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

FORM 10-K

 

x	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015
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 1-11916

 

WIRELESS TELECOM GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New Jersey		22-2582295
(State or other jurisdiction of		(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)
25 Eastmans Road,
Parsippany, New Jersey		07054
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 

	(973) 386-9696
	(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

		Name of each exchange
Title of each class		on which registered
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share		NYSE MKT

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

       none       

(Title of Class)

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes o   No x

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

Yes o   No x

 

Note – Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act from their obligations under those Sections.

 

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 o

 

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 o

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filed. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (check one):

 

Large accelerated filer o	Accelerated filer o	Non-accelerated filer o	Smaller reporting company x
	Do not check if a smaller reporting company

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes o   No x

 

The aggregate market value of the registrants’ Common Stock, $.01 par value, held by non-affiliates and computed by reference to the closing price as reported by NYSE MKT on June 30, 2015: $41,546,056

 

Number of shares of Wireless Telecom Group, Inc. Common Stock, $.01 par value, outstanding as of March 18, 2016: 18,593,013

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

Portions of the Registrant’s Proxy Statement relating to the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Such Proxy Statement will be filed within 120 days of the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual report on Form 10-K.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

		PAGE
PART I
Item 1. Business		4
Item 1A. Risk Factors		10
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments		19
Item 2. Properties		19
Item 3. Legal Proceedings		19
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures		19
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities		20
Item 6. Selected Financial Data		21
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		21
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		28
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data		29
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure		29
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures		29
Item 9B. Other Information		30
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance		30
Item 11. Executive Compensation		30
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters		30
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence		30
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services		30
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules		31
Signatures		33

PART I

 

Item 1.

Business

 

Wireless Telecom Group, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, together with its subsidiaries (“we”, “us”, “our” or the “Company”), designs and manufactures radio frequency (“RF”) and microwave-based products for wireless and advanced communications industries and currently markets its products and services worldwide under the Boonton®, Microlab and Noisecom® brands. The Company’s complementary suite of high performance instruments and components includes peak power meters, signal analyzers, RF passive components and integrated subsystems, noise modules and precision noise generators. The Company serves both commercial and government markets with workflow-oriented, built-for-purpose solutions in distributed antenna systems (“DAS”), cellular/mobile, WiFi, WiMAX, private mobile radio, satellite, cable, radar, avionics, medical, and computing applications. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Wireless Telecom Group, Inc., doing business as, and operating under the trade name, Noise Com, Inc., and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Boonton Electronics Corporation, Microlab/FXR, WTG Foreign Sales Corporation and NC Mahwah, Inc. The corporate website address is www.wtcom.com. Noise Com, Inc., Boonton Electronics Corporation and Microlab/FXR are hereinafter referred to as “Noisecom”, “Boonton” and “Microlab”, respectively.

 

The Company presents its operations in two reportable segments: (1) network solutions and (2) test and measurement. The network solutions segment is comprised primarily of the operations of Microlab. The test and measurement segment is comprised primarily of the operations of Boonton and Noisecom.

 

Sales by reportable segment for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:

 

		2015				2014
Network solutions		$	21,534,831			$	28,211,609
Test and measurement			11,574,275				12,125,759
		$	33,109,106			$	40,337,368

 

Additional financial information on the Company’s reportable segments for each of the last two years is included in the Company’s Notes to the consolidated financial statements (see Note 7, “Segment and Related Information”) included as part of this annual report.

 

Market

 

Since the Company’s incorporation in the State of New Jersey in 1985, it has been primarily engaged in supplying noise source products, electronic testing and measurement instruments, and RF passive components to various customers. Approximately 89% and 88% of the Company’s consolidated sales in fiscal 2015 and 2014, respectively, were derived from commercial customers. The remaining consolidated sales (approximately 11% and 12%, respectively) were comprised of sales made to the United States government (particularly the armed forces) and prime defense contractors.

 

Products

 

The Company, through its Microlab subsidiary, designs and manufactures a wide selection of RF passive components and integrated subsystems for signal conditioning and distribution in the wireless infrastructure markets, particularly for DAS, the in-building wireless solutions industry, radio base-station market and medical equipment sector. Microlab’s passive RF components share unique capabilities in the area of broadband frequency coverage, minimal loss and low Passive Intermodulation (“PIM”).

 

Microlab product offerings include: neutral host DAS and co-siting combiner solutions, hybrid couplers and hybrid matrices, cross band couplers, attenuators, RF terminations, RF power splitter and diplexers, as well as RF combiners and broadband combiner boxes for in-building DAS deployments.

 

The Company, through its Boonton subsidiary, designs and produces electronic test and measurement equipment including power meters, voltmeters, capacitance meters, audio and modulation meters, portable

passive intermodulation test equipment for field-based testing of cellular transmission signals and accessory products. These products measure the power of RF and microwave systems used by the military and in commercial sectors like telecommunications.

 

Boonton products are also used to test terrestrial and satellite communications, radar and telemetry. Certain power meter products are designed for measuring signals based on wideband modulation formats, allowing a variety of measurements to be made, including maximum power, peak power, average power and minimum power.

 

The Company’s noise components and instruments (noise source products) are used as a method to provide wide band signals for sophisticated telecommunication and defense applications, and as a stable reference standard for instruments and systems, including radar and satellite communications. Furthermore, noise sources can simulate challenging signaling conditions in data and RF transmission systems. Examples are jitter testing for high speed data lines used in modern computer architecture and signal to noise measurements to optimize wireless receivers and transmitters. Additionally, noise sources are used for jamming RF signals, and blocking or disturbing enemy radar and other communications, as well as insulating and protecting friendly communications.

 

Noise sources also are used in radar systems as part of built-in test equipment to continuously monitor the radar receiver and in satellite communications where the use of back-up receivers are becoming more common as the demand for communication availability and reliability is increasing. This test helps assure that the back-up receiver is functional and ready.

 

The Company also offers a line of broadband test sources serving the Cable Television and Cable Modem industry, including measurement solutions for CATV equipment, Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specification (“DOCSIS”) and Digital TV.

 

The Company’s products consist of several models with varying degrees of capabilities, which can be customized to meet particular customer requirements. They may be incorporated directly into the electronic equipment concerned or may be stand-alone components or devices that are connected to, or used in conjunction with, such equipment operating from an external site, in the factory or in the field. Prices of products range from approximately $100 to $100,000 per unit, with most sales occurring between $2,000 and $35,000 per unit.

 

The Company’s products have extended useful lives and the Company provides recalibration services for its instrument products to ensure their accuracy, for a fee, to its domestic and international customers, and also calibrates test equipment manufactured by others. Such services accounted for approximately 4% and 3% of consolidated sales for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

Marketing and Sales

 

As of March 18, 2016, the Company’s in-house marketing and sales force consisted of twenty-one individuals. The Company promotes the sale of its products to customers and manufacturers’ representatives through its web-site, product literature, publication of articles, presentations at technical conferences, direct mailings, trade advertisements and trade show exhibitions.

 

The Company’s products are sold globally through its in-house sales people and by over one hundred manufacturers’ representatives and distributors (i.e., the Company’s channel partners). Generally, our channel partners do not stock inventories of the Company’s products. Channel partners accounted for 90% and 80% of the Company’s consolidated sales for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, no single channel partner accounted for more than 10% of total consolidated sales. The Company does not believe that the loss of any single channel partner would have a material adverse effect on its business.

 

The Company’s relationship with its channel partners is usually governed by written contracts that either run for one-year renewable periods terminable by either party on 60 days prior notice or have indefinite

lives terminable by either party on 60 days prior notice. The contracts generally provide for territorial and product representation. The Company continually reviews and assesses the performance of its channel partners and makes changes from time to time based on such assessments.

 

Management believes that its products offer state-of-the-art performance combined with outstanding customer and technical support. The Company has always placed great emphasis on designing its products to be user-friendly.

 

Customers

 

The Company currently sells the majority of its products to various commercial users in the communications industry. Other sales are made to large defense contractors, which incorporate the Company’s products into their products for sale to the U.S. and foreign governments, multi-national concerns and Fortune 500 companies.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2015, no one single customer accounted for 10% or more of total consolidated sales. For the year ended December 31, 2014, one customer accounted for 10% of total consolidated sales. The Company’s largest customers vary from year to year. Accordingly, while the complete loss or substantial reduction of sales to any large customer could have a material adverse effect on the Company, the Company has experienced shifts in sales patterns with such large companies in the past without any material adverse effect. There can be no assurance, however, that the Company will not experience future shifts in sales patterns not having a material adverse effect on its business.

 

Regional consolidated sales from operations for fiscal 2015 were made to customers in the Americas ($24,946,340 or 75% of total consolidated sales), Europe, Middle East and Africa ($5,885,975 or 18% of total consolidated sales) and Asia Pacific ($2,276,791 or 7% of total consolidated sales). Regional consolidated sales from operations for fiscal 2014 were made to customers in the Americas ($30,480,266 or 76% of total consolidated sales), Europe, Middle East and Africa ($5,212,246 or 13% of total consolidated sales) and Asia Pacific ($4,644,856 or 11% of total consolidated sales).

 

Research and Development

 

The Company currently maintains an engineering staff (twenty-six individuals as of March 18, 2016) whose duties include the improvement of existing products, the design and modification of existing products and custom products with unique specifications to meet customer needs, and the engineering, research and development of new products and applications. Expenses for research and development also involve engineering for improvements and development of new products for commercial markets. Such expenditures for operations include the cost of engineering services and engineering support personnel and were approximately $3,957,000 and $3,380,000 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

Competition

 

The Company competes against many companies, which utilize similar technology to that of the Company, some of which are larger and have substantially greater resources and expertise in financial, technical and marketing areas than the Company. Some of these companies include Agilent Technologies, Inc., Rhode & Schwartz GmbH & Co. KG, Anritsu Corporation, Kathrein, Commscope and Westell Technologies, Inc. The Company competes by having a niche in several product areas where it capitalizes on its expertise in manufacturing products with unique specifications.

 

The Company designs its products with special attention to making them user-friendly, and re-evaluates its products for the purpose of enhancing and improving them. The Company believes that these efforts, along with its willingness to adapt its products to the particular needs of its customers and its intensive efforts in customer and technical support, are factors that add to the competitiveness of its products.

Backlog

 

The Company’s consolidated backlog of firm orders shippable in the next twelve months was approximately $2,500,000 at December 31, 2015, compared to approximately $2,600,000 at December 31, 2014. It is anticipated that the majority of the backlog orders at December 31, 2015 will be filled during the current year. The stated backlog is not necessarily indicative of Company sales for any future period nor is a backlog any assurance that the Company will realize a profit from the orders.

 

Inventory, Supplies and Manufacturing

 

The Company purchases components, devices and subassemblies from a wide variety of sources. The Company’s inventory policy stresses maintaining substantial raw materials in order to minimize the Company’s dependency on third-party suppliers and to improve the Company’s capacity to expedite production in response to customer orders. However, shortages or delays of supplies may, in the future, have a material adverse impact on the Company’s operations. For the year ended December 31, 2015, two third-party suppliers each accounted for approximately 10% of the Company’s total consolidated inventory purchases. For the year ended December 31, 2014, two third-party suppliers each accounted for approximately 12% of the Company’s total consolidated inventory purchases. No other third-party supplier accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s total consolidated inventory purchases for either of the years ended December 31, 2015 or 2014.

 

The Company is not party to any formal written contract regarding the deliveries of its supplies and components. It generally purchases such items pursuant to written purchase orders of both the individual and blanket variety. Blanket purchase orders usually cover the purchase of a larger amount of items at fixed prices for delivery and payment on specific dates.

 

The Company primarily produces its products by final and some intermediate assembly, calibration and testing. Testing of products is generally accomplished at the end of the manufacturing process and is performed in-house, as are all quality control processes. The Company utilizes modern equipment for the design, engineering, manufacture, assembly and testing of its products.

 

Warranty and Service

 

The Company typically provides one-year warranties on its instrument products that cover both parts and labor. The Company, at its option, repairs or replaces products that are defective during the warranty period, if the proper preventive maintenance procedures have been followed by its customers. Repairs that are necessitated by misuse of such products or are required outside the warranty period are not covered by the Company’s warranty.

 

In cases of defective products, the customer typically returns them to the Company’s facility. The Company’s service personnel replace or repair the defective items and ships them back to the customer. Generally, all servicing is done at the Company’s facility, and the Company charges its customers a fee for those service items that are not covered by warranty. The Company’s Noisecom and Microlab divisions typically don’t offer their customers any formal written service contracts. However, the Company’s Boonton division does offer its customers’ formal written service contracts for a fee.

 

Product Liability Coverage

 

The testing of electronic communications equipment and the accurate transmission of information entail a risk of product liability by customers and others. Claims may be asserted against the Company by end-users of any of the Company’s products.

 

The Company maintains product liability insurance coverage and no claims have been asserted for product liability due to a defective or malfunctioning device. However, it is possible that the Company may be

subject to such claims in the future and corresponding litigation should one or more of its products fail to perform or meet its specifications.

 

Intellectual Property

 

Proprietary information and know-how are important to the Company’s commercial success. There can be no assurance that others will not either develop independently the same or similar information and know-how or obtain and use proprietary information of the Company. Certain key employees have signed confidentiality and non-competition agreements regarding the Company’s proprietary information. There can be no assurance that the terms of such agreements will not be breached.

 

The trademarks “Boonton” and “Noise Com” are registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

 

The Company believes that its products do not infringe the proprietary rights of third parties. There can be no assurance, however, that third parties will not assert infringement claims in the future.

 

REGULATION

 

Environmental Protection

 

The Company’s operations are subject to various federal, state, local, and foreign environmental laws, ordinances and regulations that limit discharges into the environment, establish standards for the handling, generation, use, emission, release, discharge, treatment, storage and disposal of, or exposure to, hazardous materials, substances and waste, and require cleanup of contaminated soil and groundwater.

