Tom Sammons
Analyst · Wellington Shields. Please go ahead
Thank you, Alex. Net sales were $3.1 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2020 compared to $3.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2019. As Alex commented, our backlog remains strong as new orders for components continue to slow down from prime defense contractors. Cost of sales for the second quarter was $2.7 million compared to $2.5 million for the same quarter the period a year ago. Our second quarter financial results were impacted by under-absorbed factory overhead and increased costs associated with the loss provision for certain projects already in progress. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $10,000 in the second quarter. Interest expense and debt cost amortization was lower in the second quarter ended September 30, 2019 and will continue to decrease barring any indebtedness as we amortize debt principal to maturity. Net loss for the second quarter ended September 30, 2019 was $291,000. For the six months ended September 30, 2019 net sales decreased by $312,000 or 4% to $7.4 million when compared to $7.7 million for the six months ended September 30, 2018. Our cost of sales for the six months ended September 30, 2019 was $5.9 million compared to $5.6 million for the six months ended September 30, 2018. Our cost of sales for the six months ended September 30, 2019 was $5.9 million compared to $5.6 million for the six months ended September 30, 2018. Gross margin was 20.6% for the six months ended September 30, 2019. Total SG&A expenses for the six months ended September 30, 2019 increased slightly by approximately $1,000 due primarily to an increase in outside advisory services almost entirely offset by a decrease in compensation expense. Interest expense decreased by 20% for the six months ended September 30, 2019 and should continue to decrease as we amortize debt principal. For the six months ended September 30, 2019 our net loss was $70,200 compared with net income of $345,100 for the same period a year ago. Moving to the balance sheet. At September 30, 2019, we had $2.6 million in cash and working capital was $6.2 million. Cash provided by operating activities was $0.9 million for the six months ended September 30, 2019. Net debt at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2020 was $1.3 million. With that, I will now turn the call back over to Alex. Alex?