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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM 10-K


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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 28, 2010

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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                TO                

Commission file number 0-24746

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TESSCO Technologies Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  52-0729657
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

11126 McCormick Road, Hunt Valley, Maryland
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

21031
(Zip Code)

         Registrant's telephone number, including area code (410) 229-1000

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

Title of each class   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value   NASDAQ Global Market

         Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None



         Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 of the Act). Yes o    No ý

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         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, 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 o    No o

         Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or other information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ý

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

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         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o    No ý

         The aggregate market value of Common Stock, $0.01 par value, held by non-affiliates of the registrant based on the closing sales price of the Common Stock as quoted on the NASDAQ Global Market as of September 27, 2009, was $46,328,339.

         The number of shares of the registrant's Common Stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding as of May 20, 2010, was 7,401,196. The shares have been adjusted to reflect the April 2010 announcement of a stock dividend in order to effect a three-for-two stock split (see Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K).

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:    Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement for the registrant's 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled to be held July 28, 2010, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


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PART 1

           
 

Item 1.

 

Business

    3  
 

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

    14  
 

Item 1B.

 

Unresolved Staff Comments

    22  
 

Item 2.

 

Properties

    22  
 

Item 3.

 

Legal Proceedings

    22  
 

Item 4.

 

(Removed and Reserved)

    22  

PART II

           
 

Item 5.

 

Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

    23  
 

Item 6.

 

Selected Financial Data

    26  
 

Item 7.

 

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

    28  
 

Item 7A.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

    42  
 

Item 8.

 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

    43  
 

Item 9.

 

Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

    74  
 

Item 9A(T).

 

Controls and Procedures

    74  
 

Item 9B.

 

Other Information

    75  

PART III

           
 

Item 10.

 

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

    75  
 

Item 11.

 

Executive Compensation

    75  
 

Item 12.

 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

    75  
 

Item 13.

 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

    75  
 

Item 14.

 

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

    75  

Part IV

           
 

Item 15.

 

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

    75  
 

Schedule II:

 

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

    79  
 

Signatures

    80  

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Part I

Item 1.    Business.

General

        TESSCO Technologies Incorporated (TESSCO, we, or the Company) architects better product and value chain solutions, at lower costs, to support the construction, operation and use of mobility and data wireless systems. The convergence of wireless and the internet is revolutionizing the way the world lives and works. TESSCO is there and is committed to delivering, fast and complete, the needs of wireless system operators, contractors, resellers and self-maintained utility, transportation, enterprise and government organizations.

        We provide our customers with product and value chain solutions for the following applications:

    Mobile Radio Communications

    Base Station Infrastructure

    Wire Area Networks

    Local Area Network

    Security and Surveillance Networks

    Remote Monitoring and Control

    Mobility and User Devices

        The products that we use in these solutions come from world class manufacturers and fall within the broad business segment categories of network infrastructure, mobile devices and accessories, and installation, test and maintenance products.

        Our operational platform, which we refer to as our Knowledge, Configuration, Delivery and Control System (KCDC™), allows customers and manufacturers the opportunity to streamline the supply chain process and lower total inventories and costs by providing guaranteed availability and complete, on-time delivery to the point of use.

        We began our "total source" operations in 1982, reincorporated as a Delaware corporation in 1987, and have been listed on the NASDAQ Global Market (symbol: TESS), since 1994. Today, we operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, under ISO 9001:2008 registration.

        We currently serve an average of approximately 12,400 commercial customers per month including a diversified mix of carrier and public network operators, infrastructure site owners, program managers, contractors and integrators, industrial and enterprise self-maintained users, governments, manufacturers, repair centers, retailers, dealers and value-added resellers. Additionally, we currently serve an average of approximately 800 consumers per month, including through affinity partners and direct-to-consumer programs.

        On April 28, 2010, our Board of Directors announced a stock dividend in order to effect a three-for-two stock split of our common stock. Each holder of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, as of the close of business on May 12, 2010, will receive on May 26, 2010, a stock dividend of one additional share of common stock for every two outstanding shares held. All share prices and number of shares included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K have been retroactively restated to reflect the stock dividend for all periods presented, unless otherwise indicated. The reference from time to time herein to "split adjusted" shares is for convenience of the reader; and the absence in some places of such reference should not be construed to mean that such numbers or values are not "split adjusted," unless noted as such.

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Products and Services

        We principally offer competitively priced, manufacturer brand-name products, ranging from simple hardware items to sophisticated test equipment, with per item prices ranging from less than $1 to $75,000 and gross profit margins ranging from less than 5% to over 95%. We offer products classified into our three business segments: network infrastructure, mobile devices and accessories, and installation, test and maintenance products, which accounted for approximately 35%, 55% and 10% of fiscal year 2010 revenues, respectively. Network infrastructure products are used to build, repair and upgrade wireless telecommunications, computing and Internet networks. Products include base station antennas, cable and transmission lines, fixed and mobile broadband equipment, wireless local area network (WLAN) products, wireless networking, filtering systems, small towers, lightning protection devices, connectors, security and surveillance products, power systems and miscellaneous hardware. Our network infrastructure service offering includes connector installation, custom jumper assembly, filter product tuning, site kitting, logistics integration and wireless network training. Mobile devices and accessory products include cellular phone and data device accessories such as replacement batteries, cases, speakers, mobile amplifiers, power supplies, headsets, mounts, car antennas, music accessories and data and memory cards as well as two-way radios and related accessories. Retail merchandising displays, promotional programs, customized order fulfillment services and affinity-marketing programs, including providing outsourced call centers and private label Internet sites, complement our mobile devices and accessory product offering. Installation, test and maintenance products are used to install, tune, maintain and repair wireless communications equipment. Products include sophisticated analysis equipment and various frequency-, voltage- and power-measuring devices, as well as an assortment of tools, hardware, GPS, safety and replacement and component parts and supplies required by service technicians. For more detailed financial information regarding our business segments for each of the past three fiscal years, see Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2010.

        While we principally provide manufacturer brand-name products, a variety of products, which are primarily subscriber accessory products and infrastructure accessory components, are developed and offered under TESSCO owned-brands including, Wireless Solutions®, Ventev, TerraWave® and Airstream. Also, our WLAN certification training is offered under our GigaWave® trade name. We have not incurred significant research and development expenditures in any of the last three fiscal years.

        Our products are sold as part of our integrated product and supply chain solutions. Our supply chain services for all product areas are grouped under Knowledge, Configuration, Delivery and Control. Knowledge solutions include the entire suite of TESSCO publications that focus on educating the industry, including product highlights, showcases and/or comparisons, with comprehensive specifications on the products, solutions and applications that are offered and reinforced by engineering, sales and technical support, as well as hands-on training programs. Configuration services are comprised of customized product kitting, logistics management and consumer and retail merchandising and marketing, allowing the products to be delivered ready for immediate use, installation or resale. Our delivery system allows the customer to select 1-, 3- or 5-day "just-in-time" delivery, to specific delivery locations, designed to eliminate the customer's need for staging and warehousing. Our services that increase customer control include predetermined monthly pricing levels, the ability to monitor multi-site purchasing with pre-approved, customized parameters indicating who is able to order how much of which specific products, order delivery tracking, product usage tracking, history reporting and alternative financing options.

        As part of our commitment to customer service, we typically allow most customers to return most products for any reason, for credit, within 30 days of the date of purchase. Total returns and credits have been less than 3% of revenues in each of the past three fiscal years.

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        As of March 28, 2010, we offered products purchased from approximately 420 manufacturers. A substantial portion of our inventory purchases are concentrated with a small number of vendors. In fiscal year 2010, sales of products purchased from our top ten vendors generated approximately 40% of our total revenues. There were no vendors whose products sold by us accounted for 10% of more of our total revenues in fiscal year 2010. Although we do not maintain long-term supply contracts with our vendors, we believe that, for other than those products purchased by us as part of our relationship with Nokia Inc. (Nokia) as described below, alternative sources of supply are available for many of the product types we carry. The agreements and arrangements on which most of our larger vendor and customer relationships are based are of limited duration and terminable by either party upon several months or otherwise short notice.

        We supply repair and replacement materials to authorized service centers for Nokia primarily in the United States and Canada. Sales of the Nokia repair and replacement materials, that we purchase from Nokia and sell to or fulfill to service centers, accounted for approximately 3% of our total revenues in fiscal year 2010. This relationship is a complete supply chain relationship and, therefore, we have no alternative sources of supply. Nokia has recently notified us of their intent to terminate our repair and replacement parts arrangement effective July 31, 2010. Accordingly, revenues and gross profits from this relationship will cease on that date. We also sell products other than Nokia repair and replacement materials to many of these customers. When this arrangement with Nokia terminates in July 2010, we will maintain the ability to sell our other products to these customers.

        We are dedicated to superior performance and quality and consistency of service in an effort to maintain and expand vendor relationships but there can be no assurance that we will continue to be successful in this regard in the future, or that competitive pressures or other events beyond our control will not have a negative impact on our ability to maintain these relationships or to continue to derive revenues from these relationships.

Customers

        Our customer base consists of commercial customers and consumers, which accounted for approximately 97% and 3%, respectively, of fiscal year 2010 revenues. Commercial customers share the characteristic that they are organizations that design, install, operate, repair or sell some type of wireless communications system and/or products. We categorize our commercial customers into three different categories: 1) public carriers and network operators, 2) resellers and 3) self-maintained users (SMUs) and governments, which accounted for approximately 13%, 64% and 20%, respectively, of fiscal year 2010 revenues.

        Public carriers and network operators are system operators that are generally responsible for building and maintaining the public infrastructure system and providing airtime service to individual subscribers.

        Resellers include dealers and resellers that sell, install and/or service cellular telephone, wireless networking, broadband and two-way radio communications equipment for the enterprise and consumer markets. These resellers include local and national value-added resellers and retailers.

        SMUs and government customers include commercial entities, major utilities, transportation companies, installation centers, federal agencies and state and local governments.

        Consumers place orders for devices and related accessories via telephone and the Internet primarily through our affinity-marketing programs. Under these programs, we collaborate with our affinity-marketing clients to market to their customers under their brands. In many cases, we act as the merchant on behalf of the affinity-marketing client, interfacing with the customer, accepting the order, shipping from our inventory and collecting payment. Our affinity-marketing programs create a high level of customer service and supplementary income for the client through revenue share payments. In

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addition to our affinity programs, we maintain our own internally developed consumer Web site, YourWirelessSource.com™, which offers cellular phone accessories and other complementary consumer wireless products.

        Our largest customer relationship, AT&T Mobility, a top tier cellular carrier purchasing phone accessories, accounted for approximately 30% of our revenues during fiscal year 2010. Our next nine largest customer relationships accounted for 10% of our total revenues during fiscal year 2010, and therefore, our top ten customer relationships totaled 40% of our total revenues.

        Although we currently service customers in over 100 countries, approximately 97% of our sales have been made to customers in the United States during each of the past three fiscal years. Due to our diverse product segments and our wide customer base, our business is not significantly affected by seasonality in the aggregate. However, sales to our retailers generally peak in our second and third quarters in preparation for the winter holiday season. Also, our network infrastructure sales are typically affected by weather conditions in the United States, especially in our fourth quarter.

Method of Operation

        We believe that we have developed a highly integrated, technologically advanced and efficient method of operation based on the following key tenets:

    Understanding and anticipating customers' needs and building solutions by cultivating lasting relationships;

    Allowing customers to make the best decisions by delivering product knowledge, not just information, through our knowledge tools, including The Wireless Guide®, and TESSCO.com®, our Internet-based Solution and Transaction System;

    Responding to what we refer to as "the moments of truth" by providing customers with sales, service and technical support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year;

    Providing customers what they need, when and where they need it by delivering integrated product and supply chain solutions; and

    Helping customers enhance their operations by providing real-time order tracking and performance measurement.

        We operate as a team of teams structured to enhance marketing innovation, customer focus and operational excellence and consist of these integrated units:

        Market Development and Sales:    In order to meet the needs of a dynamic and diverse marketplace, sales and marketing activities are organized on an end-market basis. Sales teams are focused on: public carrier and network operator (e.g., carriers, infrastructure site owners, program site managers, contractors and integrators); SMUs and governments (e.g., self-maintained users, governments, manufacturers, repair centers); resellers (e.g. retailers, dealers and value-added resellers); and consumers (e.g., affinity programs, Web store programs and fulfillment and consumer services). This organization allows for the development of unique product and solution offerings to meet the needs of our diverse customer base.

        We attempt to understand and anticipate customers' needs and to build solutions by cultivating lasting relationships. Our commercial customer database contains detailed information on approximately 280,000 existing and potential customers, including the names of key personnel, past contacts, inquiries, and buying and credit histories. This extensive customer database enables us to identify and target potential customers and to market specific products to these targeted customers. Potential customers are identified through their responses to TESSCO.com®, direct-marketing materials, advertisements in trade journals and industry trade shows, as well as through referrals from

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other TESSCO customers and vendors. Customer relationship representatives pursue these customer inquiries through distribution of our Knowledge Tools and through phone contact, electronic communications and field visits. The information technology system tracks potential customer identification from the initial marketing effort through the establishment and development of a purchasing relationship. Once a customer relationship is established, we carefully analyze purchasing patterns and identify opportunities to encourage customers to make more frequent purchases of a broader array of products. Scheduled contacts are made to each regularly purchasing customer for the purpose of information dissemination, order generation, database maintenance and the overall enhancement of the business relationship. The process is aimed at the attraction of prospects to TESSCO, the conversion of these prospects to buying customers, and the ultimate migration to loyal, total-source monthly buyers.

        Solutions Development and Marketing:    We actively monitor advances in technologies and industry trends, both through market research and continual customer and manufacturer interaction, and continue to enhance our product offering as new wireless communications products and technologies are developed.

        In addition to determining the product offering, our product and solutions development teams provide the technical foundation for both customers and our personnel. The Wireless Product Knowledge System (WPKS) is continually updated to add new products and additional technical information in response to manufacturer specification changes and customer inquiries. WPKS contains detailed information on each SKU offered, including full product descriptions, category classifications, technical specifications, illustrations, product cost, pricing and delivery information, alternative and associated products, and purchase and sales histories. This information is available on a real-time basis to all of our personnel for product development, procurement, technical support, cataloging and marketing.

        As a thought leader in the wireless industry, TESSCO's marketing materials are used for both educating the industry and for promoting TESSCO's value. We utilize our WPKS to develop both broad-based and customized product information materials. These materials are designed to encourage both existing and potential customers to realize the value we provide in their product and supply chain decisions. These Knowledge Tools are an integrated suite of informational print and electronic media. They include: The Wireless Guide®, our product catalogue which is distributed to our current and prospective buyers; The Wireless Journal®, a trade journal with a bi-monthly circulation of approximately 80,000, which is designed to introduce the reader to our capabilities and product offerings, and contains information on significant industry trends and product reviews; The Wireless Update®, which is emailed monthly to more than 120,000 different individuals, and is uniquely produced for various portions of our customer base; The Wireless Bulletin® family, including The Wireless Bulletin for Accessories for Handsets & Music Devices, The Wireless Bulletin for Installation, Test & Maintenance Products, The Wireless Bulletin for Security & Surveillance, The Wireless Bulletin for Site Planning, The Wireless Bulletin for Training, and The Wireless Bulletin for Wireless Networking Solutions, which are distributed throughout different times of the year and have an annual circulation of approximately 200,000; Technical Application Notes, Application Drawings and White Papers, which provide in-depth planning and installation instructions and diagrams; Tech Tips, which offer suggestions and ideas from TESSCO customers; and TESSCO.com®. In addition, TESSCO publishes online, Web-browser-enabled, companion versions of its many printed publications, including the new Wireless Guide Online which is updated three times each year.

        TESSCO.com® is our e-commerce site. It offers online access to a real-time system of Knowledge, Configuration, Delivery and Control of product and supply chain solutions. Intended for our

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commercial customers who design, build, run, maintain and use wireless systems, its feature-rich capabilities include:

    Electronic versions of various Knowledge Tools, including: The Wireless Update®, The Wireless Journal® and several customized versions of The Wireless Bulletin®

    13 product search options, ranging from keyword searches to product category browsing;

    Real-time pricing and product availability;

    Easy ordering capabilities, including a recently improved worksheet ordering tool which allows for the construction and configuration of a total-source order; additionally, worksheets can be saved with or without protection, as well as copied, shared, uploaded and emailed;

    RSS feeds that allow customers to see TESSCO's newest products;

    Order confirmation—specifying the contents, order status, delivery date, tracking number and total cost of an order;

    Order reservations, order status, back-order details and four-month order history;

    The ability to view invoices online and customer-specific pricing, based on our tiered pricing levels tied to a customer's aggregate purchase volume;

    Comprehensive, targeted marketing pages for more than 250 product solutions;

    Interactive, how-to illustrations for a range of wireless applications;

    Library of videos and other valuable content;

    Variety of useful customer service, financial and technical support pages; and

    Feedback Center that makes it easy for customers to provide input on our services, Knowledge Tools and Web site.

        Our Knowledge Tools empower our customers to make better decisions by delivering product knowledge, rather than just information. These tools also afford our manufacturers the opportunity to develop their brands and promote their products to a broad and diverse customer base.

        Procurement and Inventory Management:    Our product management and purchasing system aims to provide customers with a total source of broad and deep product availability, while maximizing our return on our inventory investment.

        We use our information technology system to monitor and manage our inventory. Historical sales results, sales projections and information regarding vendor lead times are all used to determine appropriate inventory levels. The information technology system also provides early warning reports regarding upcoming inventory requirements. As of March 28, 2010 and March 29, 2009, we had an immaterial level of backlog orders. Most backlog orders as of March 28, 2010, are expected to be filled within 90 days of fiscal year-end. For the fiscal years ended March 28, 2010 and March 29, 2009, inventory write-offs, excluding purchases from vendors for whom we hold goods on consignment, were 0.6% and 0.7% of total purchases, respectively. In many cases, we have been able to return slow-moving inventory to our vendors pursuant to stock rotation agreements. Inventory turns for fiscal years 2010 and 2009 were 9.8 and 8.4, respectively. This increase is largely due to higher overall sales in fiscal year 2010, including higher sales to our large tier one carrier customer, as compared to fiscal year 2009.

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        Customer Support and Order Entry:    Our customer support teams are responsible for responding to what we refer to as "the moments of truth" by delivering sales and customer support services through an effective and efficient transaction system. We also continually monitor our customer service performance through report cards sent for each product delivery, customer surveys and regular interaction with customers. By combining our broad product offering with a commitment to superior customer service, we seek to reduce a customer's overall procurement costs by enabling the customer to consolidate the number of suppliers from which it obtains products, while also reducing the customer's need to maintain high inventory levels.

        Our information technology system provides detailed information on every customer account, including recent inquiries, buying and credit histories, separate buying locations within a customer account and contact diaries for key personnel, as well as detailed product information, including technical, product availability and pricing information. The information technology system increases sales productivity by enabling any customer support representative to provide any customer with personalized service and also allows non-technical personnel to provide a high level of technical product information and order assistance.

        We believe that our commitment to providing prompt, friendly and efficient customer service before, during and after the sale enables us to maximize sales, customer satisfaction and customer retention. The average number of commercial customers increased from 12,200 in fiscal year 2009 to 12,400 in fiscal year 2010. An average of 800 consumer end-users were served per month in fiscal year 2010 as compared with 1,500 in fiscal year 2009. This decline in consumers is due to changes in relationships with some of our affinity partners.

        Fulfillment and Distribution:    Orders are received at our Hunt Valley, Maryland, Reno, Nevada and San Antonio, Texas customer sales support centers. As orders are received, customer representatives have access to technical information, alternative and complementary product selections, product availability and pricing information, as well as customer purchasing and credit histories and recent inquiry summaries. An automated materials-handling system, which is integrated with the product planning and procurement system, allows us to ensure inventory control, minimize multiple product shipments to complete an order and limit inventory duplication. Bar-coded labels are applied to every product, allowing distribution center personnel to utilize radio frequency scanners to locate products, fill orders and update inventory records in real-time, thus reducing overhead associated with the distribution functions. Orders are delivered to customers by a variety of freight line and parcel transportation carrier partners with whom we contract.

        Performance and Delivery Guarantee ("PDG") charges are generally calculated on the basis of the weight of the products ordered and on the delivery service requested, not distance to the customer. We believe that this approach emphasizes on-time delivery instead of shipment dates, enables customers to minimize their inventories and reduce their overall procurement costs, thereby encouraging them to make us their total source supplier.

        Information Technology:    Critical to the success of our operations is our information technology system. We have made substantial investments in the development of this system, which integrates cataloging, marketing, sales, fulfillment, inventory control and purchasing, financial control and internal and external communications. The information technology system includes highly developed customer and product databases and is integrated with our Configuration, Fulfillment and Delivery system. The information contained in the system is available on a real-time basis to all of our employees and is utilized in every area of our operations.

        We develop, construct, maintain and host several Web sites for certain affinity partners. These sites include control capabilities, including partner branding, independent landing pages and URLs, product filtering and purchase authorization limits that allow us to seamlessly interact with the customer, fulfill online orders and provide required information to these affinity partners.

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        We believe that we have been successful to date in pursuing a highly integrated, technologically advanced and efficient method of operations; however, disruption to our day-to-day operations, including failure of our information technology system, distribution system, or freight carrier interruption, could impair our ability to receive and process orders or to ship products in a timely and cost-efficient manner.

Acquisitions

        In July 2007, we acquired the net assets and business of NetForce Solutions, Inc. (NetForce), a provider of technical and sales training solutions to wireless, telecommunications, and networking industries. The purchase included substantially all of the non-cash business assets of NetForce for a cash payment of approximately $659,500.

        In April 2006, we acquired the non-cash assets and businesses of TerraWave Solutions, Ltd. (TerraWave) and its commonly owned affiliate, GigaWave Technologies, Ltd. (GigaWave) for an initial cash payment of approximately $3.9 million, and potential additional cash earn-out payment obligations accruing over the four-year period ending in April 2010, contingent on the achievement by the TerraWave/GigaWave business unit post-acquisition of certain minimum earnings thresholds. We expect the total purchase price, including earn-out payments, to be approximately $12.7 million.

        The TerraWave business designs, configures and offers Wi-Fi products and accessories, most of which are branded under TerraWave's private label. Some of the TerraWave-branded products are sold with products of Cisco Systems under Cisco's Strategic Technology Integrator program. The GigaWave business provides curriculum development and hands-on, instructor-led training courses for the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) industry. GigaWave develops and delivers wireless networking courseware for Cisco Systems, allowing IT professionals to obtain Cisco Wireless Certifications.

Competition

        The wireless communications distribution industry is competitive and fragmented, and is comprised of distributors, such as Hutton Communications, Brightpoint, Embarq Logistics, Westcon, Comstor, Tech Data, Ingram Micro, Superior Communications, Site Pro 1, Wincomm, Talley Communications and Alliance Semiconductor. In addition, many manufacturers sell and fulfill directly to customers. Barriers to entry for distributors are relatively low, particularly in the mobile devices and accessory market, and the risk of new competitors entering the market is high. In addition, the agreements or arrangements with our customers or vendors looking to us for product and supply chain solutions, are typically of limited duration and are terminable by either party upon several months or otherwise short notice. Accordingly, our ability to maintain these relationships is subject to competitive pressures and challenges. We believe, however, that our strength in service, the breadth and depth of our product offering, our information technology system, and our large customer base and purchasing relationships with approximately 420 manufacturers, provide us with a significant competitive advantage over new entrants to the market. Some of our current competitors have substantially greater capital resources and sales and distribution capabilities than we do. In response to competitive pressures from any of our current or future competitors, we may be required to lower selling prices in order to maintain or increase market share, and such measures could adversely affect our operating results.

        Continuing changes in the wireless communications industry, including risks associated with conflicting technology, changes in technology, inventory obsolescence, and consolidation among wireless carriers, could adversely affect future operating results.