 

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (the “NJDEP”) conducted an investigation in 1982 concerning disposal at a facility previously leased by the Company’s Boonton operations. The focus of the investigation involved certain materials formerly used by Boonton’s manufacturing operations at that site and the possible effect of such disposal on the aquifer underlying the property. The disposal practices and the use of the materials in question were discontinued in 1978. The Company has cooperated with the NJDEP investigation and has been diligently pursuing the matter in an attempt to resolve it in accordance with applicable NJDEP operating procedures. The above referenced activities were conducted by Boonton prior to our acquisition of that entity in 2000.

 

In 1982, Boonton and the NJDEP agreed upon a plan to correct ground water contamination at the site, located in the township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, pursuant to which wells have been installed by Boonton. The plan contemplates that the wells will be operated and that soil and water samples will be taken and analyzed until such time that contamination levels are satisfactory to the NJDEP. In 2014, the Company received approval for a groundwater permit from the NJDEP to carry out the final Remedial Action Work Plan and report. Under the final phase of the Remedial Action Work Plan, there will be limited and reduced monitoring and testing as long as concentrations at the site continue on a decreasing trend.

 

Expenditures incurred by the Company during the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 in connection with the site amounted to approximately $22,000 and $78,000, respectively. While management anticipates that the expenditures in connection with this site will not be substantial in future years, the Company could be subject to significant future liabilities and may incur significant future expenditures if further contaminants from Boonton’s testing are identified and the NJDEP requires additional remediation activities. Management is unable to estimate future remediation costs, if any, at this time. The Company will continue to be liable under the plan, in all future years, until such time as the NJDEP releases it from all obligations applicable thereto.

 

At this time, the Company believes that it is in material compliance with all environmental laws, does not anticipate any material expenditure to meet current or pending environmental requirements, and generally believes that its processes and products do not present any unusual environmental concerns. Besides the matter

referred to above with the NJDEP, the Company is unaware of any existing, pending or threatened contingent liability that may have a material adverse effect on its ongoing business operations.

 

Workplace Safety

 

The Company’s operations are also governed by laws and regulations relating to workplace safety and worker health. The Company believes it is in material compliance with these laws and regulations and does not believe that future compliance with such laws and regulations will have a material adverse effect on its results of operations or financial condition. The Company also believes that it is in material compliance with all applicable labor regulations.

 

ITAR and Export Controls

 

The Company is subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulation, or ITAR. ITAR requires export licenses from the U.S. Department of State for products shipped outside the U.S. that have military or strategic applications.

 

The Company is also subject to the Export Administration Regulations, or EAR. The EAR regulates the export of certain “dual use” items and technologies and, in some instances, requires a license from the U.S. Department of Commerce.

 

Government Contracting Regulations

 

Because the Company has contracts with the federal government and its agencies, it is subject to audit from time to time of our compliance with government regulations by various agencies, including the Defense Contract Audit Agency, or DCAA. The DCAA reviews the adequacy of, and a contractor’s compliance with, its internal control systems and policies, including the contractor’s purchasing, property, estimating, compensation and management information systems. The DCAA has the right to perform audits on our incurred costs on all contracts on a yearly basis.

 

Other governmental agencies, including the Defense Securities Service and the Defense Logistics Agency, may also, from time to time, conduct inquiries or investigations regarding a broad range of our activities.

 

The Company’s principal products or services do not require any governmental approval, except for the requirement that it obtain export licenses for certain of its products.

 

Employees

 

As of March 18, 2016, the Company had 113 full-time employees, including its officers, 54 of whom are engaged in manufacturing and repair services, 12 in administration and financial control, 26 in engineering and research and development, and 21 in marketing and sales.

 

The Company considers its relationship with its employees to be satisfactory.

 

The design and manufacture of the Company’s products require substantial technical capabilities in many disparate disciplines, from mechanics and computer science to electronics and mathematics. While the Company believes that the capability and experience of its technical employees compares favorably with other similar manufacturers, there can be no assurance that it can retain existing employees or attract and hire the highly capable technical employees it may need in the future on terms deemed favorable to the Company.

 

Investor Information

 

The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”). Therefore, it files periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with

the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Such reports, proxy statements and other information may be read and copied by visiting the Public Reference Room of the SEC at 100 F Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains an Internet site (http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically.

 

You can access financial and other information, including copies of our SEC filings, at the Company’s Investor Relations page on its website. The address of the website is www.wtcom.com. The Company makes available, free of charge, copies of its annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after filing such material electronically or otherwise furnishing it to the SEC.

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

 

Our business is dependent on capital spending on data and communication networks by customers or end users of our products and reductions in such capital spending adversely affect our business.

 

Our performance is dependent on customers’ or end users’ capital spending for constructing, rebuilding, maintaining or upgrading data and communication networks, which can be volatile or hard to forecast. Capital spending in the communications industry is cyclical and can be curtailed or deferred on short notice. A variety of factors affect the amount of capital spending, and, therefore, our sales and profits, including:

 

	•	competing technologies;
	•	timing and adoption of global rollout of new technologies, including 4G/LTE;
	•	customer specific financial or market conditions;
	•	governmental regulation;
	•	demands for network services; and
	•	acceptance of new services offered by our customers;

 

Our customers or the end users of our products may not purchase new equipment at levels we have seen in the past or expect in the future. If our product portfolio and product development plans do not position us well to capture an increased portion of the capital spending of such parties, our revenue may decline. As a result of these issues, we may not be able to maintain or increase our revenue in the future, and our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.

 

Our industry is highly competitive and if we are not able to successfully compete, we could lose market share and our revenues could decline.

 

We operate in industries characterized by aggressive competition, rapid technological change, evolving technology standards and short product life cycles. Current and prospective customers for our products evaluate our capabilities against the merits of our direct competitors. We compete primarily on the basis of technology and performance. We also compete on price. Many of our competitors utilize similar technologies to ours and have substantially greater resources and expertise in financial, technical and marketing areas than we have. Our competitors may introduce products that are competitively priced, have increased performance or functionality or incorporate technological advances that we have not yet developed or implemented.

 

To remain competitive, we must continue to develop, market and sell new and enhanced products at competitive prices, which will require significant research and development expenditures. If we do not develop new and enhanced products or if we are not able to invest adequately in our research and development activities, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be negatively impacted.

 

Many of our competitors are substantially larger than we are, and have greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources than we have. Many of these large enterprises are in a better position to withstand any significant reduction in capital spending by customers in our markets. They often have broader

product lines and market focus, and may not be as susceptible to downturns in a single market. These competitors may also be able to bundle their products together to meet the needs of a particular customer, and may be capable of delivering more complete solutions than we are able to provide. To the extent large enterprises that currently do not compete directly with us choose to enter our markets by acquisition or otherwise, competition would likely intensify.

 

Our future success depends on our ability to anticipate and to adapt to technological changes and develop, implement and market product innovations.

 

Many of our markets are characterized by advances in information processing and communications capabilities that require increased transmission speeds and greater bandwidth. These advances require ongoing improvements in the capabilities of our products. However, we may not be successful in our ongoing improvement efforts if, among other things, our products:

 

	•	are not cost effective;
	•	are not brought to market in a timely manner;
	•	are not in accordance with evolving industry standards; or
	•	fail to achieve market acceptance or meet customer requirements.

 

There are various competitive wireless technologies that could be a substitute for the products we sell. The failure to successfully introduce new or enhanced products on a timely and cost-competitive basis or the inability to continue to market existing products on a cost-competitive basis could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. In addition, sales of new products may replace sales of some of our existing products, mitigating the benefits of new product introductions and possibly resulting in excess levels of inventory.

 

Furthermore, we must make long-term investments and commit significant resources before knowing whether our predictions will eventually result in products that the market will accept. We must accurately forecast volumes, mix of products and configurations that meet customer requirements, and we may not succeed. If we do not succeed, we may be left with inventories of obsolete products or we may not have enough of some products available to meet customer demand, which could lead to reduced sales and higher expenses.

 

Our revenues are dependent in part on commercial upgrades of 4G wireless communications equipment, products and services. Our business may be harmed, and our investments in our technologies may not provide us an adequate return if:

 

	•	LTE, a wireless standard, is not widely deployed or commercial deployment is delayed;
	•	wireless operators delay moving customers to 4G devices;
	•	wireless operators delay 4G deployments, expansions or upgrades;
	•	government regulators delay the reallocation of spectrum to allow wireless operators to upgrade to 4G, which will restrict the expansion of 4G wireless connectivity;
	•	wireless operators are unable to drive improvements in 4G network performance and/or capacity;
	•	wireless operators and other industries using these technologies deploy other technologies; or
	•	wireless operators choose to spend their capital on their core network or limit their expenditures on radio access network (RAN).

 

Our business is dependent on our ability to increase our share of components sold and to continue to drive the adoption of our products and services into LTE and 4G wireless networks. If commercial deployment of our technologies, and upgrade of subscribers to 4G wireless communications equipment, products and services using our technologies do not continue or are delayed, our revenues could be negatively impacted, and our business could suffer.

Our future research and development projects may not be successful.

 

The successful development of telecommunications products can be affected by many factors. Products that appear to be promising at their early phases of research and development may fail to be commercialized for various reasons, including the failure to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals. There is no assurance that any of our future research and development projects will be successful or completed within the anticipated time frame or budget or that we will receive the necessary approvals from relevant authorities, customers, or prospective customers, for the production of these newly developed products, or that these newly developed products will achieve commercial success. Even if such products can be successfully commercialized, they may not achieve the level of market acceptance that we expect.

 

The cyclicality of our end-user markets could harm our financial results.

 

Many of the end markets we serve, including but not limited to the commercial wireless market, have historically been cyclical and have experienced periodic downturns. The factors leading to and the severity and length of a downturn are very difficult to predict and there can be no assurance that we will appropriately anticipate changes in the underlying end markets we serve or that any increased levels of business activity will continue as a trend into the future. If we fail to anticipate changes in the end markets we serve, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected. We are subject to fluctuations in technology spending by existing and potential customers.

 

Dependence on contract manufacturing and outsourcing other portions of our supply chain may adversely affect our ability to bring products to market and damage our reputation.

 

As part of our efforts to streamline operations and to minimize costs, we outsource aspects of our manufacturing processes and other functions and continue to evaluate additional outsourcing. If our contract manufacturers or other outsourcers fail to perform their obligations in a timely manner or at satisfactory quality levels, our ability to bring products to market and our reputation could suffer. For example, during a market upturn, our contract manufacturers may be unable to meet our demand requirements, which may preclude us from fulfilling our customers’ orders on a timely basis. The ability of these manufacturers to perform is largely outside of our control. Additionally, changing or replacing our contract manufacturers or other outsourcers could cause disruptions or delays.

 

If our products do not perform as promised, we could experience increased costs, lower margins and harm to our reputation.

 

The failure of our products to perform as promised could result in increased costs, lower margins and harm to our reputation. We may not be able to anticipate all of the possible performance or reliability problems that could arise with our existing or new products, which could result in significant product liability or warranty claims. In addition, any defects found in our products could result in a loss of sales or market share, failure to achieve market acceptance, injury to our reputation, indemnification claims, litigation, increased insurance costs and increased service costs, any of which could discourage customers from purchasing our products and materially harm our business.

 

The testing and use of electronic communications equipment and the accurate transmission of information entail a risk of product liability claims being asserted by customers and third parties.

 

Claims may be asserted against us by end-users of any of our products for liability due to a defective or malfunctioning device made by us, and we may be subject to corresponding litigation should one or more of our products fail to perform or meet certain minimum requirements. Such a claim and corresponding litigation could result in substantial costs, diversion of resources and management attention, termination of customer contracts and harm to our reputation.

 

We are subject to various governmental regulations, compliance with which may cause us to incur significant expenses, and if we fail to maintain satisfactory compliance with certain regulations, we may be forced to recall products and cease their distribution, and we could be subject to civil or criminal penalties.

 

Our businesses are subject to various significant international, federal, state and local regulations, including but not limited to health and safety, packaging, product content, labor and import/export regulations. These regulations are complex, change frequently and have tended to become more stringent over time. We may be required to incur significant expenses to comply with these regulations or to remedy violations of these

regulations. Any failure by us to comply with applicable government regulations could also result in cessation of our operations or portions of our operations, product recalls or impositions of fines and restrictions on our ability to carry on or expand our operations.

 

We are subject to laws and regulations governing government contracts, and failure to address these laws and regulations or comply with such government contracts could harm our business by leading to a reduction in revenue associated with these customers.

 

We have agreements relating to the sale of our products to government entities and, as a result, we are subject to various statutes and regulations that apply to companies doing business with the U.S. government. The laws governing government contracts differ from the laws governing private contracts. For example, many government contracts contain pricing terms and conditions that are not applicable to private contracts. We are also subject to investigation for compliance with the regulations governing government contracts. A failure to comply with these regulations might result in suspension of these contracts, or administrative penalties.

 

Shortages or delays of supplies for component parts may adversely affect our operating results until alternate sources can be developed.

 

Our operations are dependent on the ability of suppliers to deliver quality components, devices and subassemblies in time to meet critical manufacturing and distribution schedules. If we experience any constrained supply of any such component parts, such constraints, if persistent, may adversely affect operating results until alternate sourcing can be developed. There may be an increased risk of supplier constraints in periods where we are increasing production volume to meet customer demands. Volatility in the prices of these component parts, an inability to secure enough components at reasonable prices to build new products in a timely manner in the quantities and configurations demanded or, conversely, a temporary oversupply of these parts, could adversely affect our future operating results.

 

We could be subject to significant costs related to environmental contamination from past operations, and environmental contamination caused by ongoing operations could subject us to substantial liabilities in the future.

 

The Company’s operations are subject to various federal, state, local, and foreign environmental laws, ordinances and regulations that limit discharges into the environment, establish standards for the handling, generation, use, emission, release, discharge, treatment, storage and disposal of, or exposure to, hazardous materials, substances and waste, and require cleanup of contaminated soil and groundwater.

 

In 1982, Boonton and the NJDEP agreed upon a plan to correct ground water contamination at a site previously leased by the Company’s Boonton operations, pursuant to which wells have been installed by Boonton. The plan contemplates that the wells will be operated and that soil and water samples will be taken and analyzed until such time that contamination levels are satisfactory to the NJDEP. In 2014, the Company received approval for a groundwater permit from the NJDEP to carry out the final Remedial Action Work Plan and report. Under the final phase of the Remedial Action Work Plan, there will be

monitoring and testing at the site. We cannot be assured that concentrations of contaminants at the site will decrease.

