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WE MAKE THINGS  
HOT AND COLD  
WHERE IT MATTERS

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2019 ANNUAL REPORT

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inTEST Corporation (NYSE American: INTT) is a leading designer and manufacturer of precision-engineered yield 
improvement test and process, process cooling, and induction heating solutions. Our enabling technologies support 
customers’ technical roadmaps in the advancement of transformative technologies such as Electric Vehicles (EVs), 5G, 
satellite communications, and others for use in manufacturing and testing across a wide range of markets (automotive, 
defense/aerospace, energy, industrial and telecommunications). Semiconductor manufacturers use our products to 
fabricate and perform development, qualification and final testing of integrated circuits (ICs) and wafers and other 
electronic test. We offer induction heating products for joining and forming metals in a variety of industrial markets, 
including automotive, aerospace, machinery, wire & fasteners, medical, semiconductor, food & beverage, and 
packaging. Specific products include temperature management systems, induction heating products, manipulator  
and docking hardware products, and customized interface solutions. We have established strong relationships with  
our customers globally, which we support through a network of local offices.

Our largest customers include Aixtron SE, Analog Devices, Inc., Cohu, Inc., Emerson Electric Co., Hakuto Co. Ltd.,  
NXP Semiconductors N.V., Raytheon Company, Siemens AG, Teradyne, Inc. and Texas Instruments Incorporated.

We are headquartered in Mansfield, MA, with manufacturing facilities in NJ, MA, NY and CA. We also have sales,  
service and support offices in Singapore, Germany, Netherlands and the U.K., with additional support personnel in  
other key industrial manufacturing areas around the world.

Business Segments
inTEST comprises two business segments under five brands – 
Ambrell, Temptronic, Sigma Systems, Thermonics, and EMS 
Products – that collectively focus on electronic test, process 
cooling, and induction heating. 

THERMAL SEGMENT 
inTEST Thermal Solutions (iTS): Thermal systems that deliver 
precise temperature from ultralow to high heat for thermal 
conditioning in electronic and production test processes,  
as well as adding or removing heat to maintain a thermally 
stable manufacturing or test site. inTESTthermal.com and 
Thermonics-chillers.com

Ambrell:  
Induction heating systems that deliver precise elevated 
temperature used in production processes for conditioning 
electrically conductive materials such as annealing, bonding, 
brazing, curing, forging, hardening, melting, sealing, shrink 
fitting, soldering and other manufacturing processes such as 
vapor deposition. Ambrell.com

EMS PRODUCTS SEGMENT 
inTEST EMS Products: Manipulators, docking systems and 
custom electrical interfaces critical to ATE systems in the  
production of semiconductors. inTEST-semicon.com

Investment Highlights
•  Serving growth industries

•  2019 estimated addressable market  

in excess of $600 million

•  Blue chip customers across auto, industrial,  

defense/aerospace, telecom and semi markets

•  Strong, proven executive leadership

Growth Opportunities
•  Capitalize on emerging markets

• Extend leadership in thermal test and process

•  Grow market share and further broaden  

customer base in key markets

•  Expand addressable markets, product offerings  
and customer base via organic growth and M&A

End Markets Served
•  Automotive

•  Defense/Aerospace

•  Industrial Equipment

•  Industrial Manufacturing

•  Life Sciences

•  Semiconductor

•  Telecommunications

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Fellow Stockholders

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Our drive to excel places us at the forefront of delivering advanced  
solutions to an array of industries. By aligning with our customers’  
technological roadmaps, we help to further their leadership positions  
as well as our own. 

Since we began in 1981, inTEST has been a leader 
in providing highly engineered products supporting 
semiconductor test. More recently, we have grown to 
become experts in thermal heating and cooling products 
for sophisticated applications in electronic test and 
manufacturing process applications. Our drive to excel 
places us at the forefront of delivering advanced solutions 
to an array of industries. inTEST’s mission, to be a global 
resource for advanced thermal engineered solutions for test 
and process applications, is embodied in the partnership, 
collaboration and support we provide to our customers 
worldwide. By aligning with our customers’ technological 
roadmaps, we help to further their leadership positions as 
well as our own.

Our presence within our served markets has broadened as 
we continue our diversification to be a world-class provider 
of thermal solutions, supporting industrial manufacturing 
and electronic test. Expanding our thermal competencies 
provides us many avenues into different industries, while 
lessening our dependence on traditional business in the 
semiconductor market (Semi). This stems from our strategic 
objective of growing our business in Multimarket, both 
organically as well as through acquisition. We refer to all 
business outside Semi as ‘Multimarket’, which represents  
our diversification into a broad array of industries  
and applications.

The defense/aerospace industry has played an important 
role for our Thermal Products segment, and continues to 
do so, with applications identified for a variety of products 
intended for satellite, tactical, and secure communications 
applications, including Thermonics® Chillers and Sigma 
test products, which drove Multimarket business in 2019. 
We continue to find new applications for ThermoStreams®, 

including thermal testing of electronics for defibrillators, a 
critical component in treating cardiac arrest, and thermal 
testing for long wave infrared cameras. Our Chiller 
product line is a prime example of leveraging our organic 
technology and know-how to create an entirely new business 
opportunity. Designed and manufactured at our Mansfield, 
Massachusetts facility, and marketed under the Thermonics® 
brand, our Chiller product line had a record bookings year 
for 2019 and continued to gain traction in the expanding 
cannabis industry, with eight new customers placing orders. 

On an industry-wide basis, analog mixed-signal 
semiconductor business conditions were challenging in the 
latter part of the year, particularly with regard to industrial 
and automotive; and this was especially true for our 
EMS Products segment, which saw a retrenchment in its 
business. Despite these strong headwinds, EMS was able 
to deliver profitable results for the year. Major drivers of 
EMS business continue to be automotive, Internet of Things, 
heavy industrial applications, and consumer electronics, as 
well as 5G related products; and while short-term demand 
visibility for EMS is somewhat cloudy, we are optimistic that 
capacity utilization (a key metric we watch) at our customers 
will increase, driving additional demand for EMS in the 
second half of 2020. We remain confident in the long-term 
opportunity for EMS as analog production test demand rises. 

Through our diversification strategy we have solidified and 
grown our footprint in additional test and industrial process 
markets. The continued penetration of smart electronics and 
advanced technology into defense/aerospace; industrial; 
automotive, especially the electric vehicle (EV) industry 
which requires demanding performance and quality 
requirements; and emerging medical applications should 
help drive demand for our thermal products, which we are 

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well positioned to deliver currently and in the future. We are pleased with the adoption rate of our Chiller technology, which is being used in a number of different industries including for chemical extraction in the evolving cannabis industry, electronic test, and defense/aerospace, to name  a few. Our strategy is centered on growing annual revenues organically and diversifying into other markets through our Thermal Products segment to mitigate the cyclical and seasonal demand levels inherent in the semiconductor capital-equipment industry. We continue to evaluate and assess synergistic acquisition opportunities that complement our current products and expertise and meet our investment criteria; and look to those opportunities that are aligned with our strategic vision, optimally position the Company, and benefit our shareholders. While Semi market related variabilities are an inherent aspect of our business, we are confident in our long-term diversification strategy of maximizing our Semi business while expanding inTEST’s Multimarket footprint. Our customer base continues to grow, testament to our technologies’ value and demand for our products. We continue to strive to excel with our capabilities to deliver precision-engineered thermal, mechanical and electronic solutions, and believe we are well positioned to participate as the semiconductor industry rebounds. Looking ahead to the next decade, this is an exciting time to be a part of the next generation of innovation that will redefine industries and solve technological challenges.The novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has created an unprecedented situation, with circumstances evolving that affect everyone. Government agencies expect that the pandemic will impact global economies, although the overall effect on supply chains is not known at this time.  In light of this uncertainty, we have taken appropriate steps to align our business practices with the various government directives. We believe the long-term fundamentals of our business remain intact and we continue to drive forward as we always do, partnering with our customers to advance their technology roadmaps. We are proactively monitoring the situation on several fronts, including the health and safety of our employees and their families, which is paramount.We extend our sincere appreciation and thanks to our stockholders, customers, employees, and suppliers for their continued trust, confidence and support during the past year. As custodians of shareholder value, we remain committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards in our relationships with stakeholders and the public at large and exceeding our customers’ expectations.Sincerely,James PelrinPresident & CEOMay 1, 20202 2019 INTEST ANNUAL REPORTLooking ahead to the next decade, this is an exciting  time to be a part of the next generation of innovation that will redefine industries and solve technological challenges.>InTEST_2019AR_2 Pg Promo.indd   2InTEST_2019AR_2 Pg Promo.indd   24/13/20   5:33 PM4/13/20   5:33 PMFORM 10K >

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
Washington, D.C. 20549 

FORM 10-K 

(Mark One) 
☒     ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 
OR 
☐     TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 
For the transition period from __________________ to ___________________ 

Commission File Number 1-36117 

inTEST Corporation 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

DELAWARE 
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) 

22-2370659 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 

804 EAST GATE DRIVE, SUITE 200 
MT. LAUREL, NEW JERSEY 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) 

08054 
(Zip Code) 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (856) 505-8800 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 

               Title of Each Class                
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 

Trading Symbol 
INTT 

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered 
NYSE American 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒ 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒ 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such 
reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐ 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required 
to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐ 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller 
reporting company, or emerging growth company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller 
reporting company" and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. 

Large accelerated filer ☐ 
Non-accelerated filer ☒ 

Accelerated filer ☐ 
Smaller reporting company ☒ 
Emerging growth company ☐ 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for 
complying with any new or revised financial account standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒ 

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price 
at which the common equity was last sold on June 30, 2019 (the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed 
second fiscal quarter), was: $49,247,830. 

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's Common Stock, as of March 16, 2020, was 10,429,759. 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 

Portions of the definitive proxy statement of the Registrant for the Registrant's 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Report, are 
incorporated by reference into Part III of this Report.  

 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
inTEST CORPORATION 
FORM 10-K 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 

Item 1.  Business 
Item 1A.  Risk Factors 
Item 1B.  Unresolved Staff Comments 
Item 2. 
Item 3. 
Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures 

Properties 
Legal Proceedings 

INDEX 

PART I 

PART II 

Selected Financial Data 

Item 5.  Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 
Item 6. 
Item 7.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 
Item 7A.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 
Item 8. 
Item 9.  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 
Item 9A.  Controls and Procedures 
Item 9B.  Other Information 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 

PART III 

Item 10.  Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 
Item 11.  Executive Compensation 
Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 
Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 
Item 14.  Principal Accounting Fees and Services 

PART IV 

Item 15.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules 
Item 16.  Form 10-K Summary 

Index to Exhibits 
Signatures 
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedule 

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inTEST CORPORATION 
FORM 10-K 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 

From time to time, we make written or oral "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation 
Reform Act of 1995, as amended, including statements contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(“SEC”) (including this Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Report”)), in our annual report to stockholders and in other 
communications. These statements do not convey historical information, but relate to predicted or potential future events, such as 
statements of our plans, strategies and intentions, or our future performance or goals, that are based on management’s current 
expectations. Our forward-looking statements can often be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," 
"expects," "intends," "may," "will," "should," "plans," “projects,” “forecasts,” “outlook” or "anticipates" or similar terminology, and 
include, but are not limited to, statements made in this Report regarding: 

   ●  the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on our business, financial condition and results of operations; 
   ●  indications of a change in the market cycles in the semiconductor and automated test equipment (“ATE”) markets or other 

markets we serve; 

   ●  developments and trends in the semiconductor and ATE markets, including changes in the demand for semiconductors; 
   ●  general economic conditions both domestically and globally, in particular in light of the coronavirus pandemic; 
   ●  changes in the rate of, and timing of, capital expenditures by our customers, including any impacts from the coronavirus 

pandemic; 

   ●  the availability of materials used to manufacture our products, including any impacts from the coronavirus pandemic; 
   ●  the impact of interruptions in our supply chain caused by external factors, including any impacts from the coronavirus pandemic; 
   ●  the sufficiency of cash balances, lines of credit and net cash from operations; 
   ●  stock price fluctuations, in particular the most recent stock price changes as a result of the coronavirus pandemic; 
   ●  the possibility of future acquisitions or dispositions and the successful integration of any acquired operations; 
   ●  the ability to borrow funds or raise capital to finance major potential acquisitions; 
   ●  the success of our strategy to diversify our business by entering markets outside the semiconductor and ATE markets, including 

the automotive, defense/aerospace, energy, industrial, telecommunications and other markets and changes in demand in these 
markets; 

   ●  competitive pricing pressures; 
   ●  the development of new products and technologies by us or our competitors; 
   ●  effects of exchange rate fluctuations, especially most recently as a result of the coronavirus pandemic; 
   ●  progress of product development programs; 
   ●  the anticipated market for our products; 
   ●  the availability of and retention of key personnel; 
   ●  net revenues generated by foreign subsidiaries; and 
   ●  other projections of net revenues, taxable earnings (loss), net earnings (loss), net earnings (loss) per share, capital expenditures 

and other financial items. 

Investors and prospective investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements are only projections based on current 
estimations. These statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based upon various assumptions. We discuss many of these risks 
and uncertainties under Item 1A "Risk Factors," below, and elsewhere in this Report. These risks and uncertainties, among others, 
could cause our actual future results to differ materially from those described in our forward-looking statements or from our prior 
results. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this Report is based only on information currently available to us and speaks to 
circumstances only as of the date on which it is made. We are not obligated to update these forward-looking statements, even though 
our situation may change in the future. 

PART I 

Item 1.    BUSINESS 

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 

In December 2019, instances of a human infection of unknown cause originating in China were first reported to the World 
Health Organization. In early January 2020, this infection was traced to a novel strain of coronavirus. The virus has 
subsequently spread to other parts of the world, including the U.S. and Europe, and has caused unprecedented disruptions in 
the global economy as efforts to contain the spread of the virus have intensified. On March 11, 2020, the World Health 
Organization officially declared the coronavirus outbreak (also referred to as COVID-19) a pandemic. Since March 17, 
2020, a number of states in the U.S., including all of the states in which we have manufacturing facilities, have instituted 

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‘shelter-in place’ orders as well as provided guidance in response to the pandemic and the need to contain it.  We are 
carefully reviewing all rules, regulations, and orders and responding accordingly. On March 17, 2020, we temporarily shut 
down our EMS manufacturing facility in Fremont, California. As of the date of this filing, all of our other manufacturing 
facilities remain open. 

In the meantime, we have taken steps to take care of our employees, including providing the ability for employees to work 
remotely and implementing strategies to support appropriate social distancing techniques for those employees who are not 
able to work remotely.  We have also taken precautions with regard to employee, facility and office hygiene as well as 
implementing significant travel restrictions.  We have developed a process for the ongoing screening of employees and 
visitors to our facilities to assess their risk of exposure to and/or infection with the coronavirus. We are also assessing our 
business continuity plans for all business units in the context of the pandemic.  This is a rapidly evolving situation, and we 
will continue to monitor and mitigate developments affecting our workforce, our suppliers, our customers, and the public at 
large to the extent we are able to do so. 

INTRODUCTION  

inTEST Corporation was incorporated in New Jersey in 1981 and reincorporated in Delaware in April 1997. The 
consolidated entity is comprised of inTEST Corporation (parent) and our wholly-owned subsidiaries. In this report, "we," 
"us," "our," and the "Company" refer to inTEST Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. 

We are a global supplier of precision-engineered solutions for use in manufacturing and testing across a wide range of 
markets including automotive, defense/aerospace, energy, industrial, semiconductor and telecommunications. We manage 
our business as two operating segments, Thermal Products ("Thermal”) and Electromechanical Semiconductor Products 
("EMS"), which are also our reporting units. Our Thermal segment designs, manufactures and sells our thermal test and 
thermal process products while our EMS segment designs, manufactures and sells our semiconductor test products. 

Our EMS segment sells its products to semiconductor manufacturers and third-party test and assembly houses (end user 
sales) and to ATE manufacturers (OEM sales), who ultimately resell our equipment with theirs to both semiconductor 
manufacturers and third-party test and assembly houses. Our Thermal segment sells its products to many of these same 
types of customers; however, it also sells into a variety of other markets, including the automotive, defense/aerospace, 
energy, industrial and telecommunications markets. As a result of the acquisition of Ambrell Corporation (“Ambrell”) in 
May 2017, our Thermal segment also sells into the consumer products packaging, fiber optics and other sectors within the 
broader industrial market, and into the wafer processing sector within the broader semiconductor market. 

We sell our products worldwide. Within the ATE market, we sell our products both directly to major semiconductor 
manufacturers and semiconductor test subcontractors and indirectly through leading ATE manufacturers. In markets outside 
the ATE market, we sell our products directly to the end user of the product or through third party distributors. Our largest 
customers include Aixtron SE, Analog Devices, Inc., Cohu, Inc., Emerson Electric Co., Hakuto Co. Ltd., NXP 
Semiconductors N.V., Raytheon Company, Siemens AG, Teradyne, Inc. and Texas Instruments Incorporated. 

MARKETS 

Overview 

Historically, we have referred to our markets as “Semiconductor” (which includes both the broader semiconductor market 
as well as the more specialized semiconductor ATE and wafer processing sectors within the broader semiconductor market), 
and “Non-Semiconductor” (which includes all of the other markets we serve). In the second quarter of 2019, we began 
referring to the semiconductor market, including the ATE and wafer processing sectors within that market, as the “Semi 
Market.” All other markets, when referred to collectively, are designated as “Multimarket.” 

While the Semi Market represents the historical roots of inTEST and remains a very important component of our business, 
Multimarket is where we have focused our strategic growth efforts over the last several years. Our goal has been to grow 
our business, both organically and through acquisition, in Multimarket as we believe these markets have historically been 
less cyclical than the Semi Market. Prior to the acquisition of Ambrell in May 2017, we offered only highly specialized 
engineering solutions used for testing applications in Multimarket, the demand for which is limited and which varies 
significantly from period to period. Our acquisition of Ambrell not only provided expansion into new markets but also 
broadened our product offerings to include products sold into process or manufacturing applications. It is important to note 
that business within our Thermal segment can fall into either the Semi Market or Multimarket, depending upon how our 
customers utilize our products or upon their respective applications, while business within our EMS segment is all within 
the Semi Market. Historically, Ambrell sold its precision induction heating systems almost exclusively to customers in the 
industrial market but since 2018, has also had significant sales into the Semi Market. Overall, however, the acquisition of 
Ambrell has reduced our dependence on customers in the Semi Market. We expect that our future orders and net revenues  

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will be approximately equally split between the Semi Market and Multimarket. During 2019 and 2018, our net revenues 
from Multimarket were $29.7 million and $33.2 million, respectively, and represented 49% and 42%, respectively, of our 
total net revenues. In the five years prior to the acquisition of Ambrell, our net revenues from Multimarket ranged from 18% 
to 30% of our total net revenues. 

