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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2018

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ____________ to ____________

Commission File No. 001-00106

THE LGL GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

38-1799862

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

2525 Shader Rd., Orlando, Florida

32804

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(407) 298-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes      No  

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

 

Large accelerated filer

 

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

 

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

 

 

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

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

Yes      No  

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Class

 

Outstanding at November 5, 2018

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

 

4,824,662

 

 

 


 

 

THE LGL GROUP, INC.

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2018

INDEX

 

 

PAGE

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

1

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

2

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

3

 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity

4

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

5

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

6

Item 2.

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

12

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

16

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

16

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

17

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

17

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

17

Item 6.

Exhibits

17

SIGNATURES

18

 

 

 

 

 


 

PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements.

The LGL Group, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except par value and share amounts)

 

 

September 30,

2018

 

 

December 31,

2017

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

2,386

 

 

$

13,250

 

Marketable securities

 

 

16,261

 

 

 

3,803

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $38 and $35, respectively

 

 

4,105

 

 

 

3,393

 

Inventories, net

 

 

4,417

 

 

 

3,875

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

285

 

 

 

229

 

Total Current Assets

 

 

27,454

 

 

 

24,550

 

Property, plant and equipment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

 

536

 

 

 

536

 

Buildings and improvements

 

 

3,973

 

 

 

3,973

 

Machinery and equipment

 

 

16,977

 

 

 

16,974

 

Gross property, plant and equipment

 

 

21,486

 

 

 

21,483

 

Less:  accumulated depreciation

 

 

(19,390

)

 

 

(19,304

)

Net property, plant, and equipment

 

 

2,096

 

 

 

2,179

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

496

 

 

 

552

 

Deferred income taxes, net

 

 

145

 

 

 

173

 

Other assets, net

 

 

 

 

 

101

 

Total Assets

 

$

30,191

 

 

$

27,555

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

1,369

 

 

$

1,477

 

Accrued compensation and commissions

 

 

1,441

 

 

 

872

 

Other accrued expenses

 

 

365

 

 

 

278

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

 

3,175

 

 

 

2,627

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note M)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value - 10,000,000 shares authorized;

   4,906,246 shares issued and 4,824,662 shares outstanding at

   September 30, 2018, and 4,774,477 shares issued and

   4,692,893 shares outstanding at December 31, 2017

 

 

49

 

 

 

47

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

40,978

 

 

 

40,035

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(13,431

)

 

 

(14,609

)

Treasury stock, 81,584 shares held in treasury at cost at September 30, 2018

   and December 31, 2017

 

 

(580

)

 

 

(580

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

35

 

Total Stockholders' Equity

 

 

27,016

 

 

 

24,928

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

$

30,191

 

 

$

27,555

 

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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The LGL Group, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

REVENUES

 

$

6,338

 

 

$

5,262

 

 

$

18,440

 

 

$

16,745

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing cost of sales

 

 

3,833

 

 

 

3,513

 

 

 

11,143

 

 

 

11,063

 

Engineering, selling and administrative

 

 

2,028

 

 

 

1,748

 

 

 

6,173

 

 

 

5,529

 

OPERATING INCOME

 

 

477

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1,124

 

 

 

153

 

Other Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest (expense) income, net

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(6

)

 

 

1

 

 

 

(17

)

Other income, net

 

 

73

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

164

 

 

 

42

 

Total Other Income, Net

 

 

68

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

165

 

 

 

25

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

 

545

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

1,289

 

 

 

178

 

Income tax provision

 

 

(67

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(146

)

 

 

(30

)

NET INCOME

 

$

478

 

 

$

17

 

 

$

1,143

 

 

$

148

 

Basic per share information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

4,772,674

 

 

 

2,675,466

 

 

 

4,722,597

 

 

 

2,675,466

 

Net income

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

0.01

 

 

$

0.24

 

 

$

0.06

 

Diluted per share information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

4,889,550

 

 

 

2,689,912

 

 

 

4,837,785

 

 

 

2,688,545

 

Net income

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

0.01

 

 

$

0.24

 

 

$

0.06

 

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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The LGL Group, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

NET INCOME

 

$

478

 

 

$

17

 

 

$

1,143

 

 

$

148

 

Other Comprehensive Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

42

 

TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

42

 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

$

478

 

