
−Removed: Our operations require the use of a limited amount of chemicals and other materials for painting and cleaning that
−Removed: are classified under applicable laws as hazardous chemicals and substances.
−Removed: If we are found not to comply with any of these rules,
−Removed: regulations or permits, we may be subject to fines, remediation expenses and the obligation to change our business practice, any
−Removed: of which could result in substantial costs that would adversely affect our business operations and financial condition.
−Removed: We may be subject to fines and disqualification
−Removed: for non-compliance with Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) regulations.
−Removed: We are subject to regulation by the FAA
−Removed: under the provisions of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended.
−Removed: The FAA prescribes standards and licensing requirements for
−Removed: aircraft and aircraft components.
−Removed: We are subject to inspections by the FAA and may be subjected to fines and other penalties (including
−Removed: orders to cease production) for noncompliance with FAA regulations.
−Removed: Our failure to comply with applicable regulations could result
−Removed: in the termination of or our disqualification from some of our contracts, which could have a material adverse effect on our operations
−Removed: and financial condition.
−Removed: If our subcontractors or suppliers
−Removed: fail to perform their contractual obligations, our contract performance and our ability to obtain future business and our profitability
−Removed: could be materially and adversely impacted.
−Removed: Most of our contracts involve subcontracts
−Removed: with other companies upon which we rely to perform a portion of the services that we must provide to our customers.
−Removed: risk that we may have disputes with our subcontractors, including disputes regarding the quality and timeliness of work performed
−Removed: by the subcontractor, customer concerns about the subcontract, our failure to extend existing task orders or issue new task orders
−Removed: under a subcontract, our hiring of personnel of a subcontractor, or disputes concerning payment.
−Removed: A failure by one or more of our
−Removed: subcontractors to satisfactorily provide on a timely basis the agreed-upon supplies or perform the agreed-upon services may materially
−Removed: and adversely affect our ability to perform our obligations as the prime contractor.
−Removed: Subcontractor performance deficiencies could
−Removed: result in a customer eliminating our ability to progress bill or terminating our contract for default.
−Removed: A prohibition on progress
−Removed: billing may have an adverse effect upon our cash flow and profitability and a default termination could expose us to liability
−Removed: and have a material adverse effect on our ability to compete for future contracts and orders.
−Removed: In addition, a delay in our ability
−Removed: to obtain components and equipment parts from our suppliers may affect our ability to meet our customers’ needs and may have
−Removed: a material adverse effect upon our profitability.
−Removed: For example, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted, and continues to impact, our
−Removed: supply chain, as described above.
−Removed: Due to fixed contract pricing, increasing
−Removed: contract costs exposes us to reduced profitability and the potential loss of future business.
−Removed: Operating margin is adversely affected
−Removed: when contract costs that cannot be billed to customers are incurred.
−Removed: This cost growth can occur if estimates to complete a
−Removed: contract increase due to technical challenges or if initial estimates used for calculating the contract price were incorrect.
−Removed: cost estimation process requires significant judgment and expertise.
+Added: face risks associated with competing for and performing under competitively awarded contracts.
+Added: of our contracts are awarded through a competitive bidding process.
+Added: In pursuing these opportunities, we must prepare bids and proposals
+Added: based on estimates of costs, technical requirements and delivery schedules before the work is performed.
+Added: As a result, we may encounter
+Added: unforeseen technological difficulties, cost increases or performance challenges that could adversely affect contract profitability.
+Added: addition, we devote substantial time and resources to preparing bids and proposals for contracts that may ultimately not be awarded to
+Added: Even when we are successful in obtaining a contract, the contract may not achieve the profitability we anticipated when the bid was
+Added: consolidation in the aerospace industry could adversely affect our business and financial results.
+Added: A&D industry has experienced significant consolidation, including among our customers, competitors, and suppliers.
+Added: While we believe
+Added: we have positioned our Company to take advantage of opportunities to market to a broad customer base, which we believe will reduce the
+Added: potential impact of industry consolidation, there can be no assurance that industry consolidation will not impact our business.
+Added: Consolidation
+Added: among our customers may result in delays in the awarding of new contracts and losses of existing business.
+Added: Consolidation among our competitors
+Added: may result in larger competitors with greater resources and market share, which could adversely affect our ability to compete successfully.
+Added: Consolidation among our suppliers may result in fewer sources of supply and increased costs to us.
+Added: to fixed contract pricing, increasing contract costs exposes us to reduced profitability and the potential loss of future business.
+Added: margin is adversely affected when contract costs that cannot be billed to customers are incurred.
+Added: This cost growth can occur if estimates
+Added: to complete a contract increase due to technical challenges or if initial estimates used for calculating the contract price were incorrect.
+Added: The cost estimation process requires significant judgment and expertise.
Reasons for cost growth may include unavailability and productivity
−Removed: of labor, the nature and complexity of the work to be performed, the effect of change orders, the availability of materials, the
−Removed: effect of any delays in performance, availability and timing of funding from the customer, natural disasters, pandemics, and the
−Removed: inability to recover any claims included in the estimates to complete.
−Removed: A significant increase in cost estimates on one or more
−Removed: programs could have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.
