BK Technologies Corp (BKTI)
SIC breadcrumb: Manufacturing > Electronic And Other Electrical Equipment And Components, Except Computer Equipment > SIC 3663 Radio & Tv Broadcasting & Communications Equipment
SEC company page: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=2186. Latest filing source: 0001437749-26-007826.
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At a glance
- Revenue
- 86,139,000 USD verified
- Net income
- 13,536,000 USD verified
- Assets
- 63,760,000 USD verified
- Free cash flow
- 18,402,000 USD computed
- Net margin
- 15.71% computed
- Operating margin
- 18.56% computed
- Revenue YoY
- +12.46% computed
- ROE
- 30.28% computed
Peer & cluster context
Peer percentile fingerprint
Percentile = share of the N covered peers reporting that ratio whose value is lower (ties counted half); computed among grepcent-covered companies in SIC industry 3663 Radio & Tv Broadcasting & Communications Equipment, not the whole market. A higher percentile means a higher value of the ratio, not a better company. Ratios with fewer than 8 reporting peers are omitted. Latest reported values per company; fiscal periods may differ. Descriptive arithmetic - not a score, rating, or ranking.
Selected Fundamentals
| Metric | Value | Unit | FY | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 86,139,000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-03-12 |
| Net income | 13,536,000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-03-12 |
| Assets | 63,760,000 | USD | 2025 | 2026-03-12 |
Financials
Annual standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-03-12. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000002186.json. Derived margins, ratios, and free cash flow are computed from the extracted annual SEC facts.
| Metric | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 74,094,000 | 76,592,000 | 86,139,000 | ||||||||
| Net income | 2,689,000 | -3,626,000 | -195,000 | -2,636,000 | 194,000 | -1,701,000 | -11,633,000 | -2,230,000 | 8,359,000 | 13,536,000 | |
| Operating income | 4,285,000 | -5,027,000 | 2,425,000 | -4,385,000 | 994,000 | -1,196,000 | -11,081,000 | -777,000 | 7,828,000 | 15,987,000 | |
| Gross profit | 29,050,000 | 42,027,000 | |||||||||
| Diluted EPS | 0.08 | 0.19 | -0.27 | -0.01 | -0.21 | 0.02 | -0.11 | -0.65 | 2.25 | 3.44 | |
| Operating cash flow | 10,721,000 | -2,286,000 | 5,288,000 | -2,486,000 | 4,444,000 | -6,302,000 | -9,000,000 | 1,655,000 | 12,765,000 | 19,441,000 | |
| Capital expenditures | 1,394,000 | 628,000 | 1,396,000 | 2,455,000 | 946,000 | 2,416,000 | 1,750,000 | 2,117,000 | 1,235,000 | 1,039,000 | |
| Share buybacks | 0.00 | 162,000 | 648,000 | 3,282,000 | 1,041,000 | 269,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,193,000 | ||
| Assets | 42,544,000 | 42,801,000 | 39,191,000 | 37,940,000 | 38,594,000 | 50,385,000 | 48,832,000 | 49,408,000 | 51,499,000 | 63,760,000 | |
| Liabilities | 6,770,000 | 10,794,000 | 11,479,000 | 14,664,000 | 14,966,000 | 17,767,000 | 28,697,000 | 28,097,000 | 21,668,000 | 19,062,000 | |
| Stockholders' equity | 35,774,000 | 32,007,000 | 27,712,000 | 23,276,000 | 23,628,000 | 32,618,000 | 20,135,000 | 21,311,000 | 29,831,000 | 44,698,000 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 10,910,000 | 7,147,000 | 11,268,000 | 4,676,000 | 6,826,000 | 10,580,000 | 1,918,000 | 3,456,000 | 7,075,000 | 22,788,000 | |
| Free cash flow | 9,327,000 | -2,914,000 | 3,892,000 | -4,941,000 | 3,498,000 | -8,718,000 | -10,750,000 | -462,000 | 11,530,000 | 18,402,000 |
Ratios
| Metric | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -3.01% | 10.91% | 15.71% | ||||||||
| Operating margin | -1.05% | 10.22% | 18.56% | ||||||||
| Return on equity | 7.52% | -11.33% | -0.70% | -11.32% | 0.82% | -5.21% | -57.78% | -10.46% | 28.02% | 30.28% | |
| Return on assets | 6.32% | -8.47% | -0.50% | -6.95% | 0.50% | -3.38% | -23.82% | -4.51% | 16.23% | 21.23% | |
| Liabilities / equity | 0.19 | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.54 | 1.43 | 1.32 | 0.73 | 0.43 | |
| Current ratio | 4.68 | 3.59 | 3.12 | 2.55 | 2.72 | 3.07 | 1.58 | 1.82 | 2.64 | 4.21 |
Industry Peer Context
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Financial Bridges
Income statement bridge from reported figures
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts FY 2025. Revenue: accession 0001437749-26-007826; concept RevenueFromContractWithCustomerIncludingAssessedTax; source concepts us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerIncludingAssessedTax | Gross profit: accession 0001437749-26-007826; concept GrossProfit; source concepts us-gaap:GrossProfit | Operating income: accession 0001437749-26-007826; concept OperatingIncomeLoss; source concepts us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | Net income: accession 0001437749-26-007826; concept NetIncomeLoss; source concepts us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss
Free cash flow = operating cash flow - capital expenditures
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts FY 2025. Operating cash flow: accession 0001437749-26-007826; concept NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities; source concepts us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | Capital expenditures: accession 0001437749-26-007826; concept PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment; source concepts us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | Free cash flow: accession 0001437749-26-007826; concept NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities - PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment; source concepts us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities; us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Financial Charts
