10-K 1 f10k2010_techprecicion.htm ANNUL REPORT f10k2010_techprecicion.htm
 


 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-K
 
(Mark One)
x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934      
 
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010
 
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: 0-19879
 
TechPrecision Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
51-0539828
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
 
Identification No.)
     
1 Bella Drive, Westminster, Massachusetts
 
01473
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
 
                                      (978) 874-0591
 
Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:   None
 
Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: Common Stock, par value $.0001 per share
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
o    Yes      x   No
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.   
o   Yes     x  No
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) 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.  x  Yes     o   No
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    o Yes    o  No
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. o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer   o
Accelerated filer   o
Non-accelerated filer   o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company   x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  o  Yes     x   No
 
The aggregate market value of voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant as of September 30, 2009, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was approximately $8,741,000.
 
The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of May 31, 2010 is 14,230,846.
 
Documents Incorporated by Reference
 
Portions of the definitive proxy statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of TechPrecision Corporation, which will be filed with the Commission within 120 days of March 31, 2010, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.
 
 
 
 

 


 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
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PART II  
 
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PART III
 
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PART IV
 
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PART I
 
Item 1. Description of Business.
 
Our Business
 
Through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Ranor, Inc. (“Ranor”), we manufacture metal fabricated and machined precision components and equipment. These products are used in a variety of markets including alternative energy, medical, nuclear, defense, industrial, and aerospace. Our goal is to be an end-to-end service provider to our customers by furnishing customized and integrated “turn-key” solutions for completed products requiring custom fabrication and machining, assembly, inspection and testing.
 
We work with our customers to manufacture products in accordance with the customers’ drawings and specifications. Our work complies with specific national and international codes and standards applicable to our industry. We believe that we have earned our reputation through outstanding technical expertise, attention to detail, and a total commitment to quality and excellence in customer service.
 
About Us
 
We are a Delaware corporation, organized in 2005 under the name Lounsberry Holdings II, Inc. On February 24, 2006, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Ranor, Inc., a Delaware corporation that, together with its predecessors, has been in continuous operation since 1956. Since February 24, 2006, our sole business has been the business of Ranor. On March 6, 2006, following the acquisition of Ranor, we changed our corporate name to TechPrecision Corporation. Our acquisition of Ranor is accounted for as a reverse acquisition. As a result, our financial statements for periods prior to February 24, 2006 reflect the financial condition and results of operations of Ranor.
 
Our executive offices are located at 1 Bella Drive, Westminster, MA 01473, and our telephone number is (978) 874-0591. Our website is www.TechPrecision.com. Information on our website or any other website is not part of this annual report.
 
References in this annual report to “we,” “us,” “our” and similar words refer to TechPrecision Corporation and its subsidiary, Ranor, unless the context indicates otherwise.  
 
General
 
Our operations are situated on approximately 65 acres in North Central Massachusetts. Our 125,000 square foot facility is the home for state-of-the-art equipment which gives us the capability to manufacture products as large as 100 tons. We offer a full range of services required to transform raw material into precise finished products. Our manufacturing capabilities include: fabrication operations (cutting, press and roll forming, assembly, welding, heat treating, blasting and painting) and machining operations (CNC (computer numerical controlled) horizontal and vertical milling centers). We also provide support services to our manufacturing capabilities: manufacturing engineering (planning, fixture and tooling development, manufacturability), quality control (inspection and testing), and production control (scheduling, project management and expediting).
 
All manufacturing is done in accordance with our written quality assurance program, which meets specific national and international codes, standards, and specifications. Ranor holds several certificates of authorization issued by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors. The standards used are specific to the customer’s needs, and we have implemented such standards into our manufacturing operations.
 
Products
 
We manufacture a wide variety of products pursuant to customer contracts and based on their needs. We do not distribute products on the open market and we do not market any typical product on an on-going basis. Although our focus is to provide long-term integrated solutions to our customers on continuous production programs, our activities include a variety of both custom-based and production-based requirements. The custom-based work is typically either a prototype or unique, one-of-a-kind product. The production-based work is repeat work or a single product with multiple quantity releases. To the greatest extent possible, we are seeking opportunities where the Company is in Tier 1 and Tier 2 supplier relationship with our customers. The products provided are not designed by us, in general, and are manufactured according to “build-to-print” requirements specified by the customer.
 
 
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The change in market demand can be wide and varied and requires our ability to adapt to the needs of the customer and industry.  Understanding this dynamic we have developed the capability to transform our workforce to manufacture products for customers in different industries.
 
We do not own any proprietary marketed product, and we do not manufacture products in anticipation of orders. Manufacturing operations do not commence on any project before we receive a customer’s purchase order. All contracts cover specific products within the capability of our resources.
 
Examples of the industries we serve and the products that we have manufactured during recent years include, but are not limited to:
 
Alternative Energy:
 
Customer proprietary components used to manufacture solar panels
Wind turbine components
 
Defense:
 
Aircraft carrier steam accumulator tanks
DDX destroyer prototype propulsion equipment, gun and weapons handling equipment
Submarine sonar system components, primary shield tank heads and foundations
 
Industrial:
 
Vacuum chambers
Food processing equipment
Chemical processing equipment
Pressure vessels
 
Aerospace:
 
Delta rocket precision-machined fuel tank bulkheads
F-15 special equipment pods
Various other components, fixtures and tooling
 
Nuclear:
 
Commercial reactor internal components and temporary heads
Spent fuel storage and transportation canisters and casks
Material handling equipment
 
Medical:
 
Components and major assemblies for proton beam accelerators for cancer treatment
 
Source of Supply
 
Manufacturing operations are partly dependent on the availability of raw material. Raw material requirements vary with each contract and are specified by the customer requirements and specifications. We have established relationships with numerous suppliers. We consistently seek to initiate new contacts in order to establish alternate sources of material supply to reduce our dependency on any one supplier. The purchase of raw material is subject to the customer’s purchase order requirements, and not based on speculation or long-term contract awards. Some contracts require the use of customer-supplied raw materials in the manufacture of their product.

Our projects include the manufacturing of product from various traditional, as well as specialty metal alloys. These materials may include, but are not limited to: inconel, titanium, stainless steel, high strength steel and other alloys. Certain materials are subject to long-lead delivery schedules.
 
During the year ended March 31, 2010 a supplier that provided forging, Steel Industries Acquisition, Inc., accounted for 14% of our purchased material in the fiscal year.  During the year ended March 31, 2009, three suppliers collectively accounted for 38% of our purchased material with the largest supplier accounting for 15% of material purchased for the year.  No other suppliers provided 10% or more of purchased raw material in fiscal 2010 or 2009.

 
 
 
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Marketing
 
While we have had significant customer concentration over the past three years, we are engaged in the development of marketing initiatives to broaden our customer base as well as the industries we serve. We maintain an active marketing and sales department and have expanded our marketing and sales efforts during the past year. We market to our existing customer base and we initiate contacts with new potential customers through various sources such as personal contact, customer referrals, and trade show participation. A portion of our business is the result of competitive bidding processes while a significant portion is from contract negotiation. We believe that the reputation we have earned from our current customers represents an important aspect of our marketing effort.
 
Requests for quotations received from customers are reviewed to determine the specific requirements and our capability to meet these requirements. Quotations are prepared by estimating the material and labor costs and assessing our current backlog to determine our delivery commitments. Competitive bid quotations are submitted to the customer for review and award of contract. Negotiation bids typically require the submission of additional information to substantiate the quotation. The bidding process can range from several weeks for a competitive bid, to several months for a negotiation bid before the customer awards a contract.
 
Principal Customers
 
A significant portion of our business is generated by a small number of “major” customers. The balance of our business consists of more discrete projects for numerous other customers. As the industry and markets change, our major customers may also change.
 
Our largest customer for the years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 was GT Solar Inc. Their work generated 52% of our net sales for the year ended March 31, 2010 as compared with 57% of total net sales for the year ended March 31, 2009. Our business is dependent on the purchase orders received from our customers for work, and at this time, we do not have any long-term contracts with any customer. The Company historically has experienced and continues to experience, customer concentration. A significant loss of business from the Company’s largest customer or a combination of several of our significant customers could result in lower operating profitability and/or operating losses if the Company is unable to replace such lost revenue from other sources.  Sales to our top six customers accounted for 86% and 88% of total net sales for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Our customer base consists of many businesses in the markets identified above.  The revenue derived from these markets during the years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 is highlighted within the table below (dollars in thousands):

   
Year Ended March 31,
 
   
2010
2009
 
Customer Net Sales
 
              Amount
 
               Percent
                       Amount
              Percent
 
Alternative Energy
 
 
$14,754
 
                    52%
   
$21,785
                  57%
 
Defense
   
$7,348
 
                    26%
   
$5,789
                  15%
 
Commercial/other
   
$1,788
 
7%
   
$5,752
15%
 
Nuclear
   
$1,780
 
6%
   
$480
1%
 
Medical
   
$1,715
 
6%
   
$3,781
11%
 
Aerospace
   
$961
 
3%
   
$501
1%
 
 
The following table sets forth the revenue, both in dollars and as a percentage of total revenue, generated by each customer that accounted for 10% or more of our revenue in either of the two past fiscal years (dollars in thousands):

   
Year Ended March 31,
 
   
2010
2009
 
Customer Net Sales
 
              Amount
 
               Percent
                       Amount
              Percent
 
GT Solar Inc.
 
 
$14,721
 
                    52%
   
$21,785
                  57%
 
BAE Systems
   
$3,854
 
                    14%
   
$3,880
                  10%
 

GT Solar, Inc. is an alternative energy company that engaged us to provide a component for its proprietary solar related product. BAE Systems is a global defense, security and aerospace company that engaged us to provide fabrication and machining services for military components constructed of large exotic alloy forgings and ancillary equipment. For each of these customers, the manufacturing of the product and the generation of revenue is from the purchase orders issued to us for completion of the different aspects of the projects.
 
 
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As of March 31, 2010, we had a backlog of orders totaling approximately $21.5 million, of which approximately $6.9 million represented orders from GT Solar.  In addition to GT Solar, the March 31, 2010 backlog also includes orders in excess of $1.0 million from each of six customers totaling more than $10.0 million. We expect to deliver the backlog during the years ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012.   During the quarter ended March 31, 2010, our backlog increased from $15.7 million at December 31, 2009 to $21.5 million as of March 31, 2010. The comparable backlog at March 31, 2009 was $38.6 million. We further reported on May 12, 2010 that our backlog had increased to a level of $25.5 million as of that date.
 
Competition

In the manufacture of metal fabricated and machined precision components and equipment we face competition from both domestic and foreign manufacturers. As no one company dominates the industry, we compete against companies that are both larger and smaller in size and capacity. Some competitors may be better known, with greater resources at their disposal, and some have lower production costs. For certain products, being a domestic manufacturer may play a role in determining whether we are awarded a certain contract. For other products, we may be competing against foreign manufacturers who have a lower cost of production. If a contracting party has a relationship with a vendor and is required to place a contract for bids, the preferred vendor may provide or assist in the development of the specification for the product which may be tailored to that vendor’s products. In such event, we would be at a disadvantage in seeking to obtain that contract. We believe that customers focus on such factors as the quality of work, the reputation of the vendor, the perception of the vendor’s ability to meet the required schedule, and the price in selecting a vendor for their products.
 
Government Regulations
 
Although we have very few contracts with government agencies, a significant portion of our manufacturing services are provided as a subcontractor to prime government contractors. These prime contractors are subject to government procurement and acquisition regulations, which give the government the right of termination for the convenience of the government and certain renegotiation rights as well as a right of inspection. As a result, any government action which affects our customers would affect us. Some of the work we perform for our customers is part of government appropriation packages, and therefore, subject to the Miller Act, requiring the prime contractors (our customers) to pay all subcontractors under contracted purchase agreements first. Because of the nature and use of our products, we are subject to compliance with quality assurance programs, which are a condition for our bidding on government contracts and subcontracts. We believe we are in compliance with all of these programs.
 
We are also subject to laws applicable to any manufacturing company, such as federal and state occupational health and safety laws, as well as environmental laws, which are discussed in more detail under the heading “Environmental Compliance.”

Environmental Compliance
 
We are subject to compliance with federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations that involve the use, disposal and cleanup of substances regulated by those laws and the filing of reports with environmental agencies, and we are subject to periodic inspections to monitor our compliance.
 
We believe that we are currently in compliance with applicable environmental regulations. As part of our normal business practice we are required to develop and file reports and maintain logbooks that document all environmental issues within our organization. In this connection, we may engage outside consultants to assist us in keeping current on developments in environmental regulations. We do not believe that our cost of compliance on an annual basis will exceed $50,000.

Intellectual Property Rights

Presently, we have no patent rights and we do not believe that our business requires patent or similar protection. In the course of our business we develop know-how for use in the manufacturing process. Because of the nature of our business as a contract manufacturer, we do not believe that lack of ownership of intellectual property will adversely affect our operations.

In the course of our business, we develop know-how for use in the manufacturing process.  Although we have non-disclosure policies, we cannot assure you that we will be able to protect our intellectual property rights.

Research and Development
 
We did not incur any research and development expenses, either on our own behalf or on behalf of our customers, during the year ended March 31, 2010 or 2009.
 
 
 
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Personnel
 
As of March 31, 2010, we had approximately 134 employees, of whom 18 are administrative, 9 are engineering and 107 are manufacturing personnel. All of our employees are full time. None of our employees is represented by a labor union, and we believe that our employee relations are good. 
 
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
 
As a smaller reporting company, we have elected not to provide the information required by this Item.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.

None.
 
Item 2. Description of Property.
 
We lease from WM Realty Management LLC (“WM Realty”), which is an affiliated company, approximately 125,000-square feet of office and manufacturing space at 1 Bella Drive, Westminster, Massachusetts 01473, pursuant to a 15-year lease that expires February 28, 2021, at a current annual rental rate of $450,000, subject to annual escalations based upon increases in the consumer price index. The lease provides for two five-year extensions and a purchase option at appraised value. The Company anticipates that it may exercise the purchase option under the lease and acquire the property from WM Realty at appraised value during fiscal 2011.

