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B U I L D I N G   O N   A   S O L I D   F O U N D A T I O N

25 Years of Innovation & Service

2006 Annual Report

inTEST Corporation

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C O M P A N Y   P R O F I L E

inTEST Corporation (Nasdaq: INTT) is an independent designer, manufacturer 

and marketer of ATE (Automatic Test Equipment) interface solutions and tem-

perature management products used by semiconductor manufacturers to per-

form final testing of integrated circuits (ICs) and electronic assemblies. Our 

high-performance products are designed to enable semiconductor manufactur-

ers to improve the speed, reliability, efficiency and profitability of IC test pro-

cesses. Specific products include test head manipulators and docking hardware 

products, temperature management systems and customized interface solu-

tions. We have established strong relationships with semiconductor manufac-

turers and ATE manufacturers globally, which we support through a network  

of local offices. Our largest customers include Analog Devices, Inc., Cascade 

Microtech Inc., Credence Systems Corporation, Finisar Corporation, Hakuto Co., 

Ltd., LTX Corporation, Sony Corporation, STMicroelectronics N.V., Teradyne, 

Inc., and Texas Instruments Incorporated.

Headquartered in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, inTEST has approximately 230 highly 

skilled and trained technical personnel. We have manufacturing facilities in 

New Jersey, Massachusetts, California, Germany and Singapore. We also have 

sales, service and support offices in Japan, the U.K. and Germany, with addi-

tional support personnel in other key semiconductor manufacturing areas 

around the world.

S E L E C T E D   F I N A N C I A L   D A T A

The following table contains certain selected consolidated financial data of inTEST and is qualified by the more detailed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes 

thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report to Stockholders and should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition 

and Results of Operations” and the other financial information included in this Annual Report to Stockholders.

Years Ended December 31,

(in thousands, except per share data)

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations Data:

  Net revenues

  Gross margin

  Operating income (loss)

  Net earnings (loss)

  Net earnings (loss) per common share:

  Basic

  Diluted

  Weighted average common shares outstanding:

  Basic

  Diluted

As of December 31, 

(in thousands)

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:

  Cash and cash equivalents

  Working capital

  Total assets

Long-term debt, net of current portion

  Total stockholders’ equity

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

$ 62,346

$53,359

$71,211

$48,028

$47,127

26,394

19,780

28,869

18,892

18,291

3,520

2,871

(3,580)

(3,620)

1,745

1,270

(3,791)

(5,451)

(1,754)

(283)

$  0.32

$  0.31

$ 

$ 

(0.41)

$  0.15

(0.41)

$  0.14

$ 

$ 

(0.65)

(0.65)

$ 

$ 

(0.03)

(0.03)

9,047

9,188

8,807

8,807

8,480

8,804

8,332

8,332

8,317

8,317

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

$ 13,174

$  7,295

$  7,686

$  5,116

$  8,145

20,393

35,759

16

16,195

30,869

23

18,428

33,167

47

15,670

29,977

117

19,765

32,582

210

26,822

22,806

26,118

22,591

27,357

 
 
 
 
 
R O B E R T   E .   M A T T H I E S S E N  President & CEO

D E A R   S T O C K H O L D E R S

This is inTEST’s 25th anniversary, and I think it is worth looking 

In late 1996, it was decided that the best way to continue the 

back over those years.

B R I E F   R E V I E W   O F   F I R S T   2 5   Y E A R S

inTEST Corporation was founded by Alyn Holt, Daniel Graham 

and Stuart Daniels in 1981. Initially, the company operated out  

of Mr. Holt’s home. In short order, the company moved to an 

industrial park in Cherry Hill, NJ, in which the parent corporation 

still operates.

The founders’ vision was to create a semiconductor equipment 

company that was on the forefront of technology. This has been 

the case as we have, in the intervening years, been granted 54 

patents. And the pace continues with another 19 patents pend-

ing in the U.S. and abroad at this time.

The founders also recognized that to be truly effective in the 

semiconductor business, the company would need facilities in 

key parts of the world. Thus, our international growth commenced.

We established inTEST Ltd in the UK in 1985. This was a full sales, 

applications, service and manufacturing facility in Thame, England, 

when originally founded. These capabilities have since been moved 

to Amerang, Germany, as part of our INTESTLOGIC operation.

We established inTEST KK in Japan in 1987. This is a sales, appli-

cations and service office that in addition to supporting inTEST 

products, also sells complementary products of other manufac-

turers into the Japanese market.

We established inTEST Pte in Singapore in 1990. This is a full 

sales, applications, service and light manufacturing facility serv-

ing Southeast Asia.

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company’s growth was to become a public corporation. In June of 

1997, we completed our IPO and began trading on the NASDAQ.

Approximately one year after going public, we acquired TestDesign 

Corporation in 1998, which is now our inTEST Silicon Valley group 

in San Jose, CA, responsible for our tester interface business.

We next acquired Temptronic Corporation in 2000, adding  

thermal products to our product offerings. They are located in 

Sharon, MA, and have an additional sales, service and distribu-

tion facility in Muellrose, Germany.

Our most recent acquisition was in 2002 when we acquired 

Intelogic Technologies GmbH in Rosenheim, Germany, since 

renamed INTESTLOGIC GmbH. They brought us expertise in 

pneumatics as applied to test head manipulators, as well as a 

manufacturing and design foothold on the European continent. 

This is a full sales, service, applications and manufacturing facil-

ity. In late 2006, we relocated INTESTLOGIC to larger and more 

modern facilities in Amerang, Germany.

2004 and 2005 were very bumpy years in the semiconductor 

equipment business which led to significant restructuring at 

inTEST to enable us to become more competitive. The restruc-

turing included reduction of workforce, reorganization of busi-

ness units, and the closing of our UK manufacturing facilities in 

England in order to concentrate all European manufacturing at 

INTESTLOGIC. These economies lowered our costs of operation 

and made us a leaner and more responsive organization.

2 0 0 6   I N   R E V I E W

We entered 2006 on a business upswing that plateaued at mid-

year, and then turned to a gradual downswing during the last 

two quarters. Even so, December 31, 2006, marked the culmi-

nation of the sixth consecutive profitable quarter for inTEST 

Corporation, thus validating our restructuring efforts of the previ-

ous two years. We are realists and expect that the up-down 

cycles associated with the semiconductor equipment business 

will endure for the foreseeable future. That being the case, we 

are committed to continuing the optimization of our business 

model in order to grow while generating profits.

Temptronic, our Temperature Management segment, continued 

their evolutionary enhancements to the product line. They intro-

duced Mobile Temperature Systems combining a family of por-

table temperature chambers with their ThermoStream products 

to increase penetration outside of the semiconductor market. 

They also upgraded some of the ThermoStream products for 

higher reliability and improved performance, as well as extend-

ing the range of the product line with the introduction of a -90 

degree Centigrade ThermoStream. Additionally, Temptronic 

strengthened their sales management by restructuring into three 

regions, North America, Asia and Europe, each managed by an 

O U R   O P E R A T I N G   S E G M E N T S

The Manipulator and Docking Hardware segment continued  

its legacy of designing and introducing leading-edge test head 

manipulators. The Cherry Hill group developed a “prober-only-

manipulator.” It provides a very attractive low-cost, small- 

footprint, pneumatically-powered solution for wafer test. 

INTESTLOGIC designed and developed the Aero 650, a  

pneumatically-powered universal manipulator for larger test 

heads weighing up to 1,400 pounds. Initial feedback shows 

enthusiastic interest in this product.

Although our Tester Interface segment did not turn a profit for 

the year, they made some significant progress on projects that 

should bear fruit in 2007. inTEST Silicon Valley designed, devel-

oped and shipped the highest pin-count interface in their history, 

in excess of 2,000 pins, for the Verigy 93000 SOC tester. They 

also landed a project with a major customer for interfaces for 

testing LCD drivers. Another milestone was their first major  

contract with a customer in China.

experienced sales executive.

T H E   F U T U R E

We will continue our efforts to grow the business internally as 

well as through merger or acquisition with the ultimate goal of 

improving shareholder value. As always, we will maintain the 

highest ethical standards in our relationships with employees, 

customers, shareholders and the public at large. And we will 

strive to exceed both customer and shareholder expectations.

All of us at inTEST thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

R O B E R T   E .   M A T T H I E S S E N

President & Chief Executive Officer

April 30, 2007

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C E L E B R A T I N G   2 5   Y E A R S   O F   A C H I E V E M E N T

1 9 8 1  

inTEST Corporation was founded by Alyn Holt, 

Daniel Graham and Stuart Daniels to create a semi-

1 9 9 7   Completed the Initial Public Offering of inTEST 
Corporation on the NASDAQ with the sale of  

conductor equipment company that was on the 

1.82 million shares which raised approximately  

forefront of technology.

$11.7 million.

1 9 8 2   First patent filed for with the U.S. Patent and Trade-

1 9 9 8   Acquired TestDesign Corporation, located in San 

mark Office on the in2 test head manipulator and 

Jose, California. This operation, which was renamed 

docking hardware apparatus.

inTEST Silicon Valley, manufactures and markets 

1 9 8 5   Established inTEST Ltd, located in Thame, England. 
This operation was a full sales, applications, manu-

facturing and service facility serving the European 

2 0 0 0   Acquired Temptronic Corporation, which manu-
factures and markets temperature management 

market, whose capabilities have since been moved 

products. This operation, which is located in Sharon, 

to Amerang Germany as part of our INTESTLOGIC 

Massachusetts, has a sales, service and distribution 

operation.

facility located in Muellrose, Germany.

tester interface products.

1 9 8 7   Established inTEST KK, located in Tokyo, Japan. 

This operation is a sales, applications and service 

2 0 0 2   Acquired Intelogic Technologies GmbH, a manu-
facturer of manipulators and docking hardware.  

office that supports inTEST products as well as 

This operation, since renamed INTESTLOGIC GmbH 

complimentary products of other ATE manufac-

and located in Amerang Germany, brought inTEST 

turers in the Japanese market.

Corporation expertise in pneumatics as applied to 

manipulator products.

1 9 9 0   Established inTEST Pte, located in Singapore. This 

operation is a full sales, applications, manufacturing 

and service facility serving the Southeast Asian 

market.

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M A N A G E M E N T ’ S   D I S C U S S I O N   A N D   A N A L Y S I S
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

O V E R V I E W

Our business and results of operations are substantially depen-
dent upon the demand for ATE by semiconductor manufacturers 
and companies that specialize in the testing of ICs. Demand for 
ATE is driven by semiconductor manufacturers that are opening 
new, or expanding existing, semiconductor fabrication facilities 
or upgrading existing equipment, which in turn is dependent 
upon the current and anticipated market demand for semicon-
ductors and products incorporating semiconductors. In the past, 
the semiconductor industry has been highly cyclical with recur-
ring periods of oversupply, which often have a severe impact on 
the semiconductor industry’s demand for ATE, including the 
products we manufacture. This can cause wide fluctuations in 
both our orders and net revenues and, depending on our ability 
to react quickly to these shifts in demand, can significantly 
impact our results of operations. These industry cycles are diffi-
cult to predict. Because the industry cycles are generally charac-
terized by sequential quarterly growth or declines in orders and 
net revenues throughout the cycle, year over year comparisons 
of operating results may not always be as meaningful as com-
parisons of periods at similar points in either up or down cycles. 
In addition, during both downward and upward cycles in our 
industry, while the general trend over several quarters tends  
to be one of either growth or decline, in any given quarter, the 
trend in both our orders and net revenues can be erratic. This 
can occur, for example, when orders are canceled or currently 
scheduled delivery dates are accelerated or postponed by a  
significant customer or when customer forecasts and general 
business conditions fluctuate during a quarter.

We believe that purchases of most of our products are typically 
made from semiconductor manufacturers’ capital expenditure 
budgets. Certain portions of our business; however, are gener-
ally less dependent upon the capital expenditure budgets of the 
end users. For example, purchases of certain related ATE inter-
face products, such as sockets and interface boards, which 
must be replaced periodically, are typically made from the end 
users’ operating budgets. In addition, purchases of certain of our 
products, such as docking hardware, for the purpose of upgrad-
ing or improving the utilization, performance and efficiency of 
existing ATE, tend to be counter cyclical to sales of new ATE. 
Moreover, we believe a portion of our sales of temperature  
management systems results from the increasing need for tem-
perature testing of circuit boards and specialized components 
that do not have the design or quantity to be tested in an elec-
tronic device handler. In addition, in recent years we have begun 
to market our temperature management systems in industries  

outside semiconductor test, such as the automotive, aerospace, 
medical and telecommunications industries. We believe that 
these industries usually are less cyclical than the ATE industry.

N E T   R E V E N U E S   A N D   O R D E R S

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, a break-
down of the net revenues from unaffiliated customers both by 
product segment and geographic area (based on the location of 
the selling entity).

Years Ended December 31,
2005

2006

2004

Net revenues from unaffiliated customers:
Manipulator/Docking Hardware
Temperature Management
Tester Interface
Intersegment sales

Intersegment sales:
Manipulator/Docking Hardware
Temperature Management
Tester Interface

U.S.
Europe
Asia-Pacific

$ 35,244 
22,794
7,328
(3,020)

$ 28,838
19,967
6,778
(2,224)

$ 38,414
22,581
13,516
(3,300)

$ 62,346 

$ 53,359 

$ 71,211

$ 

4
2,475
541

$ 

1
1,863
360

$ 

53
1,599
1,648

$  3,020

$  2,224

$  3,300

$ 42,559 
5,742
14,045

$ 36,894 
6,050
10,415

$ 54,123
7,343
9,745

$ 62,346 

$ 53,359 

$ 71,211

Our consolidated net revenues for the year ended December 31, 
2006 increased $9.0 million or 17% as compared to 2005. 
During 2006, our consolidated net revenues peaked during the 
second quarter of the year when they totaled $18.9 million. 
During both the third and fourth quarters of 2006, our quarterly 
consolidated net revenues declined with net revenues during  
the third quarter totaling $16.6 million, and net revenues in the 
fourth quarter totaling $13.2 million. We attribute the strength  
in the second quarter of 2006 in part to the fact that we had 
several customers place large orders which were booked and 
shipped during the second quarter. In addition, we believe the 
industry up cycle peaked during the second quarter of 2006. 
The subsequent declines we experienced during the balance  
of the year in the levels of both our orders and net revenues 
were more significant in our manipulator/docking hardware and 
tester interface product segments than for our temperature 
management segment where we have continued to experience 
increased success in selling these products in markets which 
we believe to be less cyclical than the semiconductor test  
industry. Partially offsetting the decline in net revenues within 
our manipulator/docking hardware product segment during the 

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M A N A G E M E N T ’ S   D I S C U S S I O N   A N D   A N A L Y S I S
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)

second half of 2006 was continued strong demand for certain 
third-party products we distribute through our operation in 
Japan, which is included in this segment. 

Total orders for the year ended December 31, 2006 increased to 
$61.2 million on a consolidated basis as compared to $53.6 mil-
lion for 2005. For our manipulator/docking hardware, tempera-
ture management and tester interface product segments, total 
orders for 2006 were $33.9 million, $20.7 million and $6.6 mil-
lion, respectively, compared to $29.0 million, $17.9 million and 
$6.7 million, respectively, for 2005. Similar to the trend in our 
net revenues, the second quarter of 2006 represented the peak 
for our orders during the year with total orders of $20.4 million 
on a consolidated basis. For the third and fourth quarters of 
2006, our orders declined to $13.0 million and $12.2 million, 
respectively. We believe the decline in our orders during the 
second half of 2006 indicates that we are in the down portion  
of this business cycle. We cannot be certain what the level of 
our orders or net revenues will be in any future period.

