FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS INC
Business
Frequency Electronics Inc. designs, develops and manufactures precision time and frequency generation technology for space and challenging terrestrial environments. Its main products include master timing systems, quartz and rubidium frequency standards, RF microwave modules and subsystems, GPS-enabled precision timing devices, power converters and related synchronization and anti-spoofing software. The company operates two reportable segments—FEI-NY (including FEI-Elcom) focused on satellite payloads, RF microwave and DOD applications, and FEI-Zyfer focused on GPS/PNT and secure timing. Products are sold to commercial and U.S. Government customers directly and via subcontractors, with end-users in the U.S. and abroad, primarily Europe and Asia.
Summary from filing dated 2025-07-18
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-04-30 | FY 2024 2024-04-30 | FY 2023 2023-04-30 | FY 2022 2022-04-30 | FY 2021 2021-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 70 | 55 | 41 | 48 | 54 | |
| Cost of revenues | 40 | 37 | 33 | 40 | 37 | |
| Gross margin | 30 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 17 | |
| Selling and administrative expenses | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | |
| Research and development expenses | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
| Operating income | 12 | 5 | −5 | −8 | −958,000 | |
| Income on investments | 519,000 | 561,000 | −606,000 | 199,000 | — | |
| Interest expense | −104,000 | −109,000 | −156,000 | −77,000 | −127,000 | |
| Other expense, net | −3,000 | −7,000 | 7,000 | 160,000 | 1 | |
| Income before benefit from income taxes | 12 | 5 | −5 | −9 | 476,000 | |
| Benefit from income taxes | −12 | −130,000 | 74,000 | 1,000 | −204,000 | |
| Net income | 24 | 6 | −6 | −9 | 680,000 | |
| Basic income per share (in Dollars per share) | 2.46 | 0.59 | — | — | — | |
| Diluted income per share (in Dollars per share) | 2.46 | 0.59 | — | — | — | |
| Basic (in Shares) | 10 | 9 | — | 9 | 9 | |
| Diluted (in Shares) | 10 | 9 | — | 9 | 9 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-04-30 | FY 2024 2024-04-30 | FY 2023 2023-04-30 | FY 2022 2022-04-30 | FY 2021 2021-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 5 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 10 | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $110 at April 30, 2025 and at April 30, 2024 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
| Contract assets | 18 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | |
| Inventories | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | |
| Prepaid income taxes | 0 | 37,000 | 30,000 | — | — | |
| Prepaid expenses and other | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 991,000 | |
| Total current assets | 53 | 58 | 48 | 56 | 59 | |
| Property, plant, and equipment, net | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | |
| Deferred taxes | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Goodwill | 617,000 | 617,000 | 617,000 | — | — | |
| Cash surrender value of life insurance and assets held in trust | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | |
| Right-of-use assets operating leases | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | |
| Restricted cash | 1 | 945,000 | 0 | — | — | |
| Other assets | 875,000 | 875,000 | 877,000 | 909,000 | 2 | |
| Total assets | 94 | 83 | 74 | 85 | 97 | |
| Accounts payable trade | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
| Loss provision accrual | 460,000 | 404,000 | 2 | 4 | 57,000 | |
| Income taxes payable | 103,000 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Operating lease liability, current portion | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Contract liabilities | 14 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 11 | |
| Total current liabilities | 23 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 19 | |
| Deferred compensation | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | |
| Deferred taxes | 0 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | |
| Operating lease liability, non-current portion | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Total liabilities | 38 | 43 | 42 | 38 | 41 | |
| Contingencies (Note 15) | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock - $1.00 par value; authorized 600 shares, no shares issued and outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Common stock - $1.00 par value; authorized 20,000 shares, 9,717 shares issued and 9,704 shares outstanding at April 30, 2025; 9,512 shares issued and 9,511 shares outstanding at April 30, 2024 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 42 | 50 | 49 | 58 | 57 | |
| Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) | 4 | −20 | −26 | −20 | −11 | |
| Common stock reacquired and held in treasury - at cost (13 shares at April 30, 2025 and 1 share at April 30, 2024) | −231,000 | −3,000 | −3,000 | −6,000 | −6,000 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 56 | 40 | 33 | 47 | 55 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 94 | 83 | 74 | 85 | 97 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-04-30 | FY 2024 2024-04-30 | FY 2023 2023-04-30 | FY 2022 2022-04-30 | FY 2021 2021-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Non-cash lease expense | −52,000 | −104,000 | −39,000 | −16,000 | −281,000 | |
| Provision for losses on accounts receivable, other assets and warranty reserve | 314,000 | −171,000 | −33,000 | 328,000 | −117,000 | |
| Provision for inventory reserve | 1 | 912,000 | 600,000 | — | — | |
| Deferred taxes | −12 | 0 | — | — | 0 | |
| Loss provision accrual | 56,000 | −1 | — | — | — | |
| Loss on sale of fixed and other assets | 3,000 | 23,000 | 34,000 | 163,000 | 39,000 | |
| Employee benefit plans expense | 1 | 756,000 | 1 | 842,000 | 1 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 1 | 822,000 | 197,000 | 247,000 | 273,000 | |
| Accounts receivable | −1 | 10,000 | −332,000 | 2 | −752,000 | |
| Contract assets | −8 | −368,000 | −1 | 5 | −2 | |
| Inventories | −1 | −4 | −1 | −464,000 | 3 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other | 125,000 | −125,000 | 91,000 | −171,000 | 714,000 | |
| Other assets | −661,000 | 0 | −366,000 | 6 | −584,000 | |
| Accounts payable - trade | −989,000 | 884,000 | 384,000 | −1,000 | −205,000 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 1 | 856,000 | 217,000 | −1 | 765,000 | |
| Contract liabilities | −8 | 3 | 7 | — | — | |
| Prepaid income taxes | 140,000 | −7,000 | 239,000 | 175,000 | 405,000 | |
| Other liabilities | −654,000 | −595,000 | −1 | −6 | −865,000 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | −1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 12 | |
| Capital expenditures | −2 | −1 | −918,000 | −2 | −1 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −2 | −1 | 9 | −2 | −1 | |
| Payment of dividend | −10 | 0 | −9 | 0 | — | |
| Purchase of treasury stock | −377,000 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −10 | 0 | −9 | 0 | −5 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | −13 | 7 | 488,000 | 2 | 6 | |
| Interest | 104,000 | 114,000 | 129,000 | 77,000 | 123,000 | |
| Income taxes | 371,000 | 13,000 | 7,000 | 15,000 | 0 |