The LGL (US:LGL) Newsfileยท2025-11-13 13:55Core Insights - The LGL Group, Inc. reported a significant increase in net income for Q3 2025, reaching $772,000 or $0.14 per diluted share, compared to $72,000 or $0.01 per diluted share in Q3 2024, marking a 972.2% increase [3][26] - Revenues for Q3 2025 were $1,108,000, a decrease of 6.0% from $1,179,000 in Q3 2024, while year-to-date revenues for 2025 were $2,950,000, down 5.9% from $3,135,000 in 2024 [2][26] - The gross margin improved to 52.8% in Q3 2025 from 43.4% in Q3 2024, attributed to higher-margin product sales [4][5] Financial Performance - Q3 2025 net income was $772,000, a substantial increase from $72,000 in Q3 2024, driven by higher net sales and lower manufacturing costs [3][26] - Year-to-date net income for 2025 was $715,000, compared to $230,000 in 2024, reflecting a 210.9% increase [2][26] - The gross margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, was 53.9%, up from 50.0% in the same period of 2024 [5] Revenue Breakdown - For Q3 2025, revenues from Electronic Instruments were $661,000, a slight increase of 1.7% from $650,000 in Q3 2024 [26] - Merchant Investment revenues decreased by 13.8% to $274,000 from $318,000 in Q3 2024, while Corporate revenues fell by 18.0% to $173,000 from $211,000 [26] - Year-to-date revenues for Electronic Instruments increased by 4.9% to $1,650,000, while Merchant Investment revenues decreased by 15.1% to $783,000 [26] Operational Metrics - As of September 30, 2025, the order backlog was $776,000, an increase from $336,000 at the end of 2024 and $505,000 in Q3 2024 [9] - Cash and cash equivalents, along with marketable securities, totaled $41.6 million as of September 30, 2025 [6][10] - The company returned $366,000 to shareholders through share repurchases in Q3 2025 [12] Strategic Initiatives - The company is advancing its partnership with P3 Logistic Solutions, focusing on edge-computing hardware for agriculture and industrial sectors [13] - The acquisition of Morgan Group Holding Co. is progressing, with plans to purchase 1,000,000 shares at $2.00 each [14][15]