        We believe that the principal competitive factors in supplying products to the wireless communications industry are the quality and consistency of customer service, particularly timely delivery of complete orders, breadth and quality of products offered and total procurement costs to the customer. We believe that we compete favorably with respect to each of these factors. In particular, we

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believe we differentiate ourselves from our competitors based on the breadth of our product offering, our ability to quickly provide products and supply chain solutions in response to customer demand and technological advances, our knowledge and expertise in wireless technologies and the wireless marketplace, the level of our customer service and the reliability of our order fulfillment process.

Intellectual Property

        We seek to protect our intellectual property through a combination of trademarks, service marks, confidentiality agreements, trade secret protection and, if and when appropriate, patent protection. Thus far, we have generally sought to protect our intellectual property, including our product data and information, customer information and information technology systems, through trademark filings and nondisclosure, confidentiality and trade secret agreements. We typically require our employees, consultants and others having access to our technology to sign confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements. There can be no assurance that these confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements will be honored, or whether they can be fully enforced, or that other entities may not independently develop systems, technologies or information similar to that on which we rely.

        TESSCO Communications Incorporated, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TESSCO Technologies Incorporated, maintains a number of registered trademarks and service marks in connection with our business activities, including "TESSCO®," "Delivering What You Need...When and Where You Need It®," "Your Total Source®," "Your Virtual Inventory®," "Your Wireless Success. Nothing Less®," "The Wireless Journal®," "Wireless Solutions®," "The Wireless Guide®," "The Wireless Update®," "The Wireless Bulletin®," "The Vital Link to a Wireless World®," "Transmitter®," "T-Flash®," "Techdirect®," "A Simple Way of Doing Business®," "TerraWave Solutions®" and "GigaWave Technologies®." Our general policy is to file for trademark and service mark protection for each of our trademarks and trade names and to enforce our rights against any infringement.

        Although we currently hold no patents, we intend, if and when appropriate, to seek patent protection for patentable technology. The ability to obtain patent protection involves complex legal and factual questions. Others may obtain patent protection for technologies that are important to our business, and as a result, our business may be adversely affected. In response to patents of others, we may need to license the right to use technology patented by others, or in the event that a license cannot be obtained, to design our systems around the patents of others.

Environmental Regulation

        We are subject to various laws and governmental regulations concerning environmental matters and employee safety and health in the United States. We are also subject to regulation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration concerning employee safety and health matters. Compliance with these federal, state and local laws and regulations related to protection of the environment and employee safety and health has had no material effect on our business. There were no material capital expenditures for environmental projects in fiscal year 2010 and there are no material expenditures planned for such purposes in fiscal year 2011.

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Employees

        As of March 28, 2010, we had 918 full-time equivalent employees. Of our full-time equivalent employees, 442 were engaged in customer and vendor service, marketing, sales and product management, 387 were engaged in fulfillment and distribution operations and 89 were engaged in administration and technology systems services. No employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements. We consider our employee relations to be excellent.

Executive Officers

        Executive officers are appointed annually by the Board of Directors and, subject to the terms of any applicable employment agreement, serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Information regarding our executive officers is as follows:

Name
  Age   Position    
Robert B. Barnhill, Jr.    66   Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer   Robert B. Barnhill, Jr. has served as president and chief executive officer since founding the current business in 1982. Mr. Barnhill has been a director of the Company since 1982, and has served, and continues to serve, as Chairman of the Board since November 1993.

David M. Young

 

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Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary

 

David M. Young joined the Company in July 1999 and has served as senior vice president and chief financial officer since March 2006. Between April 2002 and February 2006, Mr. Young served as a vice president, and between February 2005 and March 2006, he served as acting chief financial officer. Prior to February 2005, Mr. Young served as the Company's controller. Since March 2004, Mr. Young has served, and continues to serve, as Corporate Secretary. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Young served as assistant vice president and assistant corporate controller at Integrated Health Services, Inc.

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Name
  Age   Position    
Gerald T. Garland   59   Senior Vice President of Solutions Development and Product Management   Gerald T. Garland rejoined the Company in April 2003 and has served as senior vice president of solutions development and product management since April 2006. Mr. Garland has served as senior vice president of the installation, test and maintenance line of business since May 2005, as senior vice president of the mobile devices and accessories line of business since April 2004 and as senior vice president of the network infrastructure line of business since April 2003. Between September 1999 and April 2003, Mr. Garland served as director of business development with American Express Business Services and chief financial officer of Mentor Technologies, Inc. Mr. Garland served as the Company's chief financial officer from September 1993 to September 1999.

Douglas A. Rein

 

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Senior Vice President of Performance Systems and Operations

 

Douglas A. Rein joined the Company in July 1999 as senior vice president of performance systems and operations. Previously, he was director of operations for Compaq Computer Corporation and vice president, distribution and logistics operations for Intelligent Electronics.

Said Tofighi

 

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Senior Vice President of Market Development and Sales

 

Said Tofighi rejoined the Company in October 2000 as vice president of customer administration. In April 2005, Mr. Tofighi began serving as vice president of the customer supply chain unit and served in that capacity until May 2006, when he was appointed senior vice president, customer supply chain. In April 2007, Mr. Tofighi began serving as senior vice president of market development and sales. Mr. Tofighi originally joined the Company in March 1993 and served in various leadership roles through July 1999. From July 1999 through October 2000, Mr. Tofighi worked outside the Company.

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Item 1A.    Risk Factors.

        We are not able to identify or control all circumstances that could occur in the future that may adversely affect our business and operating results. The following are certain risk factors that could adversely affect our business, financial position and results of operations. These risk factors and others described in this Annual Report on Form 10-K should be considered in connection with evaluating the forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K because these factors could cause the actual results and conditions to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Additional risks and uncertainties that management is not aware of or focused on, or that management currently deems immaterial may also adversely affect our business, financial position and results of operations. If our business, financial position and results of operations are adversely affected by any of these or other adverse events, our stock price would also likely be adversely affected.

RISKS RELATING TO OUR BUSINESS

We face significant competition in the wireless communications distribution industry.

        The wireless communications distribution industry is competitive and fragmented, and is comprised of several national distributors, as well as numerous regional distributors. In addition, many manufacturers sell and fulfill directly to customers. Barriers to entry for distributors are relatively low, particularly in the mobile devices and accessory market, and the risk of new competitors entering the market is high. Some of our current competitors have substantially greater capital resources and sales and distribution capabilities than we do. In response to competitive pressures from any of our current or future competitors, we may be required to lower selling prices in order to maintain or increase market share, and such measures could adversely affect our operating results.

We typically purchase and sell our products and services on the basis of individual sales or purchase orders, and even in those cases where we have standing agreements or arrangements with our customers and vendors, those agreements and arrangements typically contain no purchase or sale obligations and are otherwise terminable by either party upon several months or otherwise short notice.

        Our sales to customers and our purchases from vendors are largely governed by individual sales or purchase orders, so there is no guarantee of future business. In some cases, we have formal agreements or arrangements with significant customers or vendors, but they are largely administrative in nature and are terminable by either party upon several months or otherwise short notice, and they typically contain no purchase or sale obligations. If our vendors or suppliers refuse to, or for any reason are unable to supply products to us, and if we are not able to procure those products from alternative sources, we may not be able to maintain appropriate inventory levels to meet customer demand and our financial position and results of operations would be adversely affected. Similarly, if customers decide to make purchases from other sources, experiences significant changes in demand internally or from their own customer bases, becomes financially unstable, or are acquired by another company, our ability to generate revenues from these customers may be significantly affected, resulting in an adverse affect on our financial position and results of operations.

The loss or any change in the business habits of key customers or vendors, including AT&T Mobility, may have a material adverse affect on our financial position and results of operations.

        Because our standing arrangements and agreements with our customers and vendors typically contain no purchase or sale obligations and are terminable by either party upon several months or otherwise relatively short notice, we are subject to significant risks associated with the loss or change at any time in the business habits and financial condition of key customers or vendors. In fiscal year 2010, sales to our largest customer relationship, AT&T Mobility, a top tier cellular carrier purchasing phone accessories, accounted for approximately 30% of total revenues. Our relationship with AT&T Mobility,

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or sales pursuant to this relationship, could terminate at any time with little or no notice. As a result, and unless and until replaced from other sources, our revenue would substantially decrease and our stock price would likely decline. We have experienced the loss and changes in the business habits of significant customer and vendor relationships in the past and expect to do so in the future. It is the nature of the business. Over the past decade, however, we have generally been successful in replacing significant customer and vendor relationships when lost, and notwithstanding these losses, our revenues over this period have generally increased. There can be no assurance, however, that we will be successful in replacing any of our current relationships if and when lost, or in the event of a substantial reduction in revenues from any such relationship, including our relationship with AT&T Mobility. Unless and until replaced, any such loss will likely have a material adverse affect on our business, results of operations and financial condition, and our stock price will likely be adversely affected.

Our business depends on the continued tendency of wireless equipment manufacturers and network operators to outsource aspects of their business to us in the future.

        We provide functions such as distribution, inventory management, fulfillment, customized packaging, e-commerce solutions, and other outsourced services for many wireless manufacturers and network operators. Certain wireless equipment manufacturers and network operators have elected, and others may elect, to undertake these services internally. Additionally, our customer service levels, industry consolidation, competition, deregulation, technological changes or other developments could reduce the degree to which members of the global wireless industry rely on outsourced logistic services such as the services we provide. Any significant change in the market for our outsourced services could have a material adverse effect on our business. Our outsourced services are generally provided under short-term contractual arrangements. The failure to obtain renewals or otherwise maintain these agreements on terms, including price, consistent with our current terms could have a material adverse effect on our business.

We require substantial capital to operate, and the inability to obtain financing on favorable terms will adversely impact our business, financial position and results of operations.

        Our business requires substantial capital to operate and to finance accounts receivable and product inventory that are not financed by trade creditors. We have historically relied upon cash generated from operations, revolving credit facilities and trade credit from our vendors to satisfy our capital needs and finance growth. As the financial markets change and new regulations come into effect, the cost of acquiring financing and the methods of financing may change. Changes in our credit rating or other market factors may increase our interest expense or other costs of capital, or capital may not be available to us on competitive terms to fund our working capital needs. Our credit facilities and long-term debt arrangements are of specified terms and contain various financial and other covenants that may limit our ability to borrow or limit our flexibility in responding to business conditions. While we generally expect to either extend or replace our credit facilities at term expirations, there can be no assurances that we will be able to do so on favorable terms, or at all. The inability to maintain or when necessary obtain adequate sources of financing could have an adverse affect on our business. Our current revolving credit facility expires in May 2012. Some of our existing financing instruments involve variable rate debt, thus exposing us to risk of fluctuations in interest rates. Such fluctuations in interest rates could have an adverse affect on our business, financial position and results of operations. We have and may also in the future use interest rate swaps in an effort to achieve a desired proportion of fixed and variable rate debt. We utilize these derivative financial instruments to enhance our ability to manage risk, including interest rate exposures that exist as part of our ongoing business operations. However, our use of these instruments may not effectively limit or eliminate our exposure to a decline in operating results due to changes in interest rates.

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The current global financial crisis may have significant effects on our customers and suppliers that could result in material adverse effects on our business, operating results, and stock price.

        The current global financial crisis—which has included, among other things, significant reductions in available capital and liquidity from banks and other providers of credit, substantial reductions and/or fluctuations in equity and currency values worldwide, significant decreases in consumer confidence and consumer and business spending, rising unemployment and concerns that the worldwide economy may enter into a prolonged recessionary period—may materially adversely affect our customers' access to capital or willingness to spend capital on our products, and/or their levels of cash liquidity with which to pay for our products. In addition, the current global financial crisis may materially adversely affect our suppliers' access to capital and liquidity, which may in turn adversely impact their ability to maintain inventories, production levels, and/or product quality, or cause them to raise prices or lower production levels, or result in their ceasing operation.

        The potential effects of the current global financial crisis are difficult to forecast and mitigate. As a consequence, our operating results for a particular period may be more difficult to predict. Any of the foregoing effects could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition, and could adversely affect our stock price.

Our ability to borrow funds under our credit agreement could be constrained by the level of eligible receivables and inventory.

        Our borrowing availability under our existing revolving credit facility is limited to certain amounts of eligible accounts receivable and inventory. If the value of eligible accounts receivable and inventory were to decrease significantly, the amount available for borrowing under the facility could decrease.

We may be unable to successfully execute our merchandising and marketing strategic initiatives.

        We are focusing our sales and marketing efforts and initiatives to maximize sales. If we fail to successfully execute these initiatives, our business, financial position and results of operations could be adversely affected.

The telecommunications products marketplace is dynamic and challenging because of the continued introduction of new products and services.

        We must constantly introduce new products, services and product features to meet competitive pressures. We may be unable to timely change our existing merchandise sales mix in order to meet these competitive pressures, which may result in increased inventory costs, inventory write-offs or loss of market share.

        Additionally, our inventory may also lose value due to price changes made by our significant vendors, in cases where our arrangements with these vendors do not provide for inventory price protection, or in cases that the vendor is unable or unwilling to provide these protections.

Consolidation among wireless service carriers could result in the loss of significant customers.

        The wireless service carrier industry has experienced significant consolidation in recent years. If any of our significant customers or partners are acquired or consolidate with others carriers, or are otherwise involved in any significant transaction that results in them ceasing to do business with us, or significantly reducing the level of business that they do with us, our revenues from those customers could be significantly affected, possibly resulting in an adverse affect on our financial position and results of operations.

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The failure of our information systems or inability to upgrade them could have a material adverse affect on our business, financial position and results of operations.

        We are highly dependent upon our internal computer and telecommunication systems to operate our business. There can be no assurance that our information systems will not fail or experience disruptions, that we will be able to attract and retain qualified personnel necessary for the operation of such systems, that we will be able to expand and improve our information systems, that we will be able to convert to new systems efficiently, or that we will be able to integrate new programs effectively with our existing programs. Any of such problems, or any significant damage or destruction of these systems, could have an adverse affect on our business, financial position and results of operations.

We depend heavily on e-commerce, and website security breaches or Internet disruptions could have a material adverse affect on our business, financial position and results of operations.

        We rely on the Internet (including TESSCO.com® and other affinity websites) for a significant percentage of our orders and information exchanges with our customers. The Internet and individual websites have experienced a number of disruptions and slowdowns, some of which were caused by organized attacks. In addition, some websites have experienced security breakdowns. There can be no assurances that our website will not experience any material breakdowns, disruptions or breaches in security. If we were to experience a security breakdown, disruption or breach that compromised sensitive information, this could harm our relationship with our customers or suppliers. Disruption of our website or the Internet in general could impair our order processing or more generally prevent our customers and suppliers from accessing information or placing orders. This could have an adverse affect on our business, financial position and results of operations.

The inability to hire or retain certain key professionals, management and staff could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

        The nature of our business includes (but is not limited to) a high volume of transactions, business complexity, wide geographical coverage, and broad scope of products, suppliers, and customers. In order to compete, we must attract, retain and motivate executives and other key employees, including those in managerial, technical, sales, marketing and support positions. Hiring and retaining qualified executives, information technology and business generation personnel are critical to our business. While our success depends upon the skills of many of our personnel, we are particularly dependent upon the skills and leadership of Robert B. Barnhill, Jr., our chairman, president and chief executive officer. The loss of any of these individuals, and particularly Mr. Barnhill, could have a material adverse affect on our business, financial position and results of operations.

        To attract, retain and motivate qualified employees, we rely heavily on stock-based incentive awards such as Performance Stock Units (PSUs). If performance targets associated with these PSUs are not met, or the value of such stock awards does not appreciate as measured by the performance of the price of our common stock and/or if our other stock-based compensation otherwise ceases to be viewed as a valuable benefit, our ability to attract, retain and motivate our employees could be adversely impacted, which could negatively affect our business, financial position and results of operations and/or require us to increase the amount we spend on cash and other forms of compensation. Our ability to issue PSUs is also limited by the provisions of and our available shares in our current and/or future stock incentive plans, which may be subject to shareholder approval.

The damage or destruction of any of our principal distribution or administrative facilities could materially adversely impact our business, financial position and results of operations.

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conduct our business in the ordinary course could be materially and adversely affected. Similarly, if our office locations in Maryland, Nevada or Texas were to be significantly damaged or destroyed, our ability to conduct marketing, sales and other corporate activities in the ordinary course could be adversely affected.

We depend on third parties to manufacture products that we distribute and, accordingly, rely on their quality control procedures.

        Product manufacturers typically provide limited warranties directly to the end consumer or to us, which we generally pass through to our customers. If a product we distribute for a manufacturer has quality or performance problems, our ability to provide products to our customers could be disrupted, which could adversely affect our operations.

Our future operating results depend on our ability to purchase a sufficient amount of finished goods and bulk inventory to meet the demands of our customers.

        Our ability to meet customers' demands depends, in part, on our ability to obtain timely and adequate delivery of inventory from our suppliers. We have experienced shortages in the past that have negatively impacted our operations. Although we work closely with our suppliers to avoid these types of shortages, there can be no assurances that we will not encounter these problems in the future. Furthermore, certain of our components are available only from a single source or limited sources. We may not be able to diversify sources in a timely manner. A reduction or interruption in supplies or a significant increase in the price of supplies could have a negative impact on our results of operations or financial condition.

If our business does not perform well, or if we otherwise experience decline in the fair values of a portion or all of our business, we may be required to recognize impairments of our intangible or other long-lived assets, which could adversely affect our results of operations or financial condition.

        Goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets are initially recorded at fair value and are not amortized, but are reviewed for impairment at least annually or more frequently if impairment indicators are present. In assessing the recoverability of goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets, we make estimates and assumptions about sales, operating margin, growth rates and discount rates based on our budgets, business plans, economic projections, anticipated future cash flows and marketplace data. There are inherent uncertainties related to these factors and management's judgment in applying these factors. Goodwill and indefinite lived asset valuations have been calculated using an income approach based on the present value of future cash flows of each reporting unit. We could be required to evaluate the recoverability of goodwill and indefinite lived assets prior to the annual assessment if we experience disruptions to the business, unexpected significant declines in operating results, divestiture of a significant component of our business or sustained market capitalization declines. These types of events and the resulting analyses could result in goodwill and indefinite lived asset impairment charges in the future. Impairment charges could substantially affect our financial results in the periods of such charges. In addition, impairment charges would negatively impact our financial ratios and could limit our ability to obtain financing in the future. As of March 28, 2010, we had $9.9 million of goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets, which represented approximately 6.5% of total assets.

        Deferred income tax represents the tax effect of the differences between the book and tax bases of assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets are assessed periodically by management to determine if they are realizable. Factors in management's determination include the performance of the business, projections of future taxable income, and the feasibility of ongoing tax planning strategies. If based on available information, it is more likely than not that the deferred income tax asset will not be realized

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then a valuation allowance must be established with a corresponding charge to net income. Such charges could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition.

        Our future results of operations may be impacted by the prolonged weakness in the current economic environment which may result in an impairment of any goodwill recorded and/or other long lived assets or the recording of a valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets, which could adversely affect our results of operations or financial condition.

We rely on trademark filings and confidentiality agreements to protect our intellectual property rights.

        In an effort to protect our intellectual property, including our product data, customer information and information technology systems, through trademark filings and nondisclosure, confidentiality and trade secret agreements, we typically require our employees, consultants and others having access to this information or our technology to execute confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements. These agreements, however, may not provide us with adequate protection against improper use or disclosure of confidential information, and these agreements may be breached. A breach of confidentiality could adversely affect our business. In addition, in some situations, these agreements may conflict with, or be subject to, the rights of third parties with whom our employees, consultants and others have previous employment or consulting relationships. Also, others may independently develop substantially equivalent proprietary information and techniques or otherwise gain access to our trade secrets. Adequate remedies may not exist in the event of unauthorized use or disclosure of our confidential information. The disclosure of our proprietary information or trade secrets could impair our competitive position and could have a material adverse affect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Others may obtain patent protection for technologies that are important to our business, and as a result, our business, financial position and results of operations may be adversely affected. In response to patents of others, we may need to license the rights to use the technology patented by others, or in the event that a license cannot be obtained, design our systems around the patents of others. There can be no assurances as to our ability to obtain any such licenses or to design around the patents of others, and our inability to do so could have an adverse affect on our business, financial position and results of operations.

We offer credit to our customers and, therefore, are subject to significant credit risk.

        We sell our products to a large and diverse customer base. We finance a significant portion of such sales through trade credit, typically by providing 30-day payment terms. As a result, our business could be adversely affected in the event of a deterioration of the financial condition of our customers, resulting in the customers' inability to repay us. This risk may increase if there is a general economic downturn affecting a large number of our customers and in the event our customers do not adequately manage their business or properly disclose their financial condition.

We intend to explore additional growth through acquisitions.

        As part of our growth strategy, we may continue to pursue the acquisition of companies that either complement or expand our existing business. As a result, we regularly evaluate potential acquisition opportunities, which may be material in size and scope. In addition to those risks to which our business and the acquired businesses are generally subject to, the acquisition of these businesses gives rise to transactional and transitional risks, and the risk that the anticipated benefits will not be realized.

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Risks associated with the foreign suppliers from whom our products are sourced could adversely affect our financial performance.

        The products we sell are sourced from a wide variety of domestic and international suppliers. Global sourcing of many of the products we sell is an important factor in our financial performance. Since the onset of the global economic crisis in 2008, certain of our suppliers, particularly those in the far east, have experienced financial difficulties and we believe it is possible that a limited number of suppliers may either cease operations or require additional financial assistance from us in order to fulfill their obligations. Changes in our relationships with suppliers or increases in the costs of purchased raw materials, component parts or finished goods could result in delays, inefficiencies or our inability to market products. In addition, our profit margins would decrease if prices of purchased raw materials, component parts, or finished goods increase and we are unable to pass on those increases to our customers.

We rely on independent shipping companies to deliver inventory to us and to ship products to customers.

        We rely on arrangements with independent shipping companies, for the delivery of our products from vendors and to customers. The failure or inability of these shipping companies to deliver products, or the unavailability of their shipping services, even temporarily, could have a material adverse affect on our business. We may also be adversely affected by an increase in freight surcharges due to rising fuel costs and added security. This could adversely impact our selling, general and administrative expenses or lead to price increases to our customers which could decrease customer demand for our products.

Changes in accounting rules could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations.

        We prepare our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. These accounting principles are subject to interpretation by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and various other bodies formed to interpret and create appropriate accounting policies. A change in these policies or a new interpretation of an existing policy could have a significant effect on our reported results and may affect our reporting of transactions.

Changes in Income Tax and Other Regulatory Legislation

        We operate in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. When new legislation is enacted with minimal advance notice, or when new interpretations or applications of existing laws are made, we may need to implement changes in our policies or structure.

        We make plans for our structure and operations based upon existing laws and anticipated future changes in the law. We are susceptible to unanticipated changes in legislation, especially relating to income and other taxes, import/export laws, hazardous materials and other laws related to trade, accounting and business activities. Such changes in legislation may have a significant adverse effect on our business.

We may be subject to litigation.

        We may be subject to legal claims or regulatory matters involving stockholder, consumer, antitrust and other issues. Litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and unfavorable rulings could occur. An unfavorable ruling could include monetary damages or other adverse affects. Were an unfavorable ruling to occur, there exists the possibility of a material adverse impact on our business, financial position and results of operations for the period in which the ruling occurred or future periods.

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We may incur product liability claims which could be costly and could harm our reputation.

        The sale of our products involves risk of product liability claims against us. We currently maintain product liability insurance, but our product liability insurance coverage is subject to various coverage exclusions and limits and may not be obtainable in the future on terms acceptable to us, or at all. We do not know whether claims against us with respect to our products, if any, would be successfully defended or whether our insurance would be sufficient to cover liabilities resulting from such claims. Any claims successfully brought against us could adversely affect our financial condition, and if substantial and relating to our products or industry generally, could affect our business as a whole.

RISKS RELATED TO OWNERSHIP OF OUR COMMON STOCK

A significant portion of our voting stock is controlled by our executive officers, directors and beneficial owners of 5% or more of our common stock.