 

Expenditures incurred by the Company during the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 in connection with the site amounted to approximately $22,000 and $78,000, respectively. The Company could be subject to significant future liabilities and may incur significant future expenditures if further contaminants from Boonton’s testing are identified and the NJDEP requires additional remediation activities. Management is unable to estimate future remediation costs at this time. The Company will continue to be liable under the plan, in all future years, until such time as the NJDEP releases it from all obligations applicable thereto.

 

Certain of our products and international sales may be subject to ITAR, EAR, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other U.S. and foreign government laws, regulations, policies and practices, which may adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

Our international sales, for which we also use foreign representatives and consultants, are subject to U.S. laws, regulations and policies, including the ITAR and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other export laws and regulations, as well as foreign government laws, regulations and procurement policies and practices which may differ from the U.S. Government regulations in this regard. The ITAR requires export licenses from the U.S. Department of State for products shipped outside the United States that have military or strategic applications.

 

Compliance with the directives of the U.S. Department of State may result in substantial legal and other expenses and the diversion of management time. In the event that a determination is made that we or any entity we have acquired has violated the ITAR with respect to any matters, we may be subject to substantial monetary penalties that we are unable to quantify at this time, and/or suspension or revocation of our export privileges and criminal sanctions, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

We are also subject to the EAR. The EAR regulates the export of certain “dual use” items and technologies and, in some instances, requires a license from the U.S. Department of Commerce. We can give no assurance that under either the ITAR or the EAR we will continue to be successful in obtaining the necessary licenses and authorizations or that certain sales will not be prevented or delayed.

 

We are also subject to, and must comply with, the U. S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or the FCPA, and similar world-wide anti-corruption laws, including the U.K. Bribery Act of 2010. These acts generally prohibit both us and our third party intermediaries from making improper payments to foreign officials for the purpose of acquiring or retaining business or otherwise obtaining favorable treatment. We are required as well to maintain adequate record-keeping and internal accounting practices to fully and accurately reflect our transactions. We operate in many parts of the world that have experienced government corruption. In certain circumstances, the FCPA and our programs and policies may conflict with local customs and practices. If we or our any of our local intermediaries have failed to comply with the requirements of the FCPA, governmental authorities in the United States could seek to impose severe criminal and civil penalties. The assertion of violations of the FCPA or other anti-corruption laws could disrupt our business and, if proven, have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

 

The loss of key personnel could adversely affect our ability to remain competitive; our development of new and upgraded products could be adversely impacted by our inability to hire or retain personnel with appropriate technical abilities.

 

We believe that the continued service of our executive officers will be important to our future growth and competitiveness. However, other than the severance agreements we entered into with Mr. Genova, Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Debold, Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing, and Mr. Censullo, Chief Financial Officer, we currently do not have any employment agreements with any of our executive officers. Although we have severance agreements with Messrs. Genova, Debold and Censullo, we cannot provide assurance that any named executive officer, or any of our other executive officers, will remain employed by us. Moreover, the design and manufacture of our products require substantial technical capabilities in many

disparate disciplines, from engineering, mechanics and computer science to electronics and mathematics. We believe that the continued employment of key members of our technical and sales staffs will be important to us but, as with our executive officers, we cannot assure you that they will remain employed by us.

 

Furthermore, our ability to research and develop new technologies and products, or upgraded versions of existing products, will depend, in part, on our ability to hire personnel with knowledge and skills that our current personnel do not have. If we are unable to hire or retain such qualified personnel, our revenues could be negatively impacted, and our business could suffer.

 

Third parties could claim that we are infringing on their intellectual property rights which could result in substantial costs, diversion of significant managerial resources and significant harm to our reputation.

 

The industries in which our company operates are characterized by the existence of a large number of patents and frequent litigation based on allegations of patent infringement. From time to time, third parties may assert patent, copyright, trademark and other intellectual property rights to technologies in various jurisdictions that are important to our business. Defending claims, including claims without merit, requires allocation of resources, including personnel and capital, which could adversely impact our results of operations. A successful claim of infringement against us could result in our being required to pay significant damages, enter into costly license agreements, or stop the sale of certain products, which could adversely affect our net sales, gross margins and expenses and harm our future prospects.

 

We use specialized technologies and know-how to design, develop and manufacture our products. Our inability to protect our intellectual property could hurt our competitive position, harm our reputation and adversely affect our results of operations.

 

We believe that our intellectual property, including its methodologies, is critical to our success and competitive position. We rely on a combination of U.S. and foreign patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws, as well as confidentiality agreements to establish and protect our proprietary rights. If we are unable to protect our intellectual property against unauthorized use by third parties, our reputation among existing and potential customers could be damaged and our competitive position adversely affected.

 

Attempts may be made to copy aspects of our products or to obtain and use information that we regard as proprietary. Accordingly, we may not be able to prevent misappropriation of our technology or deter others from developing similar technology. Our strategies to deter misappropriation could be undermined if:

 

  • the proprietary nature or protection of our methodologies is not recognized in the United States or foreign countries;

 

  • third parties misappropriate our proprietary methodologies and such misappropriation is not detected; and

 

  • competitors create applications similar to ours but which do not technically infringe on our legally protected rights.

 

If these risks materialize, we could be required to spend significant amounts to defend our rights and divert critical managerial resources. In addition, our proprietary methodologies may decline in value or our rights to them may become unenforceable. If any of the foregoing were to occur, our business could be materially adversely affected.

 

Our business and operations could suffer in the event of security breaches.

 

Attempts by others to gain unauthorized access to information technology systems are becoming more sophisticated and are sometimes successful. These attempts, which might be related to industrial or other espionage, include covertly introducing malware to our computers and networks and impersonating authorized users, among others. We seek to detect and investigate all security incidents and to prevent their recurrence, but in some cases, we might be unaware of an incident or its magnitude and effects. The theft, unauthorized

use or publication of our intellectual property and/or confidential business information could harm our competitive position, reduce the value of our investment in research and development and other strategic initiatives or otherwise adversely affect our business. To the extent that any security breach results in inappropriate disclosure of our customers’ or licensees’ confidential information, we may incur liability as a result. In addition, we may be required to devote additional resources to the security of our information technology systems.

 

We rely on our information technology systems to manage numerous aspects of our business and a disruption of these systems could adversely affect our business.

 

Our information technology, or IT, systems are an integral part of our business. We depend on our IT systems for scheduling, sales order entry, purchasing, materials management, accounting, and production functions. Our IT systems also allow us to ship products to our customers on a timely basis, maintain cost-effective operations and provide a high level of customer service. Some of our systems are not fully redundant, and our disaster recovery planning does not account for all eventualities. A serious disruption to our IT systems could significantly limit our ability to manage and operate our business efficiently, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

The success of our ability to grow sales and develop relationships in Europe and Asia may be limited by risks related to conducting business in European and Asian markets.

 

Part of our strategy is to increase sales and build our relationships in European and Asian markets. Risks inherent in marketing, selling and developing relationships in European and Asian markets include those associated with:

 

  • economic conditions in European and Asian markets, including the impact of recessions in European and Asian economies and fluctuations in the relative values of the U.S. dollar, the Euro and Asian currencies;

 

  • taxes and fees imposed by European and Asian governments that may increase the cost of products and services;

 

  • greater difficulty in accounts receivable collection and longer collection periods;

 

  • seasonal reductions in business activities in some parts of the world;

 

  • laws and regulations imposed by individual countries and by the European Union, particularly with respect to intellectual property, license requirements and environmental requirements; and

 

  • political and economic instability, terrorism and war. 

 

In addition, European and Asian intellectual property laws are different than and may not protect our proprietary rights to the same extent as do U.S. intellectual property laws, and we will have to ensure that our intellectual property is adequately protected in foreign jurisdictions and in the United States. If we do not adequately protect our intellectual property rights, competitors could use our proprietary technologies in non-protected jurisdictions and put us at a competitive disadvantage.

 

Environmental and other disasters, such as flooding, large earthquakes, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions or nuclear or other disasters, or a combination thereof, may negatively impact our business.

 

Although we manufacture our products in New Jersey, we both source and ship our products globally. Environmental and other disasters may cause disruption to our supply chain or impede our ability to ship product to certain regions of the world. However, there can be no assurance that environmental and/or other such natural disasters will not have an adverse impact on our business in the future.

We are exposed to risks associated with acquisitions, investments and divestitures.

 

We have made, and may in the future make, acquisitions of, or significant investments in, businesses with complementary products, services and/or technologies. Acquisitions and investments involve numerous risks, including, but not limited to:

 

	•	difficulties and increased costs in connection with integration of the personnel, operations, technologies and products of acquired businesses;
	•	diversion of management’s attention from other operational matters;
	•	the potential loss of key employees of acquired businesses;
	•	lack of synergy, or the inability to realize expected synergies, resulting from the acquisition;
	•	failure to commercialize purchased technology; and
	•	the impairment of acquired intangible assets and goodwill that could result in significant charges to operating results in future periods.

 

The integration of acquisitions may make the completion and integration of subsequent acquisitions more difficult. However, if we fail to identify and complete these transactions, we may be required to expend resources to internally develop products and technology or may be at a competitive disadvantage or may be adversely affected by negative market perceptions, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

We may be required to finance future acquisitions and investments through a combination of borrowings, proceeds from equity or debt offerings and the use of cash, cash equivalents and short term investments.

 

With respect to divestitures, we may divest businesses that do not meet our strategic objectives, or do not meet our growth or profitability targets and may not be able to complete proposed divestitures on terms commercially favorable to us.

 

Mergers, acquisitions and investments are inherently risky and the inability to effectively manage these risks could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Our stock price is volatile and the trading volume in our common stock is less than that of other larger companies in the wireless and advanced communications industries.

 

The market price of our Common Stock has experienced significant volatility and may continue to be subject to rapid swings in the future. From January 1, 2014 to March 18, 2016, the trading prices of our stock have ranged from $1.30 to $3.78 per share. There are several factors which could affect the price of our Common Stock, including announcements of technological innovations for new commercial products by us or our competitors, developments concerning propriety rights, new or revised governmental regulation or general conditions in the market for our products, and the entrance of additional competitors into our markets.

 

Although our Common Stock is listed for trading on the NYSE MKT, the trading volume in our Common Stock is less than that of other, larger companies in the wireless and advanced communications industries. Traditionally, the trading volume of our Common Stock has been limited. For example, for the 90 trading days ending on February 29, 2016, the average daily trading volume was approximately 31,000 shares per day and ranged from between approximately 0 shares per day and approximately 420,000 shares per day. Furthermore, following our repurchases of approximately 1,020,000 shares under our share repurchase program subsequent to November 23, 2015, we only have 18,593,013 shares of common stock outstanding as of the date of this report. A public trading market having the desired characteristics of depth, liquidity and orderliness depends on the presence in the marketplace of willing buyers and sellers of our Common Stock at any given time. Because of our limited trading volume, holders of our Common Stock may not be able to sell quickly any significant number of such shares, and any attempted sales of a large number of our shares will

likely have a material adverse impact on the price of our Common Stock.

 

If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about our business or if they issue an adverse or misleading opinion regarding our stock, our stock price and trading volume could decline

 

The trading market for our Common Stock will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts publish about us or our business. If any of the analysts who cover us issue an adverse or misleading opinion regarding us, our business model, products or stock performance, our stock price would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of us or fail to publish reports on us regularly, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline. Moreover, the unpredictability of our financial results likely reduces the certainty, and therefore reliability, of the forecasts by securities or industry analysts of our future financial results, adding to the potential volatility of our stock price.

 

The inability to maintain adequate levels of liquidity may have an adverse effect on the working capital of the Company.

 

The Company believes that its financial resources from working capital provided by operations are adequate to meet its current needs. However, should current global economic conditions deteriorate, additional working capital financing may be required which may be difficult to obtain due to restrictive credit markets.

 

New Jersey corporate law may delay or prevent a transaction that stockholders would view as favorable.

 

We are subject to the New Jersey Shareholders’ Protection Act, which could delay or prevent a change of control of us.

 

The Company is subject to compliance with the policies & procedures of the NYSE MKT with respect to continued listing on the stock exchange.

 

In considering whether a security warrants continued trading and/or listing on the NYSE MKT Exchange, many factors are taken into account, such as the degree of investor interest in the company, its prospects for growth, the reputation of its management, the degree of commercial acceptance of its products, and whether its securities have suitable characteristics for auction market trading. Thus, any developments which substantially reduce the size of a company, the nature and scope of its operations, the value or amount of its securities available for the market, or the number of holders of its securities, may occasion a review of continued listing by the Exchange. Moreover, events such as the sale, destruction, loss or abandonment of a substantial portion of its business, the inability to continue its business, steps towards liquidation, or repurchase or redemption of its securities, may also give rise to such a review.

 

We incur significant costs as a result of operating as a public company, and our management devotes substantial time to compliance initiatives.

 

We have incurred and will continue to incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses as a public company, including costs resulting from public company reporting obligations under the Exchange Act and regulations regarding corporate governance practices. The listing requirements of the NYSE MKT require that we satisfy certain corporate governance requirements relating to director independence, distributing annual and interim reports, stockholder meetings, approvals and voting, soliciting proxies, conflicts of interest and a code of conduct. Our management and other personnel will need to devote a substantial amount of time to all of these requirements. Moreover, the reporting requirements, rules and regulations will increase our legal and financial compliance costs and will make some activities more time-consuming and costly. These reporting requirements, rules and regulations, coupled with the increase in potential litigation exposure associated with being a public company, could make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our board of directors or board committees or to serve as executive officers.

Item 1B.

Unresolved Staff Comments

 

None.

 

Item 2.

Properties

 

The Company leases a 45,700 square foot facility located in Hanover Township, Parsippany, New Jersey, which is currently being used as its principal corporate headquarters and manufacturing plant with respect to both of the Company’s business segments. In May 2015, the Company and its landlord entered into a lease agreement to extend the lease term for its principal corporate headquarters in New Jersey through March 31, 2023.