 

$

38

 

 

$

1,143

 

 

$

190

 

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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The LGL Group, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

Shares of

Common

Stock

Outstanding

 

 

Common

Stock

 

 

Additional

Paid-In

Capital

 

 

Accumulated

Deficit

 

 

Treasury

Stock

 

 

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Income

 

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

 

4,692,893

 

 

$

47

 

 

$

40,035

 

 

$

(14,609

)

 

$

(580

)

 

$

35

 

 

$

24,928

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,143

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,143

 

Cumulative effect adjustment from adoption of ASU 2016-01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(35

)

 

 

 

Exercise of stock options

 

 

9,376

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

Repurchase of shares exercised

 

 

(1,200

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

Exercise of warrants

 

 

123,593

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

925

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

927

 

Issuance costs for rights offering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(28

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(28

)

Balance at September 30, 2018

 

 

4,824,662

 

 

$

49

 

 

$

40,978

 

 

$

(13,431

)

 

$

(580

)

 

$

 

 

$

27,016

 

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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The LGL Group, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

1,143

 

 

$

148

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by

   operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

315

 

 

 

464

 

Amortization of finite-lived intangible assets

 

 

56

 

 

 

56

 

Recovery of other assets

 

 

(4

)

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

19

 

 

 

22

 

Gain on marketable securities

 

 

(183

)

 

 

(21

)

Deferred income tax provision

 

 

28

 

 

 

12

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable, net

 

 

(712

)

 

 

267

 

Increase in inventories, net

 

 

(542

)

 

 

(269

)

Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

21

 

 

 

(148

)

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued compensation and

   commissions and other accrued liabilities

 

 

548

 

 

 

(345

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

689

 

 

 

186

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of marketable securities, net

 

 

(12,275

)

 

 

(968

)

Capital expenditures

 

 

(232

)

 

 

(20

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(12,507

)

 

 

(988

)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from warrant exercise

 

 

927

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from stock option exercise

 

 

27

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

954

 

 

 

 

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(10,864

)

 

 

(802

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

13,250

 

 

 

2,778

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

2,386

 

 

$

1,976

 

Supplemental Disclosure:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

23

 

 

$

23

 

Cash paid for income taxes

 

$

45

 

 

$

26

 

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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The LGL Group, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

A.

Subsidiaries of the Registrant

The LGL Group, Inc. (the “Company”), incorporated in 1928 under the laws of the State of Indiana and reincorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 2007, is a holding company with subsidiaries engaged in the designing, manufacturing and marketing of highly-engineered, high reliability frequency and spectrum control products used to control the frequency or timing of signals in electronic circuits, and in the design of high performance Frequency and Time Reference Standards that form the basis for timing and synchronization in various applications.

As of September 30, 2018, the subsidiaries of the Company were as follows:

 

 

Owned By

The LGL

Group, Inc.

 

M-tron Industries, Inc.

 

 

100.0

%

Piezo Technology, Inc.

 

 

100.0

%

Piezo Technology India Private Ltd.

 

 

99.9

%

M-tron Asia, LLC

 

 

100.0

%

M-tron Industries, Ltd.

 

 

100.0

%

GC Opportunities Ltd.

 

 

100.0

%

M-tron Services, Ltd.

 

 

100.0

%

Precise Time and Frequency, LLC

 

 

100.0

%

Lynch Systems, Inc.

 

 

100.0

%

 

The Company operates through its two principal subsidiaries, M-tron Industries, Inc. (“MtronPTI”), which includes the operations of Piezo Technology, Inc. (“PTI”) and M-tron Asia, LLC (“Mtron”), and Precise Time and Frequency, LLC (“PTF”). The Company operates in two identified segments. The first segment, the electronic components segment, is focused on the design and manufacture of highly-engineered, high reliability frequency and spectrum control products. These electronic components ensure reliability and security in aerospace and defense communications, low noise and base accuracy for laboratory instruments, and synchronous data transfers throughout the wireless and Internet infrastructure. The second segment, the electronic instruments segment, is focused on the design and manufacture of high performance Frequency and Time Reference Standards that form the basis for timing and synchronization in various applications. The Company has operations in Orlando, Florida, Yankton, South Dakota, Wakefield, Massachusetts and Noida, India and sales offices in Sacramento, California, Austin, Texas and Hong Kong.  

