TESSCO TECHNOLOGIES INC - Quarter Report: 2010 September (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 26, 2010

¨ 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

TESSCO TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

11126 McCormick Road, Hunt Valley, Maryland		21031
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(410) 229-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

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 whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer o		Accelerated filer o

Non-accelerated filer o		Smaller reporting company x

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

The number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding as of October 29, 2010, was 7,542,064.

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TESSCO TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED

Index to Form 10-Q

Part I	FINANCIAL INFORMATION

	Item 1.	Financial Statements.

	Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

	Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk.

	Item 4.	Controls and Procedures.

Part II	OTHER INFORMATION

	Item 1.	Legal Proceedings.

	Item 1A.	Risk Factors.

	Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

	Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

	Item 4.	(Removed and Reserved)

	Item 5.	Other Information.

	Item 6.	Exhibits.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

TESSCO TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED

Consolidated Balance Sheets

	September 26, 2010			March 28, 2010
	(unaudited)
ASSETS

Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	482,100		$	7,658,700
Trade accounts receivable, net	83,753,800			60,675,000
Product inventory, net	57,577,300			44,991,500
Deferred tax assets	4,615,000			4,615,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3,210,600			1,597,000
Total current assets	149,638,800			119,537,200

Property and equipment, net	21,394,800			20,679,900
Goodwill, net	11,684,700			9,017,700
Other long-term assets	1,999,600			2,111,900
Total assets	$	184,717,900		$	151,346,700

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	$	90,025,800		$	59,548,900
Payroll, benefits and taxes	6,094,800			8,974,200
Income and sales tax liabilities	3,663,000			2,528,000
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	1,495,600			1,312,900
Current portion of long-term debt	382,100			380,000
Total current liabilities	101,661,300			72,744,000

Deferred tax liabilities	3,650,800			3,650,800
Long-term debt, net of current portion	3,094,600			3,328,000
Other long-term liabilities	1,618,500			1,978,700
Total liabilities	110,025,200			81,701,500

Commitments and Contingencies

Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock	—			—
Common stock	83,400			81,500
Additional paid-in capital	39,279,200			36,937,700
Treasury stock	(44,051,900		)	(42,819,400		)
Retained earnings	79,449,800			75,543,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(67,800		)	(97,600		)
Total shareholders’ equity	74,692,700			69,645,200
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	184,717,900		$	151,346,700

See accompanying notes.

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TESSCO TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income

	Fiscal Quarters Ended				Six Months Ended
	September 26, 2010		September 27, 2009		September 26, 2010		September 27, 2009

Revenues	$	165,026,400	$	132,953,700	$	306,979,000	$	241,755,000
Cost of goods sold	128,256,400		101,340,200		237,859,200		181,125,900
Gross profit	36,770,000		31,613,500		69,119,800		60,629,100
Selling, general and administrative expenses	31,203,600		27,322,300		60,115,300		53,083,700
Income from operations	5,566,400		4,291,200		9,004,500		7,545,400
Interest, net	129,800		76,300		207,600		185,600
Income before provision for income taxes	5,436,600		4,214,900		8,796,900		7,359,800
Provision for income taxes	2,090,900		1,622,400		3,381,700		2,855,200
Net income	$	3,345,700	$	2,592,500	$	5,415,200	$	4,504,600
Basic earnings per share	$	0.44	$	0.35	$	0.72	$	0.61
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.43	$	0.34	$	0.69	$	0.59

Cash dividends declared per common share	$	0.10	$	0.07	$	0.20	$	0.07

See accompanying notes.

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TESSCO TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

	Six Months Ended
	September 26, 2010			September 27, 2009

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	5,415,200		$	4,504,600
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	2,098,800			2,024,300
Non-cash stock compensation expense	1,363,100			1,151,800
Deferred income taxes and other	(276,900		)	948,200
Change in trade accounts receivable	(23,078,800		)	(12,564,900		)
Change in product inventory	(12,585,800		)	(12,969,200		)
Change in prepaid expenses and other current assets	(1,613,600		)	263,400
Change in trade accounts payable	30,661,900			26,395,700
Change in payroll, benefits and taxes	(2,879,400		)	(81,500		)
Change in income and sales tax liabilities	1,135,000			867,300
Change in accrued expenses and other current liabilities	337,800			1,426,200
Net cash provided by operating activities	577,300			11,965,900

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(2,754,900		)	(917,800		)
Additional earn-out payments on acquired businesses	(2,852,000		)	(2,382,000		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(5,606,900		)	(3,299,800		)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments on long-term debt	(231,300		)	(191,100		)
Proceeds from debt issuance	—			250,000
Proceeds from issuance of stock	73,600			57,600
Cash dividends paid	(1,508,400		)	(491,800		)
Purchases of treasury stock and repurchases of stock from employees and directors for minimum tax withholdings	(1,232,500		)	(101,800		)
Debt issue costs	—			(175,000		)
Excess tax benefit (loss) from stock-based compensation	751,600			(220,800		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(2,147,000		)	(872,900		)

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(7,176,600		)	7,793,200

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	7,658,700			599,800

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	482,100		$	8,393,000

See accompanying notes.

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TESSCO TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

September 26, 2010

Note 1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

TESSCO Technologies Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (TESSCO, we, or the Company), architects and delivers innovative product and value chain solutions, at lower costs, to support 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.

In management’s opinion, the accompanying interim consolidated financial statements of the Company include all adjustments, consisting only of normal, recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position for the interim periods presented. These statements are presented in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the Company’s annual financial statements have been omitted from these statements, as permitted under the applicable rules and regulations. The results of operations presented in the accompanying interim consolidated financial statements are not necessarily representative of operations for an entire year. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2010.

Note 2. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

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.