 

Item 3.

Legal Proceedings

 

None.

 

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

PART II

 

Item 5.

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

The common stock of the Company is traded on the NYSE MKT under the name Wireless Telecom Group, Inc. (Symbol: WTT). The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices of the Company’s common stock for the periods indicated as reported on the NYSE MKT.

 

2015 Fiscal Year		High		Low
1st Quarter		$3.21		$2.60
2nd Quarter		$2.61		$2.17
3rd Quarter		$2.19		$1.46
4th Quarter		$1.77		$1.30
2014 Fiscal Year
1st Quarter		$3.78		$2.05
2nd Quarter		$2.79		$2.30
3rd Quarter		$2.84		$2.38
4th Quarter		$2.91		$2.29

 

On March 18, 2016, the closing price of the common stock of the Company as reported was $1.50. On March 18, 2016, the Company had 399 stockholders of record. These stockholders of record do not include non-registered stockholders whose shares are held in “nominee” or “street name”.

 

The Company did not declare quarterly dividends for the past five years. Future cash dividends, if any, will be at the discretion of the Company’s board of directors and will depend upon, among other things, the Company’s future operations and earnings, capital requirements, general financial condition, contractual and financing restrictions and such other factors as the Company’s board of directors may deem relevant.

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

During the quarter ended December 31, 2015, the Company repurchased 977,447 shares under its stock repurchase program. The maximum number of shares remaining eligible for repurchase under the plan as of December 31, 2015 was 244,651. Subsequent to December 31, the Company repurchased an additional 42,995 shares through the date of this report.

		Total number of shares purchased				Average price paid per share				Total number of shares purchased as part of stock repurchase program*				Maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the stock repurchase program
October 2015			—				—				—				1,222,098
November 2015			8,108			$	1.38				8,108				1,213,990
December 2015			969,339			$	1.45				969,339				244,651
Total			977,447			$	1.45				977,447

 

*The Company announced the continuation of its stock repurchasing program on November 23, 2015, under which approximately 1,200,000 million shares may be repurchased by the Company.

 

Equity Compensation Plan Information

 

Set forth below is certain aggregated information with respect to (i) equity compensation plans that have been previously approved by the Company’s stockholders and (ii) plans not approved by stockholders.

 

Plan category		Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights				Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights				Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plan (excluding securities reflected in the previous columns)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders			2,343,000			$	1.52				2,219,000
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders			—				—				—
Total			2,343,000			$	1.52				2,219,000

 

Item 6.

Selected Financial Data

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 7.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Introduction

 

The Company develops, manufactures and markets a wide variety of electronic noise sources, electronic testing and measuring instruments including power meters, voltmeters and modulation meters and high-power passive microwave components for wireless products. The Company’s products have historically been primarily used to test the performance and capability of cellular/PCS and satellite communication systems and to measure the power of RF and microwave systems. Other applications include radio, radar, wireless local area network (WLAN) and digital television.

 

The Company discloses its operations in two reportable segments: (1) network solutions and (2) test and measurement. The network solutions segment is comprised primarily of the operations of Microlab. The test and measurement segment is comprised primarily of the operations of Boonton and Noisecom. Additional financial information on the Company’s reportable segments for each of the last two years is included in Note 7 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 herein.

 

The financial information presented herein includes: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 (iii) Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014; and (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

Forward-Looking Statements

 

The statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K that are not historical facts, including, without limitation, the statements under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by, among other things, the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “anticipates” or “continues” or the negative thereof of other variations thereon or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on the Company’s current expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include continued ability to maintain positive cash flow from results of operations, continued evaluation of goodwill for impairment and the Company’s development and production of competitive technologies in our market sector, among others. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected. These risks and uncertainties are disclosed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company’s press releases and in oral statements made by or with the approval of authorized personnel. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events or developments.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Estimates and assumptions

 

Management’s discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations are based upon the consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses for each period. The following represents a summary of the Company’s critical accounting policies, defined as those policies that the Company believes are: (a) the most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations, and (b) that require management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain. Estimates and assumptions are made by management to assess the overall likelihood that an accounting estimate or assumption may require adjustment. Management assumptions have been reasonably accurate in the past, and future estimates or assumptions are likely to be calculated on the same basis.

 

Stock-based compensation

 

The Company follows the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 718, “Share-Based Payment” which requires that compensation expense be recognized based on the fair value of the stock awards less estimated forfeitures. The fair value of the stock awards is equal to the fair value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant. The fair value of options at the date of grant was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. When options are granted, the Company takes into consideration guidance under ASC 718 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (SAB 107) when determining assumptions. The expected option life is derived from assumed exercise rates based upon historical exercise patterns and represents the period of time that options granted

are expected to be outstanding. The expected volatility is based upon historical volatility of our shares using weekly price observations over an observation period that approximates the expected life of the options. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve rate in effect at the time of grant for periods similar to the expected option life. The estimated forfeiture rate included in the option valuation is based on our past history of forfeitures. Due to the limited amount of forfeitures in the past, the Company’s estimated forfeiture rate has been zero.

 

Management estimates are necessary in determining compensation expense for stock options with performance-based vesting criteria. Compensation expense for this type of stock-based award is recognized over the period from the date the performance conditions are determined to be probable of occurring through the date the applicable conditions are expected to be met. If the performance conditions are not considered probable of being achieved, no expense is recognized until such time as the performance conditions are considered probable of being met, if ever. Management evaluates whether performance conditions are probable of occurring on a quarterly basis.

 

Revenue recognition

 

Revenue from product shipments, including shipping and handling fees, is recognized once delivery has occurred, provided that persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. Delivery is considered to have occurred when title and risk of loss have transferred to the customer. Sales to international distributors are recognized in the same manner. If title does not pass until the product reaches the customer’s delivery site, then revenue recognition is deferred until that time. There are no formal sales incentives offered to any of the Company’s customers. Volume discounts may be offered from time to time to customers purchasing large quantities on a per transaction basis. There are no special post shipment obligations or acceptance provisions that exist with any sales arrangements.

 

Valuation of Inventory

 

Raw material inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market. Finished goods and work-in-process are valued at average cost of production, which includes material, labor and manufacturing expenses.

 

Reserve on Inventory

 

The Company maintains reserves to reduce the value of inventory to the lower of cost or market and reserves for excess and obsolete inventory. The Company reviews inventory for excess and obsolescence based on its best estimates of future demand, product lifecycle status and product development plans. The Company uses historical information along with those future estimates to reduce the inventory cost basis to its estimated realizable value.

 

Allowances for doubtful accounts

 

The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. A key consideration in estimating the allowance for doubtful accounts has been, and will continue to be, our customer’s payment history and aging of its accounts receivable balance.

 

Income taxes

 

The Company records deferred taxes in accordance with ASC 740, “Accounting for Income Taxes”. This ASC requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for temporary differences between tax basis of assets and liabilities and the amounts at which they are carried in the financial statements, based upon the enacted rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The Company establishes a valuation allowance when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. The Company periodically assesses the value of its deferred tax asset and determines the necessity for a valuation allowance. The Company evaluates which portion, if any, will more likely than not be realized by offsetting future taxable income, taking into consideration any limitations that may exist on its use of its net operating loss carryforwards.

 

Uncertain tax position

 

Under ASC 740, the Company must recognize and disclose uncertain tax positions only if it is more-likely-

than-not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authority, based on the technical merits of the position. The amounts recognized in the financial statements attributable to such position, if any, are recorded if there is a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon the ultimate resolution of the position.

 

The Company has analyzed its filing positions in all of the federal and state jurisdictions where it is required to file income tax returns. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company has identified its federal tax return and its state tax return in New Jersey as “major” tax jurisdictions, as defined, in which it is required to file income tax returns. Based on the evaluations noted above, the Company has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition or disclosure in its consolidated financial statements.

 

Based on a review of tax positions for all open years and contingencies as set out in the Company’s notes to the consolidated financial statements, no reserves for uncertain income tax positions have been recorded pursuant to ASC 740 during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the Company does not anticipate that it is reasonably possible that any material increase or decrease in its unrecognized tax benefits will occur within twelve months.

 

Valuation of goodwill

 

Goodwill represents the excess of the aggregate purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired in a purchase business combination. Goodwill is not amortized but rather is reviewed for impairment at least annually, or more frequently if a triggering event occurs. Management first makes a qualitative assessment of whether it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount before applying the two-step goodwill impairment test. If, based on the qualitative assessment, it is more-likely-than-not the estimated fair value of a reporting unit is well in excess of its carrying amount, management will not perform any quantitative assessment. If, however, the conclusion is that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, management then performs a two-step goodwill impairment test. Under the first step, the fair value of the reporting unit is compared with its carrying value, and, if an indication of goodwill impairment exists for the reporting unit, the Company must perform step two of the impairment test (measurement). Under step two, an impairment loss is recognized for any excess of the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill as determined by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation. The residual fair value after this allocation is the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, step two does not need to be performed.

 

The Company’s goodwill balance of $1,351,392 at December 31, 2015 and 2014 relates to one of the Company’s reporting units, Microlab. Management’s qualitative assessment performed in the fourth quarters of 2015 and 2014 did not indicate any impairment of Microlab’s goodwill as its fair value is estimated to be in excess of its carrying value.

 

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Determination of recoverability is based on an estimate of undiscounted cash flows resulting from the use of the assets and its eventual disposition. Measurement of an impairment loss for long-lived assets that management expects to hold for sale is based on the fair value of the assets. Long-lived assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.

 

Results of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2015 Compared to 2014

 

Net consolidated sales for the year ended December 31, 2015 were $33,109,106 as compared to $40,337,368 for the year ended December 31, 2014, a decrease of $7,228,262 or 17.9%. This decrease was primarily the result of declining demand throughout 2015 for the Company’s network solutions products, particularly for use in DAS. In 2015, the Company experienced reduced order flow in its network solutions

segment largely due to reductions in capital spending in support of DAS deployments, particularly by certain domestic wireless operators.

 

Net sales of the Company’s network solutions products for the year ended December 31, 2015 were $21,534,831 as compared to $28,211,609 for the year ended December 31, 2014, a decrease of $6,676,778 or 23.7%. Net sales of network solutions products accounted for 65.0% and 69.9% of net consolidated sales for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The decrease in sales during 2015 was primarily due to reduced demand for the Company’s passive microwave components, largely as a result of reductions in capital spending by certain domestic wireless operators as described above.

 

Net sales of the Company’s test and measurement products for the year ended December 31, 2015 were $11,574,275 as compared to $12,125,759 for the year ended December 31, 2014, a decrease of $551,484 or 4.5%. Net sales of test and measurement products accounted for 35.0% and 30.1% of net consolidated sales for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The decrease in sales for 2015 was primarily due to lower order volume during 2015 as a result of decreased order flow from prime defense contractors and certain government agencies. Order flow in the Company’s test and measurement segment can fluctuate period to period depending upon the approval and timing of government project funding.

 

The Company’s gross profit on consolidated net sales for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $14,827,874 or 44.8% as compared to $19,043,693 or 47.2% as reported in the previous year. Gross profit decreased primarily due to fixed manufacturing costs being a higher percentage of cost on lower sales for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015 as compared to same period in 2014, as well as changes in product mix sold. Sales of the Company’s integrated solutions products declined by approximately $2,600,000, or 70%, in 2015 as compared to 2014. The Company’s integrated solutions products, sold from its network solutions segment, typically return higher gross margins as compared to other passive components within its network solutions product portfolio.

 

The Company’s products consist of several models with varying degrees of capabilities which can be customized to meet particular customer requirements. They may be incorporated directly into the electronic equipment concerned or may be stand-alone components or devices that are connected to, or used in conjunction with, such equipment from an external site, in the factory or in the field.

 

Prices of products range from approximately $100 to $100,000 per unit, with most sales occurring between approximately $2,000 and $35,000 per unit. The Company can further experience variations in gross profit based upon the mix of these products sold, as well as variations due to revenue volume and economies of scale. The Company will continue to closely monitor costs associated with material acquisition, manufacturing and production.

 

Consolidated operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2015 were $14,080,835 or 42.5% of consolidated net sales as compared to $14,364,691 or 35.6% of consolidated net sales for the year ended December 31, 2014. For the year ended December 31, 2015 as compared to the prior year, consolidated operating expenses decreased by $283,856 or 2.0%. Consolidated operating expenses were lower in 2015 due to a decrease in consolidated general and administrative expenses of $533,823 and a decrease in consolidated sales and marketing expenses of $327,387, offset by an increase in consolidated research and development expenses of $577,354. The increase in consolidated research and development expense was primarily due to an increase in costs associated with product development projects in our network solutions segment of $343,622 and an increase in salary expenses of $221,967. Consolidated sales and marketing expenses were lower in 2015 primarily due to a decrease in salary expenses of $236,290 (due to lower accrued variable sales incentive compensation) and a decrease in non-employee sales commission of $127,454, partially offset by an increase in trade show expense of $54,384. The decrease in consolidated general and administrative expenses was primarily due to lower variable compensation expense of $572,513 and lower corporate legal and consulting fees of $165,235, partially offset by an increase in administrative salary expenses of $114,694.

 

Other expense, net of other non-operating income, decreased by $65,714 for the year ended December 31, 2015 as compared to the previous year. The decrease in other expense was primarily due to reduced costs of approximately $56,000 in connection with the Company’s ground water management plan associated with a facility previously leased by the Company’s Boonton operations.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company recorded tax expense of $345,940 and $2,164,718, respectively. The tax expense was lower for the year ended December 31, 2015 as compared to the

prior year primarily due to a lower amount of income generated from the Company’s operations. The tax expense recorded is predominantly comprised of a non-cash deferred tax expense for Federal income taxes and a current provision for state income taxes for which the Company makes estimated tax payments on a quarterly basis

 

Net income was $376,681 or $0.02 income per share on a basic and diluted basis, for the year ended December 31, 2015 as compared to net income of $2,424,152 or $0.12 income per share and $0.11 income per share on a basic and diluted basis, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2014, a decrease of $2,047,471 or $0.09 per diluted share. The decrease was primarily due to the factors discussed above.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The Company’s working capital has decreased by $515,214 to $22,064,364 at December 31, 2015, from $22,579,578 at December 31, 2014. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company’s current ratio was 13.5 to 1 and 9.6 to 1, respectively.