B.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2018.

This interim information should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 22, 2018. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should also be read in conjunction with Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Revenue Recognition

Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers," also known as the "New Revenue Standard" (“ASU 2014-09”), on a modified retrospective basis, with no cumulative effect of adoption to any of the financial statement line items. The Company’s revised policy is as follows:

The Company recognizes revenue from the sale of its products in accordance with the criteria in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue From Contracts with Customers, which are:

Step 1: Identify the contract(s) with a customer.

Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract.

Step 3: Determine the transaction price.

Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract.

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Step 5: Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.

The Company meets these conditions upon the Company’s satisfaction of the performance obligation, usually at the time of shipment to the customer, because control passes to the customer at that time. Our standard terms for customers are net due within 30 days, with a few exceptions, none regularly exceeding 60 days.

The Company provides disaggregated revenue details by segment in Note K – Segment Information, and geographic markets in Note L – Domestic and Foreign Revenues.

The Company offers a limited right of return and/or authorized price protection provisions in its agreements with certain electronic component distributors who resell the Company's products to original equipment manufacturers or electronic manufacturing services companies. As a result, the Company estimates and records a reserve for future returns and other charges against revenue at the time of shipment consistent with the terms of sale. The reserve is estimated based on historical experience with each respective distributor. These reserves and charges are immaterial as the Company does not have a history of significant price protection adjustments or returns. The Company provides a standard assurance warranty that does not create a performance obligation. The Company applies the practical expedient for shipping and handling as fulfillment costs.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2018-05, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118,” to provide guidance for companies that may not have completed their accounting for the income tax effects of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (“Tax Act”) in the period of enactment, which is the period that includes December 22, 2017. ASU 2018-05 provides for a provisional one year measurement period for entities to finalize their accounting for certain income tax effects related to the Tax Act. ASU 2018-05 requires disclosure of the reasons for incomplete accounting, additional information or analysis needed, among other relevant information. The Company expects to finalize its provisional amounts by the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”. The objective of this update is to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those annual periods and is to be applied utilizing a modified retrospective approach. The Company does not expect this standard to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, “Financial Instruments – Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (Topic 825)”. ASU 2016-01 revises the classification and measurement of investments in certain equity investments and the presentation of certain fair value changes for certain financial liabilities measured at fair value. ASU No. 2016-01 requires the change in fair value of many equity investments to be recognized in net income. ASU 2016-01 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2018 and made a cumulative effect adjustment to the Company's retained earnings of $35,000.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09. This update is the result of a collaborative effort by the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board to simplify revenue recognition guidance, remove inconsistencies in the application of revenue recognition, and to improve comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions, and capital markets. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to receive for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 became effective for us on January 1, 2018 and was applied on a modified retrospective basis, with no cumulative effect of adoption to any of the financial statement line items.

C.

Related Party Transactions

Certain balances held and invested in various mutual funds are managed by a related entity (the "Fund Manager"), which is related through a director who is also a 10% stockholder and currently serves as an executive officer of the Fund Manager. The brokerage and fund transactions in 2018 and 2017 were directed solely at the discretion of the Company’s management.

As of September 30, 2018, the balance with the Fund Manager totaled $16,251,000 which is classified within marketable securities on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. Amounts invested generated $200,000 of realized and unrealized investment income during 2018 that is included within other income, net on the accompanying unaudited consolidated statement of operations. Fund management fees are anticipated to average less than 0.25% of the asset balances under management on an annual basis.

As of December 31, 2017, the balance with the Fund Manager totaled $14,842,000, including $11,050,000 which is classified within cash and cash equivalents on the accompanying unaudited consolidated balance sheet, and $3,792,000 which is classified as marketable securities on the accompanying unaudited consolidated balance sheet.

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D.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value guidance identifies three primary valuation techniques: the market approach, the income approach and the cost approach. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts such as cash flows or earnings, to a single present amount. The measurement is based on the value indicated by current market expectations about those future amounts. The cost approach is based on the amount that currently would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset.

The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The maximization of observable inputs and the minimization of the use of unobservable inputs are required.

Classification within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the objectivity of the inputs that are significant to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. The three levels within the fair value hierarchy are characterized as follows:

Level 1 - Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability for which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date. Unobservable inputs reflect the Company's own assumptions about what market participants would use to price the asset or liability. These inputs may include internally developed pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, as well as instruments for which the fair value determination requires significant management judgment.

