inTest Corp. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Nov 12, 2010
inTest Corp. (INTT, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2010-09-30.

Intest Corp. has a market cap of $27 million; its shares were traded at around $2.61 with a P/E ratio of 4.1 and P/S ratio of 1.1. INTT is in the portfolios of Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC.

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Purchases of property and equipment were $84,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. We have no significant commitments for capital expenditures for the balance of 2010, however, depending upon changes in market demand, we may make such purchases as we deem necessary and appropriate. As previously mentioned, we will be relocating the Mechanical Product segment operations and corporate staff currently occupying our Cherry Hill, New Jersey facility into a smaller facility located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey during the fourth quarter of 2010. We are currently in the process of obtaining proposals for the various costs associated with this move and do not yet have a complete estimate of the total capital expenditures that we will incur to complete this move. The landlord for the new Mount Laurel facility will be providing the majority of the tenant improvement dollars for this facility, which we will amortize over the life of the lease as deferred rental expense. We expect to reduce our annual operating expenses by approximately $250,000 per year as a result of the relocation of our Cherry Hill operation to Mount Laurel. As a result of our acquisition of Sigma as more fully discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in our 2009 Form 10-K, we have non-negotiable promissory notes in an aggregate principal amount of $1.5 million outstanding at September 30, 2010. Principal is payable in four equal annual installments of $381,000 beginning on October 6, 2010. We currently plan to retire the entire amount of these notes during the fourth quarter of 2010. We have a secured credit facility that provides for maximum borrowings of $250,000. We have not used this credit facility to borrow any funds. Our usage consists of the issuance of letters of credit in the face amount of $250,000. This facility is secured by pledged certificates of deposit totaling $250,000. We pay a quarterly fee of 1.5% per annum on the total amount of the outstanding letters of credit. This credit facility expires on September 30, 2011. On April 1, 2010 an additional letter of credit was issued in the face amount of $250,000, as discussed above. This letter of credit is supported by a separate pledged certificate of deposit that is not a part of our secured credit facility. As of September 30, 2010, we had cash and cash equivalents of $6.2 million. We currently expect our cash and cash equivalents and projected future cash flow to be sufficient to support our short term working capital requirements. We do not currently have any available credit facilities under which we can borrow to help fund our working capital requirements. We cannot be certain that, if needed, we would be able to obtain any credit facilities or under what terms such credit facilities would be available. New or Recently Adopted Accounting Standards See the Notes to the consolidated financial statements for information concerning the implementation and impact of new or recently adopted accounting standards. Critical Accounting Policies The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to inventories, long-lived assets, goodwill, identifiable intangibles, deferred income tax valuation allowances and product warranty reserves. We base our estimates on historical experience and on appropriate and customary assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Some of these accounting estimates and assumptions are particularly sensitive because of their significance to our consolidated financial statements and because of the possibility that future events affecting them may differ markedly from what had been assumed when the financial statements were prepared. As of September 30, 2010, there have been no significant changes to the accounting policies that we have deemed critical. These policies are more fully described in our 2009 Form 10-K. Off -Balance Sheet Arrangements There were no off-balance sheet arrangements at September 30, 2010 that have or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to our interests.

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