We also leased approximately 12,720 square feet of manufacturing space in Fitchburg, Massachusetts from an unaffiliated party. The lease provided for an annual rent of $50,112 with 3% annual increases. We had the option to purchase the property at the appraised market value. The lease expired in February 2009, and it was not renewed.
 
Although our current facilities are adequate for present requirements, we believe that we may need to expand our manufacturing facilities in order for us to expand our business. However, as of the date of this report, we have not entered into agreements with respect to the expansion of our facilities.

On February 24, 2009, we entered a lease for 2,089 square feet of office space in Centreville, Delaware.  The lease has a three-year term and provides for initial rent of $2,500 per month, escalating to $3,220 per month in year two and $3,395 per month in year three of the lease.
 
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
 
We are not a party to any material legal proceedings.
 
Item 4. [Removed and Reserved]
 
PART II
 
Item 5. Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.
 
Our common stock is traded on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol “TPCS”.  The following table sets forth the high and low bid quotations per share of our common stock as reported on the OTC Bulletin Board for the last two completed fiscal years. The quarterly high and low bid quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.
 
 
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High
   
Low
 
 Fiscal year ended March 31, 2010
           
4th Quarter (three months ended March 31, 2010)
  $ 1.20     $ 0.74  
3rd Quarter (three months ended December 31, 2009)
    0.90       0.65  
2nd Quarter (three months ended September 30, 2009)
    0.95       0.45  
1st Quarter (three months ended June 30, 2009)
    0.60       0.35  
                 
 Fiscal year ended March 31, 2009
               
4th Quarter (three months ended March 31, 2009)
  $ 1.01     $ 0.30  
3rd Quarter (three months ended December 31, 2008)
    2.00       0.65  
2nd Quarter (three months ended September 30, 2008)
    2.85       1.35  
1st Quarter (three months ended June 30, 2008)
    3.10       2.00  
 
As of March 31, 2010, we had approximately 575 record holders of our common stock.
 
We have not paid dividends on our common stock, and the terms of certificate of designation relating to the creation of the series A preferred stock prohibit us from paying dividends. We plan to retain future earnings, if any, for use in our business. We do not anticipate paying dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.

Item 6.  Selected Financial Data

As a smaller reporting company, we have elected not to provide the information required by this Item.

Item 7Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
Statement Regarding Forward Looking Disclosure
 
The following discussion of the results of our operations and financial condition should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes, which appear elsewhere in this annual report on Form 10K. This annual report on Form 10-K, including this section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” may contain predictive or “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that express our intentions, beliefs, expectations, strategies, predictions or any other statements relating to our future activities or other future events or conditions. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our business based in part on assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may, and probably will, differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Those factors include those risks discussed in this Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” in this Form 10-K and those described in any other filings which we make with the SEC. In addition, such statements could be affected by risks and uncertainties related to our ability to generate business on an on-going business, to obtain any required financing, to receive contract awards from the competitive bidding process, maintain standards to enable us to manufacture products to exacting specifications, enter new markets for our services, market and customer acceptance, our reliance on a small number of customers for a significant percentage of our business, competition, government regulations and requirements, pricing and development difficulties, our ability to make acquisitions and successfully integrate those acquisitions with our business, as well as general industry and market conditions and growth rates, and general economic conditions. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this report, except as required by applicable law. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report. Investors should evaluate any statements made by the Company in light of these important factors.

 
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Overview
 
We offer a full range of services required to transform raw material into precise finished products. Our manufacturing capabilities include: fabrication operations which include cutting, press and roll forming, assembly, welding, heat treating, blasting and painting; and machining operations which include CNC (computer numerical controlled) horizontal and vertical milling centers. We also provide support services to our manufacturing capabilities: manufacturing engineering (planning, fixture and tooling development, manufacturability), quality control (inspection and testing), materials procurement, and production control (scheduling, project management and expediting).
 
All manufacturing is done in accordance with our written quality assurance program, which meets specific national and international codes, standards, and specifications. Ranor holds several certificates of authorization issued by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors. The standards used are specific to the customers’ needs, and our manufacturing operations are conducted in accordance with these standards.
 
During the years ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, demand for our services was relatively strong. However, recessionary pressures began to affect the requirements of our customers in October 2008.  GT Solar, which has been our largest customer for each of the past three fiscal years, slowed production significantly during the second half of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 and in April 2009, canceled the majority of its outstanding purchase orders.  Beginning in December 2009, we began to see an improvement in the volume of requests for quotes and order placements from our customers, including our largest customer and reported that our backlog had reached $21.5 million as of March 31, 2010. We expect to deliver the backlog during the years ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012.

A significant portion of our revenue is generated by a small number of customers. For the year ended March 31, 2010, our largest customer, GT Solar, accounted for 52% of our revenue and BAE Systems accounted for 14% of our revenue. In the year ended March 31, 2009, our largest customer, GT Solar, accounted for approximately 57% of our revenue, and our second largest customer, BAE Systems, accounted for approximately 10% of our revenue. For the year ended March 31, 2008, GT Solar accounted for 51% of annual revenue while BAE accounted for 16% of total annual revenue.

The Company historically has experienced, and continues to experience, customer concentration.  In any year, it is likely that five or six significant customers (albeit not always the same customers from year to year) will account for 5% to 60% individually and up to 86% in the aggregate of our total annual revenues.  A significant loss of business from the Company’s largest customer or a combination of several of our significant customers could result in lower operating profitability and/or operating losses if the Company is unable to replace such lost revenue from other sources.  A material, sustained downturn in revenue could make it more challenging for the Company to meet debt covenants under its existing long-term debt agreements.  If the Company defaulted on such covenants and was unable to cure the defaults or obtain waivers, the lending bank could choose to accelerate payment of any amounts outstanding under various debt facilities and, under certain circumstances, the bank may be entitled to cancel the facilities.  If the bank chose to accelerate our obligations, such acceleration may cause the Company’s cash position to deteriorate or, if cash on hand were insufficient to satisfy any payment due, may require the Company to obtain alternate financing.
 
Our contracts are generated both through negotiation with the customer and from bids made pursuant to a request for proposal. Our ability to receive contract awards is dependent upon the contracting party’s perception of such factors as our ability to perform on time, our history of performance, our financial condition and our ability to price our services competitively.  Although some of our contracts contemplate the manufacture of one or a limited number of units, we are seeking more long-term projects with a more predictable cost structure. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, our sales and net income was $28.3 million and $2.0 million, as compared to sales of $38.1 million and net income of $5.9 million, for the year ended March 31, 2009.  Our gross margin for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 was 21.5% as compared to 31.8% in the year ended March 31, 2009, reflecting higher overhead absorption on lower sales volume and reduced capacity.  Both net sales and gross margin declined for the year ended March 31, 2010, and the global economic downturn continues to have an adverse impact on our customers.  In August 2009, we completed the transfer of inventory to GT Solar as part of their April 2009 cancellation.  Accordingly, our revenue for the year ended March 31, 2010, includes $8.9 million of revenue related to a non-recurring materials transfer to GT Solar as part of their April 2009 order cancellation.   The inventory transfer included a heavy mix of raw materials and therefore carried a lower margin than we typically generate through the sale of finished products.
 
Because our revenues are derived from the sale of goods manufactured pursuant to a contract, and we do not sell from inventory, it is necessary for us to constantly seek new contracts. There may be a time lag between our completion of one contract and commencement of work on another contract. During this period, we will continue to incur overhead expense but with lower revenue resulting in lower operating margins. Furthermore, changes in either the scope of a contract or the delivery schedule may impact the revenue we receive under the contract and the allocation of manpower.

Although we provide manufacturing services for large governmental programs, we usually do not work directly for agencies of the United States government. Rather, we perform our services for large governmental contractors and large utility companies. However, our business is dependent in part on the continuation of governmental programs which require the services we provide.
 
 
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Growth Strategy
 
Our strategy is to leverage our core competence as a manufacturer of high-precision, large-scale metal fabrications and machined components to expand our business into areas which have shown increasing demand and which we believe could generate higher margins.

Diversifying Our Core Industries
 
We believe that rising energy demands along with increasing environmental concerns are likely to continue to drive demand in the alternative energy industry, particularly the solar, wind and nuclear power industries. Because of our capabilities and the nature of the equipment required by companies in the alternative energy industries, we intend to focus our services in this sector.  We also expect to market our services for medical device applications where customer requirements demand strict tolerances and an ability to manufacture complex heavy equipment.
 
As a result of both the increased prices of oil and gas and the resulting greenhouse gas emissions, nuclear power may become an increasingly important source of energy. In January 2010, the Obama administration increased the level of government-backed debt guarantees from $18 billion to $56 billion as an incentive to support the construction of new nuclear plants in the U.S. Revenues derived from the nuclear power industry were $1.8 million for the year ended March 31, 2010 and currently constitute approximately 9% of our backlog. Because of our manufacturing capabilities, our certification from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and our historic relationships with suppliers in the nuclear power industry, we believe that we are well positioned to benefit from any increased activity in the nuclear sector. However, we cannot assure you that we will be able to develop any significant business from the nuclear industry.
  
In addition to the nuclear energy industry, we are also exploring potential business applications focused on the medical industry.  These efforts include the development and fabrication of radioactive isotopes transportation/storage solutions and the development and fabrication of critical components for proton beam therapy machines designed to be utilized in the treatment of cancer.  Net sales from our proton beam therapy customer accounted for $1.7 million and $3.7 million or 6% and 9.7% of our total net sales for the years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Expansion of Manufacturing Capabilities

In addition to the possible expansion of our existing manufacturing capabilities, we may, from time to time, pursue opportunistic acquisitions to increase and strengthen our manufacturing, marketing, product development capabilities and customer diversification. On January 8, 2010, the Company issued a purchase order for the purchase of a gantry mill machine totaling $2.3 million. This purchase commitment represents an investment necessary to refresh and upgrade the Company’s fleet of manufacturing equipment and capabilities.  With this purchase commitment, the Company is obligated to make three equal payments beginning in January 2010 with the final payment to be made upon final delivery approximately one year from the purchase order date. The Company intends to borrow up to 80% of the purchase price in order to finance these payments.

Impact of Recent Legislation

The Congress has passed and the President has signed the $800 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 into law. Significant components of the Act allow manufacturing concerns to apply various tax credits and apply for government loan guarantees for the development or retooling of existing facilities using electricity derived from renewable and previously underutilized sources.  The Company has historically derived significant revenues from contracts with manufacturing concerns in these alternative energy fields.  The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act extended the 50% Bonus depreciation enacted as a part of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008.  Under the Act, 50% of the basis of the qualified property may be deducted in the year the property is placed in service (i.e. 2008 and 2009).  The remaining 50% is recovered under otherwise applicable depreciation rules. This significant tax incentive could drive increased demand on the part of some customers.
 
 
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Critical Accounting Policies
 
The preparation of the Company’s financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States requires our management to make assumptions, estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements, including all notes thereto, and related disclosures of commitments and contingencies, if any. We rely on historical experience and other assumptions we believe to be reasonable in making our estimates. Actual financial results of the operations could differ materially from such estimates. There have been no significant changes in the assumptions, estimates and judgments used in the preparation of our audited 2010 financial statements from the assumptions, estimates and judgments used in the preparation of our 2009 audited financial statements.
 
Revenue Recognition and Costs Incurred
 
We derive revenues from (i) the fabrication of large metal components for our customers; (ii) the precision machining of such large metal components, including incidental engineering services; and (iii) the installation of such components at the customers’ locations when the scope of the project requires such installations.
 
Revenue and costs are recognized on the units of delivery method. This method recognizes as revenue the contract price of units of the product delivered during each period and the costs allocable to the delivered units as the cost of earned revenue. When the sales agreements provide for separate billing of engineering services, the revenues for those services are recognized when the services are completed. Costs allocable to undelivered units are reported in the balance sheet as costs incurred on uncompleted contracts. Amounts in excess of agreed upon contract price for customer directed changes, constructive changes, customer delays or other causes of additional contract costs are recognized in contract value if it is probable that a claim for such amounts will result in additional revenue and the amounts can be reasonably estimated. Revisions in cost and profit estimates are reflected in the period in which the facts requiring the revision become known and are estimable. The unit of delivery method requires the existence of a contract to provide the persuasive evidence of an arrangement and determinable seller’s price, delivery of the product and reasonable collection prospects. The Company has written agreements with the customers that specify contract prices and delivery terms. The Company recognizes revenues only when the collection prospects are reasonably assured.
 
Adjustments to cost estimates are made periodically, and losses expected to be incurred on contracts in progress are charged to operations in the period such losses are determined and are reflected as reductions of the carrying value of the costs incurred on uncompleted contracts. Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts consist of labor, overhead, and materials. Work in process is stated at the lower of cost or market and reflects accrued losses, if required, on uncompleted contracts.
 
Variable Interest Entity
 
We have consolidated WM Realty, a variable interest entity from which we lease our real estate

Income Taxes
 
We provide for federal and state income taxes currently payable, as well as those deferred because of temporary differences between reporting income and expenses for financial statement purposes versus tax purposes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recoverable. The effect of the change in the tax rates is recognized as income or expense in the period of the change. A valuation allowance is established, when necessary, to reduce deferred income taxes to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized.

As of March 31, 2010, the Company’s federal net operating loss carry-forward was approximately $1.9 million. If not utilized, the federal net operating loss carry-forward of Ranor and TechPrecision will expire in 2025 and 2027, respectively. Furthermore, because of the over fifty-percent change in ownership as a consequence of the reverse acquisition in February 2006, the amount of net operating loss carry forward used in any one year in the future is substantially limited.

