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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
 

 
FORM 10-Q 
 


(Mark One)
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011

Or

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _______________ to _______________

Commission File Number: 001-08048

Tii NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

State of incorporation:    Delaware    IRS Employer Identification No:   66-0328885

141 Rodeo Drive, Edgewood, New York 11717
(Address and zip code of principal executive office)

(631) 789-5000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes x  No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer ¨
Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer ¨
Smaller reporting company x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes¨ No x

The number of shares of the registrant's Common Stock, $.01 par value, outstanding as of November 8, 2011 was 14,671,278.

 
 

 
 
Tii NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX
 
   
PAGE
 
PART I     FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
     
Item 1
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
September 30, 2011 (unaudited) and December 31, 2010
3
     
 
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHNSIVE INCOME
Three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010
4
     
 
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Nine months ended September 30, 2011
5
     
 
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010
6
     
 
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
7
     
Item 2
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
15
     
Item 3
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
22
     
Item 4
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
22
     
 
PART II     OTHER INFORMATION
 
     
Item 6
EXHIBITS
23
     
SIGNATURES
24
   
EXHIBIT INDEX
25

 
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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.  Financial Statements
 
Tii NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)

   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(unaudited)
       
ASSETS
           
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 1,170     $ 1,635  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $145 at September 30, 2011 and $149 at December 31, 2010
    9,129       8,269  
Other receivable
    -       396  
Inventories, net
    17,468       15,737  
Deferred tax assets, net
    1,812       2,091  
Other current assets
    759       463  
Total current assets
    30,338       28,591  
                 
Property, plant and equipment, net
    9,310       9,350  
Deferred tax assets, net
    5,558       6,460  
Amortizable intangible assets, net
    2,789       2,822  
Goodwill
    4,611       4,102  
Other assets
    20       49  
Total assets
  $ 52,626     $ 51,374  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 6,574     $ 8,697  
Accrued liabilities
    1,964       1,690  
Total current liabilities and total liabilities
    8,538       10,387  
                 
Commitments and contingencies
               
                 
Stockholders' equity:
               
Preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued
    -       -  
Common stock, par value $.01 per share; 30,000,000 shares authorized; 14,688,915 shares issued and 14,671,278 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2011, and 14,601,322 shares issued and 14,583,685 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2010
    147       146  
Additional paid-in capital
    44,428       43,812  
Accumulated deficit
    (374 )     (2,837 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income - foreign currency translation
    168       147  
      44,369       41,268  
Less: Treasury shares, at cost, 17,637 common shares at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
    (281 )     (281 )
Total stockholders' equity
    44,088       40,987  
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 52,626     $ 51,374  

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 
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Tii NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

   
Three months ended
   
Nine months ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Net sales
  $ 14,583     $ 18,625     $ 43,135     $ 36,713  
Cost of sales
    9,965       13,905       29,138       25,139  
Gross profit
    4,618       4,720       13,997       11,574  
                                 
Operating expenses:
                               
Selling, general and administrative
    2,638       2,788       8,089       7,690  
Research and development
    629       624       1,919       1,496  
Total operating expenses
    3,267       3,412       10,008       9,186  
                                 
Operating income
    1,351       1,308       3,989       2,388  
                                 
Foreign currency transaction (loss) gain
    (39 )     18       (130 )     18  
Interest expense
    (16 )     -       (30 )     -  
Interest income
    -       -       -       9  
                                 
Income before income taxes
    1,296       1,326       3,829       2,415  
                                 
Income tax provision
    452       511       1,366       945  
                                 
Net income
  $ 844     $ 815     $ 2,463     $ 1,470  
                                 
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    (28 )     62       21       141  
                                 
Comprehensive income
  $ 816     $ 877     $ 2,484     $ 1,611  
                                 
Net income per common share:
                               
Basic
  $ 0.06     $ 0.06     $ 0.18     $ 0.11  
Diluted
  $ 0.06     $ 0.06     $ 0.17     $ 0.10  
                                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
                               
Basic
    13,853       13,712       13,816       13,662  
Diluted
    14,662       14,361       14,825       14,220  

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 
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Tii NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)

    
Common
Stock
Shares
   
Common
Stock
Amount
   
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
   
Accumulated
Deficit
   
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
   
Treasury
Stock
   
Total
Stockholders'
Equity
 
Balance December 31, 2010
    14,583,685     $ 146     $ 43,812     $ (2,837 )   $ 147     $ (281 )   $ 40,987  
Share-based compensation
    -       -       603       -       -       -       603  
Restricted stock forfeited
    (116,668 )     (1 )     1       -       -       -       -  
Restricted stock issued
    172,500       1       (1 )     -       -       -       -  
Stock option exercises
    44,350       1       51       -       -       -       52  
Restricted shares purchased from employees
    (12,589 )     -       (38 )     -       -       -       (38 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    -       -       -       -       21       -       21  
Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2011
    -       -       -       2,463       -       -       2,463  
Balance September 30, 2011
    14,671,278     $ 147     $ 44,428     $ (374 )   $ 168     $ (281 )   $ 44,088  

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 
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Tii NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
   
Nine months ended
 
   
September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
           
Net income
  $ 2,463     $ 1,470  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) in operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    1,468       1,118  
Share-based compensation
    603       544  
Deferred income taxes
    1,181       789  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions of businesses:
               
Accounts receivable
    (685 )     (6,491 )
Other receivables
    396       -  
Inventories
    (1,563 )     (3,037 )
Other assets
    (281 )     (451 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    (2,176 )     3,612  
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    1,406       (2,446 )
                 
Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities
               
Net cash paid for the acquisition of F2O
    (717 )     -  
Redemption of certificate of deposit
    -       7,000  
Net cash paid for acquisition of the Copper Products Division of Porta Systems Corp.
    -       (7,150 )
Capital expenditures
    (1,194 )     (1,301 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (1,911 )     (1,451 )
                 
Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities
               
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
    52       -  
Restricted shares purchased from employees
    (38 )     -  
Borrowings under credit facility
    3,000       -  
Repayment of credit facility debt
    (3,000 )     -  
Net cash provided by financing activities
    14       -  
                 
Net effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    26       161  
                 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (465 )     (3,736 )
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of period
    1,635       5,129  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, at end of period
  $ 1,170     $ 1,393  
                 
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
               
Cash paid during the period for interest
  $ 21     $ -  
                 
Cash paid during the period for income taxes
  $ 117     $ 87  
 
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 
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TII NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
Note 1 – Basis of Presentation
 
The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements presented herein have been prepared by Tii Network Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries (together “Tii,” the “company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial statements and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X pertaining to interim financial statements.  Accordingly, they do not include all information and notes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements.  The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments and accruals which, in the opinion of management, are considered necessary for a fair presentation of our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented.  The condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the summary of significant accounting policies and the notes to consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, as filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on March 31, 2011.
 
Results of operations for interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of results of operations that might be expected for future interim periods or for the full fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.

Reclassifications

Approximately $166,000 has been reclassified from other assets to amortizable intangible assets as of December 31, 2010 in order to conform to the 2011 presentation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Our more significant estimates include the valuation of accounts receivable, inventories and deferred income taxes, the preliminary estimated purchase price and allocation of such purchase price relating to the acquisition of Frederick Fiber Optics (“F2O”) (see Note 2), the fair value of share-based payments, and the valuation of goodwill and other long-lived assets. Actual amounts could differ from such estimates.

Concentration of Credit Risk

At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, our cash deposits were maintained at three high credit quality financial institutions.  At times, our cash and cash equivalents may be uninsured or in deposit accounts that exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limit.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

Foreign Currency Translation

Our Mexican subsidiary maintains its accounting records in Mexican Pesos, which is its functional currency.  Our United Kingdom subsidiary maintains its accounting records in Pound Sterling, which is its functional currency.  We translate the foreign subsidiaries’ assets and liabilities into U.S. dollars based on exchange rates at the end of the respective reporting periods and reflect the effect of foreign currency translation as a component of stockholders’ equity.  Income and expense items are translated at an average exchange rate during the period.  Transaction gains and losses are included in the determination of the results from operations.

 
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Our acquisitions of the Porta Copper Products Division and F2O have been accounted for using the purchase method of accounting (see Note 2).  The assets and liabilities of the acquired businesses are recorded at their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition.  The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of the net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill.  All acquisition costs were expensed as incurred.  We measure and test goodwill and intangible assets not subject to amortization for impairment in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 350, “Intangible – Goodwill and Other,” at least annually or more frequently upon the occurrence of certain events or substantive changes in circumstances, such as a change in business conditions.  We performed the annual test of goodwill for impairment on April 30, 2011.  The fair value of our one reporting unit exceeded the carrying value and therefore step two of the impairment test was not required.  No impairment of goodwill was recorded as a result of the annual test for impairment.

Amortizable intangible assets are amortized by the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets.  We test intangible assets that are subject to amortization for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carry value may not be recoverable.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In October 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2009-13, “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605) - Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements” (ASU No. 2009-13”), which amends the revenue recognition guidance for multiple-element arrangements and expands the disclosure requirements related to such arrangements.  The new guidance amends the criteria for separating consideration in multiple-deliverable arrangements, establishes a selling price hierarchy for determining the selling price of a deliverable, eliminates the residual method of arrangement consideration allocation, and requires the application of the relative selling price method in allocating the arrangement consideration to all deliverables.  We adopted ASU 2009-13 on a prospective basis to revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified on or after January 1, 2011 which did not have any impact on our financial position or results of operations.

In December 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-28, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts” (“ASU 2010-28”). ASU 2010-28 modifies Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts by requiring an entity to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test if it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. We adopted ASU 2010-28 on January 1, 2011. The adoption of this authoritative guidance did not have any impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In December 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-29, “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Disclosure of Supplementary Pro Forma Information for Business Combinations” (“ASU 2010-29”). This amendment affects any public entity (as defined by Topic 805, “Business Combinations”) that enters into business combinations consummated after January 1, 2011 and that are material on an individual or aggregate basis. ASU 2010-29 provides that comparative financial statements should present and disclose proforma revenue and earnings of the combined entity as though the business combination that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period only. The amendment also expands the supplemental pro forma disclosures to require a description of the nature and amount of material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business combination included in the reported pro forma revenue and earnings. We adopted ASU 2010-29 on January 1, 2011. The adoption of this authoritative guidance did not have any impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 

Note 2 – Acquisitions

On March 11, 2011, we acquired 100% of the capital stock of F2O for an initial cash payment of $750,000, and two contingent cash payments of $125,000 to be made based on the achievement of certain performance criteria over the two years following the acquisition, which are included at their fair value in accrued liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2011 based on the assessment that the achievement of these targets is highly probable.  F2O, headquartered in Frederick, Maryland, manufactures a wide variety of high performance fiber optic cable assemblies, wall and rack mounted fiber distribution panels, and miscellaneous fiber accessories and services.  This acquisition was made in order to expand our fiber optic product offerings.

