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8031 Avonia Road
Fairview, PA 16415
Phone: (814) 474-2207
Fax: (814) 474-2208
Website: www.spectrumcontrol.com

 
 

Stock Information

 
NASDAQ Ticker Symbol: SPEC
Recent Price: (01/31/05) $ 7.34
52-Week Price Range: $ 6.41 - $ 9.16
Shares Outstanding (01/31/05): 13,029,552
Fiscal Year End: 11/30
Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Diluted:  
2004         $ 0.32
2003         $ 0.07
2002         $  (0.06)
 
Investor Information: John P. Freeman
  Senior Vice President & CFO
  (814) 474-4312
  freeman@spectrumcontrol.com

 

Company Profile

 

Founded in 1968 as a solutions-oriented company, Spectrum Control is a leader in the design and manufacture of control products and systems used to condition, regulate and govern electronic performance. The Company combines engineering expertise, design and testing capabilities, vertically integrated manufacturing processes and flexible production schedules to provide custom solutions to its customers.

The Company's Signal Integrity Products Group (59% of fiscal 2004 consolidated sales) includes electromagnetic interference (EMI) filters, gaskets, specialty ceramic capacitors, and our recently developed motor line feed-thru (MLFT) filters.

The Power Integrity Products and Management Systems Group (24% of sales) designs and manufactures numerous power integrity products (power entry modules, power terminal blocks, and custom power filter assemblies) and power management systems (custom power distribution units, remote power management systems, and fuse and breaker interface panels).

 

Our Frequency Control Products Group (17% of sales) designs and manufactures various RF and microwave components and systems including ceramic patch antennas, duplexers, lumped element filters, cavity filters, waveguides, amplifiers, frequency mixers, oscillators, synthesizers, and multiple channel filter banks.

Markets served include: communications equipment (43% of sales), military/aerospace (36% of sales), industrial equipment, medical instrumentation, automotive, and computers.

 

Fiscal Year 2004 Highlights

 

Key Growth Strategies

  • Dramatically increased net income and earnings per share to $4.2 million and 32 cents, respectively, in fiscal 2004.
  • From existing cash reserves acquired Salisbury Engineering, Inc. (SEI) and the Components Business Unit of REMEC, Inc. (CBU), greatly expanding the Company's technology and product offerings in the large and growing market of frequency control products.
  • Integrated SEI and CBU into the Company's organization and business systems, with both acquisitions being immediately accretive to overall profitability.
  • Generated $8.7 million of net cash from operations in fiscal 2004, driven by improved inventory turnover rates and related inventory reductions.
  • Developed and introduced numerous new products, and increased research and development expenditures to $1.7 million in fiscal 2004.
   
  • Pursue strategic acquisitions
  • Continue to develop and introduce new, higher-margin product lines
  • Continue to diversify customer base and expand into new markets
  • Exploit long-term growth in communications equipment market and next generation technologies
  • Expand low-cost manufacturing operations in China to serve Asian telecom equipment customers and emerging automotive/telematics market
 

Selected Customers

 

Sell-Side Coverage

  Motorola
Lucent Technologies
Nokia
Nortel Networks
Raytheon
Siemens
General Dynamics
Honeywell
Lockheed Martin
  Lee Zeltser, Needham and Company  

Selected Financial Data

 
( Dollar Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Data )
 
  Fiscal Year Ended November 30,
 
    2004   2003   2002
Operating Results  
 Net sales $ 80,477 $ 62,985 $ 57,213
 Income (loss) from operations 6,705 1,230 (2,254)
 Net Income (loss) 4,166 854 (737)
 Earnings (loss) per common share:  
    Basic 0.32 0.07 (0.06)
    Diluted 0.32 0.07 (0.06)
 
Financial Position  
 Cash and cash equivalents $ 17,535 $ 24,779 $   19,934
 Total assets 91,349 83,371 81,824
 Long-term debt 1,716 2,106 2,391
 Stockholders' equity 76,842 72,044 70,675
 
Other Data  
 Net cash provided by operating activities $ 8,686 $ 6,019 $ 12,233
 Capital expenditures 2,216 915 516
 Research and development expenses 1,699 1,430 1,417
 
Key Financial Ratios  
 Current ratio 5.9 to 1.0 9.2 to 1.0 9.3 to 1.00
 Debt ratio 0.2 to 1.0 0.2 to 1.0 0.2 to 1.00