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SPARTON CORP

No Longer Reporting

The company has not filed an annual or quarterly report since its Q2 FY2019 10-Q, filed Feb 6, 2019. Its latest SEC filing is a CT ORDER from Sep 22, 2020.

The sections below describe the company as of the FY2018 annual report.

What Did They Do?

Provides design and manufacturing services and engineered products to medical, defense and industrial customers, including sonobuoys and rugged display systems.

How Did They Make Money?

Sparton earns most revenue from product sales when goods ship, with additional revenue from engineering and design work as services are performed or work progresses. Some long-term sonobuoy contracts are tied to production completed.

FY2018 revenue

Who Were Their Customers?

Medical-device, defense and industrial equipment makers place purchase orders for contract design and manufacturing; the U.S. Navy and foreign governments buy sonobuoys through Sparton’s ERAPSCO joint venture, where Sparton and its partner perform subcontracts.

Customers above 10% of revenue, FY2018
of revenue from one customer
FY2016: 22% from one customer

Did Revenues Turn Into Profits?

No. It lost $8.3M in FY2018.

Operating income, FY2018
3% of revenue
▲ +25% vs FY2017 ($7.6M, 2%)
Net income, FY2018
−2% of revenue
▼ Now a loss vs FY2017 ($1.3M, 0%)
Free cash flow, FY2018
−2% of revenue
▼ Now a loss vs FY2017 ($24.6M, 6%)

How Were They Changing?

Since the FY2018 annual report
Latest quarter: Q2 FY2019, the three months to Dec 30, 2018
Revenue
▲ +8%
vs $97.8M in Q2 FY2018
Net income
▲ Now profitable
vs −$8.1M in Q2 FY2018
  • Mar 4, 2019 Cerberus completed its acquisition of Sparton Sparton became a wholly owned subsidiary, and its common stock was set to be delisted from the NYSE.

Grew. Revenue grew 11% in 4 years, from $336.5M in FY2014 to $375M in FY2018, about 3% a year.

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