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FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS INC - Quarter Report: 2010 January (Form 10-Q)

 


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q

(Mark one)

x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period ended January 31, 2010

OR
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________ to __________

Commission File No. 1-8061

FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
11-1986657
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
  
 

55 CHARLES LINDBERGH BLVD., MITCHEL FIELD, N.Y.
 
11553
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 516-794-4500

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes x  No ¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes  ¨  No x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer ¨   Accelerated filer ¨   Non-accelerated filer ¨   Smaller Reporting Company x
(do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ¨   No x

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

The number of shares outstanding of Registrant's Common Stock, par value $1.00 as of March 10, 2010 – 8,187,453
 


 

 

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INDEX

 
Page No.
Part I.  Financial Information:
 
   
Item 1 - Financial Statements:
 
   
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets -
 
January 31, 2010 and April 30, 2009
3
   
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
 
Nine Months Ended January 31, 2010 and 2009
4
   
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
 
Three Months Ended January 31, 2010 and 2009
5
   
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
Nine Months Ended January 31, 2010 and 2009
6
   
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
7-13
   
Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of
 
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
13-19
   
Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
19
   
Item 4T- Controls and Procedures
19-20
   
Part II.  Other Information:
 
   
Item 6 - Exhibits
20
   
Signatures
21
   
Exhibits
22-25

 
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
__________________________
   
January 31,
   
April 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
(UNAUDITED)
   
(AUDITED)
 
         
(NOTE A)
 
   
(In thousands except share data)
 
ASSETS:
           
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 6,504     $ 4,911  
Marketable securities
    10,408       9,998  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $285 at January 31, 2010 and April 30, 2009
    9,924       10,775  
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings
    2,667       2,193  
Inventories
    28,585       26,051  
Income taxes receivable and refundable
    2,443       886  
Prepaid expenses and other
    864       1,257  
Total current assets
    61,395       56,071  
Property, plant and equipment, at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization
    7,016       7,961  
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net
    218       218  
Cash surrender value of life insurance and cash held in trust
    8,784       8,423  
Investments in and loans receivable from affiliates
    3,516       4,430  
Other assets
    817       817  
Total assets
  $ 81,746     $ 77,920  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
               
Current liabilities:
               
Short-term credit obligations
  $ 243     $ 1,327  
Accounts payable - trade
    2,833       2,305  
Accrued liabilities and other
    4,385       4,408  
Total current liabilities
    7,461       8,040  
                 
Lease obligation – noncurrent
    511       684  
Deferred compensation
    9,599       9,546  
Other liabilities
    641       484  
                 
Total liabilities
    18,212       18,754  
                 
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Preferred stock - $1.00 par value
    -       -  
Common stock - $1.00 par value
    9,164       9,164  
Additional paid-in capital
    49,422       48,997  
Retained earnings
    5,096       2,522  
      63,682       60,683  
Common stock reacquired and held in treasury -at cost, 976,487 shares at January 31, 2010 and 1,021,159 shares at April 30, 2009
    (4,799 )     (4,972 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    4,651       3,455  
Total stockholders' equity
    63,534       59,166  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 81,746     $ 77,920  

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

Nine Months Ended January 31,
(Unaudited)

   
2010
   
2009
 
   
(In thousands except per share data)
 
             
Revenues
  $ 36,360     $ 40,297  
Cost of revenues
    23,243       30,932  
Gross margin
    13,117       9,365  
                 
Selling and administrative expenses
    7,948       8,797  
Research and development expense
    3,954       3,068  
Operating income (loss)
    1,215       (2,500 )
                 
Other income (expense):
               
Investment income
    400       526  
Equity loss
    (151 )     (100 )
Impairment of investment in affiliate
    (550 )     -  
Interest expense
    (103 )     (269 )
Other (expense) income, net
    (207 )     80  
Income (Loss) before benefit for income taxes
    604       (2,263 )
Benefit for income taxes
    (1,970 )     (696 )
Net income (loss)
  $ 2,574     $ (1,567 )
                 
Net income (loss) per common share
               
Basic
  $ 0.31     $ (0.19 )
Diluted
  $ 0.31     $ (0.19 )
                 
Weighted average shares outstanding
               
Basic
    8,176,638       8,381,424  
Diluted
    8,197,367       8,381,424  

See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

 
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

Three Months Ended January 31,
(Unaudited)

   
2010
   
2009
 
   
(In thousands except per share data)
 
             
Revenues
  $ 12,524     $ 13,208  
Cost of revenues
    8,102       9,749  
Gross margin
    4,422       3,459  
                 
Selling and administrative expenses
    2,608       2,845  
Research and development expense
    1,500       829  
Operating income (loss)
    314       (215 )
                 
Other income (expense):
               
Investment income
    147       159  
Equity income
    44       208  
Impairment of investment in affiliate
    (350 )     -  
Interest expense
    (25 )     (76 )
Other (expense) income, net
    (51 )     4  
Income before benefit for income taxes
    79       80  
Benefit for income taxes
    (1,970 )     (19 )
Net income
  $ 2,049     $ 99  
                 
Net income per common share
               
Basic
  $ 0.25     $ 0.01  
Diluted
  $ 0.25     $ 0.01  
                 
Weighted average shares outstanding
               
Basic
    8,184,627       8,097,899  
Diluted
    8,222,574       8,097,899  

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Nine Months Ended January 31,
(Unaudited)