        Our executive officers, directors and beneficial owners of 5% or more of our common stock and their affiliates, in the aggregate, beneficially owned approximately 66% of our outstanding common stock as of March 28, 2010. Robert B. Barnhill, Jr., our chairman, president and chief executive officer beneficially owned approximately 27% of our outstanding common stock as of March 28, 2010. Should these shareholders decide to act together, they would have the ability to significantly influence all matters requiring shareholder approval, including the election of directors and any significant corporate transaction requiring shareholder approval.

Without approval of our Board of Directors, it may be difficult for a third party to acquire control of the Company. This could affect the price of our common stock.

        Certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, certain arrangements to which we are party, and applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) may each make it more difficult for or may prevent a third party from acquiring control of us or changing our Board of Directors and management. These provisions include a classified Board of Directors with staggered three-year terms, advance notice bylaws, and limitations on the removal of directors other than for cause, and then only upon the affirmative vote of 75% of our outstanding common stock. We are also afforded the protections of Section 203 of the DGCL, which will prevent us from engaging in a business combination with a person who acquires at least 15% of our common stock for a period of three years from the date such person acquired such common stock, unless Board of Director or shareholder approval were obtained. Some believe that the provisions described above, as well as any resulting delay or prevention of a change of control transaction or changes in our Board of Directors or management, could deter potential acquirers or prevent the completion of a transaction in which our shareholders could receive a substantial premium over the then current market price for their shares. We, on the other hand, believe that these provisions serve to protect our shareholders against abusive takeover tactics, and to preserve and maximize the value of the Company for all shareholders, and better ensure that each shareholder will be treated fairly in the event of an unsolicited offer to acquire the Company.

Our quarterly operating results are subject to significant fluctuation.

        Our operating results have fluctuated from quarter to quarter in the past, and we expect that they will continue to do so in the future. Our earnings may not continue to grow at rates similar to the growth rates achieved in recent years and may fall short of either a prior fiscal period or investors' expectations. Most of our operating expenses, such as compensation expense, do not vary directly with the amount of sales and are difficult to adjust in the short term. As a result, if sales in a particular quarter are below expectations for that quarter, we may not proportionately reduce operating expenses

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for that quarter, and therefore such a sales shortfall would have a disproportionate effect on our net income for the quarter.

Item 1B.    Unresolved Staff Comments.

        Not applicable.

Item 2.    Properties.

        Our corporate headquarters and primary distribution center, known as the Global Logistics Center (GLC), is located in a Company-owned 184,000 square-foot facility north of Baltimore, in Hunt Valley, Maryland. Our sales, marketing and administrative offices are located in leased office space near the GLC. On May 1, 2007, this lease was amended and now expires on December 31, 2012. Monthly rent payments range from $124,700 to $144,600 throughout the lease term. Additional sales and marketing offices are located in leased office space in San Antonio, Texas. Monthly rent there is approximately $7,000 and the lease expires in November 2011. West coast sales and fulfillment is facilitated by our Company-owned 115,000 square-foot Americas Sales & Logistics Center (ALC) located in Reno, Nevada. The ALC is used to configure and fulfill product and supply chain solutions, provide disaster backup for the GLC, and allow for future growth of staffing and increased fulfillment capabilities. On June 1, 2007, we entered into a four year lease for 66,000 square feet of office and warehouse space adjacent to our GLC in Hunt Valley, Maryland. Monthly rent for the facility is approximately $35,000. While we anticipate the need for additional space, we believe our existing facilities are generally adequate for our current requirements and that suitable additional space will be available as needed to accommodate future expansion of our operations. The GLC is encumbered by a deed of trust as security for a term loan. See Note 8 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Each of our three business segments use all of our properties for either sales or fulfillment purposes.

Item 3.    Legal Proceedings.

        Lawsuits and claims are filed against us from time to time in the ordinary course of business. We do not believe that any lawsuits or claims currently pending against the Company, individually or in the aggregate, are material, or will have a material adverse affect on our financial condition or results of operations. In addition, from time to time, we are also subject to review from federal and state taxing authorities in order to validate the amounts of income, sales and/or use taxes which have been claimed and remitted. No federal, state and local income tax returns are currently under examination.

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Part II

Item 5.    Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

        On April 28, 2010, we announced a stock dividend in order to effect a three-for-two stock split of our common stock. Each holder of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, as of the close of business on May 12, 2010, will receive on May 26, 2010, a stock dividend of one additional share of common stock for every two outstanding shares held.

        Our common stock has been publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Market, since September 28, 1994, under the symbol "TESS." The quarterly range of prices per share during fiscal years 2009 and 2010 are as follows (all values split adjusted):

 
  High   Low  

Fiscal Year 2009

             

First Quarter

  $ 10.39   $ 7.25  

Second Quarter

    10.13     7.86  

Third Quarter

    9.56     4.42  

Fourth Quarter

    7.77     3.70  

Fiscal Year 2010

             

First Quarter

  $ 8.33   $ 4.66  

Second Quarter

    12.27     7.07  

Third Quarter

    12.16     8.77  

Fourth Quarter

    16.66     10.31  

        As of May 20, 2010, the number of shareholders of record of the Company was 69. We estimate that the number of beneficial owners as of that date was approximately 1,800.

        On July 28, 2009, we announced that our Board of Directors determined to commence a dividend program, and that our Board of Directors had declared an initial quarterly cash dividend of $0.067 ($0.10 pre-split) per share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company. Cash dividends were paid in the same per share amount on August 26, 2009, November 25, 2009 and March 1, 2010. On April 28, 2010, we declared a quarterly cash dividend of ten cents ($0.10) per share of common stock (equivalent to $0.15 per pre split share), par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, payable on June 2, 2010, to shareholders of record as of May 19, 2010. Any future declaration of dividends and the establishment of any corresponding record and payment dates remains subject to further determination from time to time by the Board of Directors. Additional information with respect to the quarterly dividends declared in fiscal year 2010 is contained in our Selected Financial Data. The declaration and payment of future dividends will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to, our earnings, financial condition, business development needs and regulatory considerations, and is at the discretion of our Board of Directors. Until April 28, 2010 our revolving credit facility limited the amount of cash dividends that we may pay to $2.5 million annually. As of April 28, 2010, this amount was increased to $5.0 million in any twelve month period.

        During the first quarter of fiscal year 2004, our Board of Directors approved a stock buyback program. As of March 28, 2010, the Board of Directors has authorized the purchase of up to 3,593,350 split adjusted shares of outstanding common stock under the stock buyback program. Shares may be purchased from time to time in the open market, by block purchase, or through negotiated transactions, or possibly other transactions managed by broker-dealers. No time limit has been set for completion or expiration of the program. Through the end of the fiscal year 2010, we had repurchased 3,502,887 split adjusted shares through the program for approximately $30.7 million, or an average price of $8.76 per split adjusted share. Of the total shares repurchased, 36,195 were repurchased in

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fiscal year 2010 at an average price of $9.90 per share and 255,231 were repurchased in fiscal year 2009 at an average price of $8.07 per share. An aggregate of 90,463 shares remain available for repurchase under this program. No repurchases were made in any month during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2010. We also withhold shares from our employees and directors from time to time to facilitate employees' minimum federal and state tax withholdings related to vested performance stock units, restricted stock and exercised stock options. For fiscal years 2010 and 2009 this totaled $126,500 and $230,200, respectively.

        On July 1, 2008, separate from, and in addition to, our stock buyback program, we repurchased all 705,000 split adjusted shares of our common stock held by Brightpoint, Inc. (Brightpoint) in a privately negotiated transaction. Pursuant to an agreement entered into between us and Brightpoint, we purchased Brightpoint's share holdings, comprising approximately 9% of our total then outstanding common stock, for $9.09 per split adjusted share, or a total of $6,410,800. The price per share was determined based on the seven trading day trailing average closing price of our common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market determined as of the close of trading on June 30, 2008. The purchase was funded through available cash and borrowings under our revolving credit facility. This transaction does not affect the number of shares available for repurchase under our stock buyback program.

        The information required by Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K, pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Item 5, is incorporated by reference to the information set forth under the caption "Equity Compensation Plan Information" in the Company's Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is anticipated to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A no later than one hundred twenty (120) days following the end of the fiscal year reported on.

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Stock Performance Graph

        The graph set forth below shows the value of an investment of $100 on March 27, 2005 in each of the Company's Common Stock, the Russell 2000 Index and a peer group for the period of March 27, 2005 to March 28, 2010. The graph assumes that all dividends, if any, were reinvested.

COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
Among TESSCO Technologies Incorporated, The Russell 2000 Index
And A Peer Group

GRAPHIC

 
  3/27/2005   3/26/2006   4/1/2007   3/30/2008   3/29/2009   3/28/2010  

TESSCO Technologies Incorporated

  $ 100.00   $ 123.45   $ 276.32   $ 153.03   $ 80.49   $ 242.46  

Russell 2000

    100.00     123.96     133.32     115.18     73.56     117.99  

Peer Group(1)

    100.00     122.96     125.22     118.41     93.26     142.84  

(1)
The peer group consists of the following: Brightpoint, Inc., Ingram Micro Inc., W.W. Grainger, Inc., Anixter International Inc., ScanSource Inc., InfoSonics Corporation and Tech Data Corporation.

        The peer group was selected based on a review of publicly available information about these companies and the Company's determination that they are engaged in business similar to that of the Company.

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Item 6.    Selected Financial Data.

 
  Fiscal Years Ended  
 
  March 28, 2010   March 29, 2009   March 30, 2008   April 1, 2007   March 26, 2006  

STATEMENT OF INCOME DATA

                               

Revenues

  $ 522,031,500   $ 483,007,200   $ 520,968,200   $ 492,327,800   $ 477,329,300  

Cost of goods sold

    398,706,300     361,155,000     403,978,800     370,916,400     374,316,300  
                       

Gross profit

    123,325,200     121,852,200     116,989,400     121,411,400     103,013,000  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    108,269,000     110,656,400     108,875,700     109,208,800     94,268,800  
                       

Income from operations

    15,056,200     11,195,800     8,113,700     12,202,600     8,744,200  

Interest, net

    318,300     664,300     574,100     879,400     358,500  
                       

Income before provision for income taxes

    14,737,900     10,531,500     7,539,600     11,323,200     8,385,700  

Provision for income taxes

    5,599,100     4,203,500     2,720,900     4,281,100     3,270,500  
                       

Net income

  $ 9,138,800   $ 6,328,000   $ 4,818,700   $ 7,042,100   $ 5,115,200  
                       

Diluted earnings per share(1)(2)

  $ 1.19   $ 0.82   $ 0.58   $ 0.77   $ 0.53  
                       

Cash dividends declared per common share(1)

  $ 0.20   $   $   $   $  
                       

Percentage of Revenues

                               

Revenues

    100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %

Cost of goods sold

    76.4     74.8     77.5     75.3     78.4  
                       

Gross profit

    23.6     25.2     22.5     24.7     21.6  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    20.7     22.9     20.9     22.2     19.7  
                       

Income from operations

    2.9     2.3     1.6     2.5     1.8  

Interest, net

    0.1     0.1     0.1     0.2     0.1  
                       

Income before provision for income taxes

    2.8     2.2     1.4     2.3     1.8  

Provision for income taxes

    1.1     0.9     0.5     0.9     0.7  
                       

Net income

    1.8 %   1.3 %   0.9 %   1.4 %   1.1 %
                       

SELECTED OPERATING DATA

                               

Average commercial buyers per month

    12,400     12,200     12,300     11,900     10,900  

Average consumer buyers per month

    800     1,500     3,200     7,100     20,600  

Return on assets(3)

    6.8 %   4.8 %   3.6 %   5.6 %   3.6 %

Return on equity(4)

    14.1 %   10.5 %   8.2 %   11.5 %   8.1 %

BALANCE SHEET DATA

                               

Working capital

  $ 46,793,200   $ 36,625,000   $ 36,714,400   $ 33,527,300   $ 45,704,400  

Total assets

    151,346,700     118,652,600     143,798,600     123,682,700     126,800,400  

Short-term debt

    380,000     361,400     3,713,900     356,200     442,500  

Long-term debt

    3,328,000     3,481,700     3,842,600     4,203,200     4,559,400  

Shareholders' equity

    69,645,200     60,166,200     60,151,600     57,151,300     65,106,800  

(1)
All earnings per share numbers have been retroactively restated for all periods presented to reflect the April 2010 announcement of a stock dividend in order to effect a 3-for-2 stock split. All earnings per share numbers prior to April 1, 2007, have also been retroactively restated for all periods presented to reflect the November 29, 2006 stock dividend in order to effect a previous 3-for-2 stock split.

(2)
Prior year diluted earnings per share have been adjusted to show the effects of adoption of the FASB standard addressing accounting for participating securities under the two-class method. See Notes 2 and 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2010 for further discussion.

(3)
Net income divided by the average total assets.

(4)
Net income divided by the average total equity.

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Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)

 
  Fiscal Year 2010 Quarters Ended   Fiscal Year 2009 Quarters Ended  
 
  Mar. 28,
2010
  Dec. 27,
2009
  Sept. 27,
2009
  Jun. 28,
2009
  Mar 29,
2009
  Dec. 28,
2008
  Sept. 28,
2008
  Jun. 29,
2008
 

Revenues

  $ 130,555,300   $ 149,721,200   $ 132,953,700   $ 108,801,300   $ 98,221,900   $ 118,943,300   $ 143,773,700   $ 122,068,300  

Cost of goods sold

    100,647,600     116,932,800     101,340,200     79,785,700     70,870,600     89,675,900     109,553,100     91,055,400  
                                   

Gross profit

    29,907,700     32,788,400     31,613,500     29,015,600     27,351,300     29,267,400     34,220,600     31,012,900  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    27,245,600     27,939,700     27,322,300     25,761,400     25,995,600     26,868,200     30,298,000     27,494,600  
                                   

Income from operations

    2,662,100     4,848,700     4,291,200     3,254,200     1,355,700     2,399,200     3,922,600     3,518,300  

Interest, net

    42,100     90,600     76,300     109,300     147,900     213,700     165,900     136,800  
                                   

Income before provision for income taxes

    2,620,000     4,758,100     4,214,900     3,144,900     1,207,800     2,185,500     3,756,700     3,381,500  

Provision income taxes

    893,000     1,850,900     1,622,400     1,232,800     422,600     944,100     1,518,000     1,318,800  
                                   

Net income

  $ 1,727,000   $ 2,907,200   $ 2,592,500   $ 1,912,100   $ 785,200   $ 1,241,400   $ 2,238,700   $ 2,062,700  
                                   

Diluted earnings per share(1)(2)

  $ 0.22   $ 0.37   $ 0.34   $ 0.25   $ 0.11   $ 0.17   $ 0.29   $ 0.25  
                                   

Cash dividends declared per common share(1)

  $ 0.07   $ 0.07   $ 0.07   $   $   $   $   $  
                                   

Percentage of Revenues

                                                 

Revenues

    100.00 %   100.00 %   100.00 %   100.00 %   100.00 %   100.00 %   100.00 %   100.00 %

Cost of goods sold

    77.1     78.1     76.2     73.3     72.2     75.4     76.2     74.6  
                                   

Gross profit

    22.9     21.9     23.8     26.7     27.8     24.6     23.8     25.4  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    20.9     18.7     20.6     23.7     26.5     22.6     21.1     22.5  
                                   

Income from operations

    2.0     3.2     3.2     3.0     1.4     2.0     2.7     2.9  

Interest, net

    0.0     0.1     0.1     0.1     0.2     0.2     0.1     0.1  
                                   

Income before provision for income taxes

    2.0     3.2     3.2     2.9     1.2     1.8     2.6     2.8  

Provision for income taxes

    0.7     1.2     1.2     1.1     0.4     0.8     1.1     1.1  
                                   

Net income

    1.3 %   1.9 %   1.9 %   1.8 %   0.8 %   1.0 %   1.6 %   1.7 %
                                   

SELECTED OPERATING DATA

                                                 

Average commercial buyers per month

    12,300     12,400     12,500     12,200     11,800     11,900     12,500     12,500  

Average consumer buyers per month

    800     700     800     800     1,000     1,300     1,800     1,900  

Return on assets(3)

    4.5 %   7.5 %   7.3 %   6.1 %   2.5 %   3.5 %   6.2 %   5.7 %

Return on equity(4)

    10.1 %   17.5 %   16.3 %   12.5 %   5.3 %   8.5 %   14.8 %   13.4 %

(1)
All earnings per share numbers have been retroactively restated for all periods presented to reflect the April 2010 announcement of a stock dividend in order to effect a 3-for-2 stock split .

(2)
Prior year diluted earnings per share have been adjusted to show the effects of adoption of the FASB standard addressing accounting for participating securities under the two-class method. See Notes 2 and 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2010 for further discussion.

(3)
Net income divided by the average total assets.

(4)
Net income divided by the average total equity.

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Item 7.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

        This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition (MD&A) should be read in conjunction with the other sections of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including Part I, "Item 1: Business," Part II, "Item 6: Selected Financial Data," and Part II, "Item 8: Financial Statements and Supplementary Data." The various sections of this MD&A contain a number of forward-looking statements, all of which are based on our current expectations and could be affected by the uncertainties and risk factors described throughout this filing, including Part I, "Item 1A: Risk Factors." Our actual results may differ materially from those described in any such forward-looking statement.

Business Overview and Environment

        TESSCO Technologies Incorporated (TESSCO, we, or the Company) architects better product and value chain solutions, at lower costs, to support the construction, operation and use of mobility and data wireless systems. Although we sell products to customers in over 100 countries, approximately 97% of our sales are to customers in the United States. We have operations and office facilities in Hunt Valley, Maryland, Reno, Nevada and San Antonio, Texas.

        We offer a wide range of products that are classified into three business segments: network infrastructure; mobile devices and accessories; and installation, test and maintenance. Network infrastructure products, which are sold to our commercial customers, are used to build, repair and upgrade wireless telecommunications, computing and Internet networks. Sales of traditional network infrastructure products, such as cable, transmission lines and antennas are in part dependent on capital spending in the wireless communications industry. However, we have also been growing our offering of wireless broadband, network equipment, security and surveillance products, which are not as dependent on the overall capital spending of the industry. Mobile devices and accessory products include cellular phone and data device accessories, as well as two-way radios and related accessories. Mobile devices and accessory products are widely sold to commercial customers and consumers. Commercial customers include retail stores, value-added resellers and dealers. Consumers are primarily reached through our affinity partnerships, where we offer services including customized order fulfillment, outsourced call centers, and building and maintaining private label Internet sites. Approximately 54% of all of our mobile devices and accessory products sales for fiscal year 2010 were generated from the sales of accessory products to AT&T Mobility. Installation, test and maintenance products, which are sold to our commercial customers, are used to install, tune, maintain and repair wireless communications equipment. This segment is made up of sophisticated analysis equipment and various frequency-, voltage- and power-measuring devices, replacement parts and components as well as an assortment of tools, hardware and supplies required by service technicians.

        We view our customer base in four major categories:

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        The wireless communications distribution industry is competitive and fragmented, and is comprised of several national distributors. In addition, many manufacturers sell direct. Barriers to entry for distributors are relatively low, particularly in the mobile devices and accessory market, and the risk of new competitors entering the market is high. Consolidation of larger wireless carriers has and will most likely continue to impact our current and potential customer base. In addition, the agreements or arrangements with our customers or vendors looking to us for product and supply chain solutions are typically of limited duration and are terminable by either party upon several months or otherwise short notice. Our ability to maintain these relationships is subject to competitive pressures and challenges. We believe, however, that our strength in service, the breadth and depth of our product offering, our information technology system, our large customer base and our purchasing relationships with approximately 420 manufacturers provide us with a significant competitive advantage over new entrants to the market.

Results of Operations

        The following tables summarize the results of our operations for fiscal years 2010, 2009 and 2008:

 
   
   
  2009 to 2010    
  2008 to 2009  
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
  2010   2009   $ Change   % Change   2008   $ Change   % Change  

Commercial Revenues

                                           
 

Network Infrastructure:

                                           
   

Public Carriers and Network Operators

  $ 52,731   $ 46,591   $ 6,140     13.2 % $ 46,977   $ (386 )   (0.8 )%
   

Resellers

    70,631     72,952     (2,321 )   (3.2 )%   69,839     3,113     4.5 %
   

SMUs and Governments

    56,665     53,445     3,220     6.0 %   49,400     4,045     8.2 %
                               
 

Total Network Infrastructure

    180,027     172,988     7,039     4.1 %   166,216     6,772     4.1 %
 

Mobile Devices and Accessories:

                                           
   

Public Carriers and Network Operators

    2,178     2,094     84     4.0 %   2,193     (99 )   (4.5 )%
   

Resellers

    257,191     205,867     51,324     24.9 %   243,549     (37,682 )   (15.5 )%
   

SMUs and Governments

    14,451     14,334     117     0.8 %   13,746     588     4.3 %
                               
 

Total Mobile Devices and Accessories

    273,820     222,295     51,525     23.2 %   259,488     (37,193 )   (14.3 )%
 

Installation, Test and Maintenance:

                                           
   

Public Carriers and Network Operators

    10,655     12,874     (2,219 )   (17.2 )%   13,199     (325 )   (2.5 )%
   

Resellers

    7,078     9,476     (2,398 )   (25.3 )%   9,548     (72 )   (0.8 )%
   

SMUs and Governments

    36,152     54,173     (18,021 )   (33.3 )%   62,534     (8,361 )   (13.4 )%
                               
 

Total Installation, Test and Maintenance

    53,885     76,523     (22,638 )   (29.6 )%   85,281     (8,758 )   (10.3 )%
                               

Total Commercial Revenues

    507,732     471,806     35,926     7.6 %   510,985     (39,179 )   (7.7 )%

Consumer Revenues—Mobile Devices and Accessories

    14,300     11,201     3,099     27.7 %   9,983     1,218     12.2 %
                               

Total Revenues

  $ 522,032   $ 483,007   $ 39,025     8.1 % $ 520,968   $ (37,961 )   (7.3 )%
                               

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  2009 to 2010    
  2008 to 2009  
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
  2010   2009   $ Change   % Change   2008   $ Change   % Change  

Commercial Gross Profit

                                           
 

Network Infrastructure:

                                           
   

Public Carriers and Network Operators

  $ 12,442   $ 11,912   $ 530     4.4 % $ 11,387   $ 525     4.6 %
   

Resellers

    19,589     20,583     (994 )   (4.8 )%   18,121     2,462     13.6 %
   

SMUs and Governments

    15,639     14,861     778     5.2 %   12,778     2,083     16.3 %
                               
 

Total Network Infrastructure

    47,670     47,356     314     0.7 %   42,286     5,070     12.0 %
 

Mobile Devices and Accessories:

                                           
   

Public Carriers and Network Operators

    563     596     (33 )   (5.5 )%   633     (37 )   (5.8 )%
   

Resellers

    54,000     47,573     6,427     13.5 %   46,979     594     1.3 %
   

SMUs and Governments

    4,121     4,564     (443 )   (9.7 )%   4,319     245     5.7 %
                               
 

Total Mobile Devices and Accessories

    58,684     52,733     5,951     11.3 %   51,931     802     1.5 %
 

Installation, Test and Maintenance:

                                           
   

Public Carriers and Network Operators

    2,554     2,973     (419 )   (14.1 )%   3,248     (275 )   (8.5 )%
   

Resellers

    1,699     2,466     (767 )   (31.1 )%   3,030     (564 )   (18.6 )%
   

SMUs and Governments

    8,162     12,445     (4,283 )   (34.4 )%   12,798     (353 )   (2.8 )%
                               
 

Total Installation, Test and Maintenance

    12,415     17,884     (5,469 )   (30.6 )%   19,076     (1,192 )   (6.2 )%
                               

Total Commercial Gross Profit

    118,769     117,973     796     0.7 %   113,293     4,680     4.1 %

Consumer Gross Profit—Mobile Devices and Accessories

    4,556     3,879     677     17.5 %   3,696     183     5.0 %
                               

Total Gross Profit

  $ 123,325   $ 121,852   $ 1,473     1.2 % $ 116,989   $ 4,863     4.2 %

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 
$

108,269
 
$

110,656
 
$

(2,387

)
 
(2.2

)%

$

108,875
 
$

1,781
   
1.6

%
                               
   

Income from operations

    15,056     11,196     3,860     34.5 %   8,114     3,082     38.0 %

Interest, net

    318     664     (346 )   (52.1 )%   574     90     15.7 %
                               
   

Income before provision for income taxes

    14,738     10,532     4,206     39.9 %   7,540     2,992     39.7 %

Provision for income taxes

    5,599     4,204     1,395     33.2 %   2,721     1,483     54.5 %
                               
   

Net income

  $ 9,139   $ 6,328   $ 2,811     44.4 % $ 4,819   $ 1,509     31.3 %
                               

Diluted earnings per share(1)(2)

  $ 1.19   $ 0.82   $ 0.37     45.1 % $ 0.58   $ 0.24     41.4 %
                               

(1)
All earnings per share numbers have been retroactively restated for all periods presented to reflect the April 2010 announcement of a stock dividend in order to effect a 3-for-2 stock split

(2)
Effective March 30, 2009, we retrospectively adopted the FASB standard addressing accounting for participating securities under the two-class method. See Notes 2 and 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of the impact of the change in accounting standards.