The following is a preliminary summary of the fair value of the net assets acquired, exclusive of $33,000 of acquired cash, as a result of the acquisition of F2O:

Assets
     
Accounts receivable
  $ 251,000  
Inventories
    175,000  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    4,000  
Property and equipment
    31,000  
Goodwill
    510,000  
Distributor relationships
    151,000  
         
Liabilities
       
Accounts payable
    (101,000 )
Accrued expenses
    (54,000 )
         
Total net purchase price, including $250,000 in accrued contingent consideration
  $ 967,000  

The above purchase price allocation is preliminary, as we have not yet completed our assessment of the fair values of the net assets acquired in this acquisition.  On a pro forma basis, had the F2O acquisition taken place as of January 1, 2010, our results of operations since then would not have been materially affected.

Unaudited pro forma sales and net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, calculated under the premise that the acquisition of the Porta Copper Products Division had occurred on January 1, 2010, were $45,620,000 and $1,249,000 respectively.  Related basic, as well as diluted, pro forma earnings per share were $0.09.

 
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
Note 3 – Comprehensive income

Comprehensive income includes, in addition to net income, foreign currency translation gains and losses, the accumulated effect of which is included in the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet.  We reported comprehensive income of $816,000 and $877,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, respectively.  We reported comprehensive income of $2,484,000 and $1,611,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010, respectively.

Note 4 – Share–Based Payments

Share-based payment compensation is attributable to the granting of stock options and awarding of shares of restricted stock, and vesting of these options and shares of restricted stock over the remaining requisite service periods. The fair value of the portion of share-based payment awards that are ultimately expected to vest is recognized as compensation expense over the related vesting periods. Expense attributable to share-based compensation during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $186,000 and $603,000, respectively.  Expense attributable to share-based compensation during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $190,000 and $544,000, respectively.

In May 2011, pursuant to the terms of the 2003 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, the Company granted options to purchase an aggregate of 100,000 shares of common stock to four non- employee directors upon their re-election to the Company’s Board of Directors.  These options, which are exercisable at a price of $2.55 per share, the market value of our common stock on the date of grant, are exercisable in four equal quarterly installments, on a cumulative basis, commencing upon grant.  In accordance with ASC 718, “Compensation – Stock Compensation,” we determined that $165,000 was the fair value of those options, of which $41,000 and $82,000 was recorded as share-based compensation expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.

In May 2010, we granted restricted stock awards covering 100,000 shares of our common stock with a grant date fair value of $143,000 to our non-employee directors and restricted stock awards covering 175,000 shares of our common stock with a grant date fair value of $296,000 to certain employees.  All restricted stock awards granted are pursuant to our 2008 Equity Compensation Plan. The awards issued to the non-employee directors vest ratably over three years and the awards issued to employees generally vest over three to five years.

In connection with the resignation of a director in January 2010, 12,369 shares of restricted stock and approximately 16,200 unvested options were forfeited, which resulted in a reversal of $15,000 in share-based compensation expense in the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Note 5 - Net income per common share

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders (which equals our net income) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, and dilutive EPS adds the dilutive effect of stock options and other common stock equivalents.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, outstanding options to purchase an aggregate of approximately 1,132,000 and 674,000 shares of common stock, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, there were 123,000 and 75,000 restricted stock awards, respectively, excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, outstanding options to purchase an aggregate of approximately 1,742,000, and 1,832,000 shares of common stock, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, there were 175,000 and 58,000 restricted stock awards, respectively, excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share. The following table sets forth the amounts used in the computation of basic and diluted EPS:

 
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
   
Three months ended September 30,
   
Nine months ended September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Numerator for diluted EPS calculation:
                       
Net income
  $ 844,000     $ 815,000     $ 2,463,000     $ 1,470,000  
                                 
Denominator for basic EPS calculation:
                               
Weighted average shares outstanding – Basic
    13,853,000       13,712,000       13,816,000       13,662,000  
                                 
Denominator for diluted EPS calculation:
                               
Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic
    13,853,000       13,712,000       13,816,000       13,662,000  
Effect of dilutive stock options
    355,000       197,000       508,000       196,000  
Effect of unvested restricted stock awards
    454,000       452,000       501,000       362,000  
      14,662,000       14,361,000       14,825,000       14,220,000  
                                 
Basic EPS
  $ 0.06     $ 0.06     $ 0.18     $ 0.11  
                                 
Diluted EPS
  $ 0.06     $ 0.06     $ 0.17     $ 0.10  

Note 6 – Inventories

The following table sets forth the cost basis of each major class of inventory as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Raw material and subassemblies
  $ 1,699,000     $ 1,594,000  
Finished goods
    15,769,000       14,143,000  
    $ 17,468,000     $ 15,737,000  

Inventories are net of reserves of $1,123,000 and $937,000 at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
Note 7 – Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the related asset.  The following table sets forth the amounts of each major class of property, plant and equipment as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Land
  $ 1,244,000     $ 1,244,000  
Building and building improvements
    4,314,000       4,307,000  
Construction in progress
    32,000       34,000  
Machinery and equipment
    10,220,000       9,925,000  
Computer hardware and software
    873,000       905,000  
Office furniture, fixtures, equipment and other
    1,002,000       905,000  
    $ 17,685,000     $ 17,320,000  
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (8,375,000 )     (7,970,000 )
    $ 9,310,000     $ 9,350,000  

Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment was $422,000 and $1,266,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, and $355,000 and $1,049,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.

As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we had costs of $32,000 and $34,000, respectively, classified as construction in progress for the development of machinery and equipment.  The machinery was not in service at either date and is, therefore, not being depreciated.