As of March 31, 2010, we had tax assets of approximately $0.7 million from net operating loss carry-forwards. As a result of the change in ownership resulting for the acquisition of Ranor in February 2006, our annual usage of the tax benefit of the tax loss-carry-forward pursuant to Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, related to losses incurred before our acquisition of Ranor, is limited to approximately $35,000.  The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act extended the 50% bonus depreciation enacted as a part of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008.  Under this Act, 50% of the basis of the qualified property may be deducted in the year the property is placed in service (i.e. 2008 and 2009).  The remaining 50% is recovered under otherwise applicable depreciation rules. As a consequence of the changes in the tax laws and accelerated depreciation, we recognized additional deferred income tax liability of approximately $.5 million in each of the years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009.  For the year ended March 31, 2010, the deferred tax liabilities from depreciation were offset by deferred tax assets related to the company’s net operating loss carry-forwards lowering the company’s effective tax rate for the year then ended.
 
 
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New Accounting Pronouncements
 
See Note 2, Significant Accounting Policies, in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Results of Operations

Our results of operations are affected by a number of external factors including the availability of raw materials, commodity prices (particularly steel), macro economic factors, including the availability of capital that may be needed by our customers, and political, regulatory and legal conditions in the United States and foreign markets.
 
Our results of operations are also affected by a number of other factors including, among other things, success in booking new contracts and when we are able to recognize the related revenue, delays in customer acceptances of our products, delays in deliveries of ordered products and our rate of progress in the fulfillment of our obligations under our contracts. A delay in deliveries or cancellations of orders would cause us to have inventories in excess of our short-term needs, and may delay our ability to recognize, or prevent us from recognizing, revenue on contracts in our order backlog.
 
From October 2008 through December 2009, disruptions in the global capital markets, resulted in reduced availability of funding worldwide and created a higher level of uncertainty for many end-user solar cell module manufacturers. As a result, our customers made reductions in their direct labor workforce and reported decreases in their order backlogs as well as adjustments to the procurement of materials in their photovoltaic related production.  In response, we negotiated extensions of the delivery schedules and other modifications under some of our solar related contracts, including the April 2009 order cancellation from our largest customer, GT Solar.   During the quarter ended March 31, 2010, we began to see signs of recovery within the solar sector in the form of new production orders placed by our largest customer, GT Solar and a build up in our sales order backlog.
 
During the quarter ended March 31, 2010, our backlog increased from $15.7 million at December 31, 2009 to $21.5 million as of March 31, 2010. The comparable backlog at March 31, 2009 was $38.6 million.  We further reported on May 12, 2010, that our backlog had increased to a level of $25.5 million, as of that date.
 
Years Ended March 31, 2010 and 2009

The following table sets forth information from our statements of operations for the years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, in dollars and as a percentage of revenue (dollars in thousands):

         
Changes Year
Ended March 31,
 
 
2010
 
2009
 
2010 to 2009
 
(Dollars in thousands)
    Amount
   
     Percent
 
       Amount
   
       Percent
 
Amount
   
Percent
 
Net sales
 
$28,347
     
100
%
 
    $38,088
     
100
%
 
  $(9,741)
     
(26)
%
Cost of sales
 
22,245
     
78
%
 
      25,971
     
68
%
 
    (3,726)
     
(14)
%
Gross profit
 
6,102
     
22
%
 
      12,117
     
32
%
 
(6,015)
     
(50)
%
Payroll and related costs
 
1,705
     
6
%
 
        1,472
     
 4
%
 
233
     
16
%
Professional fees
 
383
     
2
%
 
           333
     
1
%
 
50
     
15
%
Selling, general and administrative
 
1,260
     
 4
%
 
           656
     
2
%
 
604
     
92
%
Total operating expenses
 
3,348
     
12
%
 
         2,461
     
7
%
 
887
     
36
%
Income from operations
 
2,754
     
 10
%
 
         9,656
     
25
%
 
(6,902)
     
(71)
%
OtOther income (expense)
 
12
     
-
%
 
               5
     
-
%
 
7
     
140
%
Interest expense
 
(422
)
   
(2)
%
 
          (455
)
   
(1
)%
 
33
     
(7)
%
Interest income
 
16
     
-
%
 
               -
     
-
%
 
16
     
-
 
%Finance costs
 
(17
)
   
-
%
 
            (17
   
-
 
--
     
41
%
Income before income taxes
 
2,343
     
8
%
 
         9,189
     
24
%
 
(6,846)
     
(75)
%
Provision for income taxes, net
 
298
     
1
%
 
         3,260
     
9
%
 
(2,962)
     
(91)
%
Net income
 
$ 2,045
     
 7
%
 $
     $ 5,929
     
16
%
 
$(3,884)
     
(66)
%

 
 
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Net Sales

The factors which resulted in lower net sales during the second half of fiscal 2009 continued to impact our operations during much of the fiscal year 2010. As a result, net sales decreased by $9.7 million or 26% to $28.3 million for the year ended March 31, 2010, from $38.1 million for the year ended March 31, 2009. A significant portion of the decrease ($7.1 million) resulted from lower sales volume with our largest customer, GT Solar. In April, 2009, GT Solar cancelled the majority of their open orders and in August 2009 we completed the material transfer of $8.9 million to GT Solar to finalize the order cancellation. However, in January 2010 we began to receive orders for new production from GT Solar and several other customers also increased their order volumes.   

Cost of Sales and Gross Margin

Our cost of sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 decreased by $3.7 million to $22.2 million, a decrease of 14%, from $26.0 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009. The decrease in the cost of sales was principally due to the reduction in sales volume. The decline in gross profit margin was $6.0 million or 50% to $6.1 million or 21.5% of sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 from $12.1 million, or 31.8% of sales, during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009.  Contributing to the decline in gross margin were costs associated with underutilized capacity and the inventory transfer to GT Solar which included a high volume of raw material priced at a marginal mark-up to cost.

Operating Expenses
 
Our payroll and related costs within our selling and administrative costs were $1.7 million for the year ended March 31, 2010 as compared to $1.5 million for the year ended March 31, 2009. The increase was driven by increased headcount at the corporate center during 2010.

Professional fees, increased to $382,587 for the year ended March 31, 2010 from $332,807 for the year ended March 31, 2009, primarily attributed to legal costs related to contract review, SEC filing requirements and the cost of holding the Company’s annual shareholder meeting on October 15, 2009.
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $1.26 million and $0.66 million for the years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, an increase of $600,000 or 91%, primarily related to increased bad debt expense of $235,000, increased consulting and executive search fees of $195,000, increased board fees of $111,000, including $81,000 of stock compensation expense, increased spending on investor relations and financial reporting of $61,000 and printing as well as professional fees associated with holding the Company’s annual shareholder meeting.

Interest Expense
 
Interest expense for the year ended March 31, 2010 was $422,298 compared with $422,074 for the year ended March 31, 2009; a decrease of $32,701 or 7%, the result of lower average long-term debt levels outstanding during the year ended March 31, 2010.

Income Taxes

For the year ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company recorded provisions for Federal and State income tax expense of $0.3 and $3.3 million, respectively. The annual effective tax rate for fiscal year 2010 is 12.7%. The effective annual tax expense rate for the year ended December 31, 2009 was 35.5%. The difference between the provision for income taxes and the income tax determined by applying the statutory federal income tax rate of 34% was due primarily to differences in the lives and methods used to depreciate and/or amortize our property and equipment, timing differences of expenses related compensated absences, and the expected utilization of net operating loss carryforwards that offset deferred tax liabilities generated by accelerated depreciation. The Company also recognized a deferred tax asset along with federal and state tax refunds from prior year during the period which reduced the tax provision by $0.2 million thereby lowering the effective tax rate for the annual period ending March 31, 2010 to 12.7%.

Net Income
 
As a result of the foregoing, our net income was $2.0 million or $0.15 basic and $0.10 diluted per share for the year ended March 31, 2010, as compared to net income of $5.9 million or $0.43 basic and $0.23 diluted per share for the year ended March 31, 2009.
   
 
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
At March 31, 2010, we had working capital of $13.3 million as compared with working capital of $11.2 million at March 31, 2009, an increase of $2.1 million or 19%. The following table sets forth information as to the principal changes in the components of our working capital (dollars in thousands):

Category
 
March 31,
 2010
   
March 31,
 2009
   
Change
 Amount
   
Percentage
 Change
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 8,774     $ 10,463     $ (1,689 )     (16 ) %
Accounts receivable, net
    2,693       1,419       1,274       90 %
Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts
    2,750       3,661       (911 )     (25 ) %
Raw material inventories
    299       351       (52 )     (15 ) %
Prepaid expenses and other receivables
    160       1,583       (1,423 )     (90 ) %
Deferred tax asset
    304       --       304       -- %
Prepaid taxes
    244       60       184       308 %
Accounts payable
    445       951       (506 )     (53 ) %
Accrued expenses
    621       710       (89 )     (13 ) %
Accrued taxes
    --       156       (156 )     (100 ) %
Progress billings in excess of cost of uncompleted contracts
    56       3,945       (3,889 )     (99 ) %
Current maturity of long-term debt
    809       625       184       29 %
 
Cash used in operations was $1.4 million for the year ended March 31, 2010 as compared with cash provided by operations of $9.3 million for the year ended March 31, 2009. The decrease in cash flows from operations is the result of lower customer sales and net income year-over-year, which significantly reduced deferred revenue as of March 31, 2010 when compared to the prior year and cash overpayments made for estimated federal and state taxes. Accounts receivable have increased since March 31, 2009 reflecting a ramp up in customer orders shipped during the quarter ended March 31, 2010.  Prepaid expenses have decreased since March 31, 2009 as certain prepaid materials and services were transferred to inventory and consumed in production during the year ended March 31, 2010. Additionally, because materials procurement was lower for GT Solar during the year ended March 31, 2010, there was a lower volume of material prepayments at March 31, 2010. Accounts payable and accrued expenses are lower in 2010 due to a reduced volume of materials procurement services for our largest customer during the year ended March 31, 2010. Progress billings decreased since March 31, 2009 primarily reflecting the revenue recognized in connection with the materials transferred to GT Solar as part of the April 2009 order cancellation.  Progress billings are also lower at March 31, 2010 as we are not procuring raw materials in significant volume for GT Solar while we process the material transferred to them in August 2009 into finished goods. Generally customers are progress-billed when materials are ordered on their behalf.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $594,694 for the year ended March 31, 2010 as compared with net cash used in financing activities of $643,019 for the year ended March 31, 2009.  During the year ended March 31, 2010, we received $6,650 from the exercise of stock options, and borrowed $919,297 under a line of credit facility in August 2009 to finance the purchase of new equipment placed into service during the first half of the fiscal year and in March 2010, we drew down an additional $556,416 to finance the initial deposit on the purchase of new machinery and equipment. We paid down $701,673 of principal on our debt and capital lease obligations during the year ended March 31, 2010.      
 
We invested $107,092 in new equipment and received proceeds of $12,000 from the sale of equipment. On January 8, 2010, the Company issued a purchase order for the purchase of a gantry mill totaling $2.3 million. The Company has made a payment of $762,260 and has committed to make two more payments after March 31, 2010, with final payment due upon delivery approximately one year from the purchase order date. The Company intends to borrow up to 80% of the purchase price in order to finance this purchase.  This purchase commitment represents an investment necessary to refresh and upgrade the Company’s fleet of manufacturing equipment and capabilities. For the year ended March 31, 2009, we invested $206,021 and $887,279 in new equipment and equipment under construction, respectively.  The equipment under construction at March 31, 2009 was placed in service during the first half of the year ended March 31, 2010.

All of the above activity resulted in a net decrease in cash of $1.7 million for the year ended March 31, 2010 compared with a $7.6 million increase in cash for the year ended March 31, 2009.

 
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Debt Facilities
 
At March 31, 2010, WM Realty had an outstanding mortgage of $3.1 million on the real property that it leases to Ranor. The mortgage has a term of ten years, maturing November 1, 2016, bears interest at 6.85% per annum, and provides for monthly payments of principal and interest of $20,955. The monthly payments are based on a thirty-year amortization schedule, with the unpaid principal being due in full at maturity. WM Realty has the right to prepay the mortgage note upon payment of a prepayment premium of 5% of the amount prepaid if the prepayment is made during the first two years, and declining to 1% of the amount prepaid if the prepayment is made during the ninth or tenth year.

We have a loan and security agreement with Sovereign Bank, dated February 24, 2006, pursuant to which we borrowed $4.0 million on a term loan basis in connection with our acquisition of Ranor.  As a result of amendments to the loan and security agreement, we currently have a $2.0 million revolving credit facility which is available until July 30, 2010.  At March 31, 2010 there were no borrowings under the revolving note and maximum available under the borrowing formula was $2.0 million.

The term note issued on February 24, 2006 has a term of 7 years with an initial fixed interest rate of 9%.  The interest rate on the term note converts from a fixed rate of 9% to a variable rate on February 28, 2011.  From February 28, 2011 until maturity the term note will bear interest at the prime rate plus 1.5%, payable on a quarterly basis.   Principal is payable in quarterly installments of $142,857 plus interest, with a final payment due on March 1, 2013.  The balance outstanding on the term note as of March 31, 2010 and 2009 was $1.7 million and $2.3 million, respectively.

The Term Note is subject to various covenants that include the following: the loan collateral comprises all personal property of the Company, including cash, accounts receivable inventories, equipment, financial and intangible assets.  The company must also maintain a ratio of earnings available to cover fixed charges of at least 120% of the fixed charges for the rolling four quarters, tested at the end of each fiscal quarter.  Additionally the Company must also maintain an interest coverage ratio of at least 2.1 at the end of each fiscal quarter. 

As of March 31, 2010, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants as the ratio of earnings available to cover fixed charges was 196% and the interest coverage ratio was 13:1 at year end. In the event of default (which default may occur in connection with a non-waived breach), the lending bank may choose to accelerate payment of any amounts outstanding under the Term Note and, under certain circumstances, the bank may be entitled to cancel the facility.  If the Company were unable to obtain a waiver for a breach of covenant and the bank accelerated the payment of any outstanding amounts, such acceleration may cause the Company’s cash position to deteriorate or, if cash on hand were insufficient to satisfy any payment due, may require the Company to obtain alternate financing to satisfy any accelerated payment obligation.