   
2010
   
2009
 
   
(In thousands)
 
             
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Net income (loss)
  $ 2,574     $ (1,567 )
Non-cash (income) charges to earnings, net
    3,844       3,717  
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities
    (3,293 )     3,184  
Net cash provided by operating activities
    3,125       5,334  
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities
    500       1,036  
Purchase of marketable securities
    -       (6,599 )
Receipt of loan payment from affiliate
    220       -  
Purchase of fixed assets
    (517 )     (423 )
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    203       (5,986 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Proceeds from short-term credit obligations
    -       2,500  
Debt payments
    (1,314 )     (6,663 )
Purchase of stock for treasury
    -       (3,106 )
Net cash used in financing activities
    (1,314 )     (7,269 )
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents before effect of exchange rate changes
    2,014       (7,921 )
                 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    (421 )     166  
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    1,593       (7,755 )
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    4,911       11,029  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 6,504     $ 3,274  
                 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
               
Cash paid during the period for:
               
Interest
  $ 103     $ 201  
Income Taxes
    -       -  

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

NOTE A - CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In the opinion of management of Frequency Electronics, Inc. (“the Company”), the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of January 31, 2010 and the results of its operations and cash flows for the nine and three months ended January 31, 2010 and 2009.  The April 30, 2009 condensed consolidated balance sheet was derived from audited financial statements.  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted.  It is suggested that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's April 30, 2009 Annual Report to Stockholders on Form 10-K.  The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full fiscal year.
 
NOTE B - EARNINGS PER SHARE

Reconciliation of the weighted average shares outstanding for basic and diluted Earnings Per Share are as follows:
   
Nine months
   
Three months
 
   
Periods ended January 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
Basic EPS Shares outstanding
                       
(weighted average)
    8,176,638       8,381,424       8,184,627       8,097,899  
Effect of Dilutive Securities
    20,729       ***       37,947       ***  
Diluted EPS Shares outstanding
    8,197,367       8,381,424       8,222,574       8,097,899  

***
Dilutive securities are excluded for the nine- and three-month periods ended January 31, 2009 since the inclusion of such shares would be antidilutive.
 
The computation of diluted earnings per share excludes those options and stock appreciation rights with an exercise price in excess of the average market price of the Company’s common shares during the periods presented.  The inclusion of such options in the computation of earnings per share would have been antidilutive.  The number of excluded options were:
 
   
Nine months
   
Three months
 
   
Periods ended January 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
Outstanding Options excluded
    1,347,775       1,073,719       1,066,775       1,073,719  
 
NOTE C – COSTS AND ESTIMATED EARNINGS IN EXCESS OF BILLINGS
 
At January 31, 2010 and April 30, 2009 costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts accounted for on the percentage of completion basis were approximately $2,667,000 and $2,193,000, respectively.  Such amounts represent revenue recognized on long-term contracts that had not been billed at the balance sheet dates.  Such amounts are billed pursuant to contract terms.  During the nine and three months ended January 31, 2010, the revenue recognized under percentage of completion contracts was $14.4 million and $4.7 million, respectively.  For the same periods of fiscal year 2009, the Company recognized percentage of completion revenue of $14.6 million and $5.1 million, respectively.

 
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
NOTE D - INVENTORIES
 
Inventories, which are reported at the lower of cost or market at January 31, 2010 and April 30, 2009, respectively, consist of the following:

   
January 31, 2010
   
April 30, 2009
 
   
(In thousands)
 
             
Raw materials and Component parts
  $ 11,935     $ 12,542  
Work in progress
    14,163       10,613  
Finished Goods
    2,487       2,896  
    $ 28,585     $ 26,051  
 
As of January 31, 2010 and April 30, 2009, approximately $18.0 million and $18.0 million, respectively, of total inventory is located in the United States, approximately $9.7 million and $6.8 million, respectively, is located in Belgium and $900,000 and $1.2 million, respectively, is located in China.
 
The Company reached an agreement with a customer and received $650,000 representing a portion of the cost of certain unique inventory items that the customer no longer requires.  The Company recorded this amount as a reduction to cost of goods sold during the nine month period ended January 31, 2010.  During the nine- and three-month periods ended January 31, 2010, the Company wrote down inventory with an aggregate value of $950,000 and $150,000, respectively.  In the same periods of fiscal year 2009, the Company wrote down inventory with an aggregate value of $1.45 million and $650,000, respectively.  All written down inventory remains the property of the Company and may be sold or disposed in the future.
 
NOTE E – COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
For the nine months ended January 31, 2010 and 2009, comprehensive income (loss) is composed of (in thousands):
   
Nine months ended January 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Net income (loss)
  $ 2,574     $ (1,567 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    596       (854 )
Change in market value of marketable securities
    917       (163 )
Deferred tax effect of change in market value of marketable securities
    (317 )     65  
Comprehensive income (loss)
  $ 3,770     $ (2,519 )
 
NOTE F – SEGMENT INFORMATION
 
The Company operates under three reportable segments:
(1)
FEI-NY – consists principally of precision time and frequency control products used in three principal markets: communication satellites (both commercial and U.S. Government-funded); terrestrial cellular telephone or other ground-based telecommunication stations and other components and systems for the U.S. military.
(2)
Gillam-FEI - the Company’s Belgian subsidiary primarily sells wireline synchronization and network management systems.
(3)
FEI-Zyfer - the products of the Company’s subsidiary incorporate Global Positioning System (GPS) technologies into systems and subsystems for secure communications, both government and commercial, and other locator applications.
 