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001437749-26-007826; filed 2026-03-12. Concept: RevenueFromContractWithCustomerIncludingAssessedTax. Source concepts: us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerIncludingAssessedTax.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001437749-26-007826; filed 2026-03-12. Concept: NetIncomeLoss. Source concepts: us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001437749-26-007826; filed 2026-03-12. Concept: OperatingIncomeLoss. Source concepts: us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001437749-26-007826; filed 2026-03-12. Concept: GrossProfit. Source concepts: us-gaap:GrossProfit.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001437749-26-007826; filed 2026-03-12. Concept: EarningsPerShareDiluted. Source concepts: us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001437749-26-007826; filed 2026-03-12. Concept: NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities. Source concepts: us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001437749-26-007826; filed 2026-03-12. Concept: PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment. Source concepts: us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001437749-26-007826; filed 2026-03-12. Concept: PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock. Source concepts: us-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001437749-26-007826; filed 2026-03-12. Concept: Assets. Source concepts: us-gaap:Assets.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001437749-26-007826; filed 2026-03-12. Concept: Liabilities. Source concepts: us-gaap:Liabilities.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001437749-26-007826; filed 2026-03-12. Concept: StockholdersEquity. Source concepts: us-gaap:StockholdersEquity.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001437749-26-007826; filed 2026-03-12. Concept: CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue. Source concepts: us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2025 ended 2025-12-31; accession 0001437749-26-007826; filed 2026-03-12. Concept: NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities - PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment. Source concepts: us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities; us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment.
As-reported value updates
Quarterly
Quarterly standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-08-13. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000002186.json.
| Quarter | End Date | Revenue | Net Income | Diluted EPS | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-Q3 | 2020-09-30 | 0.05 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2021-Q2 | 2021-06-30 | 0.12 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2021-Q3 | 2021-09-30 | -0.15 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2022-Q2 | 2022-06-30 | -0.26 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2022-Q3 | 2022-09-30 | -0.14 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2023-Q3 | 2023-09-30 | 90,000 | 0.03 | reported discrete quarter | |
| 2023-Q4 | 2023-12-31 | 290,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | ||
| 2024-Q1 | 2024-03-31 | 681 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2024-Q2 | 2024-06-30 | 1,664,000 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2024-Q3 | 2024-06-30 | 1,664,000 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2024-Q3 | 2024-09-30 | 20,179,000 | 0.63 | reported discrete quarter | |
| 2024-Q4 | 2024-12-31 | 17,928,000 | 3,657,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | |
| 2025-Q1 | 2025-03-31 | 19,054,000 | 2,132,000 | 0.55 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q2 | 2025-03-31 | 2,132,000 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2025-Q2 | 2025-06-30 | 21,165,000 | 0.96 | reported discrete quarter | |
| 2025-Q3 | 2025-06-30 | 3,741,000 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2025-Q3 | 2025-09-30 | 24,411,000 | 0.87 | reported discrete quarter | |
| 2025-Q4 | 2025-12-31 | 21,509,000 | 4,227,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | |
| 2026-Q1 | 2026-03-31 | 21,293,000 | 2,762,000 | 0.69 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2026-Q2 | 2026-03-31 | 2,762,000 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2026-Q2 | 2026-06-30 | 23,414,000 | 0.79 | reported discrete quarter |
Quarterly Charts
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-06-30; accession 0001437749-26-027476; filed 2026-08-13. Concept: RevenueFromContractWithCustomerIncludingAssessedTax. Source concepts: us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerIncludingAssessedTax.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-31; accession 0001437749-26-016870; filed 2026-05-14. Concept: NetIncomeLoss. Source concepts: us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-06-30; accession 0001437749-26-027476; filed 2026-08-13. Concept: EarningsPerShareDiluted. Source concepts: us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted.