At December 31, 2009, the Company did not meet the requirement to maintain a ratio of earnings to fixed charges of 1.2 to 1. The Company obtained a waiver of the breach of such covenant from Sovereign Bank, which waiver covers the breach that otherwise would have occurred in connection with the covenant testing for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. The waiver did not apply to any future covenant testing dates and the covenant breach was driven by adverse timing differences within the four trailing quarters ending December 31, 2009.

We also had a $3.0 million capital expenditure facility which was available until November 30, 2009.   The capital expenditure facility was not renewed upon its expiration on November 30, 2009 as the Company intends to finance future equipment purchases on a specific item basis. We paid interest only on borrowings under the capital expenditures line until November 30, 2009, at which time the principal balance is amortized over five years, commencing December 31, 2009.  The interest on borrowings under the capital expenditure line was equal to the prime rate plus 0.5% through and including November 30, 2009 and thereafter at LIBOR, plus 3%.  Any unpaid balance on the capital expenditures facility is to be paid on November 30, 2014.  As of March 31, 2010, there was  $842,687 outstanding under the capital expenditure line related to the purchase of equipment that was installed and placed in service during the quarter ended September 30, 2009.

Under a Staged Advance Facility the bank may loan to Ranor, during a one year period expiring on March 29, 2011, amounts up to $1,900,000 for the purpose of acquiring a gantry mill machine. The machine will serve as collateral for the loan. The total aggregate amount of advances under this agreement should not exceed 80% of the actual purchase price of the mill machine. All advances provide for payment of interest only monthly through February 28, 2011, and thereafter no further borrowings shall be permitted under this facility. The interest rate is LIBOR plus 4%. Beginning on April 1, 2011, Ranor is obligated to pay principal and interest sufficient to amortize the outstanding balance on a five year schedule. Ranor paid the bank a $4,750 commitment fee and a $2,500 fee related to legal costs associated with the bank’s agreement to waive Ranor’s failure to comply with a Debt Service Covenant at December 31, 2009. On March 29, 2010, Ranor drew down $556,416 under this facility to finance the purchase of the gantry mill machine. TechPrecision has guaranteed the payment and performance from and by Ranor.

The securities purchase agreement pursuant to which we sold the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and warrants to Barron Partners provides Barron Partners with a right of first refusal on future equity financings, which may affect our ability to raise funds from other sources if the need arises.
 
 
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We believe that the $2.0 million revolving credit facility, which remained unused as of March 31, 2010 and terminates in July 2010, our capacity to access equipment specific financing and our cash flow from operations should be sufficient to enable us to satisfy our cash requirements at least through the end of fiscal 2011. Nevertheless, it is possible that we may require additional funds to the extent that we upgrade or expand our manufacturing facilities.

In the event that we make an acquisition, we may require additional financing for the acquisition. We have no commitment from any party for additional funds; however, the terms of our agreement with Barron Partners, particularly Barron Partners’ right of first refusal, may impair our ability to raise capital in the equity markets to the extent that potential investors would be reluctant to negotiate a financing when another party has a right to match the terms of the financing.

We have no off-balance sheet assets or liabilities. The following table set forth information as of March 31, 2010 as to our contractual obligations (dollars in thousands): 
 
    Payments due by period   
Contractual obligations
 
Total
   
Less than 1 year
   
1-3 years
   
4-5 years
   
After 5 years
 
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations
 
$
        6,223
   
$
           809
   
$
         1,828
   
$
625
   
$
       2,961
 
Interest on long-term debt and capital leases 
   
   4,052 
     
   400 
     
 606 
     
429 
     
2,617 
 
Purchase obligation - gantry mill machine
   
        1,538
     
        1,538
     
               -
     
              -
     
              -
 
Non-cancellable operating leases
   
             76
     
             39
     
             37
     
              -
     
              -
 
Total
 
$
      11,889
   
$
        2,786
   
$
         2,471
   
$
       1,054
   
$
       5,578
 
 
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk.

As a smaller reporting company, we have elected not to provide the information required by this Item.

Item 8. Financial Statements.
 
The financial statements begin on Page F-1.
 
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
 
Not Applicable.
 
Item 9A(T).       Controls and Procedures.
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

As of March 31, 2010, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our interim chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)).

Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure

Based upon that evaluation, our interim chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2010, to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to management, including our interim chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 
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Management’s Report of Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
 
We are responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Exchange Act Rule 13a-15.  With the participation of our Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, our management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2010 based on the criteria established in  Internal Control-Integrated Framework  issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.  Based on this evaluation, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of March 31, 2010 based on those criteria.  A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.  Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within us have been detected.
 
This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.  Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this annual report.
 
Changes in Internal Controls.
 
During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Item 9B. Other Information.

Not Applicable

PART III
 
The information required by Part III of this Report, to the extent not set forth herein, is incorporated herein by reference from the registrant’s definitive proxy statement relating to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2010, which definitive proxy statement shall be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year to which this Report relates.
 
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons; Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
 
Information relating to Item 10 will be set forth in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement in connection with its Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2010. Such information is incorporated herein by reference and will be filed within 120 days of March 31, 2010.

Item 11. Executive Compensation.
 
Information relating to Item 11 will be set forth in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement in connection with its Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2010. Such information is incorporated herein by reference and will be filed within 120 days of March 31, 2010.


 
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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
 
Information relating to Item 12 will be set forth in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement in connection with its Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2010. Such information is incorporated herein by reference and will be filed within 120 days of March 31, 2010.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence
 
Information relating to Item 13 will be set forth in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement in connection with its Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2010. Such information is incorporated herein by reference and will be filed within 120 days of March 31, 2010.
 
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
 
Information relating to Item 14 will be set forth in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement in connection with its Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2010. Such information is incorporated herein by reference and will be filed within 120 days of March 31, 2010.


 
 
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Part IV
Item 15. Exhibits.
 
3.1
Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s registration statement on Form SB-2, filed with the Commission on August 28, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
3.2
By-laws of the Registrant (Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on September 18, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
3.3
Certificate of Designation for Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Registrant (Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on March 3, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
3.4 Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Designation for Series A convertible Preferred Stock of the Registrant (Exhibit 3.5 to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Commission on November 12, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.1
Loan and Security Agreement, dated February 24, 2006, between Ranor, Inc. and Sovereign Bank (Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on March 3, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.2
Guaranty of the Registrant in favor of Sovereign Bank (Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on March 3, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.3
First Amendment, dated January 29, 2007, to Loan and Security Agreement, dated February 24, 2006, between Ranor, Inc. and Sovereign Bank (Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on February 20, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.4
Second Amendment, dated June 28, 2007 to Loan and Security Agreement dated February 24, 2006, between Ranor, Inc. and Sovereign Bank (Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KSB, filed with the Commission on July 2, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.5
Mortgage Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated as of October 4, 2006, between WM Realty Management, LLC and Amalgamated Bank (Exhibit 4.6 to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KSB, filed with the Commission on July 2, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.6
Mortgage Note, dated October 4, 2006, made by WM Realty Management, LLC in favor of Amalgamated Bank (Exhibit 4.7 to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KSB, filed with the Commission on July 2, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.1
Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated February 24, 2006, between the Registrant and Barron Partners LP (Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on March 3, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.2
Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 24, 2006, between the Registrant and Barron Partners LP (Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on March 3, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.3
Agreement dated February 24, 2006, among the Registrant, Ranor Acquisition LLC  and the members of Ranor Acquisition LLC (Exhibit 99.3 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on March 3, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.4
Subscription Agreement, dated February 24, 2006, between the Registrant and certain purchasers of the Registrant’s Common Stock (Exhibit 99.4 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on March 3, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.5
Registration Rights Provisions, dated February 24, 2006, between the Registrant and certain purchasers of the Registrant’s Common Stock  (Exhibit 99.5 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on March 3, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.6
Employment Agreement, dated February 24, 2006, between the Registrant and Stanley Youtt (Exhibit 99.6 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on March 3, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.7
Lease, dated February 24, 2006 between WM Realty Management, LLC and Ranor, Inc. (Exhibit 99.8 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on March 3, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.8
2006 Long-term Incentive Plan, as restated on July 27, 2008 (Appendix A to the Company’s Information Statement on Schedule DEF 14C, filed with the Commission on January 23, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.9
Limited Guarantee, dated October 4, 2006, by Andrew Levy in favor of Amalgamated Bank (Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KSB, filed with the Commission on July 2, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
 
 
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10.10
Amendment, dated May 31, 2007, to the Agreement between the Company and Barron Partners LP dated August 17, 2005   (Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KSB, filed with the Commission on July 2, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.11
Separation, Severance and Release Agreement, dated March 31, 2009, between the Registrant and James G. Reindl (Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on April 2, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.12
Executive Consulting Agreement, dated March 31, 2009, between the Registrant and Louis A. Winoski (Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on April 2, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.13 Employment Agreement, dated March 23, 2009, between the Registrant and Richard F. Fitzgerald (Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on April 2, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference).
14.1
Code of  Business Conduct and Ethics of Registrant (Exhibit 14.1 to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KSB, filed with the Commission on April 17, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
21.1
List of Subsidiaries (Exhibit 21.1 to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KSB, filed with the Commission on April 17, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 

 
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
TECHPRECISION CORPORATION
(Registrant)
June 29, 2010 

/s/ Louis Winoski
   
Louis Winoski
Interim Chief Executive Officer
 


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Each person whose signature appears below hereby authorizes Louis A. Winoski and Richard F. Fitzgerald or either of them acting in the absence of the others, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any and all amendments to this report, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Signature
 
Title
 
Date
         
/s/ Louis A. Winoski
 
Interim Chief Executive Officer and Director
 
June 29, 2010
Louis A. Winoski
  (principal executive officer)    
         
/s/ Richard F. Fitzgerald
 
Chief  Financial Officer (principal financial
 
June 29, 2010
Richard F. Fitzgerald
  and accounting officer)    
         
/s/ Michael R. Holly
 
Director
 
June 29, 2010
Michael R. Holly
       
         
/s/ Andrew A. Levy
 
Director
 
June 29, 2010
Andrew A. Levy
       
         
/s/ Philip A. Dur
 
Director
 
June 29, 2010
Philip A. Dur
       
         
/s/ Stanley A. Youtt
 
Director
 
June 29, 2010
Stanley A. Youtt
       
 
 
 
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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
FOR THE YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009

 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
F-2
  
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2010 and 2009
F-3
   
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009
F-4
   
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009
F-5
   
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009
F-6
   
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-8
 
 


 
F-1

 


 
 
 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of TechPrecision Corporation
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of TechPrecision Corporation as of March 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2010. 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 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. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes 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 financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of TechPrecision Corporation as of March 31, 2010 and 2009, and the consolidated results of its operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2010 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
 
/s/ Tabriztchi & Co., CPA, P.C.
Tabriztchi & Co., CPA, P.C.
Garden City, New York
June 28, 2010
 

7 Twelfth Street Garden City, NY 11530 Tel: 516-746-4200  Fax: 516-746-7900
Email:Info@Tabrizcpa.com  www.Tabrizcpa.com
 
 

 
F-2

 



 
TECHPRECISION CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
MARCH 31, 2010 and 2009
 
 
2010
 
2009
 
ASSETS
 
Current assets:
       
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
8,774,223
   
$
10,462,737
 
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $259,999 and $25,000
   
2,693,392
     
1,418,830
 
Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts, in excess of progress billings
   
2,749,848
     
3,660,802
 
Inventories- raw materials
   
299,403
     
351,356
 
Prepaid taxes
   
244,461
     
59,979
 
Current deferred taxes
   
303,509
     
--
 
Prepaid expenses
   
159,854
     
1,583,234
 
Total current assets
   
15,224,690
     
17,536,938
 
Property, plant and equipment, net
   
3,349,943
     
2,763,434
 
Equipment under construction
   
762,260
     
887,279
 
Deferred loan cost, net
   
87,640
     
104,666
 
Total assets
 
$
19,424,533
   
$
21,292,317
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
 
$
444,735
   
$
950,681
 
Accrued expenses
   
620,600
     
710,332
 
Accrued taxes
   
--
     
155,553
 
Deferred revenues
   
56,376
     
3,945,364
 
Current maturity of long-term debt
   
809,309
     
624,818
 
Total current liabilities
   
1,931,020
     
6,386,748
 
Notes payable and capital leases
   
5,414,002
     
4,824,453
 
Commitments (see Note 15)
               
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Preferred stock- par value $.0001 per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized,
               
of which 9,890,980 are designated as Series A Preferred Stock, with
               
9,661,482 and 6,295,508 shares issued and outstanding at March 31,2010 and 2009,
               
(liquidation preference of $2,753,523 and $1,794,220 at March 31, 2010 and 2009.)
   
