M-tron Industries Q3 2026 net income rises 66.4%
Backlog reached $84.9 million, up 44.3% year over year, while nine-month adjusted EBITDA increased 25.5%.
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M-tron Industries, Inc. (MPTI) reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $15.741 million, up 11.1% from $14.170 million a year earlier. Net income was $3.049 million versus $1.832 million, and diluted earnings per share were $0.70 versus $0.60. Gross margin was 44.5%, compared with 44.3%, an increase of 20 basis points; adjusted EBITDA was $3.587 million versus $3.176 million. Sales growth primarily reflected stronger aerospace and defense, avionics, and space shipments; gross margin improvement primarily reflected product mix. Higher interest income also contributed to net income, partly offset by higher engineering, selling and administrative expenses.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2026, revenue was $45.536 million versus $40.184 million, net income was $7.307 million versus $5.022 million, and adjusted EBITDA was $10.160 million versus $8.097 million, increases of 13.3%, 45.5%, and 25.5%, respectively. Backlog was $84.9 million as of September 30, 2026, up 44.3% year over year and 11.0% from December 31, 2025, reflecting orders on aerospace and defense programs and a recent uptick in space orders. Cash and cash equivalents were $97.495 million as of September 30, 2026, compared with $20.891 million as of December 31, 2025.
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- Moderate pointThird-quarter revenue reached $15.741 million, up 11.1% year over year.
- Moderate pointThird-quarter net income rose 66.4% to $3.049 million.
- Moderate pointNine-month adjusted EBITDA increased 25.5% to $10.160 million.
- Moderate pointBacklog reached $84.9 million, up 44.3% year over year.
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Filing Explained
For M-tron, the diluted-share measure used a higher weighted-average count: 4,349,491 in the third quarter versus 3,061,412 a year earlier, and 4,088,300 for the first nine months versus 3,061,604.
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Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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99.1 | Press Release of M-tron Industries, Inc. dated November 12, 2026. |
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| Date: November 12, 2026 | By: | /s/ Cameron Pforr |
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Exhibit 99.1
M-tron Industries, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results
| • | Revenues increased 11.1% to $15.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to $14.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 |
| • | Gross margin increased 20 basis points to 44.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to 44.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2025 |
| • | Net income increased 66.4% to $3.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to $1.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 |
| • | Net income per diluted share increased 16.7% to $0.70 for the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared to $0.60 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 |
| • | Backlog was $84.9 million as of September 30, 2026 compared to $76.4 million as of December 31, 2025 |
ORLANDO, Florida (November 12, 2026) — M-tron Industries, Inc. (NYSE American: MPTI) ("Mtron" or the "Company"), a U.S.-based designer and manufacturer of highly-engineered electronic components and solutions for the aerospace and defense, avionics, and space industries, announced financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026.
"Our third quarter results reflect the continued strength of demand across our defense and aerospace markets," said Cameron Pforr, Mtron Chief Executive Officer. "Revenue increased 11% compared to the third quarter of last year, and we expanded gross margin by 20 basis points. We are continuing to invest in our team and capabilities to support the growth opportunities we see ahead."
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Revenues |
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| $ | 14,170 |
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| $ | 40,184 |
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| 44.3 | % |
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| 43.5 | % |
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| 43.5 | % |
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Net income |
| $ | 3,049 |
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| $ | 1,832 |
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| 66.4 | % |
| $ | 7,307 |
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| $ | 5,022 |
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| 45.5 | % |
Net income per diluted share |
| $ | 0.70 |
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| $ | 0.60 |
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| 16.7 | % |
| $ | 1.79 |
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Adjusted EBITDA |
| $ | 3,587 |
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| $ | 3,176 |
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| 12.9 | % |
| $ | 10,160 |
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| $ | 8,097 |
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(a) | A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measure is provided at the end of this press release. |
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Results from Operations
Third Quarter 2026
Revenue was $15.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared with $14.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025. The increase was primarily due to strong growth in aerospace and defense, avionics, and space product shipments.
Gross margin was 44.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared with 44.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2025. The increase was primarily due to product mix.