Fiscal Year 2010 Compared to Fiscal Year 2009

        Revenues.    Revenues for fiscal year 2010 increased 8.1% as compared to fiscal year 2009, primarily due to a 7.6% increase in commercial revenues, and to a much lesser extent, a 27.7% increase in consumer revenues. The increase in commercial revenues was driven primarily by an increase in our mobile devices and accessories, and network infrastructure commercial lines of business, partially offset by a decrease in our installation, test and maintenance commercial line of business.

        Our mobile devices and accessories revenues, including both commercial and consumer sales, increased 23.4% for fiscal year 2010 compared to fiscal year 2009. We experienced a significant increase in commercial and consumer sales of mobile devices and accessory products. Commercial revenues for mobile devices and accessories, which are sold primarily to resellers, but are also sold to SMUs, governments and public carriers and network operators, increased 23.2% over the prior year, due in part to higher sales to AT&T Mobility, our largest customer, as well as other smaller resellers and public carriers and network operators.

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        The 4.1% increase in our network infrastructure sales from fiscal year 2009 to fiscal year 2010 is primarily attributable to an increase in sales of broadband products, and to a much lesser extent, sales of radio frequency (RF) propagation and site support products. Our growth in sales of network infrastructure products was in sales to public carriers and network operations, as well as SMUs and governments, as we have continued to focus on diversification beyond the traditional infrastructure carrier customer.

        Revenues from our installation, test and maintenance line of business decreased 29.6% in fiscal year 2010 as compared to the prior fiscal year, primarily due to a decline in sales of repair parts related to our repair components relationship with Nokia, as well as decreased sales of test and bench equipment and safety products. In January 2009, we extended our repair components relationship with Nokia through December 2010. As part of the extension, Nokia has played a larger role, and we a lesser role, in servicing a group of larger customers. We continue at present to earn fees from Nokia to fulfill product to these larger customers, but as a result of our reduced role in these transactions, we receive a smaller fee and we account for these sales on a net basis. We continue at present to manage the complete supply chain as primary obligor for smaller customers so we continue to record sales to these smaller customers on a gross basis. Because of the evolution of our relationship with Nokia, it has become less material to our consolidated financial statements, and we expect that trend to continue. Nokia has recently notified us of their intent to terminate our arrangement effective July 31, 2010. Accordingly, revenues and gross profits from this relationship will cease on that date. During fiscal year 2010, revenues from the Nokia relationship represented approximately 3% of total consolidated revenues.

        Gross Profit.    Gross profit increased 1.2% in fiscal year 2010 compared to fiscal year 2009, driven by an increase in our network infrastructure and mobile devices and accessories commercial business segments, partially offset by a decline in our installation, test and maintenance commercial line of business. Total commercial gross profit increased 0.7%, while consumer gross profits increased 17.5%. Gross profit margin decreased to 23.6% in fiscal year 2010, from 25.2% in fiscal year 2009. Except as noted below, our gross margins by product within each segment have been sustained and variations are related to sales mix within the segment product offerings. Gross profit margin decreased to 26.5% in fiscal year 2010 in our network infrastructure segment, from 27.4% in fiscal year 2009. This decrease in gross profit margin is the result of the change in product mix described above, as broadband products typically have a lower gross margin than radio frequency and site support products, which had a smaller increase in sales as compared to sales of broadband products. In our installation, test and maintenance segment, gross profit margin decreased to 23.0% in fiscal year 2010, from 23.4% in fiscal year 2009, partially due to the change in the structure of our Nokia arrangement as discussed above. Gross profit margin in our mobile devices and accessories segment decreased to 21.9% in fiscal year 2010, from 24.2% in fiscal year 2009. This decrease is primarily attributable to the commercial gross profit margin for our mobile devices and accessories segment, which decreased from 23.7% for fiscal year 2009 to 21.4% for fiscal year 2010, principally due to product mix in sales as discussed above. The gross profit margin for our consumer sales decreased from 34.6% to 31.9% in fiscal year 2010. We account for inventory at the lower of cost or market, and as a result, write-offs/write-downs occur due to damage, deterioration, obsolescence, changes in prices and other causes.

        During fiscal year 2006, we began sourcing a significant portion of our private branded product line directly from factories in China. All of such purchases are denominated in U.S. dollars. We have been increasing the amount of products and services sold under TESSCO's private labels. While sales of these directly sourced products and services represented only 11% of our total sales in fiscal year 2010, we believe that this direct sourcing initiative has allowed us to realize lower costs of goods sold on sales of these products, after accounting for additional supply chain costs and lead times. We also believe that these cost savings have allowed us to be more competitive in the market.

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        Our ongoing ability to earn revenues and gross profits from customers and vendors looking to us for product and supply chain solutions is dependent upon a number of factors. The terms, and accordingly the factors, applicable to each relationship often differ. Among these factors are the strength of the customer's or vendor's business, the supply and demand for the product or service, including price stability, changing customer or vendor requirements, and our ability to support the customer or vendor and to continually demonstrate that we can improve the way they do business. In addition, the agreements or arrangements on which our customer and vendor relationships are based are typically of limited duration, typically do not include any obligation in respect of any specific product purchase or sale and are terminable by either party upon several months or otherwise short notice. Our customer relationships could also be affected by wireless carrier consolidation or the global financial crisis.

        As total revenues and gross profits from larger customer and vendor relationships, including AT&T Mobility, increase, we occasionally experience and expect to continue to experience, pricing pressures that may adversely affect future results. In an effort to mitigate the overall effect of these pressures and to meet these consistent challenges, we are focused on our continuing efforts to grow revenues and gross profits from other customer and vendor relationships.

        Selling, General and Administrative Expenses.    Total selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by 2.2% during fiscal year 2010 as compared to fiscal year 2009. Total selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues decreased from 22.9% in fiscal year 2009 to 20.7% in fiscal year 2010, due to the increase of revenues as discussed above, particularly the increase in sales of mobile devices and accessory products as well as the decreases in expenses discussed below.

        The largest factors contributing to the decrease in total selling, general and administrative expenses during fiscal year 2010 were decreased freight out and corporate support expenses, partially offset by increased compensation expenses.

        Freight expenses in fiscal year 2010 decreased approximately $1.4 million, or 10.2%, over the prior year, primarily due to increased efficiencies in our distribution operations and reduced rates.

        Corporate support expenses decreased approximately $1.5 million, or 18.2%, over the prior year, primarily due to lower recruiting and bad debt expenses. Professional fees also declined, but were primarily offset by higher consulting services expenses. The decrease in bad debt expenses is discussed in more detail below.

        Compensation expenses primarily related to operation and fulfillment activities decreased from fiscal year 2009 to fiscal year 2010. However, the decrease in compensation costs was more than offset by increased accruals related to our cash and equity bonus programs. Our bonus programs are performance based, and therefore, the increase in bonus accruals is due to improved results during fiscal year 2010, as applied to pre-defined performance targets. Total compensation costs, including benefits and bonus expense, increased by approximately $0.7 million, or 1.2%, from fiscal year 2009 to fiscal year 2010.

        We continually evaluate the credit worthiness of our existing customer receivable portfolio and provide an appropriate reserve based on this evaluation. We also evaluate the credit worthiness of prospective and current customers and make decisions regarding extension of credit terms to such customers based on this evaluation. Accordingly, we recorded a provision for bad debts of $743,500 and $1,593,600 for fiscal year 2010 and fiscal year 2009, respectively. During fiscal year 2010, we experienced lower bad debt expense in part due to recoveries of amounts previously reserved or written off and lower reserves anticipated due to our current assessment of our customers' ability to pay their open balances. During fiscal year 2009, bad debt expense was higher due to additional reserves needed largely related to the downturn in the economy.

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        Interest, Net.    Net interest expense decreased from $664,300 in fiscal year 2009 to $318,300 in fiscal year 2010, primarily due to decreased average borrowings on our revolving credit facility and lower interest rates. As noted below, beginning October 1, 2005, we entered into a receive variable/pay fixed interest rate swap on our existing term loan, thus fixing the interest rate on this loan at 6.38%. Interest expense on our other debt instruments had only minor variances from year-to-year in total.

        Income Taxes, Net Income and Diluted Earnings Per Share.    The effective tax rates in fiscal year 2010 and 2009 were 38.0% and 39.9%, respectively. The effective tax rate for fiscal year 2010 decreased due to changes in the relationship between non-deductible expenses and taxable income as well as changes in our state tax effective rate. As a result of the factors discussed above, net income and diluted earnings per share for fiscal year 2010 increased 44.4% and 45.1%, respectively, compared with fiscal year 2009.

Fiscal Year 2009 Compared to Fiscal Year 2008

        Revenues.    Revenues for fiscal year 2009 decreased 7.3% as compared to fiscal year 2008, primarily due to a 7.7% decrease in commercial revenues, partially offset by a 12.2% increase in consumer revenues. The decrease in commercial revenues was driven primarily by a decline in our mobile devices and accessories, and in our installation, test, and maintenance commercial lines of business, partially offset by an increase in our network infrastructure commercial line of business.

        Our mobile devices and accessories revenues, including both commercial and consumer sales, decreased 13.4% for fiscal year 2009 compared to fiscal year 2008. We experienced a significant decline in commercial sales of mobile devices and accessory products, partially offset by an increase in consumer sales. Commercial revenues for mobile devices and accessories, which are sold primarily to resellers, but are also sold to SMUs, governments and public carriers and network operators, decreased 14.3% over the prior year. This decrease is due in part to decreased commercial sales to AT&T Mobility, our largest customer, as well as to other smaller resellers and public carriers and network operators. Compared to fiscal year 2008, our sales mix in fiscal year 2009 changed from a significant amount of high-revenue low-margin cordless headsets to more low-revenue, higher-margin aftermarket accessory products. Sales to retailers declined due in part to deteriorating economic conditions in the United States and carrier consolidation resulting in the closing of many retail stores.

        The 4.1% increase in our network infrastructure sales from fiscal year 2008 to fiscal year 2009 is primarily attributable to an increase in sales of radio frequency (RF) propagation and site support products, partially offset by lower sales of broadband products. Our growth in sales of network infrastructure product was in sales to resellers as well as SMUs and governments, as we have continued to focus on diversification beyond the traditional infrastructure carrier customer.

        Revenues from our installation, test and maintenance line of business decreased 10.3% in fiscal year 2009 as compared to the prior fiscal year, primarily due to a decline in sales of repair parts related to our major repair components relationship with Nokia, as well as decreased sales of test and bench equipment partially offset by an increase in sales of safety products. In January 2009, we extended our repair components relationship with Nokia through December 2010. As part of this extension, Nokia has played a larger role, and we a lesser role, in servicing a group of larger customers. We continue to earn fees from Nokia to fulfill product to these larger customers, but as a result of our reduced role in these transactions, we receive a smaller fee and we account for these sales on a net basis. We continue currently to manage the complete supply chain as primary obligor for smaller customers so we continue to record sales to these smaller customers on a gross basis. Because of the evolution of our relationship with Nokia, it has become less material to our consolidated financial statements, and we expect that trend to continue. Nokia has recently notified us of their intent to terminate our arrangement effective July 31, 2010, at which time revenues and gross profits from this arrangement will cease. During the first nine months of fiscal year 2009, Nokia represented approximately 7% of total consolidated

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revenues, and in our fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009 (the first quarter under our revised relationship), it represented 4% of total consolidated revenues.

        Gross Profit.    Gross profit increased 4.2% in fiscal year 2009 compared to fiscal year 2008, driven by an increase in our network infrastructure and mobile devices and accessories commercial business segments, partially offset by a decline in our installation, test and maintenance commercial line of business. Total commercial gross profit increased 4.1%, while consumer gross profits increased 5.0%. Gross profit margin increased to 25.2% in fiscal year 2009, from 22.5% in fiscal year 2008. Except as noted below, our gross margins by product within each segment have been sustained and variations are related to sales mix within the segment product offerings. Gross profit margin increased to 27.4% in fiscal year 2009 in our network infrastructure segment, from 25.4% in fiscal year 2008. This increase in gross profit margin is the result of the change in product mix described above, as radio frequency and site support products typically have a higher gross margin than broadband products, which declined in sales. In our installation, test and maintenance segment, gross profit margin increased to 23.4% in fiscal year 2009, from 22.4% in fiscal year 2008, partially due to the change in the structure of our Nokia arrangement as discussed above. Gross profit margin in our mobile devices and accessories segment increased to 24.2% in fiscal year 2009, from 20.6% in fiscal year 2008. This increase is primarily attributable to the commercial gross profit margin for our mobile devices and accessories segment, which increased from 20.0% for fiscal year 2008 to 23.7% for fiscal year 2009, principally due to product mix in sales as discussed above. The gross profit margin for our consumer sales decreased from 37.0% to 34.6% in fiscal year 2009. We account for inventory at the lower of cost or market, and as a result, write-offs/write-downs occur due to damage, deterioration, obsolescence, changes in prices and other causes.

        Selling, General and Administrative Expenses.    Total selling, general and administrative expenses increased by 1.6% during fiscal year 2009 as compared to fiscal year 2008. Total selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues increased from 20.9% in fiscal year 2008 to 22.9% in fiscal year 2009, due to the decline of revenues as discussed above, particularly the decline in sales of mobile devices and accessory products as well as the increases in expenses discussed below.

        The largest factors contributing to the increase in total selling, general and administrative expenses during fiscal year 2009 were increased compensation expense and bonus accruals, partially offset by decreased marketing, sales promotion, freight expense, corporate support and information technology expenses.

        Compensation expenses primarily related to business generation activities increased from fiscal year 2008 to fiscal year 2009. Compensation costs have also increased over the last fiscal year due to increased accruals related to our cash and equity bonus programs. Our bonus programs are performance based, and therefore, the increase in bonus accruals is due to improved results during fiscal year 2009, as applied to pre-defined performance targets. Total compensation costs, including benefits and bonus expense, increased by approximately $8.3 million, or 15.3%, from fiscal year 2008 to fiscal year 2009.

        Marketing and sales promotion expenses decreased in fiscal year 2009 as compared with fiscal year 2008. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2008, we incurred marketing expenses related to a corporate branding initiative which was completed by the beginning of fiscal year 2009. In fiscal year 2009, we also reduced marketing expenses related to market research, publications, and print and online advertising. Also in fiscal year 2009, we had decreased sales promotion expense due to the lower merchandising racks and graphics expenditures associated with our retail business. Total marketing and sales promotion expenses decreased by approximately $2.4 million, or 21.0%, from fiscal year 2008 to fiscal year 2009.

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        Freight costs in fiscal year 2009 decreased approximately $2.4 million, or 14.9%, over the prior year, primarily due to increased productivity in our distribution operations and lower sales revenues, partially offset by higher fuel surcharges.

        Corporate support expenses decreased approximately $1.4 million, or 14.7%, over the prior year, primarily due to lower sales tax expense/reserves. The decrease was driven by changes in estimates related to sales and use tax reserves during fiscal year 2009. Recruiting expenses also declined, but were primarily offset by higher bad debt expense as discussed below.

        Information technology expenses decreased by approximately $1.0 million, or 18.4%, in fiscal year 2009 as compared with fiscal year 2008, primarily due to a decrease in depreciation expense resulting from changes in property and equipment purchases and the corresponding estimated useful lives.

        We continually evaluate the credit worthiness of our existing customer receivable portfolio and provide an appropriate reserve based on this evaluation. We also evaluate the credit worthiness of prospective and current customers and make decisions regarding extension of credit terms to such based on this evaluation. Accordingly, we recorded a provision for bad debts of $1,593,600 and $937,900 for fiscal year 2009 and fiscal year 2008, respectively. This increase in bad debt expense is related to customer write-offs during fiscal year 2009 and the anticipation for further increases in write-offs related to outstanding receivables as of March 29, 2009, due to the downturn in the global economy.

        Interest, Net.    Net interest expense increased from $574,100 in fiscal year 2008 to $664,300 in fiscal year 2009, primarily due to increased average borrowings on our revolving credit facility partially offset by lower interest rates. As noted below, beginning October 1, 2005, we entered into a receive variable/pay fixed interest rate swap on our existing bank loan, thus fixing the interest rate on this loan at 6.38%. Interest expense on our other debt instruments had only minor variances from year-to-year in total.

        Income Taxes, Net Income and Diluted Earnings Per Share.    The effective tax rates in fiscal year 2009 and 2008 were 39.9% and 36.1%, respectively. The effective tax rate for fiscal year 2009 increased due to changes in our state tax effective rate as well as a reduction of $196,300 in unrecognized tax benefits due to the lapse of an applicable statute of limitations in fiscal year 2008. As a result of the factors discussed above, net income and diluted earnings per share for fiscal year 2009 increased 31.3% and 41.4%, respectively, compared with fiscal year 2008. Diluted earnings per share was positively impacted by the stock buyback program further discussed in the liquidity and capital resources section below.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

        In summary, our cash flows were as follows:

 
  2010   2009   2008  

Cash flow provided by operating activities

  $ 14,811,000   $ 15,155,800   $ 4,160,100  

Cash flow used in investing activities

    (5,440,100 )   (4,538,400 )   (4,837,400 )

Cash flow used in financing activities

    (2,312,000 )   (12,103,800 )   (1,412,800 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

  $ 7,058,900   $ (1,486,400 ) $ (2,090,100 )
               

        In fiscal year 2010, our cash inflow from operating activities was driven by net income, net of depreciation and amortization and non-cash stock compensation expense, as well as a significant increase in trade accounts payable and an increase in accrued payroll, benefits and taxes, partially offset by significant increases in trade accounts receivables and product inventory. The increase in trade

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accounts payable is largely due to the timing and credit terms of inventory receipts. The accrual for payroll, benefits and taxes increased primarily due to an increase in accruals for our bonus programs in fiscal year 2010 as compared to fiscal year 2009. The increase in trade accounts receivable is primarily due to the timing of sales and collections largely related to our largest customer, AT&T Mobility. The increased inventory levels are to improve our inventory availability for our customers.

        Cash flows used in investing activities was largely comprised of capital expenditures, which primarily consisted of investments in information technology. In addition to investments in capital expenditures, cash flow used in investing activities was also impacted by cash earn-out payments under our acquisition agreement with TerraWave Solutions, Ltd. and GigaWave Technologies, Ltd. On April 21, 2006, we acquired substantially all the non-cash net assets of TerraWave Solutions, Ltd. and its commonly owned affiliate, GigaWave Technologies, Ltd. for an initial cash payment of approximately $3.9 million, and potential additional cash earn-out payment obligations accruing over a four-year period, contingent on the achievement by the TerraWave/GigaWave business unit post-acquisition of certain minimum earnings thresholds. During fiscal year 2010, approximately $2.4 million in earn-out payments were made, based on the achievement of certain earnings thresholds during the third of the four-year earn-out period under the acquisition agreement. An interim performance analysis of the business unit as of fiscal year end 2010, indicated that approximately $2.7 million in additional earn-out payments would become due and payable in respect of achievement of earnings thresholds during the final year of the four-year earn-out period, although all conditions to payment of this amount under the terms of the acquisition agreement were not satisfied until the close of that fourth year in April 2010 (during the first quarter of fiscal year 2011) and, therefore, the potential obligation was not accrued during fiscal year 2010. During fiscal year 2010, however, an additional $185,000 in earn-out payments was accrued in respect of quarterly earnings performance, for which all conditions to payment had been met. We expect the total purchase price of the acquisition, including earn-out payments to be approximately $12.7 million.

        Cash flows used in financing activities is primarily related to cash dividends paid to shareholders and treasury stock purchases, as well as payments on long-term debt, partially offset by the proceeds from our term loan with Baltimore County Economic Development Fund. During fiscal year 2010, we purchased 36,195 split adjusted shares of our outstanding common stock pursuant to our stock buyback program, compared with 255,231 shares purchased in fiscal year 2009. From the beginning of our stock buyback program (the first quarter of fiscal year 2004), through the end of fiscal year 2010, a total of 3,502,887 split adjusted shares have been purchased under this program for approximately $30.7 million, or an average price of $8.76 per share. The Board of Directors has authorized the purchase of up to 3,593,350 shares in the aggregate, and therefore, 90,463 shares remained available to be purchased as of the end of fiscal year 2010. We expect to fund future purchases, if any, from working capital and/or our revolving credit facility. No timetable has been set for the completion or expiration of this program. We also withhold shares from our employees and directors, at their request, equal to the minimum federal and state tax withholdings related to vested performance stock units. For fiscal years 2010 and 2009 this totaled $126,500 and $230,200, respectively.

        On July 1, 2008, separate from, and in addition to, our stock buyback program, we repurchased all 705,000 split adjusted shares of our common stock then held by Brightpoint in a privately negotiated transaction. Pursuant to an agreement entered into between us and Brightpoint, we purchased Brightpoint's share holdings, comprising approximately 9% of our total then outstanding common stock, for $9.09 per split adjusted share, or a total of $6.4 million. The price per share was determined based on the seven trading day trailing average closing price of our common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market determined as of the close of trading on June 30, 2008. The purchase price per share approximated the price of our common stock on the transaction date. The purchase was funded through available cash and borrowings under our revolving credit facility. This transaction does not affect the number of shares available for repurchase under our stock buyback program.

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        We have a term loan in the original principal amount of $4.5 million with Wachovia Bank, National Association and SunTrust Bank that is payable in monthly installments of principal and interest with the balance due at maturity, June 30, 2011. The note bears interest at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 1.75%. The note is secured by a first position deed of trust encumbering the Company-owned real property in Hunt Valley, Maryland. The loan is subject to generally the same financial covenants as our revolving credit facility, which, as discussed below, have recently been amended. This loan had a balance of $3.2 million as of March 28, 2010.

        On October 1, 2005, we entered into a receive variable/pay fixed interest rate swap on a total notional amount of $4.2 million with Wachovia Bank, National Association to avoid the risks associated with fluctuating interest rates on our existing term bank loan discussed above, and to eliminate the variability in the cash outflow for interest payments. The interest rate swap agreement locks the interest rate for the outstanding principal balance of the loan at 6.38% through June 30, 2011. There was no payment due or received at inception of the swap. No hedge ineffectiveness will be recognized as the interest rate swap provisions match the applicable provisions of the term bank loan. This cash flow hedge qualified for hedge accounting using the short-cut method since the swap terms match the critical terms of the hedged debt.