B A C K L O G

At December 31, 2006, our backlog of unfilled orders for all 
products was approximately $4.8 million compared with approxi-
mately $6.0 million at December 31, 2005. Our backlog includes 
customer orders which we have accepted, substantially all of 
which we expect to deliver in 2007. While backlog is calculated 
on the basis of firm purchase orders, a customer may cancel an 
order or accelerate or postpone currently scheduled delivery 
dates. Our backlog may be affected by the tendency of custom-
ers to rely on short lead times available from suppliers, including 
us, in periods of depressed demand. In periods of increased 
demand, there is a tendency towards longer lead times that  
has the effect of increasing backlog. As a result, our backlog at 
a particular date is not necessarily indicative of sales for any  
future period.

C O S T   C O N T A I N M E N T   A N D  
O R G A N I Z A T I O N A L   C H A N G E S

In response to the cyclical nature of the ATE market in which  
we operate, we have taken various actions to restructure our 
operations in recent years. The goal of these actions was to  
significantly reduce our fixed operating costs and position our-
selves to more effectively meet the needs and expectations of 
the cyclical ATE market. The most recent actions (during late 
2004 and 2005) included organizational changes which allowed 
us to eliminate certain central corporate staff as well as work-
force reductions and facility closures which allowed us to elimi-
nate excess manufacturing capacity at certain of our locations. 

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In addition, during periods of significant weakened demand, 
such as in late 2004, we also implemented headcount reductions 
and salary and benefit adjustments as temporary cost-saving 
measures which we have reinstated as warranted by increases 
in our sales levels and profitability. This includes the restoration 
on April 1, 2006 of the salaries for certain staff in our manipulator/
docking hardware product segment which had been reduced  
in late 2004. In addition, on July 1, 2006, we reinstated our 
employer 401(k) matching contribution and increased salaries  
for most of our domestic staff, the majority of whom had not 
had salary increases in two years. Total 401(k) employer match 
expense incurred in 2006 was $242,000. Additional information 
regarding the various restructuring plans implemented in recent 
years, including the costs incurred, is set forth in Note 10 to the 
consolidated financial statements.

As of December 31, 2005, the only restructuring plan which 
was not completed was the closure of our U.K. manufacturing 
operation. We announced the closure of this operation in mid-
March 2005 and ceased manufacturing operations at this facility 
during the second quarter of 2005. In November 2006, we 
entered into an agreement to sub-lease the facility where this 
operation had been located. During the fourth quarter of 2006, 
we finalized this sub-leasing arrangement. As of December 31, 
2006, there are no accruals remaining related to the closure of 
this operation as all aspects of the closure are now complete. 
As a part of the sub-lease agreement; however, we remain  
obligated for the lease payments in the event the sub-lessee 
defaults. This guaranty obligation is more fully discussed below 
in the Liquidity and Capital Resources section. Our U.K. operation 
is included in our manipulator/docking hardware segment.

We believe the actions taken in recent years to reorganize and 
decentralize our operations have made us a more competitive 
company and have positioned us to adapt more quickly to new 
market challenges and opportunities through continued research 
and development as well as strategic merger and acquisition 
activities. As part of our continuing focus to determine methods 
to increase our profitability worldwide while operating in the 
cyclical ATE market, we intend to continue reviewing and evalu-
ating actions that could better match our operating costs against 
our anticipated future revenue and product demand as we  
pursue additional growth opportunities.

E X C E S S   A N D   O B S O L E T E    
I N V E N T O R Y   C H A R G E S

On a quarterly basis, we review our inventories and record 
charges for excess and obsolete inventory based upon our 
established objective excess and obsolete inventory criteria. 

 
These criteria identify material that has not been used in a work 
order during the prior twelve months and the quantity of material 
on hand that is greater than the average annual usage of that 
material over the prior three years. In certain cases, additional 
excess and obsolete inventory charges are recorded based upon 
current industry conditions, anticipated product life cycles, new 
product introductions and expected future use of the inventory. 
The excess and obsolete inventory charges we record establish 
a new cost basis for the related inventory. See also the section 
entitled “Critical Accounting Policies.”

We incurred charges for excess and obsolete inventory of 
$431,000, $1.0 million and $1.4 million for the years ended 
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The level of 
these charges was based upon a variety of factors, including 
changes in demand for our products and new product designs. 
The downward trend in our excess and obsolete inventory 
charges has been driven by a number of factors, including the 
stronger demand for our products during the recent up cycle as 
well as more efficient inventory management. The charges for 
2005 included approximately $173,000 related to the remaining 
inventory located at our U.K. manufacturing operation which 
was closed as of June 30, 2005, as previously discussed. The 
higher level of inventory obsolescence charges during 2004 was 
primarily the result of customer order cancellations after we had 
already purchased inventory to fulfill the orders and where that 
inventory could not be used in other products we manufacture 
due to its highly customized nature. In addition during 2004,  
we had increases in our reserves for excess quantities related  
to materials that were purchased based upon forecasted orders 
which did not materialize. During the fourth quarter of 2004, 
management made the determination to curtail the practice of 
purchasing significant amounts of inventory against forecasted 
orders due to the increased level of uncertainty in our current 
business outlook. However, in the future, we may determine 
that it is appropriate to increase the level of such purchases 
based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, gen-
eral market conditions and the specific delivery requirements  
of our customers. See also the section entitled “Critical 
Accounting Policies.”

During the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004,  
we utilized $335,000, $239,000 and $173,000, respectively,  
of material in production that had been written off as obsolete  
in prior periods. When previously written off inventory material 
is used in production, it has a zero cost basis and as a result, 
has the impact of improving our gross margin in the period 
used. For the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, 
the use of previously obsolete inventory materials did not mate-
rially change our gross margin.

P R O D U C T   W A R R A N T Y   C H A R G E S

We accrue product warranty charges quarterly, based upon our 
historical claims experience. In addition, from time to time, we 
accrue additional amounts based upon known product warranty 
issues, such as product retrofits. For the years ended December 
31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, our product warranty charges were 
$378,000, $549,000 and $2.0 million, or 0.6%, 1.0% and 2.8% 
of net revenues, respectively. The downward trend in our prod-
uct warranty charges has been driven by a number of factors 
including recent improvements in product quality as well as the 
fact that there were no introductions of new product families in 
2006 and 2005 in our manipulator/docking hardware segment. 
The higher levels of product warranty charges in 2004 were the 
result of specific product retrofits and other costs associated 
with several products we sold to certain ATE manufacturers. 
There were no similar known product retrofit warranty issues  
for which we needed to record additional specific product war-
ranty accruals in 2006 or 2005. The level of our product warranty 
charges both in absolute dollars and as a percentage of net reve-
nues is affected by a number of factors including the cyclicality 
of demand in the ATE industry, the prototype nature of much of 
our business, the complex nature of many of our products, the 
introduction of new product families which typically have higher 
levels of warranty claims than existing product families, and, at 
our discretion, providing warranty repairs or replacements to 
customers after the contracted warranty period has expired in 
order to promote strong customer relations. See also “Critical 
Accounting Policies.”

P R O D U C T / C U S T O M E R   M I X

Our three product segments each have multiple products that 
we design, manufacture and sell to our customers. The gross 
margin on each product we offer is impacted by a number of 
factors including the amount of intellectual property (such as 
patents) utilized in the product, the number of units ordered by 
the customer at one time, or the amount of inTEST designed 
and fabricated material included in our product compared with 
the amount of third-party designed and fabricated material 
included in our product. The weight of each of these factors,  
as well as the current market conditions, determines the ulti-
mate sales price we can obtain for our products and the  
resulting gross margin.

The mix of products we sell in any period is ultimately deter-
mined by our customers’ needs. Therefore, the mix of products 
sold in any given period can change significantly from the prior 
period. As a result, our consolidated gross margin can be signifi-
cantly impacted in any given period by a change in the mix of 
products sold in that period.

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M A N A G E M E N T ’ S   D I S C U S S I O N   A N D   A N A L Y S I S
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)

The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the  
principal items included in the “Consolidated Statements of 
Operations” as a percentage of total net revenues.

Percentage of Net Revenues 
Years Ended December 31,
2005

2004

2006

Net revenues
Cost of revenues

Gross margin

Selling expense
Engineering and product  
  development expense
General and administrative expense
Restructuring and other charges

Operating income (loss)
Other income (loss)

Earnings (loss) before income taxes
Income tax expense

100.0%
57.7

100.0%
62.9

100.0%
59.5

42.3

14.4

8.7
13.6
0.0

5.6
0.8

6.4
1.8

37.1

16.8

11.1
14.7
1.1

(6.6)
0.3

(6.3)
0.5

40.5

17.1

9.1
11.0
0.9

2.4
(0.1)

2.3
0.5

Net earnings (loss)

4.6%

(6.8)%

1.8%

Year Ended December 31, 2006 Compared  

to Year Ended December 31, 2005

Net Revenues. Net revenues were $62.3 million for 2006  
compared to $53.4 million for 2005, an increase of $9.0 million 
or 17%. We believe the increase in our net revenues reflects  
the aforementioned higher level of demand experienced in 
2006, particularly in the second quarter of the year, compared  
to weaker cyclical demand during most of 2005. During 2006, 
the net revenues (net of intersegment sales) of our manipulator/
docking hardware, temperature management and tester inter-
face product segments increased 22%, 12% and 6%, respec-
tively, as compared to 2005. We attribute the larger percentage 
increase in our manipulator/docking hardware product segment 
to the aforementioned strong demand for certain third-party 
products in Japan. We attribute the lower percentage increase 
in the net revenues of our tester interface segment to continued 
strong competition within this market as well as a more signifi-
cant slowdown in the business of several of the major customers 
of this segment. 

We sell our products to both semiconductor manufacturers (end 
user sales) and to ATE manufacturers (OEM sales) who ulti-
mately resell our equipment with theirs to semiconductor manu-
facturers. The mix of customers during any given period will 
affect our gross margin due to differing sales discounts and 
commissions. For the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 
and 2004, our OEM sales as a percentage of net revenues were 
23%, 22% and 39%, respectively.

The impact of an increase in OEM sales as a percentage of net 
revenues is generally a reduction in our gross margin, as OEM 
sales historically have had a more significant discount than end 
user sales. Our current net operating margins on most OEM 
sales for these product segments; however, are only slightly 
less than margins on end user sales because of the payment of 
third-party sales commissions on most end user sales. We also 
expect to continue to experience demands from our OEM cus-
tomers’ supply line managers to reduce our sales prices to 
them. This continued price pressure may have the ultimate 
effect of reducing our gross and operating margins if we cannot 
further reduce our manufacturing and operating costs.

R I S K   F A C T O R S

Please see Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our 2006 Annual Report 
on Form 10-K for a discussion of other important factors that 
could cause our results to differ materially from our prior  
results or those expressed or implied by our forward-looking 
statements.

R E S U L T S   O F   O P E R A T I O N S  

All of our products are used by semiconductor manufacturers in 
conjunction with ATE in the testing of ICs. Consequently, the 
results of operations for each product segment are generally 
affected by the same factors. Separate discussions and analyses 
for each product segment would be repetitive and obscure any 
unique factors that affected the results of operations of our dif-
ferent product segments. The discussion and analysis that fol-
lows, therefore, is presented on a consolidated basis for the 
Company as a whole and includes discussion of factors unique 
to each product segment where significant to an understanding 
of each segment.

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During 2006, our net revenues from customers in the U.S. and 
Asia increased 15% and 35%, respectively, while our net reve-
nues from customers in Europe declined 5% over the compara-
ble period in 2005. As previously mentioned, during 2005, we 
closed our U.K. manufacturing operation. When adjusted to 
exclude the sales of our U.K. operation in 2005, net revenues 
from customers in Europe increased 7% during 2006 as  
compared to 2005. The smaller percentage increase for our 
European customers reflects the fact that sales of temperature 
management products represent a higher percentage of our 
total European sales than of our domestic sales, and, as previ-
ously discussed, sales of our temperature management prod-
ucts have not been as significantly impacted by the changes in 
demand in the semiconductor industry. In addition, the lower 
percentage increase in sales to European customers can also be 
attributed to the fact that the sales of our Intestlogic operation 
in southern Germany increased only 4% in 2006 as compared  
to 2005. Sales of this subsidiary have also been less impacted 
by the changes in demand within the industry, decreasing only 
5% in 2005 as compared to 2004. We believe this reflects 
strong customer acceptance of the products manufactured by 
this subsidiary. The higher percentage increase for our custom-
ers in Asia primarily reflects an increase in sales of third-party 
products by our Japanese subsidiary as well as increases in 
sales of temperature management products by our subsidiary in 
Singapore. In addition, some of the sales which would have his-
torically been generated by our U.K. manufacturing operation 
were shifted to the operation in Singapore during 2006.

Gross Margin. Gross margin was 42% for 2006 as compared to 
37% for 2005. The increase in gross margin was primarily the 
result of a reduction in our fixed operating costs both in absolute 
dollar terms and as a percentage of net revenues. To a lesser 
extent, we also had a reduction in charges for excess and obso-
lete inventory in 2006 as compared to 2005. In absolute dollar 
terms, our fixed operating costs decreased $386,000 during 
2006 as compared to 2005. This decrease was primarily due to 
lower depreciation expense as a result of our lower fixed asset 
base as of December 31, 2006 compared to December 31, 
2005. In addition, there was also a decrease in our insurance 
premiums which was a result of several factors including the 
lower fixed asset base, lower total average headcount for cer-
tain operations and the closure of our U.K. manufacturing opera-
tion. The decrease in our fixed operating costs in absolute dollar 
terms combined with the higher net revenue levels in 2006 as 
compared to 2005 led to the overall decrease in fixed operating 
costs as a percentage of net revenues from 19% in 2005 to 
16% in 2006. Our excess and obsolete inventory charges 
totaled $431,000, or less than 1% of net revenues, for 2006  
as compared to $1.0 million, or 2% of net revenues, for 2005. 

We attribute the reduction in excess and obsolete inventory 
charges primarily to our continued efforts to more closely  
manage our inventory levels and purchasing policies to  
minimize our risk in this area.

Selling Expense. Selling expense was $9.0 million for 2006 
compared to $8.9 million for 2005, an increase of $27,000 or 
less than 1%. During 2006, there were increases in travel costs, 
fees paid to third parties for installation of our products at cus-
tomer sites, primarily in Asia, and sales commissions. The 
increase in travel costs primarily reflects more overseas trips  
to visit various customers in Asia and Europe. The increase in 
installation costs primarily represents instances where our inter-
nal sales people were not available to perform an installation at 
a customer site. In these situations, our practice is to hire a 
third-party to perform the installation for us. As our overseas 
business has grown, we have experienced more instances 
where we do not have internal sales personnel readily available 
to perform installations overseas. The increase in sales commis-
sions reflects the increase in the level of sales during 2006 as 
compared to 2005. These increases were offset primarily by 
decreases in expenditures related to certain limited duration 
marketing programs that were in place in early 2005 in our  
temperature management product segment, lower levels of 
product warranty expense, and a reduction in expenditures for 
demonstration equipment in 2006 as compared to 2005.