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

On May 26, 2010, the Company issued a stock dividend in order to effect a three-for-two stock split of the Company’s common stock. All share and earnings per share numbers prior to the May 26, 2010 stock split (including without limitation all share and share-related numbers included in Notes 4, 6 and 10 below) have been retroactively restated to reflect the stock dividend for all periods presented. The number of authorized shares remains at 15,000,000.

Note 4. Stock Compensation

The Company’s selling, general and administrative expenses for the fiscal quarter and six months ended September 26, 2010 includes $805,900 and $1,363,100, respectively, of non-cash stock compensation expense. The Company’s selling, general and administrative expenses for the fiscal quarter and six months ended September 27, 2009 includes $596,300 and $1,151,800, respectively, of non-cash stock compensation expense. Stock compensation expense is primarily related to our Performance Stock Unit (PSU) Program. In addition, the Company recorded an excess tax benefit (loss) directly to shareholders’ equity of $751,600 and ($220,800), primarily related to the PSUs which vested during the six months ended September 26, 2010 and September 27, 2009, respectively.

Performance Stock Units: The following table summarizes the activity under the Company’s PSU program for the first six months of fiscal year 2011:

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	Six Months Ended September 26, 2010		Weighted Average Fair Value at Grant Date
Shares available for issue under outstanding PSUs, non-vested beginning of period	679,627		$	6.75
Granted	274,500		16.00
Vested	(238,163	)	7.24
Forfeited/cancelled	(12,375	)	6.47
Shares available for issue under outstanding PSUs, non-vested end of period	703,589		$	10.19

Of the 703,589 shares available for issuance under outstanding PSUs, but not yet vested as of September 26, 2010, 429,840 shares have been earned, and assuming the respective participants remain employed by or associated with the Company on these dates, these shares will vest and be issued ratably on or about May 1 of 2011, 2012 and 2013.

The PSUs cancelled during fiscal year 2011 primarily related to the fiscal year 2010 grant of PSUs, which had a 1-year measurement period (fiscal year 2010). Of the PSUs cancelled, PSUs covering 10,500 shares were cancelled because the applicable individual fiscal 2010 performance targets were not fully satisfied for certain non-director employee participants. In addition, 1,125 non-vested shares related to the fiscal year 2010 grant of PSUs were forfeited and 750 shares related to the fiscal year 2011 grant of PSUs were cancelled due to a participant no longer being employed by the Company. Per the provisions of the Second Amended and Restated 1994 Stock and Incentive Plan (the “1994 Plan”), the shares related to these PSUs were added back to the 1994 Plan and became available for future issuance.

During fiscal year 2011, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, with the concurrence of the full Board of Directors, granted additional PSUs to select key individuals and directors, providing them with the opportunity to earn up to 274,500 additional shares of the Company’s common stock in the aggregate (of which 750 PSUs have since been cancelled due to a participant no longer being employed by the Company), depending upon whether certain threshold or goal earnings per share targets are met, subject to individual performance for employees (independent directors are not subject to individual performance factors). These PSUs have only one measurement year (fiscal year 2011), with any shares earned at the end of fiscal year 2011 to vest and be issued 25% on or about May 1 of each of 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, provided that the respective participants remain employed by or associated with the Company on each such date.

If the maximum target of PSUs granted in fiscal year 2011 is assumed to be earned, total unrecognized compensation costs on these and all other earned but unvested PSU’s would be approximately $3.7 million as of September 26, 2010 and would be expensed through fiscal year 2014.

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

The fair value of each option at the date of grant is amortized as compensation expense over the option service or vesting period. This occurs without regard to subsequent changes in stock price, volatility or interest rates over time, provided that the option remains outstanding. As of September 26, 2010, all outstanding stock options are fully vested. The following table summarizes the pertinent option information for outstanding options for the six months ended September 26, 2010:

	Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding, beginning of period	180,000	$	5.26
Granted	—	—
Exercised	—	—
Cancelled	—	—
Outstanding and exercisable, end of period	180,000	5.26

Restricted Stock: In fiscal year 2007, the Company granted 225,000 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

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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. As of September 26, 2010, 135,000 shares remain unvested and there was no activity related to these restricted shares during the first six months of fiscal year 2011. As of September 26, 2010, there was approximately $1.3 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to this issuance of restricted stock. Unrecognized compensation costs are expected to be recognized ratably over a period of approximately six years. Also in fiscal year 2011, restricted stock units covering 22,500 shares were issued to various non-executive employees. These shares vest on the last day of fiscal year 2014, provided the employees are still employed by the Company on that date. The weighted average fair value for these shares at the grant date was $16.13. As of September 26, 2010, there was approximately $0.2 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to this issuance of restricted stock. Unrecognized compensation costs are expected to be recognized ratably over a period of approximately four years. No other shares of restricted stock are currently issued as awards under the 1994 Plan.

Note 5. 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:

· Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

· Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

· Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the inputs used in pricing the asset or liability.

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

	Balance at September 26, 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	$	67,800	$	—	$	67,800	$	—
Total liabilities at fair value	$	67,800	$	—	$	67,800	$	—

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 whose notional amount outstanding amortizes down over the period of the interest rate swap at a rate which matches the Company’s debt principal payments throughout the period of the term 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 swap’s 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 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.

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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 September 26, 2010 and March 28, 2010 due to their short term nature.

Fair value of long-term debt, calculated using current interest rates and future principal payments, as of September 26, 2010 and March 28, 2010 is estimated as follows:

	September 26, 2010				March 28, 2010
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Note payable to a Bank	$	3,112,500	$	3,050,400	$	3,225,000	$	3,121,000
Note payable to the Maryland Economic Development Corporation	$	146,700	$	144,200	$	253,900	$	248,100
Note payable to Baltimore County	$	217,500	$	192,900	$	229,100	$	201,900

Note 6. 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.