2,210,216
     
1,062,840
 
Common stock -par value $.0001 per share, authorized,
               
90,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding, 14,230,846
               
shares at March 31, 2010 and 13,907,513 at March 31, 2009
   
1,424
     
1,392
 
Paid in capital
   
2,903,699
     
4,097,447
 
Retained earnings
   
6,964,172
     
4,919,437
 
Total stockholders’ equity
   
12,079,511
     
10,081,116
 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
$
19,424,533
   
$
21,292,317
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
 
F-3

 
 
 
TECHPRECISION CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
   
Years ended March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Net sales
 
$
28,346,751
   
$
38,087,735
 
Cost of sales
   
22,245,255
     
25,970,626
 
Gross profit
   
6,101,496
     
12,117,109
 
  Operating expenses:
               
  Salaries and related expenses
   
1,704,688
     
1,471,881
 
  Professional fees
   
382,587
     
332,807
 
  Selling, general and administrative 
   
1,259,909
     
656,414
 
Total operating expenses 
   
3,347,184
     
2,461,102
 
Income from operations
   
2,754,312
     
9,656,007
 
                 
  Other income
   
12,000
     
4,882 
 
  Interest expense
   
(422,074
)
   
(455,000
)
  Interest income
   
15,851
     
--
 
  Finance costs
   
(17,027
)
   
(17,026
)
Total other income (expense)
   
(411,250
)
   
(467,144
)
                 
Income before income taxes
   
2,343,062
     
9,188,863
 
Provision for income tax expense
   
298,327
     
3,259,872
 
Net income
 
$
2,044,735
   
$
5,928,991
 
Net income per share (basic)
 
$
0.15
   
$
0.43
 
Net income per share (diluted)
 
$
0.10
   
$
0.23
 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding (basic)
   
14,066,874
     
13,640,397
 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding (diluted)
   
20,857,251
     
25,744,157
 
                 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
 
F-4

 
 
TECHPRECISION CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010 AND 2009
 
 
   
Preferred Stock Outstanding
   
Preferred Stock
   
Warrants
Outstanding
   
Common Stock Outstanding
   
Par Value
   
Additional Paid in Capital
   
Retained Earnings (Deficit)
   
Totals
 
Balance, March 31, 2008
    7,018,064     $ 2,542,643       9,822,550       12,572,995     $ 1,259     $ 2,624,892     $ (1,009,554 )   $ 4,159,240  
Distribution -  WM Realty
                                            (187,296 )             (187,296 )
Shares issued for warrants
                    (390,000 )     390,000       39       170,021               170,060  
Stock options issued for services
                                            10,121               10,121  
Conversion of preferred stock
    (722,556 )     (255,135 )             944,518       94       255,041               --  
Net income
                                                    5,928,991       5,928,991  
Balance, March 31, 2009
    6,295,508     $ 2,287,508       9,432,500       13,907,513     $ 1,392     $ 2,872,779     $ 4,919,437     $ 10,081,116  
Distribution WM Realty
                                            (185,996 )             (185,996 )
Warrants exchanged for Preferred Stock
    3,595,472               (9,320,000 )                                     --  
Stock options vested
                                            133,006               133,006  
Stock options exercised
                            23,333       2       6,648               6,650  
Conversion of preferred stock
    (229,498 )     (77,292 )             300,000       30       77,262               --  
Net income
                                                    2,044,735       2,044,735  
Balance, March 31, 2010
    9,661,482     $ 2,210,216       112,500       14,230,846     $ 1,424     $ 2,903,699     $ 6,964,172     $ 12,079,511  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements. 
 
 
 
F-5

 
 
 
TECHPRECISION CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
 
   
Year Ended March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
           
Net income
 
$
2,044,735
   
$
5,928,991
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
   
424,888
     
566,836
 
Share based compensation
   
133,006
     
10,121
 
Deferred income taxes
           
--
 
Gain on sale of equipment
   
(12,000
)
   
--
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
   
(1,214,562
)
   
3,090,506
 
Inventory
   
51,953
     
(155,850
)
Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts
   
910,954
     
(2,108,355
)
Prepaid expenses and other receivables
   
1,363,390
     
(544,117
)
Taxes receivable
   
(184,482
)
   
(59,979
)
Current deferred taxes
   
(303,509
)
   
--
 
Accounts payable
   
(505,946
)
   
(39,853
)
Accrued expenses
   
(89,742
)
   
129,187
 
Accrued taxes
   
(155,553
)
   
(743,808
)
Deferred revenues
   
(3,888,988
)
   
3,272,701
 
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
   
(1,425,856
)
   
9,346,380
 
                 
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
   
(107,092
)
   
(206,021
)
Equipment under construction
   
(762,260
)
   
(887,279
)
Proceeds from sale of equipment
   
12,000
     
--
 
Net cash used in investing activities
   
(857,352
)
   
(1,093,300
)
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
Capital distribution of WMR equity
   
(185,996
)
   
(187,296
)
Proceeds from exercised stock options and warrants
   
6,650
     
170,060
 
Payment of notes and capital lease obligations
   
(701,673
)
   
(625,783
)
Borrowings under credit facilities
   
1,475,713
     
--
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
594,694
     
(643,019
)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
   
(1,688,514
)
   
7,610,061
 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
   
10,462,737
     
2,852,676
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
 
$
8,774,223
   
$
10,462,737
 
                 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
 
F-6

 

TECHPRECISION CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Continued)
 
   
Years ended March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
           
Cash paid during the year for:
           
Interest expense
 
$
430,799
   
$
451,967
 
Income taxes
 
$
947,111
   
$
4,083,455
 
 
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION – NONCASH TRANSACTIONS:

Year Ended March 31, 2010

In a shareholder transaction on October 5, 2009, 229,498 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock were converted into 300,000 shares of common stock.

The Company placed $887,279 of equipment which was under construction at the beginning of the year ended December 31, 2009 into service during the first half of the fiscal year 2010.

On August 14, 2009, the Company entered into a warrant exchange agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue 3,595,472 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to certain investors in exchange for warrants to purchase 9,320,000 shares of common stock. The warrants carried exercise prices ranging from $0.44 to $0.65 per share. Effective September 11, 2009, the warrants were surrendered to the Company, the Company filed an amendment to its certificate of designation relating to its Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to increase the number of designated shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and the 3,595,472 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock were issued pursuant to the terms of the warrant exchange agreement.  All warrants surrendered in connection with the warrant exchange were cancelled.

Year Ended March 31, 2009

During the year ended March 31, 2009, the Company issued 944,518 shares of common stock upon conversion of 722,556 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock, based on a conversion ratio of 1.30719 shares of common stock for each share of Series A convertible preferred stock.  The conversion price of each share of common stock was computed at $0.2180 and the total conversion price at $255,041.

During the year ended March 31, 2009 the company capitalized $56,242 for an equipment lease.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 
F-7

 

 
TECHPRECISION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 

NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
 
TechPrecision Corporation (“TechPrecision”) is a Delaware corporation organized in February 2005 under the name Lounsberry Holdings II, Inc. The name was changed to TechPrecision Corporation on March 6, 2006. TechPrecision is the parent company of Ranor, Inc. (“Ranor”), a Delaware corporation. TechPrecision and Ranor are collectively referred to as the “Company.”
 
The Company manufactures metal fabricated and machined precision components and equipment. These products are used in a variety of markets including the alternative energy, medical, nuclear, defense, industrial, and aerospace industries.
 
NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
 
On February 24, 2006, TechPrecision acquired all stock of Ranor in a transaction which is accounted for as a recapitalization (reverse acquisition), with Ranor being treated as the acquiring company for accounting purposes. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and Ranor as well as a variable interest entity (VIE), WM Realty. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements
 
In preparing financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
 
We account for fair value of financial instruments under the Financial Accounting Standard Board’s (FASB) authoritative guidance, which defines fair value, and establishes a framework to measure fair value and the related disclosures about fair value measurements. The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that could be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Financial assets are marked to bid prices and financial liabilities are marked to offer prices. Fair value measurements do not include transaction costs. The FASB establishes a fair value hierarchy used to prioritize the quality and reliability of the information used to determine fair values. Categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fair value hierarchy is defined into the following three categories: Level 1:  Inputs based upon quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets at the measurement date; Level 2:  Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data; and Level 3:  Inputs that are management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date.  The inputs are unobservable in the market and significant to the instruments’ valuation.

In addition, we will measure fair value in an inactive or dislocated market based on facts and circumstances and significant management judgment.  We will use inputs based on management estimates or assumptions, or make adjustments to observable inputs to determine fair value when markets are not active and relevant observable inputs are not available.  
  
The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, accounts payable, prepaid and accrued expenses, and notes payable, as presented in the balance sheet, approximates fair value.

Cash and cash equivalents
 
Holdings of highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less, when purchased, are considered to be cash equivalents. The carrying amount reported in the balance sheet for cash and cash equivalents approximates its fair value. The deposits are maintained in a large regional bank and the amount of federally insured cash deposits was $250,000 as of March 31, 2010 and 2009.
 
 
 
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Accounts receivable
 
Trade accounts receivable are stated at the amount the Company expects to collect. The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. Management considers the following factors when determining the collectability of specific customer accounts: customer credit-worthiness, past transaction history with the customer, current economic industry trends, and changes in customer payment terms. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, adversely affecting their ability to make payments, additional allowances would be required. Based on management’s assessment, the Company provides for estimated uncollectible amounts through a charge to earnings and a credit to a valuation allowance. Balances that remain outstanding after the Company has used reasonable collection efforts are written off through a charge to the valuation allowance and a credit to accounts receivable. Current earnings are also charged with an allowance for sales returns based on historical experience. There was bad debt expense of $234,999 and $-0- for the years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009.
 
Inventories
 
Inventories - raw materials is stated at the lower of cost or market determined principally by the first-in, first-out method.
 
Notes Payable
 
The Company accounts for all note liabilities that are due and payable in one year as short-term liabilities.

Long-lived Assets
 
Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization are accounted for on the straight-line method based on estimated useful lives. The amortization of leasehold improvements is based on the shorter of the lease term or the useful life of the improvement. Betterments and large renewals, which extend the life of the asset, are capitalized whereas maintenance and repairs and small renewals are expensed as incurred. The estimated useful lives are: machinery and equipment, 7-15 years; buildings, up to 30 years; and leasehold improvements, 10-20 years.

The accounting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets requires an assessment of the recoverability of our investment in long-lived assets to be held and used in operations whenever events or circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Such assessment requires that the future cash flows associated with the long-lived assets be estimated over their remaining useful lives. An impairment loss may be required when the future cash flows are less than the carrying value of such assets.
 
Repair and maintenance activities
 
The Company incurs maintenance costs on all of its major equipment. Costs that extend the life of the asset, materially add to its value, or adapt the asset to a new or different use are separately capitalized in property, plant and equipment and are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. All other repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred.

Leases
 
Operating leases are charged to operations as paid. Capital leases are capitalized and depreciated over the term of the lease.  A lease is considered a capital lease if one of four criteria are satisfied: 1) the lease contains an option to purchase the property for less than fair market value, 2) transfer of ownership at the end of the lease, 3) the lease term is 75% or more of estimated economic life of leased property, and 4) present value of minimum lease payments is at least 90% of fair value of the leased property to the lessor at the inception of the lease.
 
 
 
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Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrants
 
The Company measures the fair value of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock by the amount of cash that was received for their issuance. The Company determined that the convertible preferred shares and the accompanying warrants issued are equity instruments.
 
Our preferred stock also met all conditions for the classification as equity instruments. The Company had a sufficient number of authorized shares, there is no required cash payment or net cash settlement requirement and the holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock had no right higher than the common stockholders other than the liquidation preference in the event of liquidation of the Company. Although the Company had an unconditional obligation to issue additional shares of common stock upon conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock if EBITDA per share was below the targeted amount, the certificate of designation relating to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock does not require the Company to issue shares that are registered pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, and as a result, the additional shares issuable upon conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock need not be registered shares.
 
The Company’s warrants were excluded from derivative accounting because they were indexed to the Company’s own unregistered common stock and are classified in stockholders’ equity. The majority of warrants were exchanged for preferred stock on August 14, 2009.  At March 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company had warrants issued and outstanding of 112,500 and 9,432,500, respectively.
   
Shipping Costs 
 
Shipping and handling costs are included in cost of sales in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations for all periods presented.
 
Selling, General, and Administrative 
 
Selling expenses include items such business travel and advertising costs. Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. General and administrative expenses include items for Company’s administrative functions and include costs for items such as office supplies, insurance, telephone and payroll services.

Stock Based Compensation
 
Stock-based compensation represents the cost related to stock-based awards granted to employees. The Company measures stock-based compensation cost at grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award and recognizes the cost as expense on a straight-line basis (net of estimated forfeitures) over the employee requisite service period. The Company estimates the fair value of stock options using a Black-Scholes valuation model.

Earnings per Share of Common Stock
 
Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing net income or loss by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year. Diluted net income per common share is calculated using net income divided by diluted weighted-average shares. Diluted weighted-average shares include weighted-average shares outstanding plus the dilutive effect of convertible preferred stock, preferred shareholders and other warrants and share-based compensation were calculated using the treasury stock method.

Revenue Recognition and Costs Incurred
 
Revenue and costs are recognized on the units of delivery method. This method recognizes as revenue the contract price of units of the product delivered during each period and the costs allocable to the delivered units as the cost of earned revenue. When the sales agreements provide for separate billing of engineering services, the revenues for those services are recognized when the services are completed. Costs allocable to undelivered units are reported in the balance sheet as costs incurred on uncompleted contracts. Amounts in excess of agreed upon contract price for customer directed changes, constructive changes, customer delays or other causes of additional contract costs are recognized in contract value if it is probable that a claim for such amounts will result in additional revenue and the amounts can be reasonably estimated. Revisions in cost and profit estimates are reflected in the period in which the facts requiring the revision become known and are estimable. The unit of delivery method requires the existence of a contract to provide the persuasive evidence of an arrangement and determinable seller’s price, delivery of the product and reasonable collection prospects. The Company has written agreements with the customers that specify contract prices and delivery terms. The Company recognizes revenues only when the collection prospects are reasonable.
 
 
 
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Adjustments to cost estimates are made periodically, and losses expected to be incurred on contracts in progress are charged to operations in the period such losses are determined and are reflected as reductions of the carrying value of the costs incurred on uncompleted contracts. Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts consist of labor, overhead, and materials. Work in process is stated at the lower of cost or market and reflect accrued losses, if required, on uncompleted contracts.
 
Advertising Expenses
 
Advertising costs are charged to operations when incurred. Advertising expenses were $31,162 and $18,407 in 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Income Taxes
 
The Company uses the asset and liability method of financial accounting and reporting for income taxes required by FASB ASC 740,  Income Taxes. Under FASB ASC 740, deferred income taxes reflect the tax impact of temporary differences between the amount of assets and liabilities recognized for financial reporting purposes and the amounts recognized for tax purposes.

Temporary differences giving rise to deferred income taxes consist primarily of the reporting of losses on uncompleted contracts, the excess of depreciation for tax purposes over the amount for financial reporting purposes, and accrued expenses accounted for differently for financial reporting and tax purposes, and net operating loss carry-forwards.

Interest and penalties are included in general and administrative expenses.

