Business

Micropac Industries, Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation, designs, manufactures and distributes various types of microelectronic circuits including solid state relays and power controllers, optoelectronic components, and sensor and display components and assemblies. The Company's products are used as components and assemblies in a broad range of military, space and industrial systems, including aircraft instrumentation and navigation systems, satellite systems, power supplies, electronic controls, computers, medical devices, and high-temperature (200o C) products.

The Company's facilities are certified and qualified by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to MIL-PRF-38534 (class K-space level) and MIL-PRF-19500 JANS (space level) and are certified to ISO 9001:2008 and AS 9100D. Micropac is a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) core supplier, and is registered to AS9100-Aerospace Industry standard for supplier certification. The Company has Underwriters Laboratories (UL) approval on our industrial power controllers.

The Company's core technology are microelectronic and optoelectronic designs to include the packaging and interconnecting of multi-chip microelectronics modules. Other technologies include light emitting and light sensitive materials and products, including light emitting diodes and silicon phototransistors, and electronic integration used in the Company's optoelectronic components and assemblies.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions and factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Note 2 to the Financial Statements in the Quarterly Report Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 25, 2023, describes the significant accounting policies and methods used in the preparation of the Financial Statements. liabilities. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

The core principle of revenue recognition under accounting principles generally accepted in the Unites States of America (GAAP) is that the Company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The Company's revenue on the majority of its customer contracts are recognized at a point in time, generally upon shipment of products. The application of GAAP related to the measurement and recognition of revenue requires us to make judgments and estimates. Specifically, the determination of whether revenues related to our revenue contracts should be recognized over time or at a point in time, as these determinations impact the timing and amount of our reported revenues and net income. Other significant judgments include the estimation of the point in the manufacturing process at which we are entitled to receive payment, as well as the progress of the job order to completion in order to determine the amount of consideration earned for contractual revenue recognized over time.

The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on our assessment of the collectability of specific customer accounts and the aging of the accounts receivable. If there is a deterioration of a major customer's credit worthiness or actual defaults are higher than our historical experience, our estimates of the recoverability of amounts due us could be adversely affected.

Inventory purchases and commitments are based upon future demand. If there is a sudden and significant decrease in demand for our products or there is a higher risk of inventory obsolescence because of changing customer requirements, we may be required to increase our inventory allowances and our gross margin could be adversely affected.

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities based on differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities using the enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to be recovered. If we were to determine we would not be able to realize all or part of the deferred tax asset in the future, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset would be necessary which would reduce our net income for that period.





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Depreciable and useful lives estimated for property and equipment are based on
initial expectations of the period of time these assets will provide benefit.
Changes in circumstances related to a change in our business or other factors
could result in these assets becoming impaired, which could adversely affect the
value of these assets.



Results of Operations

                                                            Three months ended
                                                  February 25, 2023          February 26,2022
NET SALES                                                    100.0%                    100.0%

COST AND EXPENSES:
Cost of Goods Sold                                            63.6%                     54.0%
Research and development                                      10.5%                      7.6%
Selling, general & administrative expenses                    29.2%                     29.1%
Total cost and expenses                                      103.3%                     90.7%

OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)                                        (3.3 )%                   9.3%

Other income, net                                              2.2%                      0.0%

INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE TAXES                                     (1.1 )%                   9.2%

(Provision) benefit for taxes                                   .2%                      (1.6 )%

INCOME (LOSS)                                                  (0.9 )%                   7.7%



Sales for the first quarter ended February 25, 2023, totaled $6,190,000. Sales for the first quarter increased 2% or $124,000 above sales of $6,066,000 for the first quarter of 2022

Three customers accounted for 15%, 11% and 10% of the Company's sales for the first quarter of 2023 and three customers accounted for 18% and 11%, and 10% of the Company's sales for the first quarter of 2022. The three customers are distributors that sell to multiple customers.

Cost of goods sold for the first quarter of 2023 and 2022 totaled 63.6% and 54.0% of net sales, respectively. Cost of sales increased $662,000 or 20% for the first quarter of 2023 as compared to the first quarter of 2022.Two new custom products for separate customers have incurred higher material cost during the engineering and first production builds resulting in lower gross margins.