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

	Fiscal Quarter Ended						Six Months Ended
Amounts in thousands, expect per share amounts	September 26, 2010			September 27, 2009			September 26, 2010			September 27, 2009
Earnings per share — Basic:
Net earnings	$	3,346		$	2,593		$	5,415		$	4,505
Less: Distributed and undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested stock	(60		)	(56		)	(97		)	(97		)
Earnings available to common shareholders — Basic	$	3,286		$	2,537		$	5,318		$	4,408

Weighted average common shares outstanding — Basic	7,396			7,211			7,390			7,188

Earnings per common share — Basic	$	0.44		$	0.35		$	0.72		$	0.61

Earnings per share — Diluted:
Net earnings	$	3,346		$	2,593		$	5,415		$	4,505
Less: Distributed and undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested stock	(58		)	(54		)	(80		)	(94		)
Earnings available to common shareholders — Diluted	$	3,288		$	2,539		$	5,335		$	4,411

Weighted average common shares outstanding — Basic	7,396			7,211			7,390			7,188
Effect of dilutive options	321			257			347			238
Weighted average common shares outstanding — Diluted	7,717			7,468			7,737			7,426

Earnings per common share — Diluted	$	0.43		$	0.34		$	0.69		$	0.59

Anti-dilutive equity awards not included above	—			—			—			—

Note 7. 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

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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:

· Commercial Public Carriers and Network Operators. Public carriers and network operators include systems operators that are generally responsible for building and maintaining the infrastructure system and provide airtime service to individual subscribers.

· Commercial Resellers. Resellers include dealers and resellers that sell, install and/or service cellular telephone, wireless networking, broadband and two-way radio communications equipment primarily for the enterprise market, and to a lesser extent, the consumer market. These resellers include local and national value-added resellers and retailers, as well as sales and installation centers operated by cellular and paging carriers.

· Commercial Self-Maintained Users and Governments. Self-maintained user (SMU) and government customers include commercial entities such as major utilities and transportation companies, federal agencies and state and local governments.

· Consumers. Consumers include customers that buy through any of our affinity partner relationships or directly from our consumer website, YourWirelessSource.comTM.

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. The Company’s goodwill at September 26, 2010 relates to acquisitions within its Network Infrastructure line of business. Product delivery revenue and certain cost of sales expenses have been allocated to each segment based on a percentage of revenues and/or gross profit, as applicable.

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Segment activity for the second quarter of fiscal years 2011 and 2010 is as follows:

(Amounts in thousands)	Network Infrastructure		Mobile Devices and Accessories		Installation, Test and Maintenance		Total
Fiscal Quarter ended September 26, 2010
Commercial revenues:
Public carriers and network operators	$	19,054	$	677	$	4,187	$	23,918
Resellers	24,581		84,147		1,737		110,465
SMUs and governments	18,302		3,432		5,120		26,854
Total commercial revenues	61,937		88,256		11,044		161,237
Consumer revenues	—		3,789		—		3,789
Total revenues	$	61,937	$	92,045	$	11,044	$	165,026

Commercial gross profit:
Public carriers and network operators	$	4,485	$	162	$	841	$	5,488
Resellers	6,296		15,572		490		22,358
SMUs and governments	4,866		948		1,796		7,610
Total commercial gross profit	15,647		16,682		3,127		35,456
Consumer gross profit	—		1,314		—		1,314
Total gross profit	$	15,647	$	17,996	$	3,127	$	36,770

Selling, general and administrative expenses							31,203
Income from operations							5,567
Interest, net							130
Income before provision for income taxes							5,437
Provision for income taxes							2,091
Net income							$	3,346

Product inventory	$	28,392	$	26,132	$	3,053	$	57,577

Fiscal Quarter ended September 27, 2009
Commercial revenues:
Public carriers and network operators	$	14,001	$	537	$	2,303	$	16,841
Resellers	19,596		63,707		1,946		85,249
SMUs and governments	13,462		3,490		9,959		26,911
Total commercial revenues	47,059		67,734		14,208		129,001
Consumer revenues	—		3,953		—		3,953
Total revenues	$	47,059	$	71,687	$	14,208	$	132,954

Commercial gross profit:
Public carriers and network operators	$	3,395	$	142	$	583	$	4,120
Resellers	5,408		13,404		449		19,261
SMUs and governments	3,776		1,058		2,262		7,096
Total commercial gross profit	12,579		14,604		3,294		30,477
Consumer gross profit	—		1,136		—		1,136
Total gross profit	$	12,579	$	15,740	$	3,294	$	31,613

Selling, general and administrative expenses							27,322
Income from operations							4,291
Interest, net							76
Income before provision for income taxes							4,215
Provision for income taxes							1,622
Net income							$	2,593

Product inventory	$	22,538	$	22,319	$	4,653	$	49,510

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Segment activity for the first six months of fiscal years 2011 and 2010 is as follows:

(Amounts in thousands)	Network Infrastructure		Mobile Devices and Accessories		Installation, Test and Maintenance		Total
Six Months ended September 26, 2010
Commercial revenues:
Public carriers and network operators	$	36,658	$	1,160	$	7,811	$	45,629
Resellers	45,357		152,145		3,644		201,146
SMUs and governments	34,644		8,210		9,790		52,644
Total commercial revenues	116,659		161,515		21,245		299,419
Consumer revenues	—		7,560		—		7,560
Total revenues	$	116,659	$	169,075	$	21,245	$	306,979

Commercial gross profit:
Public carriers and network operators	$	8,448	$	296	$	1,642	$	10,386
Resellers	11,976		28,351		958		41,285
SMUs and governments	9,321		2,202		3,311		14,834
Total commercial gross profit	29,745		30,849		5,911		66,505
Consumer gross profit	—		2,615		—		2,615
Total gross profit	$	29,745	$	33,464	$	5,911	$	69,120

Selling, general and administrative expenses							60,115
Income from operations							9,005
Interest, net							208
Income before provision for income taxes							8,797
Provision for income taxes							3,382
Net income							$	5,415

