Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
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8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB Firm ID 23 )
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Consolidated
Financial Statements:
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
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Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
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Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Nortech Systems Incorporated and Subsidiaries:
Opinion
on the Financial Statements
We
have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Nortech Systems Incorporated and Subsidiaries (the “Company”)
as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), shareholders’
equity, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial
statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated
financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows
for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis
for Opinion
These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion
on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company
in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the PCAOB.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part
of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing
an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our
audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether
due to error or fraud, and performing procedures to respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence
regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical
Audit Matter
The
critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that
was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material
to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication
of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are
not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or
disclosures to which it relates.
Assessment
of Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Critical
Audit Matter Description
As
described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company reviews property, plant and equipment for impairment whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset (asset group) may not be recoverable. An impairment loss
is recognized when the carrying amount of an asset exceeds the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of the
asset and its eventual disposition. The amount of the impairment loss recorded is calculated by the excess of the asset’s carrying
value over its fair value. Management identified triggering events during the year ended December 31, 2025, that indicated that the property,
plant and equipment could be impaired and performed an impairment test.
While
the impairment test did not result in the recording of any impairment loss, the impairment test is complex and judgmental due to management’s
use of subjective assumptions when determining the asset groups to be evaluated for impairment, estimating expected future cash flows
to be provided by operating activities of the identified asset groups, and estimating fair values of the assets or asset groups when
applicable.
How
We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit
Addressing
the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated
financial statements. Our audit procedures related to the assessment of impairment of long-lived assets included the following, among
others:
●
Evaluated
the appropriateness of the asset groups used in performing management’s impairment analysis.
●
Tested
management’s assumptions used in estimating the cash flows expected to be provided by operating activities of the asset groups,
including the completeness and accuracy of the underlying data supporting the assumptions.
●
Performed
a sensitivity analysis over the growth rates, operating margin, and other assumptions used in management’s analysis compared
to historical performance.
●
Compared
previously forecasted financial information to historical results to assess the reasonableness of future forecasted financial information
used in the analysis.
●
Evaluated
audit evidence from events and transactions occurring after the measurement date.
/s/
Baker Tilly US, LLP
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
March
26, 2026
We
have served as the Company’s auditor since 2017.
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NORTECH
SYSTEMS INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
(IN
THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
2025
2024
Net sales
$ 118,365
$ 128,133
Cost of goods sold
100,359
111,411
Gross profit
18,006
16,722
Operating expenses
Selling
4,803
3,446
General and administrative
10,790
11,709
Research and development
1,172
1,191
Restructuring charges
266
571
Total operating expenses
17,031
16,917
Income (loss) from operations
975
( 195 )
Other expense
Interest expense
( 964 )
( 744 )
Income (loss) before income taxes
11
( 939 )
Income tax expense
263
356
Net loss
$ ( 252 )
$ ( 1,295 )
Net loss per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)
$ ( 0.09 )
$ ( 0.47 )
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic (in shares)
2,776,680
2,755,041
Diluted (in dollars per share)
$ ( 0.09 )
$ ( 0.47 )
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – diluted (in shares)
2,776,680
2,755,041
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency translation
268
( 445 )
Comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
$ 16
$ ( 1,740 )
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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NORTECH
SYSTEMS INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
AS
OF DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
(IN
THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
2025
2024
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash
$ 1,655
$ 916
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $ 161 and $ 196 , respectively
16,998
14,875
Inventories, net
20,695
21,638
Contract assets
15,184
13,792
Prepaid assets and other assets
1,618
4,094
Total current assets
56,150
55,315
Property and equipment, net
5,203
6,232
Operating lease assets
7,016
8,139
Deferred tax assets
3,394
2,575
Other intangible assets, net
156
174
Total assets
$ 71,919
$ 72,435
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Line of credit
$ 7,000
$ -
Accounts payable
12,809
11,582
Accrued payroll and commissions
1,822
1,841
Customer deposits
5,386
5,140
Current portion of operating leases
1,332
1,175
Current portion of finance lease obligations
274
143
Other accrued liabilities
1,221
1,547
Total current liabilities
29,844
21,428
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term line of credit
-
8,634
Long-term operating lease obligations, net of current portion
6,476
7,773
Long-term finance lease obligations, net of current portion
626
311
Other long-term liabilities
426
284
Total long-term liabilities
7,528
17,002
Total liabilities
37,372
38,430
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $ 1 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 250,000 shares issued and outstanding
250
250
Common stock - $ 0.01 par value; 9,000,000 shares authorized; 2,786,134 and 2,760,793 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
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Additional paid-in capital
17,855
17,329
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
( 709 )
( 977 )
Retained earnings
17,123
17,375
Total shareholders’ equity
34,547
34,005
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$ 71,919
$ 72,435
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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NORTECH
SYSTEMS INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
(IN
THOUSANDS)
2025
2024
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss
$ ( 252 )
$ ( 1,295 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation
1,270
1,649
Amortization
18
89
Compensation on stock-based awards
503
461
Deferred taxes
( 558 )
( 12 )
Change in accounts receivable allowance
( 35 )
( 162 )
Change in inventory reserves
401
280
Gain on disposal of property and equipment
-
( 23 )
Changes in current operating items
Accounts receivable
( 1,951 )
4,405
Inventories
485
( 400 )
Contract assets
( 1,393 )
689
Prepaid expenses and other assets
2,482
( 2,049 )
Income taxes
( 29
)
( 333 )
Accounts payable
1,346
( 3,956 )
Accrued payroll and commissions
( 30 )
( 2,289 )
Customer deposits
244
1,071
Other accrued liabilities
242
( 375 )
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
2,743
( 2,250 )
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
504
7
Purchases of property and equipment
( 661 )
( 1,270 )
Net cash used in investing activities
( 157 )
( 1,263 )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from line of credit
101,785
129,793
Payments to line of credit
( 103,480 )
( 126,944 )
Proceeds from notes payable
-
345
Principal payments on financing leases
( 195 )
( 367 )
Share repurchases
-
( 100 )
Stock award exercises
23
38
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
( 1,867 )
2,765
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
20
( 11 )
Net change in cash
739
( 759 )
Cash - beginning of year
916
1,675
Cash - end of year
$ 1,655
$ 916
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest
$ 925
$ 764
Cash paid for income taxes
751
473
Supplemental noncash investing and financing activities:
Property and equipment purchases in accounts payable
$ 81
$ 254
Property acquired under operating leases
-
2,336
Equipment acquired under finance leases
637
256
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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NORTECH
SYSTEMS INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
(IN
THOUSANDS)
Accumulated
Additional
Other
Total
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Paid-In
Comprehensive
Retained
Shareholders’
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Loss
Earnings
Equity
Balance as of December 31, 2023
250
$ 250
2,740
$ 27
$ 16,929
$ ( 532 )
$ 18,670
$ 35,344
Net loss
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 1,295 )
( 1,295 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment
-
-
-
-
-
( 445 )
-
( 445 )
Compensation on stock-based awards
-
-
-
-
461
-
-
461
Stock repurchases
-
-
( 8 )
( 1 )
( 99 )
-
-
( 100 )
Stock award exercises
-
-
29
2
38
-
-
38
Balance as of December 31, 2024
250
$ 250
2,761
$ 28
$ 17,329
$ ( 977 )
$ 17,375
$ 34,005
Balance
250
$ 250
2,761
$ 28
$ 17,329
$ ( 977 )
$ 17,375
$ 34,005
Net loss
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 252 )
( 252 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment
-
-
-
-
-
268
-
268
Compensation on stock-based awards
-
-
-
-
503
-
-
503
Stock award exercises
-
-
25
-
23
-
-
23
Balance as of December 31, 2025
250
$ 250
2,786
$ 28
$ 17,855
$ ( 709 )
$ 17,123
$ 34,547
Balance
250
$ 250
2,786
$ 28
$ 17,855
$ ( 709 )
$ 17,123
$ 34,547
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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NORTECH
SYSTEMS INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS
OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
(IN
THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)
NOTE
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements of Nortech Systems Incorporated and Subsidiaries (“the Company”, “we”,
“our”) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S.