The level of our net revenues in Multimarket varies significantly from market to market. During 2019 and 2018, our net 
revenues from the industrial market represented 35% and 27%, respectively, of our total net revenues, while our net 
revenues from the defense/aerospace market represented 8% and 6%, respectively, of our total net revenues and our net 
revenues from the telecommunications market represented 3% and 7%, respectively, of our total net revenues. The level of 
our net revenues in these markets has varied significantly in the past and we expect will vary significantly in the future as 
we build our presence in these markets and establish new markets for our products. One of our goals is to further expand our 
Multimarket sales; however, due to the highly specialized nature of many of our product offerings, we do not expect broad 
market penetration in many of these markets and therefore do not anticipate developing meaningful market shares in most 
of these markets. Consequently, we are continuing to evaluate buying patterns and opportunities for growth in these markets 
that may affect our performance. 

In the last several years, we have developed a meaningful market share in two markets outside of the Semi Market: the 
induction heating market for systems with 500KW or less of power (which is a subset of the industrial market) and the 
optical transceiver market (which is a subset of the telecommunications market). However, more recently, we have seen 
technological advances in the optical transceiver market that have significantly reduced the demand for the products we sell 
that are used to test and characterize these devices. Furthermore, as a result of the significant demand for equipment used to 
test optical transceivers over the last five years, we have a large installed base of test equipment within the optical 
transceiver market. The combination of these two factors effectively eliminated the optical transceiver market as a 
meaningful market for us in 2019 and going forward. In addition, in contrast to the Semi Market, where we serve a broad 
range of customers and where our business trends generally follow overall market trends within the Semi Market, in the 
industrial market, where induction heating products are used, and in the optical transceiver submarket, we only serve a 
limited number of market participants, which represent only a portion of these markets and, therefore, market trends in these 
areas do not have as material an impact on our financial results. The following discussion of our markets is, therefore, 
limited to the Semi Market. 

Semi Market 

As noted above, the Semi Market includes both the broader semiconductor market as well as the more specialized 
semiconductor ATE and wafer processing sectors within the broader semiconductor market. Historically, the Semi Market 
has been characterized by rapid technological change, wide fluctuations in demand and shortening product life cycles. 
Designers and manufacturers of a variety of electronic and industrial products, such as cell phones, telecom and datacom 
systems, Internet access devices, computers, transportation and consumer electronics, require increasingly complex 
integrated circuits (“ICs”) to provide improved end-product performance demanded by their customers. Semiconductor 
manufacturers generally compete based on product performance and price. We believe that testing costs represent a 
significant portion of the total cost of manufacturing ICs. Semiconductor manufacturers remain under pressure to maximize 
production yields and reduce testing costs. At the same time, the growing complexity of ICs has increased the difficulty of 
maximizing test yields. In order to address these market trends, semiconductor manufacturers strive for more effective 
utilization of ATE, smaller test areas and increased wafer level testing. 

Demand for new ATE and related equipment depends upon several factors, including the test equipment utilization rates of 
semiconductor manufacturers, the demand for products that incorporate ICs, the increasing complexity of ICs and the 
emergence of new IC design, production and packaging technologies. Some of the evolutionary changes in IC technologies 
included the shift to 300 mm wafers in production, system-on-a-chip (“SOC”) where digital, analog and memory functions 
are combined on a single IC, and chip scale packaging. As a result of these factors and other advances, semiconductor 
manufacturers may require additional ATE not only to handle increases in production but also to handle the more 
sophisticated testing requirements of ICs. 

IC Test Process 

Semiconductor manufacturers typically produce ICs in multiples of several hundred or more on a silicon wafer that is later 
separated or "diced" into individual ICs. Extended leads are then attached to the individual ICs for later connection to other 
electrical components. In most cases, the ICs are then encapsulated in a plastic, ceramic or other protective housing. These 
process steps are called "packaging." 

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Wafers are tested before being diced and packaged to ensure that only properly functioning ICs are packaged. This testing 
step has several names, including "front-end test," "wafer test," "wafer probe" or "wafer sort." In front-end test, an 
electronic handling device known as a wafer prober automatically positions the wafer under a probe card that is 
electronically connected to a "test head," which connects electrically to a test system. During front-end testing, there is a 
growing trend of thermally conditioning the wafer during test. Once the good ICs have been identified, they are packaged. 

The packaged ICs also require testing, called "back-end test" or "final test," to determine if they meet design and 
performance specifications. Packaged ICs are tested after loading into another type of electronic handling device called a 
"package handler" or "handler," which then transfers the packaged ICs into a test socket that is attached to the test head. 
These handlers may be temperature controlled for testing. 

Testers range in price from approximately $100,000 to over $2.0 million each, depending primarily on the complexity of the 
IC to be tested. Probers and handlers range in price from approximately $50,000 to $500,000 each. A typical test floor of a 
large semiconductor manufacturer may have 100 test heads and 100 probers or 250 handlers supplied by various vendors for 
use at any one time. While larger global semiconductor manufacturers typically purchase ATE to test the ICs they 
manufacture, there are a growing number of semiconductor manufacturers who outsource IC testing to third-party foundries, 
test and assembly providers. 

Test head manipulators, also referred to as positioners, facilitate the movement of the test head to the electronic device 
handler. Docking hardware mechanically connects the test head to the wafer prober or handler. Tester interface products 
provide the electrical connection between the test head and the wafer or packaged IC. Traditionally, temperature 
management products are used in back-end test to allow a manufacturer to test packaged ICs under the extreme temperature 
conditions in which the IC may be required to operate. However, we believe that temperature-controlled testing will be an 
increasingly important part of front-end wafer testing as more parameters traditionally tested in back-end test are moved to 
front-end test. 

Trends in IC Testing 

ATE is used to identify unacceptable packaged ICs and bad die on wafers. ATE assists IC manufacturers in controlling test 
costs by performing IC testing in an efficient and cost-effective manner. In order to provide testing equipment that can help 
IC manufacturers meet these goals, we believe the ATE market must address the following issues: 

Change in Technology. End-user applications are demanding ICs with increasingly higher performance, greater speeds, and 
smaller sizes. ICs that meet these higher standards, including SOC designs, are more complex and dense. These technology 
trends have significant implications for the IC testing process, including: 

the need for test heads of higher complexity; 

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increasing test speeds; and 
a new generation of testers for SOC and other technologies. 

Need for Plug-Compatibility and Integration. Semiconductor manufacturers need test methodologies that will perform 
increasingly complex tests while lowering the overall cost of testing. This can require combining ATE manufactured by 
various companies into optimally performing systems. Semiconductor manufacturers have to work closely with various test 
hardware, software, interface and component vendors to resolve design and compatibility issues in order to make these 
vendors' products plug-compatible with test equipment manufactured by other vendors. 

Testing Under Extreme Conditions. ICs will have to perform across a wider spectrum of temperature and environmental 
conditions than ever before because of the growing complexity of products in which they are deployed. In recent years, 
temperature testing has found an increasing role in front-end, wafer-level testing. Creating a uniform thermal profile over 
much larger wafer areas represents a significant engineering and design challenge for ATE manufacturers. 

Demand for Higher Levels of Technical Support. As IC testing becomes more complex, semiconductor manufacturers 
demand higher levels of technical support on a routine basis. ATE manufacturers must commit appropriate resources to 
technical support in order to develop close working relationships with their customers. This level of support also requires 
close proximity of service and support personnel to customers' facilities. 

Cost Reduction Through Increased Front-End Testing. As the cost of testing ICs increases, semiconductor manufacturers 
will continue to look for ways to streamline the testing process to make it more cost-effective, such as the trend to use 
massive parallel testing, in which semiconductor manufacturers test multiple ICs on the wafer simultaneously. We believe 
that this factor will lead to more front-end, wafer-level testing. 

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OUR SOLUTIONS 

Historically, we have focused our development efforts on designing and producing high quality products that provide 
superior performance and cost-effectiveness. We have sought to address each manufacturer's individual needs through 
innovative and customized designs, use of the best materials available, quality manufacturing practices and personalized 
service. We have designed solutions to overcome the evolving challenges facing the Semi Market and other markets that we 
serve, which we believe provide the following advantages: 

Temperature-Controlled Testing. Our Thermostream(R) products are used by manufacturers in a number of markets to stress 
test a variety of semiconductor and electronic components, printed circuit boards and sub-assemblies. Factors motivating 
manufacturers to use temperature testing include design characterization, failure analysis and quality control, as well as 
determining performance under extreme operating temperatures, all of which contribute to manufacturing cost savings. Our 
acquisitions of Sigma Systems Corporation ("Sigma"), in October 2008, and Thermonics, Inc. ("Thermonics"), in January 
2012, significantly increased our product offerings in the area of temperature-controlled testing and enabled us to begin 
serving customers in other markets outside the Semi Market. Sigma's thermal platforms and temperature chambers can 
accommodate large thermal masses and are found in both laboratory and production environments. Thermonics' products 
provide a range of precision temperature forcing systems and have been melded into Temptronic's ATS ThermoStream 
product line. The Thermonics brand is now used to market a family of process chillers for test and industrial applications. 

Induction Heating. Our acquisition of Ambrell added induction heating capabilities to our product offerings, which can be 
used by customers in process applications where precision controlled heating is needed.  Customers use our induction 
heating products in conjunction with other technologies in various manufacturing environments to improve production 
efficiencies.  Applications for our EKOHEAT(R) or EASYHEAT™ induction heating products include annealing, bonding, 
brazing, curing, forging, heat treating, melting, shrink-fitting and testing. 

Scalable, Universal, High Performance Interface Technology. Our universal test head manipulators provide a high degree 
of positioning flexibility with a minimum amount of effort. As a result, our products can be used in virtually any test setting. 
Our manipulator products are designed to accommodate the increased size of test heads. Our docking hardware products 
offer precise control over the connection to test sockets, probing assemblies and interface boards, reducing downtime and 
minimizing costly damage to fragile components. Our tester interface products optimize the integrity of the signals 
transmitted between the test head and the device under test by being virtually transparent to the test signals. This results in 
increased accuracy of the test data and may thus enable improved test yields. We believe that these characteristics will gain 
even more significance as testing becomes even more demanding. 

Compatibility and Integration. A hallmark of our products has been, and continues to be, compatibility with a wide variety 
of ATE. Our manipulator and docking hardware products are all designed to be used with otherwise incompatible ATE. We 
believe this integrated approach to ATE facilitates smooth changeover from one tester to another, longer lives for interface 
components, better test results, increased ATE utilization and lower overall test costs. 

Worldwide Customer Service and Support. We have long recognized the need to maintain a physical presence near our 
customers' facilities. As of December 31, 2019, we had domestic manufacturing facilities in California, Massachusetts, New 
Jersey and New York and provided service to our customers from sales and service personnel based in the U.S., Europe and 
Asia. Our engineers are easily accessible to, and can work directly with, most of our customers from the time we begin 
developing our initial proposal, through the delivery, installation and use of the product by our customer. In this way, we are 
able to develop and maintain close relationships with our customers. 

OUR STRATEGIES 

We remain committed to our goals of being recognized in our markets as the designer and manufacturer of the highest 
quality and most cost-effective products and becoming the key supplier of all of our customers' product needs. Our 
strategies to achieve these goals include the following: 

Pursuing Revenue Growth Opportunities Outside the Semi Market. A key element of our growth strategy is to pursue 
revenue growth opportunities in Multimarket, which includes the automotive, defense/aerospace, energy, industrial and 
telecommunications markets. We believe that we may be able to reduce some of the cyclicality that we have historically 
experienced by further diversifying our revenue streams outside the Semi Market. We see the most potential for this within 
our Thermal segment. During 2019 and 2018, approximately $29.7 million, or 49%, and $33.2 million, or 42%, 
respectively, of our total net revenues were derived from Multimarket, as noted above. These revenues were all generated 
by our Thermal segment. We cannot determine at this time whether we will be successful in building our sales in 
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Pursuing Synergistic Acquisitions. Another element of our growth strategy has been to acquire businesses, technologies or 
products that are complementary to our current product offerings. Since our initial public offering, we have acquired several 
businesses that have enabled us to expand our line of product offerings and have given us the opportunity to market a 
broader range of products to our customer base. In particular, the acquisitions of Temptronic in 2000, Sigma in 2008, 
Thermonics in 2012 and Ambrell in 2017 have provided access to markets that are less sensitive to cyclicality than the Semi 
Market. We seek to make acquisitions that will further expand our product lines as well as increase our exposure to markets 
outside of the Semi Market. 

Providing Technologically Advanced Solutions. We are committed to designing and producing only the highest quality 
products, which incorporate innovative designs to achieve optimal cost-effectiveness and functionality for each customer's 
particular situation. Our engineering and design staff is continually engaged in developing new and improved products and 
manufacturing processes. 

Leveraging Our Strong Customer Relationships. Our technical personnel work closely with ATE manufacturers to design 
tester interface and docking hardware that are compatible with their ATE. As a result, we are often privy to proprietary 
technical data and information about these manufacturers' products. We believe that because we do not compete with ATE 
manufacturers in the prober, handler and tester markets, we have been able to establish strong collaborative relationships 
with these manufacturers that enable us to develop ancillary ATE products on an accelerated basis. Engineering is also at 
the heart of the Thermal segment where customers often return to inTEST with their next thermal challenge. We work to 
solidify relationships with customers that have demanding specifications, whether it be thermal testing at temperature 
extremes for aerospace application or delivering precise heating for efficient industrial processes, for example. We believe 
that with our consistent demonstration of solutions from proof of concept to manufactured products with required 
specifications, we can continue to strengthen our customer relationships. 

Maintaining Our International Presence. Our existing and potential customers are concentrated in certain regions 
throughout the world. We believe that we must maintain a presence in the markets in which our customers operate. We 
currently have offices in the U.S., Germany, Singapore and the Netherlands. 

Controlling Costs. At the same time as we are pursuing growth opportunities, we will seek ways to more aggressively 
streamline our cost structure, so that we are positioned to offer products at prices that provide the margin for a reasonable 
profit as well as the resources for continual product development. 

OUR SEGMENTS 

As noted above, we have two operating segments, Thermal and EMS, which are also our reporting units. Our Thermal 
segment consists of (i) inTEST Thermal Solutions (“iTS”), which manufactures and sells products under the Temptronic, 
Sigma and Thermonics brand names, and (ii) Ambrell. iTS has operations in Massachusetts, Germany and Singapore. 
Ambrell has operations in New York, the Netherlands and the U.K. Customers use the thermal solutions produced by iTS 
for product development, characterization and production test or process applications. Ambrell provides customers with 
induction heating system solutions for conditioning, joining, and forming conductive materials in the manufacturing 
process. Our Thermal segment provides these solutions across an array of markets including automotive, defense/aerospace, 
energy, industrial, semiconductor and telecommunications. 

Our EMS segment consists of our manufacturing operations in New Jersey and California. Semiconductor manufacturers 
use our EMS solutions in back-end testing where our mechanical and electrical products serve production testing of wafers 
and specialized packaged ICs. These ICs include microprocessors, digital signal processing chips, mixed signal devices, 
MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems), application specific ICs and specialized memory ICs, and are used primarily 
in the automotive, defense/aerospace, energy, industrial and telecommunications markets. We custom design most of our 
products for each customer's particular combination of ATE. 

Thermal Products 

ThermoStream(R) Products: Our ThermoStream(R) products are used in the Semi Market as a stand-alone temperature 
management tool, or in a variety of electronic test applications as part of our MobileTemp systems. ThermoStream(R) 
products provide a source of heated and cooled air that can be directed over the component or device under test. These 
systems are capable of controlling temperatures to within +/- 0.1 degree Celsius over a range of -100 degrees Celsius to as 
high as +300 degrees Celsius within 1.0 degree Celsius of accuracy. As a stand-alone tool, ThermoStreams(R) provide a 
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Our MobileTemp Series combines our ThermoStream(R) products with our family of exclusive, high-speed 
ThermoChambers to offer thermal test systems with fast, uniform temperature control in a compact package enabling 
temperature testing at the test location. MobileTemp Systems are designed specifically for small thermal-mass applications 
beyond the Semi Market and have found application in the automotive, electronic, fiber optic and oil field service markets 
testing such things as electronic sub-assemblies, sensor assemblies, and printed circuit boards. 

Traditionally, our customers used ThermoStream(R) products primarily in engineering, quality assurance and small-run 
manufacturing environments. However, increasingly, our customers use ThermoStream(R) products in longer-run 
production applications. ThermoStream(R) and MobileTemp products range in price from approximately $15,000 to 
$50,000. 

ThermoChambers: Our chamber products are available in a variety of sizes, from small bench-top units to chambers with 
internal volumes of twenty-seven cubic feet and greater and with temperature ranges as wide as from -190 degrees Celsius 
to +500 degrees Celsius. Chambers can be designed to utilize liquid nitrogen or liquid carbon dioxide cooling or mechanical 
refrigeration, and sometimes both. These chambers can accommodate large thermal masses and are found in both laboratory 
and production environments. Chambers are priced from $15,000 to $150,000. 

Thermal Platforms: Our platforms are available in surface sizes ranging from 7.2 square inches to 616 square inches. They 
provide a flat, thermally conductive, precisely temperature controllable surface that is ideal for conditioning of testing 
devices with a flat surface. Platforms are available with temperature ranges as broad as -100 degrees Celsius to +250 
degrees Celsius. Thermal platforms can be designed to utilize either liquid nitrogen or liquid carbon dioxide cooling or 
mechanical refrigeration. Platforms offer virtually unimpeded access to the device under test and their easy access and 
compact size makes them ideal for convenient bench-top use. Platforms are priced from $6,500 to $65,000. 

Thermonics(R) Products: Our Thermonics temperature conditioning products provide tempered gas or fluid to enable 
customers to maintain desired thermal conditions within their tool or process. Applications include general industrial, 
chemical processing, energy, electronics, automotive, defense/aerospace and semiconductor markets. Prices range from 
$20,000 to greater than $230,000. 

EKOHEAT(R) Products: Our EKOHEAT(R) induction heating systems with power ratings from 10KW to 500KW are 
manufactured by Ambrell and are used to conduct fast, efficient, repeatable non-contact heating of metals or other 
electrically conductive materials in order to transform raw materials into finished parts. Prices range from $25,000 to 
$250,000. 

EASYHEAT™ Products: Our compact EASYHEAT™ induction heating systems with power ratings from 1KW to 10KW 
are manufactured by Ambrell are used to conduct fast, efficient, repeatable non-contact heating of metals or other 
electrically conductive materials in order to transform raw materials into finished parts. Prices range from $5,000 to 
$25,000. 

Applications for both EKOHEAT(R) and EASYHEAT™ products include annealing, bonding, brazing, curing, forging, heat 
treating, melting, shrink-fitting, soldering and testing. 

EMS Products 

Manipulator Products. We offer three lines of manipulator products: the in2(R), the Cobal and the recently introduced LS 
Series. These free-standing universal manipulators can hold a variety of test heads and enable an operator to reposition a test 
head for alternate use with any one of several probers or handlers on a test floor. 