−Removed: We use estimates when accounting
−Removed: for contracts.
+Added: of labor, the nature and complexity of the work to be performed, the effect of change orders, the availability and cost of materials,
+Added: tariffs, inflationary pressures, the effect of any delays in performance, availability and timing of funding from the customer, natural
+Added: disasters, pandemics, and the inability to recover any claims included in the estimates to complete.
+Added: A significant increase in cost estimates
+Added: on one or more programs could have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.
+Added: use estimates when accounting for contracts.
Changes in estimates may affect our profitability and our overall financial position.
−Removed: We primarily recognize revenue from our
−Removed: contracts over the contractual period pursuant to ASC 606.
−Removed: Pursuant to ASC 606, revenue and gross profit are recognized as work
−Removed: is performed based on the relationship between actual costs incurred and total estimated costs at the completion of the contract.
+Added: primarily recognize revenue from our contracts over the contractual period pursuant to ASC 606.
+Added: Pursuant to ASC 606, revenue and gross
+Added: profit are recognized as work is performed based on the relationship between actual costs incurred and total estimated costs at the completion
+Added: of the contract.
Recognized revenues that will not be billed under the terms of the contract until a later date are recorded on our consolidated
balance sheet as an asset captioned “Contract assets.” Contracts where billings to date have exceeded recognized revenues
−Removed: are recorded on our consolidated balance sheet as a liability captioned “Contract liabilities.” Changes to the original
−Removed: estimates may be required during the term of the contract.
−Removed: Estimates are reviewed quarterly and the effect of any change in the
−Removed: estimated gross margin percentage for a contract is reflected in the consolidated financial statements in the period the change
−Removed: becomes known.
−Removed: ASC 606 requires the use of considerable estimates in determining revenues and profits and in assigning the amounts
−Removed: to accounting periods.
−Removed: As a result, there can be a significant disparity between earnings (both for accounting and taxes) as reported
−Removed: and actual cash received by us during any reporting period.
−Removed: We continually evaluate all of the issues
−Removed: related to the assumptions, risks and uncertainties inherent with the application of ASC 606;
−Removed: however, there is no assurance that
−Removed: our estimates will be accurate.
−Removed: If our estimates are not accurate or a contract is terminated, we will be forced to adjust revenue
−Removed: in later periods.
−Removed: Furthermore, even if our estimates are accurate, we may have a shortfall in our cash flow and we may need to
−Removed: borrow money to pay for costs until the reported earnings materialize to actual cash receipts.
−Removed: If the contracts associated
−Removed: with our backlog were terminated, our financial condition and results of operations would be adversely affected.
−Removed: The maximum contract value specified under
−Removed: each contract that we enter into is not necessarily indicative of the revenues that we will realize under that contract.
−Removed: we may not receive the full amount we expect under a contract, we may not accurately estimate our backlog because the earnings
−Removed: of revenues on programs included in backlog may never occur or may change.
−Removed: Cancellations of pending contracts or terminations or
−Removed: reductions of contracts in progress would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition or results
−Removed: of operations.
−Removed: We may be unable to attract
−Removed: and retain personnel who are key to our operations.
−Removed: Our success, among other things, is dependent
−Removed: on our ability to attract and retain highly qualified senior officers and engineers.
−Removed: Competition for key personnel is intense.
−Removed: Our ability to attract and retain senior officers and experienced, top rate engineers is dependent on a number of factors, including
−Removed: prevailing market conditions and compensation packages offered by companies competing for the same talent and our reputation in
−Removed: the industry.
−Removed: If our reputation is adversely affected, for instance due to our handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, we may be unable
−Removed: to recruit, hire, and retain talented personnel.
−Removed: The inability to hire and retain these persons may adversely affect our production
−Removed: operations and other aspects of our business.
−Removed: We are subject to the cyclical nature
−Removed: of the commercial aerospace industry, and any future downturn in the commercial aerospace industry or general economic conditions,
−Removed: including related to COVID-19, could adversely impact the demand for our products.
−Removed: Our business may be affected by certain
−Removed: characteristics and trends of the commercial aerospace industry or general economic conditions that affect our customers, such
−Removed: as fluctuations in the aerospace industry’s business cycle, varying fuel and labor costs, intense price competition and regulatory
−Removed: scrutiny, certain trends, including a possible decrease in aviation activity and a decrease in outsourcing by aircraft manufacturers
−Removed: or the failure of projected market growth to materialize or continue.
−Removed: In the event that these characteristics and trends adversely
−Removed: affect customers in the commercial aerospace industry, they may reduce the overall demand for our products.
−Removed: For example, the COVID-19
−Removed: pandemic has significantly impacted, and continues to impact, the commercial aerospace industry, as described above.
−Removed: Our working capital requirements
−Removed: may negatively affect our liquidity and capital resources.
−Removed: Our working capital requirements can vary
−Removed: significantly, depending in part on the timing of new program awards and the payment terms with our customers and suppliers.
−Removed: our working capital needs exceed our cash flows from operations, we would look to our cash balances and availability for borrowings
−Removed: under the BankUnited Facility to satisfy those needs, as well as potential sources of additional capital, which may not be available
−Removed: on satisfactory terms and in adequate amounts, if at all.