GAAP”) for financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Nature
of Business
The
Company, organized in December 1990, is a provider of engineering design and manufacturing solutions for complex electromedical devices,
electromechanical systems, assemblies and components headquartered in Maple Grove, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota. We
maintain facilities and operations in Minnesota in the United States; Monterrey, Mexico; and Suzhou, China.
Principles
of Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Nortech Systems Incorporated and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Manufacturing
Assembly Solutions of Monterrey, Inc. and Nortech Systems Hong Kong Company, Limited as well as its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nortech
Systems Suzhou Company, Limited. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of our consolidated financial statements. Estimates also affect the reported amounts
of net sales and expense during the reporting period. Significant items subject to estimates and assumptions include the valuation
allowance for inventories, the measurement of revenue recognized over time, realizability of deferred tax assets and long-lived
asset recovery. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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Accounts
Receivable and Allowance for Expected Losses
We
grant credit to customers in the normal course of business. Accounts receivable is unsecured and presented net of an allowance for doubtful
accounts. The allowance for expected losses was $ 161 and $ 196 as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
When
we record customer receivables and contract assets arising from net sales transactions, we record an allowance for credit losses for
the current expected credit losses inherent in the asset over its expected life. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account
deducted from the cost basis of the assets to present their net carrying value at the amount expected to be collected. Each period, the
allowance for credit losses is adjusted through earnings to reflect expected credit losses over the remaining lives of the assets.
We
estimate expected credit losses based on relevant information about past events, including historical write-offs of bad debts, customer
concentrations, customer creditworthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment terms that affect the collectability
of the reported amount. When measuring expected credit losses, we pool assets with similar country risk and credit risk characteristics.
Changes in the relevant information may significantly affect the estimates of expected credit losses.
Assets
are written off when we determine them to be uncollectible. Write-offs are recognized as a deduction from the allowance for credit losses.
Inventories
Inventories
consist of finished goods, raw materials and work-in-process and are stated at the lower of average cost (which approximates first-in,
first-out) or net realizable value. Costs include material, labor, and overhead required in the production of our products. Inventory
reserves are maintained for inventories that may have a lower value than stated or quantities in excess of future production needs.
We
regularly review inventory quantities on-hand for excess and obsolete inventory and, when circumstances indicate, incur charges to write
down inventories to their net realizable value. The determination of a reserve for excess and obsolete inventory involves management
exercising judgment to determine the required reserve, considering future demand, product life cycles, introduction of new products and
current market conditions.
Inventories
are as follows as of December 31,
SCHEDULE OF INVENTORIES
2025
2024
Raw materials
$ 20,575
$ 21,122
Work in process
1,003
892
Finished goods
970
1,070
Reserves
( 1,853 )
( 1,446 )
Total
$ 20,695
$ 21,638
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Property
and Equipment
Property
and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Additions, improvements and major renewals are capitalized, while maintenance
and minor repairs are expensed as incurred. When assets are retired or disposed of, the assets and related accumulated depreciation are
removed from the accounts and the resulting gain or loss is reflected in operations. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the
shorter of their estimated useful lives or their remaining lease terms. All other property and equipment are depreciated by the straight-line
method over their estimated useful lives, as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF ESTIMATED USEFUL LIVES
(in years)
Building
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Leasehold improvements
3 - 15
Manufacturing equipment
3 - 7
Office and other equipment
3 - 7
Property
and equipment are as follows as of December 31,
SCHEDULE
OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
2025
2024
Land
$ -
$ 148
Building and leasehold improvements
3,927
6,027
Manufacturing equipment
19,444
20,807
Office and other equipment
6,680
6,523
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
( 24,848 )
( 27,273 )
Total property and equipment, net
$ 5,203
$ 6,232
Long-Lived
Asset Impairment
We
evaluate long-lived assets, primarily property and equipment, whenever current events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. Recoverability for assets to be held and used is based on our projection of
the undiscounted future operating cash flows of the underlying assets. To the extent such projections indicate that future undiscounted
cash flows are not sufficient to recover the carrying amounts of related assets, a charge might be required to reduce the carrying amount
to equal estimated fair value. As of December 31, 2025, the Company’s common stock was trading at a value less than the Company’s
net equity value. As such, the Company evaluated future undiscounted cash flows and determined that no long-lived asset impairment was
required as of December 31, 2025. No impairment of long-lived assets was recorded during the years ended December 31, 2025 or 2024.
Preferred
Stock
Preferred
stock issued is non-cumulative and nonconvertible. The holders of the preferred stock are entitled to a non-cumulative dividend of 12 %
when and if declared. In liquidation, holders of preferred stock have preference to the extent of $ 1.00 per share plus dividends declared
but unpaid. No preferred stock dividends were declared or paid during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
Revenue
Recognition
Our
net sales are comprised of product, engineering services and repair services. All net sales are recognized when the Company satisfies
its performance obligation(s) under the contract by transferring the promised product or service to our customer either when (or as)
our customer obtains control of the product or service, with the majority of our net sales being recognized over time including goods
produced under contract manufacturing agreements and services net sales. A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer
a distinct product or service to a customer. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation.