Engineering and Product Development Expense. Engineering 
and product development expense was $5.4 million for 2006 
compared to $5.9 million for 2005, a decrease of $502,000 or 
8%. We attribute the decrease primarily to the receipt of reim-
bursement payments totaling $700,000 during the first half of 
2006 for engineering services under a contract with one of the 
customers of our tester interface product segment. Under this 
contract we received payments based on achieving various mile-
stones (as defined in the contract) related to specified product 
redesign activities. This contract ended during the second quar-
ter of 2006, and no further payments will be received. In addi-
tion, expenditures for third-party consultants decreased during 
2006 as compared to 2005. These third-party consultants had 
been retained to assist in new product development efforts  
during 2005 for our tester interface product segment. These 
decreases were offset primarily by higher salary and benefits 
expense and increased spending on research and development 
materials during 2006 as compared to 2005. The increase in  
salary and benefits expense was due to hiring additional staff  
at our tester interface and temperature management product 
segments as well as the restoration of certain salaries and  
benefits. The increase in staff at our tester interface product 
segment primarily related to the engineering services contract 

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of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)

previously discussed. When this contract ended, certain staff 
members were either terminated or, in some cases, re-assigned 
to other projects. The increase in spending on research and 
development materials was related to various new product 
development projects primarily in our temperature management 
and manipulator/docking hardware product segments.

General and Administrative Expense. General and administrative 
expense was $8.5 million for 2006 compared to $7.8 million for 
2005, an increase of $610,000 or 8%. The increase was primar-
ily driven by an increase in salary and benefits expense which 
reflects the restoration of certain salaries and benefits in April 
and July 2006, as previously mentioned, as well as the hiring of 
some additional staff. To a lesser extent, we incurred additional 
professional fees related to audit, tax and other compliance 
work where we utilize the assistance of third-party profession-
als. The increase in these fees primarily reflects the growing 
number and complexity of the various accounting and other 
compliance matters that we encounter in the normal course of 
running our business. Finally, the amount of performance-based 
bonuses we accrued in 2006 increased as compared to 2005 
which reflects our positive results for 2006. 

Restructuring and Other Charges. Restructuring and other 
charges were $23,000 for 2006 compared to $572,000 for 
2005, a decrease of $549,000. The restructuring and other 
charges recorded during 2006 related to finalizing the sub-lease 
agreement for the facility where our U.K. manufacturing opera-
tion was located prior to its closure in mid-2005. The restructur-
ing and other charges recorded during 2005 consisted of 
$234,000 in severance and related costs and $303,000 in lease 
termination costs resulting from the closure of this same opera-
tion. In addition, we incurred $35,000 in severance and related 
costs associated with a workforce reduction at our facility in  
San Jose, California, in 2005. 

Other Income. Other income was $470,000 for 2006 compared 
to $124,000 for 2005, an increase of $346,000. The increase 
primarily reflects higher interest income, which was the result  
of both higher average cash balances and an increase in the rate 
of return earned on such balances, combined with a reduction in 
foreign exchange transaction losses. The reduction in foreign 
exchange transaction losses was primarily the result of a 
$167,000 foreign currency translation adjustment related to the 
final dissolution of our U.K. operation which was completed  
during the fourth quarter of 2006.

Income Tax Expense. For 2006, we recorded income tax 
expense of $1.1 million compared to $236,000 for 2005.  
Our effective tax rate was 28% for 2006 compared to (7)%  
for 2005. The increase in our effective tax rate during 2006 as  
compared to 2005 reflects that a higher proportion of our  

10  2006 Annual Report

taxable income for 2006 was generated by certain of our foreign 
operations where we do not have a history of operating losses 
and therefore do not have net operating loss carryforwards to 
offset income tax expense on those earnings. In addition, during 
2005 we recorded an income tax benefit related to a domestic 
income tax refund we received during the year. Due to our  
history of operating losses in our other operations, we have 
recorded a full valuation allowance against all domestic and  
certain foreign deferred tax assets, including net operating loss 
carryforwards, where we believe it is more likely than not that 
we will not have sufficient taxable income to utilize these assets 
before they expire.

Year Ended December 31, 2005 Compared  

to Year Ended December 31, 2004

Net Revenues. Net revenues were $53.4 million for 2005 com-
pared to $71.2 million for 2004, a decrease of $17.9 million or 
25%. Late in the third quarter of 2004, we began to see a 
decline in demand, and we believe the decrease in our net reve-
nues for 2005 reflects the weaker cyclical demand during 2005 
as compared to most of 2004. For 2005, the net revenues (net 
of intersegment sales) of our manipulator/docking hardware, 
temperature management and tester interface segments 
decreased $9.5 million or 25%, $2.9 million or 14% and $5.5 
million or 46%, respectively, over the comparable period in 2004. 
We believe the larger percentage decreases in our manipulator/
docking hardware and tester interface segments reflect the 
decreased production requirements of our customers during 
2005, and that the smaller percentage decrease in the sales of 
our temperature management segment reflects the fact that 
these products are used in less cyclical non-production environ-
ments, such as research and development laboratories, as well 
as in industries outside of semiconductor test. The larger per-
centage decline in the net revenues of our tester interface seg-
ment also reflects increased competition during 2005. This led to 
significant downward pressure on pricing and, in some cases, we 
chose not to bid on business rather than sell at prices where we 
would not be assured of positive margins. Instead, this segment 
focused on new product development areas during 2005.

During 2005, our net revenues from customers in the U.S. and 
Europe decreased 32% and 18%, respectively, and our net reve-
nues from customers in Asia increased 7% over the comparable 
period in 2004. The smaller percentage decline for our European 
customers reflects the fact that sales of temperature manage-
ment products represent a higher percentage of our total 
European sales than they do of our domestic sales, and, as pre-
viously discussed, sales of our temperature management prod-
ucts have not been as significantly impacted by the weakened 
demand in the industry. In addition, the lower percentage 

decline in sales to European customers can also be attributed to 
the fact that the sales of our Intestlogic operation in southern 
Germany decreased only 5% in 2005 as compared to 2004. We 
believe this reflects strong customer acceptance of the products 
manufactured by this subsidiary. The increase for our customers 
in Asia primarily reflects an increase in sales of third-party prod-
ucts by our Japanese subsidiary in 2005 as compared to 2004.

decreased selling expense. The decreases in these expense  
categories reflect both the aforementioned cost containment  
initiatives as well as decreased business activity. These 
decreases were offset somewhat by an increase in marketing 
costs for our temperature management product segment for a 
specific program we implemented in 2005 related to our 
300mm technology.

Gross Margin. Gross margin was 37% for 2005 as compared to 
41% for 2004. The decline in gross margin was primarily the 
result of our fixed operating costs not being as fully absorbed in 
2005 due to the significantly lower net revenue levels as com-
pared to 2004. As a percentage of net revenues, our fixed oper-
ating costs were 19% and 16% for 2005 and 2004, respectively. 
In absolute dollar terms, our fixed operating costs decreased 
$1.5 million during 2005 as compared to 2004. This decrease 
was primarily due to lower salary and benefits expense as a 
result of the cost containment initiatives we put into place during 
late 2004 and early 2005. This decrease was partially offset by a 
reduction in the utilization rates of our internal machine shop 
operations in both our Cherry Hill, New Jersey and our San Jose, 
California facilities, as well as an increase in our insurance premi-
ums. Our component material costs were 39% for 2005 as com-
pared to 38% for the comparable period in 2004. We attribute 
the increase in component material costs primarily to product 
mix. Our excess and obsolete inventory charges totaled $1.0  
million, or 2% of net revenues, for 2005 as compared to $1.4  
million, or 2% of net revenues, for 2004. Finally, although the 
absolute dollar value of direct labor decreased by $485,000 for 
2005 as compared to 2004, as a percentage of net revenues, 
direct labor remained consistent at 3% for both years due to the 
significantly lower net revenue levels in 2005 as compared to 
2004. We attribute the decrease in the absolute dollar value of 
direct labor to the aforementioned cost containment initiatives. 

Selling Expense. Selling expense was $8.9 million for 2005 
compared to $12.2 million for 2004, a decrease of $3.3 million 
or 27%. We attribute the decrease primarily to a $1.4 million 
decrease in product warranty costs as well as lower levels of 
commission expense. The decrease in product warranty costs is 
due in part to the fact that our warranty costs in 2004 included 
$531,000 in charges related to product retrofits and other costs 
associated with several products we sold to three ATE manufac-
turers. In addition, during the third quarter of 2004, we recorded 
charges of approximately $200,000 as a result of negative 
trends in our historical claims experience. There were no similar 
charges in 2005. Commission expense decreased $717,000,  
primarily due to the significantly lower net revenue levels. To a 
lesser extent, decreases in salary and benefits expense, travel 
expenses, freight and advertising also contributed to the 

Engineering and Product Development Expense. Engineering 
and product development expense was $5.9 million for 2005 
compared to $6.5 million for 2004, a decrease of $520,000 or 
8%. We attribute the decrease primarily to an $898,000 reduc-
tion in salary and benefits expense. This reduction was primarily 
the result of the aforementioned cost containment initiatives.  
To a lesser extent there were also decreases in spending on 
travel and supplies. These decreases were partially offset by a 
$459,000 increase in the use of third-party consultants, primar-
ily by our tester interface product segment related to specific 
product development projects.

General and Administrative Expense. General and administrative 
expense was $7.8 million in each of 2005 and 2004. There were 
decreases in travel and information technology costs during 
2005 as compared to the same period in 2004, which were off-
set by higher levels of incentive compensation expense related 
to grants of restricted stock. During 2004, we implemented a 
new company-wide enterprise resource planning system. The 
implementation process required significant additional travel  
and use of third-party consultants to complete. The system 
implementation was completed in 2004; therefore, no charges 
associated with this process were recorded in 2005. In 2004, 
we began granting restricted stock awards as a form of incen-
tive compensation for certain members of management and 
directors. The value of the shares granted is expensed over the  
four-year vesting period. The level of expense in 2004 was sig-
nificantly lower than in 2005 since the first grant of restricted 
stock was not made until the fourth quarter of 2004.

Restructuring and Other Charges. Restructuring and other 
charges were $572,000 for 2005 compared to $627,000 for 
2004, a decrease of $55,000 or 9%. As previously discussed, 
the restructuring and other charges recorded during 2005 con-
sisted of $234,000 in severance and related costs and $303,000 
in lease termination costs resulting from the closure of our U.K. 
manufacturing operation. In addition, we incurred $35,000 in 
severance and related costs associated with a workforce reduc-
tion at our facility in San Jose, California. The restructuring and 
other charges in 2004 consisted of severance costs of approxi-
mately $527,000 related to the reorganization of our domestic 
operations and long-lived asset impairments of $100,000 related 
to our U.K. facility.

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of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)

Other Income (Expense). Other income was $124,000 for 2005 
compared to other expense of $77,000 for 2004, an increase of 
$201,000. The increase reflects higher interest income due pri-
marily to the receipt of $79,000 in interest related to a domestic 
income tax refund we received during 2005 combined with an 
$89,000 decrease in foreign exchange transaction losses during 
2005 as compared to 2004.

Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense was $236,000 for 
2005 compared to $398,000 for 2004. Our effective tax rate  
for 2005 was (7)% compared to 24% in 2004. Our income tax 
expense recorded during 2005 included a $243,000 tax benefit 
related to domestic income tax refunds we received during the 
second and third quarters of the year. This amount was offset 
by foreign income tax expense we recorded on the earnings of 
certain of our foreign operations where we do not have net 
operating loss carryforwards to offset income tax expense on 
those earnings. The income tax expense recorded during 2004 
represents foreign income tax expense on the earnings of these 
same operations. We increased our valuation allowance against 
our net deferred tax assets by $644,000 and $213,000 in 2005 
and 2004, respectively, due to taxable losses experienced in our 
domestic and certain foreign operations and the uncertainty  
surrounding whether we would be able to generate sufficient 
taxable income to fully utilize these net operating loss carry-
forwards before they expire.

L I Q U I D I T Y   A N D   C A P I T A L   R E S O U R C E S  

Net cash provided by operations for the year ended  
December 31, 2006 was $6.4 million, compared to $398,000  
in 2005, bringing our cash and cash equivalents to $13.2 million 
at December 31, 2006. The increase in cash provided by opera-
tions in 2006 was primarily the result of $2.9 million of net 
income generated in 2006 compared to a $3.6 million net loss  
in 2005. Although net revenues for 2006 increased $9.0 million 
or 17% for the year as compared to 2005, accounts receivable 

decreased $724,000 at December 31, 2006 compared to 
December 31, 2005. This reflects the aforementioned slowdown 
in business activity in the second half of 2006. We had no sig-
nificant change in the level of inventory on hand at December 
31, 2006 compared to December 31, 2005, which we attribute 
both to the slowdown in business activity in late 2006 as well  
as stronger inventory management practices. Accounts payable 
increased $609,000 from December 31, 2005 to December 31, 
2006 primarily due to the timing of payments for purchases 
made during the fourth quarter of 2006 in our temperature man-
agement product segment and in our Japanese subsidiary. 
Accrued wages and benefits increased $387,000 as the result  
of increases in vacation accruals, performance-based bonus 
accruals and payroll withholdings related to the domestic 401(k) 
plan. Refundable domestic and foreign income taxes increased 
$512,000 from December 31, 2005 to December 31, 2006 as  
a result of accruing income taxes on the earnings of our foreign 
subsidiaries where we do not have net operating loss carryfor-
wards to offset this expense, as previously discussed. 

Purchases of machinery and equipment were $809,000 for the 
year ended December 31, 2006, consisting of $332,000 primar-
ily for computer hardware, software and quality assurance 
equipment for our three domestic operations, $243,000 for 
demonstration equipment for our temperature management and 
tester interface divisions and $42,000 for additional leasehold 
improvements primarily for our tester interface facility in San 
Jose, California. The balance was primarily for machinery and 
equipment for our foreign locations. 

We have no commitments for capital expenditures in 2007; 
however, depending upon changes in market demand, we will 
make such purchases as we deem necessary or appropriate.

Net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended 
December 31, 2006 was $145,000, which represented $169,000 
of proceeds from stock options exercised and payments made 
under capital lease obligations of $24,000.

Our total committed contracts that will affect cash over the next five years and beyond are as follows:

Expected Cash Payments By Year

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

$ 

8
1,734
250

$ 

8
1,554
—

$ 

8
1,537
—

$ 

1
1,262
—

$  —
327
—

2012 & 
Beyond

Total

$— $ 

74
—

25
6,488
250

$ 1,992

$ 1,562

$ 1,545

$ 1,263

$ 327

$74

$ 6,763

Contractual Commitments ($ in thousands)

Capital lease obligations
Operating lease obligations
Letters of credit

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The amounts above do not include minimum purchase require-
ments related to an exclusive rights agreement to market and 
sell certain products which are the proprietary and confidential 
designs of one of the suppliers of our tester interface product 
segment. The total minimum purchase requirements per the 
terms of the agreement for the forty-eight month period begin-
ning April 1, 2006 are approximately $1.5 million. During 2006, 
we did not meet the minimum annual purchase requirements 
and we do not expect to meet the minimum annual purchase 
requirements in the future. There is no financial liability for not 
meeting these purchase requirements; however, the supplier 
has the right to terminate our exclusive right to market and sell 
the products covered by the agreement. We are not currently 
using these products in any of the products we sell, although 
we are still exploring potential uses for them in new product 
designs. As of December 31, 2006, we have not been notified 
by the supplier of any intention to terminate the agreement. 