Note 8 – Amortizable Intangible Assets

Intangible assets other than goodwill are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the related asset. The following table sets forth the amounts of each major class of intangible assets subject to amortization as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

   
September 30,
2011
   
December 31,
2010
 
             
Customer relationships
  $ 2,040,000     $ 2,040,000  
Patents
    1,660,000       1,642,000  
Distributor relationships
    691,000       540,000  
Trade name
    130,000       130,000  
                 
    $ 4,521,000     $ 4,352,000  
Less: accumulated amortization
    (1,732,000 )     (1,530,000 )
                 
    $ 2,789,000     $ 2,822,000  

Amortization of intangible assets subject to amortization was $67,000 and $202,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, and $14,000 and $42,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.

 
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
Note 9 – Credit Facility

In December 2010, we entered into a bank credit agreement (the “credit agreement”) which replaced a $5,000,000 credit facility that was expiring.  Under the credit agreement, which expires December 31, 2013, we are entitled to borrow from the bank up to $5,000,000 in the aggregate which is limited to a borrowing base which, in general, is equal to 80% of eligible accounts receivable (as defined), plus the lesser of 30% of eligible inventory (as defined, generally to include, with certain exceptions, inventories at the Company’s continental United States warehouse), after certain reserves, or $1,500,000.  As of September 30, 2011, our borrowing base exceeded $5,000,000.

Loans under the credit agreement mature on December 31, 2013.  On April 12, 2011, we borrowed $3,000,000 under the credit agreement which was fully repaid on September 30, 2011.

Outstanding loans under the credit agreement bear interest, at our option, either at (a) the bank's prime rate, provided that the prime rate shall not be less than an adjusted one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) (as defined in the credit agreement), or (b) under a formula based on LIBOR plus 1.85% per annum. At September 30, 2011 the interest rate applicable to borrowings under the credit agreement was 2.07% per annum.  We also pay a commitment fee equal to 0.25% per annum on the average daily unused portion of the credit facility.

Our obligations under the credit agreement are collateralized by all of our accounts receivable and inventory, and are also guaranteed by one of our subsidiaries.

The credit agreement contains various covenants, including financial covenants and covenants that prohibit or limit a variety of actions without the bank's consent. These include covenants that prohibit our payment of dividends and limit our ability to repurchase stock, incur or guarantee indebtedness, create liens, purchase all or a substantial part of the assets or stock of another entity, other than certain permitted acquisitions, create or acquire any subsidiary, or substantially change our business. The credit agreement requires us to maintain, as of the end of each fiscal quarter, tangible net worth and subordinated debt of at least $28,500,000, a ratio of net income before interest expense and income taxes for the 12-month period ending with such fiscal quarter to interest expense for the same period of at least 2.25 to 1.00, and a ratio of total liabilities, excluding accounts payable in the ordinary course of business, accrued expenses and losses and deferred revenues or gains, to net income before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization for the 12-month period ending with the fiscal quarter for which compliance is being determined of not greater than 2.5 to 1.0.   As of September 30, 2011, we were in compliance with all financial covenants in the credit agreement.

Note 10 – Income Taxes

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, our income tax provision consisted of amounts necessary to align our year-to-date tax provision with the effective tax rate we expect for the full year.  That rate differs from the U.S. Federal statutory rate primarily as a result of the non-deductibility of certain share-based compensation expenses for income tax purposes that has been expensed for financial statement purposes, foreign tax rate differentials and state taxes.

We do not expect that our unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change within the next twelve months.  We file a consolidated U.S. income tax return and tax returns in certain state, local and foreign jurisdictions.  As of September 30, 2011, there are no tax examinations in progress.  As of September 30, 2011, we remain subject to examination in applicable tax jurisdictions for the relevant statute of limitations periods.

 
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
Note 11- Significant Customers

The following customers accounted for 10% or more of our consolidated net sales during at least one of the periods presented below:

   
Three months ended September 30,
   
Nine months ended September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Customer A
    18 %     15 %     15 %     21 %
Customer B
    *       26 %     18 %     16 %
Customer C
    20 %     *       18 %     *  

*Amounts are less than 10%

As of September 30, 2011, three customers accounted for approximately 17%, 17% and 12% of accounts receivable, and as of December 31, 2010 four customers accounted for approximately 15%, 14%, 14% and 13% of accounts receivable.

Note 12 – Litigation

In February 2009, a lawsuit was filed in Puerto Rico by a former sales representative against us.  The complaint alleges that we terminated our relationship with the former sales representative without just cause and is seeking $1,400,000 in damages, plus attorney’s fees and costs.  Although the timing and ultimate outcome cannot be determined, the Company believes that the plaintiff’s claims are unfounded and that the Company has meritorious defenses. The Company intends to continue to vigorously defend this case. From time to time, we are subject to legal proceedings or claims which arise in the ordinary course of business.  While the outcome of such matters cannot be predicted with certainty, we believe that these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or liquidity.

Note 13 – Subsequent Event

On October 24, 2011 the Company's Board of Directors determined to replace Kenneth A. Paladino as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer and commenced a search for a new President and Chief Executive Officer. In the interim, Brian J. Kelley, non-executive Chairman of the Board, will serve as President and Chief Executive Officer.  In connection with Mr. Paladino’s departure, the Company is in the process of assessing any severance and other charges that will be recorded in the fourth quarter of 2011.  Although the amount of the charges has not yet been finalized, we expect they will be material to the results of operations for the fourth quarter of 2011.

 
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Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the foregoing unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Report.

Overview

Business

Tii Network Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries (together, “Tii,” the “company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) designs, manufactures and sells products to service providers in the communications industry for use in their networks.  We sell our products through a network of sales channels, principally to telephone operating companies (“Telcos”), multi-system operators (“MSOs”) of communications services, including cable and satellite service providers, and original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs").  Our products are typically found in Telcos central offices, outdoors in the service providers’ distribution network, at the interface where the service providers’ network connects to the users’ network, and inside the users’ home or apartment, and are critical to the successful delivery of voice and broadband communication services.