The majority of our contracts have a single performance obligation, as the promise to transfer products or services is not separately
identifiable from other promises in the contract and, therefore, not distinct.
Net
sales are measured as the amount of consideration we expect to receive in exchange for transferring products or providing services.
As such, net sales are recorded net of returns, allowances and customer discounts. Sales, value add, and other taxes collected from
customers and remitted to governmental authorities are accounted for on a net (excluded from net sales) basis. Shipping and handling
costs are included in cost of goods sold . We pay sales commissions on new business generated. Because the related
amortization period for these incremental contract acquisition costs is one year or less, the Company has elected the practical
expedient and therefore expenses these costs as incurred. Additionally, the Company has elected the practical expedient related to
significant financing components and does not assess whether a contract includes a significant financing component when the period
between the transfer of the promised goods or services and customer payment is one year or less.
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The
majority of our net sales are derived from the transfer of goods produced under contract manufacturing agreements which have no alternative
use, and we have an enforceable right to payment for our performance completed to date. Our performance obligations within our contract
manufacturing agreements are generally satisfied over time as the goods are produced based on customer specifications and we have an
enforceable right to payment for the goods produced. If these requirements are not met, the net sales are recognized at a point in time,
generally upon shipment. Net sales under contract manufacturing agreements that was recognized over time accounted for approximately
76 % our net sales for both the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. Net sales under these agreements are generally recognized over
time using an input measure based upon the proportion of actual costs incurred.
Accounting
for contract manufacturing agreements involves the use of various techniques to estimate total net sales and costs. We estimate profit
on these agreements as the difference between total estimated net sales and expected costs to complete the performance obligation within
the terms of the agreement and recognize the respective profit as the goods are produced. The estimates to determine the profit earned
on the performance obligation are based on contractual selling prices and historical cost of goods sold and represent our best judgement
at the time. Changes in judgements on these above estimates could impact the timing and amount of net sales recognized with a resulting
impact on the timing and amount of associated profit.
On
occasion our customers provide materials to be used in the manufacturing process and the fair value of the materials is included in net
sales as noncash consideration at the point in time when the manufacturing process commences along with the same corresponding amount
recorded as cost of goods sold. The inclusion of noncash consideration has no impact on overall profitability.
Our
net sales for services were less than 10% of our total sales for all periods presented, and accordingly, are included in net sales in
the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).
Contract
Assets
Contract
assets, recorded as such in the consolidated balance sheets, consist of unbilled amounts related to net sales recognized over time. Changes
in the contract assets balance during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF CONTRACT ASSETS
Balance outstanding as of December 31, 2023
$ 14,481
Increase (decrease) attributed to:
Amounts transferred over time to contract assets
97,724
Reversal of allowance for current expected credit losses
4
Amounts invoiced during the period
( 98,417 )
Balance outstanding as of December 31, 2024
$ 13,792
Increase (decrease) attributed to:
Amounts transferred over time to contract assets
89,530
Allowance for current expected credit losses
( 1 )
Amounts invoiced during the period
( 88,137 )
Balance outstanding as of December 31, 2025
$ 15,184
We
expect substantially all the remaining performance obligations for the contract assets recorded as of December 31, 2025, to be transferred
to receivables within 90 days, with any remaining amounts to be transferred within 180 days. We bill our customers upon shipment with
payment terms of up to 120 days.
Accounts
receivables are presented separately on the consolidated balance sheets.
Contract
Liabilities
Contract
liabilities, recorded as customer deposits, were $ 4,068
at January 1, 2024 and $ 5,386
and $ 5,140
at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Contract liabilities
primarily relate to customer prepayments, generally to purchase customer-specific inventory, and billings in advance of the Company satisfying
its performance obligations. Revenue recognized during the year ended December 31, 2025 that was included in the contract liability balance
at the beginning of the period was $ 500 . Changes between periods represent the timing of customer deposits and the satisfaction of performance
obligations.
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The
following tables summarize our net sales by market for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:
SCHEDULE
OF NET SALES BY MARKET
Year Ended December 31, 2025
Product/ Service Transferred
Over Time
Product Transferred at Point in Time
Noncash Consideration
Total Net Sales by Market
Medical Device
$ 22,361
$ 7,387
$ 2,182
$ 31,930
Medical Imaging
31,908
7,996
95
39,999
Industrial
22,152
8,153
635
30,940
Aerospace and Defense
13,109
2,124
263
15,496
Total net sales
$ 89,530
$ 25,660
$ 3,175
$ 118,365
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Product/ Service Transferred
Over Time
Product Transferred at Point in Time
Noncash Consideration
Total Net Sales by Market
Medical Device
$ 24,085
$ 7,487
$ 3,064
$ 34,636
Medical Imaging
29,362
8,104
26
37,492
Industrial
25,652
8,620
1,245
35,517
Aerospace and Defense
18,625
1,658
205
20,488
Total net sales
$ 97,724
$ 25,869
$ 4,540
$ 128,133
Noncash
consideration represents material provided by the customer used in the build of the product.
Product
Warranties
We
provide limited warranty for the replacement or repair of defective product within a specified time period after the sale at no cost
to our customers. We make no other guarantees or warranties, expressed or implied, of any nature whatsoever as to the goods including,
without limitation, warranties to merchantability, fit for a particular purpose or non-infringement of patent or the like unless agreed
upon in writing. We estimate the costs that may be incurred under our limited warranty and provide a reserve based on actual historical
warranty claims coupled with an analysis of unfulfilled claims at the balance sheet date. Our warranty claim costs are not material given
the nature of our products and services.
Advertising
Advertising
costs are charged to operations as incurred and aggregated to $ 114 and $ 83 for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Income
Taxes
We
account for income taxes under the asset and liability method. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized annually for
differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts
in the future based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income.
Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. We recognize
interest and penalties accrued on any unrecognized tax benefits as a component on income tax expense.
We
recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on
examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the consolidated
financial statements from such positions are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of
being realized upon ultimate resolution. Management must also assess whether uncertain tax positions as filed could result in the recognition
of a liability for possible interest and penalties if any. Our estimates are based on the information available to us at the time we
prepare the income tax provisions. Our income tax returns are subject to audit by federal, state, and local governments, generally three
years after the returns are filed. These returns could be subject to material adjustments or differing interpretations of the tax laws.