In connection with the closure of our U.K. manufacturing opera-
tion, we have entered into a sub-leasing arrangement for the 
facility which was occupied by this operation prior to its closure. 
As a condition of the sub-lease, the landlord of this facility has 
required that we guarantee the performance of the sub-lessee 
with respect to the lease payments. We have performed a credit 
analysis of the sub-lessee and believe that a default by them 
with regard to their obligations under the sub-lease agreement 
is remote. However, as of December 31, 2006, there was 
approximately $431,000 of future payments that we would be 
obligated to make if the sub-lessee were to default and we were 
unable to enter into a new sub-lease agreement with another 
party. Our original lease on this facility extends through 
December 31, 2010. As of December 31, 2006 we have not 
recorded any amounts in our financial statements related to  
this guarantee.

We have a secured credit facility that provides for maximum 
borrowings of $250,000. We have not utilized this facility to  
borrow any funds. Our usage consists of the issuance of letters 
of credit in the face amount of $250,000. We pay a quarterly  
fee of 1.5% per annum on the total amount of the outstanding 
letters of credit. The terms of the loan agreement require that 
we maintain a minimum level of $200,000 of domestic cash. 
This credit facility expires on September 30, 2007.

We believe that our existing cash balances plus the anticipated 
cash to be provided from operations will be sufficient to satisfy 
our cash requirements for the foreseeable future. As previously 
discussed, we believe we have entered another cyclical down-
turn in our industry and have experienced a decline in our orders 
and sales activity in the second half of 2006. We cannot be  
certain how long this downturn will last or what the rate of 
increases or decreases in our quarterly net revenues and book-
ings will be in any future period. As a result, we may require 
additional debt or equity financing to meet working capital or 
capital expenditure needs. We cannot be certain that, if needed, 
we would be able to raise such additional financing or upon 
what terms such financing would be available.

N E W   O R   R E C E N T L Y   A D O P T E D  
A C C O U N T I N G   S T A N D A R D S

See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for informa-
tion concerning the implementation and impact of new or 
recently adopted accounting standards.

C R I T I C A L   A C C O U N T I N G   P O L I C I E S

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in confor-
mity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and judg-
ments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, 
revenues, expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets 
and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, 
including those related to inventories, long-lived assets, good-
will, identifiable intangibles, deferred income tax valuation allow-
ances and product warranty reserves. We base our estimates 
on historical experience and on appropriate and customary 
assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circum-
stances, the results of which form the basis for making judg-
ments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are 
not readily apparent from other sources. Some of these account-
ing estimates and assumptions are particularly sensitive 
because of their significance to our consolidated financial state-
ments and because of the possibility that future events affecting 
them may differ markedly from what had been assumed when 
the financial statements were prepared.

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of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)

to its identifiable tangible and intangible assets, resulting in an 
implied valuation of goodwill associated with the reporting unit. 
We would measure the impairment based on the difference 
between the implied valuation of the goodwill and its actual  
carrying value. During 2006, we did not record any impairment 
charges for goodwill or identifiable intangibles. Goodwill and 
intangible assets totaled $2.9 million at December 31, 2006.

I n c o m e  Ta x e s

Deferred tax assets are analyzed to determine if there will be 
sufficient taxable income in the future in order to realize such 
assets. We assess all of the positive and negative evidence  
concerning the realizability of the deferred tax assets, including 
our historical results of operations for the recent past and our 
projections of future results of operations, in which we make 
subjective determinations of future events. If, after assessing  
all of the evidence, both positive and negative, a determination 
is made that the realizability of the deferred tax assets is not 
more likely than not, we establish a deferred tax valuation allow-
ance for all or a portion of the deferred tax assets depending 
upon the specific facts. If any of the significant assumptions 
were changed, materially different results could occur, which 
could significantly change the amount of the deferred tax valua-
tion allowance established. As of December 31, 2006, due to 
our history of operating losses, we have a 100% valuation allow-
ance against all deferred tax assets, including net operating loss 
carryforwards, where we believe it is more likely than not that 
we will not have sufficient taxable income to utilize these assets 
before they expire.

Pr o d u c t  Wa r r a n t y  A c c r u a l

In connection with the accrual of warranty costs associated with 
our products, we make assumptions about the level of product 
failures that may occur in the future. These assumptions are  
primarily based upon historical claims experience. Should the 
rate of future product failures significantly differ from historical 
levels, our accrued warranty reserves would need to be 
adjusted, and the amount of the adjustment could be material. 
At December 31, 2006, accrued warranty was $857,000 and  
we incurred product warranty costs of $378,000 for the year 
then ended.

I n v e n t o r y  Va l u a t i o n

Inventory is valued at standard cost, which approximates actual 
cost computed on a first-in, first-out basis, not in excess of mar-
ket value. On a quarterly basis, we review our inventories and 
record excess and obsolete inventory charges based upon our 
established objective excess and obsolete inventory criteria. 
These criteria identify material that has not been used in a work 
order during the prior twelve months and the quantity of mate-
rial on hand that is greater than the average annual usage of that 
material over the prior three years. In certain cases, additional 
charges for excess and obsolete inventory are recorded based 
upon current industry conditions, anticipated product life cycles, 
new product introductions and expected future use of the inven-
tory. The charges for excess and obsolete inventory that we 
record establish a new cost basis for the related inventory. In 
2006, we recorded an inventory obsolescence charge for excess 
and obsolete inventory of $431,000. 

Lo n g - Li v e d   A s s e t  Va l u a t i o n

We assess the impairment of identifiable intangibles and long-
lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indi-
cate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Factors we 
consider important which could indicate impairment include sig-
nificant underperformance relative to expected historical or pro-
jected future operating results, significant changes in the 
manner of our use of the asset or the strategy for our overall 
business and significant negative industry or economic trends. 
When we determine that the carrying value of intangibles and/or 
long-lived assets may not be recoverable based upon the exis-
tence of one or more of the above indicators of impairment, we 
prepare projections of operations for our product segments 
where these intangibles and/or long-lived assets are associated. 
If the carrying value of the intangible assets and/or long-lived 
assets exceeds the undiscounted cash flows per the projec-
tions, then we would record an impairment charge. We measure 
the impairment based upon the projected discounted cash flows 
using a discount rate determined by our management to be 
commensurate with the risk inherent in our current business 
model. At December 31, 2006 long-lived assets were $3.3  
million and no asset impairments were recorded during 2006. 

G o o d w i l l

At least annually, we review our goodwill for impairment by 
comparing the fair value of our reporting units to their carrying 
values. If the result of this analysis indicates that an impairment 
charge is required, the fair value of the reporting unit is allocated  

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Q U A N T I T A T I V E   A N D   Q U A L I T A T I V E   D I S C L O S U R E S
About Market Risk

F O R E I G N   C U R R E N C Y   R I S K

I N T E R E S T   R A T E   R I S K

As of December 31, 2006, we had cash and cash equivalents of 
$13.2 million. We generally place our investments in U.S. 
Treasury obligations or money market funds backed by such 
investments. We have not held and do not hold any derivatives 
related to our interest rate exposure. Due to the average matu-
rity and conservative nature of our investment portfolio, a sud-
den change in interest rates would not have a material effect on 
the value of the portfolio. Management estimates that had the 
average yield of our investments decreased by 100 basis points, 
our interest income for year ended December 31, 2006 would 
have decreased by less than $103,000. This estimate assumes 
that the decrease occurred on the first day of 2006 and reduced 
the yield of each investment by 100 basis points. The impact on 
our future interest income of future changes in investment 
yields will depend largely on the gross amount of our cash, cash 
equivalents and short-term investments. See “Liquidity and 
Capital Resources” as part of Management’s Discussion and 
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

We are subject to the risk of changes in foreign currency 
exchange rates due to our global operations. We manufacture 
and sell our products primarily in North America, Europe and 
Asia. As a result, our financial results could be significantly 
affected by factors such as changes in foreign currency 
exchange rates or weak economic conditions in foreign markets 
in which we manufacture and sell our products. Our operating 
results are primarily exposed to changes in exchange rates 
between the U.S. dollar and the Euro, the Singapore dollar and/
or the Japanese Yen. 

As currency exchange rates change, translation of the state-
ments of operations of our international businesses into U.S. 
dollars affects year-over-year comparability of operating results. 
We do not hedge operating translation risks because cash 
flows from international operations are generally reinvested 
locally. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates are gener-
ally reported as a component of stockholders’ equity as all of 
our foreign subsidiaries report in their local currencies. Total 
other comprehensive income (loss) was $372,000, ($812,000) 
and $571,000 in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively, due to 
cumulative translation adjustments.

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, our net current assets 
(defined as current assets less current liabilities) subject to for-
eign currency translation risk were $5.1 million and $3.4 million, 
respectively. The potential decrease in net current assets from a 
hypothetical 10% adverse change in quoted foreign currency 
exchange rates would be $508,000 and $339,000, respectively. 
The sensitivity analysis presented assumes a parallel shift in for-
eign currency exchange rates. Exchange rates rarely move in the 
same direction. This assumption may overstate the impact of 
changing exchange rates on individual assets and liabilities 
denominated in a foreign currency.

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R E P O R T   O F   I N D E P E N D E N T   R E G I S T E R E D   P U B L I C   A C C O U N T I N G   F I R M

The Board of Directors and Stockholders 
inTEST Corporation:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets 
of inTEST Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 
and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations, 
comprehensive earnings (loss), stockholders’ equity, and cash 
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended 
December 31, 2006. These consolidated financial statements 
are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our 
responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated 
financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of 
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). 
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit 
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial 
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes 
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and 
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes 
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates 
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial 
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a 
reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to 
above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial posi-
tion of inTEST Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 
2006 and 2005, and the results of their operations and their 
cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended 
December 31, 2006, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted 
accounting principles.

As discussed in Notes 2 and 14 to the consolidated financial 
statements, effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted 
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R, 
Share-Based Payment.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
March 30, 2007

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C O N S O L I D A T E D   B A L A N C E   S H E E T S
(In thousands, except share data)

ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents
  Trade accounts and notes receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $133 and $199, respectively

Inventories

  Refundable domestic income taxes
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets

  Total current assets

Property and equipment:
  Machinery and equipment
Leasehold improvements

Less: accumulated depreciation

  Net property and equipment

Other assets
Goodwill
Intangible assets, net

  Total assets

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUIT Y
Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable
  Accrued wages and benefits
  Accrued warranty
  Accrued sales commissions
  Accrued restructuring and other charges
  Other accrued expenses
  Domestic and foreign income taxes payable
  Capital lease obligations
  Deferred rent

  Total current liabilities

Capital lease obligations, net of current portion
Deferred rent, net of current portion

  Total liabilities

Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 8, 12 and 15)
Stockholders’ equity:
  Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding
  Common stock, $0.01 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 9,510,755 and 9,460,255 shares issued, respectively
  Additional paid-in capital
  Retained earnings
  Accumulated other comprehensive income
  Deferred stock compensation
  Treasury stock, at cost; 212,050 and 284,577 shares, respectively

  Total stockholders’ equity

  Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

December 31,
2006

2005

$ 13,174
8,678
6,193
15
743

$  7,295
9,443
6,235
24
609

28,803

23,606

7,976
3,256

11,232
(7,904)

3,328

700
2,629
299

7,641
3,214

10,855
(6,904)

3,951

594
2,403
315

$ 35,759

$ 30,869

$  3,145
1,894
857
418
—
1,000
971
7
118

$  2,527
1,492
935
391
205
1,272
447
24
118

8,410

7,411

16
511

23
629

8,937

8,063

—
95
24,515
2,914
609
—
(1,311)

—
95
25,099
43
237
(909)
(1,759)

26,822

22,806

$ 35,759

$ 30,869

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C O N S O L I D A T E D   S T A T E M E N T S   O F   O P E R A T I O N S
(In thousands, except share and per share data)

Net revenues
Cost of revenues

Gross margin

Operating expenses:
  Selling expense
  Engineering and product development expense
  General and administrative expense
  Restructuring and other charges

  Total operating expenses

Operating income (loss)

Other income (expense):

Interest income
Interest expense

  Other

  Total other income (expense)

Earnings (loss) before income taxes
Income tax expense

Net earnings (loss)

Net earnings (loss) per common share:
  Basic
  Diluted
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
  Basic
  Diluted

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Years Ended December 31,

2006

2005

2004

$62,346
35,952

$53,359
33,579

$71,211
42,342

26,394

19,780

28,869

8,955
5,439
8,457
23

22,874

3,520

355
(5)
120

470

3,990
1,119

8,928
5,941
7,847
572

23,288

(3,508)

189
(15)
(50)

124

(3,384)
236

12,213
6,461
7,823
627

27,124

1,745

89
(13)
(153)

(77)

1,668
398

$  2,871

$ (3,620)

$  1,270

$    0.32
$    0.31

$   (0.41)
$   (0.41)

$    0.15
$    0.14

9,046,680
9,187,979

8,806,528
8,806,528

8,479,914
8,804,479

C O N S O L I D A T E D   S T A T E M E N T S   O F   C O M P R E H E N S I V E   E A R N I N G S   ( L O S S )
(In thousands)

Years Ended December 31,
2005

2006

2004

Net earnings (loss)
Transfer of cumulative translation adjustment upon dissolution of foreign subsidiary
Foreign currency translation adjustments

Comprehensive earnings (loss)

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

$2,871
(167)
539

$(3,620)
—
(812)

$1,270
—
571

$3,243

$(4,432)

$1,841

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C O N S O L I D A T E D   S T A T E M E N T S   O F   S T O C K H O L D E R S ’   E Q U I T Y
(In thousands, except share data)

Common Stock

Shares

Amount

Balance, January 1, 2004
Net earnings
Other comprehensive income
Stock options exercised
Issuance of shares in connection with  
  acquisition of Intestlogic
Deferred stock compensation related to  

issuance of restricted stock

Amortization of deferred compensation  

related to restricted stock

Balance, December 31, 2004
Net loss
Other comprehensive loss
Deferred stock compensation related to  

issuance of restricted stock

Amortization of deferred compensation related  

to restricted stock

Elimination of deferred stock compensation  

related to restricted stock forfeited

Stock options exercised
Issuance of shares in connection with  
  acquisition of Intestlogic
Issuance of 91,071 shares of treasury stock  

to satisfy profit sharing liability

Balance, December 31, 2005
Reclassification of deferred stock compensation  
  upon adoption of SFAS No. 123R
Net earnings
Other comprehensive income
Stock options exercised
Amortization of deferred compensation  

related to restricted stock

Issuance of 72,527 shares of treasury stock  

to satisfy profit sharing liability

8,737,505
—
—
232,659

100,000

230,000

—

9,300,164
—
—

35,000

—

(5,000)
30,091

100,000

—

9,460,255

—
—
—
50,500

—

—

Balance, December 31, 2006

9,510,755

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

$87
—
—
3

1

2

—

93
—
—

—

—

—
1

1

—

95

—
—
—
—

—

—

$95

Additional 
Paid-In 
Capital

$21,955
—
—
904

Retained 
Earnings

$2,393
1,270
—
—

755

1,102

—

24,716
—
—

129

—

(24)
93

373

(188)