The FEI-NY segment also includes the operations of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, FEI-Asia, which functions primarily as a manufacturing facility for the FEI-NY segment.
 
The Company’s Chief Executive Officer measures segment performance based on total revenues and profits generated by each geographic center rather than on the specific types of customers or end-users or types of markets served.

 
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

The table below presents information about reported segments with reconciliation of segment amounts to consolidated amounts as reported in the statement of operations or the balance sheet for each of the periods (in thousands):
   
Nine months
   
Three months
 
   
Periods ended January 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
Revenues:
                       
FEI-NY
  $ 21,382     $ 28,104     $ 7,368     $ 9,471  
Gillam-FEI
    8,812       7,708       3,837       2,407  
FEI-Zyfer
    8,742       6,243       1,914       2,116  
less intersegment revenues
    (2,576 )     (1,758 )     (595 )     (786 )
Consolidated revenues
  $ 36,360     $ 40,297     $ 12,524     $ 13,208  
                                 
Operating income (loss):
                               
FEI-NY
  $ 885     $ (1,748 )   $ 261     $ 33  
Gillam-FEI
    377       (55 )     382       (45 )
FEI-Zyfer
    229       (419 )     (256 )     (137 )
Corporate
    (276 )     (278 )     (73 )     (66 )
Consolidated operating income (loss)
  $ 1,215     $ (2,500 )   $ 314     $ (215 )

   
January 31, 2010
   
April 30, 2009
 
Identifiable assets:
           
FEI-NY
  $ 39,773     $ 39,658  
Gillam-FEI
    20,333       17,615  
FEI-Zyfer
    5,720       8,672  
less intercompany balances
    (16,613 )     (17,853 )
Corporate
    32,533       29,828  
Consolidated Identifiable Assets
  $ 81,746     $ 77,920  

NOTE G – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
The Company has an equity interest in two strategically important companies: Elcom Technologies, Inc. (“Elcom”) and Morion Inc. (“Morion”).  During the nine and three month periods ended January 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company acquired technical services from Elcom, purchased crystal oscillator products from Morion and sold certain of its products to both companies.  The Company also receives interest from Elcom under a convertible note receivable.  The table below summarizes these transactions:
   
Nine months
   
Three months
 
   
Periods ended January 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Purchases from:
                       
Elcom
  $ 15     $ 249     $ 9     $ 136  
Morion
    222       814       2       345  
Sales to:
                               
Elcom
  $ 1     $ 62     $ 1     $ 37  
Morion
    76       98       11       48  
Interest on Elcom note receivable
  $ 69     $ 53     $ 45     $ 16  
 
The Company measures the current market value of Elcom based on comparisons to comparable companies as well as Elcom’s forecasts of future financial results.  In fiscal year 2010, the Company determined that its investment was impaired and for the nine and three months ended January 31, 2010, recorded impairment charges in the amount $550,000 and $350,000, respectively.  During the second quarter of fiscal year 2009, the Company repurchased from Elcom 29,651 shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock at an aggregate cost of approximately $150,000.  The amount paid was at the market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of purchase.

 
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

NOTE H – FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
The cost, gross unrealized gains, gross unrealized losses and fair market value of available-for-sale securities at January 31, 2010 and April 30, 2009 are as follows (in thousands):
 
   
January 31, 2010
 
         
Gross
   
Gross
   
Fair
 
         
Unrealized
   
Unrealized
   
Market
 
   
Cost
   
Gains
   
Losses
   
Value
 
Fixed income securities
  $ 9,658     $ 280     $ (136 )   $ 9,802  
Equity securities
    450       156       -       606  
    $ 10,108     $ 436     $ (136 )   $ 10,408  

   
April 30, 2009
 
         
Gross
   
Gross
   
Fair
 
         
Unrealized
   
Unrealized
   
Market
 
   
Cost
   
Gains
   
Losses
   
Value
 
Fixed income securities
  $ 10,165     $ 278     $ (803 )   $ 9,640  
Equity securities
    450       -       (92 )     358  
    $ 10,615     $ 278     $ (895 )   $ 9,998  
 
The following table presents the fair value and unrealized losses, aggregated by investment type and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position:
 
   
Less than 12 months
   
12 Months or more
   
Total
 
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
 
   
Value
   
Losses
   
Value
   
Losses
   
Value
   
Losses
 
January 31, 2010
                                   
Fixed Income Securities
  $ -     $ -     $ 1,916     $ (136 )   $ 1,916     $ (136 )
Equity Securities
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
    $ -     $ -     $ 1,916     $ (136 )   $ 1,916     $ (136 )
April 30, 2009
                                               
Fixed Income Securities
  $ -     $ -     $ 2,268     $ (803 )   $ 2,268     $ (803 )
Equity Securities
    -       -       358       (92 )     358       (92 )
    $ -     $ -     $ 2,626     $ (895 )   $ 2,626     $ (895 )
 
The Company regularly reviews its investment portfolio to identify and evaluate investments that have indications of possible impairment.  The Company does not believe that its investments in marketable securities with unrealized losses at January 31, 2010 are other-than-temporary due to market volatility of the security’s fair value, analysts’ expectations and the Company’s ability to hold the securities for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recoveries in market value.
 
