Tel-Instrument Electronics Corp. Reports Financial Results For Fiscal Year 2025

Tel-Instrument Electronics Corp. (“Tel-Instrument,” “TIC,” or the “Company”) (OTCQB: TIKK), a leading designer and manufacturer of avionics test and measurement solutions, today reported a net loss of $4.9M on revenues of $9.3M for the 2025 fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.

Summary of Results:

  • Revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, increased to $9.3M, or 6%, versus the prior fiscal year.

  • Gross margin for the 2025 fiscal year was 22%, or 24 percentage points decrease over the prior fiscal year.

  • Operating expenses increased by $1.1M, or 33% year-over-year, due to the absence of client funded engineering projects.

  • Operating loss was $2.3M as compared to an operating income of $737K in the prior fiscal year.

  • Tax Loss Carryforward reversal led to a Net loss of $4.9M.

Mr. Jeffrey O’Hara, Tel-Instrument’s President and CEO commented, “FY 2025 was a difficult year for the Company as our main CRAFT test set went obsolete which severely impacted sales revenues. Moreover, the cost of finishing the engineering for the CRAFT ECP significantly exceeded budgeted levels. The reversal of prior accruals contributed to the gross margin decline. We had expected CRAFT shipments and Navy ECP units to start shipping in early FY 2026, but this was also delayed due to extensive Navy platform testing. TIC did commence CRAFT shipments in late FY 2026, but no Navy ECP units were delivered. FY 2026 revenues increased to $10.4M, and the operating loss declined substantially. TIC is projecting extremely strong revenue growth and profitability starting in the second quarter of the current fiscal year. Cash remains very tight, but we expect this to improve materially as we begin Navy KIT production next month. Since we are a year behind in reporting, the following are notable items.

  • Current sales backlog is $11M, $3.5M of this is Navy KIT production out of a $20M expected contract.

  • Navy full-rate ECP KIT production will be starting in July 2026. This is expected to increase annual revenues by $5M.

  • Strong sales of new CRAFT 708A test sets with $2.6M of backlog and $3M of orders in the pipeline.

  • Volume sales of SDR-OMNI and SDR-MIL to both commercial and military customers.

  • Work continues on SDR-OMNI/M5 which is targeted as the replacement for the 4,000 TS-4530A units currently fielded.

  • Completed fundraising in the amount of $866,500 preferred stock. I personally invested $166,500.

We plan to catch up on our reporting as soon as possible. We appreciate the patience of our shareholder base and look forward to moving into a new phase of growth and profitability.”

About Tel-Instrument Electronics Corp.

Tel-Instrument is a leading designer and manufacturer of avionics test and measurement solutions for the global commercial air transport, general aviation, and government/military aerospace and defense markets. Tel-Instrument provides instruments to test, measure, calibrate, and repair a wide range of airborne navigation and communication equipment. For further information please visit our website at www.telinstrument.com.

This press release includes statements that are not historical in nature and may be characterized as “forward-looking statements,” including those related to future financial and operating results, benefits, and synergies of the combined companies, statements concerning the Company’s outlook, pricing trends, and forces within the industry, the completion dates of capital projects, expected sales growth, cost reduction strategies, and their results, long-term goals of the Company and other statements of expectations, beliefs, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends, and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. All predictions as to future results contain a measure of uncertainty and, accordingly, actual results could differ materially. Among the factors which could cause a difference are: changes in the general economy; changes in demand for the Company’s products or in the cost and availability of its raw materials; the actions of its competitors; the success of our customers; technological change; changes in employee relations; government regulations; litigation, including its inherent uncertainty; difficulties in plant operations and materials; transportation, environmental matters; and other unforeseen circumstances. A number of these factors are discussed in the Company’s previous filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this press release. The safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”) protects companies from liability for their forward-looking statements if they comply with the requirements of the Act.

TEL-INSTRUMENT ELECTRONICS CORP.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Audited

March 31,

March 31,

2025

2024

ASSETS

 

 

Current assets:

Cash

$

121,587

$

132,013

Accounts receivable, net

 

645,346

 

1,110,548

Inventories, net

 

4,027,236

 

5,411,644

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

158,689

 

214,161

Total current assets

 

4,952,858

 

6,868,366

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment and leasehold improvements, net

 

42,108

 

73,195

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

1,114,352

 

1,324,463

Deferred tax asset, net

 

 

2,450,657

Other assets

 

35,109

 

35,109

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

$

6,144,427

$

10,751,790

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Line of credit

$

1,000,000

$

690,000

Promissory Notes – Related Parties

 

120,500

 

Operating lease liabilities – current portion

 

229,624

 

210,111

Accounts payable – Accounts payable, related party of $102,710 and $140,511, respectively

 

790,553

 

1,276,935

Deferred revenues – current portion

 

443,659

 

72,803

Accrued expenses – vacation pay, payroll and payroll withholdings

 

288,304

 

248,713

Accrued expenses – other

 

238,792

 

120,027

Total current liabilities

 

3,111,432

 

2,618,589

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease liabilities – long-term

 

884,728

 

1,114,352

Other long term liabilities

 

37,589

 

45,501

Deferred revenues – long-term

 

122,917

 

119,721

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

4,156,666

 

3,898,163

Commitments and contingencies (Note 20)

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized, par value $0.10 per share

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, 500,000 shares 8% Cumulative Series A Convertible Preferred authorized, issued and outstanding, respectively par value $0.10 per share

 

4,355,998

 

4,115,998

Preferred stock, 320,000 shares 8% Cumulative Series B Convertible Preferred authorized; 233,334 and 233,334 issued and outstanding, respectively par value $0.10 per share

 

1,816,701

 

1,704,701

Preferred stock, 166,667 shares 8% Cumulative Series C Convertible Preferred authorized; 53,500 and 53,500 issued, and outstanding, respectively, par value $0.10 per share

 

360,895

 

335,215

Common stock, 7,000,000 shares authorized, par value $.10 per share, 3,255,887 and 3,255,887 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

325,586

 

325,586

Additional paid-in capital

 

6,036,632

 

6,379,085

Accumulated deficit

 

(10,908,051

 

(6,006,958

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

1,987,761

 

6,853,627

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

6,144,427

$

10,751,790

TEL-INSTRUMENT ELECTRONICS CORP.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

Audited

For the years ended March 31,

2025

2024

Net sales

$

9,296,392

$

8,809,087

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

7,293,677

 

4,791,734

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin

 

2,002,715

 

4,017,353

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

2,292,000

 

2,124,815

Engineering, research, and development

 

2,056,977

 

1,155,750

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

4,348,977

 

3,280,565

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) income from operations

 

(2,346,262

 

736,788

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

13

 

24,642

Interest expense

 

(103,755

 

(70,086

Interest expense – judgment

 

 

(198,535

Other income, net

 

318

 

27,025

 

 

 

 

 

Total other expenses, net

 

(103,424

 

(216,954

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) income before income taxes

 

(2,449,686

 

519,834

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

2,451,407

 

177,943

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

(4,901,093

 

341,891

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred dividends

 

(377,680

 

(351,549

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to common shareholders

$

(5,278,773

$

(9,658

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted loss per common share

$

(1.62

$

(0.00

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

$

3,255,887

$

3,255,887

 

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