25,099

(909)
—
—
169

317

(161)

—

—

—

3,663
(3,620)
—

—

—

—
—

—

—

43

—
2,871
—
—

—

—

Accumulated 
Other 
Comprehensive 
Earnings (Loss)

Deferred 
Compensation

Treasury 
Stock

Total 
Stockholders’ 
Equity

$   478
—
571
—

—

—

—

1,049
—
(812)

—

—

—
—

—

—

237

—
—
372
—

—

—

$ 

 —
—
—
—

—

(1,104)

23

(1,081)
—
—

(129)

277

24
—

—

—

$(2,322)
—
—
—

$22,591
1,270
571
907

—

—

—

756

—

23

(2,322)
—
—

26,118
(3,620)
(812)

—

—

—
—

—

563

—

277

—
94

374

375

(909)

(1,759)

22,806

909
—
—
—

—

—

—
—
—
—

—

448

—
2,871
372
169

317

287

$24,515

$2,914

$   609

$ 

 —

$(1,311)

$26,822

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C O N S O L I D A T E D   S T A T E M E N T S   O F   C A S H   F L O W S
(In thousands)

Cash Flows from Operating Activities
  Net earnings (loss)
  Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

  Depreciation and amortization

Impairment of long-lived assets
Foreign exchange (gain) loss

  Amortization of deferred compensation related to restricted stock

Issuance of treasury stock to satisfy profit sharing liability
(Gain) loss on disposal of fixed assets

  Proceeds from sale of demonstration equipment, net of gain
  Changes in assets and liabilities:

  Trade accounts and notes receivable

Inventories

  Refundable domestic income taxes
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets
  Other assets
  Accounts payable
  Accrued wages and benefits
  Accrued warranty
  Accrued sales commissions
  Accrued restructuring and other charges
  Other accrued expenses
  Domestic and foreign income taxes payable
  Deferred rent

Net cash provided by operating activities

Cash Flows from Investing Activities
  Purchase of property and equipment
  Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

Net cash used in investing activities

Cash Flows from Financing Activities
  Deferred rent resulting from landlord provided tenant improvements
  Repayments of capital lease obligations
  Proceeds from stock options exercised

Net cash provided by financing activities

Effects of exchange rates on cash

Net cash provided by (used in) all activities
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Details of acquisition:
  Common stock released from escrow
  Goodwill resulting from acquisition
Restricted stock awards granted

Capital lease additions

Cash payments (refunds) for:
  Domestic and foreign income taxes

Interest

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

20  2006 Annual Report

Years Ended December 31,
2006

2005

2004

$  2,871

$ (3,620)

$  1,270

1,481
—
(23)
317
287
(7)
2

724
113
9
(129)
(102)
609
387
(86)
16
(221)
(286)
512
(118)

1,873
—
134
277
375
15
14

(3,011)
3,056
704
215
(61)
444
85
(262)
(107)
(45)
403
16
(107)

2,106
100
217
23
—
175
83

2,505
(1,979)
23
(275)
248
(1,582)
584
97
10
261
(70)
169
—

6,356

398

3,965

(809)
41

(768)

—
(24)
169

145

146

(1,448)
—

(2,326)
—

(1,448)

(2,326)

854
(106)
94

842

(183)

—
(93)
907

814

117

5,879
7,295

(391)
7,686

2,570
5,116

$ 13,174

$  7,295

$  7,686

$  — $ 
—
28

$ 

$ 

374
(374)
129

$  756
(756)
$  1,104

$  — $  — $ 

36

$ 

601
5

$ 

(502)
15

$  228
13

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
N O T E S   T O   C O N S O L I D A T E D   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
(In thousands, except share and per share data)

( 1 )   N A T U R E   O F   O P E R A T I O N S

Reclassification 

We are an independent designer, manufacturer and marketer of 
manipulator and docking hardware products, temperature man-
agement systems and tester interface products that are used by 
semiconductor manufacturers in conjunction with automatic test 
equipment (“ATE”) in the testing of integrated circuits (“ICs” or 
“semiconductors”).

The consolidated entity is comprised of inTEST Corporation  
(parent) and our wholly-owned subsidiaries. We manufacture 
our products in the U.S., Germany and Singapore. Marketing  
and support activities are conducted worldwide from our facili-
ties in the U.S., the U.K., Germany, Japan and Singapore. 

The semiconductor industry in which we operate is character-
ized by rapid technological change, competitive pricing pres-
sures and cyclical market patterns. This industry is subject to 
significant economic downturns at various times. Our financial 
results are affected by a wide variety of factors, including, but 
not limited to, general economic conditions worldwide or in the 
markets in which we operate, economic conditions specific to 
the semiconductor industry, our ability to safeguard patents and 
intellectual property in a rapidly evolving market, downward pric-
ing pressures from customers, and our reliance on a relatively 
few number of customers for a significant portion of our sales. 
In addition, we are exposed to the risk of obsolescence of our 
inventory depending on the mix of future business and techno-
logical changes within the industry. As a result of these or other 
factors, we may experience significant period-to-period fluctua-
tions in future operating results.

( 2 )    S U M M A R Y   O F   S I G N I F I C A N T  
A C C O U N T I N G   P O L I C I E S

Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include  
our accounts and those of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. All 
significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been 
eliminated upon consolidation. The preparation of financial  
statements in conformity with accounting principles generally 
accepted in the United States of America requires us to make 
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of 
assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and lia-
bilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported 
amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. 
Actual results could differ from those estimates. Certain of our 
accounts, including long-lived assets, goodwill, inventory, 
deferred income tax valuation allowances and product warranty 
reserves, are particularly impacted by estimates.

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to be compa-
rable with the current year’s presentation.

Cash and Cash Equivalents 

Short-term investments that have maturities of three months or 
less when purchased are considered to be cash equivalents and 
are carried at cost, which approximates market value. 

Trade Accounts and Notes Receivable

Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount 
and do not bear interest. We grant credit to customers and gen-
erally require no collateral. To minimize our risk, we perform 
ongoing credit evaluations of our customers’ financial condition. 
The allowance for doubtful accounts is our best estimate of the 
amount of probable credit losses in our existing accounts receiv-
able. We determine the allowance based on historical write-off 
experience and the aging of such receivables, among other fac-
tors. Account balances are charged off against the allowance 
after all means of collection have been exhausted and the poten-
tial for recovery is considered remote. We do not have any off-
balance sheet credit exposure related to our customers. Bad 
debt (recovery) expense was $(16), $55 and $38 for the years 
ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

Notes receivable are due from trade customers in Japan and 
have original maturities of less than six months. The notes are 
non-interest bearing. Notes receivable were $163 and $164  
at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Cash flows  
from accounts and notes receivable are recorded in operating 
cash flows.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments 

Our financial instruments, principally accounts and notes  
receivable and accounts payable, are carried at cost which 
approximates fair value, due to the short maturities of the 
accounts. The estimated fair values of our capital lease obliga-
tions approximate their carrying value based upon the rates 
offered to us for similar type arrangements.

Inventories 

Inventory is valued at standard cost, which approximates actual 
cost computed on a first-in, first-out basis, not in excess of mar-
ket value. Cash flows from the sale of inventory are recorded in 
operating cash flows. On a quarterly basis, we review our inven-
tories and record excess and obsolete inventory charges based 
upon our established objective excess and obsolete inventory 
criteria. These criteria identify material that has not been used in 
a work order during the prior twelve months and the quantity of 

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N O T E S   T O   C O N S O L I D A T E D   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
(In thousands, except share and per share data) (continued)

Goodwill at both December 31, 2006 and 2005 relates to  
the manipulator/docking hardware segment. Changes in the 
amount of the carrying value of goodwill for the years ended 
December 31, 2006 and 2005 are as follows:

Balance—Beginning of period
Goodwill recorded during the year
Impact of foreign currency translation

Balance—End of period

2006

2005

$2,403
—
226

$2,318
374
(289)

$2,629

$2,403

During 2005, we issued 100,000 shares of common stock to 
the former owner of our Intestlogic subsidiary. These shares 
were issued pursuant to a provision contained in the amended 
agreement of sale that established revenue targets in 2005 that 
if met would require the issuance of up to 100,000 shares of 
common stock. During the third and fourth quarters of 2005,  
the revenue targets were achieved, and shares were issued.  
In connection with the issuance of these shares, we recorded 
goodwill of $374, which represented the fair market value of  
the shares issued. 

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, definite life intangibles 
totaled $299 and $315, net of accumulated amortization of  
$221 and $152, respectively. These definite life intangibles are 
the result of our acquisition of Intestlogic and are being amor-
tized using the straight-line method over the remaining esti-
mated useful life of six years. These definite life intangible 
assets are technology based, include patented technology and 
are allocated to the manipulator/docking hardware segment.  
The following table sets forth changes in the amount of the  
carrying value of definite life intangibles for the years ended 
December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively:

Balance—Beginning of period
Amortization
Impact of foreign currency translation

Balance—End of period

2006

2005

$315
(50)
34

$414
(49)
(50)

$299

$315

Estimated annual amortization expense for each of the next five 
years is $50.

material on hand that is greater than the average annual usage 
of that material over the prior three years. In certain cases, addi-
tional excess and obsolete inventory charges are recorded based 
upon current industry conditions, anticipated product life cycles, 
new product introductions and expected future use of the inven-
tory. The charges for excess and obsolete inventory we record 
establish a new cost basis for the related inventory. We incurred 
excess and obsolete inventory charges of $431, $1,044 and 
$1,397 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 
2004, respectively.

Property and Equipment 

Machinery and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is 
based upon the estimated useful life of the assets using the 
straight-line method. The estimated useful lives range from two 
to seven years. Leasehold improvements are recorded at cost 
and amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the esti-
mated useful life of the asset. Total depreciation expense, 
including amortization of assets acquired under capital leases, 
was $1,431, $1,824 and $2,058 for the years ended December 
31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Expenditures for mainte-
nance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 
(“SFAS”) No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of 
Long-Lived Assets, we continually monitor events and changes 
in circumstances that could indicate carrying amounts of long-
lived assets may not be recoverable. When such events or 
changes in circumstances occur, we assess the recoverability of 
long-lived assets by determining whether the carrying value of 
such assets will be recovered through undiscounted expected 
future cash flows. If the total of the undiscounted future cash 
flows is less than the carrying amount of those assets, we rec-
ognize an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying 
amount over the fair value of the assets.

Goodwill and Intangibles 

In accordance with SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible 
Assets, goodwill and other indefinite life intangible assets are no 
longer subject to amortization. Instead, they are subject to at 
least an annual assessment for impairment by applying a fair 
value based test. During 2006 and 2005, we assessed our 
goodwill for impairment in accordance with the requirements of 
SFAS No. 142, and no impairments of goodwill were indicated 
based on these assessments. 

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Stock-Based Compensation

Engineering and Product Development 

For the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, we followed 
the provisions of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based 
Compensation, as amended by SFAS No. 148, Accounting for 
Stock-Based Compensation—Transition and Disclosure. As per-
mitted under SFAS No. 123, we elected to follow the provisions 
of Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25 to 
account for stock-based awards to employees. Under APB 
Opinion No. 25, compensation expense with respect to such 
awards was not recognized, if on the date the awards were 
granted, the award price equaled the market value of the  
common shares. 

On January 1, 2006, we adopted SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), 
Share-Based Payment, (“SFAS No. 123R”), which discontinues 
the accounting for share-based compensation using APB 
Opinion No. 25 and generally requires that such transactions be 
recognized in the income statement based on their fair values at 
the date of grant. Pro forma disclosure is no longer an alterna-
tive. See Recently Adopted Accounting Standards below and 
Note 14 for further disclosures related to the impact of the adop-
tion of SFAS No. 123R and our stock-based compensation plan. 

Revenue Recognition 

We recognize revenue in accordance with Staff Accounting 
Bulletin No. 104 (“SAB 104”), Revenue Recognition. We recog-
nize revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement 
exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, 
the price is fixed or determinable, and collectibility is reasonably 
assured. Sales of our products are made through our sales 
employees, third-party sales representatives and distributors. 
There are no differences in revenue recognition policies based 
on the sales channel. We do not provide our customers with 
rights of return or exchanges. Revenue is generally recognized 
upon product shipment. Our sales agreements do not typically 
contain any customer-specific acceptance criteria, other than 
that the product performs within the agreed upon specifications. 
We test all products manufactured as part of our quality assur-
ance process to determine that they comply with specifications 
prior to shipment to a customer. To the extent that any sales 
agreements contain customer-specific acceptance criteria,  
revenue recognition is deferred until customer acceptance. 

Product Warranties

We generally provide product warranties and record estimated 
warranty expense at the time of sale based upon historical 
claims experience. Warranty expense is included in selling 
expense in the consolidated financial statements.

Engineering and product development costs, which consist pri-
marily of the salary and related benefits costs of our technical 
staff, as well as product development costs, are expensed as 
incurred. 

Restructuring and Other Charges

We recognize a liability for restructuring costs at fair value only 
when the liability is incurred. The three main components of our 
restructuring plans are related to workforce reductions, the con-
solidation of excess facilities and asset impairments. Workforce-
related charges are accrued when it is determined that a liability 
has been incurred, which is generally after individuals have been 
notified of their termination dates and expected severance bene-
fits. Plans to consolidate excess facilities result in charges for 
lease termination fees and future commitments to pay lease 
charges, net of estimated future sub-lease income. We recog-
nize charges for consolidation of excess facilities when we have 
vacated the premises. Assets that may be impaired consist of 
property, plant and equipment. Asset impairment charges are 
based on an estimate of the amounts and timing of future cash 
flows related to the expected future remaining use and ultimate 
sale or disposal of the asset. These estimates were derived 
using the guidance of SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Exit or 
Disposal Activities, and SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the 
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.

Foreign Currency 

The accounts of our foreign subsidiaries are translated in accor-
dance with SFAS No. 52, Foreign Currency Translation, which 
requires that assets and liabilities of international operations be 
translated using the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet 
date. The results of operations are translated using an average 
exchange rate for the period. The effects of rate fluctuations in 
translating assets and liabilities of international operations into 
U.S. dollars are included in accumulated other comprehensive 
income (loss) in stockholders’ equity. Transaction gains or 
losses are included in net earnings (loss). For the years ended 
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, foreign currency transac-
tion gains (losses) were $23, $(134) and $(223). The amount 
recorded in 2006 includes a $167 foreign currency translation 
adjustment related to the final dissolution of our subsidiary 
located in the U.K. as more fully discussed in Note 10.

Income Taxes 

The asset and liability method is used in accounting for income 
taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are 
recognized for operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and 
for the future tax consequences attributable to differences 

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N O T E S   T O   C O N S O L I D A T E D   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
(In thousands, except share and per share data) (continued)

between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing 
assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax 
assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates 
expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those 
temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. 
The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in 
tax rates is recognized in the results of operations in the period 
that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is 
recorded to reduce the carrying amounts of deferred tax assets 
if it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized.