During the nine and three month periods ended January 31, 2010, the Company redeemed an available-for-sale security in the amount of $500,000 and realized a loss of $7,000 on the transaction which is included in the determination of net income for those periods.  During the nine and three month periods ended January 31, 2009, the Company sold available-for-sale securities with a market value of $1,036,000 and realized a gain of approximately $22,000 in those periods.

 
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
Maturities of fixed income securities classified as available-for-sale at January 31, 2010 are as follows, at cost (in thousands):
Current
  $ -  
Due after one year through five years
    9,658  
Due after five years through ten years
    -  
    $ 9,658  
 
The fair value accounting framework provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value.  The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements).  The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
 
 
Level 1
Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Company has the ability to access.
 
 
Level 2
Inputs to the valuation methodology include:
 
-
Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;
 
-
Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets
 
-
Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability;
 
-
Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
 
 
Level 3
Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.
 
The asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.  Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.  All of the Company’s investments in marketable securities are valued on a Level 1 basis.

NOTE I - RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
 
In October 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance on revenue recognition that will become effective for the Company beginning May 1, 2010, with earlier adoption permitted.  Under the new guidance on arrangements that include software elements, tangible products that have software components that are essential to the functionality of the tangible product will no longer be within the scope of the software revenue recognition guidance, and software-enabled products will now be subject to other relevant revenue recognition guidance.  Additionally, the FASB issued authoritative guidance on revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables that are outside the scope of the software revenue recognition guidance.  Under the new guidance, when vendor specific objective evidence or third party evidence for deliverables in an arrangement cannot be determined, a best estimate of the selling price is required to separate deliverables and allocate arrangement consideration using the relative selling price method.  The new guidance includes new disclosure requirements on how the application of the relative selling price method affects the timing and amount of revenue recognition.  In the event that early adoption is elected, the Company would be required to determine the relative selling price for all deliverables in a multiple element arrangement based on the hierarchy identified in the new standard.  The Company would also be required to apply the standard retrospectively to the beginning of the year and to the comparable prior period for disclosure purposes.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact this new guidance may have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.  Early adoption of the standard is unlikely.

 
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
In June 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance codifying a single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. GAAP.  This guidance does not change current U.S. GAAP, but is intended to simplify user access to all authoritative U.S. GAAP by providing all authoritative literature related to a particular topic in one place.  All existing accounting standard documents will be superseded and all other accounting literature not included in the FASB Codification will be considered non-authoritative.  These provisions were effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009 and, accordingly, are effective for the Company in the current fiscal reporting period.  The adoption of this pronouncement did not have an impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements, but will impact its financial reporting process by eliminating all references to pre-codification standards.  On the effective date, the Codification superseded all then-existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards, and all other non-grandfathered non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification became non-authoritative.
 
In May 2009, the FASB issued guidelines on subsequent event accounting which establishes general standards of accounting for, and requires disclosure of, events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued.  The Company adopted these amendments effective May 1, 2009.
 
In April 2009, the FASB issued new guidance on the recognition of other-than-temporary impairments of investments in debt securities and provides new presentation and disclosure requirements for other-than-temporary impairments of investments in debt and equity securities.  The Company adopted these provisions during the first quarter of fiscal year 2010.  The adoption did not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.
 
In April 2009, the FASB issued guidance which requires disclosures about fair value of financial instruments in interim and annual financial statements.  The new requirements were effective for interim periods ending after June 15, 2009 and the Company adopted these requirements in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010.  The adoption did not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued guidance which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  This guidance is contained in ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC Topic 820”).  In February 2008, the FASB deferred the effective date to January 1, 2009 for all nonfinancial assets and liabilities, except for those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis (that is, at least annually).  The Company adopted the provisions of ASC Topic 820 in fiscal year 2009.  With the adoption of new accounting rules, fair value is now determined as an exit price, representing the price that would be received in an orderly transaction between market participants based on the highest and best use of the asset rather than as the result of an internally-generated cash flow analysis.  In April 2009, the FASB issued additional guidance for estimating fair value in accordance with ASC Topic 820.  The additional guidance addresses determining fair value when the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability have significantly decreased and identifying transactions that are not orderly.  The Company adopted the provision of this guidance during its first quarter of fiscal year 2010, ended July 31, 2009.  The adoption did not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.
 
NOTE J – INCOME TAXES
 
In November 2009, the United States enacted legislation which permits corporations to carryback net operating losses up to 5 years versus the previous 2-year limitation.  As a result, the Company filed a claim to carryback the entire amount of its fiscal year 2009 tax loss to an earlier year, thus realizing a tax benefit of approximately $2.9 million.  Before this legislation was enacted, the Company anticipated receiving a tax benefit of approximately $800,000 and recorded a receivable on that basis.  Due to the change in tax law, during the nine and three month periods ended January 31, 2010, the Company is recording a tax benefit of $1.97 million of which $2.1 million is attributable to the effect of the new law.  During the nine months ended January 31, 2010, the Company recorded an income tax provision of approximately $180,000, or approximately 30% of pre-tax income.  A portion of this provision was deferred and is offset by a reduction in the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets that was established in prior years.  As of January 31, 2010, the valuation allowance is approximately $6.7 million and may continue to be reduced as the Company realizes pre-tax profits in future periods.