Business
Read BKTI's verbatim Item 1 Business section from its latest 10-K: Business.
Risk Factors
Read BKTI's verbatim Item 1A Risk Factors from its latest 10-K: Risk Factors.
Latest quarter (10-Q)
Latest 10-Q source: 0001437749-26-027476.
Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
CAUTIONARY NOTE CONCERNING
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
We believe that it is important to communicate our future expectations to our security holders and to the public. This report, including any information incorporated by reference in this report, therefore, contains statements about future events and expectations which are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Sections 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") including the statements about our plans, objectives, expectations and prospects under the heading "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." You can expect to identify these statements by forward-looking words such as "may," "might," "could," "would," "should," "will," "anticipate," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "project," "expect," "intend," "seek," "are encouraged" and other similar expressions. Any statement contained in this report that is not a statement of historical fact may be deemed to be a forward-looking statement. We also may make forward-looking statements in other documents that are filed or furnished with the SEC. In addition, we may make forward-looking statements orally or in writing to investors, analysts, members of the media, or others. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: changes or advances in technology; the success of our Solutions and Radio product groups and the products offered thereunder; successful introduction of new products and technologies, including our ability to successfully develop and sell our current and anticipated Solutions products, and our new multiband radio product and other related products in the BKR Series product line; competition in the LMR industry; general economic and business conditions, including the impact of high inflation, fluctuating interest rates, tariffs and other trade barriers and restrictions, potential tariff refunds, labor and supply shortages and disruptions, federal, state and local government budget deficits and spending limitations, any impact from a prolonged shutdown of the U.S. Government, the effects of natural disasters, changes in climate, severe weather events, geopolitical conflicts and other events, acts of war or terrorism, global health crises and other catastrophic events, as well as the broader impacts to financial markets and the global macroeconomic and geopolitical environments, including a potential U.S. or global downturn or recession; the availability, terms and deployment of capital; reliance on contract manufacturers and suppliers; risks associated with fixed‐price contracts; heavy reliance on sales to agencies of the U.S. Government and our ability to comply with the requirements of contracts, laws and regulations related to such sales; allocations by government agencies among multiple approved suppliers under existing agreements; our ability to comply with U.S. tax laws and utilize deferred tax assets; our ability to attract and retain executive officers, skilled workers and key personnel; our ability to manage our growth; our ability to identify potential candidates for, and to consummate, acquisition, disposition or investment transactions; impact of our capital allocation strategy; risks related to maintaining our brand and reputation; impact of government regulation; impact of rising health care costs; our business with manufacturers located in other countries, including the effects of changes in the U.S. Government and foreign governments' trade and tariff policies, such as recent increases in tariffs by the U.S. and the imposition of increased tariffs and other trade barriers and retaliatory measures by foreign governments; our inventory and debt levels; our ability to comply with the terms, including financial covenants, of our outstanding debt, including fluctuating interest rates; protection of our intellectual property rights; fluctuation in our operating results and stock price; any infringement claims; data security breaches, cyber-attacks and other factors impacting our technology systems or third-party information technology systems upon which we rely; widespread outages, interruptions or other failures of operational, communication, or other systems; availability of adequate insurance coverage; environmental, social and governance matters; maintenance of our NYSE American listing; risks related to being a holding company; our ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting; and the effect on our stock price and ability to raise capital through future sales of shares of our common stock or otherwise.