−Removed: We incur risks associated with new programs.
−Removed: New programs with new technologies typically
−Removed: carry risks associated with design changes, development of new production tools, increased capital and funding commitments, ability
−Removed: to meet customer specifications, delivery schedules and unique contractual requirements, supplier performance, ability of the customer
−Removed: to meet its contractual obligations to us, and our ability to accurately estimate costs associated with such programs.
−Removed: any new program may not generate sufficient demand or may experience technological problems or significant delays in the regulatory
−Removed: or other certification or manufacturing and delivery schedule.
+Added: are recorded on our consolidated balance sheet as a liability captioned “Contract liabilities.” Changes to the original estimates
+Added: may be required during the term of the contract.
+Added: Estimates are reviewed quarterly and the effect of any change in the estimated gross
+Added: margin percentage for a contract is reflected in the consolidated financial statements for the period the change becomes known.
+Added: requires the use of considerable estimates in determining revenues and profits and in assigning the amounts to accounting periods.
+Added: a result, there can be a significant disparity between earnings as reported and the cash actually received during any reporting period.
+Added: continually evaluate all the issues related to the assumptions, risks and uncertainties inherent with the application of ASC 606;
+Added: there is no assurance that our estimates will be accurate.
+Added: If our estimates are not accurate or a contract is terminated, we will be
+Added: forced to adjust revenue in later periods.
+Added: These estimates and adjustments may also affect revenue recognition, contract assets and liabilities
+Added: and cash receipts under our contracts, which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
+Added: incur risks associated with new programs.
+Added: programs with new technologies typically carry risks associated with design changes, development of new production tools, increased capital
+Added: and funding commitments, ability to meet customer specifications, delivery schedules and unique contractual requirements, supplier performance,
+Added: ability of the customer to meet its contractual obligations, and our ability to accurately estimate costs associated with such programs.
+Added: In addition, any new program may not generate sufficient demand or may experience technological problems or significant delays in the
+Added: regulatory or other certification or manufacturing and delivery schedule.
If we were unable to perform our obligations under new programs
−Removed: to the customer’s satisfaction, if we were unable to manufacture products at our estimated costs, or if a new program in
−Removed: which we had made a significant investment was terminated or experienced weak demand, delays or technological problems, then our
−Removed: business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
−Removed: This risk includes the potential
−Removed: for default, quality problems, or inability to meet specifications, as well as our inability to negotiate final pricing for program
−Removed: changes, and could result in low margin or forward loss contracts, and the risk of having to write-off contract assets if they
−Removed: were deemed to be unrecoverable.
−Removed: In addition, beginning new work on existing programs also carries risk associated with the transfer
−Removed: of technology, knowledge and tooling.
−Removed: In order to perform on new programs, we
−Removed: may be required to expend up-front costs which may not have been negotiated in our selling price.
−Removed: Additionally, we may have made
−Removed: margin assumptions related to those costs, that in the case of significant program delays and/or program cancellations, or if we
−Removed: are not successful in negotiating favorable margin on scope changes, could cause us to experience margin degradation which may
+Added: to the customer’s satisfaction, if we were unable to manufacture products at our estimated costs, or if a new program in which
+Added: we had made a significant investment was terminated or experienced weak demand, delays, or technological problems, then our business,
+Added: financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
+Added: These risks include the potential for default,
+Added: quality problems or inability to meet specifications, our inability to negotiate final pricing for program changes, the potential for
+Added: low-margin or forward-loss contracts and the risk of writing off contract assets if they are deemed unrecoverable.
+Added: In addition, beginning
+Added: new work on existing programs also carries risk associated with the transfer of technology, knowledge, and tooling.
+Added: perform on new programs, we may be required to expend upfront costs which may not have been negotiated in our selling price.
+Added: Additionally,
+Added: we may have made margin assumptions related to those costs, that in the case of significant program delays and/or program cancellations,
+Added: or if we are not successful in negotiating favorable margin on scope changes, could cause us to experience margin degradation which may
be material, for costs that are not recoverable.
−Removed: Such charges and the loss of up-front costs could have a material adverse impact
−Removed: on our liquidity.
−Removed: We are presently classified as a
−Removed: small business and the loss of our small business status may adversely affect our ability to compete for government contracts.
−Removed: We are presently classified as a small
−Removed: business under certain of the codes under the North American Industry Classification Systems (“NAICS”) industry and
−Removed: product specific codes that are regulated in the United States by the Small Business Administration.
−Removed: We are not considered a small
−Removed: business under all NAICS codes.
+Added: Such charges and the loss of up-front costs could have a material adverse effect on
+Added: our financial condition and results of operations.
+Added: depend on suppliers for materials, and services, and disruptions in our supply chain could adversely affect our ability to fulfill our
+Added: manufacturing operations rely on a network of suppliers that provide raw materials, detail parts, assemblies and specialized services
+Added: used in our production processes.
+Added: In some cases, these materials and services are obtained from a limited number of suppliers or require
+Added: qualification by our customers.