 

The Company had cash and cash equivalents of $9,726,007 at December 31, 2015, compared to a balance of $10,723,513 at December 31, 2014. The Company believes its current level of cash is sufficient to fund the current operating, investing and financing activities.

 

The Company expects to realize tax benefits in future periods due to the available net operating loss carryforwards resulting from the disposition of a former wholly-owned subsidiary in 2010. Accordingly, future taxable income is expected to be offset by the utilization of operating loss carryforwards and as a result will increase the Company’s liquidity as cash needed to pay Federal income taxes will be substantially reduced.

 

Operating activities provided $1,022,621 in cash for the year ended December 31, 2015. For the year ended December 31, 2014, operating activities provided $4,012,331 in cash flows. For 2015, cash provided by operations was primarily due to net income from operations, a decrease in inventory, and a decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets, partially offset by a decrease in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities, and an increase in accounts receivable. For 2014, cash provided by operations was primarily due to income from operations, and a decrease in accounts receivable, partially offset by an increase in inventory, a decrease in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities, and an increase in prepaid expenses and other assets.

 

The Company has historically turned over its accounts receivable approximately every two months. This average collection period has been sufficient to provide the working capital and liquidity necessary to operate the Company.

 

Net cash used for investing activities for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 was $463,428 and $300,701, respectively. The use of cash was for capital expenditures, primarily production test equipment.

 

Financing activities used $1,556,699 in cash for the year ended December 31, 2015. The use of these funds was for the repurchase of 977,447 shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock and for periodic payments on an equipment lease, offset by proceeds from the exercise of stock options. Financing activities used $9,587,366 in cash for the year ended December 31, 2014. In 2014, the Company repurchased 4,815,110 shares of its outstanding common stock from its largest shareholder at the time at a cost of $9,630,219, or $2.00 per share. The use of the remainder of these funds was for periodic payments on an equipment lease, offset by proceeds from the exercise of stock options.

 

As of December 31, 2015, future minimum lease payments related to the Company’s facility lease and equipment leases are shown below:

 

Table of Contractual Obligations

 

						Payments by Period
						Less than												More than
		Total				1 Year				1-3 Years				4-5 Years				5 Years
Facility Leases		$	3,255,917			$	408,872			$	1,301,696			$	934,184			$	611,165
Operating and Equipment Leases			186,011				63,775				122,236				—				—
		$	3,441,928			$	472,647			$	1,423,932			$	934,184			$	611,165

The Company maintains a line of credit with an investment bank. The credit facility provides borrowing availability of up to 100% of the Company’s money market account balance and 99% of the Company’s short-term investment securities and, under the terms and conditions of the loan agreement, is fully secured by said money fund account and any short-term investment holdings. Advances under the facility will bear interest at a variable rate equal to the London InterBank Offered Rate in effect at time of borrowing. Additionally, under the terms and conditions of the loan agreement, there is no annual fee and any amount outstanding under the loan facility may be paid at any time in whole or in part without penalty. As of December 31, 2015, the Company had no borrowings outstanding under the facility and approximately $4,500,000 of borrowing availability. Since the credit facility is based upon our current investment balance, borrowing availability has declined over time due to the Company’s funding of its stock repurchases. The Company believes cash generated from operations will adequately meet near-term working capital requirements.

 

The Company may pursue strategic opportunities, including potential acquisitions, mergers, divestitures or other activities, which may require significant use of the Company’s capital resources. The Company may incur costs as a result of such activities and such activities may affect the Company’s liquidity in future periods.

 

Throughout 2015, the Company instituted cost reduction plans, which reduced overall headcount and other operating expenses, to better position it to take advantage of growth opportunities. During the year, there was a reduction in total headcount by approximately 15%, which reduced salary and benefit costs by approximately $500,000, net of severance charges of approximately $137,000. These reductions represent annualized cost savings of approximately $1,500,000. Concurrently, the Company has also reinvested in its business to improve the strength of its management team and new product innovations, which increased annualized incremental costs by approximately $500,000, most of which was added in early 2016. As a result of its cost reduction plan and business reinvestment initiatives, the Company expects net annualized savings of approximately $1,000,000, compared to the $500,000 realized in the current year. The Company will continue to closely monitor costs relative to market conditions and, if necessary, appropriately scale operating expenses to current and expected sales order activity.

 

The Company believes that its financial resources from working capital provided by operations are adequate to meet its current needs. However, should current global economic conditions deteriorate, additional working capital funding may be required which may be difficult to obtain due to restrictive credit markets.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

Other than contractual obligations incurred in the normal course of business, the Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Inflation and Seasonality

 

The Company does not anticipate that inflation will significantly impact its business nor does it believe that its business is seasonal.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Affecting the Company

 

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, “Leases” which creates new accounting and reporting guidelines for leasing arrangements. The new guidance requires organizations that lease assets to recognize assets and liabilities on the balance sheet related to the rights and obligations created by those leases, regardless of whether they are classified as finance or operating leases. Consistent with current guidance, the recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease primarily will depend on its classification as a finance or operating lease. The guidance also requires new disclosures to help financial statement users better understand the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The new standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period, with early application permitted. The new standard is to be applied using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of the new pronouncement on its consolidated financial statements.

 

During the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company adopted ASU 2015-17, “Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes,” on a retrospective basis. The guidance requires entities that present a classified balance sheet to

classify all deferred taxes as noncurrent assets or noncurrent liabilities. The adoption of this ASU resulted in a reclassification to the Company’s December 31, 2014 balance sheet to reflect the adjustment of $2,026,269 of deferred tax assets from current to non-current. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 with early adoption permitted, and may be applied either prospectively to all deferred tax assets and liabilities or retrospectively to all periods presented.

 

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, “Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory.” ASU 2015-11 applies to inventory that is measured using first-in, first-out (FIFO) or average cost. An entity should measure inventory within the scope of ASU 2015-11 at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation. The amendments in ASU 2015-11 more closely align the measurement of inventory in US GAAP with the measurement of inventory in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). ASU 2015-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-12, “Compensation-Stock Compensation” (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period - Consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force. ASU 2014-12 requires an entity to treat a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period as a performance condition. The performance target should not be reflected in estimating the grant-date fair value of the award. Additionally, compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved, and should represent the compensation cost attributable to the period(s) for which the requisite service has already been rendered; if the performance target becomes probable of being achieved before the end of the requisite service period, then the remaining unrecognized compensation cost should be recognized prospectively over the remaining requisite service period. Finally, the total amount of compensation cost recognized during and after the requisite service period should reflect the number of awards that are expected to vest, and should be adjusted to reflect those awards that ultimately vest. An entity is required to adopt ASU 2014-12 for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (Topic 606) (“ASU 2014-09”). ASU 2014-09 is a comprehensive new revenue recognition model requiring a company to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount reflecting the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance, as stated in ASU 2014-09, is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date,” which defers the effective date by one year, with early adoption on the original effective date permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact the adoption of this ASU will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, but does not expect the impact to be material.

 

The Company does not believe there are any other recently issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, that would have a material effect on the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

Item 7A.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Industry Risk

 

The electronic test and measurement industry is cyclical which can cause significant fluctuations in sales, gross profit margins and profits, from year to year. It is difficult to predict the timing of the changing cycles in the electronic test and measurement industry.

Item 8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

The response to this item is submitted in a separate section of this report. See the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes set forth below.

 

Item 9.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 

None.

 

Item 9A.

Controls and Procedures

 

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as of the end of the period covered by this report, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Act of 1934. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be included in our SEC reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, relating to Wireless Telecom Group, Inc. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

 

(b) Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

The management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the Company’s financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurances with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Additionally, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

As of December 31, 2015, management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting established in “Internal Control — Integrated Framework,” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework). Based on the assessment, management determined that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015.

 

This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act, which exempts non-accelerated filers and smaller reporting companies from the auditor attestation requirement of Section 404 (b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

(c) Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

 

In connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, there was no change identified in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Item 9B.

Other Information

 

None.

 

PART III

 

Item 10.

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

 

The information required under this item is set forth in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement relating to the Company’s 2016 annual meeting of shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference. Such Proxy Statement will be filed with the Commissions within 120 days of the Company’s year-end.

 

Item 11.

Executive Compensation

 

The information required under this item is set forth in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement relating to the Company’s 2016 annual meeting of shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference. Such Proxy Statement will be filed with the Commissions within 120 days of the Company’s year-end.

 

Item 12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

 

The information required under this item is set forth in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement relating to the Company’s 2016 annual meeting of shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference. Such Proxy Statement will be filed with the Commissions within 120 days of the Company’s year-end.

 

Item 13.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

 

The information required under this item is set forth in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement relating to the Company’s 2016 annual meeting of shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference. Such Proxy Statement will be filed with the Commissions within 120 days of the Company’s year-end.

 

Item 14.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

The information required under this item is set forth in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement relating to the Company’s 2016 annual meeting of shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference. Such Proxy Statement will be filed with the Commissions within 120 days of the Company’s year-end.

PART IV

 

Item 15.

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

 

(a)	(1)	Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
		Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014
		Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Two Years in the Period ended December 31, 2015
		Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Two Years in the Period ended December 31, 2015
		Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Two Years in the Period ended December 31, 2015
		Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
		All other schedules have been omitted because the required information is included in the financial statements or notes thereto or because they are not required.
	(2)	Exhibits
		3.1	Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (2)
		3.2	Amended and Restated By-laws (7)
		4.2	Form of Stock Certificate (1)
		10.1	Summary Plan Description of Profit Sharing Plan of the Registrant (1)
		10.2	Amendment to Registrant’s Incentive Stock Option Plan and related agreement (3)
		10.3	Wireless Telecom Group, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan (4)
		10.4	Amended and Restated Severance Agreement, dated December 10, 2012, between Wireless Telecom Group, Inc. and Paul Genova (8)
		10.5	Severance Agreement, dated December 10, 2012, between Wireless Telecom Group, Inc. and Joseph Debold (8)
		10.6	2012 Incentive Compensation Plan of Wireless Telecom Group, Inc (6)
		10.7	Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement under 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan (8)
		10.8	Severance Agreement, dated June 14, 2013, between Wireless Telecom Group, Inc. and Robert Censullo (9)

		10.9	Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Company’s 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan (10)
		10.10	Share Repurchase Agreement, dated April 9, 2014, by and among Wireless Telecom Group, Inc., Investcorp International Ltd., Investcorp S.A., SIPCO Limited and Investcorp Technology Ventures, L.P. (12)
		10.11	Amended and Restated 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan of the registrant (13)
		10.12	Officer Incentive Compensation Plan, dated April 22, 2015, of Wireless Telecom Group, Inc. (14)
		10.13	Fifth Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated May 1, 2015 and retroactively effective as of April 1, 2015, by and between Icon Keystone NJP III Owner Pool 4 NJ, LLC and Boonton Electronics Corporation (15)
		14	Code of Ethics (5)
		21.1	List of subsidiaries
		23.1	Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP) filed herewith as Exhibit 23.1
		31.1	Certification pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
		31.2	Certification pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
		32.1	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350
		32.2	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350
		101	The following financial statements from Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed on March 29, 2016, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) consolidated balance sheets, (ii) consolidated statements of operations, (iii) consolidated statements of cash flows, (iv) consolidated statement of changes in shareholders’ equity, and (v) the notes to the consolidated financial statements. (11)

 

*	All exhibits and schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(2). The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request.
(1)	Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-18 (File No.33-42468-NY) and incorporated by reference herein.
(2)	Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2004 (filed with the SEC on April 22, 2005) and incorporated by reference herein.
(3)	Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 1995 and incorporated by reference herein.
(4)	Filed as Annex B to the Definitive Proxy Statement of the Company filed on July 17, 2000 and incorporated by reference herein.
(5)	Filed as exhibit 14 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 and incorporated by reference herein.
(6)	Filed as Annex A to the Definitive Proxy Statement of the Company filed on April 30, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein.
(7)	Filed as exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated October 12, 2012, filed with the Commission on October 15, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein.
(8)	Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the Commission on April 1, 2013 and incorporated by reference herein.
(9)	Filed as exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, filed with the Commission on August 14, 2013, and incorporated by reference herein.

(10)	Filed as exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, filed with the Commission on November 14, 2013, and incorporated by reference herein.
(11)	As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this information is furnished and not filed for purposes of Securities 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(12)	Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated April 9, 2014 and filed with the Commission on April 11, 2014, and incorporated by reference herein.
(13)	Filed as Appendix A to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Commission on April 30, 2014, and incorporated by reference herein.
(14)	Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, filed with the Commission on May 13, 2015, and incorporated by reference herein.
(15)	Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 6, 2015, filed with the Commission on May 12, 2015, and incorporated by reference herein.

 

S I G N A T U R E S

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

 

		WIRELESS TELECOM GROUP, INC.
	Date: March 29, 2016		By:	/s/ Paul Genova
				Paul Genova
				Chief Executive Officer

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Name		Title		Date
/s/ Alan L. Bazaar		Chairman of the Board		March 29, 2016
Alan L. Bazaar
/s/ Paul Genova		Chief Executive Officer		March 29, 2016
Paul Genova
/s/ Robert Censullo		Chief Financial Officer		March 29, 2016
Robert Censullo
/s/ Don C. Bell III		Director		March 29, 2016
Don C. Bell III
/s/ Joseph Garrity		Director		March 29, 2016
Joseph Garrity
/s/ Mitchell Herbets		Director		March 29, 2016
Mitchell Herbets
/s/ Timothy Whelan		Director		March 29, 2016
Timothy Whelan

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.

 

	Page(s)
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	F - 2
Consolidated Financial Statements:
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014	F - 3
Statements of Operations for the Two Years Ended December 31, 2015	F - 4
Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Two Years Ended December 31, 2015	F - 5
Statements of Cash Flows for the Two Years Ended December 31, 2015	F - 6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	F - 7

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders

Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.