Assets

To estimate the market value of its marketable securities, the Company obtains current market pricing from quoted market sources or uses pricing for identical securities. Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below (in thousands).

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total at September 30,

2018

 

Equity Mutual Fund (Marketable securities)

 

$

10

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

10

 

U.S. Treasury Mutual Fund (Marketable securities)

 

 

 

 

 

16,251

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,251

 

 

 

$

10

 

 

$

16,251

 

 

$

 

 

$

16,261

 

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total at December 31, 2017

 

Equity Mutual Fund (Marketable securities)

 

$

3,803

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

3,803

 

U.S. Treasury securities (Cash and cash equivalents)

 

 

11,866

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,866

 

 

 

$

15,669

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

15,669

 

 

There were no transfers from level 2 to level 3 during the periods presented. There were no level 3 assets as of September 30, 2018 or December 31, 2017. The Company also has assets that may be subject to measurement at fair value on a non-recurring basis, including goodwill and intangible assets, and other long-lived assets. There were no liabilities subject to fair value on a non-recurring or recurring basis as of September 30, 2018 or December 31, 2017.

The Company reviews goodwill and the carrying value of long-lived assets at least annually or whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of the assets may not be recoverable. If it is determined that the assets are impaired, the carrying value would be reduced to estimated fair value.

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E.Inventories

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value using the FIFO (first-in, first-out) method. The Company reduces the value of its inventories to net realizable value when the net realizable value is believed to be less than the cost of the item. The inventory reserve for obsolescence as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 was $1,357,000 and $1,213,000, respectively.

Inventories are comprised of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30,

2018

 

 

December 31,

2017

 

Raw materials

 

$

1,741

 

 

$

1,526

 

Work in process

 

 

1,815

 

 

 

1,337

 

Finished goods

 

 

861

 

 

 

1,012

 

Total Inventories, net

 

$

4,417

 

 

$

3,875

 

 

F.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets are recorded at cost less accumulated amortization which is included in engineering, selling and administrative expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. Amortization is computed for financial reporting purposes using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range up to 10 years. The intangible assets consist of intellectual property and goodwill. The net carrying value of the amortizable intangible assets was $456,000 and $512,000 as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Goodwill, which is not amortizable, was $40,000 as of both September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

G.

CNB Loan

On September 30, 2016, MtronPTI renewed its Loan Agreement (the “CNB Loan Agreement”) with City National Bank of Florida (“City National”). The CNB Loan Agreement provides for a revolving line of credit in the amount of $3.0 million (the “CNB Revolver”), which bears interest at a variable rate equal to the 30-day London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 200 basis points to be set on the first day of each month, and expires on September 30, 2018. The CNB Loan Agreement also provides that MtronPTI will pay City National a fee equal to 0.75% per year on the daily unused amount. The Company's obligations under the CNB Loan Agreement are secured only by cash collateral and do not require any other liens.

As of December 31, 2017, there was no balance outstanding under the CNB Revolver and no associated restricted cash.  The CNB Revolver expired September 30, 2018.

H.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company measures the cost of employee services in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award and recognizes the cost over the requisite service period, typically the vesting period.

The Company estimates the fair value of stock options on the grant date using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model. The Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model requires subjective assumptions, including future stock price volatility and expected time to exercise, which greatly affect the calculated values. There is no expected dividend rate. Historical Company information was the basis for the expected volatility assumption as the Company believes that the historical volatility is indicative of expected volatility over the life of the option. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon rates with a remaining term equal to the expected term of the option.

Compensation expense related to share-based compensation is recognized over the applicable vesting periods. As of September 30, 2018, there was approximately $27,000 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested share-based compensation arrangements that will be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.3 years.

I.

Earnings Per Share

The Company computes earnings per share in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings Per Share. Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share adjusts basic earnings per share for the effects of stock options and other potentially dilutive financial instruments, only in the periods in which the effects are dilutive. The dilutive effect of share-based awards is reflected in earnings per share by application of the treasury stock method, which includes consideration of unamortized share-based compensation expense required under the Compensation – Stock Compensation Topic of the ASC.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, there were options to purchase 9,541 shares and 60,135 shares, respectively, of the Company's common stock and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, there were warrants to

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purchase 519,241 shares of common stock that were excluded from the diluted earnings per share computation because the impact of the assumed exercise of such stock options or warrants would have been anti-dilutive during the respective periods.