+Added: Disruptions in our supply chain, including supplier financial difficulties, production interruptions,
+Added: labor shortages, transportation disruptions, or delays in the delivery of materials or services, could affect our ability to meet production
+Added: schedules or fulfill contractual obligations.
+Added: In addition, increases in the cost of materials may not always be recoverable under our
+Added: contracts, particularly under firm fixed-price arrangements.
+Added: Any such disruptions or cost increases could adversely affect our results
+Added: of operations, financial condition and customer relationships.
+Added: our subcontractors or suppliers fail to perform their contractual obligations, our contract performance, and our ability to obtain future
+Added: business and our profitability could be materially and adversely impacted.
+Added: of our contracts involve subcontracts with other companies upon which we rely to perform a portion of the services that we must provide
+Added: to our customers.
+Added: There is a risk that we may have disputes with our subcontractors, including disputes regarding the quality and timeliness
+Added: of work performed by the subcontractor, customer concerns about the subcontract, our failure to extend existing task orders or issue
+Added: new task orders under a subcontract, our hiring of personnel of a subcontractor, or disputes concerning payment.
+Added: A failure by one or
+Added: more of our subcontractors to satisfactorily provide on a timely basis the agreed-upon supplies or perform the agreed-upon services may
+Added: materially and adversely affect our ability to fulfill our obligations as the prime contractor.
+Added: Subcontractor performance deficiencies
+Added: could result in a customer suspending or limiting our ability to progress bill or terminate our contract for default.
+Added: A prohibition on
+Added: progress billing may have an adverse effect upon our cash flow and profitability and a default termination could expose us to liability
+Added: and have a material adverse effect on our ability to compete for future contracts and orders.
+Added: are subject to intense competition for the skilled technicians necessary to manufacture our products.
+Added: are subject to intense competition for the services of skilled technicians necessary to manufacture our products.
+Added: The demand for these
+Added: individuals may increase as other manufacturers seek to bring to the U.S.
+Added: manufacturing processes currently outsourced overseas.
+Added: inflationary pressures may increase our labor costs which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition,
+Added: and results of operations.
+Added: may be unable to attract and retain personnel who are key to our operations.
+Added: success, among other things, is dependent on our ability to attract and retain highly qualified senior officers and employees at all
+Added: Competition for key personnel is intense.
+Added: Our ability to attract and retain senior officers and experienced, top rate employees
+Added: is dependent on several factors, including prevailing market conditions and compensation and benefit packages offered by companies competing
+Added: for the same talent and our reputation in the industry.
+Added: If our reputation is adversely affected, we may be unable to recruit, hire, and
+Added: retain talented personnel.
+Added: The inability to hire and retain these people may adversely affect our production operations and other aspects
+Added: of our business.
+Added: Cybersecurity
+Added: incidents, system failures and technological changes, including developments in machine learning and generative artificial intelligence,
+Added: could adversely affect our business and operations.
+Added: operations depend on the reliability and security of our information technology systems and those of our suppliers, customers and third-party
+Added: service providers.
+Added: Cybersecurity threats and system failures could disrupt our operations, impair our ability to manufacture and deliver
+Added: products, or compromise sensitive information related to our business, customers or suppliers.
+Added: Cybersecurity threats continue to evolve
+Added: and include, among other things, malicious software, phishing attacks, ransomware and other unauthorized attempts to access or disrupt
+Added: information systems.
+Added: These threats may originate from a variety of sources, including cybercriminals, nation-state actors, insiders or
+Added: other third parties.
+Added: Because the techniques used by attackers change frequently and may not be recognized until they are deployed, we
+Added: may be unable to anticipate or prevent all such attacks.
+Added: addition, our operations could be disrupted by failures of network, software or hardware systems, including failures affecting our systems
+Added: or those of third-party service providers, as well as by natural disasters, power outages or other operational disruptions.
+Added: Any cybersecurity
+Added: incident or system failure could result in the loss or compromise of sensitive information, interruptions in our operations, delays in
+Added: product delivery, remediation costs, regulatory scrutiny, litigation or reputational damage.
+Added: also face risks associated with technological change, including the increasing use of machine learning and generative artificial intelligence
+Added: technologies in business operations.
+Added: The adoption of new technologies may introduce operational, cybersecurity, intellectual property,
+Added: regulatory or reputational risks.
+Added: we implement cybersecurity and information technology safeguards designed to protect our systems and data, these measures may not be
+Added: sufficient to prevent or mitigate all cybersecurity incidents or system disruptions.
+Added: Any such events could materially adversely affect
+Added: our business, financial condition and results of operations.
+Added: liability claims in excess of insurance could adversely affect our financial results and financial condition .
+Added: face potential liability for property damage, personal injury, or death as a result of the failure of products designed or manufactured
+Added: Although we currently maintain product liability insurance (including aircraft product liability insurance), any material product
+Added: liability not covered by insurance could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
+Added: are subject to strict governmental regulations relating to the environment, which could result in fines and remediation expenses in the
+Added: event of non-compliance.
+Added: are required to comply with extensive and frequently changing environmental regulations at the federal, state, and local levels.