        We are party to an unsecured revolving credit facility with SunTrust Bank and Wachovia Bank, National Association, with interest payable monthly at the LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin. Borrowing availability under this facility is determined in accordance with a borrowing base and the applicable credit agreement includes financial covenants, including a minimum tangible net worth, minimum cash flow coverage of debt service, and a maximum funded debt to EBITDA ratio. These financial covenants also apply to the separate but related term loan secured by our Hunt Valley, Maryland facility discussed above. The terms applicable to our revolving credit facility and term loan also limit our ability to engage in certain transactions or activities, including (but not limited to) investments and acquisitions, sales of assets, payment of dividends, issuance of additional debt and other matters. As of March 28, 2010, we had a zero balance outstanding on our $35.0 million revolving credit facility; therefore, we had $35.0 million available on our revolving line of credit facility subject to the limitations imposed by the borrowing base and our continued compliance with the other applicable terms, including the covenants discussed above.

        This revolving credit facility has been amended several times since its inception and now allows us to repurchase up to $25.0 million of our common stock (beginning at the inception date of the Credit Agreement) and allows for the payment of up to $5.0 million of dividends in any 12 month period. The financial covenants associated with this credit facility and the related term loan have also been modified. See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2010 for additional information regarding this credit facility.

        Pursuant to the relevant documents, the financial covenants included in the Credit Agreement for the unsecured revolving credit facility are also applicable to our existing Term Loan with the same lenders, having an original principal amount of $5.5 million. Accordingly, the Third Modification Agreement also had the effect of amending the financial covenants applicable to the Term Loan.

        On March 31, 2009, we entered into a term loan with the Baltimore County Economic Development Revolving Loan Fund for an aggregate principal amount of $250,000. The term loan is payable in equal monthly installments of principal and interest of $2,300, with the balance due at maturity on April 1, 2019. The term loan bears interest at 2.00% per annum and is secured by a subordinate position on our Hunt Valley, Maryland facility. At March 28, 2010, the principal balance of this term loan was approximately $229,100.

        Working capital increased to $46.8 million as of March 28, 2010, from $36.6 million as of March 29, 2009, primarily due to the increase in product inventory and accounts receivable partially offset by increased accounts payable. Shareholders' equity increased to $69.6 million as of March 28, 2010, from $60.2 million as of March 29, 2009, primarily due to increased retained earnings due to fiscal year 2010 net income and net increases in additional paid-in-capital.

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        We believe that our existing cash, payments from customers, and availability under our revolving line of credit facility will be sufficient to support our operations for at least the next twelve months. To minimize interest expense, our policy is to use excess available cash to pay down any balance on our revolving line of credit facility. We expect to meet short-term and long-term liquidity needs through operating cash flow, supplemented by our revolving credit facility. In doing so, the balance on our revolving credit facility could increase depending on our working capital and other cash needs. If we were to undertake an acquisition or other major capital purchases that require funds in excess of its existing sources of liquidity, we would look to sources of funding from additional credit facilities, debt and/or equity issuances. There can be no assurances that such additional future sources of funding would be available on terms acceptable to us, if at all. As of March 28, 2010, we do not have any material capital expenditure commitments.

        In addition, our liquidity could be negatively impacted by decreasing revenues and profits resulting from a decrease in demand for our products or a reduction in capital expenditures by our customers, or by the weakened financial conditions of our customers or suppliers, in each case as a result of the downturn in the global economy, among other facts.

        In fiscal year 2009, our cash inflow from operating activities was driven by net income, net of depreciation and amortization and non-cash stock compensation expense, as well as a significant decrease in trade accounts receivable and product inventory and an increase in accrued payroll, benefits and taxes, partially offset by significant decreases in trade accounts payable. The decrease in trade accounts receivable is primarily due to the timing of sales and collections largely related to our largest customer, AT&T Mobility, as well as lower sales near the end of fiscal year 2009. The accrual for payroll, benefits and taxes increased primarily due to an increase in accruals for our bonus programs in fiscal year 2009 as compared to fiscal year 2008. The decrease in accounts payable and inventory is largely a result of a significant inventory reduction effort undertaken during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009.

        Capital expenditures totaled $3.4 million in fiscal year 2009, comprised primarily of investments in information technology. In fiscal year 2008, capital expenditures totaled $2.5 million, primarily related to investments in information technology, as well as the acquisition of NetForce Solutions, Inc. and the earn-out payments associated with the acquisition of TerraWave Solutions, Ltd. and its commonly owned affiliate, GigaWave Technologies, Ltd.

        During fiscal year 2009, we purchased 255,231 split adjusted shares of our outstanding common stock pursuant to our stock buyback program, compared with 519,160 shares purchased in fiscal year 2008.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

        Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of our operations are based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

        We have identified the policies below as critical to our business operations and the understanding of our results of operations:

        Revenue Recognition.    We record revenues when 1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, 2) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, 3) our price to the buyer is fixed and determinable, and 4) collectibility is reasonably assured. Our revenue recognition policy includes evidence of arrangements for significant revenue transactions through either receipt of a customer

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purchase order or a web-based order. We record revenues when risk of loss has passed to the customer. In most cases, shipments are made using FOB shipping terms. For a portion of our sales, we use FOB destination terms and record the revenue when the product is received by the customer. Our prices are always fixed at the time of sale. Historically, there have not been any material concessions provided to or by customers, future discounts, or other incentives subsequent to a sale. We sell under normal commercial terms and, therefore, we only record revenues on transactions where collectibilty is reasonably assured.

        Because a large portion of our sales transactions meet the conditions set forth in the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") standard on revenue recognition, we recognize revenues from sales transactions containing sales returns provisions at the time of the sale. These conditions require that 1) our price be substantially fixed and determinable at the date of sale, 2) the buyer is obligated to pay us, and such obligation is not contingent on their resale of the product, 3) the buyer's obligation to us does not change in the event of theft or physical destruction or damage of the product, 4) the buyer has economic substance apart from us, 5) we do not have significant obligations for future performance to directly bring about resale of the product by the buyer, and 6) the amount of future returns can be reasonably estimated. Because our normal terms and conditions of sale are consistent with conditions 1-5 above, and we are able to perform condition 6, we make a reasonable estimate of product returns in sales transactions and accrue a sales return reserve based on this estimate.

        Our current and potential customers are continuing to look for ways to reduce their inventories and lower their total costs, including distribution, order taking and fulfillment costs, while still providing their customers excellent service. Some of these companies have turned to us to implement supply chain solutions, including purchasing inventory, assisting in demand forecasting, configuring, packaging, kitting and delivering products and managing customer and vendor relations, from order taking through cash collections. In performing these solutions, we assume varying levels of involvement in the transactions and varying levels of credit and inventory risk. As our solutions offerings continually evolve to meet the needs of our customers, we constantly evaluate our revenue accounting based on the guidance set forth in accounting standards generally accepted in the United States. When applying this guidance in accordance with the FASB standard regarding revenue recognition for principal-agent considerations, we look at the following indicators: whether we are the primary obligor in the transaction; whether we have general inventory risk; whether we have latitude in establishing price; the extent to which we change the product or perform part of the service; whether we have responsibility for supplier selection; whether we are involved in the determination of product and service specifications; whether we have physical inventory risk; whether we have credit risk; and whether the amount we earn is fixed. Each of our customer relationships is independently evaluated based on the above guidance and revenues are recorded on the appropriate basis. Based on a review of the factors above, in the majority of our sales relationships, we have concluded that we are the principal in the transaction and we record revenues based upon the gross amounts earned and booked. However, we do have certain relationships where we are not the principal and we record revenues on a net fee basis, regardless of amounts billed (less than 5% of our total revenues). If applying this revenue recognition guidance resulted in recording revenues on a different basis from which we have previously concluded, or if the factors above change significantly, revenues could increase or decrease; however, our gross profit and net income would remain constant.

        Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.    We use estimates to determine the amount of the allowance for doubtful accounts necessary to reduce accounts receivable and unbilled receivables to their expected net realizable value. We estimate the amount of the required allowance by reviewing the status of past-due receivables and analyzing historical bad debt trends. Actual collection experience has not varied significantly from estimates, due primarily to credit policies, collection experience and our stability as it relates to our current customer base. Typical payments from commercial customers are

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due 30 days from the date of the invoice. We charge-off receivables deemed to be uncollectible to the allowance for doubtful accounts. Accounts receivable balances are not collateralized.

        Inventory Reserves.    We establish inventory reserves for excess and obsolete inventory. We regularly review inventory to evaluate continued demand and identify any obsolete or excess quantities of inventory. We record a provision for the difference between excess and obsolete inventory and its estimated realizable value. Estimated realizable value is based on anticipated future product demand, market conditions and liquidation values. Actual results differing from these projections could have a material effect on our results of operations.

        Impairment of Long-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Assets.    Our Consolidated Balance Sheet includes goodwill of approximately $9.0 million (all related to our network infrastructure segment) and other indefinite lived intangible assets of $850,000. We perform annual impairment tests for goodwill and other indefinite lived assets on the first day of our fourth quarter. We also periodically evaluate our long-lived assets for potential impairment indicators. Our judgments regarding the existence of impairment indicators are based on estimated future cash flows, market conditions, operational performance and legal factors. The key assumptions used to determine the fair value of our goodwill reporting units include (a) a cash flow period; (b) a terminal value based on a growth rate; and (c) a discount rate, which is based on our weighted average cost of capital adjusted for risks associated with our operations. Future events, such as significant changes in cash flow assumptions, could cause us to conclude that impairment indicators exist and that the net book value of goodwill, long-lived assets or intangible assets are impaired. During the fiscal year, our market capitalization increased as compared to the prior fiscal year and as compared to the net book value of goodwill. We will continue to monitor our market capitalization as a potential impairment indicator considering overall market conditions and specific industry events. Had the determination been made that the goodwill and other indefinite lived intangible assets were impaired, the value of these assets would have been reduced by an amount up to $9.9 million, resulting in a corresponding charge to operations.

        The methods of assessing fair value for reporting units with goodwill as well as for indefinite lived assets require significant judgments to be made by management, including future revenues, expenses, cash flows and discount rates. Changes in such estimates or the application of alternative assumptions could produce significantly different results.

        Classification of Expenses.    Our cost of goods sold includes cost of products and freight from vendors to our distribution centers. Product management, distribution, purchasing, receiving/inspection, warehousing and corporate overhead costs are included in selling, general and administrative expenses. Accordingly, our gross margins may not be comparable to other entities that may include these costs in cost of goods sold.

        Income Taxes.    We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities. We regularly review our deferred tax assets for recoverability. This review is based on historical taxable income, projected future taxable income and the expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary differences. Based on this review, we have not established a valuation allowance. If we are unable to generate sufficient taxable income, or if there is a material change in the actual effective tax rates or time period within which the underlying temporary differences become taxable or deductible, we could be required to establish a valuation allowance against all or a significant portion of our deferred tax assets, resulting in a substantial increase in our effective tax rate and a material adverse impact on our operating results.

        We account for income taxes under the FASB standard on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise's financial statements. This standard prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. It also provides guidance on derecognition,

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measurement, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. As of March 28, 2010, we had total net unrecognized tax benefits of approximately $793,200, all of which, if recognized, would favorably affect the effective income tax rate in future periods.

        Stock-Based Compensation.    We record stock compensation in accordance with the FASB standard regarding stock compensation and share-based payments, which requires us to include in our calculation of periodic stock compensation expense an estimate of future forfeitures. The also requires stock awards granted or modified after the adoption of the standard that include both performance conditions and graded vesting to be amortized by an accelerated method rather than the straight-line method.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

        We have no material off-balance sheet arrangements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

        In December 2007, the FASB issued a new standard establishing principles and guidance regarding the information provided in financial reports about a business combination and its effects. The standard requires that the acquisition method of accounting be used for all business combinations and that an acquirer be identified for each business combination. The standard requires the assets, liabilities, noncontrolling interests, certain acquired contingencies and contingent consideration during a business combination to be measured at their fair value as of the acquisition date. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008. In April 2009, the FASB issued an amendment to this standard to clarify the initial and subsequent accounting disclosures of contingencies in a business combination. We adopted this standard effective March 30, 2009 for any acquisitions made subsequent to that date. The adoption of the standard did not impact the accounting for acquisitions made by us prior to March 30, 2009, however it will impact the accounting treatment of all acquisitions made after such date.

        In March 2008, the FASB issued a new standard requiring entities to provide enhanced disclosure of derivative instruments. Under the accounting standard, entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under other accounting standards and the related interpretations, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity's financial position, financial performance and cash flows. The provisions of this standard are effective for periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

        In April 2009, the FASB issued a new standard requiring disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments for interim financial statements in addition to annual financial statements. The standard is effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. We adopted the standard effective June 28, 2009. The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on our interim consolidated financial statements.

        In May 2009, the FASB issued a new standard establishing general standards of accounting for and disclosures of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. The standard requires an entity to evaluate subsequent events through the date its financial statements are filed. The standard is effective for interim or annual financial periods ending after June 15, 2009. The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

        In July 2009, the FASB established "The FASB Accounting Standards Codification" (the "Codification" or "ASC"). The Codification replaced the United States Generally Accepted Accounting

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Principles ("GAAP") and became the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. GAAP. All guidance included in the Codification is authoritative, even guidance that comes from what used to be deemed a non-authoritative section of a standard. All non-grandfathered, non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification is non-authoritative. Other than resolving certain minor inconsistencies in current GAAP, the Codification does not change GAAP, but is intended to make it easier to find and research GAAP applicable to particular transactions or specific accounting issues. The Codification is a new structure which takes accounting pronouncements and organizes them by approximately ninety accounting topics. The Codification is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The adoption of the Codification did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

        In January 2010, the FASB issued updated accounting guidance related to fair value measurements and disclosures which requires a number of additional disclosures regarding fair value measurements, including the amount of transfers between Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the reasons for transfers in or out of Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy and activity for recurring Level 3 measures. In addition, the amendment clarifies certain existing disclosure requirements related to the level at which fair value disclosures should be disaggregated and the requirement to provide disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities classified as Levels 2 or 3. The standard is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 with early adoption permitted. The adoption of the standard update did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Forward-Looking Statements

        This Report contains a number of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, all of which are based on current expectations. These forward-looking statements may generally be identified by the use of the words "may," "will," "believes," "should," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," and similar expressions. Our future results of operations and other forward-looking statements contained in this report involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including those described throughout this Annual Report on Form 10-K and in Item 1A above. For a variety of reasons, actual results may differ materially from those described in any such forward-looking statement. Consequently, the reader is cautioned to consider all forward-looking statements in light of the risks to which they are subject.

Available Information

        Our Internet Web site address is: www.tessco.com. We make available free of charge through our Website, our Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after such documents are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission. Also available on our Website is our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. We have not incorporated herein by reference the information on our Website, and it should not be considered a part of this filing.

Item 7A.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

        Not applicable.

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Item 8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

        


TESSCO TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 
  March 28, 2010   March 29, 2009  

ASSETS

             

Current assets:

             
 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 7,658,700   $ 599,800  
 

Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,516,600 and $1,874,700, respectively

    60,675,000     44,601,300  
 

Product inventory

    44,991,500     36,540,400  
 

Deferred tax assets

    4,615,000     4,366,700  
 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    1,597,000     2,168,500  
           
   

Total current assets

    119,537,200     88,276,700  

Property and equipment, net

    20,679,900     21,566,900  

Goodwill, net

    9,017,700     6,550,700  

Other long-term assets

    2,111,900     2,258,300  
           
   

Total assets

  $ 151,346,700   $ 118,652,600  
           

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

             

Current liabilities:

             
 

Trade accounts payable

  $ 59,548,900   $ 40,481,600  
 

Payroll, benefits and taxes

    8,974,200     6,494,400  
 

Income and sales tax liabilities

    2,528,000     2,908,400  
 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

    1,312,900     1,405,900  
 

Revolving line of credit

         
 

Current portion of long-term debt

    380,000     361,400  
           
   

Total current liabilities

    72,744,000     51,651,700  

Deferred tax liabilities

    3,650,800     2,416,000  

Long-term debt, net of current portion

    3,328,000     3,481,700  

Other long-term liabilities

    1,978,700     937,000  
           
   

Total liabilities

    81,701,500     58,486,400  
           

Commitments and Contingencies

             

Shareholders' equity:

             
 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000 shares authorized and no shares issued and outstanding

         
 

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized 12,282,045* shares issued and 7,231,878* shares outstanding as of March 28, 2010, and 12,061,936* shares issued and 7,085,418* shares outstanding as of March 29, 2009

    81,500     80,100  
 

Additional paid-in capital

    36,937,700     34,503,700  
 

Treasury stock, at cost, 5,050,167* shares and 4,976,518* shares, respectively

    (42,819,400 )   (42,155,700 )
 

Retained earnings

    75,543,000     67,880,900  
 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax

    (97,600 )   (142,800 )
           
   

Total shareholders' equity

    69,645,200     60,166,200  
           
   

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

  $ 151,346,700   $ 118,652,600  
           

*
All share numbers have been retroactively restated for all periods presented to reflect the April 2010 announcement of a stock dividend in order to effect a three-for-two stock split.

The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

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TESSCO TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Income

 
  Fiscal Years Ended  
 
  March 28, 2010   March 29, 2009   March 30, 2008  

Revenues

  $ 522,031,500   $ 483,007,200   $ 520,968,200  

Cost of goods sold

    398,706,300     361,155,000     403,978,800  
               
 

Gross profit

    123,325,200     121,852,200     116,989,400  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    108,269,000     110,656,400     108,875,700  
               
 

Income from operations

    15,056,200     11,195,800     8,113,700  

Interest, net

    318,300     664,300     574,100  
               
 

Income before provision for income taxes

    14,737,900     10,531,500     7,539,600  

Provision for income taxes

    5,599,100     4,203,500     2,720,900  
               
 

Net income

  $ 9,138,800   $ 6,328,000   $ 4,818,700  
               

Basic earnings per share*

  $ 1.24   $ 0.84   $ 0.59  
               

Diluted earnings per share*

  $ 1.19   $ 0.82   $ 0.58  
               

Cash dividends declared per common share*

  $ 0.20   $   $  
               

*
Prior years basic and diluted earnings per share have been adjusted to show the effects of adoption of the FASB standard addressing accounting for participating securities under the two-class method. See Note 14 for further discussion. Also, all earning per share numbers have been retroactively restated for all periods presented to reflect the April 2010 announcement of a stock dividend in order to effect a three-for-two stock split.

The accompanying Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

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TESSCO TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity

 
  Common Stock    
   
   
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
   
   
 
 
  Additional
Paid-in
Capital
  Treasury
Stock
  Retained
Earnings
  Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
  Total
Shareholders'
Equity
 
 
  Shares*   Amount  

Balance at April 1, 2007

    7,987,600   $ 75,800   $ 27,463,700   $ (27,216,200 ) $ 56,806,300   $ 21,700       $ 57,151,300  
 

Cumulative effect of adoption of FASB Interpretation No. 48

                    (72,100 )           (72,100 )
 

Proceeds from issuance of stock

    349,342     2,200     666,500                     668,700  
 

Treasury stock purchases

    (598,474 )           (6,238,100 )               (6,238,100 )
 

Non-cash stock compensation expense

    22,500     200     2,797,700                     2,797,900  
 

Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation

            1,159,500                     1,159,500  
 

Comprehensive Income:

                                                 
   

Net income

                    4,818,700         4,818,700        
   

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

                        (134,300 )   (134,300 )      
                                                 
     

Total comprehensive income

                                        4,684,400     4,684,400  
                                   

Balance at March 30, 2008

    7,760,968     78,200     32,087,400     (33,454,300 )   61,552,900     (112,600 )         60,151,600  
 

Proceeds from issuance of stock

    291,296     1,700     398,000                     399,700  
 

Treasury stock purchases

    (989,346 )           (8,701,400 )               (8,701,400 )
 

Non-cash stock compensation expense

    22,500     200     1,830,400                     1,830,600  
 

Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation

            187,900                     187,900  
 

Comprehensive Income:

                                                 
   

Net income

                    6,328,000         6,328,000        
   

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

                        (30,200 )   (30,200 )      
                                                 
     

Total comprehensive income

                                        6,297,800     6,297,800  
                                   

Balance at March 29, 2009

    7,085,418     80,100     34,503,700     (42,155,700 )   67,880,900     (142,800 )         60,166,200  
 

Proceeds from issuance of stock

    181,587     1,200     434,000                     435,200  
 

Treasury stock purchases

    (57,627 )           (663,700 )               (663,700 )
 

Non-cash stock compensation expense

    22,500     200     2,162,400                     2,162,600  
 

Excess tax loss from stock-based compensation

            (162,400 )                   (162,400 )
 

Cash dividends paid

                    (1,476,700 )           (1,476,700 )
 

Comprehensive Income:

                                                 
   

Net income

                    9,138,800         9,138,800        
   

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

                        45,200     45,200        
                                                 
     

Total comprehensive income

                                        9,184,000     9,184,000  
                                   

Balance at March 28, 2010

    7,231,878   $ 81,500   $ 36,937,700   $ (42,819,400 ) $ 75,543,000   $ (97,600 )       $ 69,645,200  
                                     

*
All share numbers have been retroactively restated for all periods presented to reflect the April 2010 announcement of a stock dividend in order to effect a three-for-two stock split.

The accompanying Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 
  Fiscal Years Ended  
 
  March 28, 2010   March 29, 2009   March 30, 2008  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

                   
 

Net income

  $ 9,138,800   $ 6,328,000   $ 4,818,700  
 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

                   
   

Depreciation and amortization

    4,116,300     4,218,300     4,814,300  
   

Gain on the sale of property and equipment

        (157,600 )    
   

Non-cash stock compensation expense

    2,162,600     1,830,600     2,797,900  
   

Deferred income taxes and other

    2,165,300     (681,900 )   (798,000 )
   

Change in trade accounts receivable

    (16,073,700 )   11,097,300     (10,541,000 )
   

Change in product inventory

    (8,451,100 )   12,516,900     (11,608,500 )
   

Change in prepaid expenses and other current assets

    629,800     44,900     132,000  
   

Change in trade accounts payable

    18,982,300     (22,883,400 )   17,535,400  
   

Change in payroll, benefits and taxes

    2,479,800     3,480,000     (3,656,300 )
   

Change in income and sales tax liabilities

    (380,400 )   (1,066,200 )   555,800  
   

Change in accrued expenses and other current liabilities

    41,300     428,900     109,800  
               
   

Net cash provided by operating activities

    14,811,000     15,155,800     4,160,100  
               

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

                   
 

Acquisition of property and equipment

    (3,058,100 )   (3,449,400 )   (2,507,400 )
 

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

        220,000      
 

Acquisition of business in purchase transaction

            (659,500 )
 

Additional earn-out payments on acquired businesses

    (2,382,000 )   (1,309,000 )   (1,670,500 )
               
   

Net cash used in investing activities

    (5,440,100 )   (4,538,400 )   (4,837,400 )
               

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

                   
 

Net borrowings from revolving line of credit

        (3,353,500 )   3,353,500  
 

Payments on long-term debt

    (385,200 )   (359,900 )   (356,400 )
 

Proceeds from debt issuance

    250,000          
 

Proceeds from issuance of stock

    122,200     123,100     668,700  
 

Cash dividends paid

    (1,476,700 )        
 

Purchases of treasury stock and repurchases of stock from employees and directors for minimum tax withholdings

    (484,900 )   (8,701,400 )   (6,238,100 )
 

Payments of debt issue costs

    (175,000 )        
 

Excess tax (loss) benefit from stock-based compensation

    (162,400 )   187,900     1,159,500  
               
   

Net cash used in financing activities

    (2,312,000 )   (12,103,800 )   (1,412,800 )
               

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

   
7,058,900
   
(1,486,400

)
 
(2,090,100

)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period

   
599,800
   
2,086,200
   
4,176,300
 
               

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period

 
$

7,658,700
 
$

599,800
 
$

2,086,200
 
               

The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1. Organization

        TESSCO Technologies Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (TESSCO or the Company), architects better product and value chain solutions, at lower costs, to support the construction, operation and use of mobility and data wireless systems. The Company provides marketing and sales services, knowledge and supply chain management, product-solution delivery and control systems utilizing extensive Internet and information technology. Approximately 97% of the Company's sales are made to customers in the United States. The Company takes orders in several ways, including phone, fax, online and through electronic data interchange. Over 99% of the Company's sales are made in United States Dollars.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

        The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Fiscal Year

        The Company's fiscal year is the 52 or 53 weeks ending on the Sunday falling on or between March 26 and April 1 to allow the financial year to better reflect the Company's natural weekly accounting and business cycle. The fiscal years ended March 28, 2010, March 29, 2009 and March 30, 2008 contained 52 weeks.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

        Cash and cash equivalents include cash and highly liquid investments with an original maturity of 90 days or less.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

        The Company uses estimates to determine the amount of the allowance for doubtful accounts necessary to reduce accounts receivable to their expected net realizable value. The Company estimates the amount of the required allowance by reviewing the status of past-due receivables and analyzing historical bad debt trends and current economic conditions. Actual collection experience has not varied significantly from estimates, due primarily to credit policies, collection experience and the Company's stability as it relates to its current customer base. Typical payments from a large majority of commercial customers are due 30 days from the date of the invoice. The Company charges-off receivables deemed to be uncollectible to the allowance for doubtful accounts. Accounts receivable balances are not collateralized.