Net income was $3.0 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared with $1.8 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2025. The increase was primarily due to the increase in gross margin discussed above and higher interest income earned on investments in money market mutual funds driven by higher balances invested.
The increase was partially offset by higher engineering, selling and administrative expenses driven by higher research and development investment, higher sales commissions consistent with the increase in revenues, higher stock-based compensation, and an increase in administrative and corporate expenses consistent with the overall growth in the business.
Adjusted EBITDA was $3.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026 compared with $3.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025. The slight increase was primarily due to higher revenues and gross profit partially offset by higher general and administrative expenses.
Fiscal Year to Date 2026
Revenue was $45.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared with $40.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. The 13.3% increase was primarily due to continued strong aerospace and defense and avionics product shipments.
Net income was $7.3 million, or $1.79 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared with $5.0 million, or $1.64 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. The increase was primarily due to higher revenues and gross profit as well as higher interest income earned partially offset by higher engineering, selling and administrative expenses driven by higher research and development investment, higher sales commissions consistent with the increase in revenues, $918 of stock-based compensation related to 2025 bonuses, and an increase in administrative and corporate expenses to support the growth in revenues.
Adjusted EBITDA was $10.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared with $8.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. The increase was primarily due to higher revenues and improved operating leverage.
Backlog
Backlog was $84.9 million as of September 30, 2026, an increase of 44.3% from $58.8 million as of September 30, 2025 and 11.0% from $76.4 million as of December 31, 2025. The increase in backlog reflects broad demand for our products including continued purchasing under several large aerospace and defense programs, the initiation of orders for new aerospace and defense programs, and a recent uptick in space industry orders.
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Earnings Call
Management, including Mr. Pforr, will host a conference call with the investment community on Thursday November 12, 2026, to discuss the Company's third quarter 2026 results and to respond to investor questions.
The call will begin at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (U.S. and Canada) on Thursday November 12, 2026, and can be accessed using the dial-in details below:
Toll-Free Dial-in Number: | +1 833 461 5787 |
Toll Dial-in Number: | +1 585 542 9983 |
Conference ID: | 720 204 250 |
Webcast URL: | https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/720204250 |
An archive will be available after the call on the Investor Relations section of Mtron's website at ir.mtron.com, along with Mtron's earnings release.
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About Mtron
M-tron Industries, Inc. (NYSE American: MPTI) designs, manufactures, and markets highly engineered, high reliability frequency and spectrum control products and solutions. As an engineering-centric company, Mtron provides close support to its customers throughout our products' entire life cycle, including product design, prototyping, production, and subsequent product upgrades. Mtron has design and manufacturing facilities in Orlando, Florida, and Yankton, South Dakota, a sales office in Hong Kong, and a manufacturing facility in Noida, India. For more information, visit www.mtron.com.
Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, such as those pertaining to the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. All statements other than statements of current or historical fact contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "should," "plan," "will," "may," "could," "intend," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "continue" or the negative of these terms and similar expressions, as they relate to Mtron, are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are largely based on current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that may affect the financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs of the Company. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions, including the risks, uncertainties and assumptions described in the filings made by Mtron with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including those risks set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 26, 2026. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking statements in this press release may not occur and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. When you consider these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind these risk factors and other cautionary statements in this press release.