+Added: other things, these regulatory bodies impose restrictions to control air, soil, and water pollution, to protect against occupational
+Added: exposure to chemicals and to require notification or reporting of the storage, use, and release of certain hazardous substances into
+Added: the environment.
+Added: This extensive regulatory framework imposes significant compliance burdens and risks on us.
+Added: In addition, these regulations
+Added: may impose liability for the cost of removal or remediation of certain hazardous substances released on or in our facilities without
+Added: regard to whether we knew of, or caused, the release of such substances.
+Added: Furthermore, we are required to provide a place of employment
+Added: that is free from recognized and preventable hazards that are likely to cause serious physical harm to employees, provide notice to employees
+Added: regarding the presence of hazardous chemicals and to train employees in the use of such substances.
+Added: Our operations require the use of
+Added: a limited amount of chemicals and other materials for painting and cleaning that are classified under applicable laws as hazardous chemicals
+Added: and substances.
+Added: If we are found not to comply with any of these rules, regulations, or permits, we may be subject to fines, remediation
+Added: expenses, and the obligation to change our business practice, any of which could result in substantial costs that would adversely affect
+Added: our business operations and financial condition.
+Added: must maintain certain approvals, qualifications and certifications to manufacture products for our customers.
+Added: customers and regulatory authorities may require us to maintain certain approvals, qualifications or certifications to manufacture and
+Added: supply assemblies used in aerospace and defense applications.
+Added: These approvals may require ongoing compliance with quality, manufacturing
+Added: and documentation standards.
+Added: If we fail to maintain required approvals or certifications, or if we are unable to obtain approvals for
+Added: new programs or products, we could lose existing business or be unable to compete for future opportunities.
+Added: may be subject to fines and disqualification for non-compliance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations.
+Added: are subject to regulation by the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”).
+Added: The FAA prescribes standards and licensing requirements
+Added: for aircraft and aircraft assemblies.
+Added: We are subject to inspections by the FAA and may be subjected to fines and other penalties (including
+Added: orders to cease production) for noncompliance with FAA regulations.
+Added: Our failure to comply with applicable regulations could result in
+Added: the termination of or our disqualification from some of our contracts, which could have a material adverse effect on our operations and
+Added: financial condition.
+Added: are presently classified as a small business and the loss of our small business status may adversely affect our ability to compete for
+Added: government contracts.
+Added: are presently classified as a small business under the North American Industry Classification Systems (“NAICS”) industry
+Added: and product specific codes that are regulated in the U.S.
+Added: by the Small Business Administration (“SBA”).
+Added: We are not considered
+Added: a small business under all NAICS codes.
While we do not presently derive a substantial portion of our business from contracts that are
−Removed: set-aside for small businesses, we are able to bid on small business set-aside contracts as well as contracts that are open to
−Removed: non-small business entities.
−Removed: As the NAICS codes are periodically revised, it is possible that we may lose our status as a small
−Removed: The loss of small business status would adversely affect our eligibility for special small business programs and limit
−Removed: our ability to collaborate with other business entities which are seeking to team with small business entities as may be required
−Removed: under a specific contract.
−Removed: Cyber security attacks, internal
−Removed: system or service failures may adversely impact our business and operations.
−Removed: Any system or service disruptions,
−Removed: including those caused by projects to improve our information technology systems, if not anticipated and appropriately mitigated,
−Removed: could disrupt our business and impair our ability to effectively provide products and related services to our customers and could
−Removed: have a material adverse effect on our business.
−Removed: We could also be subject to systems failures, including network, software or hardware
−Removed: failures, whether caused by us, third-party service providers, intruders or hackers, computer viruses, natural disasters, power
−Removed: shortages or terrorist attacks.
−Removed: Cyber security threats are evolving and include, but are not limited to, malicious software, phishing
−Removed: and other unauthorized attempts to gain access to sensitive, confidential or otherwise protected information related to us or our
−Removed: products, customers or suppliers, or other acts that could lead to disruptions in our business.
−Removed: The COVID-19 pandemic has forced
−Removed: many of our non-manufacturing employees to shift to work-from-home arrangements, which increases our vulnerability to email phishing,
−Removed: social engineering or “hacking” through our remote networks, and similar cyber-attacks aimed at employees working remotely.
−Removed: Because the techniques used by cyber-attackers to access or sabotage networks change frequently and may not be recognized until
−Removed: launched against a target, we may be unable to anticipate these tactics.
−Removed: Any such failures to prevent or mitigate cyber-attacks
−Removed: could cause loss of data and interruptions or delays in our business, cause us to incur remediation costs or subject us to claims
−Removed: and damage our reputation.
−Removed: In addition, the failure or disruption of our communications or utilities could cause us to interrupt
−Removed: or suspend our operations or otherwise adversely affect our business.
−Removed: Although we utilize various procedures and controls to monitor
−Removed: and mitigate the risk of these threats, including contracting with an outside cyber security firm to provide constant monitoring
−Removed: of our systems, and training our employees to recognize attacks, there can be no assurance that these procedures and controls will
−Removed: be sufficient.
−Removed: Our property and business interruption insurance may be inadequate to compensate us for all losses that may occur
−Removed: as a result of any system or operational failure or disruption which would adversely affect our business, results of operations
−Removed: and financial condition.