Our manipulator products incorporate a balanced floating-head design. This design permits a test head weighing up to 1,760 
pounds to be held in an effectively weightless state, so it can be moved manually or with optional powered assistance, up or 
down, right or left, forward or backward and rotated around each axis (known as six degrees of motion freedom) by an 
operator using a modest amount of force or with a computer controlled pendant. The same design features enable the 
operator to dock the test head without causing inadvertent damage to the fragile electrical contacts. As a result, after testing 
a particular production lot of ICs, the operator can quickly and easily disconnect a test head that is held in an in2(R) or Cobal 
Series manipulator and equipped with our docking hardware and dock it to another electronic device handler for testing 
either a subsequent lot of the same packaged ICs or to test different ICs. With the LS Series manipulators, the undocking, 
movement of the test head and redocking can be done automatically through the pendant. Our manipulator products range in 
price from approximately $12,000 to $75,000. 

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Docking Hardware Products. We offer two lines of docking hardware products: fixed manual docking and IntelliDock pin 
and cup docking. Both types protect the delicate interface contacts and ensure proper repeatable and precise alignment 
between the test head's interface board and the prober's probing assembly or the handler's test socket as they are brought 
together, or "docked." Fixed manual docking includes a mechanical cam mechanism to dock and lock the test head to the 
prober or handler. IntelliDock is an automated docking solution that provides operator feedback for each docking step via a 
touchscreen display, and when coupled with the LS Series manipulator, redeployment of the test head can be done 
automatically and accurately via the computer pendant. Both types of docking hardware products eliminate motion of the 
test head relative to the prober or handler once docked. This minimizes deterioration of the interface boards, test sockets and 
probing assemblies that is caused by constant vibration during testing. Our docking hardware products are used primarily 
with floating-head universal manipulators when maximum mobility and inter-changeability of handlers and probers between 
test heads is required. By using our docking hardware products, semiconductor manufacturers can achieve cost savings 
through improved ATE utilization, improved accuracy and integrity of test results, optimized floor support and reduced 
repairs and replacements of expensive ATE interface products. 

We believe our docking hardware products offer our customers the ability to make various competing brands of test heads 
compatible with various brands of probers and handlers by only changing interface boards. This is called "plug-
compatibility." Plug-compatibility enables increased flexibility and utilization of test heads, probers and handlers purchased 
from various ATE manufacturers. We believe that because we do not compete with ATE manufacturers in the sale of 
probers, handlers or testers, ATE manufacturers are willing to provide us with the information that is integral to the design 
of plug-compatible products. Our docking hardware products range in price from approximately $2,000 to $25,000. 

Interface Products. Our tester interface products provide the electrical connections between the tester and the wafer prober 
or IC handler to carry the electrical signals between the tester and the probe card on the prober or the test socket on the 
handler. Our designs optimize the integrity of the transmitted signal. Therefore, our tester interfaces can be used with high 
speed, high frequency, digital or mixed signal testers used in testing more complex ICs. Because our tester interface 
products enable the tester to provide more reliable yield data, our interfaces may also reduce IC production costs. We design 
standard and modular interface products to address most possible tester/prober combinations on the market today. In 
addition, we provide a custom design service that will allow any of our customers to use virtually any tester, prober or 
handler combination with any type of device, such as analog, digital, mixed signal and radio frequency. For example, our 
Centaur(R) modular interface is designed to provide flexibility and scalability through the use of replaceable signal modules 
which can be easily changed on the test floor as our customers' testing requirements change. In addition to the Centaur(R) 
modular interface, we also offer over 200 different types of tester interface models that we custom designed for our 
customers' specific applications. These tester interface products range in price from approximately $7,000 to $110,000. 

Financial Information About Operating Segments and Geographic Areas 

Please see Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Report on Form 10-K for additional 
data regarding net revenues, profit or loss and total assets of each of our segments and revenues attributable to foreign 
countries. 

MARKETING, SALES AND CUSTOMER SUPPORT 

We market and sell our products primarily in markets where semiconductors are manufactured. North American and 
European semiconductor manufacturers, as well as third-party foundries, test and assembly providers, have located most of 
their back-end factories in Southeast Asia. The front-end wafer fabrication plants of U.S. semiconductor manufacturers are 
primarily in the U.S. Likewise, European, Taiwanese, South Korean and Japanese semiconductor manufacturers generally 
have located their wafer fabrication plants in their respective countries. We have been providing a greater number of 
engineered solutions to markets outside the Semi Market. These are thermal-based solutions that fall into the categories of 
test and process, involving automotive, defense/aerospace, energy, industrial and telecommunications markets. 

Thermal Products: We market our thermal products brands, Temptronic, Sigma and Thermonics, under the umbrella name 
of inTEST Thermal Solutions and sales to ATE manufacturers are handled directly by our own sales force. Sales to 
semiconductor manufacturers and customers in other markets in the U.S. are handled through independent sales 
representative organizations. In Singapore and Malaysia, our sales and service are handled through our internal sales and 
service staff. In the rest of Asia, our sales are handled through distributors. In Europe, sales managers at our office in 
Germany, as well as regional distributors and independent sales representatives, sell to semiconductor manufacturers and 
customers in other markets. We visit our distributors regularly and have trained them to sell and service our thermal 
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We market our EASYHEAT™ and EKOHEAT(R) precision induction heating equipment to manufacturers who require 
specialized industrial heating in a wide array of industries, including automotive, aerospace and semiconductor, and are sold 
globally through a combination of regional sales managers, independent sales representatives and independent distributors. 
In North America, direct regional sales managers provide sales coverage augmented by independent sales representatives. In 
Europe, direct sales managers provide sales coverage augmented by independent distributors. In Asia, distributors have 
responsibility for sales and service of our products. 

We also provide induction heating product support through our SmartCARE Service offering, which includes equipment 
repairs and training, preventative maintenance, enhanced warranties and spare parts. Our field service engineers, located in 
the U.S. and Europe, provide service and support globally. Additionally, a number of distributors in Europe and Asia have 
factory-trained service technicians. 

EMS Products: In North America, we sell to semiconductor manufacturers principally through independent, commissioned 
sales representatives. North American sales representatives also coordinate product installation and support with our 
technical staff and participate in trade shows. 

Our internal sales account managers handle sales to ATE manufacturers and are responsible for a portfolio of customer 
accounts and for managing certain independent sales representatives. In addition, our sales account managers are 
responsible for pricing, quotations, proposals and transaction negotiations, and they assist with applications engineering and 
custom product design. Technical support is provided to North American customers and independent sales representatives 
by employees based in New Jersey, California and Texas. 

In Europe, we sell to semiconductor and ATE manufacturers through our internal sales staff. Technical support is provided 
by our staff in the U.K. In China, Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, and Thailand, we sell through the use of independent 
sales representatives who are supervised by our internal sales staff. In Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan, our sales are 
handled by our internal sales staff. International sales representatives are responsible for sales, installation, support and trade 
show participation in their geographic market areas. Technical support is provided to Asian customers primarily by 
employees based in Malaysia, the Philippines and Taiwan. 

CUSTOMERS 

We market all of our products to end users, which include semiconductor manufacturers and third-party foundries, test and 
assembly providers, as well as to original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs"), which include ATE manufacturers and their 
third-party outsource manufacturing partners. In the case of thermal products, we also market our products to independent 
testers of semiconductors, manufacturers of automotive, defense/aerospace, energy, industrial and telecommunications 
products, semiconductor research facilities, and manufacturers and manufacturing process integrators for a variety of 
industrial process applications. Our customers use our products principally in production testing or process/manufacturing 
applications, although our ThermoStream(R) products traditionally have been used largely in engineering development and 
quality assurance. We believe that we sell to most of the major semiconductor manufacturers in the world. 

During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, Texas Instruments Incorporated accounted for 10% and 11% of our 
consolidated net revenues, respectively. While both of our operating segments sold products to this customer, these 
revenues were primarily generated by our EMS segment. Our ten largest customers accounted for approximately 34% and 
40% of our consolidated net revenues in 2019 and 2018, respectively. The loss of any one or more of our largest customers, 
or a reduction in orders by a major customer, could materially reduce our net revenues or otherwise materially affect our 
business, financial condition or results of operations. 

Our largest customers in 2019 include: 

Semiconductor Manufacturers 
Aixtron SE 
Analog Devices, Inc. 
NXP Semiconductors N.V. 
Texas Instruments Incorporated 

MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY 

ATE Manufacturers 
Cohu, Inc. 
Teradyne, Inc. 

Other 
Emerson Electric Co. 
Hakuto Co. Ltd. 
Raytheon Company 
Siemens AG 

As of December 31, 2019, our principal manufacturing operations consisted of assembly and testing at our facilities in 
California, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York. We assemble most of our products from a combination of standard 
components and custom parts that have been fabricated to our specifications by either third-party manufacturers or our own 
fabrication operation in New Jersey. Our practice is to use the highest quality raw materials and components in our 
products. The primary raw materials used in fabricated parts are all widely available. We purchase substantially all of our 

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components from multiple suppliers. We purchase certain raw materials and components from single suppliers. We believe, 
however, that all materials and components are available in adequate amounts from other sources, although from time to 
time, certain components may be in short supply because of high demand or the inability of some vendors to consistently 
meet our quality or delivery requirements. We expect the coronavirus pandemic will impact our supply chain in the coming 
months and may cause delays in receipt of materials needed to manufacture our products. Additionally, as discussed above, 
since March 17, 2020, a number of states in the U.S., including all of the states in which we have manufacturing facilities, 
have instituted ‘shelter-in place’ orders as well as provided guidance in response to the pandemic and the need to contain 
it.  We are carefully reviewing all rules, regulations, and orders and responding accordingly. On March 17, 2020, we 
temporarily shut down our EMS manufacturing facility in Fremont, California. As of the date of this filing, all of our other 
manufacturing facilities remain open. 

We conduct inspections of incoming raw materials, fabricated parts and components using sophisticated measurement 
equipment. This includes testing with coordinate measuring machines in all but one of our manufacturing facilities to ensure 
that products with critical dimensions meet our specifications. We have designed our inspection standards to comply with 
applicable MIL specifications and ANSI standards. 

Our Massachusetts facility is ISO 9001:2015 certified. Our New York facility is ISO 9001:2015 certified. Our New Jersey 
and California facilities manufacture products only for the semiconductor industry where ISO certification is not required. 
However, these locations do employ the practices embodied in the ISO 9001:2008. 

ENGINEERING AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT 

Our success depends on our ability to provide our customers with products and solutions that are well engineered and to 
design those products and solutions before, or at least no later than, our competitors. As of December 31, 2019, we 
employed a total of 43 engineers engaged in engineering and product development. In addition, when the demands of 
engineering and product development projects exceed the capacity or knowledge of our in-house staff, we retain temporary 
third-party engineering and product development consultants to assist us. Our practice in many cases is to assign engineers 
to work with specific customers, thereby enabling us to develop the relationships and exchange of information that is most 
conducive to successful product development and enhancement. In addition, some of our engineers are assigned to new 
product research and development and have worked on such projects as the development of new types of universal 
manipulators, the redesign and development of new thermal products and the development of high performance interfaces. 

Since most of our products are customized, we consider substantially all of our engineering activities to be engineering and 
product development. We spent approximately $5.0 million in 2019 and $4.9 million in 2018 on engineering and product 
development. 

PATENTS AND OTHER PROPRIETARY RIGHTS 

Our policy is to protect our technology by filing patent applications for the technologies that we consider important to our 
business. We also rely on trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights and unpatented know-how to protect our proprietary rights. 
It is our practice to require that all of our employees and third-party product development consultants assign to us all rights 
to inventions or other discoveries relating to our business that were made while working for us. In addition, all employees 
and third-party product development consultants agree not to disclose any private or confidential information relating to our 
technology, trade secrets or intellectual property. 

As of December 31, 2019, we held 64 active U.S. patents and had four pending U.S. patent applications covering various 
aspects of our technology. Our U.S. patents expire at various times beginning in 2020 and extending through 2034. During 
2019, one U.S. patent was issued and we had eight U.S. patents expire. We do not believe that the upcoming expiration of 
certain of our patents in 2020 will have a material impact on our business. We also hold foreign patents and file foreign 
patent applications, in selected cases corresponding to our U.S. patents and patent applications, to the extent management 
deems appropriate. 

While we believe that our patents and other proprietary rights are important to our business, we also believe that, due to the 
rapid pace of technological change in the markets we serve, the successful manufacture and sale of our products also 
depends upon our engineering, manufacturing, marketing and servicing skills. In the absence of patent protection, we would 
be vulnerable to competitors who attempt to copy or imitate our products or processes. We believe our intellectual property 
has value, and we have taken in the past, and will take in the future, actions we deem appropriate to protect such property 
from misappropriation. There can be no assurance, however, that such actions will provide meaningful protection from 
competition. For additional information regarding risks related to our intellectual property, see the "Risk Factors" section of 
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COMPETITION 

We operate in an increasingly competitive environment within both of our operating segments. Some of our competitors 
have greater financial resources and more extensive design and production capabilities than us. Certain markets in which we 
operate have become more fragmented, with smaller companies entering the market. These new smaller entrants typically 
have much lower levels of fixed operating overhead than us, which enables them to be profitable with lower priced 
products. In order to remain competitive with these and other companies, we must continue to commit a significant portion 
of our personnel, financial resources, research and development and customer support to developing new products and 
maintaining customer relationships worldwide. 

Our competitors include independent manufacturers, ATE manufacturers and, to a lesser extent, semiconductor 
manufacturers' in-house ATE interface groups. Competitive factors in the markets we serve include price, functionality, 
timely product delivery, customer service, applications support, product performance and reliability. We believe that our 
long-term relationships with our customers in the various markets we support and our commitment to, and reputation for, 
providing high quality products, are important elements in our ability to compete effectively in all of our markets. 

Our principal competitors for Thermostream(R) products are FTS Systems, a part of SP Industries, and MPI Corporation. 
Our principal competitors for environmental chambers are Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products, Inc., Espec Corp. and Thermotron 
Industries. Our principal competitor for thermal platforms is Environmental Stress Systems Inc. Our principal competitors 
for EKOHEAT(R) and EASYHEAT™ products are Inductotherm Corporation, Park-Ohio Holdings, EFD Induction 
Corporation, Trumpf Huettinger GmbH, Ultraflex Power Technologies and CEIA SpA. 

Our principal competitors for manipulator products are Advantest Corporation, Esmo AG, Reid-Ashman Manufacturing and 
Teradyne, Inc. Our principal competitors for docking hardware products include Advantest Corporation, Esmo AG, Knight 
Automation, Reid-Ashman Manufacturing and Teradyne, Inc. Our principal competitors for tester interface products are 
Advantest Corporation, Esmo AG, Reid-Ashman Manufacturing and Teradyne, Inc. 

BACKLOG 

At December 31, 2019, our backlog of unfilled orders for all products was approximately $5.5 million compared with 
approximately $13.4 million at December 31, 2018. Our backlog includes customer orders that we have accepted, 
substantially all of which we expect to deliver in 2020. 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 customers to rely on shorter 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, which has the effect of increasing 
backlog. As a result of these factors, our backlog at a particular date is not necessarily indicative of sales for any future 
period. 

EMPLOYEES 

At December 31, 2019, we had 198 full time employees, including 101 in manufacturing operations, 56 in customer 
support/operations and 41 in administration. Substantially all of our key employees are highly skilled and trained technical 
personnel. None of our employees are represented by a labor union, and we have never experienced a work stoppage. From 
time to time, we retain third-party contractors to assist us in manufacturing operations and engineering and product 
development projects. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to 
these reports that are filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as 
amended (“Exchange Act”), are available free of charge through our website (www.intest.com) as soon as reasonably 
practicable after we electronically file them with, or furnish them to, the SEC. We also routinely post press releases, 
presentations, webcasts and other information regarding the Company on our website. The information posted to our 
website is not part of this Report. 

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS  

The following are some of the factors that could materially and adversely affect our future performance or could cause 
actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. The risks and 
uncertainties described below are not the only ones facing us and we cannot predict every event and circumstance that may 

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adversely affect our business. However, these risks and uncertainties are the most significant factors that we have identified 
at this time. If one or more of these risks actually occurs, our business, results of operations and/or financial condition could 
suffer, and the price of our stock could be negatively affected. 

Our business, financial condition and results of operations and the market price of our common stock have been and 
will continue to be adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. 

In December 2019, instances of a human infection of unknown cause originating in China were first reported to the World 
Health Organization. In early January 2020, this infection was traced to a novel strain of coronavirus. The virus has 
subsequently spread to other parts of the world, including the U.S. and Europe, and has caused unprecedented disruptions in 
the global economy as efforts to contain the spread of the virus have intensified. On March 11, 2020, the World Health 
Organization officially declared this coronavirus outbreak (also referred to as COVID-19) a pandemic. Our business has 
been and will continue to be adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Since March 17, 2020, a number of states in 
the U.S., including all of the states in which we have manufacturing facilities, have instituted ‘shelter-in place’ orders as 
well as provided guidance in response to the pandemic and the need to contain it.  We are carefully reviewing all rules, 
regulations, and orders and responding accordingly. On March 17, 2020, we temporarily shut down our EMS manufacturing 
facility in Fremont, California. As of the date of this filing, all of our other manufacturing facilities remain open. 

If the current pace of the coronavirus pandemic cannot be slowed and the spread of the virus is not contained, our business 
operations could be further delayed or interrupted. We expect that government and health authorities may announce new or 
extend existing restrictions, which could require us to make further adjustments to our operations in order to comply with 
any such restrictions. These adjustments to our operations could include additional facility closures. We may also 
experience limitations in employee resources. Global supply chains and the timely availability of products have been and 
will continue to be materially disrupted by quarantines, factory slowdowns or shutdowns, border closings and travel 
restrictions resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. Our operations would be disrupted if any of our employees or 
employees of our business partners were suspected of having coronavirus, which could require quarantine of some or all 
such employees or closure of our facilities for disinfection. 

The adverse effects of the coronavirus pandemic on our business could be material in future periods, particularly if there are 
significant and prolonged economic slowdowns in regions where we derive a significant amount of our revenue or profit, or 
where our suppliers are located, or if we are forced to close additional facilities and limit or cease manufacturing operations 
for extended periods of time. We could experience delays in receipt of customer orders, cancellation or postponement of 
existing orders and/or our ability to fulfill orders placed with us within the order’s specified timeline and for the cost we 
estimated when we accepted the order may be negatively affected. This would lead to a reduction in revenue and/or an 
increase in our cost of revenues in future periods and to a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and 
results of operations. The coronavirus pandemic has also led to extreme volatility in capital markets and has adversely 
affected, and may continue to adversely affect, the market price of our common stock. 

The duration of any business disruption and related financial impact cannot be reasonably estimated at this time but may 
materially affect our ability to operate our business and result in additional costs. The extent to which the coronavirus 
pandemic may impact our results will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted 
as of the time of this filing, including new information that may emerge concerning the severity of the coronavirus and steps 
taken to contain the coronavirus or treat its impact, among others. 