Parsippany, NJ

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Wireless Telecom Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Wireless Telecom Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries at December 31, 2015 and 2014 and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, in 2015 the Company changed the manner in which it accounts for the classification of deferred taxes in the consolidated balance sheets due to the adoption of ASU 2015-17 “Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes.”

 

/s/PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP

 

March 28, 2016

New York, NY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.

 

-ASSETS-
		December 31,
		2015				2014
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	9,726,007			$	10,723,513
Accounts receivable - net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $105,568 and $51,421 for 2015 and 2014, respectively			5,451,161				5,106,241
Inventories – net of reserves of $1,110,288 and $1,037,247, respectively			8,068,728				8,541,077
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			586,889				835,250
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS			23,832,785				25,206,081
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - NET			1,742,888				1,689,289
OTHER ASSETS:
Goodwill			1,351,392				1,351,392
Deferred income taxes			7,013,929				7,289,649
Other assets			765,330				752,511
TOTAL OTHER ASSETS			9,130,651				9,393,552
TOTAL ASSETS		$	34,706,324			$	36,288,922
- LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY -
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable		$	1,046,651			$	1,185,230
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			648,010				1,307,043
Equipment leases payable – current			73,760				134,230
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES			1,768,421				2,626,503
LONG TERM LIABILITIES:
Deferred rent			33,452				—
Equipment leases payable			—				32,054
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized, none issued			—				—
Common stock, $.01 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized, 29,627,891 and 29,510,891 shares issued, 18,636,008 and 19,496,455 shares outstanding, respectively			296,279				295,109
Additional paid-in capital			39,865,331				39,530,325
Retained earnings			13,500,853				13,124,172
Treasury stock, at cost – 10,991,883 and 10,014,436 shares, respectively			(20,758,012	)			(19,319,241	)
			32,904,451				33,630,365
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY		$	34,706,324			$	36,288,922

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.

 

		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2015				2014
NET SALES		$	33,109,106			$	40,337,368
COST OF SALES			18,281,232				21,293,675
GROSS PROFIT			14,827,874				19,043,693
OPERATING EXPENSES
Research and development			3,957,274				3,379,920
Sales and marketing			5,159,805				5,487,192
General and administrative			4,963,756				5,497,579
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES			14,080,835				14,364,691
OPERATING INCOME			747,039				4,679,002
OTHER EXPENSE - NET			24,418				90,132
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES			722,621				4,588,870
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES			345,940				2,164,718
NET INCOME		$	376,681			$	2,424,152
INCOME PER COMMON SHARE:
Basic		$	0.02			$	0.12
Diluted		$	0.02			$	0.11
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Basic			19,335,768				20,446,867
Diluted			20,378,140				21,800,700

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.

 

		Common Stock Issued				Common Stock Amount				Additional Paid-in-Capital				Retained Earnings				Treasury Stock at Cost				Total
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2013			29,232,557			$	292,326			$	38,970,783			$	10,700,020			$	(9,689,022	)		$	40,274,107
Net income			—				—				—				2,424,152				—				2,424,152
Restricted stock issued			80,000				800				(800	)			—				—				—
Forfeiture of restricted stock			(6,666	)			(67	)			67				—				—				—
Issuance of shares in connection with stock options exercised			205,000				2,050				203,350				—				—				205,400
Stock compensation expense			—				—				356,925				—				—				356,925
Repurchase of treasury stock			—				—				—				—				(9,630,219	)			(9,630,219	)
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2014			29,510,891			$	295,109			$	39,530,325			$	13,124,172			$	(19,319,241	)		$	33,630,365
Net income			—				—				—				376,681				—				376,681
Restricted stock issued			100,000				1,000				(1,000	)			—				—				—
Forfeiture of restricted stock			(13,000	)			(130	)			130				—				—				—
Issuance of shares in connection with stock options exercised			30,000				300				23,100				—				—				23,400
Stock compensation expense			—				—				312,776				—				—				312,776
Repurchase of treasury stock			—				—				—				—				(1,438,771	)			(1,438,771	)
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2015			29,627,891			$	296,279			$	39,865,331			$	13,500,853			$	(20,758,012	)		$	32,904,451

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.

 

		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2015				2014
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income		$	376,681			$	2,424,152
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation			458,633				370,271
Stock compensation expense			312,776				356,925
Deferred rent			33,452				—
Deferred income taxes			275,720				1,627,838
Provision for (recovery of) doubtful accounts			54,147				(84,321	)
Inventory reserves			73,041				271,834
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable			(399,067	)			335,849
Inventories			399,308				(643,635	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets			235,542				(155,330	)
Accounts payable			(138,579	)			(274,364	)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			(659,033	)			(216,888	)
Net cash provided by operating activities			1,022,621				4,012,331
CASH FLOWS (USED FOR) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures			(463,428	)			(300,701	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repayments on equipment leases payable			(141,328	)			(162,547	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			23,400				205,400
Repurchase of treasury stock – 977,447 shares in 2015 and 4,815,110 shares in 2014			(1,438,771	)			(9,630,219	)
Net cash (used for) financing activities			(1,556,699	)			(9,587,366	)
NET (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS			(997,506	)			(5,875,736	)
Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of year			10,723,513				16,599,249
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, AT END OF YEAR		$	9,726,007			$	10,723,513
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
Cash paid during the year for:
Taxes		$	63,762			$	778,617
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures		$	(48,804	)		$	(149,432	)
Equipment lease payable		$	48,804			$	149,432

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.

 

NOTE 1

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DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

	Organization and Basis of Presentation:
	Wireless Telecom Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) develop and manufacture a wide variety of electronic noise sources, testing and measurement instruments and high-power, passive microwave components, which it sells to customers throughout the United States and worldwide through its foreign sales corporation and foreign distributors to commercial and government customers in the electronics industry. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Wireless Telecom Group, Inc., which operates one of its product lines under the trade name Noise Com, Inc. (“Noisecom”), and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Boonton Electronics Corporation (“Boonton”), Microlab/FXR (“Microlab”), WTG Foreign Sales Corporation and NC Mahwah, Inc. All intercompany transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
	The Company discloses its operations in two reportable segments, network solutions and test and measurement. The network solutions segment is comprised primarily of the operations of Microlab. The test and measurement segment is comprised primarily of the operations of Boonton and Noisecom.
	Use of Estimates:
	The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates. The most significant estimates and assumptions include management’s analysis in support of realization of the Company’s deferred tax asset, accounting for performance-based stock options, inventory reserves and allowance for doubtful accounts.
	Concentrations of Credit Risk, Purchases and Fair Value:
	Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and accounts receivable.
	The Company maintains significant cash investments primarily with two financial institutions, which at times may exceed federally insured limits. The Company performs periodic evaluations of the relative credit rating of these institutions as part of its investment strategy.
	The Company has limited concentration of credit risk in accounts receivable due to the large number of entities comprising our customer base and their dispersion across many different industries and geographies. Credit evaluations are performed on customers requiring credit over a certain amount. Credit risk is mitigated to a lesser extent through collateral such as letters of credit, bank guarantees or payment terms like cash in advance. Credit evaluation is performed independent of the Company’s sales team to ensure segregation of duties.
	For the year ended December 31, 2015, no single customer accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s total consolidated sales. For the year ended December 31, 2014, one customer accounted for approximately 10% of total consolidated sales. At December 31, 2015, no single customer represented 10% or more of the Company’s gross accounts receivable balance. At December 31, 2014, one customer represented 11% of the Company’s gross accounts receivable balance.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.

 

NOTE 1

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DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued):

	For the year ended December 31 2015, two third-party suppliers each accounted for approximately 10% of the Company’s total consolidated inventory purchases. For the year ended December 31, 2014, two third-party suppliers each accounted for 12% of the Company’s total consolidated inventory purchases. No other third-party supplier accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s total consolidated inventory purchases for either of the years ended 2015 or 2014.
	The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.
	Cash and Cash Equivalents:
	The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents consist of operating and money market accounts.
	The Company classifies investments as short-term investments if their original or remaining maturities are greater than three months and their remaining maturities are one year or less. As of December 31, 2015, substantially all of the Company’s investments consisted of cash and cash equivalents.
	Accounts Receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts:
	Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. Estimated allowances for doubtful accounts are reviewed periodically taking into account the customer’s recent payment history, the customer’s current financial statements and other information regarding the customer’s credit worthiness. Account balances are charged off against the allowance when it is determined the receivable will not be recovered.
	Inventories:
	Raw material inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market.  Finished goods and work-in-process are valued at average cost of production, which includes material, labor and manufacturing expenses.
	The Company maintains reserves to reduce the value of inventory to the lower of cost or market and reserves for excess and obsolete inventory. The Company reviews inventory for excess and obsolescence based on its best estimates of future demand, product lifecycle status and product development plans. The Company uses historical information along with those future estimates to reduce the inventory cost basis to its estimated realizable value. Inventory carrying value is net of inventory reserves of $1,110,288 and $1,037,247 as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

	Inventories consist of:

		December 31,
		2015				2014
Raw materials		$	3,993,052			$	4,161,734
Work-in-process			628,140				735,364
Finished goods			3,447,536				3,643,979
		$	8,068,728			$	8,541,077

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.

 

NOTE 1

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DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued):

	Property, Plant and Equipment:

	Property, plant and equipment are reflected at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation and amortization are provided on a straight-line basis over the following useful lives:

Machinery and equipment			5-10  years
Furniture and fixtures			5-10  years
Transportation equipment			3-5  years

	Leasehold improvements are amortized over the remaining term of the lease and reflect the estimated life of the improvements. Repairs and maintenance are charged to operations as incurred; renewals and betterments are capitalized.
	Goodwill:
	Goodwill represents the excess of the aggregate purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired in a purchase business combination. Goodwill is not amortized but rather is reviewed for impairment at least annually, or more frequently if a triggering event occurs. Management first makes a qualitative assessment of whether it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount before applying the two-step goodwill impairment test. If, based on the qualitative assessment it is more-likely-than-not, the estimated fair value of a reporting unit is well in excess of its carrying amount, management will not perform any quantitative assessment. If, however, the conclusion is that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, management then performs a two-step goodwill impairment test. Under the first step, the fair value of the reporting unit is compared with its carrying value, and, if an indication of goodwill impairment exists for the reporting unit, the Company must perform step two of the impairment test (measurement). Under step two, an impairment loss is recognized for any excess of the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill as determined by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation. The residual fair value after this allocation is the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, step two does not need to be performed.
	The Company’s goodwill balance of $1,351,392 at December 31, 2015 and 2014 relates to one of the Company’s reporting units, Microlab. Management’s qualitative assessment performed in the fourth quarters of 2015 and 2014 did not indicate any impairment of Microlab’s goodwill as its fair value is estimated to be in excess of its carrying value.
	Impairment of long-lived assets:
	Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Determination of recoverability is based on an estimate of undiscounted cash flows resulting from the use of the assets and its eventual disposition. Measurement of an impairment loss for long-lived assets that management expects to hold for sale is based on the fair value of the assets. Long-lived assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.

 

NOTE 1	-	DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued):

	Revenue Recognition:
	Revenue from product shipments, including shipping and handling fees, is recognized once delivery has occurred provided that persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. Delivery is considered to have occurred when title and risk of loss have transferred to the customer. Sales to international distributors are recognized in the same manner. If title does not pass until the product reaches the customer’s delivery site, then recognition of revenue is deferred until that time. There are no formal sales incentives offered to any of the Company’s customers. Volume discounts may be offered from time to time to customers purchasing large quantities on a per transaction basis. There are no special post shipment obligations or acceptance provisions that exist with any sales arrangements.
	Research and Development Costs:
	Research and development costs are charged to operations when incurred. The amounts charged to operations for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were $3,957,274 and $3,379,920, respectively.
	Advertising Costs:
	Advertising expenses are charged to operations during the year in which they are incurred and aggregated $210,940 and $226,593 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
	Stock-Based Compensation:
	The Company follows the provisions of ASC 718, “Share-Based Payment” which requires that compensation expense be recognized, based on the fair value of the stock awards less estimated forfeitures. The fair value of the stock awards is equal to the fair value of the Company’s stock on the date of grant. The fair value of options at the date of grant was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. When performance-based options are granted, the Company takes into consideration guidance under ASC 718 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (SAB 107) when determining assumptions. The expected option life is derived from assumed exercise rates based upon historical exercise patterns and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The expected volatility is based upon historical volatility of our shares using weekly price observations over an observation period that approximates the expected life of the options. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve rate in effect at the time of grant for periods similar to the expected option life. The estimated forfeiture rate included in the option valuation is based on our past history of forfeitures. Due to the limited amount of forfeitures in the past, the Company’s estimated forfeiture rate has been zero.
	Management estimates are necessary in determining compensation expense for stock options with performance-based vesting criteria. Compensation expense for this type of stock-based award is recognized over the period from the date the performance conditions are determined to be probable of occurring through the implicit service period, which is the date the applicable conditions are expected to be met. If the performance conditions are not considered probable of being achieved, no expense is recognized until such time as the performance conditions are considered probable of being met, if ever. If the award is forfeited because the performance condition is not satisfied, previously recognized compensation cost is reversed. Management evaluates performance conditions on a quarterly basis.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.