 
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
NOTE K – TREASURY STOCK TRANSACTIONS
 
During the nine month period ended January 31, 2010, the Company made a contribution of 44,672 shares of its common stock held in treasury to the Company’s profit sharing plan and trust under section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code.  Such contribution is in accordance with the Company’s discretionary match of employee voluntary contributions to this plan.
 
NOTE L – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
In accordance with current accounting standards, the Company has evaluated subsequent events through the time of filing of this Form 10-Q.
 
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Item 2
 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
 
The statements in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q regarding future earnings and operations and other statements relating to the future constitute "forward-looking" statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.  Factors that would cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, continued acceptance of the Company's products in the marketplace, competitive factors, new products and technological changes, product prices and raw material costs, dependence upon third-party vendors, competitive developments, changes in manufacturing and transportation costs, changes in contractual terms, the availability of capital, and other risks detailed in the Company's periodic report filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this report.
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s April 30, 2009 Annual Report to Stockholders.  The Company believes its most critical accounting policies to be the recognition of revenue and costs on production contracts and the valuation of inventory.  Each of these areas requires the Company to make use of reasoned estimates including estimating the cost to complete a contract, the realizable value of its inventory or the market value of its products.  Changes in estimates can have a material impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.
 
Revenue Recognition
 
Revenues under larger, long-term contracts which generally require billings based on achievement of milestones rather than delivery of product, are reported in operating results using the percentage of completion method.  On fixed-price contracts, which are typical for commercial and U.S. Government satellite programs and other long-term U.S. Government projects, and which require initial design and development of the product, revenue is recognized on the cost-to-cost method.  Under this method, revenue is recorded based upon the ratio that incurred costs bear to total estimated contract costs with related cost of sales recorded as the costs are incurred.  Each month management reviews estimated contract costs through a process of aggregating actual costs incurred and updating estimated costs to completion based upon the current available information and status of the contract.  The effect of any change in the estimated gross margin percentage for a contract is reflected in revenues in the period in which the change is known.  Provisions for anticipated losses on contracts are made in the period in which they become determinable.
 
On production-type orders, revenue is recorded as units are delivered with the related cost of sales recognized on each shipment based upon a percentage of estimated final program costs.  Changes in job performance may result in revisions to costs and income and are recognized in the period in which  revisions are determined to be required.  Provisions for anticipated losses on contracts are made in the period in which they become determinable.

 
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(Continued)
 
For customer orders in the Company’s Gillam-FEI and FEI-Zyfer segments or smaller contracts or orders in the FEI-NY segment, sales of products and services to customers are reported in operating results based upon (i) shipment of the product or (ii) performance of the services pursuant to terms of the customer order.  When payment is contingent upon customer acceptance of the installed system, revenue is deferred until such acceptance is received and installation completed.
 
Costs and Expenses
 
Contract costs include all direct material, direct labor costs, manufacturing overhead and other direct costs related to contract performance.  Selling, general and administrative costs are charged to expense as incurred.
 
Inventory
 
In accordance with industry practice, inventoried costs contain amounts relating to contracts and programs with long production cycles, a portion of which will not be realized within one year.  The Company writes down the value of slow-moving and obsolete inventory items based upon management’s experience and expectations for future business.  Any write downs are reflected in cost of sales in the period the write downs are made.
 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
The table below sets forth for the respective periods of fiscal years 2010 and 2009 the percentage of consolidated revenues represented by certain items in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations:

   
Nine months
   
Three months
 
   
Periods ended January 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
Revenues
                       
FEI-NY
   
58.8
%
   
69.7
%
   
58.8
%
   
71.7
%
Gillam-FEI
   
24.2
     
19.1
     
30.6
     
18.2
 
FEI-Zyfer
   
24.0
     
15.5
     
15.3
     
16.0
 
Less intersegment revenues
   
(7.0
)
   
(4.3
)
   
(4.7
)
   
(5.9
)
     
100.0
     
100.0
     
100.0
     
100.0
 
Cost of revenues
   
63.9
     
76.8
     
64.7
     
73.8
 
Gross Margin
   
36.1
     
23.2
     
35.3
     
26.2
 
Selling and administrative expenses
   
21.9
     
21.8
     
20.8
     
21.5
 
Research and development expenses
   
10.9
     
7.6
     
12.0
     
6.3
 
Operating Income (Loss)
   
3.3
     
(6.2
)
   
2.5
     
(1.6
)
Other income (expense), net
   
(1.6
)
   
0.6
     
(1.9
)
   
2.2
 
Pretax Income (Loss)
   
1.7
     
(5.6
)
   
0.6
     
0.6
 
Benefit for income taxes
   
(5.4
)
   
(1.7
)
   
(15.7
)
   
(0.1
)
Net Income (Loss)
   
7.1
%
   
(3.9
)%
   
16.3
%
   
0.7
%

 
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 (Note: All dollar amounts in following tables are in thousands, except Revenues which are in millions)
 
Revenues

 
 
(in millions)
 
   
Nine months
   
Three months
 
   
Periods ended January 31,
 
Segment
 
2010
   
2009
   
Change
   
2010
   
2009
   
Change
 
FEI-NY
  $ 21.4     $ 28.1     $ (6.7 )     (24 )%   $ 7.4     $ 9.5     $ (2.1 )     (22 )%
Gillam-FEI
    8.8       7.7       1.1       14 %     3.8       2.4       1.4       59 %
FEI-Zyfer
    8.7       6.2       2.5       40 %     1.9       2.1       (0.2 )     (10 )%
Intersegment revenues
    (2.6 )     (1.7 )     (0.9 )             (0.6 )     (0.8 )     0.2          
    $ 36.3     $ 40.3     $ (4.0 )     (10 )%   $ 12.5     $ 13.2     $ (0.7 )     (5 )%
 