Product Inventory	$	28,392	$	26,132	$	3,053	$	57,577

Six Months ended September 27, 2009
Commercial revenues:
Public carriers and network operators	$	24,551	$	1,004	$	5,019	$	30,574
Resellers	36,388		110,331		3,827		150,546
SMUs and governments	25,910		6,724		20,818		53,452
Total commercial revenues	86,849		118,059		29,664		234,572
Consumer revenues	—		7,183		—		7,183
Total revenues	$	86,849	$	125,242	$	29,664	$	241,755

Commercial gross profit:
Public carriers and network operators	$	6,074	$	263	$	1,259	$	7,596
Resellers	10,320		25,727		920		36,967
SMUs and governments	7,348		2,036		4,593		13,977
Total commercial gross profit	23,742		28,026		6,772		58,540
Consumer gross profit	—		2,089		—		2,089
Total gross profit	$	23,742	$	30,115	$	6,772	$	60,629

Selling, general and administrative expenses							53,084
Income from operations							7,545
Interest, net							185
Income before provision for income taxes							7,360
Provision for income taxes							2,855
Net income							$	4,505

Product Inventory	$	22,538	$	22,319	$	4,653	$	49,510

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Note 8. Comprehensive Income

The components of total comprehensive income were as follows:

	Fiscal Quarter Ended				Six Months Ended
	September 26, 2010		September 27, 2009		September 26, 2010		September 27, 2009

Net Income	$	3,345,700	$	2,592,500	$	5,415,200	$	4,504,600
Change in value of interest rate swap, net of tax	12,300		4,000		29,800		20,800
Total comprehensive income	$	3,358,000	$	2,596,500	$	5,445,000	$	4,525,400

Note 9. Borrowings Under Revolving Credit Facility

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.

Note 10. Stock Buyback

On April 28, 2003, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock buyback program. As of September 26, 2010, the Board of Directors had authorized the purchase of up to 3,593,350 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. As of September 26, 2010, the Company had purchased 3,505,187 shares under the stock buyback program for approximately $30.7 million, or an average of $8.76 per share. Of the total shares repurchased under the stock buyback program, 2,300 shares were repurchased in the first six months of fiscal year 2011 for approximately $32,100. As of September 26, 2010, 88,163 shares remained available for repurchase under this program.

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 option exercises and restricted stock awards. For the six months ended September 26, 2010 and September 27, 2009 the allocated value of the shares withheld totaled $1,200,400 and $101,800, respectively.

Note 11. Customer Concentration

The Company’s future results could be negatively impacted by the loss of certain customer and/or vendor relationships. For the fiscal quarter and six months ended September 26, 2010, sales of products to the Company’s top customer relationship, AT&T Mobility, accounted for 31% and 28% of total revenues, respectively. For the fiscal quarter and six months ended September 27, 2009, sales of products to the Company’s top customer relationship, AT&T Mobility, accounted for 30% and 26% of total revenues, respectively. For both the fiscal quarter and six months ended September 26, 2010, no customer other than AT&T Mobility accounted for more than 4% of total consolidated revenues.

Note 12. Subsequent Events

On September 29, 2010, the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of ten cents ($0.10) per share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, payable on November 24, 2010, to shareholders of record as of November 10, 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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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

This commentary should be read in conjunction with the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2010.

Business Overview and Environment

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

Our second quarter revenues increased by 24.1% compared to the second quarter of the last fiscal year. This increase was driven by growth in our network infrastructure and mobile devices and accessories commercial lines of business, partially offset by a decline in our installation, test and maintenance commercial line of business. In the second quarter AT&T Mobility, our largest customer, accounted for 31% of total revenues. No other customer accounted for more than 4% of total consolidated revenues. Our second quarter gross profits increased by 16.3% compared to the second quarter of last fiscal year, driven by growth in our network infrastructure and mobile devices and accessories commercial lines of business, partially offset by a decline in our installation, test and maintenance commercial line of business. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by 14.2% over the prior year quarter, primarily related to people costs and freight costs related to increased order volume. Consequently, net income increased by 29.0% and diluted earnings per share grew by 26.5% over the prior-year quarter.

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 experience 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. Our strong second quarter revenue growth was driven by a 4% growth in the average number of monthly buying customers and a 21% increase in the average dollars purchased for each buying customer compared to the same period of fiscal year 2010. Accordingly, while we believe that the economy continues to show signs of improvement and we believe we are starting to win a larger percentage of our customers’ business, we also believe that our customers are continuing to experience difficulty in the current economic environment. 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 impact of the crisis on our liquidity is further discussed below under the heading “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

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 accessories 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. The nature of our business is that, from time to time, we experience the loss and changes in the business habits of significant customer and vendor relationships and may continue to do so in the future. 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.

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Results of Operations

The following table summarizes the unaudited results of our operations for the fiscal quarter and six months ended September 26, 2010 and September 27, 2009:

	Fiscal Quarters Ended									Six Months Ended
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)	September 26, 2010		September 27, 2009		$ Change			% Change		September 26, 2010		September 27, 2009		$ Change			% Change
Commercial Revenues
Network Infrastructure:
Public Carriers and Network Operators	$	19,054	$	14,001	$	5,053		36.1	%	$	36,658	$	24,551	$	12,107		49.3	%
Resellers	24,581		19,596		4,985			25.4	%	45,357		36,388		8,969			24.6	%
SMUs and Governments	18,302		13,462		4,840			36.0	%	34,644		25,910		8,734			33.7	%
Total Network Infrastructure	61,937		47,059		14,878			31.6	%	116,659		86,849		29,810			34.3	%
Mobile Devices and Accessories:
Public Carriers and Network Operators	677		537		140			26.1	%	1,160		1,004		156			15.5	%
Resellers	84,147		63,707		20,440			32.1	%	152,145		110,331		41,814			37.9	%
SMUs and Governments	3,432		3,490		(58		)	(1.7	)%	8,210		6,724		1,486			22.1	%
Total Mobile Devices and Accessories	88,256		67,734		20,522			30.3	%	161,515		118,059		43,456			36.8	%
Installation, Test and Maintenance:
Public Carriers and Network Operators	4,187		2,303		1,884			81.8	%	7,811		5,019		2,792			55.6	%
Resellers	1,737		1,946		(209		)	(10.7	)%	3,644		3,827		(183		)	(4.8	)%
SMUs and Governments	5,120		9,959		(4,839		)	(48.6	)%	9,790		20,818		(11,028		)	(53.0	)%
Total Installation, Test and Maintenance	11,044		14,208		(3,164		)	(22.3	)%	21,245		29,664		(8,419		)	(28.4	)%
Total Commercial Revenues	161,237		129,001		32,236			25.0	%	299,419		234,572		64,847			27.6	%
Consumer Revenues - Mobile Devices and Accessories	3,789		3,953		(164		)	(4.1	)%	7,560		7,183		377			5.2	%
Total Revenues	$	165,026	$	132,954	$	32,072		24.1	%	$	306,979	$	241,755	$	65,224		27.0	%

Commercial Gross Profit
Network Infrastructure:
Public Carriers and Network Operators	$	4,485	$	3,395	$	1,090		32.1	%	$	8,448	$	6,074	$	2,374		39.1	%
Resellers	6,296		5,408		888			16.4	%	11,976		10,320		1,656			16.0	%
SMUs and Governments	4,866		3,776		1,090			28.9	%	9,321		7,348		1,973			26.9	%
Total Network Infrastructure	15,647		12,579		3,068			24.4	%	29,745		23,742		6,003			25.3	%
Mobile Devices and Accessories:
Public Carriers and Network Operators	162		142		20			14.1	%	296		263		33			12.5	%
Resellers	15,572		13,404		2,168			16.2	%	28,351		25,727		2,624			10.2	%
SMUs and Governments	948		1,058		(110		)	(10.4	)%	2,202		2,036		166			8.2	%
Total Mobile Devices and Accessories	16,682		14,604		2,078			14.2	%	30,849		28,026		2,823			10.1	%
Installation, Test and Maintenance:
Public Carriers and Network Operators	841		583		258			44.3	%	1,642		1,259		383			30.4	%
Resellers	490		449		41			9.1	%	958		920		38			4.1	%
SMUs and Governments	1,796		2,262		(466		)	(20.6	)%	3,311		4,593		(1,282		)	(27.9	)%
Total Installation, Test and Maintenance	3,127		3,294		(167		)	(5.1	)%	5,911		6,772		(861		)	(12.7	)%
Total Commercial Gross Profit	35,456		30,477		4,979			16.3	%	66,505		58,540		7,965			13.6	%
Consumer Gross Profit - Mobile Devices and Accessories	1,314		1,136		178			15.7	%	2,615		2,089		526			25.2	%
Total Gross Profit	36,770		31,613		5,157			16.3	%	69,120		60,629		8,491			14.0	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses	31,203		27,322		3,881			14.2	%	60,115		53,084		7,031			13.2	%
Income from operations	5,567		4,291		1,276			29.7	%	9,005		7,545		1,460			19.4	%
Interest, net	130		76		54			71.1	%	208		185		23			12.4	%
Income before provision for income taxes	5,437		4,215		1,222			29.0	%	8,797		7,360		1,437			19.5	%
Provision for income taxes	2,091		1,622		469			28.9	%	3,382		2,855		527			18.5	%
Net income	$	3,346	$	2,593	$	753		29.0	%	$	5,415	$	4,505	$	910		20.2	%
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.43	$	0.34	$	0.09		26.5	%	$	0.69	$	0.59	$	0.10		16.9	%

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Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2011 Compared with Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2010

Revenues. Revenues for the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 increased 24.1% as compared with the second quarter of fiscal year 2010, primarily due to a 25.0% increase in commercial revenues, partially offset by a 4.1% decrease in consumer revenues. Sales increased in our network infrastructure and mobile devices and accessories lines of business, but were partially offset by decreased sales in our installation, test and maintenance line of business.

Network infrastructure sales increased 31.6% as compared with the second quarter of fiscal year 2010, as a result of higher sales of radio frequency propagation and site support products and higher sales of broadband products across all of our market categories.

Sales in the mobile devices and accessories line of business increased 28.4% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011, as compared with the same period last year. The increase was due to a 30.3% increase in commercial sales, partially offset by a 4.1% decrease in consumer sales. The increase in commercial revenues for mobile devices and accessories, which are sold primarily to resellers, was due to increased sales to a large national tier-one carrier, AT&T Mobility, as well as smaller resellers and users. Sales of mobile devices and accessories to public carriers and network operators also increased but were partially offset by a decline in sales to SMUs and governments.

Revenues from our installation, test and maintenance line of business decreased 22.3% from the corresponding prior-year quarter, primarily due to a decline in sales of repair parts related to our major repair components relationship with Nokia. Sales of test equipment products increased to public carriers and network operators and self-maintained users, but were partially offset by decreased sales to resellers. Sales of tools and supply products increased to resellers and public carriers and network operators, but were partially offset by decreased sales to self-maintained users. As discussed in prior reports, as a result of the evolution of our relationship with Nokia, sales of Nokia product pursuant to this relationship have become less material to our consolidated financial statements. Nokia had notified us of their intent to terminate our arrangement effective September 30, 2010. Accordingly, revenues and gross profits from this relationship have ceased. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2011, revenues from the Nokia relationship represented less than 1% of total consolidated revenues. At its peak in fiscal 2007, this relationship accounted for, on a gross basis, 11% of total consolidated revenues.