Variable Interest Entity
 
The Company has consolidated WM Realty, a variable interest entity that entered into a sale and leaseback contract with the Company, in 2006, to conform to the authoritative FASB guidance (see Note 9 for more information related to the VIE). The creditors of WM Realty do not have recourse to the general credit of TechPrecision or Ranor.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2010, the FASB issued update No. 2010-09, Subsequent Events (Topic 855): Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements. This update provides amendments to Subtopic 855-10 for an entity that is an SEC filer and is required to evaluate subsequent events through the date that the financial statements are issued. An entity that is an SEC filer is not required to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. This update became effective on February 24, 2010.

In January 2010, the FASB issued update No. 2010-06, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. This update amends subtopic 820-10 to require new disclosures about 1) transfers in and out of level 1 and 2, i.e. a reporting entity should disclose separately the amounts of significant transfers in and out of level 1 and 2 fair value measurements and describe the reasons for the transfers, and 2) in the reconciliation for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (level 3), a  reporting entity should present separately information about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (i.e. on a gross basis rather than as one net number). This update also provides clarification about existing disclosures about the level of disaggregation and inputs and valuation techniques.  The new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 2009. The adoption of this update did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. Disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of activity on Level 3 fair value measurements is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within those fiscal years.

In January 2010, the FASB issued update No. 2010-02, Consolidation (Topic 810): Accounting and Reporting for Decreases in Ownership of a Subsidiary – a Scope Clarification. The amendments in this update affect the accounting and reporting by an entity that experiences a decrease in ownership in a subsidiary, and expands the disclosures about the deconsolidation of a subsidiary or de-recognition of a group of assets within the scope of Topic 810-10. The amendments clarify, but do not necessarily change, the scope of current U.S. GAAP. The adoption of this amendment did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 
 
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In December 2009, the FASB issued update No. 2009-17, Consolidations (Topic 810): Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises Involved with Variable Interest Entities. This update amends the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for Statements 167. In June 2009, the FASB amended authoritative guidance for the manner in which entities evaluate whether consolidation is required for VIEs. A company must first perform a qualitative analysis in determining whether it must consolidate a VIE, and if the qualitative analysis is not determinative, must perform a quantitative analysis. Further, the guidance requires that companies continually evaluate VIEs for consolidation, rather than assessing based upon the occurrence of triggering events, and also requires enhanced disclosures about how a company’s involvement with a VIE affects its financial statements and exposure to risks. The Company has adopted this update as of April 1, 2010 and it will not have any impact on the Company’s accounting for its VIE.

In October 2009, the FASB issued update No. 2009-13, Revenue Recognition (Topic 605): Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements – a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force , which provides guidance for identifying separate deliverables in a revenue-generating transaction where multiple deliverables exist, and provides guidance for allocating and recognizing revenue based on those separate deliverables. The guidance is expected to result in more multiple deliverable arrangements being separable than under current guidance. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning on April 1, 2011 and is required to be applied prospectively to new or significantly modified arrangements. The Company will assess the impact this guidance may have on the consolidated financial statements.
 
In June 2009, the FASB issued update No. 2009-01 “Topic 105—Generally Accepted Accounting Principles—amendments based on—Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168—The  FASB Accounting Standards Codification  and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.”  This Accounting Standards Update amends the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for the issuance of FASB Statement No. 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of GAAP”. This Accounting Standards Update includes Statement 168 in its entirety, and establishes the Codification as the single source of authoritative U.S. GAAP recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. SEC rules and interpretive releases are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. This guidance modifies the GAAP hierarchy to include only two levels of GAAP: authoritative and non-authoritative. The guidance was effective for the Company as of September 30, 2009, and did not impact the Company’s results of operations, cash flows or financial positions. The Company has adjusted historical GAAP references in its second quarter 2009 Form 10-Q to reflect accounting guidance references included in the codification.
 
In May 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance to establish general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. In particular, this guidance  sets forth the period after the balance sheet date during which management of a reporting entity should evaluate events or transactions that may occur for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements; the circumstances under which an entity should recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its financial statements; and the disclosures that an entity should make about events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date. This guidance is effective for periods ending after June 15, 2009 and its adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In April 2009, the FASB issued guidance to require disclosure about fair value of financial instruments for interim reporting periods of publicly traded companies as well as in annual financial statements. Since this guidance provides only disclosure requirements, the adoption of this standard did not impact the results of operations, cash flows or financial positions.
 
In April 2009, the FASB amended authoritative guidance to determine fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased and on identifying transactions that are not orderly. This guidance requires disclosure in interim and annual periods of inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and a discussion of changes in valuation techniques.
 
The guidance has been adopted and did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements or the fair value of its financial assets.
 
 
 
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NOTE 3 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
 
As of March 31, 2010 and 2009 property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Land
 
$
110,113
   
$
110,113
 
Building and improvements
   
1,504,948
     
1,486,349
 
Machinery equipment, furniture and fixtures
   
4,974,302
     
4,006,235
 
Equipment under capital leases
   
56,242
     
56,242
 
Total property, plant and equipment
   
6,645,605
     
5,658,939
 
Less: accumulated depreciation
   
(3,295,662
)
   
(2,895,505
)
Total property, plant and equipment, net
 
$
3,349,943
   
$
2,763,434
 

Depreciation expense for the years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 was $407,861 and $549,810, respectively. Land and buildings (which are owned by WM Realty - a consolidated VIE) are collateral for the Amalgamated Bank Mortgage Loan. Other fixed assets of the Company together with its other personal properties, are collateral for the Sovereign Bank secured term note, the capital expenditure note, and the staged advance note.

The Company has placed $887,279 of equipment it had ordered in 2008 into service as of December 31, 2009.  The new equipment expands the Company’s fabrication and machinery capacity.
 
NOTE 4 - COSTS INCURRED ON UNCOMPLETED CONTRACTS
 
The Company recognizes revenues based upon the units-of-delivery method (see Note 2). The advance billing and deposits includes down payments for acquisition of materials and progress payments on contracts. The agreements with the buyers of the Company’s products allow the Company to offset the progress payments against the costs incurred.  The following table sets forth information as to costs incurred on uncompleted contracts as of March 31, 2010 and 2009:

  
 
2010
   
2009
 
Cost incurred on uncompleted contracts, beginning balance
 
$
12,742,218
   
$
10,633,862
 
Total cost incurred on contracts during the year
   
14,652,700
     
28,078,982
 
Less cost of sales, during the year
   
(22,245,255
)
   
(25,970,626
)
Cost incurred on uncompleted contracts, ending balance
 
$
5,149,663
   
$
12,742,218
 
                 
Billings on uncompleted contracts, beginning balance
 
$
9,081,416
   
$
6,335,179
 
Plus: Total billings incurred on contracts, during the year
   
21,665,150
     
40,833,972
 
Less: Contracts recognized as revenue, during the year
   
(28,346,751
)
   
(38,087,735
)
Billings on uncompleted contracts, ending balance
 
$
2,399,815
   
$
9,081,416
 
                 
Cost incurred on uncompleted contracts, ending balance
 
$
5,149,663
   
$
12,742,218
 
Billings on uncompleted contracts, ending balance
   
(2,399,815
)
   
(9,081,416
)
Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts, in excess of progress billings
 
$
2,749,848
   
$
3,660,802
 
 
As of March 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company had deferred revenues totaling $56,375 and $3,945,364, respectively. Deferred revenues represent the customer prepayments on their contracts. An allowance for losses on uncompleted contracts was recognized on March 31, 2010 and 2009 for $172,413 and $0, respectively.
 
 
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NOTE 5 - PREPAID EXPENSES
 
As of March 31, 2010 and 2009, the prepaid expenses included the following:
 
  
 
               2010
   
               2009
 
Insurance
 
$
128,927
   
$
140,237
 
Prepayments on material purchases
   
19,638
     
1,418,510
 
Other
   
11,289
     
24,487
 
Total
 
$
159,854
   
$
1,583,234
 

NOTE 6 - DEFERRED CHARGES
 
Deferred charges represent the capitalization of costs incurred in connection with obtaining the bank loan and building mortgage. These costs are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the related debt obligation. Amortization charged to operations in 2010 and 2009 were $17,026 and $17,026, respectively. The aggregate amortization expense for the next successive five years will be approximately $17,000 per year. As of March 31, 2010 and 2009, deferred charges were as follows:
 
  
 
2010
   
2009
 
Deferred loan costs
 
$
150,259
   
$
150,259
 
Accumulated amortization
   
(62,619
)
   
(45,593
)
Deferred loan costs, net
 
$
87,640
   
$
104,666
 
 
NOTE 7 – ACCRUED EXPENSES

Severance Agreement with James Reindl
 
James Reindl resigned from all of his offices and positions with the Company and Ranor, including his office as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and his positions as a director and Chairman of the Board, effective March 31, 2009 (the “Resignation Date”). Upon his resignation, Mr. Reindl entered into a separation, severance and release agreement with the Company (the “Severance Agreement”) to provide for certain severance payments to Mr. Reindl, and to obtain his assistance when and as needed during a transition period.
 
Under the terms of the Severance Agreement, Mr. Reindl was entitled to receive severance payments for up to twelve (12) months (the “Severance Period”) at a gross monthly rate of $16,666.67 during the first six months of the Severance Period, and at a gross monthly rate of $10,416.67 for the remainder of the Severance Period.  Aggregate gross severance payments equaled $162,500.  Such payments were made to Mr. Reindl in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices, provided that he complied with the Severance Agreement.  No additional compensation, bonuses or benefits were paid by the Company to Mr. Reindl under the Severance Agreement.  The Severance Agreement also provided for certain mutual releases by Mr. Reindl and the Company.
 
The Severance Agreement also provided that Mr. Reindl made himself available to provide transition services to the Company for a period of up to three (3) months when and as needed.  During such period, Mr. Reindl assisted the Company in transitioning his responsibilities to Mr. Winoski as the Interim Chief Executive Officer and to other senior management.
 
The restrictive covenants regarding confidentiality, noncompetition and non-solicitation to which Mr. Reindl previously agreed under his existing employment agreement with the Company (the “Restrictive Covenants”) continued in full force after the Resignation Date.  The Severance Agreement provides that Mr. Reindl’s continued compliance with the Restrictive Covenants is a condition to the Company’s obligation to make severance payments under the Severance Agreement. As of March 31, 2010 there were no amounts due under the agreement.


 
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NOTE 8 – LONG-TERM DEBT

The following debt obligations were outstanding on March 31, 2010 and 2009:

   
2010
   
2009
 
Sovereign Bank Secured Term Note Payable
 
$
1,715,034
   
$
2,285,715
 
Amalgamated Bank Mortgage Loan
   
3,078,764
     
3,118,747
 
Capital expenditure note
   
842,687
     
--
 
Staged advance note
   
556,416
     
--
 
Other
   
--
     
1,098
 
Capital lease
   
30,410
     
43,711
 
Total long-term debt
 
$
6,223,311
   
$
5,449,271
 
Principal payments due within one year
   
(809,309
)
   
(624,818
)
Principal payments due after one year
 
$
5,414,002
   
$
4,824,453
 

On February 24, 2006, Ranor entered into a loan and security agreement with Sovereign Bank (the “bank”).  Pursuant to the agreement, as amended, the bank provided Ranor with a secured term loan of $4,000,000 (“Term Note”) and also extended to Ranor a revolving line of credit of up $2,000,000 (the “Revolving Note”).  On January 29, 2007, the loan and security agreement was amended, adding a capital expenditure line of credit facility of $3,000,000 to the earlier two debt facilities (the “CapEx Note”). On March 29, 2010, the bank agreed to extend to Ranor a loan facility (the “Staged Advance Note”) in the amount of up to $1,900,000 for the purpose of acquiring a gantry mill machine. Significant terms associated with the Sovereign debt facilities are summarized below.

Term Note:

The Term Note issued on February 24, 2006 has a term of 7 years with an initial fixed interest rate of 9%.  The interest rate on the Term Note converts from a fixed rate of 9% to a variable rate on February 28, 2011.  From February 28, 2011 until maturity the Term Note will bear interest at the Prime Rate plus 1.5%, payable on a quarterly basis.   Principal is payable in quarterly installments of $142,857, plus interest, with a final payment due on March 1, 2013.

The Term Note is subject to various covenants that include the following: the loan collateral comprises all personal property of Ranor, including cash, accounts receivable inventories, equipment, financial and intangible assets.  The company must also maintain a ratio of earnings available to cover fixed charges of at least 120% of the fixed charges for the rolling four quarters, tested at the end of each fiscal quarter.  Additionally the Company must also maintain an interest coverage ratio of at least 2:1 at the end of each fiscal quarter. Ranor’s obligations under the notes to the bank are guaranteed by TechPrecision.

As of March 31, 2010, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.  The ratio of earnings to cover fixed charges as of March 31, 2010 was 196% and the interest coverage ratio for the year then ended was 13:1.  In the event of default (which default may occur in connection with a non-waived breach), the lending bank may choose to accelerate payment of any amounts outstanding under the Term Note and, under certain circumstances, the bank may be entitled to cancel the facility.  If the Company were unable to obtain a waiver for a breach of covenant and the bank accelerated the payment of any outstanding amounts, such acceleration may cause the Company’s cash position to deteriorate or, if cash on hand were insufficient to satisfy any payment due, may require the Company to obtain alternate financing to satisfy any accelerated payment obligation.

At December 31, 2009, the Company did not meet the requirement to maintain a ratio of earnings to fixed charges of 1.2 to 1. The Company obtained a waiver of the breach of such covenant from Sovereign Bank, which waiver covers the breach that otherwise would have occurred in connection with the covenant testing for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. The waiver did not apply to any future covenant testing dates.

Revolving Note:

The Revolving Note bears interest at a variable rate determined as the Prime Rate, plus 1.5% annually on any outstanding balance.   The borrowing limit on the Revolving Note has been limited to the sum of 70% of the Company’s eligible accounts receivable plus 40% of eligible inventory up to a maximum borrowing limit of $2,000,000.   The agreement has been amended several times with the effect of increasing the maximum available borrowing limit to $2,000,000 as of March 31, 2009.  There were no borrowings outstanding under this facility as of March 31, 2010 and 2009.  The Company pays an unused credit line fee .25% on the average unused credit line amount in the previous month. The facility was renewed with the bank in August, 2009 and the maturity date was changed to July 31, 2010. The Company intends to renew this facility in July 2010.