Net Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share 

Net earnings (loss) per common share is computed in accor-
dance with SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share. Basic earnings 
(loss) per common share is computed by dividing net earnings 
(loss) by the weighted average number of common shares out-
standing during each year. Diluted earnings (loss) per common 
share is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) by the 
weighted average number of common shares and common 
share equivalents outstanding during each year. Common share 
equivalents represent stock options and unvested shares of 
restricted stock and are calculated using the treasury stock 
method. Common share equivalents are excluded from the  
calculation if their effect is anti-dilutive.

A reconciliation of weighted average common shares outstand-
ing—basic to weighted average common shares outstanding—
diluted appears below:

Weighted average common shares  
  outstanding—basic
Potentially dilutive securities:
  Employee stock options

Weighted average common shares  
  outstanding—diluted

Years Ended December 31,

2006

2005

2004

9,046,680

8,806,528

8,479,914

141,299

—

324,565

9,187,979

8,806,528

8,804,479

For the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, an 
average of 240,637, 912,850 and 84,291 employee stock 
options and unvested shares of restricted stock with weighted 
average exercise prices of $3.72, $2.90 and $6.13, respectively, 
were excluded from the calculation because their effect was 
anti-dilutive.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

On January 1, 2006, we adopted SFAS No. 151, Inventory 
Costs—An Amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4, which  
clarifies the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility 
expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted material (spoilage). 

24  2006 Annual Report

Under SFAS No. 151, such items are recognized as current-
period charges. In addition, SFAS No. 151 requires that allocation 
of fixed production overheads to the costs of manufacturing  
be based on normal capacity of the production facilities. The 
adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on  
our consolidated financial position, results of operations or  
cash flows. 

As previously mentioned, on January 1, 2006, we adopted SFAS 
No. 123R which amends SFAS No. 123 and supersedes APB 
Opinion No. 25. SFAS No. 123R requires employee share-based 
equity awards to be accounted for under the fair value method, 
and eliminates the ability to account for these instruments under 
the intrinsic value method prescribed by APB Opinion No. 25 
and previously allowed under the original provisions of SFAS No. 
123. SFAS No. 123R requires the use of an option pricing model 
for estimating fair value, which is then amortized to expense 
over the service periods. We adopted SFAS No. 123R using the 
modified prospective method. Under this method, we are 
required to record compensation expense for all awards granted 
after the date of adoption and for the unvested portion of previ-
ously granted awards that remain outstanding at the date of 
adoption. The modified prospective approach does not allow for 
the restatement of prior period amounts. The adoption of this 
standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated 
financial position, results of operations or cash flows. See fur-
ther disclosures related to our stock-based compensation plan  
in Note 14.

In November 2005, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position 
(“FSP”) FAS No. 123R-3, Transition Election Related to 
Accounting for the Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards 
(“FSP FAS 123R-3”). FSP FAS 123R-3 provides a practical 
exception when a company transitions to the accounting require-
ments in SFAS No. 123R. SFAS No. 123R requires a company to 
calculate the pool of excess tax benefits available to absorb tax 
deficiencies recognized subsequent to adopting SFAS No. 123R 
(the “APIC Pool”), assuming the company had been following 
the recognition provisions prescribed by FAS 123. We have 
elected to use the guidance in FSP FAS 123R-3 to calculate our 
APIC Pool. FSP FAS 123R-3 is effective immediately. The adop-
tion of the FSP did not have a material impact on our consoli-
dated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In September 2006, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin 
No. 108 (“SAB 108”), Considering the Effects of Prior Year 
Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year 
Financial Statements. SAB 108 provides interpretive guidance on 
how the effects of prior-year uncorrected misstatements should 
be considered when quantifying misstatements in the current 
year financial statements. SAB 108 requires registrants to  

 
 
quantify misstatements using both an income statement (“roll-
over”) and balance sheet (“iron curtain”) approach and evaluate 
whether either approach results in a misstatement that, when  
all relevant quantitative and qualitative factors are considered, is 
material. If prior year errors that had been previously considered 
immaterial now are considered material based on either 
approach, no restatement is required so long as management 
properly applied its previous approach and all relevant facts and 
circumstances were considered. If prior years are not restated, 
the cumulative effect adjustment is recorded in opening accu-
mulated earnings (deficit) as of the beginning of the fiscal year 
of adoption. SAB 108 was effective for fiscal years ending on or 
after November 15, 2006. The adoption of SAB 108 did not have 
a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results 
of operations or cash flows.

New Accounting Standards

In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 
(“FIN 48”), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an 
Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 provides guid-
ance for the recognition and measurement of uncertain tax posi-
tions in an enterprise’s financial statements. Recognition 
involves a determination of whether it is more likely than not 
that a tax position will be sustained upon examination with the 
presumption that the tax position will be examined by the appro-
priate taxing authority that would have full knowledge of all rele-
vant information. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning 
after December 15, 2006. We do not expect the adoption of FIN 
48 to have a material impact on our consolidated financial posi-
tion, results of operations or cash flows.

In June 2006, the FASB ratified the consensus reached by the 
Emerging Issues Task Force on Issue No. 06-3 (“EITF 06-3”), 
How Sales Taxes Collected From Customers and Remitted to 
Governmental Authorities Should Be Presented in the Income 
Statement. EITF 06-3 requires a company to disclose its 
accounting policy (i.e., gross vs. net basis) relating to the pre-
sentation of taxes within the scope of EITF 06-3. Furthermore, 
for taxes reported on a gross basis, an enterprise should dis-
close the amounts of those taxes in interim and annual financial 
statements for each period for which an income statement is 
presented. The guidance is effective for all periods beginning 
after December 15, 2006. We do not expect the adoption of 
EITF 06-3 to have a material impact on our consolidated  
financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value 
Measurements. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a 
framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure  
of fair value measurements. SFAS 157 applies under other 
accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value 
measurements and accordingly, does not require any new fair 
value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial state-
ments issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 
2007. We are currently in the process of assessing the impact 
the adoption of SFAS 157 will have on our financial statements.

( 3 )   M A J O R   C U S T O M E R S

Texas Instruments Incorporated accounted for 19%, 16% and 
16% of our consolidated net revenues in 2006, 2005 and 2004, 
respectively. Teradyne, Inc. accounted for 11% of our net con-
solidated revenues in 2004. While all three of our operating seg-
ments sold to these customers, these revenues were primarily 
generated by our manipulator/docking hardware and tester inter-
face segments. During the years ended December 31, 2006, 
2005 and 2004, no other customer accounted for 10% or more 
of our consolidated net revenues.

( 4 )   I N V E N T O R I E S

Inventories held at December 31 were comprised of the  
following: 

Raw materials
Work in process
Inventory consigned to others
Finished goods

( 5 )   O T H E R   A C C R U E D   E X P E N S E S  

Other accrued expenses consist of the following: 

Accrued rent
Accrued professional fees
Accrued repairs
Accrued customer obligations
Other

2006

2005

$4,415
497
357
924

$4,835
418
205
777

$6,193

$6,235

December 31,
2006

2005

$  280
280
153
125
162

$  274
249
153
247
349

$ 1,000

$ 1,272

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(In thousands, except share and per share data) (continued)

( 6 )   D E B T

Line of Credit

As of December 31, 2006, we had a secured credit facility 
which provided for maximum borrowings of $250. We have not 
utilized this facility to borrow any funds. Our only usage consists 
of the issuance of two letters of credit which are outstanding  
as of December 31, 2006 in the face amounts of $200 and $50, 
respectively. We pay a quarterly fee of 1.5% per annum on the 
total amount of the outstanding letters of credit. The terms of 
the credit facility require that we maintain a minimum level of 
$200 of cash with the bank. This credit facility expires on 
September 30, 2007.

Letters of Credit

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, we had an outstanding  
letter of credit in the amount of $200. This letter of credit was 
originally issued in December 2000 as a security deposit under 
a lease that our Temptronic subsidiary entered into for its new 
facility in Sharon, Massachusetts. This letter of credit expires 
January 1, 2008; however, the terms of the lease require that 
the letter of credit be renewed at least thirty days prior to its 
expiration date for successive terms of not less than one year 
throughout the entire lease term, which ends February 28, 2011.

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, we also had an outstanding 
letter of credit in the amount of $50. This letter of credit was 
issued in September 2004 as a portion of the security deposit 
under a lease that we entered into for a new facility for our tes-
ter interface operation based in northern California. We occupied 
this facility in late January 2005. This letter of credit expires 
September 13, 2007; however, the terms of the lease require 
that the letter of credit be renewed at least thirty days prior to 
its expiration date for successive terms of not less than one year 
until June 30, 2012, which is sixty days after the expiration of 
the lease term. If as of December 31, 2008, there have been no 
events of default or late payments of rent, we can request that 
the letter of credit be reduced to $0.

Capital Lease Obligations

Periodically we enter into capital lease agreements to finance 
equipment purchases. The minimum lease payments under the 
capital leases in effect at December 31, 2006 are as follows:

2007
2008
2009
2010

Total minimum lease payments
  Less: Amount representing interest

Present value of minimum lease payments
  Less: Current portion of capital leases

Obligations under capital lease, excluding current portion

$  8
8
8
1

25
2

23
7

$ 16

( 7 )    L E A S E H O L D   I M P R O V E M E N T S    

A N D   D E F E R R E D   R E N T

In accordance with FASB Technical Bulletin No. 88-1, Issues 
Relating to Accounting for Leases, we record tenant improve-
ments made to our leased facilities based on the amount of the 
total cost to construct the improvements regardless of whether 
a portion of that cost was paid through an allowance provided  
by the facility’s landlord. The amount of the allowance, if any,  
is recorded as deferred rent. We amortize deferred rent on a 
straight-line basis over the lease term and record the amortization 
as a reduction of rent expense.

In addition, certain of our operating leases contain predeter-
mined fixed escalations of minimum rentals during the original 
lease terms. For these leases, we recognize the related rental 
expense on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease and 
record the difference between the amounts charged to opera-
tions and amounts paid as accrued rent which is included in 
other accrued expenses on our balance sheet.

During 2005, we recorded $854 of additions to our leasehold 
improvements which were paid for on our behalf by the landlord 
of our new facility in San Jose, California. We occupied this  
facility during the first quarter of 2005. We also recorded  
this amount as deferred rent. Amortization of deferred rent  
for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 was $118  
and $107, respectively.

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( 8 )   C O M M I T M E N T S   A N D   C O N T I N G E N C I E S

( 9 )   G U A R A N T E E S

Operating Lease Commitments

Product Warranties 

We lease our offices, warehouse facilities, automobiles and  
certain equipment under noncancellable operating leases which 
expire at various dates through 2012. Total rental expense for 
the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 was 
$1,839, $1,855 and $2,131, respectively.

The aggregate minimum rental commitments under the noncan-
cellable operating leases in effect at December 31, 2006 are  
as follows:

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Thereafter

$ 1,734
$ 1,554
$ 1,537
$ 1,262
$  327
74
$ 

Minimum Purchase Commitments

On June 1, 2004, we entered into an exclusive rights agreement 
to market and sell certain products which are the proprietary and 
confidential designs of one of the suppliers of our tester inter-
face division. The terms of this agreement included payment of 
a $150 nonrefundable fee and certain minimum purchase 
requirements which are applicable to the forty-eight month 
period beginning April 1, 2006 and total $1,533. If we fail to  
satisfy the minimum purchase requirements, the supplier has 
the right to terminate our exclusive right to market and sell  
these products.

During 2006, we did not meet the minimum purchase require-
ments and we do not expect to meet the minimum purchase 
requirements in the future. There is no financial liability for not 
meeting these purchase requirements; however, the supplier 
has the right to terminate our exclusive right to market and sell 
the products covered by the agreement. We are not currently 
using these products in any of the products we sell, although 
we are still exploring potential uses for them in new product 
designs. As of December 31, 2006, we have not been notified 
by the supplier of any intention to terminate the agreement.

Contingencies

As part of a prior contractual arrangement with a former execu-
tive of a subsidiary, we had agreed to provide life insurance in 
the amount of $300 to this former executive until he reached 
the age of sixty-five. The provision of this life insurance benefit 
was self-insured by us. This individual reached the age of sixty-
five in February 2007 and therefore we are no longer obligated 
under this arrangement.

Warranty expense for the years ended December 31, 2006, 
2005 and 2004 was $378, $549 and $1,982, respectively. The 
following table sets forth the changes in the liability for product 
warranties for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005:

Balance—Beginning of period
Payments made under warranty
Accruals for product warranty

Balance—End of period

U.K. Lease Guarantee

2006

2005

$ 935
(456)
378

$ 1,216
(830)
549

$ 857

$  935

In connection with the closure of our U.K. manufacturing opera-
tion, as more fully discussed in Note 10, we have entered into  
a sub-leasing arrangement for the facility which was occupied 
by this operation prior to its closure. As a condition of the sub-
lease, the landlord of this facility has required that we guarantee 
the performance of the sub-lessee with respect to the lease 
payments. We have performed a credit analysis of the sub- 
lessee and believe that a default by them with regard to their 
obligations under the sub-lease agreement is remote. However, 
as of December 31, 2006, there was approximately $431 of 
future payments that we would be obligated to make if the sub-
lessee were to default and we were unable to enter into a new 
sub-lease agreement with another party. Our original lease on 
this facility extends through December 31, 2010. As of 
December 31, 2006 we have not recorded any amounts in our 
financial statements related to this guarantee.

( 1 0 )   R E S T R U C T U R I N G   A N D   O T H E R   C O S T S

During the fourth quarter of 2004, we began the process of 
restructuring our operations with the goal of significantly reduc-
ing our fixed operating costs to position ourselves to more 
effectively meet the needs and expectations of the fluid ATE 
market. In mid-November 2004, we announced organization 
changes and cost structure adjustments (the “2004 Workforce 
Reduction”). In mid-March 2005, we announced our decision to 
close our U.K. manufacturing operation (the “U.K. Operation 
Closure”). In late July 2005, we made certain cost structure 
adjustments at our facility in San Jose, California (the “California 
Workforce Reduction”).

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N O T E S   T O   C O N S O L I D A T E D   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
(In thousands, except share and per share data) (continued)

2004 Workforce Reduction

In the quarter ended December 31, 2004, we accrued $527 for 
severance and related costs resulting from the termination of  
43 domestic and 2 foreign employees. Of this amount, $266 
was paid during the fourth quarter of 2004 and $261 remained 
accrued as of December 31, 2004. The severance and related 
costs were comprised of $383 in our manipulator/docking hard-
ware segment, $100 in our temperature management segment 
and $44 in our tester interface segment. 

U.K. Operation Closure

In the quarter ended December 31, 2004, due to the history of 
operating losses experienced by our U.K. operation, combined 
with our forecasts that indicated potential future losses for this 
operation, we performed an assessment of the recoverability of 
the carrying value of this operation’s long-lived assets. These 
long-lived assets consisted of property and equipment. As a 
result of this analysis we determined that an impairment existed 
and, accordingly, we recorded a $100 impairment of long-lived 
assets during the fourth quarter of 2004. 