Gross Profit. Gross profit for the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 increased 16.3% as compared with the second quarter of fiscal year 2010. Total commercial gross profit increased 16.3%, while consumer gross profit increased 15.7%. Gross profit margin decreased to 22.3% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 as compared to 23.8% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2010. Gross profit margin in our network infrastructure segment decreased from 26.7% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2010 to 25.3% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011. This decrease in gross profit margin was largely a result of lower margin sales of products related to larger carrier builds during this quarter as compared with last year’s second quarter. Gross profit margin in our mobile devices and accessories segment decreased to 19.6% in the second quarter of this fiscal year from 22.0% in the second quarter of last fiscal year. This decrease was primarily attributable to the commercial gross profit margin in our mobile devices and accessories line of business, which decreased to 18.9% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 from 21.6% for the second quarter of fiscal year 2010, principally due to product mix and a significant increase in lower margin sales to AT&T Mobility. Consumer gross profit margin in our mobile devices and accessories line of business increased to 34.7% in the second quarter of this fiscal year from 28.8% for the second quarter of last fiscal year. Gross profit margin in our installation, test and maintenance line of business increased from 23.2% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2010 to 28.3% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011, primarily due to the large reduction in our Nokia relationship discussed above. Generally, our gross margins by product within these segments have been sustained, except as noted above, and these variations are related to sales mix within the segment product offerings. 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.

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

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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 relatively short notice. The nature of our business is that, from time to time, we experience the loss and changes in the business habits of significant customer and vendor relationships, and we may continue to do so in the future. 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 increased by 14.2% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 as compared with the second quarter of fiscal year 2010. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues decreased to 18.9% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 from 20.6% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2010 primarily as a result of a significant increase in revenues partially offset by increased selling, general and administrative expenses. The largest factors contributing to the increase in total selling, general and administrative expenses were increased compensation, freight and marketing and sales promotion expenses during the second quarter of fiscal year 2011.

Total compensation costs, including benefits and bonus expense, increased approximately $2.0 million, or 12.9%, in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 as compared to the second quarter of fiscal year 2010. Compensation costs primarily increased due to increased business generation and fulfillment activities as compared to last year’s second quarter, as well as increased variable sales compensation based on increased gross profit and higher compensation paid to temporary workers.

Freight expense increased by approximately $1.2 million, or 39.3%, due to higher sales and increased packages shipped in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 as compared to fiscal year 2010.

Marketing and sales promotion expenses increased by approximately $277,800, or 11.8%, in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 as compared with the second quarter of fiscal year 2010, primarily due to increased market development funds expensed in relation to our AT&T Mobility and other retail arrangements, as well as trade show and travel and entertainment expenses, partially offset by decreased expenses related to our hard copy catalog, The Wireless Guide®.

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 $379,500 and $299,900 for the second quarter ended September 26, 2010 and September 27, 2009, respectively.

Interest, Net. Net interest expense increased from $76,300 in the second quarter of fiscal year 2010 to $129,800 in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011, primarily due to increased average borrowings on our revolving line of credit facility.

Income Taxes, Net Income and Diluted Earnings per Share. The effective tax rate remained flat at 38.5% in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 as compared with the second quarter of fiscal year 2010. As a result of the factors discussed above, net income for the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 increased 29.0% and diluted earnings per share increased 26.5% compared to the corresponding prior-year quarter.

First Six Months of Fiscal Year 2011 Compared with First Six Months of Fiscal Year 2010

Revenues. Revenues for the first six months of fiscal year 2011 increased 27.0% as compared with the first six months of fiscal year 2010, primarily due to a 27.6% increase in commercial revenues, and to a much lesser extent, a 5.2% increase in consumer revenues. Sales increased in our network infrastructure and mobile devices and accessories lines of business, but were partially offset by decreased sales in our installation, test and maintenance line of business.

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Sales in the network infrastructure line of business increased 34.3% in the first six months of fiscal year 2011, as compared with the prior-year period. The increase was primarily the result of higher sales of radio frequency propagation and site support products and higher sales of broadband products across all of our market categories.

Mobile devices and accessories sales increased as compared with the first six months of fiscal year 2010, primarily due to a 36.8% increase in commercial sales, and to a much lesser extent, a 5.2% increase in consumer sales. Sales in the commercial mobile devices and accessories line of business increased across all market categories.

Revenues from our installation, test and maintenance line of business had a 28.4% decrease from the prior year, primarily due to a decline in sales of repair parts related to our major repair components relationship with Nokia. Sales of test equipment decreased to resellers and self-maintained users, partially offset by increased sales to public carriers and network operators. Sales of tools and supply products increased across all of our market categories. As discussed in prior reports, as a result of the evolution of our relationship with Nokia, sales of Nokia product pursuant to this relationship have become less material to our consolidated financial statements. Nokia had notified us of their intent to terminate our arrangement effective September 30, 2010. Accordingly, revenues and gross profits from this relationship have ceased. During the first six months of fiscal year 2011, revenues from the Nokia relationship represented less than 1% of total consolidated revenues. At its peak in fiscal 2007, this relationship accounted for, on a gross basis, 11% of total consolidated revenues.

Gross Profit. Gross profit for the first six months of fiscal year 2011 increased 14.0% as compared with the first six months of fiscal year 2010. Total commercial gross profit increased 13.6%, while consumer gross profit increased 25.2% over the prior year. Gross profit margin decreased to 22.5% in the first six months of fiscal year 2011 from 25.1% in the first six months of fiscal year 2010. Gross profit margin in our network infrastructure segment decreased from 27.3% in the first six months of fiscal year 2010 to 25.5% in the first six months of 2011. This decrease in gross profit margin was largely a result of lower margin sales of products related to larger carrier builds during the first six months of this year as compared with the first six months of last year. Gross profit margin in our mobile devices and accessories segment decreased to 19.8% in the first six months of this fiscal year from 24.0% in the first six months of last fiscal year, primarily due to product mix in sales to a large tier-one carrier, AT&T Mobility. Commercial gross profit margin for our mobile devices and accessories decreased to 19.1% in the first six months of this fiscal year from 23.7% for the first six months of last fiscal year. Consumer gross profit margin for our mobile devices and accessories increased to 34.6% in the first six months of this fiscal year from 29.1% for the first six months of last fiscal year. In our installation, test and maintenance segment, gross profit margin increased to 27.8% in the first six months of fiscal year 2011 from 22.8% in the first six months of fiscal year 2010. Generally, our gross margins by product within these segments have been sustained, except as noted above, and these variations are related to sales mix within the segment product offerings. 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 13.2% in the first six months of fiscal year 2011 as compared with the first six months of fiscal year 2010. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues decreased to 19.6% in the first six months of fiscal year 2011 from 22.0% in the first six months of fiscal year 2010. The largest factors contributing to the increase in total selling, general and administrative expenses were increased compensation, freight out, and marketing and sales promotion expenses during the first six months of fiscal year 2011.