Changes in the buying patterns of our customers, including as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, have affected, 
and may continue to affect, demand for our products and our gross and net operating margins. Such changes in 
patterns are difficult to predict and may not be immediately apparent. 

In addition to the cyclicality and seasonality of the Semi Market, demand for our products and our gross and net operating 
margins have also been affected by changes in the buying patterns of our customers, including as a result of the coronavirus 
pandemic. Some of the changes in customer buying patterns that have impacted us in the past, and may continue to do so in 
the future, have included customers placing heightened emphasis on shorter lead times (which places increased demands on 
our available engineering and production capacity and may result in increasing unit costs) and ordering in smaller quantities 
(which prevents us from acquiring component materials in larger volumes at lower unit costs.) We have also experienced 
customer supply chain management groups demanding lower prices and spreading purchases across multiple vendors. We 
believe some of the changes in customer buying patterns are the result of changes within the Semi Market over the last 
several years, including, for example, changing product requirements and longer time periods between new product 
offerings by OEMs. The recent coronavirus pandemic has also resulted in decreased customer demand. Such shifts in 
market practices have had, and may continue to have, varying degrees of impact on our net revenues and our gross and net 
operating margins. Such shifts are difficult to predict and may not be immediately apparent, and the impact of these 
practices is difficult to quantify from period to period. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in implementing 
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Our sales are affected by the cyclicality and seasonality of the Semi Market, which causes our operating results to 
fluctuate significantly. 

Our business depends in significant part upon the capital expenditures of semiconductor manufacturers. Capital 
expenditures by these companies depend upon, among other things, the current and anticipated market demand for 
semiconductors and the products that utilize them. Typically, semiconductor manufacturers curtail capital expenditures 
during periods of economic downturn. Conversely, semiconductor manufacturers increase capital expenditures when market 
demand requires the addition of new or expanded production capabilities or the reconfiguration of existing fabrication 
facilities to accommodate new products. In addition to being cyclical, the Semi Market has also developed a seasonal 
pattern, with the second and third quarters being the periods of strong demand and the first and fourth quarters being periods 
of weakened demand. We believe this change has been driven by the strong demand for consumer products containing 
semiconductor content sold during the year-end holiday shopping season. These market changes and seasonal sales pattern 
have contributed in the past, and will likely continue to contribute in the future, to fluctuations in our operating results. 

Our business is subject to intense competition, which has in the past and could in the future, materially adversely 
affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. 

We face significant competition throughout the world in each of our operating segments. Some of our competitors have 
substantial financial resources and more extensive design and production capabilities than us. Some of our competitors are 
much smaller than we are, and therefore have much lower levels of overhead than us, which enables them to sell their 
competing products at lower prices. In order to remain competitive, we must continually commit a significant portion of our 
personnel and financial resources to developing new products and maintaining customer satisfaction worldwide. We expect 
our competitors to continue to improve the performance of their current products and introduce new products or 
technologies. In the recent past, in response to significant declines in global demand for our products, some competitors 
have reduced their product pricing significantly, which has led to intensified price based competition, which has and could 
continue to materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. 

We generate a large portion of our sales from a small number of customers. If we were to lose one or more of our 
large customers, operating results could suffer dramatically. 

During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, Texas Instruments Incorporated accounted for 10% and 11% of our 
consolidated net revenues, respectively. While both of our operating segments sold products to this customer, these 
revenues were primarily generated by our EMS segment. Our ten largest customers accounted for approximately 34% and 
40% of our consolidated net revenues in 2019 and 2018, respectively. The loss of any one or more of our largest customers, 
or a reduction in orders by a major customer, including as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, could materially reduce our 
net revenues or otherwise materially affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. 

We seek to further diversify the markets for our thermal products in order to increase the proportion of our sales 
attributable to markets which are less subject to cyclicality than the Semi market. If we are unable to do so, our 
future performance will remain substantially exposed to the fluctuations of the cyclicality of the Semi Market.  

Since 2009, we have sold our thermal products in markets outside of the Semi Market, including the automotive, 
defense/aerospace, energy, industrial and telecommunications markets. We refer to these other markets collectively as 
Multimarket. During 2019 and 2018, our Multimarket sales were $29.7 million and $33.2 million, respectively, and 
represented 49% and 42% of our consolidated net revenues, respectively. Prior to our acquisition of Ambrell, we offered 
only highly specialized engineering solutions in Multimarket, the demand for which is limited and which we expect may 
vary significantly from period to period. Our goal is to increase our Multimarket sales; however, in most cases, the 
expansion of our thermal product sales into these new markets has occurred in the last several years, and we may experience 
difficulty in expanding our sales efforts further into these markets. These difficulties could include hiring sales and 
marketing staff with sufficient experience selling into these new markets and our ability to continue to develop products 
which meet the needs of customers in these markets and which are not currently offered by our competitors. In addition, due 
to the highly specialized nature of certain of our product offerings in Multimarket, we do not expect broad market 
penetration in many of these markets. If we are unable to expand our Multimarket sales, our net revenues and results of 
operations will remain substantially dependent upon the cycles of the Semi Market. 

We seek to acquire additional businesses. If we are unable to do so, our future rate of growth may be reduced or 
limited. We may incur significant expenses related to due diligence or other transaction-related expenses for a 
proposed acquisition that may not be completed. 

A key element of our growth strategy is to acquire businesses, technologies or products that are complementary to our 
current product offerings. We seek to make acquisitions that will further expand our product lines as well as reduce our 

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overall reliance on the Semi Market. We may not be able to execute our acquisition strategy and our future growth may be 
limited if: 

●  we are unable to identify suitable businesses, technologies or products to acquire; 
●  we do not have sufficient cash or access to required capital at the necessary time; 
●  we are unwilling or unable to outbid larger, more resourceful companies; or 
●  we are unable to successfully close proposed acquisitions. 

We may incur significant expenses related to due diligence or other transaction-related expenses for a proposed acquisition 
that may not be completed, which may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. 

Our acquisition strategy involves financial and management risks which may adversely affect our results in the 
future. 

If we acquire additional businesses, technologies or products, we will face the following additional risks: 

● 

future acquisitions could divert management's attention from daily operations or otherwise require additional 
management, operational and financial resources; 

●  we might not be able to integrate future acquisitions into our business successfully or operate acquired businesses 

profitably; 

●  we may realize substantial acquisition related expenses that would reduce our net earnings in future years; and 
●  our investigation of potential acquisition candidates may not reveal problems and liabilities of the companies that we 

acquire. 

If any of the events described above occur, our earnings could be reduced. If we issue shares of our stock or other rights to 
purchase our stock in connection with any future acquisitions, we would dilute our existing stockholders' interests and our 
earnings per share may decrease. If we issue or incur debt in connection with any future acquisitions, lenders may require 
that we pledge our assets to secure repayment of such debt and impose covenants on us, which could, among other things, 
restrict our ability to increase capital expenditures or to acquire additional businesses. 

We may attempt to acquire a substantial business that would require us to issue or incur significant debt from third 
parties. If we are unable to secure sufficient financing at terms that are acceptable to us, we may not be able to close 
the proposed acquisition. Additionally, should we incur significant debt, we may not be able to achieve compliance 
with all covenants related to the debt depending on our financial results in future periods. 

In connection with our acquisition strategy, we are pursuing potential acquisition opportunities that may be significant in 
size compared to us, which could require us to obtain significant third party financing to close the proposed transaction. We 
may encounter difficulties in securing necessary financing at terms that would be acceptable to us and may not be able to 
close on the proposed acquisition. In addition, should we incur significant third party debt, our future financial results may 
be negatively impacted by external factors, such as an economic recession, which may impact our ability to achieve 
compliance with any covenants related to the debt as well as make the required payments under the terms of the 
indebtedness. 

We may acquire businesses in the future and utilize an earnout structure as we have done on prior transactions we 
have closed. In connection with the earnout, we may be required to accrue significant increases or decreases to the 
contingent consideration liability we would establish. These adjustments to the contingent consideration liability 
could cause our results of operations to have increased variability, which may negatively impact our stock’s trading 
price. 

We may utilize an earnout structure on future acquisitions. The initial contingent consideration liability is established as part 
of the accounting for the business combination. In subsequent periods, we are required to estimate the fair value of the 
contingent consideration associated with any earnout on a quarterly basis and record an adjustment to the contingent 
consideration liability in our results of operations for the period concerned. The contingent consideration adjustment we 
record quarterly may cause increased variability in our future results of operations, which may cause fluctuations in our 
stock price. 

Our operating results often change significantly from quarter to quarter and may cause fluctuations in our stock 
price. 

Historically, our operating results have fluctuated significantly from quarter to quarter. We believe that these fluctuations 
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cycles of demand, other factors that have caused our quarterly operating results to fluctuate in the past or that may cause 
fluctuations and losses in the future, include: 

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the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on our business; 
changes in demand in Multimarket including the automotive, defense/aerospace, energy, industrial and 
telecommunication markets; 
the state of the U.S. and global economies, including any impacts from the coronavirus pandemic; 
changes in the buying patterns of our customers including any changes in the rate of, and timing of, purchases by our 
customers, including any impacts from the coronavirus pandemic; 
the impact of interruptions in our supply chain caused by external factors, including any impacts from the coronavirus 
pandemic; 
changes in our market share; 
costs related to due diligence and transaction-related expenses for a proposed acquisition that does not get completed; 
costs and timing of integration of our acquisitions and plant consolidations and relocations; 
the technological obsolescence of our inventories; 

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●  quantities of our inventories greater than is reasonably likely to be utilized in future periods; 
fluctuations in the level of product warranty charges; 
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competitive pricing pressures; 
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excess manufacturing capacity; 
●  our ability to control operating costs; 
●  delays in shipments of our products, including any impacts from the coronavirus pandemic; 
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the mix of our products sold; 
the mix of customers and geographic regions where we sell our products; 
changes in the level of our fixed costs, including any costs incurred as a result of our response to the coronavirus 
pandemic; 
costs associated with the development of our proprietary technology; 

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●  our ability to obtain raw materials or fabricated parts when needed; 
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●  political or economic instability. 

increases in costs of component materials, including any impacts from the coronavirus pandemic; 
cancellation or rescheduling of orders by our customers, including any impacts from the coronavirus pandemic; 
changes in government regulations; and 

Because the market price of our common stock has tended to vary based on, and in relation to, changes in our operating 
results, fluctuations in the market price of our stock are likely to continue as variations in our quarterly results continue. 

A breach of our operational or security systems could negatively affect our business, our reputation and results of 
operations. 

We rely on various information technology networks and systems, some of which are managed by third parties, to process, 
transmit and store electronic information, including confidential data, and to carry out and support a variety of business 
activities, including manufacturing, research and development, supply chain management, sales and accounting. A failure in 
or a breach of our operational or security systems or infrastructure, or those of our suppliers and other service providers, 
including as a result of cyberattacks, could disrupt our business, result in the disclosure or misuse of proprietary or 
confidential information, litigation, damage our reputation, cause losses and significantly increase our costs. Although we 
have been the target of security breaches in the past, the Company has not experienced material losses to date related to 
such incidents. Nevertheless, there can be no assurance that we will not suffer such losses in the future. In addition, 
domestic and international regulatory agencies have implemented, and are continuing to implement, various reporting and 
remediation requirements that companies must comply with upon learning of a breach. While we have insurance that may 
protect us from incurring some of these costs, there is no assurance that such insurance coverage is adequate to cover all 
costs and damages incurred in connection with a cyberattack.  

Our industry is subject to rapid technological change, and our business prospects would be negatively affected if we 
are unable to quickly and effectively respond to innovation in the Semi Market. 

Semiconductor technology continues to become more complex as manufacturers incorporate ICs into an increasing variety 
of products. This trend, and the changes needed in automated testing systems to respond to developments in the 
semiconductor market, are likely to continue. We cannot be certain that we will be successful or timely in developing, 
manufacturing or selling products that will satisfy customer needs or that will attain market acceptance. Our failure to 
provide products that effectively and timely meet customer needs or gain market acceptance will negatively affect our 
business prospects.  

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If our suppliers do not meet product or delivery requirements, we could have reduced revenues and earnings. 

Certain components may be in short supply from time to time because of high demand or the inability of some vendors to 
consistently meet our quality or delivery requirements, including in light of the coronavirus pandemic. A significant portion 
of our material purchases require some custom work, and there are not always multiple suppliers capable of performing 
such custom work on a timely or cost-effective basis. If any of our suppliers were to cancel commitments or fail to meet 
quality or delivery requirements needed to satisfy customer orders for our products, we could lose time-sensitive customer 
orders, have reduced revenues and earnings, and be subject to contractual penalties, any of which could have a material 
adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. The coronavirus pandemic could increase the 
likelihood or significance of the occurrence of any of the aforementioned events. 

Our business may suffer if we are unable to attract and retain key employees. 

The loss of key personnel could adversely affect our ability to manage our business effectively. Our future success will 
depend largely upon the continued services of our senior management and other key employees or the development of 
successors with commensurate skills and talents. In the past, during periods of weakened demand that caused us to 
experience operating losses, we have implemented temporary salary and benefit reductions and eliminations that have 
remained in place until our operations returned to profitability. If global economic conditions were to deteriorate further and 
we were to implement such salary and benefit reductions or eliminations again, or if we cannot continue to increase 
employee salaries and maintain employee benefits commensurate with competitive opportunities, we may not be able to 
retain our senior management and other key employees. Our business could suffer if we were to lose one or more of our 
senior officers or other key employees. 

A substantial portion of our customers are located outside the U.S., which exposes us to foreign political and 
economic risks. 

We have operated internationally for many years and expect to expand our international operations as necessary to continue 
expansion of our sales and service to our non-U.S. customers. Our foreign subsidiaries generated 15% and 16% of 
consolidated net revenues in 2019 and 2018, respectively. Net revenues from foreign customers totaled $35.4 million, or 
58% of consolidated net revenues in 2019, and $53.0 million, or 68% of consolidated net revenues in 2018. We expect our 
net revenues from foreign customers will continue to represent a significant portion of total net revenues. In addition to the 
risks generally associated with sales and operations in the U.S., sales to customers outside the U.S. and operations in foreign 
countries are subject to additional risks, which may, in the future, affect our operations. These risks include: 

the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on markets outside the U.S.; 
the implementation of trade tariffs by the U.S. and other countries that would impact our products; 

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the imposition of financial and operational controls and regulatory restrictions by foreign governments; 
the need to comply with a wide variety of U.S. and foreign import and export laws; 
local business and cultural factors that differ from our normal standards and practices, including business practices that 
we are prohibited from engaging in by the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anti-corruption laws and 
regulations; 
trade restrictions; 
changes in taxes; 
longer payment cycles; 
fluctuations in currency exchange rates; and 
the greater difficulty of administering business abroad. 

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A significant portion of our cash position is maintained overseas and we may not be able to repatriate cash from 
overseas when necessary, which could have an adverse effect on our financial condition.  

While much of our cash is in the U.S., a significant portion is generated from and maintained by our foreign operations. As 
of December 31, 2019, $2.5 million, or 32%, of our cash and cash equivalents were held by our foreign subsidiaries. Our 
financial condition and results of operations could be adversely impacted if we are unable to maintain a sufficient level of 
cash flow in the U.S. to address our cash requirements and if we are unable to efficiently and timely repatriate cash from 
overseas. Any payment of distributions, loans or advances to us by our foreign subsidiaries could be subject to restrictions 
on, or taxation of, dividends or repatriation of earnings under applicable local law, monetary transfer restrictions and foreign 
currency exchange regulations in the jurisdictions in which our subsidiaries operate. If we are unable to repatriate the 
earnings of our subsidiaries, it could have an adverse impact on our ability to redeploy earnings in other jurisdictions where 
they could be used more profitably. 

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We have experienced and may continue to experience significant variability in our effective tax rates and may have 
exposure to additional tax liabilities and costs. 

We are subject to paying income taxes in the U.S. and various other countries in which we operate. Our effective tax rate is 
dependent on where our earnings are generated and the tax regulations and the interpretation and judgment of administrative 
tax or revenue entities in the U.S. and other countries. We are also subject to tax audits in the countries where we operate. 
Any material assessment resulting from an audit from an administrative tax or revenue entity could negatively affect our 
financial results. 

Claims of intellectual property infringement by or against us could seriously harm our businesses. 

From time to time, we may be forced to respond to or prosecute intellectual property infringement claims to defend or 
protect our rights or a customer's rights. These claims, regardless of merit, may consume valuable management time, result 
in costly litigation or cause product shipment delays. Any of these factors could seriously harm our business and operating 
results. We may have to enter into royalty or licensing agreements with third parties who claim infringement. These royalty 
or licensing agreements, if available, may be costly to us. If we are unable to enter into royalty or licensing agreements with 
satisfactory terms, our business could suffer. In instances where we have had reason to believe that we may be infringing 
the patent rights of others, or that someone may be infringing our patent rights, we have asked our patent counsel to evaluate 
the validity of the patents in question, as well as the potentially infringing conduct. If we become involved in a dispute, 
neither the third parties nor the courts are bound by our counsel's conclusions.  

We cannot guarantee that we will repurchase our common stock pursuant to our stock repurchase plan or that our 
stock repurchase plan will enhance long-term stockholder value. Stock repurchases could also increase the volatility 
of the price of our common stock and could diminish our cash reserves. 

On July 31, 2019, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $3.0 million of our common stock from time to 
time on the open market, in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act, or in privately negotiated transactions 
pursuant to a newly authorized stock repurchase plan (the “2019 Repurchase Plan”). The 2019 Repurchase Plan does not 
obligate us to purchase any particular amount of common stock and may be suspended, as is currently the case, or 
discontinued at any time without prior notice. The 2019 Repurchase Plan is funded using our operating cash flow or 
available cash. 

The timing and amount of repurchases, if any in the future, will depend upon several factors, including market, business and 
global conditions, the trading price of our common stock and the nature of other investment opportunities. Repurchases of 
our common stock pursuant to the 2019 Repurchase Plan could affect the market price of our common stock or increase its 
volatility. For example, the existence of a stock repurchase program could cause our stock price to be higher than it would 
be in the absence of such a program and could potentially reduce the market liquidity for our stock. Additionally, our 2019 
Repurchase Plan could diminish our cash reserves, which may impact our ability to finance future growth and to pursue 
possible future strategic opportunities and acquisitions. There can be no assurance that any stock repurchases will enhance 
stockholder value because the market price of our common stock may decline below the levels at which we determine to 
repurchase our stock. Although the 2019 Repurchase Plan is intended to enhance long-term stockholder value, there is no 
assurance that it will do so and short-term stock price fluctuations could reduce the plan’s effectiveness. 

Item 1B.   UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS 

None. 