In March 2005, we announced our intention to close our U.K. 
operation, and we ceased manufacturing operations at this facil-
ity during the second quarter of 2005. During 2005, we accrued 
$234 for severance and related costs and $303 for lease termi-
nation costs. The $205 accrual remaining at December 31,  
2005 related primarily to estimated lease termination costs.  
In November 2006, we entered into an agreement to sub-lease 
this facility. During the fourth quarter of 2006, we recorded an 
additional $23 of lease termination costs as a result of finalizing 
this sub-leasing arrangement as well as a $167 foreign currency 
translation adjustment related to final dissolution of this opera-
tion. As of December 31, 2006, there are no accruals remaining 
related to the closure of our U.K. operation as all aspects of the 
closure are now complete. However, as a part of the sub-lease 
agreement we have made certain guarantees as more fully 
described in Note 9. Our U.K. operation was included in our 
manipulator/docking hardware segment.

California Workforce Reduction

In the quarter ended September 30, 2005, we accrued $35 for 
severance and related costs resulting from the termination of  
six employees at our facility in San Jose, California. This entire 
amount was paid out during the third quarter of 2005. Our facil-
ity in San Jose is the headquarters for our tester interface  
product segment. 

28  2006 Annual Report

Our restructuring and other costs for 2006 and 2005 are  
summarized as follows:

Balance—January 1, 2005
Accruals in 2005
Severance and other  
  cash payments

2004 
Workforce 
Reduction

U.K. 
Operation 
Closure

California 
Workforce 
Reduction

$ 261
—

$   —
537

$ —
35

Total

$  261
572

(261)

(332)

(35)

(628)

Balance—December 31, 2005

$   —

$  205

$ —

$  205

Accruals in 2006
Cash payments related  
to lease obligations

—

—

23

(228)

—

—

23

(228)

Balance—December 31, 2006

$   —

$   —

$ —

$  —

( 1 1 )   I N C O M E   T A X E S

We are subject to Federal and certain state income taxes.  
In addition, we are taxed in certain foreign countries. The cumu-
lative amount of undistributed earnings of our foreign subsidiar-
ies which we consider to be permanently reinvested and, as a 
result, for which U.S. income taxes have not been provided  
was $2,001, $950 and $2,896 at December 31, 2006, 2005 and 
2004, respectively. 

Income (loss) before income taxes was as follows: 

Years Ended December 31,
2006

2005

2004

Domestic
Foreign

Income tax expense was as follows:

Current
Domestic—Federal
Domestic—state
Foreign

Deferred:
Domestic—Federal
Domestic—state

Income tax expense 

$  1,127
2,863

$ (4,171)
787

$  128
1,540

$  3,990

$ (3,384)

$ 1,668

Years Ended December 31,
2004
2005
2006

$  — $(229)
(9)
474

10
1,109

$  —
—
398

1,119

236

398

—
—

—

—
—

—

—
—

—

$1,119

$ 236

$398

 
During the fourth quarter of 2006, we repatriated $1.0 million in 
foreign earnings. There was no tax effect of this distribution as 
it was offset by our net operating loss carryforwards.

than not that we will not realize the benefit of the deferred tax 
asset and, as a result, have recorded a full valuation allowance at 
December 31, 2006.

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effect of net operating 
loss and credit carryforwards as well as temporary differences 
between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial 
reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax pur-
poses. The following is a summary of the significant components 
of our deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2006 
and 2005:

Deferred tax assets:
  Net operating loss (Federal, state and foreign)

Foreign tax credit carryforward
Inventories

  Depreciation of property and equipment
  Accrued vacation pay
  Accrued warranty
  Allowance for doubtful accounts
  Other

Valuation allowance

Deferred tax assets

Deferred tax liabilities:
  Unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries
  Accrued royalty income

Deferred tax liabilities

Net deferred tax asset

December 31,
2006

2005

$  2,453
816
340
301
201
194
42
15

$ 2,397
547
421
427
161
270
64
12

4,362
(4,086)

4,299
(4,048)

276

251

(253)
(23)

(276)

(207)
(44)

(251)

$  — $  —

The valuation allowance for deferred tax assets as of the begin-
ning of 2006 and 2005 was $4,048 and $3,404, respectively. 
The net change in the valuation allowance for the years ended 
December 31, 2006 and 2005 was an increase of $38 and 
$644, respectively. In assessing the ability to realize the 
deferred tax assets, we consider whether it is more likely than 
not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be 
realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is depen-
dent upon the generation of future taxable income during peri-
ods in which those temporary differences become deductible. 
We consider the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, 
projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in 
making this assessment. In order to fully realize the total 
deferred tax assets, we will need to generate future taxable 
income prior to the expiration of net operating loss and credit 
carryforwards which expire in various years through 2025. 
Based upon the level of historical taxable income and projec-
tions for future taxable income over the periods in which the 
temporary differences are deductible, we believe it is more likely 

An analysis of the effective tax rate for the years ended 
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 and a reconciliation from 
the expected statutory rate of 34% is as follows:

Years Ended December 31,
2006

2005

2004

Expected income tax provision at U.S. statutory rate
Increase (decrease) in tax from:
  Repatriation of international earnings
  Foreign income tax rate differences
  Nondeductible expenses
  State credit
  Federal credits
  Extraterritorial income exclusion
  Tax impact of liquidation of foreign subsidiary
 Effects of NOL and tax credit carryforwards  
  and changes in valuation allowance

Income tax expense

$ 1,357

$ (1,151)

$  567

425
134
48
7
—
(104)
(185)

423
207
61
(6)
(229)
(34)
—

—
(126)
32
—
—
(146)
—

(563)

965

71

$  1,119

$  236

$  398

( 1 2 )   L E G A L   P R O C E E D I N G S  

From time to time we may be a party to legal proceedings 
occurring in the ordinary course of business. We are not cur-
rently involved in any legal proceedings the resolution of which 
we believe could have a material effect on our business, finan-
cial position, results of operations or long-term liquidity. 

( 1 3 )   R E L A T E D   P A R T Y   T R A N S A C T I O N S  

On June 30, 2005, in connection with the closing of our U.K. 
manufacturing operation, we sold certain assets of this opera-
tion, including the machine shop assets, to the then managing 
director of our U.K. manufacturing operation for $132. In con-
nection with this transaction, we took back a $132 note receiv-
able with a five-year term with interest payable quarterly at  
the rate of 4.5%. During 2006, we advanced an additional  
$26 to this individual under this note receivable arrangement.  
At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the balance outstanding under 
this note receivable was $125 and $101, respectively, with inter-
est receivable of $0 and $3, respectively. In addition, as of 
January 1, 2006, we have entered into a lease agreement for 
office space in a building which is owned by this individual.  
This office space is for our marketing and support personnel 
who are based in the U.K. The lease agreement is for a term  
of five years with rent payable at the rate of $23 per year. 

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(In thousands, except share and per share data) (continued)

We paid consulting fees which totaled $0, $0 and $33 during the 
years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively, 
to one individual who is a member of our Board of Directors. 

Some of our foreign subsidiaries paid directors’ fees to individu-
als who are our executive officers which totaled $0, $0 and $24 
during the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, 
respectively.

( 1 4 )   S T O C K - B A S E D   C O M P E N S A T I O N   P L A N

The Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Plan (the “Plan”)  
provides for the granting of incentive stock options and non-
qualified stock options to purchase shares of our common stock 
and for other stock-based awards to key employees and direc-
tors and to non-employee consultants. The Plan consists of two 
parts: the Non-Qualified Plan (administered by our Board of 
Directors) and the Key Employee Plan (administered by the 
Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors). No option 
may be granted with an exercise period in excess of ten years 
from the date of grant. Generally, incentive stock options will be 
granted with an exercise price equal to the fair market value on 
the date of grant. The exercise price of non-qualified stock 
options will be determined by either the Board of Directors or 
the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. We 
have reserved 1,250,000 shares of common stock for issuance 
upon exercise of options or stock awards under the Plan, of 
which 87,050 shares remain available for issuance as of 
December 31, 2006. No options or shares of restricted stock 
may be granted under the Plan after March 31, 2007.

As previously mentioned in Note 2, “Recently Adopted 
Accounting Standards,” on January 1, 2006, we adopted SFAS 
No. 123R. The adoption of SFAS No. 123R did not have a mate-
rial impact on our results of operations, financial condition or 
cash flows as we had no unvested stock options outstanding  
as of December 31, 2005. Our unvested restricted stock awards 
outstanding are accounted for based on their grant date fair 
value. As of December 31, 2006, total compensation expense  
to be recognized in future periods was $584. All of this expense 
is related to nonvested shares of restricted stock. The weighted 
average period over which this expense is expected to be  
recognized is 2.1 years. We have not granted any stock options 
during 2006.

Stock Options

Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123R, we used the intrinsic 
value method prescribed by APB Opinion No. 25 to account for 
stock options and provided pro forma disclosures, as required 
under SFAS No. 123, as amended by SFAS No. 148, Accounting 
for Stock-Based Compensation—Transition and Disclosures. 
Under the intrinsic value method, no stock-based employee 
compensation cost was reflected in the statement of operations 
when options granted under our stock-based employee compen-
sation plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of 
the underlying common stock on the date of grant. 

The following table illustrates the effect on net earnings (loss) and 
net earnings (loss) per share for the years ended December 31, 
2005 and 2004 if we had applied the fair value recognition provi-
sions of SFAS No. 123 to stock-based employee compensation:

Net earnings (loss), as reported
Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included  
in reported net earnings (loss), net of related tax effects
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense  
  determined under fair value based method for all awards,  
  net of related tax effects

Pro forma net earnings (loss)

Net earnings (loss) per share:
  Basic—as reported
  Basic—pro forma
  Diluted—as reported
  Diluted—pro forma

2005

2004

$ (3,620)

$ 1,270

277

15

(564)

(256)

$ (3,907)

$ 1,029

$  (0.41)
$  (0.44)
$  (0.41)
$  (0.44)

$  0.15
$  0.12
$  0.14
$  0.12

The fair value for stock options granted in 2005 and 2004 was 
estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-
pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

Risk-free interest rate
Dividend yield
Expected common stock market price volatility factor
Weighted average expected life of stock options

2005

2004

3.89%
0.00%
.99
5 years

3.77%
0.00%
.98
5 years

The per share weighted average fair value of stock options 
granted in 2005 and 2004 was $2.45 and $4.24, respectively.

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On December 14, 2005, the Board of Directors approved the 
acceleration of the vesting of 42,200 outstanding options with 
exercise prices ranging from $2.99 to $6.75 per share. At the 
date of the acceleration of vesting, only 9,000 of these shares 
were in-the-money by $0.38 per share or a total of $3. These 
options had been issued to employees during 2001 and 2002 
under the 1997 Stock Plan and would otherwise have vested 
during 2006 and 2007. No compensation expense was required 
to be recorded in our consolidated financial statements during 
2005 related to this action. Upon adoption of SFAS No. 123R,  
on January 1, 2006, we would have recorded compensation 
expense of approximately $106 during 2006 and 2007 related to 
these options had we not accelerated their vesting. Of the total 
options for which we accelerated the vesting, 12,000 are held 
by two of our executive officers. None of the other accelerated 
options are held by our executive officers or directors. As a 
result of this action, as of December 31, 2005, all of our out-
standing options are exercisable. The Board of Directors acceler-
ated the vesting of these options due to their concern that 
future compensation expense to be recorded in our financial 
statements upon the vesting of these options would be signifi-
cantly in excess of the monetary value that would be ultimately 
realized by the optionees upon exercise of the underlying stock 
options due to a number of factors, the most significant of 
which was the volatility of our common stock share price.

The following table summarizes the stock option activity for the 
three years ended December 31, 2006:

Options outstanding, January 1, 2004  

(597,725 exercisable)
  Granted
  Exercised
  Canceled

Options outstanding, December 31, 2004  

(522,166 exercisable)

  Granted
  Exercised
  Canceled

Options outstanding, December 31, 2005  

(629,600 exercisable)

  Granted
  Exercised
  Canceled

Number  
of Shares

Weighted 
Average 
Exercise Price

967,875
20,000
(232,659)
(54,750)

700,466

10,000
(30,091)
(50,775)

629,600

—
(50,500)
(17,550)

$3.82
3.04
3.70
4.07

3.82

3.25
3.11
4.26

3.87

—
3.35
4.01

Options outstanding, December 31, 2006  

(561,550 exercisable)

561,550

3.91

The total intrinsic value of the options exercised during 2006, 
2005 and 2004 was $122, $26 and $1,131, respectively.

The following table summarizes information about stock options 
outstanding at December 31, 2006. All options outstanding at 
December 31, 2006 are exercisable:

Number 

Range of 

Outstanding and 

Exercisable at 

Weighted 

Average 

Weighted 

Aggregate 

Average 

Intrinsic 

Exercise Prices

December 31, 2006

Remaining Life

Exercise Price

Value

$2.99–$3.35
$3.61–$4.25
$5.66–$6.75

351,500
85,000
125,050

561,550

5.84 years
3.54 years
2.68 years

$ 3.11
$4.02
$6.08

$3.91

$446
30
—

$476

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the 
total pretax intrinsic value, based on a closing price for our stock 
of $4.38 at December 31, 2006, assuming all option holders 
exercised their stock options that were in-the-money as of that 
date. In general, it is our policy to issue new shares upon the 
exercise of stock options.

Restricted Stock Awards

We record compensation expense for restricted stock awards 
(nonvested shares) based on the quoted market price of our 
stock at the grant date and amortize the expense over the vest-
ing period. Restricted stock awards generally vest over four 
years. The following table summarizes the compensation 
expense we recorded during 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively, 
related to nonvested shares:

Cost of revenues
Selling expense
Engineering and product development expense
General and administrative expense

Years Ended December 31,
2004
2005
2006

$  18
12
18
269

$  18
12
18
229

$317

$277

$—
—
—
23

$ 23

There was no compensation expense capitalized in 2006, 2005 
or 2004.

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N O T E S   T O   C O N S O L I D A T E D   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
(In thousands, except share and per share data) (continued)

The following table summarizes the activity related to nonvested 
shares for the three years ended December 31, 2006:

Nonvested shares outstanding, January 1, 2004
  Granted
  Vested

Forfeited

Nonvested shares outstanding, December 31, 2004

  Granted
  Vested

Forfeited

Nonvested shares outstanding, December 31, 2005

  Granted
  Vested

Forfeited

Number 
of Shares

—
230,000
—
—

230,000

35,000
(56,250)
(5,000)

203,750

7,500
(70,000)
(7,500)

Nonvested shares outstanding, December 31, 2006

133,750

Weighted 
Average 
Grant Date 
Fair Value

—
$ 4.80
—
—

$ 4.80

$ 3.69
$ 4.80
$ 4.80

$ 4.61

$ 3.75
$ 4.55
$ 4.80

$4.58

The total fair value of the shares which vested during the years 
ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 was $348, $204 
and $0, respectively.

On May 2, 2006, the Board of Directors approved the accelera-
tion of the vesting of 7,500 nonvested shares of restricted stock 
previously granted to two of our directors. One of these directors 
terminated his service effective August 2, 2006 as he did not 
stand for re-election at our 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. 
The other director retired effective November 1, 2006. The 
acceleration of vesting of these shares was effective on the last 
day of service of each of these directors. This action did not 
have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, 
results of operations or cash flows.