The following table reconciles basic weighted average shares outstanding to diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic

 

 

4,772,674

 

 

 

2,675,466

 

 

 

4,722,597

 

 

 

2,675,466

 

Effect of diluted securities

 

 

116,876

 

 

 

14,446

 

 

 

115,188

 

 

 

13,079

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted

 

 

4,889,550

 

 

 

2,689,912

 

 

 

4,837,785

 

 

 

2,688,545

 

 

J.

Stockholders’ Equity

Share Repurchase Program

On August 29, 2011, the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) authorized the Company to repurchase up to 100,000 shares of its common stock in accordance with applicable securities laws. This authorization increased the total number of shares authorized and available for repurchase under the Company's existing share repurchase program to 540,000 shares, at such times, amounts and prices as the Company shall deem appropriate. As of September 30, 2018, the Company had repurchased a total of 81,584 shares of common stock at a cost of $580,000, which shares are currently held in treasury.

Warrants

On August 6, 2013, the Company distributed warrants to purchase shares of the Company's common stock as a dividend to holders of the Company's common stock as of July 29, 2013, the record date for the dividend. Stockholders received five warrants for each share of the Company's common stock owned on the record date. When exercisable, 25 warrants entitled the holder to purchase one share of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $7.50 per share (subject to adjustment). On August 6, 2018, on the expiration date, the Company received gross proceeds of $926,948 and issued 123,593 shares as a result of exercises of its warrants.

K.

Segment Information

The Company has two reportable business segments from operations: electronic components, which includes all products manufactured and sold by MtronPTI, and electronic instruments, which includes all products manufactured and sold by PTF. The Company's foreign operations in Hong Kong and India are subsidiaries of MtronPTI. The following table sets forth activity broken down by reportable business segment (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Revenues from Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic components

 

$

6,028

 

 

$

5,079

 

 

$

17,593

 

 

$

16,097

 

Electronic instruments

 

 

310

 

 

 

183

 

 

 

847

 

 

 

648

 

Total consolidated revenues

 

$

6,338

 

 

$

5,262

 

 

$

18,440

 

 

$

16,745

 

Operating Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic components

 

$

1,126

 

 

$

320

 

 

$

2,297

 

 

$

1,127

 

Electronic instruments

 

 

24

 

 

 

(8

)

 

 

66

 

 

 

39

 

Unallocated corporate expense

 

 

(673

)

 

 

(311

)

 

 

(1,239

)

 

 

(1,013

)

Total operating income

 

 

477

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1,124

 

 

 

153

 

Interest (expense) income, net

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(6

)

 

 

1

 

 

 

(17

)

Other income, net

 

 

73

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

164

 

 

 

42

 

Total other income

 

 

68

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

165

 

 

 

25

 

Income Before Income Taxes

 

$

545

 

 

$

19

 

 

$

1,289

 

 

$

178

 

Operating income is equal to revenues less cost of sales and operating expenses, excluding investment income, interest expense, and income taxes.

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L.

Domestic and Foreign Revenues

Significant foreign revenues from operations (10% or more of foreign sales) were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Malaysia

 

$

771

 

 

$

696

 

 

$

2,238

 

 

$

2,284

 

Hong Kong

 

 

218

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

451

 

 

 

214

 

All other foreign countries

 

 

519

 

 

 

542

 

 

 

1,800

 

 

 

2,402

 

Total foreign revenues

 

$

1,508

 

 

$

1,283

 

 

$

4,489

 

 

$

4,900

 

Total domestic revenue

 

$

4,830

 

 

$

3,979

 

 

$

13,951

 

 

$

11,845

 

The Company allocates its foreign revenue based on the customer's ship-to location.

M.

Commitments and Contingencies

In the ordinary course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries may become defendants in certain product liability, patent infringement, worker claims and other litigation. The Company records a liability when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount is reasonably estimable.

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Item 2.