Sales to the Company’s customers are generally through “as ordered” general supply agreements. General supply agreements do not require customers to purchase specific quantities of product and can be terminated for various reasons at any time.  We forecast inventory requirements through historical trends and discussions with our customers.  Most of the sales to a large international customer are currently being made under an agreement that the customer has put out to bid.  The Company is participating in the bidding process and believes that the customer will renew with us on terms that are relatively consistent with the prior contract; however, there can be no assurance that the Company will prevail in its bid.  In the event that the Company does not prevail, the Company may have excess inventory in an amount that exceeds the related reserve.

Recent Acquisitions

On March 11, 2011, we acquired 100% of the capital stock of Frederick Fiber Optics (“F2O”) for an initial cash payment of $750,000 from available cash on hand, and two contingent cash payments of $125,000 to be made based on the achievement of certain performance criteria over the subsequent two years. The fair value of the contingent consideration has been included in the overall purchase price of F2O based on the assessment that the achievement of these targets is highly probable. F2O, headquartered in Frederick, Maryland, manufactures a wide variety of high performance fiber optic cable assemblies, wall and rack mounted fiber distribution panels, and miscellaneous fiber accessories and services.  This acquisition was made in order to expand our fiber optics product offerings.

On May 19, 2010, we acquired all of the assets, exclusive of cash, and assumed certain operating liabilities, primarily accounts payable and accrued expenses, of the Copper Products Division of Porta Systems Corp. (the “Porta Copper Products Division”) for cash of $8,150,000, subject to purchase price adjustments. The Porta Copper Products Division was comprised of two wholly owned subsidiaries, one in England and the other in Mexico, as well as domestic assets and liabilities exclusively related to copper telecommunications products. Concurrent with this acquisition, we sold for $1,000,000 the acquired Mexican subsidiary, exclusive of customer contracts and certain machinery and equipment which we retained, to our principal contract manufacturer, which is now operating this manufacturing facility. We paid the net purchase price of $7,249,000, including $99,000 of acquisition costs, predominately from the proceeds of the redemption of our $7,000,000 certificate of deposit. Additionally, we sold to the contract manufacturer certain raw material and component inventories, which were acquired as part of the Porta Copper Products Division transaction, for approximately $1,175,000.

Our financial statements include, and the following discussion and analysis reflects, the activity of the Porta Copper Products Division for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and the three months ended September 30, 2010, but only for the period from May 19, 2010 through September 30, 2010 in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, and the activity of F2O only since its March 11, 2011 date of acquisition.

 
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Results of Operations

The following tables sets forth certain income statement information in thousands of dollars and as a percentage of net sales for the periods indicated, except “Income tax provision” (which is stated as a percentage of “income before income taxes”), as well as the dollar increase or decrease between the periods and the percentage of the dollar increase or decrease:

 
   
Three months ended September 30,
             
(dollars in thousands)
 
2011
   
2010
             
   
Amount
   
% of
Net sales
(except as
noted
above)
   
Amount
   
% of
Net sales
(except as
noted
above)
   
Dollar
increase
(decrease)
   
Percent
change
 
Net sales
  $ 14,583       100.0 %   $ 18,625       100.0 %   $ (4,042 )     -21.7 %
Cost of sales
    9,965       68.3 %     13,905       74.7 %     (3,940 )     -28.3 %
Gross profit
    4,618       31.7 %     4,720       25.3 %     (102 )     -2.2 %
                                                 
Operating expenses:
                                               
Selling, general and administrative
    2,638       18.1 %     2,788       15.0 %     (150 )     -5.4 %
Research and development
    629       4.3 %     624       3.4 %     5       0.8 %
Total operating expenses
    3,267       22.4 %     3,412       18.3 %     (145 )     -4.2 %
                                                 
Operating income
    1,351       9.3 %     1,308       7.0 %     43       3.3 %
                                                 
Foreign currency transaction (loss) gain
    (39 )     -0.3 %     18       0.1 %     (57 )     -316.7 %
Interest expense
    (16 )     -0.1 %     -       0.0 %     (16 )     100.0 %
                                                 
Income before income taxes
    1,296       8.9 %     1,326       7.1 %     (30 )     -2.3 %
Income tax provision
    452       34.9 %     511       38.5 %     (59 )     -11.5 %
Net income
  $ 844       5.8 %   $ 815       4.4 %   $ 29       3.6 %

 
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Nine months ended September 30,
             
(dollars in thousands)
 
2011
   
2010
             
   
Amount
   
% of
Net sales
(except as
noted
above)
   
Amount
   
% of
Net sales
(except as
noted
above)
   
Dollar
increase
(decrease)
   
Percent
change
 
Net sales
  $ 43,135       100.0 %   $ 36,713       100.0 %   $ 6,422       17.5 %
Cost of sales
    29,138       67.6 %     25,139       68.5 %     3,999       15.9 %
Gross profit
    13,997       32.4 %     11,574       31.5 %     2,423       20.9 %
                                                 
Operating expenses:
                                               
Selling, general and administrative
    8,089       18.8 %     7,690       20.9 %     399       5.2 %
Research and development
    1,919       4.4 %     1,496       4.1 %     423       28.3 %
Total operating expenses
    10,008       23.2 %     9,186       25.0 %     822       8.9 %
                                                 
Operating income
    3,989       9.2 %     2,388       6.5 %     1,601       67.0 %
                                                 
Foreign currency transaction gain (loss)
    (130 )     -0.3 %     18       0.0 %     (148 )     -822.2 %
Interest expense
    (30 )     -0.1 %     -       0.0 %     (30 )     100.0 %
Interest income
    -       0.0 %     9       0.0 %     (9 )     -100.0 %
                                                 
