Nortech Systems Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-K)

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Mar 11, 2011
Nortech Systems Inc. (NSYS, Financial) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2010-12-31.

Nortech Systems Inc. has a market cap of $12.3 million; its shares were traded at around $4.49 with a P/E ratio of 56.1 and P/S ratio of 0.2.

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Our net sales for the year ended December 31, 2010 were $99.8 million, an increase of 25% compared to 2009. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales was 11.5% and 7.2% for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The cost reduction and capacity consolidation efforts which were completed in third quarter 2009, account for the significant improvements in gross profit performance in 2010. Our net income in 2010 was $506,766 or $0.18 per diluted common share compared to net loss of $3,835,041 or $1.40 per diluted common share in 2009.

For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, we had net sales of $99.8 million and $79.9 million, respectively, an increase of 25%. The Milaca medical device operation acquired in May 2010 accounted for $3.6 million of net sales for the year ended December 31, 2010. Net sales by our major EMS industry markets for the year ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:

Selling expenses were $3.1 million or 3.1% of net sales for the year ended December 31, 2010 and $4.4 million or 5.6% of net sales for the year ended December 31, 2009. The majority of the $1.3 million decrease was due to approximately $0.7 million less commissions and $0.6 million in cost reductions.

Our net income in 2010 was $506,766 or $0.18 per diluted common share compared to net loss of $3,835,041 or $1.40 per diluted common share in 2009. We returned to profitability in 2010 primarily due to increased sales and the cost reductions experienced from the prior year restructuring activities.

On May 27, 2010 we entered into a third amended and restated credit and security agreement with Wells Fargo Bank which provides a $12 million line of credit through May 31, 2013 and a real estate note maturing on May 31, 2012. On January 6, 2011, we entered into the first amendment to this agreement which provides a $13.5 million line of credit through May 31, 2013, a new $475,000 equipment term loan tied to equipment purchased in the recent acquisition announced January 3, 2011 and a new term loan of up to $1.0 million for capital expenditures to be made in 2011. Under the new agreement, both the line of credit and real estate term note are subject to variations in the LIBOR rate. Advances on our line of credit will bear interest at three-month LIBOR + 4.00% (4.30% at December 31, 2010). The weighted-average interest rate on our line of credit and other long-term debt was 4.63% and 5.04%, respectively for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Our net cash used in investing activities of $1.0 million is due to $0.6 million of capital equipment purchases and $0.4 million for the acquisition in May 2010. Net cash used in financing activities of $1.9 million consisted of $2.0 million reduction of long-term debt offset by $0.1 million line of credit increase.

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