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

The following discussion and analysis of the Company's financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, the notes thereto and the other unaudited financial data included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The following discussion should also be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto, and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. The terms “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company” refer to The LGL Group, Inc. and unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meanings as set forth in our condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company and the Company's other communications and statements, other than historical facts, may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Company intends for all such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, as applicable by law. Such statements include, in particular, statements about the Company's beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, estimates, projections and intentions. These statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, many of which are beyond the Company's control. The words "may," "could," "should," "would," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "target," "goal," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Therefore, such statements are not intended to be a guarantee of the Company's performance in future periods. The Company's actual future results may differ materially from those set forth in the Company's forward-looking statements. For information concerning these factors and related matters, see "Risk Factors" in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the SEC on March 22, 2018, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our other filings with the SEC. However, other factors besides those referenced could adversely affect the Company's results, and you should not consider any such list of factors to be a complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties. Any forward-looking statements made by the Company herein speak as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, except as required by law. As a result, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

Results of Operations

Three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to three months ended September 30, 2017

Consolidated Revenues, Gross Margin and Backlog

Total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2018 were $6,338,000, an increase of $1,076,000, or 20.4%, from revenues of $5,262,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2017. Revenue growth was due primarily to increased filter sales of $922,000 along with increased sales of $127,000 from our time and frequency products.

Consolidated gross margin, which is consolidated revenues less manufacturing cost of sales, as a percentage of revenues increased to 39.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, from 33.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The increase reflects our strategy to move away from the low margin commodities business, including purchased products, and focus on achieving revenue growth through the development of more complex, higher margin products, particularly in the aerospace and defense product markets.

As of September 30, 2018, our order backlog was $16,062,000, which is an increase of 62.0% compared to the backlog of $9,917,000 as of September 30, 2017. The increase indicates a strong base for our revenues exists. The backlog of unfilled orders includes amounts based on signed contracts as well as agreed letters of intent, which we have determined are firm orders likely to be fulfilled in the next 12 months.

Order backlog is adjusted quarterly to reflect project cancellations, deferrals, revised project scope and cost, and sales of subsidiaries, if any. We expect to fill our entire order backlog within the next twelve months, but cannot provide assurances as to what portion of the order backlog will be fulfilled in a given year.

Stock-Based Compensation

For the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, stock-based compensation expense was $6,000 and $7,000, respectively. Compensation expense related to stock-based compensation is recognized over the applicable vesting periods. As of September 30, 2018, there was approximately $27,000 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock-based compensation arrangements.

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Operating Income

Operating income of $477,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was an improvement of $476,000 from operating income of $1,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2017. This was primarily due to the increase in revenues and improvement in gross margin from the changes in product mix noted above.

Other Income, Net

For the three months ended September 30, 2018, other income, net was $73,000 compared to $24,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The current period other income, net includes a $73,000 gain from investments held both in cash and marketable securities as a result of the Company’s adoption of ASU 2016-01, with any related prior period amounts having been included within other comprehensive income. The prior period other income, net consists of a $21,000 gain realized on the sale of marketable securities and $4,000 of foreign currency transaction gains on settled transactions, offset by ($1,000) of other expense.

Income Tax Provision

We recorded a tax provision of $67,000 and $2,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The increase resulted primarily from increased income in our foreign subsidiaries.

Based on our assessment of the uncertainty surrounding the realization of the favorable tax attributes in future tax returns in accordance with the provisions of ASC 740, Income Taxes, we have determined that it is more likely than not that certain deferred tax assets generated from foreign net operating losses (“NOLs”) can be utilized in the foreseeable future and a valuation allowance for these assets is not required. We also determined that a full valuation against the remaining U.S. net deferred tax assets is required and have recorded a valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized.

The Company periodically undertakes a review of its valuation allowance and it evaluates all positive and negative factors that may affect whether it is more probable than not that the Company would realize its future tax benefits. As positive factors continue to be present given our recent economic performance, the potential result would be a full or partial release of the valuation allowance on the deferred tax asset recognized in prior periods. At September 30, 2018, the balance in the valuation allowance was approximately $5.4 million. Any release of the valuation allowance would be recognized in the statements of operations. The balance of the deferred tax asset was approximately $5.5 million and $6 million as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, with a related valuation allowance of $5.4 million and $5.6 million, respectively.

Net Income

Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was $478,000 compared to $17,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 due to the factors noted above. Basic and diluted net income per share for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $0.10 and $0.01, respectively.

Nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2017

Consolidated Revenues, Gross Margin and Backlog

Total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 were $18,440,000, an increase of $1,695,000, or 10.1%, from revenues of $16,745,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Revenue growth was due primarily to increased filter sales of $2,404,000 along with increased sales of $199,000 from our time and frequency products, offset by reduced sales of purchased products of $(908,000).

Consolidated gross margin, which is consolidated revenues less manufacturing cost of sales, as a percentage of revenues increased to 39.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, from 33.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The increase reflects our strategy to move away from the low margin commodities business, including purchased products, and focus on achieving revenue growth through the development of more complex, higher margin products, particularly in the aerospace and defense product markets.

As of September 30, 2018, our order backlog was $16,062,000, which is an increase of 62.0% compared to the backlog of $9,917,000 as of September 30, 2017. The increase indicates a strong base for our revenues exists. The backlog of unfilled orders includes amounts based on signed contracts as well as agreed letters of intent, which we have determined are firm orders likely to be fulfilled in the next 12 months.

Order backlog is adjusted quarterly to reflect project cancellations, deferrals, revised project scope and cost, and sales of subsidiaries, if any. We expect to fill our entire order backlog within the next twelve months, but cannot provide assurances as to what portion of the order backlog will be fulfilled in a given year.

Stock-Based Compensation

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, stock-based compensation expense was $19,000 and $22,000, respectively. Compensation expense related to stock-based compensation is recognized over the applicable vesting periods. As of September 30,

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2018, there was approximately $27,000 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock-based compensation arrangements.

Operating Income

Operating income of $1,124,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was an improvement of $971,000 from operating income of $153,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. This was primarily due to the increase in revenues and improvement in gross margin from the changes in product mix noted above.

Other Income, Net

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, other income, net was $164,000 compared to $42,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The year to date other income, net includes a $164,000 gain from investments held both in cash and marketable securities as a result of the Company’s adoption of ASU 2016-01, with any related prior period amounts having been included within other comprehensive income. The prior period consists of $25,000 of foreign currency transaction gains on settled transactions and a $21,000 of gain on the sale of marketable securities, offset by other expenses of $(4,000).

Income Tax Provision

We recorded a tax provision of $146,000 and $30,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The increase resulted primarily from increased income in our foreign subsidiaries.

Based on our assessment of the uncertainty surrounding the realization of the favorable tax attributes in future tax returns in accordance with the provisions of ASC 740, Income Taxes, we have determined that it is more likely than not that certain deferred tax assets generated from foreign NOLs can be utilized in the foreseeable future and a valuation allowance for these assets is not required. We also determined that a full valuation against the remaining U.S. net deferred tax assets is required and have recorded a valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized.

The Company periodically undertakes a review of its valuation allowance and it evaluates all positive and negative factors that may affect whether it is more probable than not that the Company would realize its future tax benefits. As positive factors continue to be present given our recent economic performance, the potential result would be a full or partial release of the valuation allowance on the deferred tax asset recognized in prior periods. At September 30, 2018, the balance in the valuation allowance was approximately $5.4 million. Any release of the valuation allowance would be recognized in the statements of operations. The balance of the deferred tax asset was approximately $5.5 million and $6 million as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, with a related valuation allowance of $5.4 million and $5.6 million, respectively.

Net Income

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $1,143,000 compared to $148,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as a result of the factors noted above. Basic and diluted net income per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $0.24 and $0.06, respectively.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, cash and cash equivalents were $2,386,000 and $13,250,000, respectively. In the first quarter of 2018, we invested $11,775,000 in a U.S. Treasury mutual fund, which is classified as marketable securities on our consolidated balance sheets.

Cash provided by operating activities was $689,000 and $186,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The $503,000 increase was due primarily to a year-over-year increase in net income of $995,000, offset by decreases in non-cash adjustments for depreciation and amortization of $(149,000), gain on marketable securities of $(162,000), and a year-over-year change in working capital accounts of $(190,000).

Cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $12,507,000 and $988,000, respectively. The increase in the use of cash was primarily due to the purchase of $11,775,000 in marketable securities in the first quarter, and $212,000 in increased capital expenditures.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, cash provided by financing activities represented $927,000 received by the company for warrant exercises along with $27,000 received by the Company for the exercise of stock options. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, there were no financing activities.