Total compensation costs, including benefits and bonus expense, increased approximately $4.3 million, or 13.9%, in the first six months of fiscal year 2011 as compared to the first six months of fiscal year 2010. Compensation costs primarily increased due to increased business generation and fulfillment activities as compared to the first six months of the last fiscal year as well as increased variable sales compensation based on increased gross profit and higher compensation paid to temporary workers.

Freight expense increased by approximately $1.8 million, or 29.8%, due to higher sales and increased packages shipped in the first six months of fiscal year 2011 as compared to fiscal year 2010.

Marketing and sales promotion expenses increased by approximately $516,000, or 11.8%, in the first six months of fiscal year 2011 as compared with the first six months of fiscal year 2010, primarily due to increased market development funds

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expensed in relation to our AT&T and other retail arrangements, as well as travel and entertainment expenses, partially offset by decreased expenses related to our hard copy catalog, The Wireless Guide®.

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 $573,800 and $855,900 for first six months of fiscal year 2011 and fiscal year 2010, respectively. During the first six months of fiscal year 2010, bad debt expense was higher due to additional reserves needed largely related to the downturn in the economy.

Interest, Net. Net interest expense increased from $185,600 in the first six months of fiscal year 2010 to $207,600 in the first six months of fiscal year 2011, primarily due to increased average borrowings on our revolving line of credit facility.

Income Taxes, Net Income and Diluted Earnings per Share. The effective tax rate in the first six months of fiscal year 2011 was 38.4% as compared with 38.8% in the first six months of fiscal year 2010. The decrease in the tax rate is primarily attributable 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 the first six months of fiscal year 2011 increased 20.2% and 16.9%, respectively, compared to the prior year.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

	Six Months Ended
	September 26, 2010			September 27, 2009
Cash flows provided by operating activities	$	577,300		$	11,965,900
Cash flows used in investing activities	(5,606,900		)	(3,299,800		)
Cash flows used in financing activities	(2,147,000		)	(872,900		)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	$	(7,176,600	)	$	7,793,200

We generated $577,300 of net cash from operating activities in the first six months of fiscal year 2011 compared with $12.0 million in the first six months of fiscal year 2010. In the first six months of fiscal year 2011, our cash inflow from operating activities was primarily driven by net income (net of depreciation and amortization and non-cash stock compensation expense), as well as by a significant increase in accounts payable, largely offset by a significant increase in trade accounts receivable and inventory, as well as a decrease in payroll, benefits and tax accruals. The increase in accounts payable is largely due to the timing and credit terms of inventory receipts. The increase in trade accounts receivable is primarily due to the timing of sales and collections, as well as the fact that we have granted extended payment terms to certain large customers. The increased inventory levels are to support growing sales and to improve our inventory availability for our customers, especially in the public carrier and network operator market. The decrease in payroll, benefits and tax accruals is primarily due to the payment of fiscal year 2010 bonus accruals in the first three months of fiscal year 2011.

Capital expenditures of $2.8 million in the first six months of fiscal year 2011 were up from expenditures of $0.9 million in the first six months of fiscal year 2010. In both periods, capital expenditures primarily consisted of investments in information technology and, in fiscal year 2011, leasehold improvements and furniture and fixtures for our leased office space in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

Additional earn-out payments on acquired businesses relate to our 2006 acquisition of TerraWave Solutions, Ltd. and its commonly owed affiliate GigaWave Technologies, Ltd. The final earn-out payment of $2.9 million was made during the second quarter of fiscal year 2011.

Net cash used in financing activities was $2.1 million in the first six months of fiscal year 2011 compared with a net cash outflow from financing activities of $0.9 million for the first six months of fiscal year 2010. For the first six months of fiscal year 2011, our cash outflow from financing activities was primarily due to cash dividends paid to shareholders as well as repurchases of treasury stock and stock from employees and directors for minimum tax withholdings related to equity compensation, partially offset by the excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation. For the first six months of fiscal year 2010, our cash outflow from financing activities was primarily due to cash dividends paid to shareholders as

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well as an excess tax loss from stock-based compensation, partially offset by borrowings on our Baltimore County Economic Development Revolving Loan Fund. During the first six months of fiscal years 2011, we repurchased 2,300 shares of our outstanding common stock pursuant to our stock buyback program. No shares were repurchased during the first six months of fiscal year 2010. From the beginning of our stock buyback program (the first quarter of fiscal year 2004), through the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2011, a total of 3,505,187 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 pursuant to this program, and therefore, 88,163 shares remained available to be purchased as of the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2011. 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 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 below. 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 September 26, 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 (measured forward to the present date from the date of inception of the Credit Agreement, May 31, 2007) 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 9 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding this credit facility. As of September 26, 2010, we had repurchased an aggregate of $13.7 million of common stock since May 31, 2007, leaving $11.3 million available for future repurchases, without the consent of our lenders or a further amendment to the terms of the 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 $4.5 million and secured by our Hunt Valley, Maryland facility. Accordingly, these financial covenant modifications also have the effect of amending the financial covenants applicable to the Term Loan. The note is payable in monthly installments of principal and interest with the balance due at maturity on June 30, 2011. At September 26, 2010, the principal balance of this term loan was $3.1 million.