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Stock-Based
Compensation
We
use a Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the grant date fair value of our service-based incentive awards and recognize the
expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. We determine the grant date fair value of our market-based incentive awards
using a lattice simulation model and recognize the expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. The grant date fair value
of restricted stock units is determined based on the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, with
compensation expense recognized ratably over the applicable vesting period. See Note 8 – “Incentive Plans” for additional
information.
Net
Loss Per Common Share
Basic
net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Dilutive net
income per common share assumes the exercise and issuance of all potential common stock equivalents in computing the weighted-average
number of common shares outstanding using the treasury stock method, unless their effect is anti-dilutive. Basic and diluted weighted
average shares outstanding were as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF BASIC AND DILUTED WEIGHTED
AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING
2025
2024
Years Ended
December 31,
2025
2024
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
2,776,680
2,755,041
Dilutive effect of outstanding stock options and non-vested restricted stock units 1
-
-
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
2,776,680
2,755,041
1
The
following items were excluded from the computation of diluted weighted-average shares outstanding as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive:
a.
For
the year ended December 31, 2025, restricted stock units and stock options totaling 533,846 .
b.
For
the year ended December 31, 2024, restricted stock units and stock options totaling 477,541 .
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The
carrying amounts of all financial instruments approximate their fair values. The carrying amounts for cash, accounts receivable, accounts
payable, and other assets and liabilities approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments. Based on the borrowing
rates currently available to us for bank loans with similar terms and average maturities, the carrying value of our long-term debt and
line of credit approximates its fair value.
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Foreign
Currency Transactions
The
functional currency for our Mexico subsidiary is the US dollar. Foreign exchange transaction gains and losses attributable to exchange
rate movements related to transactions made in the local currency and on intercompany receivables and payables not deemed to be of a
long-term investment nature are recorded in general and administrative expense. The functional currency for our China subsidiary is the
Renminbi (“RMB”). Assets and liabilities of the China subsidiary are translated from RMB into U.S. dollars at period-end
rates, while income and expense are translated at the weighted-average exchange rates for the period. The related translation adjustments
are reflected as a foreign currency translation adjustment in accumulated other comprehensive loss within shareholders’ equity.
Foreign currency translation gains (losses) increased consolidated shareholders’ equity by $ 268 for the year ended December 31,
2025 and decreased shareholder’s equity by $ 445 for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Transaction
gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency
are included in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). Net foreign currency transaction gains or
losses included in the determination of net loss was a gain of $ 120 and a loss of $ 137 for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024,
respectively.
Adoption
of New Accounting Standards
In
December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The ASU enhances the transparency and decision usefulness
of income tax disclosures and is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024 on a prospective basis. Early adoption
is permitted. The Company has adopted this ASU and the additional income tax disclosures are noted in Note 6, Income Taxes.
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Recently
Issued New Accounting Standards
In
November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation
Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“ASU No. 2024-03”), which requires disaggregated
expense information in the notes to the financial statements related to purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation,
intangible asset amortization and selling expenses for each statement of earnings line item that contains those expenses. ASU No. 2024-03
is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods
beginning after December 15, 2027. The guidance is to be applied on a prospective basis with the option to apply the standard retrospectively;
this ASU allows for early adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements
disclosures.
In
July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts
Receivable and Contract Assets (“ASU No. 2025-05”), which reduces the complexity of applying credit losses to current accounts
receivable and current contract assets arising from transactions accounted for under Topic 606 (revenue from contracts with customers).
ASU 2025-05 is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025. The Company is currently evaluating
the impact of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements disclosures.
NOTE
2. CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS
Financial
instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash, accounts receivable, and contract
assets. We maintain our excess cash balances in checking accounts primarily at two financial institutions, one in the United States and
one in China. The account in the United States may at times exceed federally insured limits. The Company’s $ 1,655 cash balance
as of December 31, 2025, included approximately $ 517 and $ 137 that was held at banks located in China and Mexico, respectively. We grant
credit to customers in the normal course of business and generally do not require collateral on our accounts receivable.
We
have certain customers whose revenue individually represented 10% or more of net sales, or whose accounts receivable balances or contract
asset balances individually represented 10% or more of gross accounts receivable.
Customers
who represent 10% or more of net sales for years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF NET SALES CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS
2025
2024
Year Ended
December 31,
2025
2024
Customer A
32 %
28 %
Customer B
10 %
-
Total
42 %
28 %
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Customers
who represent 10% or more of accounts receivable and contract assets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS
2025
2024
Accounts Receivable as of December 31,
2025
2024
Customer A
20 %
23 %
Customer C
- %
13 %
Total
20 %
36 %
SCHEDULE
OF CONTRACT ASSETS CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS
2025
2024
Contract Assets as of
December 31,
2025
2024
Customer A
36 %
33 %
Customer D
13 %
12 %
Total
49 %
45 %
Export
sales from the U.S. represented approximately 3 % of net sales for both the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
NOTE
3. OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Finite
life intangible assets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Customer
Relationships
Patents
Total
Balance as of January 1, 2024
$ 72
$ 191
$ 263
Amortization
72
18
89
Balance as of December 31, 2024
$ -
$ 174
$ 174
Balance
$ -
$ 174
$ 174
Amortization
-
18
18
Balance as of December 31, 2025
$ -
$ 156
$ 156
Balance
$ -
$ 156
$ 156
Intangible
assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. The weighted average remaining amortization period of
our intangible assets is 4.1 years. Of the patents value as of December 31, 2025, $ 71 are being amortized and $ 85 are in process as patents
have not yet been issued.
Amortization
expense of finite life intangible assets was $ 18 and $ 89 for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Estimated
future annual amortization expense (except projects in process) related to these assets is approximately as follows:
SCHEDULE OF ESTIMATED FUTURE ANNUAL AMORTIZATION EXPENSE
Year
Amount
2026
$ 18
2027
18
2028
18
2029
12
2030
5
Thereafter
-
Total
$ 71
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NOTE
4. FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS
On
February 29, 2024, we closed on a $ 15,000 Senior Secured Revolving Line of Credit with Bank of America (the “BOA Revolver”).
The BOA Revolver allows for borrowings at a defined base rate, or at the one, three or six month Secured Overnight Finance Rate, also
known as “SOFR,” plus a defined margin. If the Company prepays SOFR borrowings before their contractual maturity, the Company
has agreed to compensate the bank for lost margin, as defined in the BOA Revolver agreement. The Company is required to quarterly pay
a 20-basis point fee on the unused portion of the BOA Revolver.