The decrease in revenues for the nine and three month periods ended January 31, 2010 compared to the same periods of fiscal year 2009, was the result of lower revenues from wireless infrastructure products and sales of other commercial products recorded in the FEI-NY segment.  These lower revenues were partially offset by increased sales from the Company’s US5G productline for the U.S. domestic wireline market which are generated by the FEI-Zyfer segment.  Revenues from satellite payload programs were moderately lower in the fiscal year 2010 periods compared to the same periods of fiscal year 2009.  Revenues from U.S. Government space programs have increased by 7% year-over-year but these increases were offset by continued low levels of activity in commercial satellite space programs.  Revenues from U.S. Government/DOD non-space programs, which are recorded in the FEI-NY and FEI-Zyfer segments, increased by more than 25% year-over-year and accounted for approximately 25% of consolidated revenue in the fiscal year 2010 periods compared to less than 20% in the fiscal year 2009 periods.  During the remainder of fiscal year 2010, the Company expects revenues from wireless telecommunication infrastructure products and satellite programs to remain at approximately the same levels as the first nine months of the year but expects to realize increased revenues from wireline telecommunication products and from U.S. Government/DOD non-space programs.
 
Gross margin
 
   
Nine months
   
Three months
 
   
Periods ended January 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
Change
   
2010
   
2009
   
Change
 
    $ 13,117     $ 9,365     $ 3,752       40 %   $ 4,422     $ 3,459     $ 963       28 %
GM Rate
    36.1 %     23.2 %                     35.3 %     26.2                
 
The improvement in gross margins for the nine and three month periods ended January 31, 2010, are primarily due to increased gross margin rates.  The gross margin rates recorded in the fiscal year 2010 periods approach the Company’s targeted rates.  The rates recorded in the fiscal year 2009 periods were much lower than the Company’s targets due primarily to higher levels of engineering and manufacturing costs on certain satellite payload programs that were completed during fiscal year 2009.  During the nine-month period ended January 31, 2010, the Company reached an agreement with a customer and received $650,000 representing a portion of the cost of certain unique inventory items that the customer no longer requires and recorded this amount as a reduction to cost of goods sold during the period.  During the nine and three-month periods ended January 31, 2010, the Company wrote down inventory, including the unique items, with an aggregate value of $950,000 and $150,000, respectively.  This is compared to writedowns of $1.45 million and $650,000 for the same periods of fiscal year 2009.  The Company anticipates that its gross margin rates for the remainder of fiscal year 2010 will be comparable to the current periods but will show significant improvement over the prior fiscal year.
 
Selling and administrative expenses
 
 
Nine months
   
Three months
 
 
Periods ended January 31,
 
 
2010
 
2009
   
Change
   
2010
   
2009
   
Change
 
$
7,948
  $ 8,797     $ (849 )     (10 )%   $ 2,608     $ 2,845     $ (237 )     (8 )%

 
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For the nine and three months ended January 31, 2010, selling and administrative expenses were 22% and 21%, respectively, of consolidated revenues.  This is compared to 22% in each of the same periods of fiscal year 2009.  Although the Company’s target for such expenses is not to exceed 20% of revenues, since many of the costs are relatively fixed, lower revenues result in a higher ratio of expenses to revenues.  The decrease in expenses in the fiscal year 2010 periods compared to the same periods of fiscal year 2009 are primarily due to declines in personnel costs through a reduction in force and reduced deferred compensation expense.  These decreases were partially offset by higher professional fees and accruals for incentive compensation based on operating profits.  For the final quarter of fiscal year 2010, the Company expects selling and administrative expenses to be incurred at approximately the same rate in both dollars and as a percentage of revenues.
 
Research and development expense
 
 
Nine months
   
Three months
 
 
Periods ended January 31,
 
 
2010
 
2009
   
Change
   
2010
   
2009
   
Change
 
 3,954
  $ 3,068     $ 886       29 %   $ 1,500     $ 829     $ 671       81 %
 
Research and development expenditures represent investments that keep the Company’s products at the leading edge of time and frequency technology and enhance competitiveness for future revenues.  Research and development spending for the nine and three-month periods ended January 31, 2010 was 11% and 12% of revenues, respectively, compared to 8% and 6% of revenues for the same periods of fiscal year 2009, respectively.  The increased spending in fiscal year 2010, resulted from intensive activities in the areas of satellite payload product development and improving the technology of the Company’s new wireline synchronization equipment.  In addition, the Company continues to conduct development activities on customer-funded programs the cost of which appears in cost of revenues, thus reducing the level of internal research and development spending.  The Company targets research and development spending at approximately 10% of revenues, but the rate of spending can increase or decrease from quarter to quarter as new projects are identified and others are concluded.  The Company will continue to devote significant resources to develop new products, enhance existing products and implement efficient manufacturing processes.  For the remainder of fiscal year 2010, the Company anticipates that internal research and development spending will be approximately 10% of revenues.  Internally generated cash and cash reserves are adequate to fund these development efforts.
 