These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Mtron undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. For these statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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Contact:
M-tron Industries, Inc. Investor Relations
ir@mtron.com
Cameron Pforr
Chief Executive Officer
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M-tron Industries, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
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Revenues |
| $ | 15,741 |
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| $ | 14,170 |
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| $ | 45,536 |
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| $ | 40,184 |
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Costs and expenses: |
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Manufacturing cost of sales |
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| 8,739 |
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| 7,891 |
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| 25,714 |
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| 22,707 |
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Engineering, selling and administrative |
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| 4,561 |
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| 3,729 |
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| 13,052 |
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| 11,070 |
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Total costs and expenses |
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| 13,300 |
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| 11,620 |
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| 38,766 |
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| 33,777 |
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Operating income |
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| 2,441 |
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| 2,550 |
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| 6,770 |
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| 6,407 |
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Other income: |
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Interest income, net |
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| 851 |
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| 143 |
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| 1,911 |
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| 378 |
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Other income, net |
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| 25 |
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| 70 |
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| 87 |
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Total other income, net |
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| 876 |
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| 213 |
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| 1,848 |
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| 465 |
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Income before income taxes |
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| 3,317 |
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| 2,763 |
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| 8,618 |
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| 6,872 |
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Income tax expense |
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| 268 |
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| 931 |
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| 1,311 |
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| 1,850 |
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Net income |
| $ | 3,049 |
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| $ | 1,832 |
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| $ | 7,307 |
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| $ | 5,022 |
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| $ | 0.71 |
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| $ | 0.61 |
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| $ | 1.83 |
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| $ | 1.68 |
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Diluted |
| $ | 0.70 |
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| $ | 0.60 |
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| $ | 1.79 |
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| $ | 1.64 |
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Weighted average shares outstanding: |
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| 4,349,491 |
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| 3,061,412 |
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| 4,088,300 |
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| 3,061,604 |
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M-tron Industries, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
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Assets: |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
| $ | 97,495 |
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| $ | 20,891 |
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Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $200 and $204, respectively |
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| 8,953 |
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| 6,656 |
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Inventories, net |
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| 11,246 |
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| 9,673 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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| 2,535 |
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| 1,662 |
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Warrant proceeds receivable |
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| 22,335 |
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Total current assets |
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| 120,229 |
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| 61,217 |
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Property, plant and equipment, net |
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| 7,956 |
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| 6,514 |
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Right-of-use lease asset |
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| 174 |
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| 217 |
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Intangible assets, net |
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| 40 |
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| 40 |
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Deferred income tax asset |
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| 285 |
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| 272 |
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Other assets |
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| 351 |
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| 123 |
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Total assets |
| $ | 129,035 |
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| $ | 68,383 |
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Total current liabilities |
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| 6,366 |
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| 4,891 |
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Non-current liabilities |
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| 113 |
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| 277 |
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Total liabilities |
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| 6,479 |
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| 5,168 |
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Total stockholders' equity |
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| 122,556 |
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| 63,215 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
| $ | 129,035 |
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| $ | 68,383 |
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Throughout this press release, including the results from operations, the Company presents its financial condition and results of operations in the way it believes will be most meaningful and representative of its business results. Some of the measurements the Company uses are "Non-GAAP financial measures" under SEC rules and regulations. The non-GAAP financial measures the Company presents are listed below and may not be comparable to similarly-named measures reported by other companies. the reconciliations of such measures to the most comparable GAAP measures in accordance with Regulation G are included within the relevant tables attached to this press release. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net earnings or diluted earnings per share prepared in accordance with GAAP.
The Company uses the following operating performance measure because the Company believes it provides both management and investors with a more complete understanding of the underlying operational results and trends and our marketplace performance
Adjusted EBITDA is derived by excluding the items set forth below from Income before income taxes. Excluded items include the following:
| • | Interest income |
| • | Interest expense |
| • | Depreciation |
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| • | Non-cash stock-based compensation |
| • | Other discrete items that might have a significant impact on comparable GAAP measures and could distort the evaluation of our normal operating performance |
Reconciliation of GAAP Income Before Income Taxes to Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA
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Income before income taxes | | $ | 3,317 | | | $ | 2,763 | | | $ | 8,618 | | | $ | 6,872 | |
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Interest income, net | | | (851 | ) | | | (143 | ) | | | (1,911 | ) | | | (378 | ) |
Depreciation | | | 347 | | | | 280 | | | | 960 | | | | 800 | |
Total adjustments | | | (504 | ) | | | 137 | | | | (951 | ) | | | 422 | |
EBITDA | | | 2,813 | | | | 2,900 | | | | 7,667 | | | | 7,294 | |
Non-cash stock compensation | | | 774 | | | | 276 | | | | 2,493 | | | | 803 | |
Adjusted EBITDA | | $ | 3,587 | | | $ | 3,176 | | | $ | 10,160 | | | $ | 8,097 | |
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