The
BOA Revolver requires the Company to maintain no more than 2.5 times leverage ratio and at least a 1.25 times minimum fixed charges coverage
ratio, both of which are defined in the BOA Revolver agreement. These ratios are calculated based on trailing twelve-month results. There
are no subjective acceleration clauses under the BOA Revolver that would accelerate the maturity of outstanding borrowings. The BOA Revolver
contains certain covenants which, among other things, require the Company to adhere to regular reporting requirements, abide by shareholder
dividend limitations, maintain certain financial performance, and limit the amount of annual capital expenditures. The BOA Revolver is
secured by substantially all the Company’s assets and expires on February 28, 2027. We were not in compliance with financial covenants
related to the maximum operating expense contributions to our Mexican operations in the first and second quarters of 2024. We have received
a waiver of this event of default from the bank.
Amendments
to the BOA Revolver
On
March 27, 2025, we amended (the “First Amendment”) the BOA Revolver to waive our non-compliance with the leverage ratio and
minimum fixed charge ratio as of December 31, 2024, and March 31, 2025. Provisions of the First Amendment relating to the Company’s
compliance with these ratios were replaced with provisions of the Second Amendment (described below). Provisions of the First Amendment
relating to minimum EBITDA requirements of the Company were replaced with provisions of the Second Amendment (described below). Provisions
of the First Amendment requiring the Company to maintain unrestricted cash and BOA Revolver availability (collectively, “Liquidity”)
at specified levels were replaced with provisions of the Second Amendment (described below). The First Amendment requires the Company
to provide incremental monthly reporting and increases the Company’s borrowing rate by one percent until the Company is in compliance
with the original terms of the BOA Revolver. The First Amendment increases the borrowing rate for revolving loans by 100 basis points.
On
May 14, 2025, we further amended (the “Second Amendment”) the BOA Revolver, which amended the First Amendment in part, to
defer the Company’s compliance with the leverage ratio and minimum fixed charge ratio until the fourth quarter of 2025 at which
time the Company must maintain (a) a leverage ratio of 2.5 times for the year ended December 31, 2025 and for each twelve-month quarterly
reporting period thereafter; and (b) a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio to 1.25 times for the year ended December 31, 2025 and for
each twelve-month quarterly reporting period thereafter. The Company must also maintain adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes
depreciation and amortization), as defined in the BOA Revolver, as of the end of the second quarter of 2025 of at least $1,000, the third
quarter of 2025 of at least $1,300 and the fourth quarter of 2025 and each quarter thereafter of at least $1,600. In addition, the Second
Amendment requires the Company to always maintain Liquidity of at least $2,500. The Second Amendment shortened the duration of the BOA
Revolver to June 30, 2026 and increases the borrowing rate by 25 basis points.
On
July 29, 2025, we amended the BOA Revolver (the “Third Amendment”) to extend the expiration of the BOA Revolver to August
31, 2026.
On
February 27, 2026, we entered into a Waiver and Amendment No. 4 to its Credit Agreement with Bank of America, N.A. (“Waiver and
Amendment”). See footnote 13, Subsequent Events.
Outstanding
Borrowings
The
BOA Revolver, as amended, bears interest at a weighted-average interest rate of 7.8 % and 7.7 % as of December 31, 2025 and December 31,
2024, respectively. We had borrowings on our line of credit of $ 7,000 and $ 8,695 outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
As of December 31, 2025, we had unused availability on the line of credit of $ 8,000 , which is subject to a month end cap based on the
previously noted minimum Liquidity. The decrease in the line of credit balance between the years is the result of timing of accounts
payable payments. We have recorded the outstanding BOA Revolver amount of $ 7,000 at December 31, 2025 as a current liability on the condensed
consolidated balance sheets.
The
Company had an interim funding agreement with a bank related to deposits made on equipment purchases funded through a finance lease when
the equipment was received and operational. The equipment was received, and the lease agreements were finalized during the second quarter
of 2025. As of December 31, 2025, we have no amounts outstanding on the interim funding agreement for equipment.
On
March 20, 2026, the Company repaid the BOA Revolver and entered into a new asset-backed line of credit. See footnote 13, Subsequent Events.
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NOTE
5. LEASES
We
have operating leases for certain manufacturing sites, office space, and equipment. Most leases include the option to renew, with renewal
terms that can extend the lease term from one 1
to five 5
years or more. Right-of-use lease assets and lease liabilities
are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of the remaining lease payments over the lease term which includes
renewal periods we are reasonably certain to exercise. Our leases do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive
covenants. As of December 31, 2025, we do not have material lease commitments that have not commenced. We have financing leases for certain
property and equipment used in the normal course of business.
The
components of lease expense were as follows for the years ended December 31:
SCHEDULE OF COMPONENTS OF LEASE EXPENSE
Lease Cost
2025
2024
Operating lease cost
$ 2,364
$ 2,318
Finance lease interest cost
42
25
Finance lease amortization expense
212
451
Total lease cost
$ 2,618
$ 2,794
Supplemental
balance sheets information related to leases was as follows as of December 31:
SCHEDULE OF SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS INFORMATION RELATED TO LEASES
Balance Sheets Location
2025
2024
Assets
Operating lease assets
Operating lease assets
$ 7,016
$ 8,139
Finance lease assets
Property, plant and equipment
714
411
Total leased assets
$ 7,730
$ 8,550
Liabilities
Current
Current operating lease liabilities
Current portion of operating lease obligations
$ 1,332
$ 1,175
Current finance lease liabilities
Current portion of finance lease obligations
274
143
Noncurrent
Long-term operating lease liabilities
Long-term operating lease liabilities, net
6,476
7,773
Long-term finance lease liabilities
Long-term finance lease obligations, net
626
311
Total lease liabilities
$ 8,708
$ 9,402
Supplemental
cash flow information related to leases was as follows for the years ended December 31:
SCHEDULE OF SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
2025
2024
Operating Leases
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
$ 1,806
$ 1,821
Operating lease assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations
$ -
$ 2,336
The
operating lease assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations in the year ended December 31, 2024 was largely due to the renewal
of our lease in Maple Grove and Milaca, Minnesota, as well as leasing of additional space in our Suzhou, China facility.