Product Inventory

        Product inventory, consisting primarily of finished goods, is stated at the lower of cost or market, cost being determined on the first-in, first-out ("FIFO") method and includes certain charges directly and indirectly incurred in bringing product inventories to the point of sale. Inventory is written down for estimated obsolescence equal to the difference between the cost of inventory and the estimated market value, based upon specifically known inventory-related risks (such as technological obsolescence and the nature of vendor terms surrounding price protection and product returns), and assumptions about future demand. At fiscal year end 2010 and 2009, the Company has a reserve for excess and/or obsolete inventory of $3,461,700 and $2,681,100, respectively.

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Property and Equipment

        Property and equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation is recorded using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:

 
  Useful lives

Information technology equipment and software

  1–5 years

Configuration, Fulfillment and Delivery technology system

  7 years

Furniture, telephone system, equipment and tooling

  3–10 years

Building, building improvements and leasehold improvements

  2–40 years

        The Configuration, Fulfillment and Delivery (CFD) technology system, which was initially implemented during fiscal year 2005, is a major automated materials-handling system that is integrated with the Company's product planning and procurement system. The Company believes this CFD system has an estimated useful life that is longer than its other software assets, and thus, is depreciating the system over a seven-year life.

        The Company capitalizes computer software costs incurred in connection with developing or obtaining computer software for internal use when both the preliminary project stage is completed and when management authorizes and commits to funding the project and it is probable that the project will be completed. Development and acquisition costs are capitalized when the software project is either for the development of new software, to increase the life of existing software or to add significantly to the functionality of existing software. Capitalization ceases when the software project is substantially complete and ready for its intended use.

        Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of their useful lives or the remaining lease term.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

        Long-lived assets, including amortizable intangible assets, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or group of assets may not be fully recoverable. These events or changes in circumstances may include a significant deterioration of operating results, changes in business plans, or changes in anticipated future cash flows. If an impairment indicator is present, the Company evaluates recoverability by a comparison of the carrying amount of the assets to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. Assets are grouped at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of the cash flows generated by other asset groups. If the assets are impaired, the impairment recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the assets. Fair value is generally determined by estimates of discounted cash flows. The discount rate used in any estimate of discounted cash flows would be the rate required for a similar investment of like risk.

        Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying value or fair values, less estimated costs of disposal.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

        Goodwill represents the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Goodwill amounts and

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indefinite lived intangible assets are not amortized, but rather are tested for impairment at least annually or whenever an impairment indicator is identified. The Company performs its annual impairment test on the first day of its fourth quarter. Intangible assets that are not considered to have an indefinite useful life are amortized over their useful life of 4 to 6 years using the straight-line method. Intangible assets other than goodwill are recorded within other long-term assets in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. The goodwill impairment test involves a two-step approach. Under the first step, the Company determines the fair value of each reporting unit to which goodwill has been assigned. The Company then compares the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying value, including goodwill. The Company estimates the fair value of each reporting unit using various valuation techniques, with the primary technique being a discounted cash flow or income approach, under which the Company estimates the present value of the reporting unit's future cash flows. Key assumptions used to determine the present value of a reporting unit's future cash flows in fiscal year 2010 include (a) a cash flow period; (b) a terminal value based on a growth rate; and (c) a discount rate, which is based on the Company's weighted average cost of capital adjusted for risks associated with our operations. If the fair value exceeds the carrying value, no impairment loss is recognized. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value, the goodwill of the reporting unit is considered potentially impaired and the second step is completed in order to measure the impairment loss. Under the second step, the Company calculates the implied fair value of goodwill by deducting the fair value of all tangible and intangible net assets, including any unrecognized intangible assets, of the reporting unit from the fair value of the reporting unit as determined in the first step. The Company then compares the implied fair value of goodwill to the carrying value of goodwill. If the implied fair value of goodwill is less than the carrying value of goodwill, the Company recognizes an impairment loss equal to the difference.

        The indefinite lived intangible asset impairment test requires the determination of the fair value of the intangible asset. If the fair value of the intangible asset is less than its carrying value, an impairment loss is recognized for an amount equal to the difference. The intangible asset is then carried at its new fair value. Fair value is determined using estimates of discounted cash flows. These estimates of discounted cash flows will likely change over time as impairment tests are performed. Estimates of fair value are also adversely affected by increases in interest rates and the applicable discount rate. Based on the Company's impairment testing performed, the Company did not recognize an impairment loss on goodwill or other indefinite lived intangible assets in fiscal years 2010, 2009 or 2008.

        The methods of assessing fair value for reporting units with goodwill as well as for indefinite lived assets require significant judgments to be made by management, including future revenues, expenses, cash flows and discount rates. Changes in such estimates or the application of alternative assumptions could produce significantly different results.

Revenue Recognition

        The Company records revenues when 1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, 2) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, 3) price to the buyer is fixed and determinable, and 4) collectibility is reasonably assured. The Company's revenue recognition policy includes evidence of arrangements for significant revenue transactions through either receipt of a customer purchase order or a web-based order. The Company records revenues when risk of loss has passed to the customer. In most cases, shipments are made using FOB shipping terms. FOB destination terms are used for a portion of sales, and revenue for these sales is recorded when the product is received by the customer.

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Prices are always fixed at the time of sale. Historically, there have not been any material concessions provided to or by customers, future discounts, or other incentives subsequent to a sale. The Company sells under normal commercial terms and, therefore, only records sales on transactions where collectibilty is reasonably assured. The Company recognizes revenues net of sales tax.

        Because the Company's sales transactions meet the conditions set forth in the FASB standard on revenue recognition, it recognizes revenues from sales transactions containing sales returns provisions at the time of the sale. These conditions require that 1) the price be substantially fixed and determinable at the date of sale, 2) the buyer is obligated to pay, and is not contingent on their resale of the product, 3) the buyer's obligation to the Company does not change in the event of theft or physical destruction or damage of the product, 4) the buyer has economic substance apart from the Company, 5) the Company does not have significant obligations for future performance to directly bring about resale of the product by the buyer, and 6) the amount of future returns can be reasonably estimated. Because the Company's normal terms and conditions of sale are consistent with conditions 1-5 above, and the Company is able to perform condition 6, it makes a reasonable estimate of product returns in sales transactions and accrues a sales return reserve based on this estimate.

        Certain companies have turned to TESSCO to implement supply chain solutions, including purchasing inventory, assisting in demand forecasting, configuring, packaging, kitting and delivering products and managing customer and vendor relations, from order taking through cash collections. In performing these solutions, the Company assumes varying levels of involvement in the transactions and varying levels of credit and inventory risk. As the Company's solutions offerings continually evolve to meet the needs of its customers, the Company constantly evaluates its revenue accounting based on the guidance set forth in accounting standards generally accepted in the United States. When applying this guidance in accordance with the FASB standard regarding revenue recognition for principal-agent considerations, the Company looks at the following indicators: whether it is the primary obligor in the transaction; whether it has general inventory risk; whether it has latitude in establishing price; the extent to which it changes the product or performs part of the service; whether it has discretion in supplier selection; whether it is involved in the determination of product and service specifications; whether it has physical inventory risk; whether it has credit risk; and whether the amount it earns is fixed. Each of the Company's customer relationships is independently evaluated based on the above guidance and revenues are recorded on the appropriate basis. Based on a review of the factors above, in the majority of the Company's sales relationships, the Company has concluded that it is the principal in the transaction and records revenues based upon the gross amounts earned and booked. However, the Company has several relationships where it is not the principal and records revenues on a net fee basis, regardless of amounts billed (less than 5% of total revenues). If applying this revenue recognition guidance resulted in recording revenues on a different basis from which the Company has previously concluded, or if the factors above change significantly, revenues could increase or decrease; however, gross profit and net income would remain constant.

        Service revenue associated with training and other services is recognized when the training or work is complete and the four criteria discussed above have been met. Service revenues have represented less than 10% of total revenues for fiscal years 2010, 2009 and 2008.

        Other than sales relating to the Company's private brands, we offer no product warranties in excess of original equipment manufacturers' warranties. The Company's warranty expense is estimated and accrued at the time of sale. Warranty expense was immaterial for fiscal years 2010, 2009 and 2008.

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Vendor Programs

        Funds received from vendors for price protection, product rebates and marketing/promotion are recorded to revenue, cost of goods sold or selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income depending on the nature of the program. The Company accrues rebates or vendor incentives as earned based on the contractual terms with the vendor.

Classification of Expenses

        Cost of goods sold includes cost of products and freight from vendors to our distribution centers. Product management, distribution, purchasing, receiving/inspection, warehousing and corporate overhead costs are included in selling, general and administrative expenses.

Shipping and Handling Costs

        Shipping and handling costs are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income and totaled $12,398,500, $13,801,900, and $16,226,700 for fiscal years ended March 28, 2010, March 29, 2009 and March 30, 2008, respectively.

Advertising Costs

        The Company expenses the production costs of advertising the first time the advertising takes place, except for the cost of direct-response advertising, primarily catalog production costs, which are capitalized and amortized over their expected period of future benefits (i.e., the life of the catalog, generally one year or less). Direct catalog production costs included in prepaid and other assets had a zero balance at March 28, 2010 and totaled $719,300 at March 29, 2009. The Company tracks orders and revenue directly sourced from its catalog. Total advertising and marketing expense was $1,932,200, $2,787,300 and $3,646,700 for fiscal years 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Stock Compensation Awards Granted to Team Members

        The Company records stock compensation awards in accordance with the FASB standard regarding stock compensation and share-based payments, which requires the Company to include in its calculation of periodic stock compensation expense an estimate of future forfeitures. The standard also requires stock awards granted or modified after the adoption of the standard that include both performance conditions and graded vesting to be amortized by an accelerated method rather than the straight-line method.

Income Taxes

        The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities arise from differences between the tax basis of assets or liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements. Deferred tax balances are determined by using the tax rate expected to be in effect when the taxes are paid or refunds received. A valuation allowance related to deferred tax assets is recorded when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

        In June 2006, the FASB issued a new standard clarifying the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise's financial statements. The standard prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. It also provides guidance on de-recognition,

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measurement, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The Company adopted the standard effective as of April 2, 2007. As a result of the adoption, the Company recognized a $72,100 decrease in beginning retained earnings as of April 2, 2007. See Note 12 for further discussion of the standard and its impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Use of Estimates

        The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, the Company reviews and evaluates its estimates and assumptions, including but not limited to, those that relate to tax reserves, stock-based compensation, health insurance accruals, accounts receivable reserves, inventory reserves and future cash flows associated with impairment testing for goodwill and other long-lived assets. Actual results could significantly differ from those estimates.

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards

        In December 2007, the FASB issued a new standard establishing principles and guidance regarding the information provided in financial reports about a business combination and its effects. The standard requires that the acquisition method of accounting be used for all business combinations and that an acquirer be identified for each business combination. The standard requires the assets, liabilities, noncontrolling interests, certain acquired contingencies and contingent consideration during a business combination to be measured at their fair value as of the acquisition date. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008. In April 2009, the FASB issued an amendment to this standard to clarify the initial and subsequent accounting disclosures of contingencies in a business combination. The Company adopted this standard effective March 30, 2009 for any acquisitions made subsequent to that date. The adoption of the standard did not impact the accounting for acquisitions made by the Company prior to March 30, 2009, however it will impact the accounting treatment of all acquisitions made after such date.

        In March 2008, the FASB issued a new standard requiring entities to provide enhanced disclosure of derivative instruments. Under the accounting standard, entities are required to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under other accounting standards and the related interpretations, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity's financial position, financial performance and cash flows. The provisions of this standard are effective for periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

        In April 2009, the FASB issued a new standard requiring disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments for interim financial statements in addition to annual financial statements. The standard is effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company adopted the standard effective June 28, 2009. The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on the Company's interim consolidated financial statements.

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        In May 2009, the FASB issued a new standard establishing general standards of accounting for and disclosures of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. The standard requires an entity to evaluate subsequent events through the date its financial statements are filed. The standard is effective for interim or annual financial periods ending after June 15, 2009. The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

        In July 2009, the FASB established "The FASB Accounting Standards Codification" (the "Codification" or "ASC"). The Codification replaced the United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") and became the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. GAAP. All guidance included in the Codification is authoritative, even guidance that comes from what used to be deemed a non-authoritative section of a standard. All non-grandfathered, non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification is non-authoritative. Other than resolving certain minor inconsistencies in current GAAP, the Codification does not change GAAP, but is intended to make it easier to find and research GAAP applicable to particular transactions or specific accounting issues. The Codification is a new structure which takes accounting pronouncements and organizes them by approximately ninety accounting topics. The Codification is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The adoption of the Codification did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

        In January 2010, the FASB issued updated accounting guidance related to fair value measurements and disclosures which requires a number of additional disclosures regarding fair value measurements, including the amount of transfers between Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the reasons for transfers in or out of Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy and activity for recurring Level 3 measures. In addition, the amendment clarifies certain existing disclosure requirements related to the level at which fair value disclosures should be disaggregated and the requirement to provide disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities classified as Levels 2 or 3. The standard is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 with early adoption permitted. The adoption of the standard update did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Impact of Accounting Changes

        In June 2008, the FASB issued a new standard addressing how entities account for participating securities. The standard provides that unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends are participating securities and shall be included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method under the accounting standards and related interpretations. The two-class method of computing earnings per share is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for common stock and any participating securities according to dividends declared (whether paid or unpaid) and participation rights in undistributed earnings. Restricted stock of the Company of 135,000 split adjusted shares as of March 28, 2010 are considered participating securities since the award contains a non-forfeitable right to dividends irrespective of whether the stock ultimately vests. This standard is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and interim periods within those years. Upon adoption, the Company retrospectively adjusted earnings per share data to conform to the provisions of the standard. Accordingly, the Company adopted the standard effective March 30, 2009 and computed earnings per

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share using the two-class method for all periods presented. The standard reduced full fiscal year 2009, 2008 and 2007 diluted earnings per split adjusted common share by $0.02, $0.01 and $0.01, respectively. Prior to 2007, the Company did not have any securities that qualified as participating securities. See Note 14 for additional disclosures.

Note 3. Stock Split Effected in the Form of a Dividend

        On April 28, 2010, the Company's Board of Directors announced a stock dividend in order to effect a three-for-two-stock split of the Company's common stock. Each holder of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share, as of the close of business on May 12, 2010, will receive on May 26, 2010, a stock dividend of one additional share of common stock for every two outstanding shares held. All share and earnings per share numbers have been retroactively restated to reflect the stock dividend for all periods presented. The number of authorized shares of common stock remains at 15 million. The reference from time to time herein to "split adjusted" is for the convenience of the reader; and the absence in some places of such reference should not be construed to mean such numbers or values are not "split adjusted," unless noted as such.

Note 4. Acquisitions

        On April 21, 2006, the Company acquired substantially all the non-cash net assets of TerraWave Solutions, Ltd. (TerraWave) and its commonly owned affiliate, GigaWave Technologies, Ltd. (GigaWave) for an initial cash payment of approximately $3.9 million, and potential additional cash earn-out payment obligations accruing over a four-year period, contingent on the achievement by the TerraWave/GigaWave business unit post-acquisition of certain minimum earnings thresholds. Contingent payments made under the terms of the acquisition agreement are treated as an additional cost of the acquired businesses and additional goodwill is recorded. TerraWave and GigaWave provide products and training related to Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) applications. This acquisition was a part of our growth strategy to increase our product and service offering.

        In fiscal year 2010, the Company increased the amount of goodwill by $2,467,000, corresponding to additional earn-outs based on achievement of certain earnings thresholds in accordance with the terms of the acquisition agreement. Of this amount $185,000, was accrued as of fiscal 2010 year-end and will be paid in fiscal year 2011. The remaining $2,282,000 was paid in May 2009 as part of a $2.4 million payment for the earn-out period of May 2008 through April 2009. In accordance with the acquisition agreement, these payments were made net of $375,000 per year, representing one quarter of the $1.5 million non-refundable prepayment made against future earn-out payments. As of March 28, 2010, $6,565,500 has been recorded as goodwill relating to this acquisition. Also, an interim performance analysis of the business unit as of fiscal year end 2010, indicated that approximately $2.7 million in additional earn-out payments would become due and payable in respect of achievement of earnings thresholds during the final year of the four-year earn-out period, although all conditions to payment of this amount under the terms of the acquisition agreement were not satisfied until the close of that fourth year in April 2010 (during the first quarter of fiscal year 2011) and therefore, the potential obligation was not accrued during fiscal year 2010. Upon completion of the contingency period, this amount will be paid (and will be recorded) in fiscal year 2011.

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Note 5. Property and Equipment

        All of the Company's property and equipment is located in the United States. Property and equipment, excluding land, is depreciated using the straight-line method, and is summarized as follows:

 
  2010   2009  

Land

  $ 4,740,800   $ 4,740,800  

Building, building improvements and leasehold improvements

    15,485,400     15,374,300  

Information technology equipment and computer software

    17,481,300     18,943,300  

Furniture, telephone system, equipment and tooling

    5,539,600     4,979,700  
           

    43,247,100     44,038,100  

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

    (22,567,200 )   (22,471,200 )
           
 

Property and equipment, net

  $ 20,679,900   $ 21,566,900  
           

        Depreciation of property and equipment was $3,896,500, $3,998,500 and $4,606,800 for fiscal years 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

        Unamortized capitalized computer software as of March 28, 2010 and March 29, 2009 was $2,769,200 and $2,215,900, respectively. Depreciation of capitalized computer software was $1,041,900, $881,700 and $1,083,600 for fiscal years 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Note 6. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

        Other intangible assets, which are included in other long-term assets on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 28, 2010 and March 29, 2009 are summarized as follows:

 
  2010   2009  
 
  Gross
Carrying
Amount
  Accumulated
Amortization
  Gross
Carrying
Amount
  Accumulated
Amortization
 

Amortized Intangible Assets:

                         
 

Customer contracts

  $ 696,100   $ 574,300   $ 696,100   $ 417,400  
 

Covenants not to compete

    377,600     229,400     377,600     166,500  
 

Other

    878,500     878,500     878,500     878,500  
                   

    1,952,200     1,682,200     1,952,200     1,462,400  

Unamortized Intangible Assets:

                         
 

Trademarks

    850,000         850,000      
                   

Total Other Intangible Assets

  $ 2,802,200   $ 1,682,200   $ 2,802,200   $ 1,462,400  
                   

        Amortization expense relating to other intangible assets was $219,800 for fiscal year 2010, $219,800 for fiscal year 2009 and $207,500 for fiscal year 2008. At March 28, 2010, amortizable intangible assets have an average remaining life of 2.7 years. Other amortized intangible assets primarily relate to

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trademarks. Estimated amortization expense for current intangible assets for the next five years is follows:

Fiscal year:
   
 

2011

  $ 107,500  

2012

    97,300  

2013

    53,000  

2014

    12,200  

2015

     
       

  $ 270,000  
       

        All of the Company's goodwill is recorded in its Network Infrastructure segment. The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended March 28, 2010 and March 29, 2009 are as follows:

 
  Net Carrying
Amount
 

Balance at March 30, 2008

  $ 6,310,100  
 

Current year acquisitions

     
 

Earn-outs on acquisitions

    240,600  
       

Balance at March 29, 2009

    6,550,700  
 

Current year acquisitions

     
 

Earn-outs on acquisitions

    2,467,000  
       

Balance at March 28, 2010

  $ 9,017,700  
       

        Also, an interim performance analysis of the TerraWave/GigaWave business unit as of fiscal year end 2010, indicated that approximately $2.7 million in additional earn-out payments would become due and payable in respect of achievement of earnings thresholds during the final year of the four-year earn-out period, although all conditions to payment of this amount under the terms of the acquisition agreement were not satisfied until the close of that fourth year in April 2010 (during the first quarter of fiscal year 2011) and therefore, the potential obligation was not accrued during fiscal year 2010. Upon completion of the contingency period, this amount will be paid (and will be recorded) in fiscal year 2011 (See Note 4).

Note 7. Borrowings Under Revolving Credit Facility

        On May 31, 2007, the Company established a $50.0 million revolving credit facility (Credit Agreement) with both Wachovia Bank, National Association, and SunTrust Bank, replacing a $30.0 million revolving credit facility established in September 2003. The facility is unsecured and provides for monthly payments of interest accruing at a LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin. The terms of the revolving credit facility require the Company to meet certain financial convenants and ratios and contains other limitations including certain restrictions on dividend payments. Borrowing availability under the facility is also subject to a borrowing base, based on levels of trade accounts receivable and inventory. The replacement facility had a term initially expiring in May 2010.

        On June 30, 2008, the Company entered into a First Modification Agreement with SunTrust Bank and Wachovia Bank, National Association, to amend a negative covenant included in the Credit Agreement for the Company's existing $50 million unsecured revolving line of credit facility, to increase

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the amount of common stock permitted to be repurchased by the Company (beginning on the inception date of the Credit Agreement) from $10 million to $15 million, during the term of the credit facility.

        On December 3, 2008, the Company entered into a Second Modification Agreement with SunTrust Bank and Wachovia Bank, National Association, pursuant to which the Credit Agreement for the $50.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility was amended. The Second Modification Agreement amended a negative covenant in the Credit Agreement by increasing from $15.0 million to $25.0 million the amount of stock permitted to be repurchased over the term of the revolving credit facility. In addition, the Second Modification Agreement positively adjusted on a going forward basis certain other of the financial covenants applicable to the Company under the Credit Agreement, to adjust the definitions of "cash flow" and "tangible net worth" and to afford the Company limited relief from dividend restrictions. This limited relief allowed for the payment of up to $2.0 million annually in dividends on Company stock, provided that the Company otherwise remains in compliance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.

        On July 23, 2009, the Company entered into a Third Modification Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2009, with SunTrust Bank and Wachovia Bank, National Association, amending the Credit Agreement and related promissory note for the Company's existing unsecured revolving credit facility. Pursuant to and in connection with the Third Modification Agreement, the maximum available principal amount under the unsecured revolving credit facility was reduced to $35 million from $50 million, and the term of the revolving credit facility, as so modified, was extended to May 31, 2012. The Third Modification Agreement also provided for the modification of certain of the several financial covenants applicable to the borrowers on a going forward basis, including the "tangible net worth" and "maximum funded debt to EBITDA" covenants. In addition, the amount of allowable dividend payments under the Credit Facility was increased from $2.0 million to $2.5 million in any 12 month period, assuming continued compliance with the otherwise applicable terms.

        The facility provides for monthly payments of interest accruing at a LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 2.25% to 3.25%. The weighted average interest rate on borrowings under the Company's revolving credit facilities was 2.46%, 3.27% and 5.73% for fiscal years 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Interest expense on this revolving credit facility for fiscal years 2010, 2009 and 2008 totaled $22,200, $264,000 and $364,000, respectively. Average borrowings under this revolving credit facility totaled $899,200, $5,545,800 and $3,274,100 and maximum borrowings totaled $9,695,600, $19,458,100 and $19,353,100, for fiscal years 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

        At March 28, 2010 and March 29, 2009, the Company had a zero balance on its revolving credit facility.