Item 2.   PROPERTIES  

At December 31, 2019, we leased seven facilities worldwide. The following chart provides information regarding each of 
our principal facilities that we leased at December 31, 2019: 

Location 

Lease 
Expiration 

Approx. 
Square 
Footage 

Mansfield, MA 
Mt. Laurel, NJ 
Fremont, CA 
Rochester, NY 

December 2024     
April 2021 

October 2020*      

April 2028 

58,800 
54,897 
15,746 
79,150 

Principal Uses 
Corporate headquarters and Thermal segment operations (principal 
facility for iTS) 

  Principal executive offices and EMS segment operations 
  EMS segment operations 
  Thermal segment operations (principal facility for Ambrell) 

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All of our facilities have space to accommodate our needs for the foreseeable future. 

* On January 23, 2020, we executed an amendment to the lease for our facility in Fremont, California that extended the 
term of the lease for a period of 61 months commencing on November 1, 2020 and expiring on November 30, 2025.  

Item 3.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS  

From time to time we may be a party to legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business. We are not currently 
involved in any material legal proceedings. 

Item 4.   MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES  

Not applicable. 

Item 5.   MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER 
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES  

PART II 

Market for Common Stock 

Our common stock is traded on NYSE American LLC (“NYSE American”) under the symbol "INTT." On March 16, 2020, 
the closing price for our common stock as reported on the NYSE American was $2.43. As of March 16, 2020, we had 
10,429,759 shares outstanding that were held by approximately 1,000 beneficial and record holders. 

No dividends were paid on our common stock in the years ended December 31, 2019 or 2018. We do not currently plan to 
pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Our current policy is to use any future earnings for reinvestment in the 
operation and expansion of our business, including possible acquisitions of other businesses, technologies or products and, 
when approved by our Board of Directors, to repurchase our outstanding common stock. Payment of any future dividends 
will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors. 

Purchases of Equity Securities 

The following table provides information with respect to purchases made by or on behalf of the Company or any “affiliated 
purchaser” as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act, of our common stock during the three months ended 
December 31, 2019, including those made pursuant to publicly announced plans or programs and those not made pursuant 
to publicly announced plans or programs. 

Period 
October 1-31(1) 
November 1-30(1) 
December 1-31(1) 
Total 

Total Number 
of Shares 

Repurchased      

Average 
Price Paid 
Per Share     

Total Number of 
Shares Purchased 
as Part of Publicly 
Announced Plans 
or Programs  

76,294     $ 
113,856     $ 
-     $ 
190,150     $ 

4.66       
5.29       
-       
5.04       

76,294     $ 
113,856     $ 
-     $ 
190,150       

Approximate Dollar  
Value of Shares 
That May Yet Be 
Purchased Under 
the Plans or Programs   
2,466,000   
1,864,000   
1,864,000   

(1)  On July 31, 2019, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $3.0 million of our common stock from time 

to time on the open market, in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act, or in privately negotiated 
transactions pursuant to the 2019 Repurchase Plan. Repurchases may be made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan entered into with 
RW Baird & Co., which would permit shares to be repurchased when we might otherwise be precluded from doing so 
under insider trading laws and our internal trading windows. The 2019 Repurchase Plan does not obligate us to purchase 
any particular amount of common stock and may be suspended or discontinued at any time without prior notice. The 2019 
Repurchase Plan is funded using our operating cash flow or available cash. Purchases began on September 18, 2019 under 
this plan. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we repurchased 229,308 shares under the 2019 Repurchase Plan at a 
cost of $1.1 million. All of the repurchased shares were retired. Fees paid to our broker related to the repurchase of shares 
during the year ended December 31, 2019 totaled $6,000. On March 2, 2020, the Company suspended repurchases under 
the 2019 Repurchase Plan. 

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In addition, on July 31, 2019, our Board of Directors terminated the 2015 Stock Repurchase Plan which had been 
authorized on October 27, 2015 and under which we had repurchased a total of 297,020 shares at a cost of $1.2 million. 
These shares were repurchased between December 2015 and January 2017. All of the repurchased shares were retired. 

Item 6.   SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA 

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 Report 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 on Form 10-K. On May 24, 2017, we completed the acquisition of Ambrell. 
This acquisition is discussed in further detail in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements in our Form 10-K for the 
year ended December 31, 2018 (“2018 Form 10-K”) filed on March 26, 2019 with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission, including a discussion of the adjustments to our liability for contingent consideration in 2018 and 2017, which 
are listed below. 

2019 

Years Ended December 31, 
2017 
(in thousands, except per share data) 

2016 

2018 

2015 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations 
Data: 
Net revenues 
Gross margin 
Adjustment to contingent consideration liability 
Operating income 
Net earnings 
Net earnings per common share: 

Basic 
Diluted 

Weighted average common shares outstanding: 

Basic 
Diluted 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Data: 
Cash and cash equivalents 
Working capital 
Total assets 
Long-term obligations 
Total stockholders' equity 

  $ 

60,660     $ 
29,225       
-       
2,549       
2,322       

78,563     $ 
39,401       
6,901       
5,180       
3,037       

66,801     $ 
34,690       
6,976       
3,611       
975       

40,227     $ 
20,378       
-       
4,146       
2,658       

38,889   
18,698   
-   
2,562   
1,861   

  $ 
  $ 

0.22     $ 
0.22     $ 

0.29     $ 
0.29     $ 

0.09     $ 
0.09     $ 

0.26     $ 
0.26     $ 

0.18   
0.18   

10,373       
10,392       

10,348       
10,382       

10,285       
10,339       

10,314       
10,333       

10,473   
10,494   

2019 

2018 

As of December 31, 
2017 
(in thousands) 

2016 

2015 

  $ 

7,612     $ 
16,534       
59,715       
6,520       
44,834       

17,861     $ 
14,203       
67,187       
2,889       
42,880       

13,290     $ 
16,580       
62,493       
8,786       
39,288       

28,611     $ 
32,950       
42,844       
-       
37,788       

25,710   
30,205   
39,984   
-   
35,925   

Item 7.   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF 
OPERATIONS  

Recent Developments 

In December 2019, instances of a human infection of unknown cause originating in China were first reported to the World 
Health Organization. In early January 2020, this infection was traced to a novel strain of coronavirus. The virus has 
subsequently spread to other parts of the world, including the U.S. and Europe, and has caused broad disruptions in the 
global economy as efforts to contain the spread have intensified. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization 
officially declared the recent coronavirus outbreak (also referred to as COVID-19) a pandemic. Our business has been and 
will continue to be adversely affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Since March 17, 2020, a number of states, including all 
of the states in which we have manufacturing facilities, have instituted ‘shelter-in place’ orders as well as guidance in 
response to the pandemic and the need to contain it.  We are carefully reviewing all rules, regulations, and orders and 
responding accordingly.  On March 17, 2020, we temporarily shut down our EMS manufacturing facility in Fremont, 
California. As of the date of this filing, all of our other manufacturing facilities remain open. 

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If the current pace of the coronavirus pandemic cannot be slowed and the spread of the virus is not contained, our business 
operations could be further delayed or interrupted. We expect that government and health authorities may announce new or 
extend existing restrictions, which could require us to make further adjustments to our operations in order to comply with 
any such restrictions. These adjustments to our operations could include additional facility closures. We may also 
experience limitations in employee resources. Global supply chains and the timely availability of products have been and 
will continue to be materially disrupted by quarantines, factory slowdowns or shutdowns, border closings and travel 
restrictions resulting from the coronavirus outbreak. In addition, our operations could be disrupted if any of our employees 
or employees of our business partners were suspected of having coronavirus, which could require quarantine of some or all 
such employees or closure of our facilities for disinfection. 

We have taken steps to take care of our employees, including providing the ability for employees to work remotely and 
implementing strategies to support appropriate social distancing techniques for those employees who are not able to work 
remotely.  We have also taken precautions with regard to employee, facility and office hygiene as well as implementing 
significant travel restrictions.  We have developed a process for the ongoing screening of employees and visitors to our 
facilities to assess their risk of exposure to and/or infection with the coronavirus. We are also assessing our business 
continuity plans for all business units in the context of the pandemic.  This is a rapidly evolving situation, and we will 
continue to monitor and mitigate developments affecting our workforce, our suppliers, our customers, and the public at 
large to the extent we are able to do so. 

The duration of any business disruption and related financial impact cannot be reasonably estimated at this time but may 
materially affect our ability to operate our business and result in additional costs. The extent to which the coronavirus may 
impact our results will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted as of the time of 
this filing, including new information that may emerge concerning the severity of the coronavirus and steps taken to contain 
the coronavirus or treat its impact, among others. 

Overview 

This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements. 

We are a global supplier of precision-engineered solutions for use in manufacturing and testing across a wide range of 
markets including automotive, defense/aerospace, energy, industrial, semiconductor and telecommunications. We manage 
our business as two operating segments: Thermal and EMS. Our Thermal segment designs, manufactures and sells our 
thermal test and thermal process products while our EMS segment designs, manufactures and sells our semiconductor test 
products. 

Our EMS segment sells its products to semiconductor manufacturers and third-party test and assembly houses (end user 
sales) and to ATE manufacturers (OEM sales), who ultimately resell our equipment with theirs to both semiconductor 
manufacturers and third-party test and assembly houses. Our Thermal segment sells its products to many of these same 
types of customers; however, it also sells into a variety of other markets, including the automotive, defense/aerospace, 
energy, industrial and telecommunications markets. As a result of the acquisition of Ambrell in May 2017, our Thermal 
segment also sells into the consumer products packaging, fiber optics and other sectors within the broader industrial market, 
and into the wafer processing sector within the broader semiconductor market. 

Both of our operating segments have multiple products that we design, manufacture and market to our customers. Due to a 
number of factors, our products have varying levels of gross margin. The mix of products we sell in any period is ultimately 
determined 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 significantly impacted in any given period by a change in 
the mix of products sold in that period. 

Markets 

Historically, we have referred to our markets as “Semiconductor” (which includes both the broader semiconductor market 
as well as the more specialized semiconductor ATE and wafer processing sectors within the broader semiconductor market), 
and “Non-Semiconductor” (which included all of the other markets we serve). In the second quarter of 2019, we began 
referring to the semiconductor market, including the ATE and wafer processing sectors within that market, as the “Semi 
Market.” All other markets are designated as “Multimarket.” While the Semi Market represents the historical roots of 
inTEST and remains a very important component of our business, Multimarket is where we have focused our strategic 
growth efforts in the last several years. Our goal has been to grow our business, both organically and through acquisition, in 
these markets as we believe these markets have historically been less cyclical than the Semi Market. It is important to note 
that business within our Thermal segment can fall into either the Semi Market or Multimarket, depending upon how our 
customers utilize our products or upon their respective applications. Prior to the acquisition of Ambrell in May 2017, we 
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limited and which varies significantly from period to period. Our acquisition of Ambrell not only provided expansion into 
new markets but also broadened our product offerings to include products sold into process or manufacturing applications. 
Historically, Ambrell sold its precision induction heating systems almost exclusively to customers in the industrial market 
but since 2018, has also had significant sales into the Semi Market. Overall, however, the acquisition of Ambrell has 
reduced our dependence on customers in the Semi Market. We expect that our future orders and net revenues will be 
approximately equally split between the Semi Market and Multimarket. 

The portion of our business that is derived from the Semi Market is substantially dependent upon the demand for ATE by 
semiconductor manufacturers and companies that specialize in the testing of integrated circuits or, for Ambrell, the demand 
for wafer processing equipment. Demand for ATE or wafer processing equipment is driven by semiconductor 
manufacturers that are opening new, or expanding existing, semiconductor fabrication facilities or upgrading equipment, 
which in turn is dependent upon the current and anticipated market demand for semiconductors and products incorporating 
semiconductors. Such market demand can be the result of market expansion, development of new technologies or 
redesigned products to incorporate new features, or the replacement of aging equipment. In addition, we continue to focus 
on design improvements and new approaches for our own products that contribute to our net revenues as our customers 
adopt these new products. 

In the past, the Semi Market has been highly cyclical with recurring periods of oversupply, which often severely impact the 
Semi Market's demand for the products we manufacture and sell into the market. This cyclicality 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. Market cycles are difficult to predict, and because they are generally 
characterized by sequential periods of growth or declines in orders and net revenues during each cycle, year over year 
comparisons of operating results may not always be as meaningful as comparisons of periods at similar points in either up 
or down cycles. In addition, during both downward and upward cycles in the Semi Market, 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. 

In addition to being cyclical, the Semi Market has also developed a seasonal pattern, with the second and third quarters 
being the periods of strong demand and the first and fourth quarters being periods of weakened demand. These periods of 
heightened or reduced demand can shift depending on various factors impacting both our customers and the markets that 
they serve. 

Third party market share statistics are not available for the products we manufacture and sell into the Semi Market; 
therefore, comparisons of period over period changes in our market share are not easily determined. As a result, it is 
difficult to ascertain if Semi Market volatility in any period is the result of macro-economic or customer-specific factors 
impacting Semi Market demand, or if we have gained or lost market share to a competitor during the period. 

While the majority of our orders and net revenues are derived from the Semi Market, and our operating results generally 
follow the overall trend in the Semi Market, in any given period, we may experience anomalies that cause the trend in our 
net revenues to deviate from the overall trend in the Semi Market. We believe that these anomalies may be driven by a 
variety of factors within the Semi Market, including, for example, changing product requirements, longer periods between 
new product offerings by OEMs and changes in customer buying patterns. In addition, in recent periods, we have seen 
instances when demand within the Semi Market is not consistent for each of our operating segments or for any given 
product within a particular operating segment. This inconsistency in demand can be driven by a number of factors, but in 
most cases, we have found that the primary reason is unique customer-specific changes in demand for certain products 
driven by the needs of their customers or markets served. These shifts in market practices and customer-specific needs have 
had, and may continue to have, varying levels of impact on our operating results and are difficult to quantify or predict from 
period to period. Management has taken, and will continue to take, such actions it deems appropriate to adjust our strategies, 
products and operations to counter such shifts in market practices as they become evident. 

As previously mentioned, as part of our ongoing strategy to reduce the impact of Semi Market volatility on our business 
operations, we continue to diversify our served markets to address the thermal test and thermal process requirements of 
several other markets outside the Semi Market. These include the automotive, defense/aerospace, energy, industrial, 
telecommunications and other markets, which we now refer to as Multimarket. We believe that these markets usually are 
less cyclical than the Semi Market. While market share statistics exist for some of these markets, due to the nature of our 
highly specialized product offerings in these markets, we do not expect broad market penetration in many of these markets 
and therefore do not anticipate developing meaningful market shares in most of these markets. However, in the last several 
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market for systems with 500KW or less of power (which is a subset of the industrial market) and the optical transceiver 
market (which is a subset of the telecommunications market). However, more recently, we have seen technological 
advances in the optical transceiver market that have significantly reduced the demand for the products we sell that are used 
to test and characterize these devices. Furthermore, as a result of the significant demand for equipment used to test optical 
transceivers over the last five years, we have a large installed base of test equipment within the optical transceiver market. 
The combination of these two factors effectively eliminated the optical transceiver market as a meaningful market for us in 
2019 and going forward. 

In addition, our Multimarket orders and net revenues in any given period do not necessarily reflect the overall trends in 
the markets within Multimarket due to our limited market shares. Consequently, we are continuing to evaluate buying 
patterns and opportunities for growth in Multimarket that may affect our performance. The level of our Multimarket orders 
and net revenues has varied in the past, and we expect will vary significantly in the future, as we work to build our presence 
in Multimarket and establish new markets for our products.  

Orders and Backlog 

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, a breakdown of the orders received by operating segment and 
market (in thousands). 

Orders: 
Thermal 
EMS 

Semi Market 
Multimarket 

Years Ended 
December 31,  

2019 

2018 

Change  

$ 

     % 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

39,158     $ 
13,655       
52,813     $ 

25,416     $ 
27,397       
52,813     $ 

55,110     $ 
23,124       
78,234     $ 

45,954     $ 
32,280       
78,234     $ 

(15,952 )     
(9,469 )     
(25,421 )     

(20,538 )     
(4,883 )     
(25,421 )     

(29 )% 
(41 )% 
(32 )% 

(45 )% 
(15 )% 
(32 )% 

Total consolidated orders for the year ended December 31, 2019 were $52.8 million compared to $78.2 million in 2018, a 
decrease of $25.4 million, or 32%. The decrease primarily reflects lower levels of demand experienced by both of our 
segments from customers within the Semi Market, and to a lesser extent, a decline in demand from certain customers of our 
Thermal segment in the industrial and telecommunications markets. These declines were partially offset by an increase in 
revenues from customers in the defense/aerospace market. 

Multimarket orders for the year ended December 31, 2019 were $27.4 million, or 52% of total consolidated orders, 
compared to $32.3 million, or 41% of total consolidated orders in 2018. The level of our Multimarket orders has varied in 
the past, and we expect it will vary significantly in the future as we build our presence in these markets and establish new 
markets for our products. 

At December 31, 2019, our backlog of unfilled orders for all products was approximately $5.5 million compared with 
approximately $13.4 million at December 31, 2018. The significant decrease in our backlog primarily reflects the 
aforementioned reduction in demand during 2019. Our backlog includes customer orders that we have accepted, 
substantially all of which we expect to deliver in 2020. 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 customers 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. 

Net Revenues 

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, a breakdown of the net revenues by operating segment and market 
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Thermal 
EMS 

Semi Market 
Multi market 

Years Ended 
December 31,  

2019 

2018 

Change  

$ 

     % 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

43,823     $ 
16,837       
60,660     $ 

30,953     $ 
29,707       
60,660     $ 

55,994     $ 
22,569       
78,563     $ 

(12,171 )     
(5,732 )     
(17,903 )     

45,378     $ 
33,185       
78,563     $ 

(14,425 )     
(3,478 )     
(17,903 )     

(22 )% 
(25 )% 
(23 )% 

(32 )% 
(10 )% 
(23 )% 

Total consolidated net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2019 were $60.7 million compared to $78.6 million in 
2018, a decrease of $17.9 million or 23% as compared to 2018. The decrease in net revenues primarily reflects the 
aforementioned reduction in demand experienced by both of our segments from customers in the Semi Market, and to a 
lesser extent, a decline in demand from certain customers of our Thermal segment in the telecommunications market. 

Multimarket net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2019 were $29.7 million, or 49% of total consolidated net 
revenues, compared to $33.2 million, or 42% of total consolidated net revenues in 2018. The level of our Multimarket net 
revenues has varied in the past, and we expect it will vary significantly in the future as we build our presence in these 
markets and establish new markets for our products. 

Results of Operations 

The results of operations for our two operating segments are generally affected by the same factors described in the 
Overview section above. Separate discussions and analyses for each segment would be repetitive. The discussion and 
analysis that follows, therefore, is presented on a consolidated basis and includes discussion of factors unique to each 
operating segment where significant to an understanding of that segment. 

Year Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2018 

Net Revenues. Net revenues were $60.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to $78.6 million in 2018, a 
decrease of $17.9 million or 23%. We believe this decrease reflects the factors previously discussed in the Overview. 