 
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CapEx Note:

The initial borrowing limit under the Capital Expenditure Note was $500,000 and has been amended several times resulting in a borrowing limit of $3,000,000 available under the facility as of November 30, 2009.  The facility was subject to renewal on an annual basis.  On November 30, 2009, the Company elected not to renew this facility when it terminated as the Company plans to finance any future equipment financing needs on a specific basis rather than under a blanket revolving line of credit. Under the facility, the Company was permitted to borrow 80% of the original purchase cost of qualifying capital equipment.  The interest rate is LIBOR plus 3%.  The Company was obligated to make interest only payments monthly on any borrowings through November 30, 2009 and on December 1, 2009 the outstanding borrowings and interest were due and payable monthly on a five year amortization schedule.  There was $842,687 outstanding under this facility at March 31, 2010. 

Staged Advance Note:

The bank may loan to Ranor, during a one year period expiring on March 29, 2011, amounts up to $1,900,000 for the purpose of acquiring a gantry mill machine. The machine will serve as collateral for the loan. The total aggregate amount of advances under this agreement should not exceed 80% of the actual purchase price of the gantry mill machine. All advances provide for a payment of interest only monthly through February 28, 2011, and thereafter no further borrowings shall be permitted under this facility. The interest rate is LIBOR plus 4%. Beginning on April 1, 2011, Ranor is obligated to pay principal and interest sufficient to amortize the outstanding balance on a five year schedule. Ranor paid the bank a $4,750 commitment fee and a $2,500 fee as consideration for the bank’s legal costs to waive Ranor’s failure to comply with the Debt Service Covenant at December 31, 2009. On March 29, 2010, Ranor drew down $556,416 under this facility to finance the initial deposit on the purchase of the mill machine. TechPrecision has guaranteed the payment and performance from and by Ranor.

Mortgage Loan:

The mortgage loan is an obligation of WM Realty. The mortgage has a term of 10 years, maturing November 1, 2016, and carries an annual interest rate of 6.85% with monthly interest and principal payments of $20,955.  The amortization is based on a 30 year term. WM Realty has the right to repay the mortgage note upon payment of a prepayment premium of 5% of the amount prepaid if the prepayment is made during the first two years, and declining to 1% of the amount prepaid if the prepayment is made during the ninth or tenth year.

In connection with the mortgage financing of the real estate owned by WM Realty, Mr. Andrew Levy executed a limited guaranty.  Pursuant to the limited guaranty, Mr. Levy personally guaranteed the lender the payment of any loss resulting from WM Realty’s fraud or misrepresentation in connection with the loan documents, misapplication of rent and insurance proceeds, failure to pay taxes and other defaults resulting from his or WM Realty’s misconduct.

As of March 31, 2010, the maturities of the long-term debt were as follows:
 
Year ending March 31,
         
2011
 
 $
809,309
 
2012
   
916,198
 
2013
   
911,229
 
2014
   
346,433
 
2015
   
279,000
 
Due after 2015
   
2,961,142
 
Total
 
$
6,223,311
 
 
Capital Lease:

During 2007, the Company also leased certain office equipment under a non-cancelable capital lease. This lease will expire in 2012, and future minimum payments under this lease for annual periods ending on March 31, 2011 and 2012 are $15,564 and $15,564, respectively, and $1,297 in April 2012. Interest payments included in the above total $2,016 and the present value of all future minimum lease payments total $30,409. Lease payments for capital lease obligations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 totaled $15,564.

 
 
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NOTE 9 - INCOME TAXES
 
The provision for income taxes consists of the following:

Current
 
March 31, 2010
   
March 31, 2009
 
Federal
  $ 345,907     $ 2,340,128  
State
    255,929       919,744  
Total current
    601,836       3,259,872  
Deferred
               
Federal
    (231,909 )     --  
Other
    (71,600 )     --  
Total deferred
    (303,509 )     --  
Provision for income taxes
  $ 298,327     $ 3,259,872  

A reconciliation of the statutory income tax rates for fiscal years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 of 13% and 36%, respectively, to the effective income tax rates applied to the net income reported in the Consolidated Statements of Operations is presented as follows:

  
             2010
   
2009
 
Federal income tax at statutory rate
34
%
   
34
%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
6
%
   
 6
%
Deduction for domestic production
(2)
%
   
(2)
%
Reversal of prior valuation allowance
(14)
%
   
 --
%
Changes in prior year estimates
(9)
%
   
--
%
Other
(2)
%
   
(2)
%
Total income tax provision
13
%
   
36
%

Taxable income excludes $190,348 related to WM Realty, LLC, a consolidated VIE (see Note 10) not subject to tax as income is passed through and taxed at the member level.

As of March 31, 2010 and 2009, the tax effect of temporary differences and net operating loss carry forward that give rise to the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

   
March 31, 2010
   
March 31, 2009
 
Current Deferred Taxes:
           
Compensation accrual
 
$
188,290
   
$
100,000
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
   
10,068
     
10,000
 
Loss on uncompleted contracts
   
69,463
     
--
 
Share based compensation awards
   
52,241
     
10,711
 
Net operating loss carry-forward
   
764,221
     
800,238
 
Valuation allowance
   
290,023
     
(369,949)
 
Total deferred tax assets
 
$
794,260
   
$
551,000
 
                 
Deferred Tax Liability:
               
Accelerated depreciation
   
(490,751
)
   
(551,000
Net Deferred Tax Asset
 
$
303,509
   
$
--
 
 
The Company accounts for income taxes under the provision of the Financial Accounting Standards Boar (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740, Income Taxes, or ASC 740.  Based on the weight of available evidence, the Company’s management has determined that it is more likely than not that the current deferred tax assets will be realized.  At March 31, 2010, the Company recorded a deferred tax asset of $303,509. For the year ended March 31, 2010, the total decrease in the valuation allowance was $79,925, the net result of a $60,249 decrease in tax liability for depreciation, reversal of $146,000 of prior valuation allowance related to compensation accrual and other items, a reduction of $35,704 for net operating losses used this year and an increase of $41,530 for share based compensation.
 
 
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At March 31, 2009, the Company provided a full valuation allowance as the Company believed sufficient uncertainty existed regarding the realization of the balance of deferred tax assets.  For the year ended March 31, 2009, a $594,000 decrease in the allowance was the net result of a $503,000 increase in tax liability for depreciation, $62,000 loss on uncompleted contracts and a $4,000 additional tax asset from accrued compensation and the application of $33,000 of net operating loss carryforward. 

At of March 31, 2010, the Company’s federal net operating loss carry-forward was approximately $1.9 million, which created a deferred tax asset of $764,221. If not utilized, the federal net operating loss carry-forward of Ranor and TechPrecision will expire in 2025 and 2027, respectively. Furthermore, because of over fifty percent change in ownership as a consequence of the reverse acquisition in February 2006, as a result of the application of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, the amount of net operating loss carry forward used in any one year in the future is substantially limited.
 
At March 31, 2010, the company had Federal and State tax refunds receivable totaling $244,461 included in taxes receivable.  At March 31, 2010 there were no uncertain tax positions which required accrual.
  
NOTE 10 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
Sale and Lease Agreement and Intra-company Receivable
 
On February 24, 2006, WM Realty borrowed $3,300,000 to finance the purchase of Ranor’s real property. WM Realty purchased the real property for $3,000,000 and leased the property on which Ranor’s facilities are located pursuant to a net lease agreement. The property was appraised on October 31, 2005 at $4,750,000. The Company advanced $226,808 to WM Realty to pay closing costs, which advance was repaid when WM Realty refinanced the mortgage in October 2006. WM Realty was formed solely for this purpose; its partners are stockholders of the Company. The Company considers WM Realty a variable interest entity as defined by the FASB, and therefore has consolidated its operations into the Company.
 
On October 4, 2006, WM Realty placed a new mortgage of $3.2 million on the property and the then existing mortgage of $3.1 million was paid off. The new mortgage has a term of ten years, bears interest at 6.75% per annum, and provides for monthly payments of principal and interest of $20,955 (See Note 8). In connection with the new mortgage, Andrew Levy, the managing member of WM Realty, executed a limited guarantee. pursuant to which Mr. Levy guaranteed the lender the payment of any loss resulting from WM Realty’s fraud or misrepresentation in connection with the loan documents, misapplication of rent and insurance proceeds, failure to pay taxes and other defaults resulting from his or WM Realty’s misconduct. 
 
The only assets of WM Realty available to settle its obligations are $56,781 of cash and real property acquired from Ranor, Inc. at a cost of $3,000,000 less $366,233 of accumulated depreciation.  The real property has a carrying cost of $1,127,755 on TechPrecision’s consolidated balance sheet. There is also a loan receivable due from a related party for $30,000. The only liability of WM Realty is the mortgage payable to Amalgamated bank with the carrying cost of $3,078,764. Amalgamated Bank, the sole creditor of WM realty, has no recourse to the general credit of TechPrecision.

Distribution to WM Realty Members
 
WM Realty had a deficit equity balance of $326,450 on March 31, 2010. During the years ended March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009, WM Realty had net income of $133,426 and $133,110, and capital distributions of $185,996 and $187,296, respectively.

NOTE 11 - PROFIT SHARING PLAN
 
Ranor has a 401(k) profit sharing plan that covers substantially all employees who have completed 90 days of service. Ranor retains the option to match employee contributions. The Company’s contributions were $14,621 and $17,935 for the years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

NOTE 12 - CAPITAL STOCK
 
Preferred Stock
 
The Company has 10,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock and the board of directors has broad power to create one or more series of preferred stock and to designate the rights, preferences, privileges and limitation of the holders of such series. The board of directors has created one series of preferred stock - the series A convertible preferred stock.
 
Each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock was initially convertible into one share of common stock. As a result of the failure of the Company to meet the levels of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for the years ended March 31, 2006 and 2007, the conversion rate changed, and, at December 31, 2009, each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock was convertible into 1.3072 shares of common stock, with an effective conversion price of $0.218.  Based on the current conversion ratio, there were 12,629,489 and 8,229,488 common shares underlying the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as of March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
 
 
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In February 2006, Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (7,719,250 shares) and warrants to purchase a total of 11,220,000 shares of common stock were issued pursuant to a securities purchase agreement dated February 24, 2006.  Contemporaneously with the securities purchase agreement, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement with the investor, pursuant to which it agreed to register the shares of common stock underlying the securities in accordance with a schedule. The registration statement was not declared effective in accordance with the original schedule, and the Company issued 33,212 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to the investor as liquidated damages.

In addition to the conversion rights described above, the certificate of designation for the series A preferred stock provides that the holder of the series A preferred stock or its affiliates will not be entitled to convert the series A preferred stock into shares of common stock or exercise warrants to the extent that such conversion or exercise would result in beneficial ownership by the investor and its affiliates of more than 4.9% of the shares of common stock outstanding after such exercise or conversion. This provision cannot be amended.
 
No dividends are payable with respect to the series A preferred stock and no dividends are payable on common stock while series A preferred stock is outstanding. The common stock will not be redeemed while preferred stock is outstanding.
 
The holders of the series A preferred stock have no voting rights. However, so long as any shares of series A preferred stock are outstanding, the Company shall not, without the affirmative approval of the holders of 75% of the outstanding shares of series A preferred stock then outstanding, (a) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the series A preferred stock, (b) authorize or create any class of stock ranking as to dividends or distribution of assets upon liquidation senior to or otherwise pari passu with the series A preferred stock, or any of preferred stock possessing greater voting rights or the right to convert at a more favorable price than the series A preferred stock, (c) amend its certificate of incorporation or other charter documents in breach of any of the provisions hereof, (d) increase the authorized number of shares of series A preferred stock, or (e) enter into any agreement with respect to the foregoing.

Upon any liquidation the Company is required to pay $0.285 for each share of Series A preferred stock. The payment will be made before any payment to holders of any junior securities and after payment to holders of securities that are senior to the series A preferred stock.
  
Pursuant to the securities purchase agreement relating to the issuance of the series A preferred stock and warrants, the Company agreed not to issue any additional preferred stock until the earlier of (a) three years from the Closing or (b) the date that the investor transfers and/or converts not less than 90% of the shares of series A preferred stock and sells the underlying shares of common stock.  This provision expired on February 24, 2009.
 
Under the terms of the purchase agreement, the investor has the right of first refusal in the event that the Company seeks to raise additional funds through a private placement of securities, other than exempt issuances. The percentage of shares that investor may acquire is based on the ratio of shares held by the investor plus the number of shares issuable upon conversion of series A preferred stock owned by the investor to the total of such shares.
 
The purchase agreement also required the Company to maintain a board of directors on which a majority of directors are independent directors; to maintain an audit committee comprised solely of independent directors; and to maintain a compensation committee with a majority of members being independent directors.  These provisions expired three years from the Closing, which expiration occurred on February 24, 2009.

On August 14, 2009, our Board adopted a resolution authorizing and directing that the designated shares of Series A convertible Preferred Stock be increased from 9,000,000 to 9,890,980.

On August 14, 2009, the Company entered into a warrant exchange agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue 3,595,472 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock to certain investors in exchange for warrants to purchase 9,320,000 shares of common stock. Effective September 11, 2009, the warrants were surrendered to the Company, the Company filed an amendment to its certificate of designation relating to its Series A convertible Preferred Stock to increase the number of designated shares of Series A convertible preferred stock, and the 3,595,472 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock were issued pursuant to the terms of the warrant exchange agreement.  All warrants surrendered in connection with the warrant exchange were cancelled.

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, 229,498 and 722,556 shares of series A preferred stock were converted into 300,000 and 944,518 shares of common stock, respectively. The Company had 9,661,482 and 6,295,508 shares of series A preferred stock outstanding at March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.


