Frequency Electronics Inc
FEIM Nasdaq Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals Financials FY2017โFY2026
Last close ยท Oct 23, 2026
$64.18
4.2%What Frequency Electronics Inc does
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- Legal name
- FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS INC
- Fiscal year ends
- April 30, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K ยท Jul 17, 2026
- Accession ยท CIK
- 0001185185-26-002997
0000039020
Revenue and margins
Frequency Electronics Inc had $63.2M of revenue in fiscal 2026, down 9.4% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was โ$1.6M in fiscal 2026, โ2.5% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Frequency Electronics Inc returned $1.6M to shareholders in fiscal 2026. The diluted share count rose 1.8%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Frequency Electronics Inc can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $21.5M | $12.0M | $18.3M | $4.7M | $1.6M |
| Interest coverage | โ104.4x | โ29.9x | 46.0x | 112.8x | โ34.5x |
| Current ratio | 2.6x | 1.8x | 1.9x | 2.3x | 2.3x |
| Quick ratio | 1.7x | 1.0x | 1.1x | 1.3x | 1.2x |
| Total assets | $84.8M | $74.5M | $83.3M | $93.7M | $90.7M |
| Total liabilities | $38.1M | $41.6M | $43.4M | $38.1M | $34.3M |
| Shareholders' equity | $46.7M | $32.9M | $39.8M | $55.6M | $56.4M |
| Net debt (โ = net cash) | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. โPlanโ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
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$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8โ9 is strong, 0โ2 weak.
| Test | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on assets rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count didn't rise | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Gross margin rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| F-score | โ / 3 | 4 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 1 / 9 | 7 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 7 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 3 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | โ7.7% | โ28.8% | โ2.9% | โ9.7% | โ12.1% | โ13.9% | โ8.4% | โ3.9% | 28.4% | โ2.4% |
| Altman Z'' | 7.72 | 5.94 | 6.04 | 3.00 | 3.61 | 2.52 | 1.14 | 2.74 | 4.58 | 3.56 |
10 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioโs name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $50.4M | $39.4M | $49.5M | $41.5M | $54.3M | $48.3M | $40.8M | $55.3M | $69.8M | $63.2M |
| Gross profit | $11.2M | $5.2M | $15.8M | $5.7M | $16.9M | $8.6M | $7.8M | $18.6M | $30.1M | $18.4M |
| Research and development | $6.9M | $7.0M | $6.5M | $5.1M | $4.7M | $5.0M | $3.1M | $3.4M | $6.1M | $6.0M |
| Operating income | โ$7.5M | โ$12.4M | โ$2.8M | โ$10.9M | โ$1.0M | โ$8.0M | โ$4.7M | $5.0M | $11.7M | โ$3.0M |
| Interest expense | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M |
| Pretax income | โ$7.0M | โ$11.3M | โ$2.5M | โ$11.8M | $0.5M | โ$8.7M | โ$5.4M | $5.5M | $12.1M | โ$2.9M |
| Income tax | โ$2.1M | $11.2M | $0.1M | โ$1.7M | โ$0.2M | $0.0M | $0.1M | โ$0.1M | โ$11.5M | โ$2.0M |
| Net income | โ$4.8M | โ$23.8M | โ$2.5M | โ$10.0M | $0.7M | โ$8.7M | โ$5.5M | $5.6M | $23.7M | โ$0.9M |
| Diluted EPS | โ$0.55 | โ$2.69 | โ$0.28 | โ$1.10 | $0.07 | โ | โ | $0.59 | $2.46 | โ$0.09 |
| Diluted shares | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $3.9M | $4.5M | โ$0.1M | โ$1.4M | $12.2M | $4.0M | $1.2M | $8.7M | โ$1.4M | $1.3M |
| Capital expenditure | $5.2M | $1.4M | $2.8M | $1.5M | $1.2M | $1.9M | $0.9M | $1.5M | $1.8M | $2.9M |
| Free cash flow | โ$1.3M | $3.1M | โ$2.9M | โ$2.9M | $10.9M | $2.2M | $0.3M | $7.2M | โ$3.2M | โ$1.6M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $2.6M | $2.5M | $2.8M | $3.3M | $3.3M | $3.0M | $2.4M | $2.1M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Stock-based compensation | $0.7M | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.3M | $0.3M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.8M | $1.2M | $2.0M |
| Share buybacks | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $0.4M | $1.6M |