        Subsequent to the Company's year end, on April 28, 2010, the credit facility was further amended to increase the allowable dividend payments in any 12 month period from $2.5 million to $5.0 million (see Note 20).

        Pursuant to the relevant documents, the financial covenants included in the Credit Agreement for the unsecured revolving credit facility are also applicable to the Company's existing Term Loan with the same lenders (see Note 8), having an original principal amount of $5.5 million. Accordingly, each of the modifications described above also had the effect of amending the financial covenants applicable to the Term Loan.

        The Company was in compliance with the terms and financial convenants applicable to each of the revolving credit facility and term loan facility at the end of fiscal years 2010, 2009 and 2008.

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Note 8. Long-Term Debt

        On June 30, 2004, the Company refinanced its previously existing term loan with a bank. The new term loan had an original principal amount of $4.5 million and is payable in monthly installments of principal and interest with the balance due at maturity, June 30, 2011. The note bears interest at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 1.75%. The note is secured by a first position deed of trust encumbering Company-owned real property in Hunt Valley, Maryland. The loan is generally subject to the same financial covenants as the Company's revolving credit facility (see Note 7), which requires the Company to meet certain financial covenants and ratios and contains other limitations, including certain restrictions on dividend payments. The balance of this note at March 28, 2010 and March 29, 2009 was $3,225,000 and $3,450,000, respectively. The weighted average interest rate on borrowings under this note was 2.06%, 3.85% and 5.82% for fiscal years 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Interest expense under this note was $60,000, $147,900 and $265,900 for fiscal years 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

        On October 1, 2005, the Company entered into a receive variable/pay fixed interest rate swap on a total notional amount of $4.2 million with Wachovia Bank, National Association to avoid the risks associated with fluctuating interest rates on the Company's existing term loan, which bears interest at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 1.75%, and to eliminate the variability in the cash outflow for interest payments. The interest rate swap agreement locks the interest rate for the outstanding principal balance of the loan at 6.38% through June 30, 2011. The Company anticipates retaining at least some portion of the interest rate swap agreement throughout the period of the loan. As such, no amount of the loss on the agreement, currently recorded in other comprehensive income (loss), has been, or is anticipated to be reclassified into earnings. There was no payment due or received at inception of the swap. No hedge ineffectiveness will be recognized as the interest rate swaps' provisions match the applicable provisions of the term bank loan. This cash flow hedge qualified for hedge accounting using the short-cut method since the swap terms match the critical terms of the hedged debt. The fair value of this interest rate swap, net of tax, at March 28, 2010 and March 29, 2009 was an unrealized loss of $(97,600) and $(142,800), respectively, and is included in other long-term liabilities and accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

        At March 28, 2010 and March 29, 2009, the Company had a note payable outstanding to the Maryland Economic Development Corporation of $253,900 and $393,100, respectively. The note is payable in equal quarterly installments of principal and interest of $37,400, with the balance due at maturity, October 10, 2011. The note bears interest at 3.00% per annum. Interest expense under this note was $10,200, $14,600 and $18,100 for fiscal years 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The note is secured by a subordinate position on Company-owned real property located in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

        On March 31, 2009, the Company entered into a term loan with the Baltimore County Economic Development Revolving Loan Fund for an aggregate principal amount of $250,000. At March 28, 2010, the principal balance of this term loan was $229,100. The term loan is payable in equal monthly installments of principal and interest of $2,300, with the balance due at maturity on April 1, 2019. The term loan bears interest at 2.00% per annum. Interest expense under this note was $4,400 for fiscal year 2010. The term loan is secured by a subordinate position on Company-owned real property located in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

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Note 8. Long-Term Debt (Continued)

        As of March 28, 2010, scheduled annual maturities of long-term debt are as follows:

Fiscal year:
   
 

2011

  $ 379,900  

2012

    3,134,100  

2013

    24,200  

2014

    24,700  

2015

    25,200  

Thereafter

    119,900  
       

  $ 3,708,000  
       

Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies

        The Company is committed to making rental payments under noncancelable operating leases covering various facilities and equipment. Rent expense for fiscal years 2010, 2009 and 2008 totaled $2,762,800, $2,631,600 and $2,560,200, respectively.

        The Company entered into an Agreement of Lease, dated November 3, 2003, under which the Company leases office space where the Company's sales, marketing and administrative offices are located. The Agreement of Lease provided for a term beginning June 1, 2004 and expiring May 31, 2007. On January 23, 2007, the Company entered into a First Amendment to Agreement of Lease, which among other things, provided for a six month extension, until November 30, 2007, of the lease term provided for under the Agreement of Lease. The Company entered into a Second Amendment of Agreement of Lease, dated May 1, 2007, which among other things, provided for an extension, from November 30, 2007 to December 31, 2012, of the lease term provided for under the Agreement of Lease. The monthly rental fee ranges from $124,700 to $144,600 throughout the lease term.

        On June 1, 2007, the Company entered into a Lease under which the Company leases approximately 66,000 square feet of office and warehouse space in Hunt Valley, Maryland, adjacent to the Company's Global Logistic Center, for a term beginning July 1, 2007 and expiring July 31, 2011. The monthly rental fee ranges from $35,700 to $38,500 throughout the lease term.

        The Company's minimum future obligations as of March 28, 2010 under existing operating leases are as follows:

Fiscal year:
   
 

2011

  $ 2,504,300  

2012

    2,169,500  

2013

    1,421,400  

Thereafter

     
       

  $ 6,095,200  
       

        Lawsuits and claims are filed against the Company from time to time in the ordinary course of business. The Company does not believe that any lawsuits or claims pending against the Company, individually or in the aggregate, are material, or will have a material adverse affect on the Company's financial condition or results of operations. In addition, from time to time, the Company is also subject to review from federal and state taxing authorities in order to validate the amounts of income, sales

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Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)


and/or use taxes which have been claimed and remitted. No federal, state and local income tax returns are currently under examination.

Note 10. Business Segments

        The Company evaluates revenue, gross profit and inventory in three business segments: (1) Network infrastructure products are used to build, repair and upgrade wireless telecommunications, computing and Internet networks. Products include base station antennas, cable and transmission lines, fixed and mobile broadband equipment, wireless local area network (WLAN) products, wireless networking, filtering systems, small towers, lightning protection devices, connectors, security and surveillance products, power systems and miscellaneous hardware. Our network infrastructure service offering includes connector installation, custom jumper assembly, filter product tuning, site kitting, logistics integration and wireless network training. (2) Mobile devices and accessory products include cellular phone and data device accessories such as replacement batteries, cases, speakers, mobile amplifiers, power supplies, headsets, mounts, car antennas, music accessories and data and memory cards as well as two-way radios and related accessories. Retail merchandising displays, promotional programs, customized order fulfillment services and affinity-marketing programs, including providing outsourced call centers and private label Internet sites, complement our mobile devices and accessory product offering. (3) Installation, test and maintenance products are used to install, tune, maintain and repair wireless communications equipment. Products include sophisticated analysis equipment and various frequency-, voltage- and power-measuring devices, as well as an assortment of tools, hardware, GPS, safety and replacement and component parts and supplies required by service technicians. Within the mobile devices and accessories line of business, the Company sells to both commercial and consumer markets. The network infrastructure and installation, test and maintenance lines of business sell primarily to commercial markets. The Company also regularly reviews its results of operations in three commercial customer categories and the consumer customer category, as described further below:

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Note 10. Business Segments (Continued)

        The Company measures segment performance based on segment gross profit. The segment operations develop their product offering, pricing and strategies, which are collaborative with one another and the centralized sales and marketing function. Therefore, the Company does not segregate assets, other than inventory, for internal reporting, evaluating performance or allocating capital. In addition, the Company has allocated all goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets to the applicable segments (and reporting units within segments, where applicable) for purposes of its annual impairment tests. All goodwill and intangible assets at March 28, 2010 and March 29, 2009 have been allocated to the Network Infrastructure segment. Product delivery revenues and certain cost of sales expenses have been allocated to each segment based on a percentage of revenues and/or gross profit, as applicable. The Company's largest customer relationship, AT&T Mobility, accounted for approximately 30%, 22% and 26% of total revenues in fiscal years 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Purchases from this customer primarily consist of mobile devices and accessories.

        Segment activity for fiscal years 2010, 2009 and 2008 is as follows:

(Amounts in thousands)
  Network
Infrastructure
  Mobile Devices
and Accessories
  Installation, Test
and Maintenance
  Total  

Year ended March 28, 2010

                         

Commercial revenues:

                         
 

Public carriers and network operators

  $ 52,731   $ 2,178   $ 10,655   $ 65,564  
 

Resellers

    70,631     257,191     7,078     334,900  
 

SMUs and governments

    56,665     14,451     36,152     107,268  
                   

Total commercial revenues

    180,027     273,820     53,885     507,732  

Consumer revenues

        14,300         14,300  
                   

Total revenues

  $ 180,027   $ 288,120   $ 53,885   $ 522,032  
                   

Commercial gross profit:

                         
 

Public carriers and network operators

  $ 12,442   $ 563   $ 2,554   $ 15,559  
 

Resellers

    19,589     54,000     1,699     75,288  
 

SMUs and governments

    15,639     4,121     8,162     27,922  
                   

Total commercial gross profit

    47,670     58,684     12,415     118,769  

Consumer gross profit

        4,556         4,556  
                   

Total gross profit

  $ 47,670   $ 63,240   $ 12,415   $ 123,325  
                   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

                      108,269  
                         
 

Income from operations

                      15,056  

Interest expense, net

                      318  
                         
 

Income before provision for income taxes

                      14,738  

Provisions for income taxes

                      5,599  
                         
 

Net income

                      9,139  
                         

Product inventory

  $ 19,897   $ 22,523   $ 2,572   $ 44,992  
                   

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Note 10. Business Segments (Continued)

(Amounts in thousands)
  Network
Infrastructure
  Mobile Devices
and Accessories
  Installation, Test
and Maintenance
  Total  

Year ended March 29, 2009

                         

Commercial revenues:

                         
 

Public carriers and network operators

  $ 46,591   $ 2,094   $ 12,874   $ 61,559  
 

Resellers

    72,952     205,867     9,476     288,295  
 

SMUs and governments

    53,445     14,334     54,173     121,952  
                   

Total commercial revenues

    172,988     222,295     76,523     471,806  

Consumer revenues

        11,201         11,201  
                   

Total revenues

  $ 172,988   $ 233,496   $ 76,523   $ 483,007  
                   

Commercial gross profit:

                         
 

Public carriers and network operators

  $ 11,912   $ 596   $ 2,973   $ 15,481  
 

Resellers

    20,583     47,573     2,466     70,622  
 

SMUs and governments

    14,861     4,564     12,445     31,870  
                   

Total commercial gross profit

    47,356     52,733     17,884     117,973  

Consumer gross profit

        3,879         3,879  
                   

Total gross profit

  $ 47,356   $ 56,612   $ 17,884   $ 121,852  
                   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

                      110,656  
                         
 

Income from operations

                      11,196  

Interest expense, net

                      664  
                         
 

Income before provision for income taxes

                      10,532  

Provisions for income taxes

                      4,204  
                         
 

Net income

                      6,328  
                         

Product inventory

  $ 18,854   $ 14,316   $ 3,370   $ 36,540  
                   

Year ended March 30, 2008

                         

Commercial revenues:

                         
 

Public carriers and network operators

  $ 46,977   $ 2,193   $ 13,199   $ 62,369  
 

Resellers

    69,839     243,549     9,548     322,936  
 

SMUs and governments

    49,400     13,746     62,534     125,680  
                   

Total commercial revenues

    166,216     259,488     85,281     510,985  

Consumer revenues

        9,983         9,983  
                   

Total revenues

  $ 166,216   $ 269,471   $ 85,281   $ 520,968  
                   

Commercial gross profit:

                         
 

Public carriers and network operators

  $ 11,387   $ 633   $ 3,248   $ 15,268  
 

Resellers

    18,121     46,979     3,030     68,130  
 

SMUs governments

    12,778     4,319     12,798     29,895  
                   

Total commercial gross profit

    42,286     51,931     19,076     113,293  

Consumer gross profit

        3,696         3,696  
                   

Total gross profit

  $ 42,286   $ 55,627   $ 19,076   $ 116,989  
                   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

                      108,875  
                         
 

Income from operations

                      8,114  

Interest expense, net

                      574  
                         
 

Income before provision for income taxes

                      7,540  

Provisions for income taxes

                      2,721  
                         
 

Net income

                      4,819  
                         

Product inventory

  $ 22,875   $ 22,168   $ 4,014   $ 49,057  
                   

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Note 11. Stock Buyback

        On April 28, 2003, the Company's Board of Directors approved a stock buyback program. As of March 28, 2010, the Board of Directors has authorized the purchase of up to 3,593,350 split adjusted share of outstanding common stock under the buyback program. Shares may be purchased from time to time in the open market, by block purchase, or through negotiated transactions, or possibly other transactions managed by broker-dealers. No time limit has been set for completion or expiration of the program. As of March 28, 2010, the Company had purchased 3,502,887 shares for approximately $30.7 million, or an average of $8.76 per share. Of the total shares repurchased, 36,195 shares were repurchased in fiscal year 2010 at an average price of $9.90 per share, 255,231 shares were repurchased in fiscal year 2009 at an average price of $8.07 per share and 519,160 shares were repurchased in fiscal year 2008 at an average price of $9.31 per share. The Company also withholds shares from its employees and directors, at their request, equal to the minimum federal and state tax withholdings related to vested performance stock units, stock options and restricted stock awards. For fiscal year 2010 and 2009 this totaled $126,500 and $230,200, respectively.

        In addition to the shares repurchased in the stock buyback program discussed immediately above, on July 1, 2008 the Company repurchased all 705,000 split adjusted shares of its common stock held by Brightpoint, Inc. (Brightpoint) in a privately negotiated transaction. Pursuant to an agreement entered into between the Company and Brightpoint, the Company purchased Brightpoint's share holdings, comprising approximately 9% of the Company's total then outstanding common stock, for $9.09 per split adjusted share, or a total of $6,410,800. The price per share was determined based on the seven trading day trailing average closing price of the Company's common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market determined as of the close of trading on June 30, 2008. The purchase price per share approximated the price of the Company's common stock on the transaction date. The purchase was funded through available cash and borrowings under the Company's unsecured revolving line of credit facility. This transaction was not made under, nor does it affect the number of shares available for repurchase under, the Company's stock buyback program discussed above. In connection with this transaction, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a First Modification Agreement with SunTrust Bank and Wachovia Bank, National Association, to amend a negative covenant included in the Credit Agreement for the Company's then existing $50.0 million unsecured revolving line of credit facility, to increase the amount of common stock permitted to be repurchased by the Company (beginning on the inception date of the Credit Agreement) from $10.0 million to $15.0 million, during the term of the credit facility (also See Notes 7 and 20 for a discussion of additional modifications to the credit facility).

Note 12. Income Taxes

        A reconciliation of the difference between the provision for income taxes computed at statutory rates and the provision for income taxes provided in the Consolidated Statements of Income is as follows:

 
  2010   2009   2008  

Statutory federal rate

    34.2 %   34.0 %   34.0 %

State taxes, net of federal benefit

    1.4     2.8     1.4  

Non-deductible expenses

    1.1     1.6     2.1  

Other

    1.3     1.5     (1.4 )
               
 

Effective rate

    38.0 %   39.9 %   36.1 %
               

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Note 12. Income Taxes (Continued)

        The provision for income taxes was comprised of the following:

 
   
  2010   2009   2008  

Federal:

 

Current

  $ 4,216,700   $ 3,386,600   $ 3,625,800  
 

 

Deferred

    914,000     255,700     (1,024,000 )

State:

 

Current

    395,900     571,200     194,900  
 

 

Deferred

    72,500     (10,000 )   (75,800 )
                   

Provision for income taxes

  $ 5,599,100   $ 4,203,500   $ 2,720,900  
                   

        Total deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities as of March 28, 2010 and March 29, 2009, and the sources of the differences between financial accounting and tax basis of the Company's assets and liabilities which give rise to the deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

 
  2010   2009  

Deferred tax assets:

             
 

Accrued expenses and reserves

  $ 3,399,300   $ 3,403,000  
 

Stock based compensation

    1,215,700     963,700  
           

  $ 4,615,000   $ 4,366,700  
           

Deferred tax liabilities:

             
 

Depreciation

  $ 2,300,400   $ 1,841,800  
 

Other assets

    1,350,400     574,200  
           

  $ 3,650,800   $ 2,416,000  
           

        The Company has reviewed its deferred tax assets realization and has determined that no valuation allowance is required as of March 28, 2010 or March 29, 2009.

        Effective April 2, 2007, the Company adopted a new standard clarifying the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the Company's financial statements. As a result of the adoption, the Company recognized a $72,100 decrease in beginning retained earnings as of April 2, 2007. As of March 28, 2010, the gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $1,001,600 and if the Company were to prevail on all uncertain tax positions, the net effect would be a benefit to the Company's effective tax rate of $793,200. The remaining $208,400 represents federal tax benefits that would be received in the event that the Company did not prevail on all uncertain state tax positions. As of March 29, 2009, the Company had gross unrecognized tax benefits of $792,000 and if the Company were to prevail on all uncertain tax positions, the net effect would be a benefit to the Company's effective tax rate of $650,100. The remaining $141,900 represents federal tax benefits that would be received in the event that the Company did not prevail on all uncertain state tax positions. Based on the potential outcome of the Company's tax examinations and the expiration of the statute of limitations for specific jurisdictions, it is reasonably possible that the unrecognized tax benefits will decrease within the next 12 months. The associated net tax benefits, which would favorably impact the effective tax rate, are estimated to be in the range of $0 to $410,400.

        The Company's historical accounting policy with respect to interest and penalties related to tax uncertainties has been to classify these amounts as income taxes, and the Company continued this classification upon the adoption of the new standard on income tax uncertainties recognized in financial statements. The total amount of interest and penalties related to tax uncertainties recognized in the

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statement of income for fiscal year 2010 was $82,100 and the total amount included in the unrecognized tax benefits liability was $115,600. The total amount of interest and penalties related to tax uncertainties recognized in the statement of income for fiscal year 2009 was $82,600 and the total amount included in the unrecognized tax benefits liability was $125,200.

        A reconciliation of the changes in the gross balance of unrecognized tax benefits amounts is as follows:

 
  2010   2009   2008  

Beginning balance of unrecognized tax benefit

  $ 792,000   $ 266,400   $ 319,000  

Increases related to prior period tax positions

    65,800     28,400     143,700  

Increases related to current period tax positions

    219,600     497,200      

Reductions as a result of a lapse in the applicable statute of limitations

            (196,300 )

Reductions as a result of settlements

    (75,800 )        
               

Ending balance of unrecognized tax benefits

  $ 1,001,600   $ 792,000   $ 266,400  
               

        The Company files income tax returns in U.S. federal, state and local jurisdictions. Income tax returns filed for fiscal years 2006 and earlier are no longer subject to examination by U.S. federal, state and local tax authorities. No federal, state and local income tax returns are currently under examination. Certain income tax returns for fiscal years 2007 through 2009 remain open to examination by U.S. federal, state and local tax authorities.

Note 13. Retirement Plans

        The Company has a 401(k) plan that covers all eligible employees. Contributions to the plan can be made by employees, and the Company may make matching contributions at its discretion. Expense related to this matching contribution was $333,700, $414,100 and $505,800 during fiscal years 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. As of March 28, 2010 plan assets included 126,811 shares of common stock of the Company.

        The Company maintains a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan for Robert B. Barnhill, Jr., Chairman, President and CEO of the Company. This plan is funded through a life insurance policy for which the Company is the sole beneficiary. The cash surrender value of the life insurance policy and the net present value of the benefit obligation of approximately $880,600 and $700,600, respectively, are included in other long-term assets and other long-term liabilities, respectively, in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Note 14. Earnings Per Share

        Effective March 30, 2009, the Company complied with the FASB standard regarding the accounting for participating securities. The standard requires the Company to use the two-class method to calculate earnings per share. Under the two-class method, earnings per common share are computed by dividing the sum of the distributed earnings to common shareholders and undistributed earnings allocated to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. In applying the two-class method, undistributed earnings are allocated to both common shares and participating securities based on the weighted average shares outstanding during the period.

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Note 14. Earnings Per Share (Continued)

        The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share:

Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts
  2010   2009   2008  

Earnings per share—Basic:

                   

Net earnings

  $ 9,139   $ 6,328   $ 4,819  

Less: Distributed and undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested stock

    (196 )   (152 )   (121 )
               

Earnings available to common shareholders—Basic

  $ 8,943   $ 6,176   $ 4,698  

Weighted average common shares outstanding—Basic

    7,199     7,325     7,896  

Earnings per common share—Basic

  $ 1.24   $ 0.84   $ 0.59  

Earnings per share—Diluted:

                   

Net earnings

  $ 9,139   $ 6,328   $ 4,819  

Less: Distributed and undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested stock

    (189 )   (147 )   (117 )
               

Earnings available to common shareholders—Diluted

  $ 8,950   $ 6,181   $ 4,702  

Weighted average common shares outstanding—Basic

    7,199     7,325     7,896  

Effect of dilutive options

    341     208     281  
               

Weighted average common shares outstanding—Diluted

    7,540     7,533     8,177  

Earnings per common share—Diluted

  $ 1.19   $ 0.82   $ 0.58  

        As of March 28, 2010, stock options with respect to 180,000 shares of common stock were outstanding. There were no anti-dilutive stock options, Performance Stock Units or Restricted Stock then outstanding. As of March 29, 2009, outstanding options in respect of 90,000 shares (of the 202,500 aggregate number of shares covered by outstanding options), and all earned but not yet vested PSUs, were included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because all such instruments were dilutive. All remaining awards were not included in the computation of dilutive earnings per share as the impact was considered anti-dilutive. As of March 30, 2008, there were no anti-dilutive stock options, Performance Stock Units or Restricted Stock outstanding.

Note 15. Stock-Based Compensation

        The Company's selling, general and administrative expenses for the fiscal years ended March 28, 2010, March 29, 2009 and March 30, 2008 include $2,162,600, $1,830,600 and $2,797,900, respectively, of stock compensation expense. Provision for income taxes for the fiscal years ended March 28, 2010, March 29, 2009 and March 30, 2008 includes $821,800, $730,600 and $1,010,000, respectively, of income tax benefits related to our stock-based compensation arrangements. Stock compensation expense is primarily related to our Performance Stock Unit Program as described below.

        The Company's stock incentive plan is the Second Amended and Restated 1994 Stock and Incentive Plan (the 1994 Plan). On July 24, 2008, the Company's shareholders approved an amendment to the 1994 Plan increasing the number of shares of common stock available for the grant of awards by 225,000 shares, from 2,638,125 to an aggregate of 2,863,125 split adjusted shares of the Company's common stock. As of March 28, 2010, 414,733 shares were available for issue in respect of future awards under the 1994 Plan. Subsequent to the Company's 2010 fiscal year end, on May 1, 2010, based on fiscal year 2010 results, 10,500 shares related to PSUs were cancelled, and as a result, those shares were made available for future grants. Also in April 2010, additional PSUs and Restricted Stock Units were issued, providing recipients with the opportunity to earn up to 267,000 and 22,500 additional

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shares, respectively, of the Company's common stock in the aggregate. Accordingly, on May 1, 2010, an aggregate of 135,733 shares were available for issue pursuant to future awards under the 1994 Plan. The 1994 Plan allows for the grant of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and restricted stock units and other performance awards. On July 24, 2008, the Company's shareholders also approved an amendment to extend the date through which awards may be granted under the 1994 Plan from July 22, 2009 to July 22, 2014. No additional awards can be made under the 1994 Plan after July 22, 2014, without shareholder approval of an extension of the plan term. Options, restricted stock and Performance Stock Unit (PSU) awards have been granted as awards under the 1994 Plan. Shares which are subject to outstanding PSU or other awards under the 1994 Plan, and which are not earned, are returned to the 1994 Plan and become available for future issuance in accordance with and otherwise subject to the terms of the 1994 Plan.