Future
maturities of lease liabilities were as follows:
SCHEDULE OF FUTURE PAYMENTS OF LEASE LIABILITIES
Operating Leases
Finance Leases
Total
Operating
Leases
Finance
Leases
Total
2026
$ 1,873
$ 320
$ 2,193
2027
1,580
211
1,791
2028
1,569
211
1,780
2029
979
196
1,175
2030
900
76
976
Thereafter
3,769
-
3,769
Total lease payments
$ 10,670
$ 1,014
$ 11,684
Less: interest
( 2,862 )
( 114 )
( 2,976 )
Present value of lease liabilities
$ 7,808
$ 900
$ 8,708
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The
lease term and discount rate as of December 31, 2025 were as follows:
SCHEDULE OF LEASE TERM AND DISCOUNT RATE
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
Operating leases
7.1
Finance leases
4.0
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases
8.1 %
Finance leases
6.7 %
NOTE
6. INCOME TAXES
The
income tax expense consists of the following for the years ended December 31:
SCHEDULE OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE
2025
2024
Current
Federal
$ 43
$ ( 287 )
State
26
22
Foreign
752
633
Deferred
Federal
( 581 )
127
State
( 117 )
( 119 )
Foreign
140
( 20 )
Income tax expense
$ 263
$ 356
The
statutory rate reconciliation is as follows for the years ended December 31:
SCHEDULE OF INCOME TAX STATUTORY RATE RECONCILIATION
2025
2024
Statutory rate
$ 2
$ ( 200 )
State income tax
( 97 )
( 101 )
Effect of foreign operations
88
( 63 )
Maquiladora tax
128
187
Cross-border tax laws
147
492
Research and development
( 73 )
13
Nontaxble and nondeductable items
28
( 21 )
US permanent differences
14
( 46 )
Other
26
95
Income tax expense (benefit)
$ 263
$ 356
On
July 4, 2025, H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBB Act”), was enacted in the United States. The OBBB Act introduced
several tax law changes relevant to the manufacturing industry. Key provisions include the restoration of 100% bonus depreciation for
qualified property, expanded interest deductibility under Internal Revenue Code Section 163(j) and other international tax reforms affecting
global supply chains and cross-border operations. The OBBB Act also reinstates immediate expensing for domestic research and development
expenditures for tax years beginning after December 31, 2024, reversing prior rules that required capitalization and amortization of
such costs. Due to the impact on GILTI provisions, the Company does not intend to take 100% bonus depreciation. It also does not intend
to immediately expense R&D expenditures for 2025 or accelerate the deduction of previously capitalized R&D expenditures.
Income
and loss from operations before income taxes was derived from the following jurisdictions for the years ended December 31:
SCHEDULE OF INCOME AND LOSS FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAX
2025
2024
United States
$ ( 3,210 )
$ ( 3,284 )
Foreign
3,221
2,345
Total
$ 11
$ ( 939 )
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Deferred
tax assets (liabilities) consist of the following as of December 31:
SCHEDULE
OF DEFERRED TAX ASSETS (LIABILITIES)
2025
2024
Deferred tax assets
Inventory
$ 585
$ 535
Net operating losses
140
241
Stock-based compensation
337
277
Other accruals
45
94
Lease accounting lease liability
1,484
1,624
Capitalized research expenses
1,078
928
Tax credit carryforwards
210
151
Intangibles
351
422
Other
1,145
542
Total deferred tax assets
5,375
4,814
Deferred tax liabilities
Lease accounting lease asset
( 1,399 )
( 1,562 )
Withholding tax
( 360 )
( 219 )
Prepaid expenses
( 171 )
( 186 )
Property and equipment
( 353 )
( 278 )
Other
( 58 )
( 213 )
Total deferred tax liabilities
( 2,341 )
( 2,458 )
Net deferred tax assets
$ 3,034
$ 2,356
The
Company regularly assesses the need for a valuation allowance related to our deferred income tax assets to determine, based on the weight
of the available positive and negative evidence, whether it is more likely than not that some or all of such deferred assets will not
be realized. In our assessments, the Company considers recent financial operating results, potential sources of taxable income, the reversal
of existing taxable differences, taxable income in prior carryback years, if permitted under tax law, and tax planning strategies. Based
on our most recent assessment, for the year ended December 31, 2025, we have concluded that our deferred income tax assets are more likely
than not to be realized. Our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 have a deferred tax asset of $ 3,394 and $ 2,575 ,
respectively, related to our US taxable operations and a $ 360 and $ 219 , respectively, deferred tax liability included other long-term
liabilities related to our Chinese taxes, for a net deferred tax asset of $ 3,034 and $ 2,356 , respectively.
As
of December 31, 2025, we have no US Federal net operating loss carryforward and a Minnesota net operating loss carryforward (pre-tax,
post-apportionment) of approximately $ 2,100 .
As
of December 31, 2025, the Company has US Federal and Minnesota R&D tax credits of approximately $ 100 and $ 100 , respectively. These
balances are recorded net of any uncertain tax position. The R&D credits have a 20-year carryforward for Federal purposes (begin
to expire in 2044) and 15-year carryforward for Minnesota purposes (begin to expire in 2029) .
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The
tax effects from uncertain tax positions can be recognized in our consolidated financial statements, only if the position is more likely
than not to be sustained on audit, based on the technical merits of the position. We recognize the financial statement benefit of a tax
position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit. For
positions meeting the more likely than not threshold, the amount recognized in the financial statements is the largest benefit that has
a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority. The following tables
set forth changes in our total gross unrecognized tax benefit liabilities, excluding accrued interest, for the years ended December 31,
2025 and 2024:
SCHEDULE OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFIT LIABILITIES
Balance as of January 1, 2024
$ 131
Tax positions - additions
13
Tax positions - reductions
( 47 )
Balance as of December 31, 2024
97
Tax positions - additions
12
Tax positions - reductions
1
Balance as of December 31, 2025
$ 110
Our
policy is to accrue interest related to potential underpayment of income taxes with a corresponding increase in income tax expense. The
liability for accrued interest as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 was not significant. Interest is computed on the difference between our
uncertain tax benefit positions and the amount deducted or expected to be deducted in our filed tax returns.
We
are subject to income taxes in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state jurisdictions. With few exceptions, we are no longer subject
to federal and state and local income tax examinations for years before 2021.
NOTE
7. 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
We
have a 401(k) profit sharing plan (the “401(k) Plan”), a defined contribution plan, covering substantially all of our U.S.
employees. Employees are eligible to participate in the Plan after completing three months of service and attaining the age of 18 . Employees
are allowed to contribute up to 60 % of their wages to the 401(k) Plan. We match 50 % of the employees’ contributions up to 6 % of
covered compensation. We made contributions, net of forfeitures, of approximately $ 640 and $ 725 during the years ended December 31, 2025
and 2024, respectively.