Operating Income (Loss)
 
 
Nine months
 
Three months
 
 
Periods ended January 31,
 
 
2010
 
2009
   
Change
 
2010
   
2009
   
Change
 
$
 1,215
  $ (2,500 )   $ 3,715  
NM
  $ 314     $ (215 )   $ 529  
NM
 
 
Improved gross margin rates and lower operating expenses in the fiscal year 2010 periods enabled the Company to record operating income for the nine and three-month periods ended January 31, 2010, compared to the same periods of fiscal year 2009.  The Company anticipates that at the current level of business and having implemented certain cost saving measures, that it can sustain operating income at this level.  As the Company gains additional business through increased bookings on its current product lines and expands its product offerings through research and development efforts, operating income is expected to further improve.  The Company anticipates that it will generate operating income for the full fiscal year 2010.

 
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Other income (expense)
 
   
Nine months
   
Three months
 
   
Periods ended January 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
Change
   
2010
   
2009
   
Change
 
Investment income
  $ 400     $ 526     $ (126 )     (24 )%   $ 147     $ 159     $ ( 12 )     (8 )%
Equity (loss) income
    (151 )     (100 )     (51 )     (51 )%     44       208       (164 )     (79 )%
Impairment charge
    (550 )     -       (550 )  
NM
      (350 )     -       (350 )  
NM
 
Interest expense
    (103 )     (269 )     166       62 %     (25 )     (76 )     51       67 %
Other income, net
    (207 )     80       (287 )  
NM
      (51 )     4       (55 )  
NM
 
    $ ( 611 )   $ 237     $ (848 )  
NM
    $ (235 )   $ 295     $ (530 )  
NM
 
 
Investment income is derived primarily from the Company’s holdings of marketable securities.  Earnings on these securities may vary based on fluctuating interest rate levels and the timing of purchases or sales of securities.
 
The equity (loss) income in the fiscal year 2010 and 2009 periods represent the Company’s share of the quarterly income or loss recorded by Elcom Technologies in which the Company owns a 25% interest.  In addition, the Company measured the current market value of Elcom based on comparisons to comparable companies as well as Elcom’s forecasts of future financial results and determined that its investment was impaired.  Consequently, during the nine and three month periods ended January 31, 2010, the Company recorded impairment charges in the amount of $550,000 and $350,000, respectively, in addition to its equity share in Elcom’s quarterly income or loss.
 
The decrease in interest expense for the nine and three month periods ended January 31, 2010, resulted from both a decrease in borrowings under the Company’s line of credit as well as a lower rate of interest charged on such borrowings compared to the same periods ended January 31, 2009.
 
Under the provisions of sale and leaseback accounting, a portion of the capital gain realized on a fiscal year 2005 real estate transaction is deferred and recognized in income over the initial lease term.  Under the caption “Other income, net” the Company recognized deferred gain of $236,000 and $59,000 for the nine and three months ended January 31, 2009, respectively.  Since the gain was fully amortized during fiscal year 2009, comparable income was not recorded in the periods ended January 31, 2010.  In the fiscal year 2010 periods, other expense included royalty expense and certain foreign currency exchange losses at the Company’s overseas subsidiaries.  Other insignificant income and expense items are also recorded under this caption.
 
Income Tax Benefit
 
 
Nine months
   
Three months
 
 
Periods ended January 31,
 
 
2010
 
2009
   
Change
   
2010
   
2009
   
Change
 
$
(1,970
$ (696 )   $ (1,274 )     183 %   $ (1,970 )   $ (19 )   $ (1,951 )
NM
 
 
In November 2009, the United States enacted legislation which permits corporations to carryback net operating losses up to 5 years versus the previous 2-year limitation.  As a result, the Company filed a claim to carryback the entire amount of its fiscal year 2009 tax loss to an earlier year, thus realizing a tax benefit of approximately $2.9 million.  Before this legislation was enacted, the Company anticipated receiving a tax benefit of approximately $800,000 and recorded a receivable on that basis.  Due to the change in tax law, during the nine and three month periods ended January 31, 2010, the Company is recording a tax benefit of $1.97 million of which $2.1 million is attributable to the effect of the new law.  During the nine months ended January 31, 2010, the Company recorded an income tax provision of approximately $180,000, or approximately 30% of pre-tax income.  A portion of this provision was deferred and is offset by a reduction in the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets that was established in prior years.  As of January 31, 2010, the valuation allowance is approximately $6.7 million and may continue to be reduced as the Company realizes pre-tax profits in future periods.

 
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The Company is subject to taxation in several countries as well as the states of New York and California.  The statutory federal rates vary from 34% in the United States to 35% in Europe.  The effective rate is impacted by the income or loss of certain of the Company’s European and Asian subsidiaries which are currently not taxed.  In addition, the Company utilizes the availability of research and development tax credits in the United States to lower its tax rate.  As of April 30, 2009, the Company’s European subsidiaries had available net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $1.1 million, which will offset future taxable income.  The domestic U.S. tax loss carryforward for state income tax purposes is approximately $7.3 million.
  