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 September 26, 2010, the principal balance of this term loan was approximately $217,500.

We are also party to an existing note payable outstanding to the Maryland Economic Development Corporation, which is payable in equal quarterly installments of principal and interest of $37,400, with the balance due at maturity on October 10, 2011. The note bears interest at 3.00% per annum and is secured by a subordinate position on Company-owned real property location in Hunt Valley, Maryland. At September 26, 2010, the principal balance of this note was approximately $146,700.

On July 28, 2009, we announced that our Board of Directors determined to commence a dividend program and declared an initial quarterly cash dividend of $0.067 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 June 2, 2010 and August 25, 2010, we paid cash dividends of ten cents ($0.10) per share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company. On September 29, 2010, we declared a cash dividend of the same amount, ten cents ($0.10) per share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, payable on November 24, 2010 to shareholders of

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record as of November 10, 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.

We believe that our existing cash, payments from customers, and availability under our revolving 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 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 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 September 26, 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.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our unaudited 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.

For a detailed discussion on our critical accounting policies, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2010.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no material off-balance sheet arrangements.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Report may contain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may generally be identified by the use of the words “may,” “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” and similar expressions, but the absence of these words or phrases does not necessarily mean that a statement is not forward looking. Forward looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those described in or contemplated by any such forward-looking statement for a variety of reasons, including those risks identified in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the heading “Risk Factors” and otherwise. Consequently, the reader is cautioned to consider all forward-looking statements in light of the risks to which they are subject.

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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. Without limiting the risks that we describe in our periodic reports and elsewhere, among the risks that could lead to a materially adverse impact on our business or operating results are the following: termination or non-renewal of limited duration agreements or arrangements with our vendors and affinity partners which are typically terminable by either party upon several months or otherwise relatively short notice; loss of significant customers or relationships, including affinity relationships; loss of customers either directly or indirectly as a result of consolidation among large wireless service carriers and others within the wireless communications industry; the strength of our customers’, vendors’ and affinity partners’ businesses; increasingly negative or prolonged adverse economic conditions, including those adversely affecting consumer confidence or consumer or business spending, or otherwise adversely affecting our vendors or customers, including their access to capital or liquidity or our customers’ demand for or ability to fund or pay for the purchase of our products and services; our dependence on a relatively small number of suppliers and vendors, which could hamper our ability to maintain appropriate inventory levels and meet customer demand; failure of our information technology system or distribution system; technology changes in the wireless communications industry, which could lead to significant inventory obsolescence and/or our inability to offer key products that our customers demand; third-party freight carrier interruption; increased competition from competitors, including manufacturers or national and regional distributors of the products we sell and the absence of significant barriers to entry which could result in pricing and other pressures on profitability and market share; our inability to access capital and obtain or retain financing as and when needed; transitional and other risks associated with acquisitions of companies that we may undertake in an effort to expand our business; the possibility that, for unforeseen reasons, we may be delayed in entering into or performing, or may fail to enter into or perform, anticipated contracts or may otherwise be delayed in realizing or fail to realize anticipated revenues or anticipated savings; our inability to protect certain intellectual property, including systems and technologies on which we rely; and our inability to hire or retain for any reason our key professionals, management and staff.

Available Information

Our Internet Website 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.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Not Applicable.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act)) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) of the Exchange Act, the Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. During the period covered by this quarterly report, there have been no changes to the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. 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.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes from the risk factors as previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2010. Nevertheless, information that we have disclosed or will disclose from time to time in our public filings (including this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other periodic reports filed under the Exchange Act) may provide additional data or information relative to our previously disclosed risk factors.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Period (1)	Total Number of Shares Purchased (3)	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (2)
June 28, 2010 through July 25, 2010	2,300	$	13.96	2,300	88,163
July 26, 2010 through August 29, 2010	—	N/A		—	88,163
August 30, 2010 through September 26, 2010	—	N/A		—	88,163
Total	2,300	$	13.96	2,300	88,163

(1) Periods indicated are fiscal accounting months for the second quarter of fiscal year 2011.

(2) Amounts are as of the end of the fiscal accounting month or quarter, as applicable.

(3) To the extent not also reflected under the column headed “Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans and programs,” total number of shares purchased represents shares either withheld from or delivered to the Company by employees or directors upon stock option exercises or in connection with PSU and restricted stock awards, in order to pay related minimum tax liabilities.

On April 28, 2003, our Board of Directors announced a stock buyback program. As of September 26, 2010, the Board of Directors has authorized the purchase of up to 3,593,350 shares of outstanding common stock under the stock buyback program. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2011, the Company repurchased 2,300 shares of its common stock for approximately $32,100 pursuant to this program. As of September 26, 2010, we had purchased an aggregate of 3,505,187 shares of our outstanding common stock pursuant to this program for approximately $30.7 million, or an average price of $8.76 per share. Accordingly, as of September 26, 2010, 88,163 shares remained available for repurchase under this program. Shares may be purchased from time to time under this program in the open market, by block purchase, or through negotiated transactions, or possibly other transactions managed by broker-dealers. No timetable has been set for completion or expiration of the program. Our revolving credit facility and term loan with SunTrust Bank and Wachovia Bank, National Association, limit to $25.0 million the aggregate dollar value of shares that may be repurchased from May 31, 2007 forward. As of September 26, 2010, we had the ability to purchase approximately $11.3 million in additional shares of common stock without violating this covenant.

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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. (Removed and Reserved)

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

Item 6. Exhibits.

(a) EXHIBITS:

	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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Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	TESSCO TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED


Date: November 3, 2010	By:	/s/ David M. Young
	David M. Young
	Chief Financial Officer
	(principal financial and accounting officer)