NOTE
8. INCENTIVE PLANS
In
May 2017, the shareholders approved the 2017 Stock Incentive Plan which authorized the issuance of 350,000 shares. An additional 50,000 ,
175,000 , 100,000 and 100,000 shares were authorized by the shareholders in March 2020, May 2022, May 2023 and May 2024, respectively.
Stock
Options
We
estimate the fair value of share-based awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The value of the portion of the award
that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expense in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income
over the requisite service periods. Because share-based compensation expense is based on awards that are ultimately expected to vest,
share-based compensation expense will be reduced to account for estimated forfeitures. We estimate forfeitures at the time of grant and
revise the estimate, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.
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We
used the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to calculate the fair value of option-based awards. Our determination of fair value of option-based
awards on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes model is affected by our stock price as well as assumptions regarding several subjective
variables. These variables include, but are not limited to, our expected stock price, volatility over the term of the awards, risk-free
interest rate, and the expected life of the options. The risk-free interest rate is based on a treasury instrument whose term is consistent
with the expected life of our stock options. The expected volatility and holding period are based on our historical experience. For all
grants, the amount of compensation expense recognized has been adjusted for an estimated forfeiture rate, which is based on historical
data. Weighted average stock option fair value assumptions and the weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted were
as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE GRANT DATE FAIR VALUE OF STOCK OPTIONS GRANTED
2025
2024
Stock option fair value assumptions:
Risk-free interest rate
3.80 - 4.14 %
3.83 - 4.40 %
Expected life (years)
6.0
6.0
Dividend yield
0 %
0 %
Expected volatility
58 %
58 %
Weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted
$ 5.13
$ 6.49
Total
compensation expense related to stock options was $ 290 and $ 243 for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. As of December
31, 2025, there was $ 618 of unrecognized compensation which will vest and expense over the next 2.3 years.
Following
is the status of option activity as of and for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF OPTION ACTIVITY
Shares
Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
Per Share
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(in years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
Outstanding – January 1, 2024
458,700
$ 6.63
Granted
23,000
11.08
Exercised
( 12,300 )
4.55
Forfeited
( 16,000 )
10.23
Outstanding – December 31, 2024
453,400
$ 6.79
5.70
$ 1,654
Granted
48,382
8.58
Exercised
( 1,200 )
3.98
Forfeited
( 10,400 )
8.22
Outstanding – December 31, 2025
490,182
$ 6.91
5.14
$ 828
Exercisable on December 31, 2025
323,600
$ 5.53
3.78
$ 826
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Restricted
Stock Units (“RSUs”)
Total
compensation expense related to the RSUs were $ 213 and $ 218 for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Total unrecognized
compensation expense related to the RSUs was $ 256 , which will vest over the next 1.3 years.
Following
is the status of restricted stock activity as of and for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 as follows:
SCHEDULE OF RESTRICTED STOCK ACTIVITY
Shares
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Vesting
Term
(in years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
Outstanding – January 1, 2024
27,000
Granted
15,141
Vested
( 16,500 )
Forfeited
( 1,500 )
Outstanding – December 31, 2024
24,141
0.3
$ 248
Granted
43,664
Vested
( 24,141 )
Forfeited
-
Outstanding – December 31, 2025
43,664
1.3
$ 324
NOTE
9. SEGMENT INFORMATION
Our
results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 represent a single operating and reporting segment referred to as
Contract Manufacturing within the EMS industry. The Company operates in the Medical Device, Medical Imaging, Aerospace and Defense, and
Industrial markets with over 50% of its net sales coming from the medical-related markets. We strategically direct production between
our various manufacturing facilities based on a number of considerations to best meet our customers’ needs. Our plants generate
net sales over several of the markets the Company serves. We share resources for sales, marketing, engineering, supply chain, information
services, human resources, payroll, and all corporate accounting functions. Our chief operating decision maker (the “CODM”)
is the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. The CODM regularly evaluates financial information on a consolidated basis
to assess performance and allocate resources.
The
following table presents selected financial information with respect to the Company’s single operating segment for the years ended
December 31, 2025 and 2024:
SCHEDULE
OF SEGMENT INFORMATION
2025
2024
Net sales
$ 118,365
$ 128,133
Cost of goods sold
100,359
111,411
Gross profit
18,006
16,722
Operating expenses:
Selling
4,803
3,446
General and administrative
10,790
11,709
Research and development
1,172
1,191
Restructuring charges
266
571
Total operating expenses
17,031
16,917
Income (loss) from operations
975
( 195 )
Other expense:
Interest expense
( 964 )
( 744 )
Income (loss) before income taxes
11
( 939 )
Income tax expense
263
356
Net loss
$ ( 252 )
$ ( 1,295 )
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The
Company’s long-lived tangible assets, including the Company’s operating lease assets recognized on the consolidated balance
sheets were geographically located as follows as of December 31:
SCHEDULE
OF LONG LIVED TANGIBLE ASSETS
2025
2024
United States
$ 8,876
$ 10,429
Mexico
2,015
2,445
China
1,328
1,497
Total long-lived tangible assets
$ 12,219
$ 14,371
Export
net from our U.S. domestic operations represent approximately 3.3 % and 3.4 % of consolidated net sales for the years ended December 31,
2025 and 2024, respectively. Net sales by our major EMS industry markets are as follows for the years ended December 31:
SCHEDULE OF NET SALES BY EMS INDUSTRY MARKETS
2025
2024
Medical Device
$ 31,930
$ 34,636
Medical Imaging
39,999
37,492
Industrial
30,940
35,517
Aerospace and Defense
15,496
20,488
Total net sales
$ 118,365
$ 128,133
NOTE
10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Litigation
We
are subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. In our opinion, the amount of any
ultimate liability with respect to these actions will not materially affect our consolidated financial statements or results of operations.
Change
of Control Agreements
Since
2002, we entered into Change of Control Agreements (the Agreement(s)) with certain key executives (the Executive(s)). The Agreements
provide an inducement for each Executive to remain as an employee in the event of any proposed or anticipated change of control in the
organization, including facilitating an orderly transition, and to provide economic security for the Executive after a change in control
has occurred.
In
the event of an involuntary termination in connection with a change of control as defined in the agreements, each Executive would receive
their base salary, annual bonus at time of termination, and continued participation in health, disability and life insurance plans for
a period of three years for officers and two years for all other participants.