−Removed: Moreover, expenditures incurred in implementing cyber security and other procedures and controls could
−Removed: adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
−Removed: Our financial results
−Removed: may be adversely impacted by the failure to successfully execute or integrate acquisitions and joint ventures.
−Removed: The Company may evaluate potential
−Removed: acquisitions or joint ventures that align with our strategic objectives.
−Removed: The success of such activity depends, in part, upon our
−Removed: ability to identify suitable sellers or business partners, perform effective assessments prior to contract execution, negotiate
−Removed: contract terms, and, if applicable, obtain customer and government approval.
−Removed: These activities may present certain financial, managerial,
−Removed: staffing and talent, and operational risks, including diversion of management's attention from existing core businesses, difficulties
−Removed: integrating or separating businesses from existing operations, and challenges presented by acquisitions or joint ventures which
−Removed: may not achieve sales levels and profitability that justify the investments made.
−Removed: If the acquisitions or joint ventures are not
−Removed: successfully implemented or completed, there could be a negative impact on our financial condition, results of operations and cash
−Removed: Our ability to utilize our tax benefits could be substantially
−Removed: limited if we fail to generate sufficient income or if we experience an “ownership change.”
−Removed: As of December 31, 2020, we
−Removed: had approximately $92.9 million of gross net operating losses (“NOLs”) for federal tax purposes and approximately $38.4
+Added: set aside for small businesses, we are able to bid on small business set-aside contracts as well as contracts that are open to non-small
+Added: business entities.
+Added: As the NAICS codes are periodically revised, it is possible that we may lose our status as a small business.
+Added: of small business status would adversely affect our eligibility for special small business programs and limit our ability to collaborate
+Added: with other business entities which are seeking to team with small business entities as may be required under a specific contract.
+Added: are subject to the cyclical nature of the commercial aerospace industry, and any future downturn in the commercial aerospace industry
+Added: or general economic conditions, including inflation could adversely impact the demand for our products.
+Added: business may be affected by certain characteristics and trends of the commercial aerospace industry or general economic conditions that
+Added: affect our customers, such as the inflationary and interest rate environment in the U.S.
+Added: and the resultant impacts on the supply chain,
+Added: the labor market and the general economy, as well as fluctuations in the aerospace industry’s business cycle, varying fuel and
+Added: labor costs, intense price competition and regulatory scrutiny, certain trends, including a possible decrease in aviation activity and
+Added: a decrease in outsourcing by aircraft manufacturers, or the failure of projected market growth to materialize or continue.
+Added: If these characteristics
+Added: and trends adversely affect customers in the commercial aerospace industry, they may reduce the overall demand for our products.
+Added: scrutiny from investors, regulators, customers and other stakeholders regarding environmental practices, sustainability initiatives and
+Added: climate-related matters could expose us to additional costs and adversely affect our reputation, operations and stock price.
+Added: investors, customers and other stakeholders have increased their focus on environmental practices, sustainability initiatives, climate-related
+Added: matters, supply chain sourcing practices and other corporate responsibility considerations.
+Added: Some investors may use sustainability or
+Added: similar criteria to guide their investment strategies and, in some cases, may choose not to invest in us if they believe our policies
+Added: relating to these matters are inadequate.
+Added: In addition, regulatory authorities in the United States and other jurisdictions have proposed
+Added: or adopted, and may in the future adopt, laws, regulations or disclosure requirements relating to environmental or climate-related matters
+Added: that could increase our compliance costs or otherwise affect our operations.
+Added: factors by which companies’ environmental practices, sustainability initiatives or similar matters are assessed may change.
+Added: could result in greater expectations of us and cause us to undertake costly initiatives to satisfy such new criteria.
+Added: If we are unable
+Added: to satisfy these evolving expectations, investors may view our policies relating to these matters as inadequate.
+Added: We risk damage to our
+Added: reputation if our practices or goals do not meet the standards or expectations of various stakeholders.
+Added: In addition, if our competitors’
+Added: performance with respect to environmental practices, sustainability initiatives or similar matters is perceived to be greater than ours,
+Added: potential or current investors may elect to invest in our competitors instead.
+Added: Further, if we communicate initiatives or goals related
+Added: to environmental practices, sustainability or climate-related matters, we could fail, or be perceived to have failed, to achieve such
+Added: initiatives or goals.
+Added: If we fail to satisfy the expectations of investors and other stakeholders, or our initiatives are not executed
+Added: as planned, our reputation, employee retention, willingness of our customers and suppliers to do business with us, financial results
+Added: and stock price could be materially and adversely affected.
+Added: Any lawsuit to which we are a party, regardless
+Added: of merit, may result in an unfavorable judgment.
+Added: We also may decide to settle lawsuits on unfavorable terms.
+Added: Any such negative outcome
+Added: could result in payments of substantial damages or fines, damage to our reputation or adverse changes to our business practices.
+Added: Any lawsuit to which we are a party, regardless of the merit of such lawsuit,
+Added: may result in an unfavorable judgment.
+Added: We also may decide to settle lawsuits on unfavorable terms.
