TechPrecision Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Results

Ranor and Stadco segments drive revenue growth

WESTMINSTER, MA / ACCESSWIRE / June 15, 2023 / TechPrecision Corporation (NASDAQ:TPCS) ("TechPrecision" or "the Company"), an industry-leading manufacturer of precision, large-scale fabricated and machined metal components and tested systems with customers in the defense and precision industrial sectors, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2023 ended March 31, 2023.

"Fiscal year 2023 consolidated net sales were $31.4 million, or $9.1 million and 41% higher when compared to $22.3 million in fiscal 2022," stated Alexander Shen, TechPrecision's Chief Executive Officer. "Our Ranor segment reported strong financial results with net sales of $19.2 million and gross profit of $7.0 million. Our Stadco subsidiary reported net sales of $12.2 million but incurred negative gross profit for the fiscal year."

"Fiscal year 2023 was a challenging period with the Stadco manufacturing rebuild," Mr. Shen continued. "New projects with associated startup activities presented certain production issues and intermittent equipment down-time that resulted in unfavorable throughput and under-absorbed overhead. We expect a gradual improvement in gross margin as current and new projects progress with less equipment down-time in future periods. Total consolidated backlog remained strong at $44.0 million as of March 31, 2023. We expect to deliver that backlog over the course of the next one to three fiscal years with revenue growth and gross margin expansion."

The following summary compares the three and twelve months ended March 31, 2023 to the same prior year periods:

Consolidated Financial Results - Fiscal 2023 Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

  • Net sales were $7.5 million, compared with net sales of $7.6 million in the same period a year ago.
  • Cost of sales were $6.7 million, or $0.2 million and 4% higher, due primarily to higher unabsorbed overhead.
  • Gross profit was $0.8 million, or $0.3 million lower when compared to the same quarter last year. Gross margin percentage was also lower primarily due to unabsorbed overhead at Stadco.
  • SG&A was $1.6 million, a year-over-year increase of 12% or $0.2 million.
  • Operating loss widened to $0.7 million, compared to operating loss of $0.3 million in the same quarter a year ago.

Consolidated Financial Results - Fiscal 2023 Twelve Months Ended March 31, 2023

  • Net sales were $31.4 million, an increase of $9.1 million or 41% when compared to fiscal 2022. A favorable project mix of repeat business at Ranor plus a full year of business activity at Stadco drove growth.
  • Cost of sales were $26.5 million, or 40% higher, due primarily to the increase at Stadco.
  • Gross profit was $4.9 million, or 45% higher when compared to the same period last year. Gross profit at Ranor more than doubled on a 32% revenue increase but was partially offset by losses at Stadco. Gross margin percentage was 15.6%, or just slightly above the prior year period.
  • SG&A was $6.0 million, an increase of $1.1 million, primarily due to the added Stadco SG&A. The same period a year ago only included 31 weeks of business activity at Stadco.
  • Operating loss narrowed to $1.1 million from operating loss of $1.6 million in the same period a year ago.

Financial Position

On March 31, 2023, TechPrecision had $0.5 million in cash and cash equivalents, a decrease since March 31, 2022. Working capital was $5.6 million at March 31, 2023 compared to $2.8 million at March 31, 2022 as we extended the Ranor term loan for an additional five years in December and converted a significant current liability to long-term. Total debt at March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022 was $6.1 million and $7.4 million, respectively.

About TechPrecision Corporation

TechPrecision Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Ranor, Inc. and Stadco, manufactures large-scale, metal fabricated and machined precision components and equipment. These products are used in a variety of markets including: defense, aerospace, nuclear, industrial, and medical. TechPrecision's goal is to be an end-to-end service provider to its customers by furnishing customized solutions for completed products requiring custom fabrication and machining, assembly, inspection and testing. To learn more about the Company, please visit the corporate website at http://www.techprecision.com . Information on the Company's website or any other website does not constitute a part of this press release.