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Although we believe that the plans, objectives, expectations and prospects reflected in or suggested by our forward-looking statements are reasonable, those statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of our control, that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, and we can give no assurance that our plans, objectives, expectations and prospects will be achieved. Any forward-looking statement made by us or on our behalf speaks only as of the date that it was made. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement to reflect the impact of events, circumstances, or results that arise after the date that the statement was made, except as required by applicable securities laws. You, however, should consult further disclosures (including disclosures of a forward-looking nature) that we may make in any subsequent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or Current Report on Form 8-K.
Important factors that might cause our actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements are contained in "Part I-Item 1A. Risk Factors" and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 and in our subsequent filings with the SEC. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made in this report, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise, after the date of this report. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
Reported dollar amounts in the management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) section of this report are disclosed in millions or as whole dollar amounts.
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report and the MD&A, consolidated financial statements, and notes thereto appearing in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on March 12, 2026.
Executive Summary
BK Technologies Corporation (NYSE American: BKTI) (together with its wholly owned subsidiaries, "BK," the "Company," ''we" or ''us") is a holding company that, through BK Technologies, Inc., its operating subsidiary, provides public safety grade communications products and services designed to make first responders safer and more efficient. All operating activities described herein are undertaken by our operating subsidiary.
In business for over 70 years, BK operates one business segment through its operating subsidiary, BK Technologies, Inc. BK has two product groups within the segment: LMR Radio and Solutions.
The Radio product group designs, manufactures and markets wireless communications products and related accessories consisting of two-way land mobile radios ("LMRs"). Two-way LMRs can be radios that are hand-held (portable) or installed in vehicles (mobile).
Generally, BK Technologies-branded products serve government markets, including, but not limited to, emergency response, public safety, homeland security and military customers of federal, state and municipal government agencies, as well as various industrial and commercial enterprises. We believe that our products and solutions provide superior value by offering high specification, ruggedized, durable, reliable, feature rich, Project 25 ("P25") compliant radio products at a lower cost relative to comparable offerings.
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The Solutions product group focuses on delivering innovative products and smartphone applications which operate ubiquitously over public cellular networks. Our BK ONE branded solutions are designed to provide advanced field applications that enhance situational awareness, decision-making and interagency coordination that enable the first responder to be safer and more efficient. Our BK ONE portfolio provides law enforcement improved safety and productivity, fire incident first responders more situational awareness and EMS first responders with enhanced patient safety and advanced care measures. When tethered to our radios, the combined solution offers an enhanced user experience with more unique capability which increases the sales reach of our radios.
The Company continues to monitor the impacts of various macroeconomic trends, such as inflationary pressure, changes in monetary policy, decreasing consumer confidence and spending, the introduction of or changes in tariffs or trade barriers, supply chain and labor disruptions, materials shortages, political and social unrest, geopolitical conflicts, and global or local recession. Such changes in domestic and global macroeconomic conditions may lead to increased costs for the business. Additionally, these macroeconomic trends could adversely affect the Company's customers, which could impact their willingness to spend on the Company's products and services, or their ability to make payments, which could harm the collection of accounts receivable and financial results. The world's financial markets remain susceptible to significant stresses, resulting in reductions in available credit and government spending, economic downturn or recession, foreign currency fluctuations and volatility in the valuations of securities generally. As a result, the Company's ability to access capital markets and other funding sources in the future may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. The rapid development and fluidity of these situations precludes any prediction as to the ultimate impact they will have on the Company's business, financial condition, results of operation and cash flows, which will depend largely on future development.