Gross Margin. Gross margin was 48% for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to 50% in 2018. Our fixed 
operating costs decreased $744,000 in absolute dollar terms in 2019 as compared to 2018. However, as a percentage of net 
revenues, these costs increased from 14% of net revenues in 2018 to 17% of net revenues in 2019 as a result of not being as 
fully absorbed by the lower net revenues levels in 2019. The $744,000 decrease in our fixed operating costs primarily 
reflects lower facility costs and a reduction in the use of temporary labor resources in our Thermal segment. The increase in 
our fixed operating costs as a percentage of net revenues was partially offset by a reduction in component material costs as a 
percentage of net revenues during 2019 as compared to 2018. The reduction in component material costs reflects changes in 
product and customer mix in our Thermal segment. 

Selling Expense. Selling expense was $8.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to $9.6 million in 2018, 
a decrease of $1.2 million or 12%. The decrease primarily reflects lower levels of commission expense as a result of the 
lower net revenue levels in 2019. To a lesser extent, there was also a reduction in warranty expense in our Thermal segment, 
reflecting improved warranty claims experience, and lower travel costs in both of our segments, reflecting the lower levels 
of business activity in 2019 as compared to 2018. 

Engineering and Product Development Expense. Engineering and product development expense was $5.0 million for the 
year ended December 31, 2019 compared to $4.9 million in 2018, an increase of $56,000, or 1%. Increases in spending on 
third party consultants and materials used in new product development were partially offset by decreased spending on legal 
matters related to our intellectual property. 

General and Administrative Expense. General and administrative expense was $13.3 million for the year ended December 
31, 2019 compared to $12.8 million in 2018, an increase of $451,000, or 4%. During 2019, we incurred $683,000 related to 
an acquisition opportunity that we decided not to pursue, and $240,000 for costs related to the consolidation of Ambrell’s 
European operations. There were no similar costs in 2018. If we had not incurred these costs in 2019, general and 
administrative expense would have declined $472,000 as compared to 2018, primarily reflecting lower levels of accruals for 
profit-based bonuses in 2019. The decrease in profit-based bonuses in 2019 was partially offset by higher salary and 

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benefits expense, reflecting an increase in corporate headcount, greater levels of stock-based compensation expense and an 
increase in amortization expense related to our intangible assets. 

Contingent Consideration Liability. For the year ended December 31, 2018, we recorded an increase of $6.9 million in the 
fair value of our liability for contingent consideration. This liability is a result of the acquisition of Ambrell in May 2017 
and is discussed further in Notes 3 and 4 to our consolidated financial statements in our 2018 Form 10-K. The increase 
reflects higher actual adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2018 as compared to the amount projected as of 
the acquisition date. There was no similar expense recorded in 2019 as the earnout related to the acquisition of Ambrell 
applied only to the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018. 

Income Tax Expense. For the year ended December 31, 2019, we recorded income tax expense of $282,000 compared to 
$2.0 million in 2018. Our effective tax rate was 11% for 2019 compared to 40% for 2018. On a quarterly basis, we record 
income tax expense or benefit based on the expected annualized effective tax rate for the various taxing jurisdictions in 
which we operate our businesses. Our effective tax rate for 2018 reflects the impact of the aforementioned adjustment to our 
liability for contingent consideration, which is not deductible for tax purposes. In addition, our effective tax rates for 2019 
and 2018 reflect the impact of tax legislation enacted in December 2017, which, among other things, reduced the corporate 
tax rate to 21% starting in 2018 and created a territorial tax system with a one-time mandatory transition tax on previously 
deferred earnings of foreign subsidiaries. In connection with this new tax legislation, we recorded a provisional amount 
during the fourth quarter of 2017 related to the transition tax. During the second quarter of 2018, as a result of the 
finalization of our analysis of the impact of the new tax legislation, we determined we did not owe this amount and reversed 
the $476,000 accrual that had been made in the fourth quarter of 2017. There was no similar adjustment in 2019. See Note 
10 to the consolidated financial statements for further detail of the difference between our effective tax rates in 2019 and 
2018 and the statutory tax rate of 21%. 

Liquidity and Capital Resources 

As discussed more fully in the Overview, our business and results of operations are substantially dependent upon the 
demand for ATE by semiconductor manufacturers and companies that specialize in the testing of ICs. The cyclical and 
volatile nature of demand for ATE makes estimates of future revenues, results of operations and net cash flows difficult. 

Our primary historical source of liquidity and capital resources has been cash flow generated by our operations and we 
manage our businesses to maximize operating cash flows as our primary source of liquidity. We use cash to fund growth in 
our operating assets, for new product research and development, for acquisitions and for stock repurchases. 

Liquidity 

Our cash and cash equivalents and working capital were as follows (in thousands): 

Cash and cash equivalents 
Working capital 

December 31, 

2019 

2018 

  $ 
  $ 

7,612     $ 
16,534     $ 

17,861   
14,203   

As of December 31, 2019, $2.5 million of our cash and cash equivalents was held by our foreign subsidiaries. We currently 
expect our cash and cash equivalents and projected future cash flow to be sufficient to support our short-term working 
capital requirements and other corporate requirements. However, we may need additional financial resources, which could 
include debt or equity financings, to consummate a significant acquisition if the consideration in such a transaction would 
require us to utilize a substantial portion of, or an amount equal to or in excess of, our available cash. Additionally, should 
the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on our operations, including the disruption to our business caused by prolonged 
closures of our facilities, be more significant than we currently anticipate, we may need additional financial resources, 
including debt or equity financings. We do not currently have any credit facilities under which we can borrow to help fund 
our working capital or other requirements.  

Cash Flows  

Operating Activities. Net cash used in operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $8.4 million. During 2019, we 
paid the $12.2 million earnout payable that was on our balance sheet at December 31, 2018. This earnout payable was 
related to the acquisition of Ambrell. For the year ended December 31, 2019, we recorded net earnings of $2.3 million. 
During this same period, we had non-cash charges of $3.2 million for depreciation and amortization that included $1.3 
million of amortization related to our right-of-use (“ROU”) assets. These ROU assets, and the related operating lease 
liabilities, were established at January 1, 2019 in connection with the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification 
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December 31, 2019, we also recorded $884,000 of non-cash charges for deferred compensation expense related to stock-
based awards. Accounts receivable decreased $1.2 million during 2019, primarily reflecting the reduced level of shipments 
in 2019, while inventories increased $1.1 million, primarily reflecting purchasing activity for products with long-lead times. 
Accrued wages and benefits declined $912,000 during 2019, reflecting the payout of profit-related bonuses that had been 
accrued at December 31, 2018 on our results for the year, and operating lease liabilities decreased $1.4 million, reflecting 
payments made under our various lease agreements. Customer deposits and deferred revenue decreased $797,000 during 
2019, reflecting changes in the timing of payments received from customers and the recognition of revenue under our 
contracts with customers. 

Investing Activities. During the year ended December 31, 2019, purchases of property and equipment were $620,000, and 
primarily reflected additions to fixed assets related to products leased to customers; leasehold improvements to our facilities 
in Mansfield, MA and Hengelo, the Netherlands, and new laboratory and demonstration equipment for our Ambrell 
operation. We have no significant commitments for capital expenditures in 2020; however, depending upon changes in 
market demand or manufacturing and sales strategies, we may make such purchases or investments as we deem necessary 
and appropriate. 

Financing Activities. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we utilized $1.1 million to repurchase 229,308 shares of 
our common stock under the 2019 Repurchase Plan. On March 2, 2020, we suspended repurchases under the 2019 
Repurchase Plan. 

New or Recently Adopted Accounting Standards 

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

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the 
United States of America requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, 
revenues, expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our 
estimates, including those related to inventories, long-lived assets, goodwill, identifiable intangibles and deferred income 
tax valuation allowances. We base our estimates on historical experience and on appropriate and customary assumptions 
that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about 
the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Some of these accounting 
estimates and assumptions are particularly sensitive because of their significance to our consolidated financial statements 
and because of the possibility that future events affecting them may differ markedly from what had been assumed when the 
financial statements were prepared. 

Inventory Valuation 

Inventories are valued at cost on a first-in, first-out basis, not in excess of market 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 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 market 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 inventories. During 2019 and 2018, we recorded 
inventory obsolescence charges for excess and obsolete inventory of $391,000 and $285,000, respectively. 

Goodwill, Intangible and Long-Lived Assets 

We account for goodwill and intangible assets in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 350 
(Intangibles- Goodwill and Other). Finite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful economic life and 
are carried at cost less accumulated amortization. Goodwill is assessed for impairment at least annually in the fourth quarter, 
on a reporting unit basis, or more frequently when events and circumstances occur indicating that the recorded goodwill 
may be impaired. As a part of the goodwill impairment assessment, we have the option to perform a qualitative assessment 
to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, as a 
result of our qualitative assessment, we determine this is the case, we are required to perform a goodwill impairment test to 
identify potential goodwill impairment and measure the amount of goodwill impairment loss to be recognized. The test is 
discussed below. If, as a result of our qualitative assessment, we determine that it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value 
of the reporting unit is greater than its carrying amounts, the goodwill impairment test is not required.  

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The quantitative goodwill impairment test, used to identify both the existence of impairment and the amount of impairment 
loss, compares the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the fair value of a reporting 
unit exceeds its carrying amount, goodwill of the reporting unit is considered not impaired. If the carrying amount of a 
reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss shall be recognized in an amount equal to that excess, limited to the 
total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. The goodwill impairment assessment is based upon the income 
approach, which estimates the fair value of our reporting units based upon a discounted cash flow approach. This fair value 
is then reconciled to our market capitalization at year end with an appropriate control premium. The determination of the 
fair value of our reporting units requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions including the selection 
of control premiums, discount rates, terminal growth rates, forecasts of revenue and expense growth rates, income tax rates, 
changes in working capital, depreciation, amortization and capital expenditures. Changes in assumptions concerning future 
financial results or other underlying assumptions could have a significant impact on either the fair value of the reporting unit 
or the amount of the goodwill impairment charge. At each of December 31, 2019 and 2018, goodwill was $13.7 million. We 
did not record any impairment charges related to our goodwill during 2019 or 2018. 

Indefinite-lived intangible assets are assessed for impairment at least annually in the fourth quarter, or more frequently if 
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. As a part of the impairment assessment, we 
have the option to perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived 
intangible asset is impaired. If, as a result of our qualitative assessment, we determine that it is more-likely-than-not that the 
fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than its carrying amount, the quantitative impairment test is required; 
otherwise, no further testing is required. The quantitative impairment test consists of a comparison of the fair value of the 
intangible asset with its carrying amount. If the carrying amount of the intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment 
loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess. At each of December 31, 2019 and 2018, our indefinite-lived intangible 
assets were trademarks carried at $6.7 million. We did not record any impairment charges related to our indefinite-lived 
intangible assets during 2019 or 2018. 

Long-lived assets, which consist of finite-lived intangible assets and property and equipment, are assessed for impairment 
whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully 
recoverable or that the useful lives of these assets are no longer appropriate. Each impairment test is based on a comparison 
of the estimated undiscounted cash flows to the recorded value of the asset. If impairment is indicated, the asset is written 
down to its estimated fair value. The cash flow estimates used to determine the impairment, if any, contain management's 
best estimates using appropriate assumptions and projections at that time. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, finite-lived 
intangibles and long-lived assets were $9.4 million and $10.9 million, respectively. We did not record any impairment 
charges related to our long-lived assets during 2019 or 2018. 

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 
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. 

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 
allowance 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 valuation allowance established. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, we had a net deferred tax liability of $2.3 
million and $2.7 million, respectively. Our deferred tax valuation allowance at December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $234,000 
and $241,000, respectively. 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements 

There were no off-balance sheet arrangements during the year ended December 31, 2019 that have or are reasonably likely 
to have, a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of 
operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to our interests. 

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Item 7A.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK 

This disclosure is not required for a smaller reporting company. 

Item 8.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA 

Consolidated financial statements are set forth in this Report beginning at page F-1 and are incorporated by reference into 
this Item 8. 

Item 9.   CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL 
DISCLOSURE 

None. 

Item 9A.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange 
Act. Because there are inherent limitations in all control systems, a control system, no matter how well conceived and 
operated, can provide only reasonable, as opposed to absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. 
These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can 
occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some 
persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. Further, the design of a control 
system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to 
their costs. Our management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), does not 
expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent all error and 
all fraud. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may 
occur and not be detected. Accordingly, our management has designed the disclosure controls and procedures to provide 
reasonable assurance that the objectives of the control system were met. 

CEO/CFO Conclusions about the Effectiveness of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures. As required by Rule 13a-
15(b) of the Exchange Act, inTEST management, including our CEO and CFO, conducted an evaluation as of the end of the 
period covered by this Report, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, our 
CEO and CFO concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Report, our disclosure controls and procedures 
were effective at the reasonable assurance level. 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting 

During the period covered by this Report, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as 
defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the period covered by this Report 
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.  

Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal 
control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act as a process designed 
by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by our Board of 
Directors, management and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting 
and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting 
principles and includes those policies and procedures that: 

1.  Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and 

dispositions of our assets; 

2.  Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial 

statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are 
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3.  Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or 

disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. 

Because of inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. 
Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate 
because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. 

Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019. In making 
this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway 
Commission (COSO) on Internal Control-Integrated 2013 Framework. Based upon this assessment, management believes 
that, as of December 31, 2019, our internal control over financial reporting is effective at a reasonable assurance level. 

This annual report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding 
internal control over financial reporting, as such an attestation is not required pursuant to rules of the SEC applicable to 
registrants that are non-accelerated filers. 

Item 9B.   OTHER INFORMATION 

None. 

PART III 

Item 10.   DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from our definitive proxy statement for our 2020 Annual 
Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Report. 

Code of Ethics 

We have adopted a Code of Ethics (the “Code”) as a guide to the standards of business conduct to which our employees, 
officers and directors must adhere. A copy of the Code can be found on our website at https://intestcorp.gcs-
web.com/corporate-governance. We intend to satisfy the disclosure requirements of the SEC regarding amendments to, or 
waivers from, the Code by posting such information on the same website.  

Item 11.   EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from our definitive proxy statement for our 2020 Annual 
Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Report. 

Item 12.   SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED 
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS 

The information required by Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K is set forth below. The remainder of the information required by 
this Item 12 is incorporated by reference from our definitive proxy statement for our 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders 
to be filed with the SEC within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Report. 

The following table shows the number of securities that may be issued pursuant to our equity compensation plans (including 
individual compensation arrangements) as of December 31, 2019: 

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Equity Compensation Plan Information 

Plan Category 
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders 
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders 
Total 

Number of 
Securities to 
be issued upon 
exercise of 
outstanding 
options, 
warrants and 
rights(1) 

Weighted 
average 
exercise price 
of outstanding  
options, 
warrants and 
rights 

Number of 
securities 
remaining 
available for 
future issuance 
under equity 
compensation 
plans(2) 

506,810    
-    
506,810    

  $ 

  $ 

6.89       
-       
6.89       

1,198,935 
- 
1,198,935 

(1)  The securities that may be issued are shares of inTEST common stock, issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options. 
(2)  The securities that remain available for future issuance are issuable pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated 2014 

Stock Plan. 

Item 13.   CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE 

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from our definitive proxy statement for our 2020 Annual 
Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Report. 

Item 14.   PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES  

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from our definitive proxy statement for our 2020 Annual 
Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Report. 

PART IV 

Item 15.   EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES 

(a)     The documents filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K are: 

(i)     Our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto as well as the applicable report of our independent 
registered public accounting firm are included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 
(ii)    The following financial statement schedule should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial 
statements set forth in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K: 
                Schedule II -- Valuation and Qualifying Accounts 
(iii)   The exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K are included under Item 15(b) of this Annual Report on 
Form 10-K. 

(b)     Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K: 

A list of the Exhibits which are required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K and filed with this Report is set forth in the 
Exhibit Index immediately preceding the signature page, which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference. 

Item 16.   FORM 10-K SUMMARY 

None. 

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Index to Exhibits (A) 

Exhibit 
Number  Description of Exhibit 
  2.1 

  Stock Purchase Agreement among Ambrell Holdings, LLC, Ambrell Corporation, Graycliff Private Equity Partners III 

LP, Hudson River Co-Investment Fund II LP and inTEST Corporation dated as of May 24, 2017 (1)  

  3.1 
  3.2 
  4.1 
10.1 
10.2 

  Certificate of Incorporation.  
  Bylaws as amended and restated on April 23, 2018. (2)  
  Description of Securities.  
  Lease Agreement between Exeter 804 East Gate, LLC and the Company dated May 10, 2010. (3)  
  Lease Agreement between AMB-SGP Seattle/Boston, LLC and Temptronic Corporation (a subsidiary of the Company), 

dated October 25, 2010. (4)  

10.3 

  Second Amendment to Lease between James Campbell Company, LLC and Temptronic Corporation dated April 8, 2019 

(5).  

10.4 

  Lease Agreement between Columbia California Warm Springs Industrial, LLC and inTEST Silicon Valley Corporation 

dated January 9, 2012. (6) 

10.5 

  First Amendment to Lease Agreement between Columbia California Warm Springs Industrial, LLC and inTEST Silicon 

Valley Corporation dated November 18, 2016. (7)  

10.6 

  Second Amendment to Standard Lease Agreement, dated January 23, 2020, by and between inTEST Silicon Valley 

Corporation and Fremont Business Center, LLC. (8)  

10.7 

  Guaranty Agreements between Columbia California Warm Springs Industrial, LLC and inTEST Corporation dated 

January 9, 2012. (6) 

10.8 
10.9 
10.10 
10.11 
10.12 
10.13 
10.14 
10.15 
10.16 
10.17 
10.18 
10.19 

  Lease Agreement between Maguire Family Properties, Inc. and Ambrell Corporation dated December 19, 2017 (9)  
  Guaranty of Lease between Maguire Family Properties, Inc. and Ambrell Corporation dated December 19, 2017 (9)  
  Form of Indemnification Agreement (10)(*)  
  inTEST Corporation Second Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Plan (11)(*)  
  inTEST Corporation 2007 Stock Plan. (12)(*)  
  Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for Employees. (13)(*)  
  Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for Directors. (13)(*)  
  Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement. (13)(*)  
  Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement. (13)(*)  
  Change of Control Agreement dated August 27, 2007 between the Company and Hugh T. Regan, Jr. (14)(*)  
  Change of Control Agreement dated May 5, 2008 between the Company and James Pelrin. (15)(*)  
  Amendment to Change of Control Agreement dated December 31, 2008 between the Company and Hugh T. Regan, Jr. 