        Performance Stock Units:    Beginning in fiscal year 2005, the Company's equity-based compensation philosophy and practice shifted away from awarding stock options to granting performance-based and time-vested stock grants. Accordingly, in April 2004, the Company's Board of Directors established a Performance Stock Unit Award Program under the 1994 Plan. Under the program, PSUs have been granted to selected individuals. Each PSU entitles the participant to earn TESSCO common stock, but only after earnings per share and, for non-director employee participants, individual performance targets are met over a defined performance cycle. Performance cycles, which are fixed for each grant at the date of grant, are one year. Once earned, shares vest and are issued over a specified period of time determined at the time of the grant, provided that the participant remains employed by or associated with the Company at the time of share issuance. Earnings per share targets, which take into account the earnings impact of this program, are set by the Board of Directors in advance for the complete performance cycle at levels designed to grow shareowner value. If actual performance does not reach the minimum annual or threshold targets, no shares are issued. In accordance with the FASB standard on stock compensation, the Company records compensation expense on its PSUs over the service period, based on the number of shares management estimates will ultimately be issued. Accordingly, the Company determines the periodic financial statement compensation expense based upon the stock price at the PSU grant date, management's projections of future EPS performance over the performance cycle, and the resulting amount of estimated share issuances, net of estimated forfeitures. The Company estimated the forfeiture rate primarily based on historical experience and expectations of future forfeitures. The Company's calculated estimated forfeiture rate has ranged from less than 1% to 5%.

        The following table summarizes the activity under the Company's PSU program for fiscal years 2010, 2009 and 2008:

 
  2010   2009   2008  
 
  Shares   Weighted-
Average
Fair Value
at Grant
  Shares   Weighted-
Average
Fair Value
at Grant
  Shares   Weighted-
Average
Fair Value
at Grant
 

Outstanding, non-vested beginning of period

    539,241   $ 8.07     658,546   $ 11.19     1,305,258   $ 6.77  

Granted

    396,000     5.85     412,500     7.81     282,000     15.97  

Vested

    (141,794 )   8.19     (234,775 )   7.04     (247,247 )   7.11  

Forfeited/canceled

    (113,820 )   7.81     (297,030 )   15.55     (681,465 )   6.17  
                                 

Outstanding, non-vested end of period

    679,627   $ 6.75     539,241   $ 8.07     658,546   $ 11.19  
                                 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

Note 15. Stock-Based Compensation (Continued)

        As of March 28, 2010, there was approximately $1.6 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to PSUs. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.5 years. Total fair value of shares vested during fiscal years 2010, 2009 and 2008 was $833,700, $1,601,700 and $4,545,200, respectively.

        Of the outstanding PSUs covering 679,627 non-vested shares as of March 28, 2010, PSUs covering 10,500 shares were cancelled in May 2010, based on fiscal year 2010 activity. These PSUs were cancelled because individual performance targets for certain non-director employee participants did not fully reach the target performance set forth in the PSU grants for fiscal year 2010. The remaining 669,127 shares have been earned based on past performance, but not yet vested as of March 28, 2010. Assuming the respective participants remain employed by or affiliated with the Company on these dates, these shares will vest and be paid on or about May 1, of 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 as follows:

 
  Number
of Shares
 

2010

    238,162  

2011

    167,295  

2012

    167,295  

2013

    96,375  
       

    669,127  
       

        Subsequent to the Company's 2010 fiscal year end, on April 23, 2010, the Compensation Committee, with the concurrence of the full Board of Directors, granted additional PSUs to selected key individuals, providing them with the opportunity to earn up to 267,000 additional shares of the Company's common stock in the aggregate, depending upon whether certain threshold or goal earnings per share targets are met and individual performance metrics are satisfied in fiscal year 2011. These PSUs have only one measurement year (fiscal year 2011), with any shares earned at the end of fiscal year 2011 to vest 25% on or about each of May 1 of 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, provided that the participant remains employed by or associated with the Company on each such date.

        Stock Options:    In accordance with the FASB standard on stock compensation, the fair value of the Company's stock options have been determined using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model, based upon facts and assumptions existing at the date of grant. Stock options granted have exercise prices equal to the market price of the Company's common stock on the grant date.

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interest rates over time, provided that the option remains outstanding. The following table summarizes the pertinent option information for outstanding options:

Options
  Shares   Weighted Average
Exercise Price
  Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
  Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
 

Outstanding, beginning of year

    202,500   $ 5.57              

Granted

                     

Exercised

    (22,500 )   7.95              

Cancelled

                     
                         

Outstanding, end of year

    180,000   $ 5.26     2.11   $ 1,868,000  
                         

Exercisable, end of year

    180,000   $ 5.26     2.11   $ 1,868,000  
                         

        The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between the closing stock price on the last trading day of fiscal year 2010 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on March 28, 2010. This amount changes based on the fair market value of the Company's common stock.

        There were no options granted during fiscal years 2010, 2009 and 2008. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during fiscal years 2010 and 2008 was $72,300 and $815,100. No options were exercised during fiscal year 2009.

        As of March 28, 2010, there was no unrecognized compensation costs related to stock options.

        Restricted Stock:    During the second quarter of fiscal year 2007, the Company granted 225,000 split adjusted shares of the Company's common stock to its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer as a restricted stock award under the 1994 Plan. These shares vest ratably over ten fiscal years based on service, beginning on the last day of fiscal year 2007 and ending on the last day of fiscal year 2016, subject, however, to the terms applicable to the award, including terms providing for possible acceleration of vesting upon death, disability, change in control or certain other events. The weighted average fair value for these shares at the grant date was $10.56. No other shares of restricted stock are currently issued as awards under the 1994 Plan. On both March 28, 2010 and March 29, 2009, 22,500 shares of restricted stock were released and vested. As of March 28, 2010, there were 135,000 unvested shares and approximately $1.4 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to restricted stock. Unrecognized compensation costs are expected to be recognized ratably over a period of approximately six years.

        Team Member Stock Purchase Plan:    During fiscal year 2000, the Company adopted the Team Member Stock Purchase Plan. This plan permits eligible employees to purchase up to an aggregate of 450,000 split adjusted shares of the Company's common stock at 85% of the lower of the market price on the first day of a six-month period or the market price on the last day of that same six-month period. The Company's expenses relating to this plan are for its administration and expense associated with the fair value of this benefit in accordance with the FASB standard on employee share purchase plans. Expenses incurred for the Team Member Stock Purchase Plan during the fiscal years ended March 28, 2010, March 29, 2009 and March 30, 2008 related to the FASB standard were $42,100, $42,400 and $29,100, respectively. During the fiscal years ended March 28, 2010, March 29, 2009 and March 30, 2008, 21,319, 23,308 and 9,612 shares were sold to employees under this plan, having a weighted average market value of $5.73, $5.28 and $8.79, respectively.

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Note 16. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

        The Company complies with the FASB standard regarding fair value measurement and disclosure requirements for assets and liabilities carried at fair value. Accordingly, assets and liabilities carried at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

The following table presents information about assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet:

 
  Balance at
March 28, 2010
  Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Liabilities:

                         

Interest rate swap agreement, net of tax

  $ (97,600 ) $   $ (97,600 ) $  
                   
 

Total liabilities at fair value

  $ (97,600 ) $   $ (97,600 ) $  
                   

        The Company's fair value of its interest rate swap is derived from valuation models commonly used for derivatives. Valuation models require a variety of inputs, including contractual terms, market fixed prices, inputs from forward price yield curves, notional quantities, measures of volatility and correlations of such inputs. The Company's derivatives trade in liquid markets, and as such, model inputs can generally be verified and do not involve significant management judgment.

        The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, product inventory, trade accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities approximate their fair values as of March 28, 2010 and March 29, 2009 due to their short term nature.

        Fair value of long-term debt, calculated using current interest rates and future principal payments, as of March 28, 2010 and March 29, 2009 is estimated as follows:

 
  2010   2009  
 
  Carrying
Amount
  Fair
Value
  Carrying
Amount
  Fair
Value
 

Note payable to a Bank

  $ 3,225,000   $ 3,121,000   $ 3,450,000   $ 3,228,500  

Note payable to the Maryland Economic Development Corporation

  $ 253,900   $ 248,100   $ 393,100   $ 391,100  

Note payable to Baltimore County

  $ 229,100   $ 201,900   $   $  

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Note 17. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

        Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds, for fiscal years 2010, 2009 and 2008 totaled $3,940,000, $4,635,300 and $2,790,900, respectively. Cash paid for interest during fiscal years 2010, 2009 and 2008 totaled $375,100, $666,300 and $634,100, respectively. No interest was capitalized during fiscal years 2010, 2009 or 2008.

Note 18. Concentration of Risk

        Sales to customers and purchases from vendors are largely governed by individual sales or purchase orders, so there is no guarantee of future business. In some cases, the Company has more formal agreements with significant customers or vendors, but they are largely administrative in nature and are terminable by either party upon several months or otherwise short notice and they typically contain no obligation to make purchases from TESSCO. In the event a significant customer decides to make its purchases from another source, experiences a significant change in demand internally or from its own customer base, becomes financially unstable, or is acquired by another company, the Company's ability to generate revenues from these customers may be significantly affected, resulting in an adverse affect on its financial position and results of operations.

        The Company is dependent on third-party equipment manufacturers, distributors and dealers for all of its supply of wireless communications equipment. For fiscal years 2010, 2009 and 2008, sales of products purchased from the Company's top ten vendors accounted for 40%, 41% and 49% of total revenues, respectively. In fiscal year 2010, the Company did not have any vendors that accounted for 10% of more of its total revenues. In fiscal years 2009 and 2008, sales of product purchased from the Company's largest vendor, Motorola Inc., accounted for approximately 11% and 16% of total revenues, respectively. The Company is dependent on the ability of its vendors to provide products on a timely basis and on favorable pricing terms. Although the Company believes that alternative sources of supply are available for many of the product types it carries, the loss of certain principal suppliers, or the loss of one or more of certain ongoing affinity relationships, could have a material adverse effect on the Company.

        As noted, the Company's future results could also be negatively impacted by the loss of certain customers, and/or the loss of one or more of certain ongoing affinity relationships. For fiscal years 2010, 2009 and 2008, sales of products to the Company's top ten customer relationships accounted for 40%, 31% and 31% of total revenues, respectively. In fiscal years 2010, 2009 and 2008, sales to the Company's largest customer relationship, AT&T Mobility, a top tier cellular carrier purchasing phone accessories, accounted for approximately 30%, 22% and 26% of total revenues, respectively.

Note 19. Shareholder Rights Plan

        On February 1, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company unanimously adopted a shareholder rights plan. In connection with the Rights Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2008, by and between the Company and Mellon Investor Services, LLC, as Rights Agent, one preferred stock purchase right was issued for each outstanding share of common stock of the Company to stockholders of record as of February 11, 2008. Each of the rights entitled the registered holder to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value, $.01, at a price of $65.00, subject to certain adjustments. The rights, however, would not become exercisable unless and until, among other things and subject to certain exceptions, any person acquires 20 percent or more of the outstanding common stock of the Company. If triggered, each right would entitle the holder (other than the person who acquired 20 percent or more of the outstanding common stock) to purchase

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common stock of the Company having a market value equal to twice the exercise price of a right. As of March 28, 2010, the rights had not been triggered and were set to expire on February 11, 2011.

        On April 26, 2010, the Company's Board of Directors amended the Rights Agreement to accelerate the expiration date of the rights to April 26, 2010, and as a result the Shareholder Rights Plan terminated on that date (See Note 20).

Note 20. Subsequent Events

        On April 26, 2010 the Company terminated its Shareholder Rights Plan by entering into a First Amendment to the Rights Agreement (the "Amendment"), dated as of February 1, 2008, between the Company and Mellon Investor Services LLC, as Rights Agent (collectively the "Rights Agreement"). The Amendment accelerates the Final Expiration Date of the Company's Series A Junior Preferred Stock Purchase Rights (the "Rights") from February 11, 2011 to April 26, 2010 ("the Final Expiration Date"). As a result of the Amendment, (i) the rights to purchase the Rights pursuant to the Rights Agreement expired at 5:00 p.m. on the Final Expiration Date and there no longer will be a Right associated with each outstanding share of the Company's common stock after the Final Expiration Date, (ii) the Rights Agreement will expire on the Final Expiration Date, and (iii) no person will have any rights pursuant to the Rights Agreement.

        On April 28, 2010, the Company and its primary operating subsidiaries, as borrowers, executed and delivered a Fourth Modification Agreement (the "Fourth Amendment"), with SunTrust Bank and Wachovia Bank, National Association, amending the Credit Agreement for the Company's existing unsecured revolving credit facility. Pursuant to the Fourth Amendment, the amount of dividend payments allowed to be made by the Company under the Credit Facility was increased from $2.5 million to $5.0 million in any 12 month period, assuming continued compliance by the Company with the otherwise applicable terms of the Credit Agreement. Pursuant to the relevant documents, the financial covenants included in the Credit Agreement for the unsecured revolving credit facility are also applicable to the Company's existing Term Loan with the same lenders. Accordingly, the Fourth Amendment also has the effect of amending the financial covenants applicable to the Term Loan.

        On April 28, 2010, the Company announced a stock dividend in order to effect a three-for-two stock split of the Company's common stock. To effect the split, each holder of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share, as of the close of business on May 12, 2010, will receive on May 26, 2010, a stock dividend of one additional share of common stock for every two outstanding shares held. All share and earnings per share numbers presented in this document have been adjusted to reflect the stock split. The reference from time to time herein to "split adjusted" shares is for convenience of the reader; and the absence in some places of such reference should not be construed to mean that such numbers or values are not "split adjusted," unless noted as such.

        Also on April 28, 2010, the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of ten cents ($0.10) per share of common stock (equivalent to $0.15 per pre split share), par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, payable on June 2, 2010, to shareholders of record as of May 19, 2010. Any future declaration of dividends and the establishment of any corresponding record and payment dates remains subject to further determination from time to time by the Board of Directors.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Stockholders of
TESSCO Technologies Incorporated

        We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of TESSCO Technologies Incorporated and subsidiaries as of March 28, 2010 and March 29, 2009, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 28, 2010. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a). These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audits.

        We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, 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. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

        In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of TESSCO Technologies Incorporated and subsidiaries at March 28, 2010 and March 29, 2009, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 28, 2010, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

        As discussed in Note 12 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company adopted the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 740—Income Taxes (formerly Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48), effective April 2, 2007.

 

/s/ Ernst & Young, LLP

Baltimore, Maryland
May 27, 2010

   

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Item 9.    Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

        Not applicable.

Item 9A(T).    Controls and Procedures.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

        We maintain a system of disclosure controls and procedures that is designed to provide reasonable assurance that information, which is required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and is accumulated and communicated to management in a timely manner. Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have evaluated this system of disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this annual report, and have concluded that the system is effective.

Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management's Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

        Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13(a)-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Our system of internal control is designed to provide reasonable assurance to management and the Board of Directors regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

        Any system of internal control over financial reporting, no matter how well designed, has inherent limitations and may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, internal control systems determined to be effective can only provide reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may be inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

        Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. This evaluation included review of the documentation of controls, evaluation of the design effectiveness of controls, testing of the operating effectiveness of controls, and the conclusion of this evaluation. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of March 28, 2010.

        This annual report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management's report was not subject to attestation by our independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit us to provide only management's report in this annual report.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

        There has not been any change in our internal control over financial reporting during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2010 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Item 9B.    Other Information.

        None.


Part III

        

Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14.

        The information with respect to the identity and business experience of executive officers of the Company as required to be included in Item 10 to this Form 10-K is set forth in Part I of this Form 10-K. The information otherwise required by Items 10 through 14 will be contained in a definitive proxy statement for our Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which we anticipate will be filed no later than 120 days after the end of our fiscal year pursuant to Regulation 14A and accordingly these items have been omitted in accordance with General Instruction G(3) to Form 10-K.


Part IV

Item 15.    Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

(a)
The following documents are filed as part of this report:

1.
The following consolidated financial statements are included in Item 8 of this report:

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 28, 2010 and March 29, 2009

    43  

Consolidated Statements of Income for the fiscal years ended March 28, 2010, March 29, 2009 and March 30, 2008

    44  

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for the fiscal years ended March 28, 2010, March 29, 2009 and March 30, 2008

    45  

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal years ended March 28, 2010, March 29, 2009, and March 30, 2008

    46  

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

    47  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    73  
2.
The following financial statement schedules are required to be filed by Item 8 and paragraph (b) of this Item 15 included herewith:

        Schedules not listed above have been omitted because the information required to be set forth therein is not applicable.

3.
Exhibits

3.1.1   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-81834)).

3.1.2

 

Certificate of Retirement of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-81834)).

3.1.3

 

First Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-81834)).

3.1.4

 

Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant filed September 6, 1996 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.4 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 1997).

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3.1.5   Certificate of Correction filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on February 7, 2007 to Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on September 6, 1999 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.5 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed February 7, 2007).

3.1.6

 

Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, dated February 1, 2008 (incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 1, 2008).

3.1.7

 

Certificate of Elimination of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the Company, dated as of April 26, 2010 (incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2010).

3.2.1

 

Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 1, 2008).

3.2.2

 

Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2010).

4.1.1

 

Rights Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2008, between the Company and Mellon Investor Services, LLC, as rights agent (which includes the Form of Rights Certificate as Exhibit B) (incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 1, 2008).

4.1.2

 

First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2010, between the Company and Mellon Investor Services, LLC, as rights agent (incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2010).

10.1.1

 

Employment Agreement, dated August 31, 2006 with Robert B. Barnhill, Jr. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 1, 2006).

10.1.2

 

Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement, dated December 31, 2008 with Robert B. Barnhill, Jr. (filed herewith).

10.2.1

 

Employee Incentive Stock Option Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-81834)).

10.3.1

 

Team Member Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix No. 2 to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Commission on July 15, 1999).

10.4.1

 

TESSCO Technologies Incorporated Second Amended and Restated 1994 Stock and Incentive Plan, dated as of July 24, 2008 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 28, 2008).

10.4.2

 

TESSCO Technologies Incorporated Performance Share Unit Agreement—Officer and Employees (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 27, 2004).

10.4.3

 

TESSCO Technologies Incorporated Performance Share Unit Agreement—Non-employee Director (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 27, 2004).

10.5.1

 

Stock Repurchase Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2008, between the Registrant and Brightpoint, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 28, 2008).

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10.6.1   Agreement of Lease By and Between Atrium Building, LLC and TESSCO Technologies Incorporated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 28, 2003).

10.7.1

 

Credit Agreement dated June 30, 2004, by and among the Registrant and affiliates, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, SunTrust Bank and the lenders party thereto from time to time (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 26, 2004).

10.7.2

 

Term Note of Registrant and affiliates dated June 30, 2004, payable to Wachovia Bank, N.A. and SunTrust Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 26, 2004).

10.7.3

 

Guaranty Agreement dated June 30, 2004, of TESSCO Incorporated, to and for the benefit of Wachovia Bank, N.A., as agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 26, 2004).

10.7.4

 

First Modification Agreement, made effective as of June 30, 2008, to Credit Agreement dated as of May 31, 2007, by and among the Registrant and its primary operating subsidiaries as borrowers, and SunTrust Bank and Wachovia Bank, N.A., as lenders (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 28, 2008).

10.7.5

 

Second Modification Agreement, made effective as of November 26, 2008, to Credit Agreement dated as of May 31, 2007, by and among the Registrant and its primary operating subsidiaries as borrowers, and SunTrust Bank and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as lenders (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 28, 2008).

10.7.6

 

Third Modification Agreement, made effective July 22, 2009, to Credit Agreement dated as of May 31, 2007, by and among the Registrant and its primary operating subsidiaries as borrowers, and SunTrust Bank and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as lenders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed August 12, 2009).

10.7.7

 

Fourth Modification Agreement, made effective April 28, 2010, to Credit Agreement dated as of May 31, 2007, by and among the Registrant and its primary operating subsidiaries as borrowers, and SunTrust Bank and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as lenders (filed herewith).

10.7.8

 

Joinder, Assumption, Ratification and Modification Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2006 by and among the Registrant, various affiliates of the Registrant and Wachovia Bank, N.A. and SunTrust Bank, as lenders (Revolving Line of Credit Facility) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 24, 2006).

10.7.9

 

Joinder, Assumption, Ratification and Modification Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2006 by and among the Registrant, various affiliates of the Registrant and Wachovia Bank, N.A. and SunTrust Bank, as lenders (Term Loan) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 24, 2006).

10.8.1

 

Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 5, 2006, by and among TerraWave Solutions, Ltd., Gigawave Solutions, Ltd. and TESSCO Incorporated and GW Services Solutions, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 24, 2006).

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10.9.1   Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, between the Company and Robert B. Barnhill, Jr., (originally filed as Exhibit C to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-81834)) (filed again herewith).

10.9.2

 

Amendment No. 1 to Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, dated as of December 31, 2008 (filed herewith).

10.10.1

 

Form of Severance and Restrictive Covenant Agreement, dated February 9, 2009, and entered into between the Company and each of Gerald T. Garland, Douglas A. Rein, Said Tofighi and David M. Young (filed herewith).

11.1.1

 

Statement re: Computation of Per Share Earnings (filed herewith).

21.1.1

 

Subsidiaries of the Registrant (filed herewith).

23.1.1

 

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (filed herewith).

31.1.1

 

Rule 15d-14(a) Certification of Robert B. Barnhill, Jr., Chief Executive Officer (filed herewith).

31.2.1

 

Rule 15d-14(a) Certification of David M. Young, Chief Financial Officer (filed herewith).

32.1.1

 

Section 1350 Certification of Robert B. Barnhill, Jr., Chief Executive Officer (filed herewith).

32.2.1

 

Section 1350 Certification of David M. Young, Chief Financial Officer (filed herewith).

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Schedule II: Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

For the fiscal years ended:

 
  2010   2009   2008  

Allowance for doubtful accounts:

                   

Balance, beginning of period

  $ 1,874,700   $ 1,200,700   $ 910,400  

Provision for bad debts

    743,500     1,593,600     937,900  

Write-offs and other adjustments

    (1,101,600 )   (919,600 )   (647,600 )
               

Balance, end of period

  $ 1,516,600   $ 1,874,700   $ 1,200,700  
               

 

 
  2010   2009   2008  

Inventory Reserve:

                   

Balance, beginning of period

  $ 2,681,100   $ 2,655,600   $ 2,984,100  

Inventory reserve expense

    2,634,900     1,983,800     3,285,800  

Write-offs and other adjustments

    (1,854,300 )   (1,958,300 )   (3,614,300 )
               

Balance, end of period

  $ 3,461,700   $ 2,681,100   $ 2,655,600  
               

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Signatures

        Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

    TESSCO TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Robert B. Barnhill, Jr.

Robert B. Barnhill, Jr., President
May 27, 2010

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

/s/ ROBERT B. BARNHILL, JR.

Robert B. Barnhill, Jr.
  Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)   May 27, 2010

/s/ DAVID M. YOUNG

David M. Young

 

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Corporate Secretary (principal financial and accounting officer)

 

May 27, 2010

/s/ JAY G. BAITLER

Jay G. Baitler

 

Director

 

May 27, 2010

/s/ JOHN D. BELETIC

John D. Beletic

 

Director

 

May 27, 2010

/s/ BENN R. KONSYNSKI

Benn R. Konsynski

 

Director

 

May 27, 2010

/s/ DANIEL OKRENT

Daniel Okrent

 

Director

 

May 27, 2010

/s/ DENNIS J. SHAUGHNESSY

Dennis J. Shaughnessy

 

Director

 

May 27, 2010

/s/ MORTON F. ZIFFERER

Morton F. Zifferer

 

Director

 

May 27, 2010

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