( 1 5 )   E M P L O Y E E   B E N E F I T   P L A N S  

We have a defined contribution 401(k) plan for our employees 
who work in the U.S. (the “inTEST 401(k) Plan”). All permanent 
employees of inTEST Corporation and inTEST Silicon Valley 
Corp. who are at least 18 years of age are eligible to participate 
in the plan. During the second and third quarters of 2004, we 
matched employee contributions dollar for dollar up to 10% of 
the employee’s annual compensation, with a maximum limit of 
$5. Matching contributions are discretionary. At various points in 
time in the past, these matching contributions have been tem-
porarily suspended as a part of our cost containment efforts.  

The most recent suspension of the matching contribution was 
implemented at the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2004.  
We began matching employee contributions again during the 
third quarter of 2006. Effective January 1, 2006, the plan was 
amended to reduce the vesting period for employer contribu-
tions from six years to four years. We contributed $190, $0 and 
$231 to the plan for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 
and 2004, respectively.

Temptronic adopted a defined contribution 401(k) plan for its 
domestic employees in 1988, that was merged into the inTEST 
401(k) Plan effective September 1, 2002. The inTEST 401(k) 
Plan retains the matching provisions of the prior Temptronic plan 
for all Temptronic employees. The eligibility and vesting provi-
sions of the prior Temptronic plan have been conformed to 
those for inTEST Corporation and inTEST Silicon Valley 
Corporation employees. Temptronic can make discretionary 
matching contributions determined annually by Temptronic of  
up to 6% of the employees’ annual compensation. Effective 
October 1, 2001, we suspended the employer matching contri-
butions due to our cost containment efforts. Matching contribu-
tions were reinstated in April 2004 but were suspended again at 
the end of November 2004. We began matching employee con-
tributions again during the third quarter of 2006. Temptronic 
contributed $52, $0 and $52 to the plan for the years ended 
December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

In addition to the employer matching for which Temptronic 
employees are eligible, upon the termination of the Temptronic 
Equity Participation Plan (“EPP”), we also acknowledged that it 
was our intention to contribute $3,000 in the aggregate to the 
inTEST 401(k) Plan as a form of profit sharing (not to exceed 
$300 per year) for the benefit of Temptronic employees. The 
amount of these contributions approximates the amount that we 
had been committed to contribute to the EPP as of its termina-
tion date. All such profit sharing contributions are at the discre-
tion of management, and will be allocated to employees annually 
in the same manner in which the shares held by the EPP had 
been allocated. The vesting provisions for these contributions will 
be the same as those of the inTEST 401(k) Plan. Accruals for 
profit sharing contributions totaling $278, $300 and $150 were 
made during 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Through 
December 31, 2006, we had made a total of $728 in profit shar-
ing contributions. We have historically funded these obligations 
through the use of treasury shares during the quarter subsequent 
to the quarter in which we record the profit sharing liability.

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( 1 6 )   S E G M E N T   I N F O R M A T I O N

We have three reportable segments: Manipulator/Docking 
Hardware Products, Temperature Management Systems and 
Tester Interface Products. The manipulator and docking hard-
ware segment includes the operations of our Cherry Hill, New 
Jersey manufacturing facility as well as the operations of four of 
our foreign subsidiaries: inTEST Limited (U.K.), inTEST Kabushiki 
Kaisha (Japan), inTEST PTE, Limited (Singapore) and Intestlogic 
GmbH (Germany). We ceased manufacturing operations at our 
U.K. operation during the quarter ended June 30, 2005. Sales of 
this segment consist primarily of manipulator and docking hard-
ware products which we design, manufacture and market, as 
well as certain other related products which we design and mar-
ket, but which are manufactured by third parties. The tempera-
ture management segment includes the operations of 
Temptronic in Sharon, Massachusetts, as well as Temptronic 
GmbH (Germany). Sales of this segment consist primarily of 
temperature management systems which we design, manufac-
ture and market under our Temptronic product line. In addition, 
this segment provides after sale service and support, which is 
paid for by its customers. The tester interface segment includes 
the operations of inTEST Silicon Valley Corporation. Sales of this 
segment consist primarily of tester interface products which we 
design, manufacture and market.

We operate our business worldwide, and all three segments 
sell their products both domestically and internationally. All 
three segments sell to semiconductor manufacturers and ATE 
manufacturers. 

Intercompany pricing between segments is either a multiple of 
cost for component parts or a percentage discount from list 
price for finished goods.

As of January 1, 2005, we implemented a new cost allocation 
structure, the effect of which is to better allocate operating 
expenses to the appropriate product segment. We have reclassi-
fied the amounts shown for the prior period to be consistent 
with our new cost allocation structure.

Years Ended December 31,
2006

2005

2004

Net revenues from unaffiliated customers:
Manipulator/Docking Hardware
Temperature Management
Tester Interface
Intersegment sales

Intersegment sales:
Manipulator/Docking Hardware
Temperature Management
Tester Interface

Depreciation/amortization:
Manipulator/Docking Hardware
Temperature Management
Tester Interface

Operating income (loss):
Manipulator/Docking Hardware
Temperature Management
Tester Interface
Corporate

Earnings (loss) before income taxes:
Manipulator/Docking Hardware
Temperature Management
Tester Interface
Corporate

Income tax expense (benefit):
Manipulator/Docking Hardware
Temperature Management
Tester Interface
Corporate

Net earnings (loss):
Manipulator/Docking Hardware
Temperature Management
Tester Interface
Corporate

Capital expenditures:
Manipulator/Docking Hardware
Temperature Management 
Tester Interface

Identifiable assets:

Manipulator/Docking Hardware
Temperature Management
Tester Interface

$  35,244
22,794
7,328
(3,020)

$ 28,838
19,967
6,778
(2,224)

$ 38,414
22,581
13,516
(3,300)

$  62,346

$ 53,359

$ 71,211

$ 

4
2,475
541

$ 

1
1,863
360

$ 

53
1,599
1,648

$  3,020

$  2,224

$  3,300

$ 

778
353
350

$  1,020
459
394

$  1,166
508
432

$  1,481

$  1,873

$  2,106

$  2,526
1,964
(971)
1

$ 

(316)
450
(3,251)
(391)

$ 

674
211
1,169
(309)

$  3,520

$  (3,508)

$  1,745

$  2,877
2,146
(1,034)
1

$ 

(226)
503
(3,270)
(391)

$ 

673
228
1,076
(309)

$  3,990

$  (3,384)

$  1,668

$ 

$ 

985
134
—
—

$ 

222
52
(38)
—

$  1,119

$ 

236

$ 

258
140
—
—

398

$  1,892
2,012
(1,034)
1

$ 

(448)
451
(3,232)
(391)

$ 

415
88
1,076
(309)

$  2,871

$  (3,620)

$  1,270

$ 

$ 

233
304
272

809

$ 

222
175
1,051

$  1,426
457
443

$  1,448

$  2,326

December 31,
2006

2005

$20,324
11,692
3,743

$18,533
8,353
3,983

$35,759

$30,869

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N O T E S   T O   C O N S O L I D A T E D   F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S
(In thousands, except share and per share data) (continued)

The following table provides information about our geographic 
areas of operation. Net revenues from unaffiliated customers are 
based on the location of the selling entity.

Net revenues from unaffiliated customers:

U.S.
Europe
Asia-Pacific

Years Ended December 31,
2006

2005

2004

$42,559
5,742
14,045

$36,894
6,050
10,415

$54,123
7,343
9,745

$62,346

$53,359

$71,211

Long-lived assets:

U.S.
Europe
Asia-Pacific

December 31,
2006

2005

$2,983
315
30

$3,629
266
56

$3,328

$3,951

( 1 7 )    Q U A R T E R L Y   C O N S O L I D A T E D   F I N A N C I A L   D A T A   ( U N A U D I T E D )  

The following tables present certain unaudited consolidated quarterly financial information for each of the eight quarters ended 
December 31, 2006. In our opinion, this quarterly information has been prepared on the same basis as the consolidated financial 
statements and includes all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the information 
for the periods presented. The results of operations for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year or for any 
future period. 

Year-over-year quarterly comparisons of our results of operations may not be as meaningful as the sequential quarterly comparisons 
set forth below that tend to reflect the cyclical activity of the semiconductor industry as a whole. Quarterly fluctuations in expenses 
are related directly to sales activity and volume and may also reflect the timing of operating expenses incurred throughout the year.

Net revenues
Gross margin
Earnings before income taxes
Income tax expense
Net earnings
Net earnings per common share—basic
Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic
Net earnings per common share—diluted
Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted

Net revenues
Gross margin
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
Income tax expense (benefit)
Net earnings (loss)
Net earnings (loss) per common share—basic
Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic
Net earnings (loss) per common share—diluted
Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted

Footnotes 

Quarters Ended

3/31/06

6/30/06

9/30/06

12/31/06(1)

Total

$13,732
5,848
385
45
340
$    0.04
8,991,483
$    0.04 
9,067,697

$18,889
8,397
2,430
488
1,942
$    0.22
9,014,751
$    0.21
9,123,570

$16,566
6,923
1,017
509
508
$    0.06
9,053,603
$    0.06
9,264,809

$13,159
5,226
158
77
81
$    0.01
9,125,336
$    0.01
9,292,525

$62,346
26,394
3,990
1,119
2,871
$    0.32
9,046,680
$    0.31
9,187,979

Quarters Ended

3/31/05(2)

6/30/05(3)

9/30/05(4)

12/31/05(5)

Total 

$10,685
3,151
(2,406)
6
(2,412)
$   (0.28)
8,722,205
$   (0.28)
8,722,205

$12,155
4,236
(1,912)
(119)
(1,793)
$   (0.21)
8,745,042
$   (0.21)
8,745,042

$16,448
6,481
516
123
393 
$    0.05
8,823,979
$    0.04 
8,911,672

$14,071
5,912
418
226
192
$    0.02
8,932,384
$    0.02
9,005,557

$53,359
19,780
(3,384)
236
(3,620)
$   (0.41)
8,806,528
$   (0.41)
8,806,528

(1)  The quarter ended December 31, 2006 included $23 of restructuring charges and a $167 foreign currency translation adjustment related to the final dissolution of our U.K. operation.

(2)  The quarter ended March 31, 2005 included $100 of restructuring charges.

(3)  The quarter ended June 30, 2005 included $320 of restructuring charges and a tax benefit of $191 related to a domestic income tax refund received during the quarter.

(4)   The quarter ended September 30, 2005 included $559 of inventory obsolescence charges, $28 of restructuring charges and a tax benefit of $52 related to a domestic income tax refund received during  

the quarter.

(5)  The quarter ended December 31, 2005 included $124 of restructuring charges.

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C O M M O N   S T O C K — M A R K E T   P R I C E   A N D   D I V I D E N D S

Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under 

On March 16, 2007, the closing price for our common stock as 

the symbol “INTT.” The following table sets forth the high and 

reported on the Nasdaq Global Market was $4.83. As of March 

low sale prices of our common stock, as reported on the Nasdaq 

16, 2007, we had 9,389,571 shares outstanding that were held 

Global Market, for the periods indicated. Sale prices have been 

of record by approximately 1,200 shareholders.

rounded to the nearest full cent.

2006
  First Quarter
  Second Quarter
  Third Quarter
  Fourth Quarter

2005

First Quarter
  Second Quarter
  Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

We have not paid dividends on our common stock since our ini-

tial public offering in 1997, and we do not plan to pay cash divi-

dends in the foreseeable future. Our current policy is to retain 

any future earnings for reinvestment in the operation and expan-

sion of our business, including possible acquisitions of other 

businesses, technologies or products. Payment of any future 

dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors. In 

addition, our current credit agreement prohibits us from paying 

cash dividends without the lender’s prior consent.

Sales Price

High

Low

$4.65
4.52
6.50
6.97

$4.89
4.72
4.29
4.21

$3.20
3.47
3.92
3.15

$3.88
3.00
3.15
3.05

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C O R P O R A T E   I N F O R M A T I O N

S T O C K   P E R F O R M A N C E   G R A P H

L E G A L   C O U N S E L

The following graph shows a comparison of cumulative total 

Saul Ewing LLP 

returns during the period commencing on December 31, 2001, 

Centre Square West 

and ending on December 31, 2006, for inTEST, the NASDAQ 

1500 Market Street—38th Floor 

Market Composite Index and a composite index (the “Peer 

Philadelphia, PA 19102-2186

Group Index”) of public companies engaged in manufacturing 

automatic test equipment with five or more years of public trad-

ing. The companies included in the Peer Group Index consist of 

I N D E P E N D E N T   R E G I S T E R E D    
P U B L I C   A C C O U N T I N G   F I R M

Aehr Test Systems, Aetrium Incorporated, Cohu, Inc., Credence 

Systems Corporation, Electroglas, Inc., LTX Corporation, Micro 

Component Technology, Inc. and Teradyne, Inc. The comparison 

KPMG LLP 

1601 Market Street 

Philadelphia, PA 19103

assumes $100 was invested on December 31, 2001 in our com-

Comparison of 5 Year Cumulative Total Return*
mon stock and in each of the foregoing indices and assumes the 
Among inTEST Corporation, the NASDAQ Composite Index
and a Peer Group

reinvestment of all dividends, if any.

150

120

90

60

30

0

$150

120

90

60

30

0

12/01

12/02

12/03

12/04

12/05

12/06

inTEST Corporation

NASDAQ Composite

Peer Group

*$100 invested on 12/31/01 in stock or index-including reinvestment of dividends. 
  Fiscal year ending December 31.
12/02

12/06

12/04

12/03

12/05

12/01

InTEST Corporation
NASDAQ Composite
Peer Group

$ 100.00
$ 100.00
$ 100.00

$ 93.92
$ 69.66
$ 42.70

$ 119.41
$  99.71
$  79.62

$  86.08
$ 113.79
$  54.46

$  64.90
$ 114.47
$  45.86

$  85.88
$ 124.20
$  44.89

The historical stock price performance of our common stock is 

not necessarily indicative of future performance.

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A N N U A L   S T O C K H O L D E R S ’   M E E T I N G

Our 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held at  

11:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time on Wednesday, June 13, 2007, 

at our offices, 7 Esterbrook Lane, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003.

E X E C U T I V E   O F F I C E R S

B O A R D   O F   D I R E C T O R S

Alyn R. Holt
Chairman

Robert E. Matthiessen
President and Chief Executive Officer

Hugh T. Regan, Jr.
Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Daniel J. Graham
Senior Vice President and General Manager 

Manipulator and Docking Hardware Product Segment

James Pelrin
Vice President and General Manager 

Temperature Management Product Segment

Dale E. Christman
Vice President and General Manager 

Tester Interface Product Segment

Alyn R. Holt
Chairman, inTEST Corporation

Robert E. Matthiessen
President and CEO, inTEST Corporation

Stuart F. Daniels, Ph.D.
Principal, The Daniels Group, Technology Assessment,  

Protection and Commercialization Consulting

James J. Greed, Jr.
Principal, Foothill Technology,  

Consulting to the Semiconductor Industry

James W. Schwartz, Esq.
Of Counsel, Saul Ewing LLP

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C O R P O R A T E   H E A D Q U A R T E R S

inTEST Corporation

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7 Esterbrook Lane, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 USA
Tel (856) 424-6886 | Fax (856) 751-1222 | www.intest.com

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