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TECHPRECISION CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)


March 31,
2023
March 31,
2022
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 534,474 $ 1,052,139
Accounts receivable
2,336,481 3,009,249
Contract assets
8,947,811 8,350,231
Raw materials
1,692,852 874,538
Work-in-process
719,736 1,360,137
Other current assets
348,983 1,421,459
Total current assets
14,580,337 16,067,753
Property, plant and equipment, net
13,914,024 13,153,165
Right of use asset, net
5,660,938 6,383,615
Deferred income taxes
1,931,186 2,126,770
Other noncurrent assets, net
121,256 121,256
Total assets
$ 36,207,741 $ 37,852,559
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$ 2,224,320 $ 3,426,921
Accrued expenses
2,533,185 3,435,866
Contract liabilities
2,333,591 1,765,319
Current portion of long-term lease liability
711,727 593,808
Current portion of long-term debt
1,218,162 4,093,079
Total current liabilities
9,020,985 13,314,993
Long-term debt, net
4,749,139 3,114,936
Long-term lease liability
5,143,974 5,853,791
Other noncurrent liabilities
2,699,492 305,071
Total liabilities
21,613,590 22,588,791
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock - par value $.0001 per share, 50,000,000 shares authorized, shares
issued and outstanding: March 31, 2023 - 8,613,408; March 31, 2022 - 8,576,625
861 858
Additional paid in capital
14,949,729 14,640,343
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
(356,439 ) 622,567
Total stockholders' equity
14,594,151 15,263,768
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$ 36,207,741 $ 37,852,559

TECHPRECISION CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(UNAUDITED)


Three Months Ended
March 31,
Twelve Months Ended
March 31,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Net sales
$ 7,505,265 $ 7,561,531 $ 31,431,614 $ 22,282,495
Cost of sales
6,657,381 6,426,407 26,527,953 18,905,938
Gross profit
847,884 1,135,124 4,903,661 3,376,557
Selling, general and administrative
1,581,987 1,407,907 6,008,881 4,938,086
Loss from operations
(734,103 ) (272,783 ) (1,105,220 ) (1,561,529 )
Other income (expense)
252 (41,775 ) 40,842 (28,385 )
Interest expense
(94,630 ) (87,881 ) (355,608 ) (269,375 )
Refundable employee retention tax credits
12,519 -- 636,564 --
PPP loan forgiveness
-- -- -- 1,317,100
Total other (expense) income
(81,859 ) (129,656 ) 321,798 1,019,340
Loss before income taxes
(815,962 ) (402,439 ) (783,422 ) (542,189 )
Income tax provision (benefit)
186,798 193,394 195,584 (192,355 )
Net loss
$ (1,002,760 ) $ (595,833 ) $ (979,006 ) $ (349,834 )
Other comprehensive loss:
Foreign currency translation adjustments
$ -- $ (20,739 ) $ -- $ (1,909 )
Foreign currency translation reclassification
$ -- $ -- $ -- $ (19,929 )
Other comprehensive loss
$ -- $ (20,739 ) $ -- $ (21,838 )
Comprehensive loss
$ (1,002,760 ) $ (616,572 ) $ (979,006 ) $ (371,672 )
Net loss per share basic
$ (0.12 ) $ (0.07 ) $ (0.11 ) $ (0.04 )
Net loss per share diluted
$ (0.12 ) $ (0.07 ) $ (0.11 ) $ (0.04 )
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic
8,611,742 8,575,367 8,595,992 8,095,058
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted
8,611,742 8,575,367 8,595,992 8,095,058

TECHPRECISION CORPORATION
NET SALES, COST OF SALES, GROSS PROFIT BY SEGMENT
(UNAUDITED)