+Added: Any such negative outcome could result
+Added: in payments of substantial damages or fines, damage to our reputation or adverse changes to our business practices.
+Added: Defending against
+Added: litigation is costly and time-consuming and could divert our management’s attention and our resources.
+Added: Furthermore, during the course
+Added: of litigation, there could be negative public announcements of the results of hearings, motions, or other interim proceedings or developments,
+Added: which could have a negative effect on the market price of our common stock.
+Added: Related to Global Events
+Added: conflicts, including the current escalation involving Iran, Israel and the United States, as well as terrorism and other global security
+Added: threats, could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations .
+Added: conflicts, terrorism, military actions and other global political crises may create significant uncertainties in U.S.
+Added: and international
+Added: business and financial markets, including the potential for rapid escalation of existing conflicts or the emergence of new regional conflicts.
+Added: Recent developments in the Middle East, and Eastern Europe, tensions involving China and Taiwan, instability on the Korean Peninsula
+Added: and other geopolitical developments, have contributed to increased geopolitical uncertainty and volatility in global markets.
+Added: factors associated, directly or indirectly, with actual or potential military conflicts, terrorism, perceived nuclear, biological, chemical
+Added: or cyber threats and other geopolitical crises, and governmental responses thereto, may adversely affect the mix of products purchased
+Added: by defense departments in the United States or other countries.
+Added: A shift in defense budgets or procurement priorities toward programs,
+Added: technologies or platforms that we do not support could reduce demand for our products and services and adversely affect our business,
+Added: financial condition and results of operations.
+Added: conflicts and related governmental responses may also result in economic sanctions, export controls, trade restrictions, tariffs, disruptions
+Added: in global shipping routes or increases in the cost or availability of raw materials and subassemblies used in our manufacturing processes.
+Added: Although our supply chain predominantly consists of U.S.-based suppliers, increases in their manufacturing or sourcing costs may increase
+Added: our own costs.
+Added: Because many of our contracts are firm fixed-price contracts, increases in our costs may not be recoverable and could
+Added: adversely affect our profitability.
+Added: cannot predict the occurrence, scope, duration or consequences of geopolitical conflicts, terrorism, cyber incidents or other global
+Added: crises, or the governmental responses thereto.
+Added: Any such developments could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition
+Added: and results of operations.
+Added: Related to Our Internal Controls and Financial Reporting
+Added: we fail to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, our ability to accurately report our financial results could
+Added: be adversely affected.
+Added: internal control over financial reporting is necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and prepare financial statements
+Added: in accordance with U.S.
+Added: In prior periods, we identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting that
+Added: required remediation.
+Added: Although management implemented measures designed to remediate those material weaknesses and strengthen the Company’s
+Added: internal control environment, there can be no assurance that those remediation efforts will continue to be effective or that additional
+Added: control deficiencies or material weaknesses will not be identified in the future.
+Added: effective internal control over financial reporting requires significant resources and ongoing management attention.
+Added: Our internal controls
+Added: may not prevent or detect all errors or misstatements, and deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting could result
+Added: in inaccurate financial reporting, delays in our reporting processes, regulatory scrutiny, loss of investor confidence or a decline in
+Added: the market price of our common stock.
+Added: If we are unable to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, our business,
+Added: financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected .
+Added: Related to Our Tax Attributes
+Added: ability to utilize our net operating loss carryforwards may be limited, which could reduce the value of these tax attributes and adversely
+Added: affect our financial condition and results of operations.
+Added: of December 31, 2025, we had approximately $68.2 million of federal net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”) and approximately
$18.3 million of post-apportionment NOLs for state tax purposes.
−Removed: As a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and the Coronavirus
−Removed: Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020, NOLs arising before January 1, 2018, and NOLs arising after January 1, 2018, are
−Removed: subject to different rules.
−Removed: Our pre-2018 NOLs totaled approximately $78.8 million;
−Removed: these NOLs will expire in varying amounts from
−Removed: 2030 through 2039, if not utilized, and can offset 100% of future taxable income for regular tax purposes.
−Removed: Our NOLs arising in
−Removed: 2018, 2019 and 2020 can generally be carried back five years, carried forward indefinitely and can offset 100% of future taxable
−Removed: income for tax years before January 1, 2021 and up to 80% of future taxable income for tax years after December 31, 2020.
−Removed: arising on or after January 1, 2021, cannot be carried back, can generally be carried forward indefinitely and can offset up to
−Removed: 80% of future taxable income.
−Removed: Our ability to fully recognize
−Removed: the benefits from our NOLs is dependent upon our ability to generate sufficient income prior to their expiration.
−Removed: our NOL carryforwards may be limited if we experience an ownership change as defined by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code
−Removed: (“Section 382”).
−Removed: In general, an ownership change under Section 382 occurs if 5% shareholders increase their collective
−Removed: ownership of the aggregate amount of our outstanding shares by more than 50 percentage points over a relevant lookback period.
−Removed: For the year ended December 31, 2020 we have determined that no ownership change occurred during the relevant lookback period that
−Removed: would limit our ability to use our NOLs, however the sale of additional equity securities in the future may trigger an ownership
−Removed: change under Section 382 which could significantly limit our ability to utilize our tax benefits.
