Revenue increased 8% year-over-year, Customer confidence remains high

Management to host conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 14

WESTMINSTER, MA / ACCESSWIRE / November 12, 2024 / TechPrecision Corporation (NASDAQ:TPCS) ("TechPrecision" or "the Company"), a custom manufacturer of precision, large-scale fabrication components and precision, large-scale machined metal structural components. The components that we manufacture are customer designed. We sell to customers in two main industry sections: defense and precision industrial markets, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2024.

We will have a conference call on Thursday November 14, 2024 at 4:30 P.M. to discuss our financial results for the quarter ended June 30^, 2024.

"Stadco incurred an operating loss of $1.3 million during fiscal year 2025 first quarter, due to our inability to close the Votaw Precision Manufacturing transaction," stated Alexander Shen, TechPrecision's Chief Executive Officer. "We recognized a change in fair value of $0.4 million for a one-time non-cash breakup fee from the termination of the Votaw acquisition, there were no additional shares issued. That change in fair value fell directly to our bottom line for the first quarter. In addition the Stadco quarter was impacted by one of the economies of scale we expected to realize with the Votaw acquisition. Our plan was to move Stadco work to the Votaw plant and use the Votaw machinery. Due to delayed repair and maintenance on the Stadco machinery, we suffered through put issues on our projects."

"Customer confidence remains high as our backlog was $41.2 million at June 30, 2024," Mr. Shen continued. "We expect to deliver our backlog over the course of the next one to three fiscal years with gross margin expansion. First quarter consolidated revenue were $8.0 million or 8% higher when compared to $7.4 million in the fiscal 2024 first quarter," "First quarter consolidated revenue were bolstered by projects with relatively higher contract values during the first quarter of 2024 as compared with the same period a year ago. However, consolidated gross margin shrank due primarily the result of higher production costs and under-absorbed overhead at Stadco."

The following summary compares the three months ended June 30, 2024 to the same prior year period:

Consolidated Financial Results - Fiscal 2025 Three Months Ended June 30, 2024

Financial Position

On June 30, 2024, the Company had approximately $45,000 in cash and cash equivalents, a $93,000 decrease since March 31, 2024. Working capital was negative $1.7 million at June 30, 2024 as debt as of June 30, 2024 was $7.5 million. Working capital was negative $2.9 million and total debt was $7.6 million at March 31, 2024.

Conference Call

The Company will hold a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern (U.S.) time on Thursday, November 14, 2024. Management will provide prepared remarks during the call.

Because Fiscal year 2025 second quarter financials have not been released and we are in the middle of a contested proxy contest, we continue to be in a quiet period wherein we are not allowed to speak about the Company's finances. In addition, as there is a pending proxy contest, we are under restrictions as to what can be viewed as soliciting of votes. As such, we will not be taking questions at the end of the earnings call. As soon as we catch up on the financials, we will return to our usual earnings call format.

To listen to the conference call, please dial 1-877-545-0320 five to 10 minutes prior to the scheduled conference call time. International callers should dial 1-973-528-0002. When prompted, reference TechPrecision and entry code 737903.

A replay will be available until November 28, 2024. To access the replay, dial 1-877-481-4010 or 1-919-882-2331. When prompted, enter Conference Passcode 51653.

The call will also be available over the Internet and accessible at: https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/2198/51653

About TechPrecision Corporation

TechPrecision Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Ranor, Inc. and Stadco, The manufacturing operations of our Ranor subsidiary are situated on approximately 65 acres in North Central Massachusetts. Leveraging our 145,000 square foot facilities, Ranor provides a full range of custom solutions to transform material into precision finished welded components and precision finished machined components up to 100 tons: manufacturing engineering, materials management and traceability, high-precision heavy fabrication (in-house fabrication operations include cutting, press and roll forming, welding, heat treating, assembly, blasting and painting), heavy high-precision machining (in-house machining operations include CNC programming, finishing, and assembly), QC inspection including portable CMM, NonDestructive Testing, and final packaging.

All manufacturing at Ranor is performed in accordance with customer requirements. Ranor is an ISO 9001:2015 certificate holder. Ranor is a US defense-centric company with over 95% of its revenue in the defense sector. Ranor is registered and compliant with ITAR.

The manufacturing operations of our Stadco subsidiary are situated in an industrial self-contained multi-building complex comprised of approximately 183,000 square feet under roof in Los Angeles, California. Stadco manufactures large mission-critical components on several high-profile military aircraft, military helicopter, and military space programs. Stadco has been a critical supplier to a blue-chip customer base that includes some of the largest OEMs and prime contractors in the defense and aerospace industries. Stadco also manufactures tooling, molds, fixtures, jigs and dies used in the production of defense-centric aircraft components.

Our Stadco subsidiary, similar to Ranor, provides a full range of custom solutions: manufacturing engineering, materials management and traceability, high-precision fabrication (in-house fabrication operations include waterjet cutting, press forming, welding, and assembly) and high-precision machining (in-house machining operations include CNC programming, finishing, and assembly), QC inspection including both fixed and portable CMM NonDestructive Testing, and final packaging. In addition, Stadco features a large electron beam welding cell, and two NonDestructive Testing work cells, a unique mission-critical technology set.

All manufacturing at Stadco is performed in accordance with customer requirements. Stadco is an AS 9100 D and ISO 9001:2015 certificate holder and a NADCAP NonDestructive Testing certificate holder. Stadco is a US defense-centric company with over 60% of its revenue in the defense sector. Stadco is registered and compliant with ITAR.

To learn more about the Company, please visit the corporate website at http://www.techprecision.com. Information on the Company's website or any other website does not constitute a part of this press release.

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Reconciliation of EBITDA to Net Loss

While we prepare our financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or "U.S. GAAP", we also utilize and present certain financial measures that are not based on or included in U.S. GAAP. We refer to these as non-GAAP financial measures.

To complement our condensed consolidated statements of operations and condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, we use EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure. Net loss is the financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP that is most directly comparable to EBITDA. We believe EBITDA provides our board of directors, management, and investors with a helpful measure for comparing our operating performance with the performance of other companies that have different financing and capital structures or tax rates. We also believe that EBITDA is a measure frequently used by securities analysts, investors, and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry, and is a measure contained in our debt covenants. However, while we consider EBITDA to be an important measure of operating performance, EBITDA and other non-GAAP financial measures have limitations, and investors should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under U.S. GAAP.

We define EBITDA as net loss plus interest, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization. Net loss was $1.5 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, was negative for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023. The following table provides a reconciliation of EBITDA to net income (loss), the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure reported in our condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended:

1. Includes amortization of debt issue costs.

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