In February 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision invalidating tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”). On March 4, 2026, the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”) ordered U.S. Customs and Border Protection to refund certain tariffs collected under IEEPA. The Company identified certain potential refunds of previously paid tariffs in accordance with the ruling by the CIT and has estimated the total potential recovery to be approximately $0.6 million, which recovery remained subject to administrative review and final liquidation of the underlying customs entries by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. These potential refunds represent gain contingencies under ASC 450-30 and have not been recognized in the financial statements for the three months ended June 30, 2026, as uncertainties remain regarding government approval and appeals and final liquidation amounts. The Company will continue to monitor developments and recognize refunds when realized or realizable, however, no assurance can be given that the Company will recoup any IEEPA tariff refunds
Customer demand and orders for our products were strong during fiscal year 2025 and continued during
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Latest 10-K MD&A (excerpt)
Latest 10-K Item 7 source: 0001437749-26-007826. The complete FY 2025 MD&A is published at /company/BKTI/mda/fy2025/.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Forward-Looking Statements
We believe that it is important to communicate our future expectations to our security holders and to the public. This report, including any information incorporated by reference in this report, therefore, contains statements about future events and expectations which are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Sections 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") including the statements about our plans, objectives, expectations and prospects under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” You can expect to identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “may,” “might,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “will,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “estimate,” “project,” “expect,” “intend,” “seek,” “are encouraged” and other similar expressions. Any statement contained in this report that is not a statement of historical fact may be deemed to be a forward-looking statement. We also may make forward-looking statements in other documents that are filed or furnished with the SEC. In addition, we may make forward-looking statements orally or in writing to investors, analysts, members of the media, or others. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: changes or advances in technology; the success of our Solutions and Radio product groups and the products offered thereunder; successful introduction of new products and technologies, including our ability to successfully develop and sell our current and anticipated Solutions products, and our new multiband radio product and other related products in the BKR Series product line; competition in the LMR industry; general economic and business conditions, including the impact of high inflation, fluctuating high interest rates, tariffs and other trade barriers and restrictions, labor and supply shortages and disruptions, federal, state and local government budget deficits and spending limitations, any impact from a prolonged shutdown of the U.S. Government, the effects of natural disasters, changes in climate, severe weather events, geopolitical events, acts of war or terrorism, global health crises and other catastrophic events, as well as the broader impacts to financial markets and the global macroeconomic and geopolitical environments, including a potential U.S. or global downturn or recession; the availability, terms and deployment of capital; reliance on contract manufacturers and suppliers; risks associated with fixed-price contracts; heavy reliance on sales to agencies of the U.S. Government and our ability to comply with the requirements of contracts, laws and regulations related to such sales; allocations by government agencies among multiple approved suppliers under existing agreements; our ability to comply with U.S. tax laws and utilize deferred tax assets; our ability to attract and retain executive officers, skilled workers and key personnel; our ability to manage our growth; our ability to identify potential candidates for, and to consummate, acquisition, disposition or investment transactions, impact of our capital allocation strategy; risks related to maintaining our brand and reputation; impact of government regulation; impact of rising health care costs; our business with manufacturers located in other countries, including the effects of changes in the U.S. Government and foreign governments’ trade and tariff policies, such as recent increases in tariffs by the U.S. and the imposition of increased tariffs and other trade barriers and retaliatory measures by foreign governments; our inventory and debt levels; our ability to comply with the terms, including financial covenants, of our outstanding debt, including fluctuating interest rates; protection of our intellectual property rights; fluctuation in our operating results and stock price; any infringement claims; data security breaches, cyber-attacks and other factors impacting our technology systems or third-party information technology systems upon which we rely; widespread outages, interruptions or other failures of operational, communication, or other systems; availability of adequate insurance coverage; environmental, social and governance matters; maintenance of our NYSE American listing; risks related to being a holding company; our ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting; and the effect on our stock price and ability to raise capital through future sales of shares of our common stock or otherwise.
Although we believe that the plans, objectives, expectations and prospects reflected in or suggested by our forward-looking statements are reasonable, those statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of our control, that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, and we can give no assurance that our plans, objectives, expectations and prospects will be achieved. Any forward-looking statement made by us or on our behalf speaks only as of the date that it was made. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement to reflect the impact of events, circumstances, or results that arise after the date that the statement was made, except as required by applicable securities laws. You, however, should consult further disclosures (including disclosures of a forward-looking nature) that we may make in any subsequent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or Current Report on Form 8-K.
Important factors that might cause our actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements are contained in “Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report and in our subsequent filings with the SEC. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made in this report, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise, after the date of this report. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
Executive Summary
BK Technologies Corporation (NYSE American: BKTI) (together with its wholly owned subsidiaries, “BK,” the “Company,” “we” or “us”) is a holding company that, through BK Technologies, Inc., its operating subsidiary, provides public safety grade communications products and services designed to make first responders safer and more efficient. All operating activities described herein are undertaken by our operating subsidiary.