 
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Common Stock Purchase Warrants
 
In February 2006, we issued to investors warrants to purchase 11,220,000 shares of common stock in connection with its purchase of the series A preferred stock. These warrants are exercisable, in part or full, at any time from February 24, 2006 until February 24, 2011. If the shares of common stock are not registered pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, the holders of the warrants have cashless exercise rights which will enable them to receive the value of the appreciation in the common stock through the issuance of additional shares of common stock. These warrants had initial exercise prices of $0.57 as to 5,610,000 shares and $0.855 as to 5,610,000 shares. As a result of the Company’s failure to meet the EBITDA per share targets for the years ended March 31, 2006 and 2007, the exercise prices per share of the warrants were reduced from $0.57 to $0.43605 and from $0.855 to $0.654075, respectively.

If, during the period ending February 24, 2009, the Company issued common stock at a price, or options, warrants or other convertible securities with a conversion or exercise price less than the applicable exercise prices, with certain specified exceptions, the exercise price of the warrants would be reduced to reflect an exercise price equal to the lower price. This adjustment would not affect the number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants. No adjustment was required pursuant to this provision, which expired on February 24, 2009.

During the year ended March 31, 2007, the Company issued shares of common stock upon exercise of 1,510,000 warrants.

On September 1, 2007, the Company entered into a contract with an investor relations firm pursuant to which the Company issued three-year warrants to purchase 112,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.40 per share.   Using the Black-Scholes options pricing formula assuming a risk free rate of 5%, volatility of 28.5%, a term of three years, and the price of the common stock on September 1, 2007 of $0.285 per share, the value of the warrant was calculated at $0.0001 per share issuable upon exercise of the warrant, or a total of $11. Since the warrant permits delivery of unregistered shares, the Company has the control in settling the contract by issuing equity. The cost of warrants was added as additional paid in capital. At March 31, 2010, the Company had 112,500 warrants issued and outstanding.
 
During the year ended March 31, 2009 we issued shares of common stock respectively, upon the exercise of 390,000 warrants.

On August 14, 2009, the Company completed a transaction with two shareholders resulting in the issuance of 3,595,472 Series A preferred shares in exchange for the surrender of 9,320,000 warrants.   Subsequent to the exchange, all of the 9,320,000 warrants were cancelled by the Company.

Common Stock
 
The Company had 90,000,000 authorized common shares at March 31, 2010 and 2009.  The Company had 14,230,846 shares of common stock outstanding at March 31, 2010 and 13,907,513 shares of common stock outstanding at March 31, 2009. The Company issued 20,000 and 3,333 shares of common stock in connection with the exercise of stock options on August 20 and September 30, 2009, respectively. On October 5, 2009, the Company issued 300,000 shares of common stock in connection with a Series A preferred stock conversion.

During the year ended March 31, 2009, the Company issued 390,000 shares of common stock upon exercise of warrants and 944,518 shares of common stock upon conversion of series A convertible preferred stock.   

NOTE 13 - STOCK BASED COMPENSATION
 
In 2006, the directors adopted, and the stockholders approved, the 2006 long-term incentive plan (the “Plan”) covering 1,000,000 shares of common stock. The Plan provides for the grant of incentive and non-qualified options, stock grants, stock appreciation rights and other equity-based incentives to employees, including officers, and consultants. The Plan is to be administered by a committee of not less than two directors each of whom is to be an independent director. In the absence of a committee, the plan is administered by the board of directors. Independent directors are not eligible for discretionary options. Pursuant to the Plan, each newly elected independent director received at the time of his election, a five-year option to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at the market price on the date of his or her election.  In addition, the plan provides for the annual grant of an option to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock on July 1st of each year, commencing July 1, 2009, with respect to directors in office in July 2006 and commencing on July 1st coincident with or following the third anniversary of the date of his or her first election.  These options are exercisable in installments.  Pursuant to the Plan, in July 2006, the Company granted non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 150,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.285 per share, which was determined to be the fair market value on the date of grant, to the three independent directors.
  
 
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On April 1, 2007, the Company granted options to purchase 221,659 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $.285 to the employees. The company shares did not trade in the market and had no intrinsic value at the date of grant.  It was not possible to reasonably estimate fair market value at the grant date. Therefore, fair value, was measured at intrinsic value.  

On October 1, 2008, the Company granted options to purchase 22,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.31 per share to its independent directors.  The options provided for vesting as follows: 13,500 were immediately vested on the date of grant and the remaining 9,000 options vest in two installments of 4,500 each on the first and second anniversary of the grant date.

On March 23, 2009, the Company entered into an employment agreement with the Company’s CFO, pursuant to which, he was granted an option to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock options at an exercise price of $0.49 per share, the fair market value on the date of grant.  The options will vest in equal amounts of 50,000 over three years on the anniversary of the date of this agreement. The Company recorded $22,812 of compensation expense on the first anniversary of the grant date.

On July 1, 2009, the Company granted stock options to three directors to purchase 15,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share, pursuant to the plan provision following the third anniversary date of each director’s first election to the board.

On October 8, 2009, the Company granted options to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.84 per share. The options will vest in equal amounts of 75,000 over three years on the anniversary of the date of this agreement.

On October 15, 2009, the Company granted options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.80 per share to a new independent director.  The grant provided for 30,000 shares to vest immediately on the grant date and 10,000 shares each on October 14, 2010 and October 14, 2011.  

On January 29, 2010 the Company granted options to purchase 200,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.84 per share to Louis Winoski, our interim CEO. The grant provided for 100,000 shares to vest immediately on the grant date and 100,000 shares on June 30, 2010.

The fair value was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model based on the closing stock prices at the grant date and the weighted average assumptions specific to the underlying options. Expected volatility assumptions are based on the historical volatility of our common stock. The risk-free interest rate was selected based upon yields of five year U.S. Treasury issues. The expected life of the option was estimated at one half of the contractual term of the option and the vesting period. The assumptions utilized for option grants during the periods presented ranged from 179% to 193% for volatility, a risk free interest rate of 2.4%, and expected life of five years.  At March 31, 2010, 115,841 shares of common stock were available for grant under the Plan.

The following table summarizes information about options for the most recent annual income statements presented:
 
   
Number Of
   
Weighted
Average
   
Aggregate
Intrinsic
 
Weighted Average Remaining
Contractual Life
   
Options
   
Exercise Price
   
Value
 
(in years)
Outstanding at 3/31/2008
   
371,659
   
$
0.285
             
Granted
   
172,500
   
$
0.600
             
Outstanding at 3/31/2009
   
544,159
   
$
0.384
             
Granted
   
340,000
   
$
0.810
             
Forfeited
   
(9,999)
   
$
0.285
             
Exercised
   
  (23,333)
   
$
0.285
   
$
6,650
     
Outstanding at 3/31/2010
   
850,827
   
$
0.558
   
$
382,904
   
5.63
Outstanding but not vested 3/31/2010
   
299,500
   
$
0.718
   
$
86,000
   
7.35
Exercisable and vested at 3/31/2010
   
551,327
   
$
0.472
   
$
296,904
   
3.19
 
As of March 31, 2010 there was $199,604 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non vested stock options. These costs are expected to be recognized over the next three years. The total fair value of shares vested during the year was $133,006.

 
 
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NOTE 14 - CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS
 
The Company maintains bank account balances, which, at times, may exceed insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses with these accounts and believes that it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash.

At March 31, 2010, there were receivable balances outstanding from three customers comprising 34% of the total receivables balance; the largest balance from a single customer represented 20% of our receivables balance, while the smallest balance from a single customer making up this group was 6%.  The Company recorded bad debt expense of $234,999 in connection with a single customer who has failed to make any payments for goods purchased during the 2009 calendar year.  The Company is pursuing legal action to recover the balance due from this customer.  However, it cannot be determined at this time if those legal collection efforts will be successful.
 
The Company has been dependent in each year on a small number of customers who generate a significant portion of our business, and these customers change from year to year. To the extent that the Company is unable to generate orders from new customers, it may have difficulty operating profitably. 
 
The following table sets forth information as to revenue derived from those customers who accounted for more than 10% of our revenue in the years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009:
 
     
Year Ended March 31,
 
     
2010
   
2009
 
Customer
   
Dollars
   
Percent
   
Dollars
   
Percent
 
 
A
   
$
14,721,477
     
52
%
 
$
21,784,802
     
57
%
 
B
     
3,853,692
     
14
%
   
3,879,514
     
10
%

NOTE 15 – COMMITMENTS

Leases

Ranor, Inc. has leased its manufacturing, warehouse and office facilities in Westminster (Westminster Lease), Massachusetts from WM Realty, a variable interest entity, for a term of 15 years, commencing February 24, 2006. For the years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company’s annual rent expense was $450,000 and $450,000, respectively. Since the Company consolidated the operations of WM Realty, a variable interest entity, the rental expense is eliminated in consolidation, the building is carried at cost and depreciation is expensed. The annual rent is subject to an annual increase based on the increase in the consumer price index.

The Company has an option to purchase the real property at fair value and an option to extend the term of the lease for two additional terms of five years, upon the same terms.  The Company intends to exercise its purchase option under the lease during fiscal year 2011.  The minimum rent payable for each option term will be the greater of (i) the minimum rent payable under the lease immediately prior to either the expiration date, or the expiration of the preceding option term, or (ii) the fair market rent for the leased premises.

On February 24, 2009, we entered into a lease for 2,089 square feet of office space in Centreville, Delaware.  The lease has a three-year term and provides for initial rent of $2,500 per month, escalating to $3,220 per month in year two and $3,395 per month in year three of the lease.  The Company has the option to renew this lease for a period of three years at the end of the lease term.

The Company previously leased approximately 12,720 square feet of manufacturing space in Fitchburg, Massachusetts from an unaffiliated lessor. The rent expense for the facility was $53,548 in 2009.  The lease expired in February 2009 and was not renewed.

During 2007, the Company also leased certain office equipment under a non-cancelable capital lease. This lease will expire in 2011. Lease payments for capital lease obligations totaled $15,564 for both the year ended March 31, 2010 and 2009.

Future minimum lease payments required under operating leases in the aggregate, at March 31, 2010, totaled $76,166.  The totals for each annual period ended March 31 are;  2011 - $38,821 and 2012 - $37,345.

Employment Agreements

The Company has employment agreements with its executive officers, the terms of which expire at various times through February, 2012. Such agreements, which have been revised from time to time, provide for minimum salary levels, adjusted annually, as well as for incentive bonuses that are payable if specified company goals are attained. The aggregate commitment for future salaries at March 31, 2010, excluding bonuses was approximately $635,000.

 
 
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Agreement with Interim Chief Executive Officer

On March 31, 2009, we entered into an executive consulting agreement with Mr. Louis A. Winoski pursuant to which Mr. Winoski agreed to provide executive management and consulting services in the role of Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company.  The executive consulting agreement provides that in exchange for his services as Interim Chief Executive Officer, the Company will pay Mr. Winoski consulting fees at a rate of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) per month.  The executive consulting agreement automatically terminates after six (6) months, unless extended by the mutual written agreement of the parties.  Either party may terminate the executive consulting agreement at any time by giving the other party fifteen (15) days prior written notice.  A party may also terminate the executive management agreement for breach if the other party materially breaches any provision of the agreement and fails to cure such breach within ten (10) days after written notice of the breach. This agreement has been extended through September 30, 2010.
 
NOTE 16 EARNINGS PER SHARE (“EPS”)

Basic EPS is computed by dividing reported earnings available to stockholders by the weighted average shares outstanding. Diluted EPS also includes the effect of dilutive potential common shares. The following table provides a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators reflected in the basic and diluted earnings per share computations, as required under FASB ASC 260.

   
March 31, 2010
   
March 31, 2009
 
Basic EPS
           
Net income
 
$
2,044,735
   
 $
5,928,991
 
Weighted average shares
   
14,066,874
     
13,640,397
 
Basic income per share
 
$
0.15
   
$
0.43
 
Diluted EPS
               
Net income
 
$
2,044,735
   
$
5,928,991
 
Dilutive effect of convertible preferred stock, warrants and stock options
   
6,790,377
     
12,103,760
 
Diluted weighted average shares
   
20,857,251
     
25,744,157
 
Diluted income per share
 
$
0.10
   
$
0.23
 

During the years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 there were 610,000 and -0- shares, respectively, of potentially anti-dilutive options and convertible preferred stock.
 
NOTE 17 - SELECTED QUARTERLY INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

The following table sets forth certain unaudited quarterly data for each of the four quarters in the years ended March 31, 2010 and 2009. The data has been derived from the Company's unaudited consolidated financial statements that, in management's opinion, include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of such information when read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto.  The results of operations for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for any future period.
 
   
First
Quarter
   
Second
Quarter
   
Third
Quarter
   
Fourth
Quarter
 
Year ended March 31, 2010
                       
    Net sales
 
$
3,319
   
$
15,117
   
$
5,256
   
$
   4,655
 
    Gross profit
 
$
565
   
$
2,645
   
$
1,014
   
$
   1,877
 
    Net income (loss)
 
$
(125
)
 
$
1,321
   
$
204
   
$
      645
 
    Basic earnings per share
 
$
0.00
   
$
0.09
   
$
0.01
   
$
     0.05
 
    Diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.00
   
$
0.06
   
$
0.01
   
$
     0.03
 
                                 
Year ended March 31, 2009
                               
    Net sales
 
$
11,658
   
$
13,601
   
$
8,555
   
$
   4,274
 
    Gross profit
 
$
3,380
   
$
5,013
   
$
2,622
   
$
   1,102
 
    Net income
 
$
1,572
   
$
2,476
   
$
1,013
   
$
      868
 
    Basic earnings per share
 
$
0.12
   
$
0.18
   
$
0.07
   
$
     0.06
 
    Diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.06
   
$
0.09
   
$
0.04
   
$
     0.04
 

NOTE 18 - SEGMENT INFORMATION

We operate in one industry segment - metal fabrication and precision machining. All of our operations, assets and customers are located in the United States. 
 
 
 
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