Income before income taxes
    3,829       8.9 %     2,415       6.6 %     1,414       58.6 %
Income tax provision
    1,366       35.7 %     945       39.1 %     421       44.6 %
Net income
  $ 2,463       5.7 %   $ 1,470       4.0 %   $ 993       67.6 %

Net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2011 were $14,583,000 compared to $18,625,000 for the comparable prior year period, a decrease of $4,042,000 or 21.7%.  Net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were $43,135,000 compared to $36,713,000 for the comparable prior year period, an increase of $6,422,000 or 17.5%.  The decrease in comparable sales for the three months ended September 30, 2011 from the prior year three month period was primarily due to the filling in the reported 2010 periods of increased orders from certain customers to replenish inventory that had been depleted prior to our acquisition of the Porta Copper Products Division on May 19, 2010.   The sales growth for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was primarily due to the sales from our Porta Copper Products Division acquired on May 19, 2010, sales from our F2O acquisition on March 11, 2011, and increased sales to existing customers.  Sales from the acquired Porta Copper Products Division and F2O accounted for 25% and 33% of total sales for the three and nine months period ending September 30, 2011, as compared to 40% and 26% of total sales for the three and nine month period ending September 30, 2010.

Gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was $4,618,000 compared to $4,720,000 for the comparable prior year period, a decrease of $102,000 or 2.2%. Gross profit margin increased from 25.3% in the 2010 three month period to 31.7% in the current year three month period. Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $13,997,000 compared to $11,574,000 in the prior year period, an increase of $2,423,000 or 20.9%. Gross profit margin increased to 32.4% in the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 from 31.5% in the nine month period ended September 30, 2010.   The gross profit margin increase for the three months was primarily attributable to product mix due to a higher percentage in the prior year period of Porta Copper Products sales that have a historically lower gross profit than our other products.

 
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Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2011 were $2,638,000 compared to $2,788,000 for the comparable prior year period, a decrease of $150,000 or 5.4%.  This decrease was primarily attributable to the absence of transaction and integration costs of approximately $96,000 incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2010 in connection with the Porta Copper Products Division acquisition and a decrease of approximately $65,000 in commissions resulting from the decrease in sales.  Selling, general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were $8,089,000 compared to $7,690,000 for the comparable prior year period, an increase of $399,000 or 5.2%.  The increase in expenses for the 2011 nine month period was due to the inclusion of sales commissions, increases in salaries and related benefits of the Porta Copper Products Division for the full nine month period in 2011 compared to an approximately 4½ month period from the May 18, 2010 date of acquisition to September 30, 2010, offset, in part, by the absence of acquisition and integration costs of approximately $840,000 incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, in connection with the Porta Copper Products Division acquisition.

Research and development expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2011 were $629,000 compared to $624,000 for the comparable prior year period, an increase of $5,000 or 0.8%. Research and development expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were $1,919,000 compared to $1,496,000 for the comparable prior year period, an increase of $423,000 or 28.3%. This increase was primarily attributable to product development expenses resulting from redesigning and qualifying certain of the Porta Copper Products Division products and additional salaries and related benefits resulting from this acquisition.

The foreign currency transaction losses of $39,000 and $130,000 for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively, were primarily related to our Mexican subsidiary acquired as part of the Porta Copper Products Division acquisition.

We had interest expense of $16,000 and $30,000 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively and none in the prior year.  Interest expense was the result of borrowing $3,000,000 on our credit facility in April 2011 to support our higher levels of accounts receivable and inventories related to our acquired businesses.  All borrowings were repaid as of September 30, 2011.

We had no interest income in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 or in the three month period ended September 30, 2010.  Interest income was $9,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 due to interest earned on a $7,000,000 certificate of deposit which we redeemed in May 2010 for use in funding our acquisition of the Porta Copper Products Division.

During the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, we recorded a provision for income taxes of $452,000 and $511,000, respectively.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, we recorded a provision for income taxes of $1,366,000 and $945,000, respectively.  Our income tax provision for each period consisted of amounts necessary to align our year-to-date tax provision with the effective tax rate we expect to achieve for the full year.  That rate differs from the U.S. Federal statutory rate of 34% primarily as a result of the non-deductibility of certain share-based compensation expense for income tax purposes that has been recognized for financial statement purposes, a foreign tax rate differential and state taxes.

Impact of Inflation

Inflation has not had a significant effect on our operations during any of the reported periods.  We do not believe our business is affected by inflation to a greater extent than the general economy.

Our products contain a significant amount of plastic that is petroleum based. Additionally, we import most of our products from our principal contract manufacturer, located in China and Mexico, and fuel costs are, therefore, a significant component of transportation costs to obtain delivery of products.  Accordingly, the increases in petroleum prices have increased, and can to continue to increase the cost of our products.

Our products also contain a significant amount of certain precious and semi-precious metals, in particular copper, gold and steel.  Accordingly, increases in the cost of these metals are expected to increase the cost of our products.

 
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Increased labor costs in China and Mexico, the countries in which our contract manufacturer produces products for us, could also increase the cost of our products.