| Dividends paid | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $9.4M | $0.0M | $9.6M | $0.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $9.4M | $0.0M | $9.9M | $1.6M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $10.0M | $14.0M | $11.9M | $14.4M | $20.1M | $21.5M | $12.0M | $18.3M | $4.7M | $1.6M |
| Total debt | โ | โ | $0.0M | $5.0M | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current assets | $69.9M | $52.1M | $52.7M | $51.2M | $61.2M | $56.0M | $48.3M | $58.1M | $53.1M | $48.0M |
| Current liabilities | $8.1M | $5.3M | $5.8M | $13.7M | $20.6M | $21.9M | $27.3M | $30.8M | $23.5M | $21.0M |
| Inventory | $29.1M | $26.2M | $23.4M | $23.0M | $19.7M | $19.9M | $20.5M | $23.4M | $23.5M | $22.6M |
| Property and equipment, net | $14.8M | $14.1M | $13.0M | $11.3M | $9.6M | $8.6M | $7.1M | $6.4M | $6.2M | $7.1M |
| Goodwill | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.2M |
| Total assets | $113M | $83.6M | $86.8M | $91.3M | $98.5M | $84.8M | $74.5M | $83.3M | $93.7M | $90.7M |
| Total liabilities | $24.0M | $20.3M | $23.7M | $37.0M | $43.1M | $38.1M | $41.6M | $43.4M | $38.1M | $34.3M |
| Preferred stock | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $89.3M | $63.3M | $63.1M | $54.2M | $55.4M | $46.7M | $32.9M | $39.8M | $55.6M | $56.4M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 22.3% | 13.1% | 31.9% | 13.8% | 31.2% | 17.8% | 19.2% | 33.6% | 43.1% | 29.1% |
| Operating margin | โ14.9% | โ31.5% | โ5.7% | โ26.3% | โ1.8% | โ16.6% | โ11.5% | 9.1% | 16.8% | โ4.7% |
| EBITDA margin | โ9.7% | โ25.2% | โ0.0% | โ18.3% | 4.3% | โ10.4% | โ5.5% | 12.9% | 19.7% | โ1.8% |
| Net margin | โ9.6% | โ60.3% | โ5.1% | โ24.2% | 1.3% | โ17.9% | โ13.5% | 10.1% | 33.9% | โ1.4% |
| FCF margin | โ2.7% | 7.9% | โ5.8% | โ7.0% | 20.1% | 4.5% | 0.6% | 13.1% | โ4.6% | โ2.5% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | โ | โ | โ4.3% | โ19.2% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on capital employed | โ7.2% | โ15.8% | โ3.5% | โ14.1% | โ1.2% | โ12.8% | โ9.9% | 9.6% | 16.7% | โ4.3% |
| Return on equity | โ5.4% | โ31.2% | โ4.0% | โ17.1% | 1.2% | โ17.0% | โ13.8% | 15.4% | 49.6% | โ1.6% |
| Return on assets | โ4.3% | โ24.2% | โ3.0% | โ11.3% | 0.7% | โ9.5% | โ6.9% | 7.1% | 26.8% | โ1.0% |
| Return on tangible equity | โ5.4% | โ37.6% | โ4.0% | โ18.5% | 1.2% | โ18.6% | โ17.0% | 14.3% | 43.1% | โ1.6% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | โ | โ21.7% | 25.6% | โ16.2% | 30.7% | โ11.0% | โ15.6% | 35.6% | 26.3% | โ9.4% |
| Net income growth | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ1,374.0% | โ | โ | 323.4% | โ103.8% |
| EPS growth | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 316.9% | โ103.7% |
| FCF growth | โ | โ | โ191.9% | โ | โ | โ80.1% | โ88.2% | 2,707.8% | โ144.8% | โ |
| Share count change | โ | 0.6% | 3.6% | 1.8% | โ0.8% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 1.8% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Debt / equity | โ | โ | 0.0x | 0.1x | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Interest coverage | โ50.2x | โ156.9x | โ33.9x | โ102.1x | โ7.5x | โ104.4x | โ29.9x | 46.0x | 112.8x | โ34.5x |
| Current ratio | 8.6x | 9.9x | 9.0x | 3.7x | 3.0x | 2.6x | 1.8x | 1.9x | 2.3x | 2.3x |
| Quick ratio | 5.0x | 4.9x | 5.0x | 2.1x | 2.0x | 1.7x | 1.0x | 1.1x | 1.3x | 1.2x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 10.4% | 3.6% | 5.6% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 3.9% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 4.5% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 3.1% |
| Payouts / FCF | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 0.0% | 3,639.7% | 0.0% | โ | โ |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | โ | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 7.7 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 3.6 |
| Accruals ratio | โ7.7% | โ28.8% | โ2.9% | โ9.7% | โ12.1% | โ13.9% | โ8.4% | โ3.9% | 28.4% | โ2.4% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000039020). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only โ not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