Three months ended
March 31, 2023 March 31, 2022 Changes

Percent of Percent of
(dollars in thousands)
Amount Net sales Amount Net sales Amount Percent
Net Sales
Ranor
$ 4,786 64 % $ 4,839 64 % $ (53 ) (1 )%
Stadco
2,719 36 % 2,776 37 % (57 ) (2 )%
Intersegment elimination
-- -- % (54 ) (1 )% 54 100 %
Consolidated Net Sales
$ 7,505 100 % $ 7,561 100 % $ (56 ) (1 )%
Cost of sales
Ranor
$ 3,356 45 % $ 3,261 43 % $ 95 3 %
Stadco
3,301 44 % 3,219 43 % 82 3 %
Inter-segment elimination
-- (54 ) (1 )% 54 100 %
Consolidated Cost of Sales
$ 6,657 89 % $ 6,426 85 % $ 231 4 %
Gross profit
Ranor
$ 1,430 19 % $ 1,632 22 % $ (202 ) (12 )%
Stadco
(582 ) (8 )% (497 ) (7 )% (85 ) (17 )%
Consolidated Gross Profit
$ 848 11 % $ 1,135 15 % $ (287 ) (25 )%
Twelve months ended
March 31, 2023 March 31, 2022 Changes
Percent of Percent of
(dollars in thousands)
Amount Net sales Amount Net sales Amount Percent
Net Sales
Ranor
$ 19,182 61 % $ 14,581 65 % $ 4,601 32 %
Stadco
12,250 39 % 7,756 35 % 4,494 58 %
Intersegment elimination
-- -- % (54 ) - % 54 100 %
Consolidated Net sales
$ 31,432 100 % $ 22,283 100 % $ 9,149 41 %
Cost of Sales
Ranor
$ 12,205 39 % $ 11,131 50 % $ 1,074 10 %
Stadco
14,323 45 % 7,775 35 % 6,548 84 %
Consolidated Cost of Sales
$ 26,528 84 % $ 18,906 85 % $ 7,622 40 %
Gross Profit
Ranor
$ 6,977 22 % $ 3,450 15 % $ 3,527 102 %
Stadco
(2,073 ) (6 )% (73 ) -- % (2,000 ) nm%
Consolidated Gross Profit
$ 4,904 16 % $ 3,377 15 % $ 1,527 45 %

nm - not meaningful

TECHPRECISION CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
UNAUDITED

Years Ended March 31,
2023 2022
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss $ (979,006 ) $ (349,834 )
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
2,217,472 1,460,439
Amortization of debt issue costs
59,916 48,251
Gain on disposal of equipment
(468 ) -
Stock based compensation expense
253,079 190,754
Change in contract loss provision
(237,318 ) (223,111 )
Deferred income taxes
195,584 (192,355 )
PPP loan forgiveness
-- (1,317,100 )
Stock based expense for contingent consideration
56,310
Change in fair value for contingent consideration
(63,436 ) 50,454
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
672,768 (842,943 )
Contract assets
(597,580 ) 1,012,783
Work-in-process and raw materials
(177,914 ) (42,491 )
Other current assets
1,072,476 354,993
Other noncurrent liabilities
2,394,420 (50,633 )
Accounts payable
(1,202,601 ) 245,743
Accrued expenses
(1,094,137 ) (1,477,552 )
Contract liabilities
568,273 1,390,441
Net cash provided by operating activities
3,137,838 257,839
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Business acquisition, net of cash acquired
-- (7,795,810 )
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment
(2,325,301 ) (939,004 )
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets
7,000 -
Net cash used in investing activities
(2,318,301 ) (8,734,814 )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from term loan
-- 4,000,000
Closing costs related to common stock sale
-- (335,418 )
Proceeds from sale of common stock
-- 3,523,000
Proceeds from revolver loan
10,885,150 4,612,002
Repayment of revolver loan
(11,522,152 ) (3,325,000 )
Debt issuance costs
(57,723 ) (169,884 )
Principal payments for leases
(36,572 ) (508,806 )
Repayment of long-term debt
(605,905 ) (397,490 )
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(1,337,202 ) 7,398,404
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(517,665 ) (1,078,571 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
1,052,139 2,130,711
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$ 534,474 $ 1,052,139

TECHPRECISION CORPORATION
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Reconciliation of EBITDA to Net Loss
(UNAUDITED)

The following table provides a reconciliation of EBITDA to net loss, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure reported in our condensed consolidated financial statements for the following periods:


Three Months ended March 31, Twelve Months ended March 31,
(dollars in thousands)
2023 2022 Change 2023 2022 Change
Net loss
$ (1,003 ) $ (596 ) $ (407 ) $ (979 ) $ (350 ) $ (629 )
Income tax expense (benefit)
187 193 (6 ) 196 (192 ) 388
Interest expense (1)
95 88 7 356 269 87
Depreciation and amortization
551 447 104 2,217 1,460 757
EBITDA
$ (170 ) $ 132 $ (302 ) $ 1,790 $ 1,187 $ 603

(1) Includes amortization of debt issue costs.

Company Contact: Investor Relations Contact:
Mr. Thomas Sammons Hayden IR
Chief Financial Officer Brett Maas
TechPrecision Corporation Phone: 646-536-7331
Phone: 978-883-5109 Email: brett@haydenir.com
Email: sammonst@ranor.com Website: www.haydenir.com
Website: www.techprecision.com

SOURCE: TechPrecision Corp.



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