 

NOTE 1

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DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued):

	Income Taxes:
	The Company records deferred taxes in accordance with ASC 740, “Accounting for Income Taxes”. This ASC requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for temporary differences between tax basis of assets and liabilities and the amounts at which they are carried in the financial statements, based upon the enacted rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The Company establishes a valuation allowance when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
	The Company periodically assesses the value of its deferred tax asset, a majority of which has been generated by a history of net operating losses and determines the necessity for a valuation allowance. The Company evaluates which portion, if any, will more likely than not be realized by offsetting future taxable income, taking into consideration any limitations that may exist on its use of its net operating loss carry-forwards.
	Under ASC 740, the Company must recognize and disclose uncertain tax positions only if it is more-likely-than-not the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authority, based on the technical merits of the position. The amounts recognized in the financial statements attributable to such position, if any, are recorded if there is a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon the ultimate resolution of the position.
	The Company has analyzed its filing positions in all of the federal and state jurisdictions where it is required to file income tax returns. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company has identified its federal tax return and its state tax return in New Jersey as “major” tax jurisdictions, as defined, in which it is required to file income tax returns. Based on the evaluations noted above, the Company has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition or disclosure in its consolidated financial statements.
	Based on a review of tax positions for all open years as set out in the Company’s notes to the consolidated financial statements, no reserves for uncertain income tax positions have been recorded pursuant to ASC 740 during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.
	Income Per Common Share:
	Basic income per share is calculated by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted income per share is calculated by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period and, when dilutive, potential shares from stock options and warrants to purchase common stock, using the treasury stock method. In accordance with ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share”, the following table reconciles basic shares outstanding to fully diluted shares outstanding.

		Years Ended December 31,
		2015				2014
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding — Basic			19,335,768				20,446,867
Potentially dilutive common stock equivalents			1,042,372				1,353,833
Weighted average number of common and equivalent shares outstanding-Diluted			20,378,140				21,800,700

	Common stock equivalents are included in the diluted income per share calculation only when option exercise prices are lower than the average market price of the common shares for the period presented.
	The weighted average number of common stock equivalents not included in diluted income per share, because the effects are anti-dilutive, was 1,829,271 and 1,612,948 for 2015 and 2014, respectively.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.

 

NOTE 1	-	DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued):

	Subsequent events:
	The Company has evaluated subsequent events and has determined that there were no subsequent events or transactions requiring recognition or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.
	Recent Accounting Pronouncements Affecting the Company:
	In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02 “Leases” which creates new accounting and reporting guidelines for leasing arrangements. The new guidance requires organizations that lease assets to recognize assets and liabilities on the balance sheet related to the rights and obligations created by those leases, regardless of whether they are classified as finance or operating leases. Consistent with current guidance, the recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease primarily will depend on its classification as a finance or operating lease. The guidance also requires new disclosures to help financial statement users better understand the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The new standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period, with early application permitted. The new standard is to be applied using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of the new pronouncement on its consolidated financial statements.
	During the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company adopted ASU 2015-17, “Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes,” on a retrospective basis. The guidance requires entities that present a classified balance sheet to classify all deferred taxes as noncurrent assets or noncurrent liabilities. The adoption of this ASU resulted in a reclassification to the Company’s December 31, 2014 balance sheet to reflect an adjustment of $2,026,269 of deferred tax assets from current to non-current. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 with early adoption permitted, and may be applied either prospectively to all deferred tax assets and liabilities or retrospectively to all periods presented.
	In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, “Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory.” ASU 2015-11 applies to inventory that is measured using first-in, first-out (FIFO) or average cost.  An entity should measure inventory within the scope of ASU 2015-11 at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation. The amendments in ASU 2015-11 more closely align the measurement of inventory in US GAAP with the measurement of inventory in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). ASU 2015-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements.
	In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-12, “Compensation-Stock Compensation” (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period - Consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force. ASU 2014-12 requires an entity to treat a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period as a performance condition. The performance target should not be reflected in estimating the grant-date fair value of the award. Additionally, compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved, and should represent the compensation cost attributable to the period(s) for which the requisite service has already been rendered; if the performance target becomes probable of being achieved before the end of the requisite service period, then the remaining unrecognized compensation cost should be recognized prospectively over the remaining requisite service period. Finally, the total amount of compensation cost recognized during and after the requisite service period should reflect the number of awards that are expected to vest, and should be adjusted to reflect those awards that ultimately vest. An entity is required to adopt ASU 2014-12 for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.

 

NOTE 1

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DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued):

	In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (Topic 606) (“ASU 2014-09”). ASU 2014-09 is a comprehensive new revenue recognition model requiring a company to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount reflecting the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance, as stated in ASU 2014-09, is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date,” which defers the effective date by one year, with early adoption on the original effective date permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact the adoption of this ASU will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, but does not expect the impact to be material.
	Management does not believe there are any other recently issued, but not yet effective accounting pronouncements, if adopted, that would have a material effect on the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
	Reclassifications:
	Certain information from the prior year’s presentation has been reclassified to conform to the current year’s reporting presentation.

NOTE 2	-	PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:

	Property, plant and equipment, consist of the following as of December 31:

		2015				2014
Machinery and equipment		$	5,532,832			$	5,053,575
Furniture and fixtures			124,943				123,808
Transportation equipment			158,549				157,677
Leasehold improvements			984,105				984,105
			6,800,429				6,319,165
Less: accumulated depreciation			5,057,541				4,629,876
		$	1,742,888			$	1,689,289

	Depreciation expense of $458,633 and $370,271 was recorded for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

NOTE 3	-	OTHER ASSETS:

	Other assets consist of the following as of December 31:

		2015				2014
Product demo assets		$	680,298			$	694,758
Security deposit			50,000				50,000
Miscellaneous			35,032				7,753
Total		$	765,330			$	752,511

	Product demo assets are net of reserves of $872,012 and $744,904 as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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NOTE 4

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ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES:

	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following as of December 31:

		2015				2014
Commissions		$	211,051			$	94,751
Payroll and related benefits			192,902				911,215
Sales and use tax			114,806				79,339
Professional fees			65,055				51,856
Goods received not invoiced			2,986				123,683
Other			61,210				46,199
Total		$	648,010			$	1,307,043

NOTE 5	-	STOCK REPURCHASES:

	In November 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the repurchase of the remaining approximately 1,200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock under its previously announced stock repurchase program. During the period from November 23, 2015 through December 31, 2015, the Company repurchased 977,447 shares of its own common stock pursuant to the program at an aggregate cost of $1,438,771, or $1.47 average cost per share. Subsequent to December 31, 2015, the Company repurchased an additional 42,995 shares at an aggregate cost of $65,467, or $1.52 average cost per share.
	In April 2014, the Company entered into and consummated an agreement to repurchase a total of 4,815,110 shares of the Company’s common stock from its largest shareholder at the time at a cost of $9,630,219, or $2.00 per share.
	The Company funded the above transactions from available cash.

NOTE 6	-	SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

	Incentive Compensation Plan:
	In 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors and shareholders approved the Company’s 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2012 Plan”), which provides for the grant of restricted stock awards, non-qualified stock options and incentive stock options in compliance with the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors of the Company who are expected to contribute to the Company’s future growth and success. When originally approved, the 2012 Plan provided for the grant of awards relating to 2,000,000 shares of common stock, plus those shares still available under the Company’s prior incentive compensation plan. In June 2014, the Company’s shareholders approved the Amended and Restated 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan allowing for an additional 1,658,045 shares of the Company’s common stock to be available for future grants under the 2012 Plan. As of December 31, 2015, there were 2,238,500 shares available for issuance under the 2012 Plan, including those shares available under the Company’s prior incentive compensation plan as of such date.
	All service-based options granted have ten year terms and, from the date of grant, vest annually and become fully exercisable after a maximum of five years. Performance-based options granted have ten year terms and vest and become fully exercisable when determinable performance targets are achieved. Performance targets are agreed to, and approved by, the Company’s board of directors.
	Under the Company’s 2012 Plan, options may be granted to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock exercisable at prices generally equal to or above the fair market value on the date of the grant.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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NOTE 6	-	SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Continued):

	The following summarizes the components of stock-based compensation expense by equity instrument for the years ended December 31:

		2015				2014
Service-Based Restricted Common Stock		$	210,600			$	180,133
Performance-Based Stock Options			85,205				146,838
Performance-Based Restricted Common Stock			16,971				29,954
Total Share-Based Compensation Expense		$	312,776			$	356,925

	Stock-based compensation for the years ended 2015 and 2014 is included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
	The performance-based and service-based stock options outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2015 are summarized as follows:

		Weighted average				Options				Options				Weighted average
		exercise price				Outstanding				Exercisable				remaining life
Performance-based		$	1.32				1,965,000				1,090,000			5.4 years
Service-based		$	2.23				523,000				378,000			2.7 years
							2,488,000				1,468,000

	Restricted common stock awards:
	In June 2015, the Company granted 100,000 shares of restricted common stock to certain directors of the Company under the 2012 Plan. The fair market value of shares were granted at a price of $2.22 per share and will fully vest on the date of the Company’s next annual shareholders meeting to be held in June 2016, or a vesting period of approximately one year, provided that the director’s service continues through the vesting date. The total compensation expense to be recognized over the vesting period is $222,000.
	The following tables summarize the restricted common stock awards granted to certain directors, officers and employees of the Company during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 under the 2012 Plan:

Year ended December 31, 2015

Individuals

Number of Shares Granted

Fair Market Value per Granted Share

Vesting Date

Board of Directors

100,000

$

2.22

Next Annual Meeting

(June 2016)

Year ended December 31, 2014

Individuals

Number of Shares Granted

Fair Market Value per Granted Share

Vesting Date

Board of Directors

80,000

$

2.49

Annual Meeting

(June 2015)

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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NOTE 6

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SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Continued):

	A summary of the status of the Company’s non-vested restricted common stock, as granted under the Company’s approved stock compensation plan, as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and changes during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 are presented below:

						Weighted Average
						Grant Date
Non-vested Shares		Number of Shares				Fair Value
Non-vested at January 1, 2014			220,000			$	1.63
Granted			80,000			$	2.49
Vested			(113,334	)		$	1.51
Forfeited			(6,666	)		$	1.51
Non-vested at December 31, 2014			180,000			$	2.09
Granted			100,000			$	2.22
Vested			(80,000	)		$	2.49
Forfeited			(13,000	)		$	1.77
Non-vested at December 31, 2015			187,000			$	2.01

	Under the terms of the performance-based restricted common stock award agreements (pertaining to the 100,000 shares of restricted stock awards granted in 2013), the awards will fully vest and become exercisable on the date on which the Company’s Board of Directors shall have determined that specific financial milestones have been met, provided the employee remains in the employ of the Company at such time; provided, however, upon a Change in Control (as defined in the award agreements and the 2012 Plan), the restricted stock shall automatically vest as permitted by the 2012 Plan. For the performance-based restricted stock awarded in 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted specific revenue and earnings performance targets as vesting conditions. During the first quarter of 2015, management determined the performance conditions related to these restricted stock awards are probable to be achieved by the year ending 2020. As a result, the Company adjusted the amortization of the fair market value of these awards over the revised implicit service period from December 2017 to December 2020. The impact of this adjustment for the year ended December 31, 2015 was to reduce stock compensation expense attributable to performance-based restricted common stock awards by $5,989. If management determines in future periods the achievement of performance conditions are probable to occur sooner than expected, the Company will accelerate the expensing of any unamortized balance as of that determination date.
	As of December 31, 2015, the unearned compensation related to Company granted restricted common stock is $218,064 of which $111,000 (pertaining to 100,000 service-based restricted common stock awards) will be amortized on a straight-line basis through the date of the Company’s next annual meeting to be held in June 2016, the vesting date. The remaining balance of $107,064 (pertaining to 87,000 performance-based restricted common stock awards issued in 2013) will be amortized on a straight-line basis through December 31, 2020, the revised implicit service period.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.

 

NOTE 6	-	SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Continued):

	Performance-based stock option awards:
	A summary of performance-based stock option activity, and related information for the years ended December 31 2015 and 2014 follows:

						Weighted Average
		Options				Exercise Price
Outstanding, January 1, 2014			2,250,000			$	1.28
Granted			—				—
Vested			—				—
Exercised			(180,000	)		$	0.78
Forfeited			—				—
Expired			—				—
Outstanding, December 31, 2014			2,070,000			$	1.33
Granted			50,000			$	1.83
Vested			—				—
Exercised			(30,000	)		$	0.78
Forfeited			(125,000	)		$	1.77
Expired			—				—
Outstanding, December 31, 2015			1,965,000			$	1.32
Options exercisable:
December 31, 2014			1,120,000			$	0.95
December 31, 2015			1,090,000			$	0.96

	The aggregate intrinsic value of performance-based stock options outstanding (regardless of whether or not such options are exercisable) as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 was $846,350 and $2,690,050, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of performance-based stock options exercised in 2015 and 2014 was $42,300 and $320,850, respectively.
	On September 8, 2015, the Company granted performance-based stock options to a non-executive officer employee to acquire 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.83 per share, which represents the closing price of the Company’s common stock as reported on the NYSE MKT on September 8, 2015, the date of grant. The per share fair-value of these performance-based options was $1.03. The per share fair-value was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing method and included the following range of assumptions; dividend yield 0%, risk-free interest rate of 1.53% and expected option life of 4 years. Volatility assumption was 75.46% and the forfeiture rate was assumed to be 0%.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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NOTE 6

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SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Continued):

	Under the terms of the performance-based stock option agreements, the awards will fully vest and become exercisable on the date on which the Company’s Board of Directors shall have determined that specific financial performance milestones have been met, provided the employee remains in the employ of the Company at such time; provided, however, upon a Change in Control (as defined in the stock option agreements and the 2012 Plan), the stock options shall automatically vest as permitted by the 2012 Plan. During the first quarter of 2015, management determined the performance conditions related to stock option awards (pertaining to stock awards granted in 2013 and subsequent grants made) are probable to be achieved by the year ending 2020. As a result, the Company adjusted the amortization of the fair market value of these awards over the revised implicit service period from December 2017 to December 2020. The impact of this adjustment for the year ended December 31, 2015 was to reduce stock compensation expense attributable to performance-based stock option awards by $29,713. If management determines in future periods the achievement of performance conditions are probable to occur sooner than expected, the Company will accelerate the expensing of any unamortized balance as of that determination date.
	As of December 31, 2015, the unearned compensation related to the 950,000 performance-based stock options granted in August 2013 (with a a weighted average per share exercise price of $1.77) and the 50,000 performance-based stock options granted in September 2015 (with a weighted average per share exercise price of $1.83) is $523,926 and $49,074, respectively, which will be amortized on a straight-line basis through December 31, 2020, the revised implicit service period.
	The Company’s performance-based stock options granted prior to 2013 (consisting of 1,090,000 options) are fully amortized. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company recorded compensation expense related to performance-based options in the amount of $85,205 and $146,838, respectively.
	Service-based stock option awards:
	A summary of service-based stock option activity, and related information for the years ended December 31, follows:

						Weighted Average
		Options				Exercise Price
Outstanding, January 1, 2014			787,000			$	2.65
Granted			—				—
Vested			—				—
Exercised			(25,000	)		$	2.60
Forfeited			—				—
Expired			(240,000	)		$	2.96
Outstanding, December 31, 2014			522,000			$	2.51
Granted			145,000			$	1.30
Vested			—				—
Exercised			—				—
Forfeited			(120,000	)		$	2.28
Expired			(24,000	)		$	2.55
Outstanding, December 31, 2015			523,000			$	2.23
Options exercisable:
December 31, 2014			522,000			$	2.51
December 31, 2015			378,000			$	2.58

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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NOTE 6

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SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Continued):

	The aggregate intrinsic value of service-based stock options (regardless of whether or not such options are exercisable) as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 was $0 and $102,640, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of service-based stock options exercised in 2015 and 2014 was $0 and $1,250, respectively.
	On November 19, 2015, the Company granted service-based stock options to acquire 145,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.30 per share to the members of the Company’s Strategic and Planning Committee, which represents the closing price of the Company’s common stock as reported on the NYSE MKT on November 19, 2015, the date of grant. The per share fair-value of these service-based options was $0.75. The per share fair-value was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing method and included the following range of assumptions; dividend yield 0%, risk-free interest rate of 1.68% and expected option life of 4 years. Volatility assumption was 78.22% and the forfeiture rate was assumed to be 0%.
	Under the terms of the service-based stock option agreements relating to the November 19, 2015 stock option grants, the awards shall vest in twelve equal quarterly installments over a period of three years and shall be fully vested on November 19, 2018.
	As of December 31, 2015, the unearned compensation related to the 145,000 service-based stock options granted in November 2015 (with a weighted average per share exercise price of $1.30) is $109,386, which will be amortized on a straight-line basis over the service period through November 2018.
	At December 31, 2015, the Company’s service-based stock options granted prior to November 2015 were fully amortized.

NOTE 7	-	SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION:

	Financial information by segment:
	The operating businesses of the Company are segregated into two reportable segments, network solutions and test and measurement. The network solutions segment is comprised primarily of the operations of the Company’s subsidiary, Microlab. The test and measurement segment is comprised primarily of the Company’s operations (Noisecom) and the operations of its subsidiary, Boonton.
	The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The Company allocates resources and evaluates the performance of segments based on income or loss from operations, excluding interest, corporate expenses and other income (expenses).

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.

 

NOTE 7	-	SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION (Continued):

	Financial information by reportable segment as of and for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 is presented below:

		2015				2014
Net sales by segment:
Network solutions		$	21,534,831			$	28,211,609
Test and measurement			11,574,275				12,125,759
Total consolidated net sales and net sales of reportable segments		$	33,109,106			$	40,337,368
Segment income:
Network solutions		$	3,290,220			$	7,555,578
Test and measurement			729,090				1,085,357
Income from reportable segments			4,019,310				8,640,935
Other unallocated amounts:
Corporate expenses			(3,272,271	)			(3,961,933	)
Other expense - net			(24,418	)			(90,132	)
Consolidated income from operations before income tax provision		$	722,621			$	4,588,870
Depreciation by segment:
Network solutions		$	225,194			$	155,015
Test and measurement			233,439				215,256
Total depreciation for reportable segments		$	458,633			$	370,271
Capital expenditures by segment (a):
Network solutions		$	371,718			$	202,934
Test and measurement			91,710				97,767
Total consolidated capital expenditures by reportable segment		$	463,428			$	300,701
Total assets by segment:
Network solutions		$	10,638,961			$	11,088,332
Test and measurement			7,153,310				7,006,853
Total assets for reportable segments			17,792,271				18,095,185
Corporate assets, principally cash and cash equivalents and deferred and current taxes			16,914,053				18,193,737
Total consolidated assets		$	34,706,324			$	36,288,922

	(a)	Net of equipment lease payable of $48,804 for 2015 (test and measurement segment) and $149,432 for 2014 (network solutions segment).

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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NOTE 7

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SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION (Continued):

	In addition to its in-house sales staff, the Company uses various manufacturers’ representatives to sell its products. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, no representative accounted for more than 10% of total consolidated sales.
	Regional Sales:
	Net consolidated sales from operations by region were as follows:

		For the Years
		Ended December 31,
		2015				2014
Americas		$	24,946,340			$	30,480,266
Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA)			5,885,975				7,248,171
Asia Pacific (APAC)			2,276,791				2,608,931
		$	33,109,106			$	40,337,368

	Net sales are attributable to a geographic area based on the destination of the product shipment. The majority of shipments in the Americas are to customers located within the United States. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, sales in the United States amounted to $23,040,410 and $28,635,920, respectively. Shipments to the remaining regions presented above were largely concentrated in Israel and Germany (EMEA) and China (APAC). For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, sales to Israel amounted to $1,667,854, or 28%, and $2,109,089, or 29%, of all shipments to the EMEA region, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, sales to Germany amounted to $1,068,093, or 18%, and $1,257,457, or 17%, of all shipments to the EMEA region, respectively. Sales to China, for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, amounted to $1,453,736, or 64%, and $1,227,352, or 47%, of all shipments to the APAC region, respectively. There were no other shipments significantly concentrated in one country.

NOTE 8

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RETIREMENT PLAN:

	The Company has a 401(k) profit sharing plan covering all eligible U.S. employees. Company contributions to the plan for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 amounted to $425,462 and $428,242, respectively.

NOTE 9	-	INCOME TAXES:

	The components of income tax expense related to income from operations are as follows:

		Years Ended December 31,
		2015				2014
Current:
Federal		$	5,272			$	84,073
State			64,948				452,807
Deferred:
Federal			244,737				1,373,732
State			30,983				254,106
		$	345,940			$	2,164,718

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.

 

NOTE 9	-	INCOME TAXES (Continued):

	The following is a reconciliation of the maximum statutory federal tax rate to the Company’s effective tax relative to operations:

		Years Ended December 31,
		2015				2014
		% of Pre Tax Earnings				% of Pre Tax Earnings
Statutory federal income tax rate			34.0	%			34.0	%
State income tax net of federal tax benefit			9.6				8.7
Under accrual			2.3				3.0
Permanent differences			1.8				0.3
Other			0.2				1.2
			47.9	%			47.2	%

	In 2015 and 2014, the difference between the statutory and the effective tax rate is primarily due to a current provision for state income taxes.
	The components of deferred income taxes are as follows:

		December 31,
		2015				2014
Deferred tax assets:
Uniform capitalization of inventory costs for tax purposes		$	158,599			$	168,119
Reserves on inventories			444,115				414,898
Accruals			10,000				240,000
Tax effect of goodwill			(507,524	)			(471,487	)
Book depreciation over tax			(43,514	)			(17,699	)
Other timing differences			105,725				20,568
Net operating loss carryforward			13,858,662				13,947,384
			14,026,063				14,301,783
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets			(7,012,134	)			(7,012,134	)
		$	7,013,929			$	7,289,649

	The Company has a domestic net operating loss carryforward at December 31, 2015 of approximately $17,100,000 which expires in 2029. The Company also has a foreign net operating loss carryforward at December 31, 2015 of approximately $23,400,000 which has no expiration.
	Realization of the Company’s deferred tax assets is dependent upon the Company generating sufficient taxable income in the appropriate tax jurisdictions in future years to obtain benefit from the reversal of net deductible temporary differences and from utilization of net operating losses. The Company’s valuation allowance of $7,012,134 at December 31, 2015, is associated with the Company’s foreign net operating loss carryforward from an inactive foreign entity which is unlikely to be realized in future periods.  The amount of deferred tax assets considered realizable is subject to adjustment in future periods if estimates of future taxable income are changed. As of December 31, 2015, management believes that is more likely than not that the Company will fully realize the benefits of its deferred tax assets associated with its domestic net operating loss carryforward.
	The Company files income tax returns in its U.S. (federal and state of New Jersey) taxing jurisdictions. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal and state tax examinations in its major tax jurisdictions for periods before 2012.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.

 

NOTE 9	-	INCOME TAXES (Continued):

	The Company does not have any significant unrecognized tax positions and does not anticipate significant increase or decrease in unrecognized tax positions within the next twelve months.

NOTE 10

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

	Warranties:
	The Company typically provides one-year warranties on all of its products covering both parts and labor. The Company, at its option, repairs or replaces products that are defective during the warranty period if the proper preventive maintenance procedures have been followed by its customers. Historically, warranty expense within the Company has been minimal.
	Operating Leases:
	The Company leases a 45,700 square foot facility located in Hanover Township, Parsippany, New Jersey, which is currently being used as its principal corporate headquarters and manufacturing plant. The Company is also responsible for its proportionate share of the cost of utilities, repairs, taxes, and insurance.
	In May 2015, the Company and its landlord entered into an amendment to the existing lease agreement to remain at its principal corporate headquarters in Hanover Township, Parsippany, New Jersey through March 31, 2023. Monthly lease payments range from approximately $33,000 in year one to approximately $41,000 in year eight. Additionally, the Company has available an allowance of approximately $300,000 towards alterations and improvements to the premises through November 30, 2016. The lease can be renewed at the Company’s option for one five-year period at fair market value to be determined at term expiration.
	The future minimum lease payments are shown below:

2016			408,872
2017			421,138
2018			433,772
2019			446,786
2020			460,189
Thereafter			1,085,160
		$	3,255,917

	Rent expense, inclusive of common area maintenance charges, for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 was $542,218 and $487,857, respectively.
	The Company leases certain equipment under operating lease arrangements. These operating leases expire in various years through 2018. All leases may be renewed at the end of their respective leasing periods. Future payments relative to continuing operations consist of the following at December 31, 2015:

2016		$	63,775
2017			63,775
2018			58,461
		$	186,011

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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NOTE 10

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued):

	Additionally, in 2015 and 2014, the Company entered into Lease agreements for production test equipment at various dates through October 2016. The remaining lease obligation for this equipment was approximately $74,000 at December 31, 2015.
	The following is a summary of the Company’s contractual obligations as of December 31, 2015:

Table of Contractual Obligations
						Payments by Period
						Less than												More than
		Total				1 Year				1-3 Years				4-5 Years				5 Years
Facility Leases		$	3,255,917			$	408,872			$	1,301,696			$	934,184			$	611,165
Operating and Equipment Leases			186,011				63,775				122,236				—				—
		$	3,441,928			$	472,647			$	1,423,932			$	934,184			$	611,165

	Environmental Contingencies:
	In 1982, Boonton and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (the “NJDEP”) agreed upon a plan to correct ground water contamination at the site, located in the township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, pursuant to which wells have been installed by Boonton. The plan contemplates that the wells will be operated and that soil and water samples will be taken and analyzed until such time that contamination levels are satisfactory to the NJDEP.  In 2014, the Company received approval for a groundwater permit from the NJDEP to carry out the final Remedial Action Work Plan and report. Under the final phase of the Remedial Action Work Plan, there will be limited and reduced monitoring and testing as long as concentrations at the site continue on a decreasing trend.
	Expenditures incurred by the Company during the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 in connection with the site amounted to approximately $22,000 and $78,000, respectively. While management anticipates that the expenditures in connection with this site will not be substantial in future years, the Company could be subject to significant future liabilities and may incur significant future expenditures if further contaminants from Boonton’s testing are identified and the NJDEP requires additional remediation activities. Management is unable to estimate future remediation costs, if any, at this time. The Company will continue to be liable under the plan, in all future years, until such time as the NJDEP releases it from all obligations applicable thereto.
	At this time, the Company believes that it is in material compliance with all environmental laws, does not anticipate any material expenditure to meet current or pending environmental requirements, and generally believes that its processes and products do not present any unusual environmental concerns. Besides the matter referred to above with the NJDEP, the Company is unaware of any existing, pending or threatened contingent liability that may have a material adverse effect on its ongoing business operations.
	Line of Credit:
	The Company maintains a line of credit with an investment bank. The credit facility provides borrowing availability of up to 100% of the Company’s money market account balance and 99% of the Company’s short-term investment securities and, under the terms and conditions of the loan agreement, is fully secured by said money fund account and any short-term investment holdings. Advances under the facility will bear interest at a variable rate equal to the London InterBank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) in effect at time of borrowing. Additionally, under the terms and conditions of the loan agreement, there is no annual fee and any amount outstanding under the loan facility may be paid at any time in whole or in part without penalty.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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NOTE 10

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued):

	As of December 31, 2015, the Company had no borrowings outstanding under the facility and approximately $4,500,000 of borrowing availability. The Company believes cash generated from operations will adequately meet near-term working capital requirements.
	Risks and Uncertainties:
	Proprietary information and know-how are important to the Company’s commercial success. There can be no assurance that others will not either develop independently the same or similar information or obtain and use proprietary information of the Company. Certain key employees have signed confidentiality and non-compete agreements regarding the Company’s proprietary information.
	The Company believes that its products do not infringe the proprietary rights of third parties. There can be no assurance, however, that third parties will not assert infringement claims in the future.

NOTE 11

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SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED):

	The following is a summary of selected quarterly financial data from operations (in thousands, except per share amounts).

2015		Quarter
		1st				2nd				3rd				4th
Net sales		$	8,628			$	8,213			$	8,339			$	7,929
Gross profit			3,864				3,566				3,623				3,775
Operating income			339				148				162				98
Net income			194				84				75				24
Diluted net income per share		$	.01			$	.01			$	.00			$	.00

2014		Quarter
		1st				2nd				3rd				4th
Net sales		$	9,185			$	10,439			$	11,372			$	9,341
Gross profit			4,266				4,930				5,765				4,083
Operating income			802				1,268				2,126				483
Net income			440				716				983				285
Diluted net income per share		$	.02			$	.03			$	.05			$	.01