We monitor the impact of inflation and attempt to adjust prices where market conditions permit, except that we may not increase prices under certain of our general supply agreements with our principal customers.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
As of September 30, 2011, we had $21,800,000 of working capital, which included $1,170,000 of cash and cash equivalents, and our current ratio was 3.6 to 1.  As of December 31, 2010, we had $18,204,000 of working capital, which included $1,635,000 of cash and cash equivalents, and our current ratio was 2.8 to 1.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, our cash flows from operations provided $1,406,000, primarily from net income, before non-cash expenses for depreciation and amortization, deferred income taxes and share-based compensation, of $5,715,000.  This was partially offset by a $1,563,000 increase in inventory to support our higher sales levels and the need to maintain additional inventory to accommodate anticipated customer orders and supplier lead-time requirements, a $2,176,000 decrease to accounts payable and accrued liabilities related to timing of vendor payments, and a $685,000 increase to accounts receivable due to timing of customer payments.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, our cash flows from operations used cash of $2,446,000, primarily due to a $6,491,000 increase in accounts receivable due to increased sales and a $3,037,000 increase in inventory to fulfill anticipated sales, offset, in part, by net income, before non-cash expenses for depreciation and amortization, deferred income taxes and share-based compensation, of $3,921,000 and an increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $3,612,000.

Investing activities in the 2011 nine month period used cash of $1,911,000, primarily for the acquisition of F2O for $717,000, net of cash acquired, and for capital expenditures of $1,194,000 for tools, molds, dies and equipment used to manufacture new products.  In the comparable 2010 period $1,301,000 was used for capital expenditures and a net payment of $150,000 (after redeeming a $7,000,000 certificate of deposit) was made for the acquisition of the Copper Products Division.

Financing activities in the 2011 nine month period provided cash of $14,000, primarily from $52,000 of proceeds from stock option exercises, partially offset by $38,000 of restricted shares purchased from employees.  There was no cash provided by or used in financing activities in the first nine months of 2010.

In December 2010, we entered into a bank credit agreement (the “credit agreement”) which replaced a $5,000,000 facility that was expiring.  Under the credit agreement, which expires December 31, 2013, we are entitled to borrow from the bank up to $5,000,000 in the aggregate which is limited to a borrowing base which, in general, is equal to 80% of eligible accounts receivable (as defined), plus the lesser of 30% of eligible inventory (as defined, generally to include, with certain exceptions, inventories at the Company’s continental United States warehouse), after certain reserves, or $1,500,000.

As of September 30, 2011, our borrowing base exceeded $5,000,000.  Loans under the credit agreement mature on December 31, 2013.  On April 12, 2011, we borrowed $3,000,000 under the credit agreement which was fully repaid prior to September 30, 2011.

Outstanding loans under the credit agreement bear interest, at our option, either at (a) the bank's prime rate, provided that the prime rate shall not be less than an adjusted one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) (as defined in the credit agreement), or (b) under a formula based on LIBOR plus 1.85% per annum. At September 30, 2011 the interest rate applicable to borrowings under the credit agreement was 2.07% per annum.  We also pay a commitment fee equal to 0.25% per annum on the average daily unused portion of the credit facility.

 
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Our obligations under the credit agreement are collateralized by all of our accounts receivable and inventory, and are also guaranteed by one of our subsidiaries.

The credit agreement contains various covenants, including financial covenants and covenants that prohibit or limit a variety of actions without the bank's consent. These include covenants that prohibit our payment of dividends and limit our ability to repurchase stock, incur or guarantee indebtedness, create liens, purchase all or a substantial part of the assets or stock of another entity, other than certain permitted acquisitions, create or acquire any subsidiary, or substantially change our business. The credit agreement requires us to maintain, as of the end of each fiscal quarter, tangible net worth and subordinated debt of at least $28,500,000, a ratio of net income before interest expense and income taxes for the 12-month period ending with such fiscal quarter to interest expense for the same period of at least 2.25 to 1.00, and a ratio of total liabilities, excluding accounts payable in the ordinary course of business, accrued expenses or losses and deferred revenues or gains, to net income before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization for the 12-month period ending with the fiscal quarter for which compliance is being determined of not greater than 2.5 to 1.0. As of September 30, 2011, we were in compliance with all financial covenants in the amended agreement.

We believe that existing cash, together with internally generated funds and the remaining availability under our line of credit will be sufficient for our working capital requirements and capital expenditure needs for at least the next twelve months and meet our long-term liquidity needs.

Seasonality
 
Our operations are subject to seasonal variations primarily due to the fact that our principal products, NIDs, are typically installed on the side of homes.  During the hurricane season, sales may increase depending upon the severity and location of hurricanes and the number of NIDs that are damaged and need replacement. Conversely, during winter months when severe weather hinders or delays the Telco's installation and maintenance of their outside plant network, NID sales have been adversely affected until replacements can be installed, at which time sales may increase.

Off Balance Sheet Financing

We have no off-balance sheet contractual arrangements, as that term is defined in Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K.

Critical Accounting Policies, Estimates and Judgments

Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments.  A summary of our most critical accounting policies can be found in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2010, as filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on March 31, 2011.  We regularly evaluate items which may impact our critical accounting estimates and judgments.  During the three months ended September 30, 2011, we did not change our critical accounting policies.

Recently Issued But Not Yet Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income.  The provisions of ASU 2011-05 provide that an entity that reports items of other comprehensive income has the option to present comprehensive income as (i) a single statement that presents the components of net income and total net income, the components of other comprehensive income and total other comprehensive income, and a total for comprehensive income or (ii) in a two-statement approach, whereby an entity must present the components of net income and total net income in the first statement and that statement is immediately followed by a financial statement that presents the components of other comprehensive income, a total for other comprehensive income, and a total for comprehensive income.  The option in current GAAP that permits the presentation of other comprehensive income in the statement of stockholders’ equity has been eliminated. ASU 2011-05 is to be applied retrospectively and early adoption is permitted.  ASU 2011-05 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2012.  We have not yet determined which presentation method we will adopt.
 
In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-08, “Intangibles — Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Goodwill for Impairment” (“ASU 2011-08”) related to goodwill impairment guidance. This ASU gives an option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If after assessing all events and circumstances, an entity determines it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the performance of the two-step impairment test is unnecessary. The effective date is for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. We will adopt the ASU on January 1, 2012.