Research and development cost increased $188,000 for the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period of 2022. The research and development expenditures were associated with the continued development of power management products, sensor products and process automation improvements.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the first quarter of 2023 totaled 29.2% of net sales, compared to 29.1% for the same period in 2022. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $39,000 in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to 2022.

Provisions for taxes decreased $107,000 for the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. The estimated effective tax rate was 17% for the first quarter of 2023 and 2022. The decrease was related to a net loss in the current period compared to a net profit in the 2022 period.

The Company had a net loss in the first quarter of 2023 of $56,000 compared to a net profit of $464,000 in the first quarter of 2022 associated with the increase in cost of goods sold and research and development compared to 2022.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company will use a combination of cash and a commercial real estate construction loan for the construction of a new 76,000 square foot manufacturing center on the 9.2 acres of land in Garland, Texas the Company purchased. On March 26, 2021, the Company (acting as borrower) entered into a Construction Loan Agreement with Frost Bank ("Frost"), (acting as lender). The Construction Loan Agreement provides for a construction loan as discussed in Note 5 to the condensed financial statements.





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As of February 25, 2023, the Company has $17,525,000 in construction in process on the new facility and has $15,010,000 in notes payable on the construction loan, outstanding draw request of $140,000 in account payables and has used $2,375,000 of the Company's cash. In addition, the Company has unamortized loan fees on the construction loan in the amount of $151,000.

In addition, the Company continues on-going investigations for the use of cumulative cash for business expansion and improvements, such as operational improvements and new product expansion.

Cash and cash equivalents totaled $13,244,000 as of February 25, 2023 compared to $15,375,000 on November 30, 2022, a decrease of $2,131,000. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents is attributable to $1,493,000 cash used in operations, $100,000 proceeds from the construction loan, offset by the payment of a cash dividend of $258,000, $320,000 in cash for additional manufacturing equipment and $160,000 for construction in process on the new facility.

In addition to cash on hand, the Company also has the ability to borrow under a loan agreement as discussed in Note 5 to the condensed financial statements.

The Company has no significant off-balance sheet arrangements.





Outlook


New orders for the first quarter of 2023 totaled $6,361,000 compared to $7,223,000 for the comparable period of 2022. Backlog totaled $33,496,000 on February 25, 2023 compared to $33,823,000 as of February 26, 2022 and $32,686,000 on November 30, 2022. Approximately $24,305,000 of the current backlog is expected to ship during the remainder of 2023.





                           2023 Current Backlog by Major Market
                                  (Dollars in thousands)
                         Military       Space      Medical       Commercial        Total

Domestic Direct $ 17,935 $ 1,678 $ 4,461 $ 2,007 $ 26,081 Domestic Distribution 4,135 1,822

            -              490     $  6,447
International                 274         213            -              481     $    968
                        $  22,344     $ 3,713     $  4,461     $      2,978     $ 33,496




  2023 Current Backlog by Product Line
         (Dollars in thousands)
Microelectronics             $  12,102
Optoelectronics                  5,677
Sensors and Displays            15,717
                             $  33,496

The Company cannot assure that the results of operations for the interim period presented are indicative of total results for the entire year due to fluctuations in customer delivery schedules, or other factors over which the Company has no control.

Impact of COVID-19 on our Business

In March 2020 the World Health Organization declared the spread of the COVID-19 virus a pandemic.

The Company continues to monitor our supply chain and orders from customers for COVID-19 pandemic related changes. We are continuing to serve our customers while taking precautions to provide a safe work environment for our employees and customers. We have been staggering some shifts and otherwise adjusting work schedules to maximize our capacity while adhering to recommended precautions. We have established and implemented a work from home provision where possible.

To date, we have not experienced significant raw material shortages; however, supply-chain disruptions could potentially delay or prevent us from fulfilling customer orders.





Cautionary Statement



This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results could differ materially. Investors are warned that forward-looking statements involve risks and unknown factors including, but not limited to: our expectations regarding the potential impacts on our operations of the COVID-19 pandemic; our expectations regarding the potential impacts on our supply chain and on our customers of the COVID-19 pandemic; overall changes in governmental spending for military and space programs; customer cancellation or rescheduling of orders, problems affecting delivery of vendor-supplied raw materials and components, unanticipated manufacturing problems and availability of direct labor resources.





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The Company does not intend to update the forward-looking statements contained herein, except as may be required by law.

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