As of September 30, 2018, our consolidated working capital was $24,279,000 compared to $21,923,000 as of December 31, 2017. As of September 30, 2018, we had current assets of $27,454,000, current liabilities of $3,175,000 and a ratio of current assets to current liabilities of 8.65 to 1.00. As of December 31, 2017, we had current assets of $24,550,000, current liabilities of $2,627,000 and a ratio of current assets to current liabilities of 9.35 to 1.00. Management continues to focus on efficiently managing working capital requirements to match operating activity levels, and will seek to deploy the Company’s working capital where it will generate the greatest returns.

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We believe that existing cash and cash equivalents and cash generated from operations will be sufficient to meet our ongoing working capital and capital expenditure requirements for the next 12 months from the date of this filing.

Our Board has adhered to a practice of not paying cash dividends. This policy takes into account our long-term growth objectives, including our anticipated investments for organic growth, potential technology acquisitions or other strategic ventures, and stockholders' desire for capital appreciation of their holdings. No cash dividends have been paid to the Company's stockholders since January 30, 1989, and none are expected to be paid for the foreseeable future.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our accounting policies and unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been established to conform with GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to use judgment in the application of accounting policies, including making estimates and assumptions. These judgments affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. We believe we have made these estimates and assumptions in an appropriate manner and in a way that accurately reflects our financial condition. We continually test and evaluate these estimates and assumptions using historical knowledge of the business, as well as other factors, to ensure that they are reasonable for reporting purposes. However, actual results may differ from these estimates and assumptions. We believe that the accounting policies related to the following accounts or activities are those that are most critical to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and require the more significant judgments and estimates:

 

Revenue recognition;

 

Accounts receivable allowance;

 

Inventory valuation;

 

Intangible assets;

 

Income taxes; and

 

Segment information.

With the exception of revenue recognition, there have been no significant changes to our critical accounting policies from those described in Note A – Accounting and Reporting Policies to the consolidated financial statements in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2014-09, on a modified retrospective basis, with no cumulative effect of adoption to any of the financial statement line items. The Company has updated its revenue recognition policy and disclosure to conform to the new guidance.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.


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Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Not applicable.

Item 4.Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to us, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, we recognize that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, as ours are designed to do, and we necessarily were required to apply our judgment in evaluating whether the benefits of the controls and procedures that we adopt outweigh their costs.

As required by Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) of the Exchange Act, an evaluation as of September 30, 2018 was conducted under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures, as of September 30, 2018, were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls, that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

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PART II

 

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings.

In the ordinary course of business, we may become subject to litigation or claims. We are not aware of any material pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to our business, to which we are a party or to which our properties are subject.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors.

Not applicable.

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

On August 29, 2011, the Board authorized the Company to repurchase up to 100,000 shares of its common stock in accordance with applicable securities laws. This authorization increased the total number of shares authorized and available for repurchase under the Company's existing share repurchase program to 540,000 shares, at such times, amounts and prices as the Company shall deem appropriate. There is no expiration date for this program. As of September 30, 2018, the Company has repurchased a total of 81,584 shares of common stock under this program at a cost of $580,000, which shares are currently held in treasury; however, no shares were repurchased by the Company during the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

Item 6.

Exhibits.

The following exhibits are included, or incorporated by reference, in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2018 (and are numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K):

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

3.1

 

Certificate of Incorporation of The LGL Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 31, 2007).

3.2

 

The LGL Group, Inc. By-Laws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 31, 2007).

3.3

 

The LGL Group, Inc. Amendment No. 1 to By-Laws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 17, 2014).

4.1

 

Warrant Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2013, by and among The LGL Group, Inc., Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 14, 2013).

31.1*

 

Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2*

 

Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1**

 

Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2**

 

Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS*

 

XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

____________

* Filed herewith

** In accordance with Item 601(b)(32) of Regulation S-K, this Exhibit is not deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Such certifications will not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

THE LGL GROUP, INC.

Date: November 8, 2018

 

By:

/s/ Michael J. Ferrantino, Sr.

 

 

 

Michael J. Ferrantino, Sr.

 

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: November 8, 2018

 

By:

/s/ James W. Tivy

 

 

 

James W. Tivy

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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