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NOTE
11. RESTUCTURING CHARGES
During
the year ended December 31, 2024, we incurred restructuring charges of $ 571 related to the closure and consolidation of our Blue Earth,
Minnesota production facility, which was substantially completed in the fourth quarter of 2024. During the year ended December 31, 2025,
the Company incurred $ 266 of restructuring charges, in connection with activities related to the Blue Earth facility and additional staff
reductions in the first quarter of 2025.
The
following table summarizes the related activity for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:
SCHEDULE OF RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
Facility Consolidation
Workforce Reductions
Total
January 1, 2024
$ -
$ -
$ -
Charges
571
-
571
Cash payments
( 417 )
-
( 417 )
December 31, 2024
$ 154
$ -
$ 154
Charges
31
235
266
Cash payments
( 185 )
( 235 )
( 420 )
December 31, 2025
$ -
$ -
$ -
NOTE
12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
David
Kunin, our Chairman, is a minority owner of Abilitech Medical, Inc. We had accounts receivable related to Abilitech of $ 226 as of December
31, 2023. Payments of $ 33 were received during the year ended December 31, 2024 and we wrote off the remaining receivables during 2024.
Abilitech has ceased operations and therefore we do not believe that Abilitech will pay the Company for outstanding accounts receivable.
The Company believes that transactions with Abilitech were on terms comparable to those that the Company could reasonably expect in an
arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party.
David
Kunin, our Chairman, is a minority owner (less than 10 %) of Marpe Technologies, LTD an early-stage medical device company dedicated to
the early detection of skin cancer through full body scanners. Mr. Kunin is also a member of the Board of Directors of Marpe Technologies.
The Company worked with Marpe Technologies to apply for a grant from the Israel-United States Binational Industrial Research and Development
Foundation, a legal entity created by Agreement between the Government of the State of Israel and the Government of the United States
of America (“BIRD Foundation”). The parties were successful in receiving approval for a $ 1,000 conditional grant. The Company
and Marpe Technologies will each receive $ 500 from the BIRD Foundation and, among other obligations under the grant, each is required
to contribute $ 500 to match grant funds from the BIRD Foundation. The Company met its obligation by providing certain services at cost
or with respect to administrative services at no cost to Marpe Technologies. The total value of the Company’s contribution will
not exceed $ 500 . Marpe is engaged in raising funds for its operations, which funds are necessary to pay for the Company’s services
beyond its contribution. The Company will receive a 10 -year exclusive right to manufacture the products of Marpe Technologies. There
can be no assurances that Marpe Technologies’ medical device operations will be commercially successful, that Marpe Technologies
will be successful in raising additional funds to finance its operations or, if commercially successful, the Company will recover the
value of services provided to Marpe if not paid when the services are provided. The transactions between the Company and Marpe Technologies
have been approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the Company Related-Party Transactions Policy. During the twelve months ended December
31, 2025, we recognized no net sales to Marpe Technologies. During the twelve ended December 31, 2024, we recognized net sales to Marpe
Technologies of $ 8 . As of December 31, 2025, we have no outstanding accounts receivable. The Company believes that transactions with
Marpe are on terms comparable to those that the Company could reasonably expect in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated
third party.
NOTE
13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Financing
Arrangement Waiver and Amendment
On
February 27, 2026, the Company entered into a Waiver and Amendment. Under the Waiver and Amendment, Bank of America waived certain financial
covenant defaults related to the Company’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, and Consolidated EBITDA for
the quarter ended December 31, 2025. The Waiver and Amendment also modified multiple provisions of the Credit Agreement, including revised
definitions, updated borrowing base mechanics, revised financial covenants (including new EBITDA thresholds), adjustments to the revolving
commitment levels, an increase in applicable borrowing rate, and updates limitations on foreign subsidiary investments and transfers.
New
Financing Arrangement
On
March 20, 2026, we entered into a new Credit and Security Agreement with Associated Bank, National Association, which provides for a
revolving credit facility of up to $ 15,000 ,
subject to a borrowing base based on eligible accounts receivable and inventory, and a $ 2,200
term loan (the “Associated Facility”). The Associated Facility includes a sublimit of $ 1,500
for letters of credit and is secured by substantially all of our assets in the United States of America, and the facility and term
loan each mature in March
2029 . Borrowings
under the Associated Facility bear interest, at our option, at a defined base rate, or at one-month or three-month Term Secured
Overnight Financing Rate, plus 2.00% in the case of revolving credit borrowings and plus 2.25% in the case of the term
loan.
The
Associated Facility contains customary affirmative and negative covenants that restrict or limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness,
create liens, make investments, sell assets, pay dividends or engage in certain transactions without lender consent. This agreement also
requires us to comply with financial covenants, including maintaining a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of 1.10 to 1.00, which measures the
ratio of EBITDA, as defined to exclude certain other non-cash items, and less unfunded capital expenditures, to fixed charges such as
interest as well as debt and capital lease principal payments.
The Associated Facility agreement
includes broad and customary events of default such as non-payment of obligations, breaches of representations or covenants, unauthorized
liens, insolvency events, material adverse changes, cross-defaults to other significant indebtedness, and change-of-control triggers.
Additional events include unsatisfied judgments, loss of lender lien priority, defaults under material business agreements, impairment
of key intellectual property, destruction of collateral, and certain ERISA, hedging, or legal compliance violations. Upon an event of
default, including the lender’s determination that a material adverse event has occurred, as defined by the agreement, the lender
may accelerate all obligations, terminate the commitments, and exercise its full rights and remedies against the collateral.
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Equity
Incentive Plan
In March 2026, the Company’s Board
of Directors approved the 2026 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2026 Plan”), subject to shareholder approval at the upcoming annual
meeting in May 2026. The 2026 Plan would succeed the Company’s 2017 Stock Incentive Plan and authorize 250,000 shares for
various equity- and cash-based awards. No awards have been granted under the Plan, and shareholder approval is pending.
Tarriff
Legislation
In
February 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) does not authorize
the President to impose tariffs, resulting in the termination of all IEEPA-based tariffs effective February 24, 2026. Following this
ruling, the Administration imposed a temporary 10% global tariff on most imported products under Section 122 of the Trade Expansion Act
of 1962, effective February 24, 2026, for a 150-day period.
These
new tariffs apply broadly to manufactured goods and component parts. Because the legislation was enacted after December 31, 2025, its
effects are not reflected in our consolidated financial statements. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of these tariff actions
on future material costs and sourcing decisions.
Item
9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
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