Net Income (Loss)
 
Nine months
 
Three months
 
Periods ended January 31,
 
2010
 
2009
   
Change
 
2010
   
2009
   
Change
 
$
2,574
  $ (1,567 )   $ 4,141  
NM
  $ 2,049     $ 99     $ 1,950  
NM
 
 
The improvement in net income (loss) for the nine and three months ended January 31, 2010, were primarily the result of the $2.0 million tax benefit as described above.  In addition, due to improved gross margin rates and reduced operating expenses the Company generated pretax profits in the fiscal year 2010 periods compared to a pretax loss for the nine month period ended January 31, 2009 and $80,000 pretax income for the three-month period then ended.  The fiscal year 2009 results were negatively impacted by the higher engineering costs on certain satellite payload programs which were completed during that fiscal year.  The Company expects to realize improved gross and operating margins in the final quarter of fiscal year 2010 and anticipates that it will report a profit for the full year.
 
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
 
The Company’s balance sheet continues to reflect a strong working capital position of $54 million at January 31, 2010, compared to working capital of $48 million at April 30, 2009.  Included in working capital at January 31, 2010 is $16.9 million of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities.  The Company’s current ratio at January 31, 2010 is 8.2 to 1.
 
For the nine months ended January 31, 2010, the Company had positive cash flow from operating activities of $3.1 million compared to $5.3 million provided by operations in the comparable fiscal year 2009 period.  The primary sources of cash in the fiscal year 2010 period were profitable operations, the collection of accounts receivable and net of reductions in operating liabilities.  During the fiscal year 2010 period, the Company incurred over $3.7 million of non-cash operating expenses, such as depreciation and amortization and accruals for employee benefit programs.  These non-cash expenses are comparable to the prior year.  In the nine month period ended January 31, 2009, operating cash flow was diminished by the $1.6 million net loss for the period.  For the balance of fiscal year 2010, the Company expects to generate positive cash flow from operating activities.
 
Net cash provided by investing activities for the nine months ended January 31, 2010, was $203,000 compared to a $6.0 million use of cash for the same period of fiscal year 2009.  During the fiscal year 2010 period, a $500,000 marketable security was redeemed and the Company received $220,000 on repayment of a note from an affiliate.  These inflows were offset by the acquisition of capital equipment in the amount of $517,000.  In the prior fiscal year, the Company invested $5.6 million in marketable securities, net of $1.0 million in proceeds from the sale of certain marketable securities, and acquired additional fixed assets for $423,000.  The Company may continue to acquire or sell marketable securities as dictated by its investment strategies as well as by the cash requirements for its development activities.  Capital equipment purchases for all of fiscal year 2010 are expected to be less than $1.0 million.  Internally generated cash is adequate to acquire this level of capital equipment.
 
Net cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended January 31, 2010, was $1.3 million compared to $7.3 million used during the comparable fiscal year 2009 period.  The fiscal year 2010 activity consisted solely of payments against the Company’s capital lease obligation and paydown of the Company’s line of credit with a financial institution.  During the first nine months of fiscal year 2009, the Company repurchased over 725,000 shares of its common stock at an average per share price of $4.29, or approximately $3.1 million.  In addition, during fiscal year 2009, the Company had net borrowings of $4.0 million against its line of credit and made principal payments of $163,000 against a long-term capital lease.

 
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The Company has been authorized by its Board of Directors to repurchase up to $5 million worth of shares of its common stock for treasury whenever appropriate opportunities arise but it has neither a formal repurchase plan nor commitments to purchase additional shares in the future.  As of January 31, 2010, the Company has repurchased approximately $4 million of its common stock out of the $5 million authorization.
 
The Company will continue to expend resources to develop and improve products for space applications, guidance and targeting systems, and communication systems which management believes will result in future growth and continued profitability.  During fiscal year 2010, the Company intends to make a substantial investment of capital and technical resources to develop new products to meet the needs of the U.S. Government, commercial space and telecommunications infrastructure marketplaces and to invest in more efficient product designs and manufacturing procedures.  Where possible, the Company will secure partial customer funding for such development efforts but is targeting to spend its own funds at a rate of approximately 10% of revenues to achieve its development goals.  Internally generated cash will be adequate to fund these development efforts.
 
As of January 31, 2010, the Company's consolidated backlog amounted to approximately $32 million.  Approximately 70% of this backlog is expected to be realized in the next twelve months.  Included in the backlog at January 31, 2010 is approximately $9 million under cost-plus-fee contracts which the Company believes represent firm commitments from its customers for which the Company has not received full funding to date.  The Company excludes from backlog any contracts or awards for which it has not received authorization to proceed.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.
 
Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Not applicable.
 

Item 4T.
Controls and Procedures
 
Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report.  There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures.  Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.  Based on their evaluation, the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that, for the reasons discussed below, as of January 31, 2010, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to ensure that information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, required to be included in its reports that it filed or submitted under the Exchange Act are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.

 
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FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
(Continued)
 
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
Management of Frequency Electronics is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act.  The Company’s internal control system is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.  Because of inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.  Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
 
As disclosed in its Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2009, the Company has identified several material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting.  While the Company did not conduct a full assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting at January 31, 2010, for the three quarters of fiscal year 2010, there were no substantial changes made to the Company’s internal control over financial reporting since management’s assessment of April 30, 2009, and therefore the weaknesses previously identified by management continued to exist at January 31, 2010.  Please refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2009 for a more detailed discussion of the weaknesses previously identified by management.
 
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended January 31, 2010 to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
PART II

ITEM 6 - Exhibits

31.1 -
Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2 -
Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1 -
Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2 -
Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS, INC.
 
(Registrant)
     
Date: March 17, 2010
BY
/s/ Alan Miller
   
     Alan Miller
   
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
   
Signing on behalf of the registrant and
as principal financial officer

 
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