In business for over 70 years, BK operates two key product group offerings: Radio and Solutions.
The Radio product group designs, manufactures and markets wireless communications products and related accessories consisting of two-way land mobile radios (“LMRs”). Two-way LMRs can be radios that are hand-held (portable) or installed in vehicles (mobile).
Generally, BK Technologies-branded products serve government markets, including, but not limited to, emergency response, public safety, homeland security and military customers of federal, state and municipal government agencies, as well as various industrial and commercial enterprises. We believe that our products and solutions provide superior value by offering high specification, ruggedized, durable, reliable, feature rich, Project 25 (“P25”) compliant radio products at a lower cost relative to comparable offerings.
The Solutions product group focuses on delivering innovative products and smartphone applications which operate ubiquitously over public cellular networks. Our BK ONE branded solutions are designed to provide advanced field applications that enhance situational awareness, decision-making and interagency coordination that enable the first responder to be safer and more efficient. Our BK ONE portfolio provides law enforcement improved safety and productivity, fire incident first responders more situational awareness and EMS first responders with enhanced patient safety and advanced care measures. When tethered to our radios, the combined solution offers an enhanced user experience with more unique capability which increases the sales reach of our radios.
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We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on October 24, 1997. We are the resulting corporation from the reincorporation merger of our predecessor, Adage, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, which reincorporated from Pennsylvania to Nevada effective as of January 30, 1998. Effective on June 4, 2018, we changed our corporate name from “RELM Wireless Corporation” to “BK Technologies, Inc.”
On March 28, 2019, we implemented a holding company reorganization. The reorganization created a new holding company, BK Technologies Corporation, which became the new parent company of BK Technologies, Inc. BK Technologies Corporation’s only significant assets are the outstanding equity interests in BK Technologies, Inc. and any other future subsidiaries of BK Technologies Corporation. The holding company reorganization was intended to create a more efficient corporate structure and increase operational flexibility.
Our principal executive offices are located at 7100 Technology Drive, West Melbourne, Florida 32904 and our telephone number is (321) 984-1414.
The Company continues to monitor the impacts of various macroeconomic trends, such as inflationary pressure, changes in monetary policy, decreasing consumer confidence and spending, the introduction of or changes in tariffs or trade barriers, supply chain and labor disruptions, materials shortages, political and social unrest, geopolitical conflicts, and global or local recession. Such changes in domestic and global macroeconomic conditions may lead to increased costs for the business. Additionally, these macroeconomic trends could adversely affect the Company’s customers, which could impact their willingness to spend on the Company’s products and services, or their ability to make payments, which could harm the collection of accounts receivable and financial results. The world’s financial markets remain susceptible to significant stresses, resulting in reductions in available credit and government spending, economic downturn or recession, foreign currency fluctuations and volatility in the valuations of securities generally. As a result, the Company’s ability to access capital markets and other funding sources in the future may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. The rapid development and fluidity of these situations precludes any prediction as to the ultimate impact they will have on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operation and cash flows, which will depend largely on future developments
Customer demand and orders for our products were strong during 2024 and 2025. The increase in sales for the year ended December 31, 2025, was primarily attributed to sales of the BKR9000 portable LMR products to federal, state and municipal public safety agencies, some of which were new customers.
For 2025, sales grew approximately 12.5% to approximately $86.1 million, compared with $76.6 million for the prior year. Gross profit margins as a percentage of sales in 2025 were 48.8%, compared with 37.9% for the prior year, generally reflecting product sales mix for the BKR9000 Series radios and the full year impact of efficiencies from the transition of production to East West Manufacturing, LLC and cost reduction efforts in 2024. Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses for 2025 totaled approximately $26.0 million (30.2% of sales), compared with $21.2 million (27.7% of sales) last year.
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Macro cross-references for BKTI
- INDPRO - Industrial Production: Total Index
- TCU - Capacity Utilization: Total Index
- PPIACO - Producer Price Index by Commodity: All Commodities
- GDPC1 - Real Gross Domestic Product
- DGS10 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 10-Year Constant Maturity
- FEDFUNDS - Federal Funds Effective Rate
- CES0500000003 - Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees, Total Private
- PAYEMS - All Employees, Total Nonfarm