(16)(*)  

  Amendment to Change of Control Agreement dated December 31, 2008 between the Company and James Pelrin. (16)(*)  
10.20 
  2020 Executive Compensation Plan. (17)(*)  
10.21 
  Compensatory Arrangements of Directors. (*)  
10.22 
  Subsidiaries of the Company.  
21 
  Consent of RSM US LLP.  
23 
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a). 
31.1 
  Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a). 
31.2 
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 
32.1 
  Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 
32.2 
101.INS 
  XBRL Taxonomy Instance Document 
101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document 
101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document 
101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document 
101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document 
101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document 

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(Continued) 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

(7) 

(8) 

(9) 

Previously filed by the Company as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 24, 2017, File No. 
001-36117, filed May 24, 2017, and incorporated herein by reference. 
Previously filed by the Company as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 23, 2018, File No. 
001-36117, filed April 25, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference. 
Previously filed by the Company as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 10, 2010, File No. 
000-22529, filed May 13, 2010, and incorporated herein by reference. 
Previously filed by the Company as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 27, 2010, File No. 
000-22529, filed October 29, 2010, and incorporated herein by reference. 
Previously filed by the Company as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 8, 2019, File No. 
001-36117, filed April 12, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference. 
Previously filed by the Company as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, File No. 
000-22529, filed May 15, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference. 
Previously filed by the Company as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 18, 2016, File 
No. 001-36117, filed November 22, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference. 
Previously filed by the Company as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 23, 2020, File No. 
001-36117, filed January 28, 2020, and incorporated herein by reference. 
Previously filed by the Company as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 19, 2017, File 
No. 001-36117, filed December 22, 2017, and incorporated herein by reference. 

(10)  Previously filed by the Company as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 2, 2017, File No. 

001-36117, filed October 6, 2017, and incorporated herein by reference. 

(11)  Previously filed by the Company as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 19, 2020, File No. 

001-36117, filed June 24, 2019. 

(12)  Previously filed by the Company as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, File No. 

001-36117, filed March 28, 2017. 

(13)  Previously filed by the Company as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, File No. 001-

36117, filed August 13, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference. 

(14)  Previously filed by the Company as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, File No. 

000-22529, filed March 31, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference. 

(15)  Previously filed by the Company as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, File No. 000-

22529, filed August 14, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference. 

(16)  Previously filed by the Company as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, File No. 000-

22529, filed August 14, 2009, and incorporated herein by reference. 

(17)  Previously filed by the Company as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 9, 2020, File No. 

(*) 

001-36117, filed March 11, 2020, and incorporated herein by reference. 
Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement in which directors or executive officers 
participate. 

(A)  Copies of the exhibits which were filed with the SEC are not included in this Annual Report to Stockholders but may be 

obtained electronically through our website at www.intest.com or through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. 

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Signatures  

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this 
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. 

inTEST Corporation 

By: /s/ James Pelrin 
James Pelrin 
President and Chief Executive Officer 

March 23, 2020 

Pursuant to the requirements of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on 
behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. 

/s/ James Pelrin 
James Pelrin, President, 
Chief Executive Officer and Director 
(Principal Executive Officer) 

/s/ Hugh T. Regan, Jr. 
Hugh T. Regan, Jr., Treasurer, Chief 
Financial Officer and Secretary 
(Principal Financial Officer) 

/s/ Joseph W. Dews IV 
Joseph W. Dews IV, Chairman 

/s/ Steven J. Abrams 
Steven J. Abrams, Esq., Director 

/s/ Jeffrey A. Beck 
Jeffrey A. Beck, Director 

/s/ William Kraut 
William Kraut, Director 

March 23, 2020 

March 23, 2020 

March 23, 2020 

March 23, 2020 

March 23, 2020 

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inTEST CORPORATION 

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND 
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 

FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE 

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of inTEST Corporation 

Opinion on the Financial Statements 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of inTEST Corporation and its subsidiaries (the Company) as of 
December 31, 2019 and 2018, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive earnings, stockholders' equity and 
cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements and schedule (collectively, the 
financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the 
Company as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in 
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. 

Adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02 
As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for leases in 2019 due to the 
adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), and its related amendments. 

Basis for Opinion 
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the 
Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company 
Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in 
accordance with U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission 
and the PCAOB. 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the 
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error 
or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial 
reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for 
the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, 
we express no such opinion. 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to 
error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, 
evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting 
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial 
statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. 

/s/ RSM US LLP 

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2008. 

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania 
March 23, 2020 

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inTEST CORPORATION 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
(In thousands, except share and per share data) 

ASSETS 
Current assets: 

Cash and cash equivalents 
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $211 and $233, 

  $ 

7,612     $ 

17,861   

December 31, 

2019 

2018 

respectively 

Inventories 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 

Total current assets 

Property and equipment: 

Machinery and equipment 
Leasehold improvements 

Gross property and equipment 
Less: accumulated depreciation 
Net property and equipment 

Right of use assets, net 
Goodwill 
Intangible assets, net 
Restricted certificates of deposit 
Other assets 

Total assets 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 
Current liabilities: 

Accounts payable 
Accrued wages and benefits 
Accrued professional fees 
Customer deposits and deferred revenue 
Accrued sales commission 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities 
Domestic and foreign income taxes payable 
Earnout payable 
Other current liabilities 

Total current liabilities 

Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion 
Contingent liability for repayment of state and local grant funds received 
Deferred tax liabilities 
Total liabilities 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 11) 

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; 10,413,982 and 10,523,035 

shares issued, respectively 

Additional paid-in capital 
Retained earnings 
Accumulated other comprehensive earnings 
Treasury stock, at cost; 33,077 shares 

Total stockholders' equity 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity 

9,296       
7,182       
805       
24,895       

5,269       
2,424       
7,693       
(5,273 )     
2,420       

4,842       
13,738       
13,654       
140       
26       
59,715     $ 

1,984     $ 
2,007       
805       
456       
442       
1,302       
868       
-       
497       
8,361       
3,794       
463       
2,263       
14,881       

10,563   
6,520   
677   
35,621   

5,166   
2,341   
7,507   
(4,790 ) 
2,717   

-   
13,738   
14,911   
175   
25   
67,187   

1,787   
2,921   
774   
1,258   
703   
-   
700   
12,167   
1,108   
21,418   
-   
200   
2,689   
24,307   

-       

-   

104       
26,256       
18,005       
673       
(204 )     
44,834       
59,715     $ 

105   
26,513   
15,683   
783   
(204 ) 
42,880   
67,187   

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 
(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 
Adjustment to contingent consideration liability 

Total operating expenses 

Operating income 
Other income (loss) 

Earnings before income tax expense 
Income tax expense 

Net earnings 

Net earnings per common share – basic 

Years Ended 
December 31, 

2019 

2018 

  $ 

60,660     $ 
31,435       
29,225       

8,460       
4,964       
13,252       
-       
26,676       

2,549       
55       

2,604       
282       

78,563   
39,162   
39,401   

9,611   
4,908   
12,801   
6,901   
34,221   

5,180   
(137 ) 

5,043   
2,006   

  $ 

  $ 

2,322     $ 

3,037   

0.22     $ 

0.29   

Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic 

10,373,164       

10,347,947   

Net earnings per common share – diluted 

  $ 

0.22     $ 

0.29   

Weighted average common shares and common share equivalents outstanding – diluted 

10,391,975       

10,382,194   

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS 
(In thousands) 

Net earnings 

  $ 

2,322     $ 

3,037   

Foreign currency translation adjustments 

(110 )     

(99 ) 

Comprehensive earnings 

  $ 

2,212     $ 

2,938   

Years Ended 
December 31, 

2019 

2018 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 

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inTEST CORPORATION 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY 
(In thousands, except share data) 

    Additional       
     Paid-In      Retained     Comprehensive     Treasury     Stockholders'   

Total 

     Accumulated        
Other 

    Amount      Capital      Earnings      Earnings 

     Stock 

     Equity 

   Common Stock 
   Shares 

Balance, January 1, 2018 

    10,427,435     $ 

104     $ 

25,860     $  12,646     $ 

882     $ 

(204 )   $ 

39,288   

Net earnings 
Other comprehensive loss 
Amortization of deferred 

compensation related to stock-based 
awards 

Issuance of unvested shares of 
restricted stock 

-       
-       

-       
-       

-       
-       

3,037       
-       

-       

-       

654       

95,600       

1       

(1 )     

-       

-       

-       
(99 )     

-       

-       

-       
-       

-       

-       

3,037   
(99 ) 

654   

-   

Balance, December 31, 2018 

    10,523,035     $ 

105     $ 

26,513     $  15,683     $ 

783     $ 

(204 )   $ 

42,880   

Net earnings 
Other comprehensive loss 
Amortization of deferred 

compensation related to stock-based 
awards 

Issuance of unvested shares of 
restricted stock 
Forfeiture of unvested shares of 
restricted stock 
Repurchase and retirement of common 
stock 

-       
-       

-       
-       

-       
-       

2,322       
-       

-       
(110 )     

-       

-       

884       

132,580       

1       

(1 )     

(12,325 )     

-       

-       

(229,308 )     

(2 )     

(1,140 )     

-       

-       

-       

-       

-       

-       

-       
-       

-       

-       

-       

2,322   
(110 ) 

884   

-   

-   

(1,142 ) 

Balance, December 31, 2019 

    10,413,982     $ 

104     $ 

26,256     $  18,005     $ 

673     $ 

(204 )   $ 

44,834   

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
(In thousands) 

Years Ended 
December 31, 

2019 

2018 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 

Net earnings 
  $ 
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:       

2,322     $ 

3,037   

Depreciation and amortization 
Payment of earnout related to Ambrell acquisition 
Adjustment to earnout payable 
Adjustment to contingent consideration liability 
Provision for excess and obsolete inventory 
Foreign exchange loss 
Amortization of deferred compensation related to stock-based awards 
Proceeds from sale of demonstration equipment, net of gain 
Loss on disposal of property and equipment 
Deferred income tax expense (benefit) 
Changes in assets and liabilities: 
Trade accounts receivable 
Inventories 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 
Restricted certificates of deposit 
Other assets 
Accounts payable 
Accrued wages and benefits 
Accrued professional fees 
Customer deposits and deferred revenue 
Accrued sales commission 
Operating lease liabilities 
Domestic and foreign income taxes payable 
Contingent liability for repayment of state and local grant funds received 
Federal transition tax payable 
Other current liabilities 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES 

Payment of earnout for 2017 related to Ambrell acquisition 
Purchase of property and equipment 

Net cash used in investing activities 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES 

Repurchases of common stock 
Net cash used in 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 
Cash payments for: 

Domestic and foreign income taxes 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING 

ACTIVITIES: 
Issuance of unvested shares of restricted stock 
Forfeiture of unvested shares of restricted stock 

3,193       
(12,167 )     
-       
-       
391       
3       
884       
167       
55       
(426 )     

1,244       
(1,058 )     
(129 )     
35       
(1 )     
197       
(912 )     
31       
(797 )     
(261 )     
(1,378 )     
171       
263       
-       
(232 )     
(8,405 )     

-       
(620 )     
(620 )     

(1,142 )     
(1,142 )     

(82 )     
(10,249 )     
17,861       
7,612     $ 

1,871   
(1,710 ) 
12,645   
(5,744 ) 
285   
165   
653   
186   
61   
83   

1,414   
(1,847 ) 
(102 ) 
-   
1   
(245 ) 
143   
58   
376   
174   
-   
(495 ) 
200   
(436 ) 
187   
10,960   

(4,123 ) 
(2,212 ) 
(6,335 ) 

-   
-   

(54 ) 
4,571   
13,290   
17,861   

595     $ 

2,855   

837     $ 
(88 )     

788   
-   

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 

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inTEST CORPORATION 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
(In thousands, except share and per share data) 

(1)   NATURE OF OPERATIONS 

We are a global supplier of precision-engineered solutions for use in manufacturing and testing across a wide range of 
markets including automotive, defense/aerospace, energy, industrial, semiconductor and telecommunications. We manage 
our business as two operating segments which are also our reportable segments: Thermal Products ("Thermal") and 
Electromechanical Semiconductor Products ("EMS"). Our Thermal segment designs, manufactures and sells our thermal 
test and thermal process products while our EMS segment designs, manufactures and sells our semiconductor test products. 
We manufacture our products in the U.S. Marketing and support activities are conducted worldwide from our facilities in 
the U.S., Germany, Singapore, the Netherlands and the U.K. The consolidated entity is comprised of inTEST Corporation 
and our wholly-owned subsidiaries. 

Our EMS segment sells its products to semiconductor manufacturers and third-party test and assembly houses (end user 
sales) and to automated test equipment (“ATE”) manufacturers (original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) sales), who 
ultimately resell our equipment with theirs to both semiconductor manufacturers and third-party test and assembly houses. 
Our Thermal segment sells its products to many of these same types of customer; however, it also sells into a variety of 
other markets, including the automotive, defense/aerospace, energy, industrial and telecommunications markets. As a result 
of the acquisition of Ambrell Corporation (“Ambrell”) in May 2017, our Thermal segment also sells into the consumer 
products packaging, fiber optics and other sectors within the broader industrial market, and into the wafer processing sector 
within the broader semiconductor market. 

Both of our operating segments have multiple products that we design, manufacture and market to our customers. Due to a 
number of factors, our products have varying levels of gross margin. The mix of products we sell in any period is ultimately 
determined 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 significantly impacted in any given period by a change in 
the mix of products sold in that period. 

Historically, we have referred to our markets as “Semiconductor” (which includes both the broader semiconductor market 
as well as the more specialized ATE and wafer processing sectors within the broader semiconductor market), and “Non-
Semiconductor” (which includes all of the other markets we serve). Starting in the second quarter of 2019, we are referring 
to the broader semiconductor market, including the ATE and wafer processing sectors within that market, as the “Semi 
Market.” All other markets are designated as “Multimarket.” The Semi Market, which is the principal market in which we 
operate, is characterized by rapid technological change, competitive pricing pressures and cyclical as well as seasonal 
market patterns. This market 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 and in the markets in 
which we operate, economic conditions specific to the Semi Market and the other markets we serve, our ability to safeguard 
patented technology and intellectual property in a rapidly evolving market, downward pricing 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 technological changes within the 
markets that we serve. We also continue to implement an acquisition strategy that may cause us to incur substantial expense 
in reviewing and evaluating potential transactions. We may or may not be successful in locating suitable businesses to 
acquire and in closing acquisitions of businesses we pursue. In addition, we may not be able to successfully integrate any 
business we do acquire with our existing business and we may not be able to operate the acquired business profitably. As a 
result of these or other factors, we may experience significant period-to-period fluctuations in future operating results. 

(2)   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

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 ("U.S. GAAP") 
requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of 
contingent assets and liabilities 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 inventories, 
long-lived assets, goodwill, identifiable intangibles and deferred tax assets and liabilities including related valuation 
allowances, are particularly impacted by estimates. 

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Reclassification 

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to be comparable with the current year's presentation.  

Subsequent Events 

We have made an assessment of our operations and determined that there were no material subsequent events requiring 
adjustment to, or disclosure in, our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 other than those 
described in Notes 13 and 17. 

Business Combinations 

Acquired businesses are accounted for using the purchase method of accounting, which requires that the purchase price be 
allocated to the net assets acquired at their respective fair values. Any excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair 
values of the net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. Fair values of intangible assets are estimated by valuation models 
prepared by our management and third-party advisors. The assets purchased and liabilities assumed have been reflected in 
our consolidated balance sheets, and the operating results are included in the consolidated statements of operations and 
consolidated statements of cash flows from the date of acquisition. Any change in the fair value of acquisition-related 
contingent consideration subsequent to the acquisition date, including changes from events after the acquisition date, will be 
recognized in the consolidated statement of operations in the period of the estimated fair value change. Acquisition-related 
transaction costs, including legal and accounting fees and other external costs directly related to the acquisition, are 
recognized separately from the acquisition and expensed as incurred in general and administrative expense in the 
consolidated statements of operations. 

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 fair value. Our cash balances, which are deposited with highly reputable 
financial institutions, at times may exceed the federally insured limits. We have not experienced any losses related to these 
cash balances and believe the credit risk to be minimal. 

Trade Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 

Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. We grant credit to customers and 
generally 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 receivable. We determine the allowance based on historical write-off experience and the aging of such receivables, 
among other factors. Account balances are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been 
exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. We do not have any off-balance sheet credit exposure related 
to our customers. We recorded bad debt expense of $3 and $20 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, 
respectively. Cash flows from accounts receivable are recorded in operating cash flows. 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments 

Our financial instruments, principally accounts receivable and accounts payable, are carried at cost which approximates fair 
value, due to the short maturities of the accounts. 

Goodwill, Intangible and Long-Lived Assets 

We account for goodwill and intangible assets in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 350 
(Intangibles - Goodwill and Other). Finite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful economic life 
and are carried at cost less accumulated amortization. Goodwill is assessed for impairment annually in the fourth quarter on 
a reporting unit basis, or more frequently when events and circumstances occur indicating that the recorded goodwill may 
be impaired. Goodwill is considered to be impaired if the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. As a 
part of the goodwill impairment assessment, we have the option to perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it 
is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, as a result of our qualitative 
assessment, we determine that it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of the reporting unit is greater than its carrying 
amount, a quantitative goodwill impairment test is not required. However, if, as a result of our qualitative assessment, we 
determine it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, or, if we choose 
not to perform a qualitative assessment, we are required to perform a quantitative goodwill impairment test to identify 
potential goodwill impairment and measure the amount of goodwill impairment loss to be recognized. 

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The quantitative goodwill impairment test compares the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including 
goodwill. If the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, goodwill of the reporting unit is considered not 
impaired. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss will be recognized in an 
amount equal to that excess, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. The goodwill 
impairment assessment is based upon the income approach, which estimates the fair value of our reporting units based upon 
a discounted cash flow approach. This fair value is then reconciled to our market capitalization at year end with an 
appropriate control premium. The determination of the fair value of our reporting units requires management to make 
significant estimates and assumptions including the selection of control premiums, discount rates, terminal growth rates, 
forecasts of revenue and expense growth rates, income tax rates, changes in working capital, depreciation, amortization and 
capital expenditures. Changes in assumptions concerning future financial results or other underlying assumptions could 
have a significant impact on either the fair value of the reporting unit or the amount of the goodwill impairment charge. 

Indefinite-lived intangible assets are assessed for impairment annually in the fourth quarter, or more frequently if events or 
changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. As a part of the impairment assessment, we have the 
option to perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible 
asset is impaired. If, as a result of our qualitative assessment, we determine that it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value 
of the indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than its carrying amount, the quantitative impairment test is required; 
otherwise, no further testing is required. The quantitative impairment test consists of a comparison of the fair value of the 
intangible asset with its carrying amount. If the carrying amount of the intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment 
loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess. 

Long-lived assets, which consist of finite-lived intangible assets and property and equipment, are assessed for impairment 
whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully 
recoverable or that the useful lives of these assets are no longer appropriate. Each impairment test is based on a comparison 
of the estimated undiscounted cash flows to the recorded value of the asset. If impairment is indicated, the asset is written 
down to its estimated fair value. The cash flow estimates used to determine the impairment, if any, contain management's 
best estimates using appropriate assumptions and projections at that time.  