−Removed: UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
−Removed: Not applicable.
+Added: These tax attributes could reduce future taxable income and cash tax
+Added: however, their value depends on our ability to generate sufficient taxable income in future periods.
+Added: Approximately
+Added: $51.6 million of our federal NOLs arose prior to January 1, 2018 and will expire in varying amounts between 2034 and 2037 if not utilized.
+Added: These NOLs may generally offset 100% of future taxable income for regular federal income tax purposes.
+Added: Federal NOLs arising in 2018 and
+Added: later years may generally be carried forward indefinitely but may offset no more than 80% of taxable income in any given year.
+Added: addition, under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, our ability to utilize our NOLs could be significantly limited if we experience
+Added: an “ownership change,” generally defined as a cumulative change in ownership of more than 50% by certain shareholders over
+Added: a three-year period.
+Added: Future issuances of our common stock, including in connection with equity financings, equity incentive plans or
+Added: other transactions, as well as shifts in ownership among existing shareholders, could contribute to such an ownership change.
+Added: If an ownership
+Added: change were to occur, the amount of taxable income that could be offset by our NOLs in any year could be substantially limited.
+Added: we are unable to utilize our NOLs as anticipated, the benefit of these tax attributes could be reduced or eliminated, which could adversely
+Added: affect our financial condition and results of operations.
+Added: Related to Our Indebtedness
+Added: are subject to financial covenants under the Loan and Security Agreement with Western Alliance Bank and a failure to comply with those
+Added: covenants could result in a default that could materially adversely affect our liquidity and operations.
+Added: are subject to financial and other covenants under our Loan and Security Agreement with Western Alliance Bank, dated December 12, 2025
+Added: (the “Loan and Security Agreement”).
+Added: If we fail to comply with the covenants under the Loan and Security Agreement, Western
+Added: Alliance Bank may declare a default and, among other remedies, could declare all amounts outstanding under the Loan and Security Agreement
+Added: immediately due and payable and could foreclose against our collateral.
+Added: If the indebtedness under the Loan and Security Agreement were
+Added: accelerated following a default, we may not have sufficient cash or available financing to repay such indebtedness when due and may be
+Added: unable to obtain alternative financing on acceptable terms, if at all.
+Added: In the past, we obtained amendments to, and received waivers and
+Added: consents relating to non-compliance with certain covenants under our prior credit facility with BankUnited, N.A.
+Added: There can be no assurance
+Added: that we will not fall out of compliance with the covenants under the Loan and Security Agreement in the future.
+Added: If a default were to
+Added: occur under the Loan and Security Agreement, we may be unable to secure outside financing, if needed, to fund ongoing operations and
+Added: other capital needs.
+Added: Any sources of financing that may be available to us could be at higher costs and may require us to satisfy more
+Added: restrictive covenants, which could limit or restrict our operations, cash flows and earnings.
+Added: We cannot ensure that additional financing
+Added: would be available to us, or that it would be available in sufficient amounts to meet our needs or on satisfactory terms.
+Added: obligations under the Loan and Security Agreement are secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of our assets,
+Added: which could limit our financing flexibility and expose our assets to foreclosure in the event of a default.
+Added: obligations under the Loan and Security Agreement are secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of our assets
+Added: and the assets of the other loan parties under the agreement.
+Added: As a result, if we were to default under the Loan and Security Agreement,
+Added: Western Alliance Bank would have the right to foreclose upon and take possession of the collateral securing the loan.
+Added: In addition, the
+Added: existence of these security interests may limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness or obtain additional financing, as lenders
+Added: may be unwilling to extend credit secured by assets that are already pledged as collateral.
+Added: If our assets were foreclosed upon following
+Added: a default, it could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
+Added: Loan and Security Agreement contains restrictions on our operations that may limit our business flexibility.
+Added: Loan and Security Agreement contains covenants that restrict our ability to take certain actions without the consent of Western Alliance
+Added: Among other things, these covenants limit our ability to sell or otherwise dispose of assets, incur additional indebtedness, create
+Added: liens on our assets, make investments, pay dividends or other distributions, engage in mergers or acquisitions, enter into certain transactions
+Added: with affiliates and make payments on subordinated debt.
+Added: These restrictions could limit our ability to pursue certain business opportunities,
+Added: respond to changes in our business or industry, or obtain additional financing.
+Added: In addition, if we seek to take actions that are restricted
+Added: under the Loan and Security Agreement, we may need to obtain the consent of Western Alliance Bank, which may not be granted.
+Added: the covenants contained in the Loan and Security Agreement could restrict our ability to operate our business and pursue our business
+Added: cost of borrowing under the Loan and Security Agreement is based on a variable interest rate and increases in interest rates could negatively
+Added: impact our profitability.
+Added: rates under the Loan and Security Agreement are based on a variable interest rate.
+Added: As a result, we have exposure to interest rate risk.
+Added: Increases in interest rates increase our cost of borrowing and could adversely affect our profitability and cash flows.
+Added: increases in interest rates could make it more difficult or more costly for us to refinance our existing indebtedness or obtain additional
+Added: financing in the future.
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