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MTS SYSTEMS CORP

No Longer Reporting

The company has not filed an annual or quarterly report since its Q1 FY2021 10-Q, filed Feb 9, 2021. Its latest SEC filing is a SC 13G/A from May 7, 2021.

The sections below describe the company as of the FY2020 annual report.

What Did They Do?

Sells testing and simulation systems and software to manufacturers, research organizations and industrial customers, plus precision sensors for industrial and research applications.

How Did They Make Money?

Customers may pay for customized test systems in advance or at project milestones; sales are earned as work progresses or when equipment ships, is installed, or accepted. Sensor sales are counted at shipment, and service sales when the service is performed.

FY2020 revenue by product or service revenue
SegmentShareRevenue
Product
88%
FY2017: 88%
Service
Sold outright

12%
FY2017: 12%

Who Were Their Customers?

Manufacturers, research organizations and government agencies buy testing and simulation systems through direct sales staff, representatives and distributors. Industrial and research customers buy sensors through direct sales staff and independent distributors.

Did Revenues Turn Into Profits?

Not on paper. It lost $272.1M in FY2020, but brought in more cash than it spent: $24M of free cash flow.

Operating income, FY2020
−30% of revenue
▼ Now a loss vs FY2019 ($79.7M, 9%)
Net income, FY2020
−33% of revenue
▼ Now a loss vs FY2019 ($43.1M, 5%)
Free cash flow, FY2020
3% of revenue
▼ −44% vs FY2019 ($42.9M, 5%)

How Were They Changing?

Since the FY2020 annual report
Latest quarter: Q1 FY2021, the three months to Jan 2, 2021
Revenue
▼ −3%
vs $205.8M in Q1 FY2020
Net income
▼ −68%
vs $5.3M in Q1 FY2020
Product share of revenue vs 86.9% in Q1 FY2020
  • Apr 7, 2021 Merger with Amphenol completed Each MTS share was converted into a right to receive $58.50 in cash, and MTS became a wholly owned Amphenol subsidiary.

Grew. Revenue grew 27% in 4 years, from $650.1M in FY2016 to $828.6M in FY2020, about 6% a year.

Broader simulation offering The latest report describes Test & Simulation as covering human-experience simulation as well as mechanical testing; the earlier report describes testing solutions for characterizing products' mechanical properties.

Revenue over time
Product Service
$1B$500M$0

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