 
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Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this Report are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  When used in this Report, words such as "may," "should," "seek," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "project," "intend," "strategy" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements regarding events, conditions and financial trends that may affect our future plans, operations, business strategies, operating results and financial position. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those described or implied in the forward-looking statements as a result of several factors, including, but not limited to, those factors discussed below, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, and in other filings made from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Among those factors are:

Relating to our overall business:
 
·
exposure to increases in the cost of our products, including increases in the cost of our petroleum-based plastic products and precious and semi-precious metals;
 
·
general economic and business conditions, especially as they pertain to the telecommunications industry;
 
·
potential changes in customers’ spending and purchasing policies and practices, which are effected by customers’ internal budgetary allotments that have been, and may continue to be, impacted by the current economic climate;
 
·
pressures from customers to reduce pricing without achieving a commensurate reduction in costs;
 
·
our ability to market and sell products to new markets beyond our principal copper-based telephone operating company (“Telco”) market which has been declining over the last several years, due principally to the impact of alternate technologies;
 
·
our ability to timely develop products and adapt our products to address technological changes, including changes in our principal market;
 
·
the ability of our contract manufacturer to obtain raw materials and components used in manufacturing our products;
 
·
competition in our principal market and new markets into which we have been seeking to expand;
 
·
our dependence on, and ability to retain, our “as-ordered” general supply agreements with certain of our principal customers and our ability to win new contracts;
 
·
our dependence on third parties for certain product development;
 
·
our dependence on products and product components from our China and Mexico contract manufacturer, including on-time delivery that could be interrupted as a result of third party labor disputes, political factors or shipping disruptions, quality control and exposure to changes in costs, including wages, and changes in the valuation of the Chinese Yuan and Mexican Peso;
 
·
weather and similar conditions, including the effect of typhoons or hurricanes on our contract manufacturer’s facilities in China and Mexico, which can disrupt production;
 
·
the effect of hurricanes in the United States which can affect the demand for our products and the effect of harsh winter conditions in the United States which can temporarily disrupt the installation of certain of our products by Telcos;
 
·
our ability to attract and retain technologically qualified personnel; and
 
·
the availability of financing on satisfactory terms.

Relating to our Recent Acquisitions:
 
our ability to successfully complete the integration of our recently acquired businesses, including their products, sales forces and employees into our business;

 
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our ability to retain the general supply agreements of the acquired Copper Products Division with two significant customers;
 
our ability to penetrate the markets and customers of the acquired products with our products, and to penetrate our existing markets with the recently acquired products;
 
our ability to execute our plans with our contract manufacturer to improve gross margins of the products of the acquired Copper Products Division;
 
the stability of the Pound Sterling and Mexican Peso relative to the U.S. dollar exchange rate.

We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events after the date of this Report.

Item 3     Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
We are exposed to market risks, including changes in interest rates.  The interest payable under our credit facility, under which there were no borrowings outstanding as of September 30, 2011, is based on a specified bank’s prime interest rate and, therefore, is affected by changes in market interest rates. In recent years, the effects of movements in the market interest rates have been immaterial.

Our products contain a significant amount of plastic that is petroleum based, as well as certain precious and semi-precious metals, in particular copper, gold and steel.  We import most of our products from contract manufacturers, principally in China and Mexico.  Therefore, increased costs in either petroleum or these metals can increase the cost of our products.

Other than sales generated by our subsidiaries in England and Mexico, we require foreign sales to be paid in U.S. currency, and we are billed by our contract manufacturers in U.S. currency. However, assets, liabilities and revenues generated by our subsidiaries in England and Mexico are denominated in the Pound Sterling and Mexican Pesos, respectively, and, accordingly, fluctuations in the exchange rate of these currencies could have a material impact on our financial position and results of operations.  Additionally, since our contract manufacturer is based in China and Mexico, the cost of our products could be affected by changes in the valuation of the Chinese Yuan and Mexican Peso, respectively, and wage increases in these countries.

Historically, we have not purchased or entered into interest rate swaps or future, forward, option or other instruments designed to hedge against changes in interest rates, the price of materials used in the manufacturing of the products we sell, or the value of foreign currencies.
 
Item 4     Controls and Procedures
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
As of the end of the period covered by this Report, our management, with the participation of our Interim President and Principal Executive Officer and our Vice President-Finance and Principal Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Based on that evaluation, these officers concluded that, as of September 30, 2011, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our periodic filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to our management, including those officers, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. It should be noted that a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that it will detect or uncover failures within us to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in our periodic reports.
 
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter covered by this Report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 
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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.  Exhibits

Exhibit No.
 
Description
     
10(a)(1)
 
Letter Agreement, dated September 8, 2011, between the Company and Stacey L. Moran
     
10(a)(2)
 
Termination Severance Agreement, dated September 16, 2011, between the Company and Stacey L. Moran
     
31(a)
 
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
31(b)
 
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32(a)
 
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32(b)
 
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
     
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
     
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxanomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
     
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxanomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
     
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxanomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
     
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxanomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
TII NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
       
Date: November 14, 2011
By:
/s/ Stacey L. Moran
 
   
Stacey L. Moran
   
Vice President-Finance, Treasurer and
   
Chief Financial Officer

 
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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.
 
Description
     
10(a)(1)
 
Letter Agreement, dated September 8, 2011, between the Company and Stacey L. Moran
     
10(a)(2)
 
Termination Severance Agreement, dated September 16, 2011, between the Company and Stacey L. Moran
     
31(a)
 
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
31(b)
 
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32(a)
 
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32(b)
 
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
     
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
     
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxanomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
     
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxanomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
     
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxanomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
     
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxanomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 
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