Revenue Recognition 

We recognize revenue in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 606 (Revenue from Contracts with Customers). We 
recognize revenue for the sale of products or services when our performance obligations under the terms of a contract with a 
customer are satisfied and control of the product or service has been transferred to the customer. Generally, this occurs 
when we ship a product or perform a service. In certain cases, recognition of revenue is deferred until the product is 
received by the customer or at some other point in the future when we have determined that we have satisfied our 
performance obligations under the contract. Our contracts with customers may include a combination of products and 
services, which are generally capable of being distinct and accounted for as separate performance obligations. In addition to 
the sale of products and services, we also lease certain of our equipment under short-term lease agreements. We recognize 
revenue from equipment leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. 

Revenue is recorded in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to receive in exchange for those products or 
services. We do not have any material variable consideration arrangements, or any material payment terms with our 
customers other than standard net 30, net 45 or net 60 day payment terms. We generally do not provide a right of return to 
our customers. Revenue is recognized net of any taxes collected from customers, which are subsequently remitted to 
governmental authorities.  

Nature of Products and Services 
We sell thermal management products and semiconductor ATE interface solutions. Our thermal management products 
include ThermoStreams, ThermoChambers and process chillers, which we sell under our Temptronic, Sigma and 
Thermonics product lines, and Ambrell’s precision induction heating systems, including EkoHeat and EasyHeat products. 
Our semiconductor ATE interface solutions include manipulators, docking hardware and electrical interface products. We 
provide post-warranty service for the equipment we sell. We sell semiconductor ATE interface solutions and certain thermal 
management products to the Semi Market. We also sell our thermal management products to various other markets 
including the automotive, defense/aerospace, industrial and telecommunications markets. 

We lease certain of our equipment under short-term leasing agreements with original lease terms of six months or less. Our 
lease agreements do not contain purchase options. 

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Types of Contracts with Customers  
Our contracts with customers are generally structured as individual purchase orders which specify the exact products or 
services being sold or equipment being leased along with the selling price, service fee or monthly lease amount for each 
individual item on the purchase order. Payment terms and any other customer-specific acceptance criteria are also specified 
on the purchase order. We generally do not have any customer-specific acceptance criteria, other than that the product 
performs within the agreed upon specifications. We test substantially all products manufactured as part of our quality 
assurance process to determine that they comply with specifications prior to shipment to a customer. 

Contract Balances  
We record accounts receivable at the time of invoicing. Accounts receivable, net of the allowance for doubtful accounts, is 
included in current assets on our balance sheet. To the extent that we do not recognize revenue at the same time as we 
invoice, we record a liability for deferred revenue. In certain instances, we also receive customer deposits in advance of 
invoicing and recording of accounts receivable. Deferred revenue and customer deposits are included in current liabilities on 
our consolidated balance sheets. 

The allowance for doubtful accounts reflects our best estimate of probable losses inherent in the accounts receivable 
balance. We determine the allowance based on known troubled accounts, if any, historical experience, and other currently 
available evidence. 

Costs to Obtain a Contract with a Customer 
The only costs we incur associated with obtaining contracts with customers are sales commissions that we pay to our 
internal sales personnel or third-party sales representatives. These costs are calculated based on an established percentage of 
the selling price of each product or service sold. Commissions are considered earned by our internal sales personnel at the 
time we recognize revenue for a particular transaction. Commissions are considered earned by third-party sales 
representatives at the time that revenue is recognized for a particular transaction. We record commission expense in our 
consolidated statements of operations at the time the commission is earned. Commissions earned but not yet paid are 
included in current liabilities on our balance sheets. 

Product Warranties 
In connection with the sale of our products, we generally provide standard one or two year product warranties which are 
detailed in our terms and conditions and communicated to our customers. Our standard warranties are not offered for sale 
separately from our products, therefore there is not a separate performance obligation related to our standard warranties. We 
record estimated warranty expense for our standard warranties at the time of sale based upon historical claims experience. In 
very limited cases, we offer customers an option to separately purchase an extended warranty for certain of our products. In 
the case of extended warranties, we recognize revenue in the amount of the sale price for the extended warranty on a 
straight-line basis over the extended warranty period. We record costs incurred to provide service under an extended 
warranty at the time the service is provided. Warranty expense is included in selling expense in our consolidated statements 
of operations.  

Refer to Notes 4 and 15 for further information about our revenue from contracts with customers. 

Inventories 

Inventories are valued at cost on a first-in, first-out basis, not in excess of market value. Cash flows from the sale of 
inventories are recorded in operating cash flows. 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 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 market 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 inventories. We incurred excess and obsolete inventory charges of $391 and $285 
for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. 

Property and Equipment 

Machinery and equipment are stated at cost, except for machinery and equipment acquired in a business combination, which 
are stated at fair value at the time of acquisition. As previously discussed above under "Goodwill, Intangible and Long-
Lived Assets," machinery and equipment that has been determined to be impaired is written down to its fair value at the 
time of the impairment. Depreciation is based upon the estimated useful life of the assets using the straight-line method. The 
estimated useful lives range from one to ten years. Leasehold improvements are recorded at cost and amortized over the 
shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the asset. Total depreciation expense was $685 and $768 for the years 
ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. 

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Leases 

We account for leases in accordance with ASC Topic 842 (Leases). We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. 
A lease contract is within scope if the contract has an identified asset (property, plant or equipment) and grants the lessee 
the right to control the use of the asset during the lease term. The identified asset may be either explicitly or implicitly 
specified in the contract. In addition, the supplier must not have any practical ability to substitute a different asset and would 
not economically benefit from doing so for the lease contract to be in scope. The lessee’s right to control the use of the asset 
during the term of the lease must include the ability to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from the use of the 
asset as well as decision-making authority over how the asset will be used. Leases are classified as either operating leases or 
finance leases based on the guidance in ASC Topic 842. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use 
(“ROU”) assets and operating lease liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets. Finance leases are included in property 
and equipment and financing lease liabilities. We do not currently have any financing leases. 

ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to 
make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement 
date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. None of our leases provide an implicit rate; therefore, 
we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present 
value of lease payments. The operating lease ROU asset also includes any lease payments made and excludes lease 
incentives. Our lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease. We include these options in the 
determination of the amount of the ROU asset and lease liability when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that 
option. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Certain of our operating 
leases contain predetermined fixed escalations of minimum rentals and rent holidays during the original lease terms. Rent 
holidays are periods during which we have control of the leased facility but are not obligated to pay rent. For these leases, 
our ROU asset and lease liability are calculated including any rent holiday in the determination of the life of the lease. 

We have lease agreements which contain both lease and non-lease components, which are generally accounted for 
separately. In addition to the monthly rental payments due, most of our leases for our offices and warehouse facilities 
include non-lease components representing our portion of the common area maintenance, property taxes and insurance 
charges incurred by the landlord for the facilities which we occupy. These amounts are not included in the calculation of the 
ROU assets and lease liabilities as they are based on actual charges incurred in the periods to which they apply. 

Operating lease payments are included in cash outflows from operating activities on our consolidated statements of cash 
flows. Amortization of right of use assets is presented separately from the change in operating lease liabilities and is 
included in Depreciation and Amortization on our consolidated statements of cash flows. 

We have made an accounting policy election not to apply the recognition requirements of ASC Topic 842 to short-term 
leases (leases with a term of one year or less at the commencement date of the lease). Lease expense for short-term lease 
payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. 

See “Effect of Recently Adopted Amendments to Authoritative Accounting Guidance” below and Note 7 for further 
disclosures regarding our leases. 

Contingent Liability for Repayment of State and Local Grant Funds Received  

In connection with leasing a new facility in Rochester, New York, which our subsidiary, Ambrell, occupied in May 2018, 
we entered into agreements with the city of Rochester and the state of New York under which we may receive grants 
totaling up to $550 to help offset a portion of the cost of the leasehold improvements we have made to this facility. In 
exchange for the funds we may receive under these agreements, we are required to create and maintain specified levels of 
employment in this location through various dates ending in 2023. If we fail to meet these employment targets, we may be 
required to repay a proportionate share of the funds received. As of December 31, 2019, we have received $463 in grant 
funds. We do not expect to receive the remaining $87 of grant funds during 2020, as we currently do not expect to increase 
our number of employees to the level required to receive these funds during 2020. As of December 31, 2019, we are not in 
compliance with the employment targets as specified in the grant agreement with the city of Rochester. We have applied for 
and received a waiver of this requirement for the year ended December 31, 2019. 

We have recorded the amounts received under these agreements as a contingent liability on our balance sheet. As time 
passes, portions of the funds received will no longer be subject to repayment if we have met the employment requirements 
of the agreements. Amounts that we are irrevocably entitled to keep will be reclassified to deferred revenue and amortized 
to income on a straight-line basis over the remaining lease term for the Rochester facility. 

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Stock-Based Compensation 

We account for stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC Topic 718 (Compensation - Stock Compensation) which 
requires that employee share-based equity awards be accounted for under the fair value method and requires the use of an 
option pricing model for estimating fair value of stock options, which is then amortized to expense over the service periods. 
See further disclosures related to our stock-based compensation plans in Note 12. 

Engineering and Product Development 

Engineering and product development costs, which consist primarily of the salary and related benefits costs of our technical 
staff, as well as the cost of materials used in product development, are expensed as incurred. 

Foreign Currency 

For our foreign subsidiaries whose functional currencies are not the U.S. dollar, assets and liabilities are 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 these international operations into U.S. 
dollars are included in accumulated other comprehensive earnings in stockholders' equity. Transaction gains or losses are 
included in net earnings. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, foreign currency transaction losses were $3 and 
$165, respectively. 

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 
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. See Note 10 for additional information regarding income taxes. 

Net Earnings Per Common Share 

Net earnings per common share - basic is computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted average number of common 
shares outstanding during each period. Net earnings per common share - diluted is computed by dividing net earnings by the 
weighted average number of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding during each period. Common share 
equivalents represent unvested shares of restricted stock and stock options and are calculated using the treasury stock 
method. Common share equivalents are excluded from the calculation if their effect is anti-dilutive. 

The table below sets forth, for the periods indicated, a reconciliation of weighted average common shares outstanding - 
basic to weighted average common shares and common share equivalents outstanding - diluted and the average number of 
potentially dilutive securities that were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their effect was 
anti-dilutive: 

Weighted average common shares outstanding–basic 
Potentially dilutive securities: 

Unvested shares of restricted stock and employee stock options 

Weighted average common shares and common share equivalents outstanding–diluted     
Average number of potentially dilutive securities excluded from calculation 

Effect of Recently Adopted Amendments to Authoritative Accounting Guidance 

Years Ended 
December 31, 

2019 
10,373,164       

2018 
10,347,947   

18,811       
10,391,975       
523,485       

34,247   
10,382,194   
216,420   

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued amendments to the current guidance on 
accounting for lease transactions, which is presented in ASC Topic 842. Subsequent to February 2016, the FASB has issued 
additional clarifying guidance on certain aspects of this new guidance, along with certain practical expedients that may be 
applied. The intent of the updated guidance is to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by requiring 
lessees to recognize assets and liabilities on the balance sheet for the rights and obligations created by leases and to disclose 
key information about leasing arrangements. Under the new guidance, a lessee is required to record a ROU asset and a lease 
liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases are classified as either finance or 
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transition methods under the guidance are the modified retrospective transition approach, which requires application of the 
guidance for all comparative periods presented, and the cumulative effect adjustment approach, which requires prospective 
application at the adoption date. 

The amendments were effective for us as of January 1, 2019. We adopted the amendments on January 1, 2019 using the 
cumulative effect adjustment approach. Accordingly, prior periods have not been restated. We have decided to elect the 
package of practical expedients, which includes the grandfathering of lease classification and, accordingly, we have not re-
evaluated any of our leases for classification purposes in connection with the implementation of ASC Topic 842. They are 
all still being treated as operating leases under ASC Topic 842. We do not currently have any lease contracts that meet the 
criteria to be categorized as financing leases under ASC Topic 842. We have no embedded leases, nor do we have any 
initial direct costs. We are not electing the hindsight practical expedient and therefore are not reevaluating the lease terms 
that we used under ASC Topic 840.The implementation of this new guidance had a significant impact on our consolidated 
balance sheet as a result of recording ROU assets and lease liabilities for all of our multi-year leases. Under prior guidance, 
none of these leases had any related asset recorded on our balance sheets. The only related liability recorded on our balance 
sheets was the amount which represented the difference between the lease payments we had made and the straight-line rent 
expense we had recorded in our statements of operations. The implementation of this new guidance did not have a 
significant impact on our pattern of expense recognition for any of our multi-year leases. See “Leases” above and Note 7 for 
further disclosures regarding our leases. 

Effect of Recently Issued Amendments to Authoritative Accounting Guidance 

In June 2016, the FASB issued amendments to the guidance for accounting for credit losses. In November 2019, the FASB 
deferred the effective date of these amendments for certain companies, including smaller reporting companies. As a result of 
the deferral, the amendments are effective for us for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2022. The amendments 
replace the incurred loss impairment methodology under current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit 
losses and requires the use of a forward-looking expected credit loss model for accounts receivables, loans, and other 
financial instruments. The amendments require a modified retrospective approach through a cumulative-effect adjustment to 
retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. We plan to adopt the 
amendments when they become effective for us on January 1, 2023. We are currently evaluating the impact the adoption of 
these amendments will have on our consolidated financial statements. 

In December 2019, the FASB issued amendments to the accounting for income taxes, which add new guidance to simplify 
the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in ASC Topic 740 (Income Taxes) 
and changing the accounting for certain income tax transactions. The amendments are effective for us as of January 1, 2021. 
Early adoption is permitted. We plan to adopt the amendments when they become effective for us on January 1, 2021. We 
do not expect these amendments to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. 

(3)  GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS 

Goodwill and intangible assets on our balance sheets are the result of our acquisitions of Sigma Systems Corp. ("Sigma") in 
October 2008, Thermonics, Inc. ("Thermonics") in January 2012 and Ambrell in May 2017. All of our goodwill and 
intangible assets are allocated to our Thermal segment. 

Goodwill 

Goodwill totaled $13,738 at both December 31, 2019 and 2018 and was comprised of the following: 

Sigma 
Thermonics 
Ambrell 
Total 

Intangible Assets 

  $ 

  $ 

1,656   
50   
12,032   
13,738   

Changes in the amount of the carrying value of finite-lived intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 
2018 are as follows: 

Balance - January 1, 2018 
Amortization 
Balance - December 31, 2018 
Amortization 
Balance - December 31, 2019 

  $ 

  $ 

9,304   
(1,103 ) 
8,201   
(1,257 ) 
6,944   

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The following tables provide further detail about our intangible assets as of December 31, 2019 and 2018: 

Finite-lived intangible assets: 
Customer relationships 
Technology 
Patents 
Software 
Trade name 

Total finite-lived intangible assets 
Indefinite-lived intangible assets: 

Trademarks 

Total intangible assets 

Finite-lived intangible assets: 
Customer relationships 
Technology 
Patents 
Software 
Trade name 

Total finite-lived intangible assets 
Indefinite-lived intangible assets: 

Trademarks 

Total intangible assets 

Gross 
Carrying 
Amount 

December 31, 2019  

Accumulated  
Amortization 

Net 
Carrying 
Amount 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

10,480     $ 
600       
590       
270       
140       
12,080       

6,710       
18,790     $ 

3,805     $ 
380       
541       
270       
140       
5,136       

-       
5,136     $ 

6,675   
220   
49   
-   
-   
6,944   

6,710   
13,654   

Gross 
Carrying 
Amount 

December 31, 2018  

Accumulated  
Amortization 

Net 
Carrying 
Amount 

10,480     $ 
600       
590       
270       
140       
12,080       

6,710       
18,790     $ 

2,717     $ 
250       
502       
270       
140       
3,879       

-       
3,879     $ 

7,763   
350   
88   
-   
-   
8,201   

6,710   
14,911   

We generally amortize our finite-lived intangible assets over their estimated useful lives on a straight-line basis, unless an 
alternate amortization method can be reliably determined. Any such alternate amortization method would be based on the 
pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible asset are expected to be consumed. None of our intangible assets 
have any residual value. 

Total amortization expense for our finite-lived intangible assets was $1,257 and $1,103, respectively, for the years ended 
December 31, 2019 and 2018. The following table sets forth the estimated annual amortization expense for each of the next 
five years: 

2020 
2021 
2022 
2023 
2024 

  $ 
  $ 
  $ 
  $ 
  $ 

1,233   
1,227   
1,167   
1,067   
980   

Impairment of Goodwill and Indefinite Life Intangible Assets 

During December 2019 and 2018, we assessed our goodwill and indefinite life intangible asset for impairment in 
accordance with the requirements of ASC Topic 350 using a quantitative approach. Our goodwill impairment assessment is 
based upon the income approach, which estimates the fair value of our reporting units based upon a discounted cash flow 
approach. This fair value is then reconciled to our market capitalization at year end with an appropriate control premium. 
The discount rates used in 2019 and 2018 for the discounted cash flows were 20.0% and 18.5%, respectively. The selection 
of these rates was based upon our analysis of market-based estimates of capital costs and discount rates. The determination 
of the fair value of our reporting units requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions including the 
selection of control premiums, discount rates, terminal growth rates, forecasts of revenue and expense growth rates, income 
tax rates, changes in working capital, depreciation, amortization and capital expenditures. Changes in assumptions 
concerning future financial results or other underlying assumptions could have a significant impact on either the fair value 
of the reporting unit or the amount of the goodwill impairment charge. 

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During the goodwill impairment assessment in both 2019 and 2018, we compared the fair value of our Thermal reporting 
unit with its carrying value. This assessment indicated no impairment existed as the fair value of the reporting unit exceeded 
its carrying value in both 2019 and 2018. 

During the indefinite life intangible asset impairment assessment in both 2019 and 2018, we compared the fair value of our 
indefinite life intangible assets with their carrying values. This assessment indicated no impairment existed as the fair value 
of the indefinite life intangible assets exceeded their carrying values in both 2019 and 2018.  

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Finite-lived Intangible Assets 

During 2019 and 2018, we did not review any of our long-lived assets for impairment as there were no events or changes in 
business circumstances that would indicate an impairment might exist. 

(4)   REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS 

The following tables provide additional information about our revenue from contracts with customers, including revenue by 
customer and product type and revenue by market. See also Note 15 for information about revenue by operating segment 
and geographic region. 

Net revenues by customer type: 
End user 
OEM/Integrator 

Net revenues by product type: 
Thermal test 
Thermal process 
Semiconductor test 
Service/other 

Net revenues by market: 
Semi 
Industrial 
Defense/aerospace 
Telecommunications 
Other Multimarket 

Years Ended 
December 31,  

2019  

2018  

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

55,074     $ 
5,586       
60,660     $ 

17,631     $ 
20,079       
16,273       
6,677       
60,660     $ 

30,953     $ 
21,231       
4,842       
1,845       
1,789       
60,660     $ 

68,093   
10,470   
78,563   

23,654   
25,739   
21,445   
7,725   
78,563   

45,378   
21,220   
4,943   
5,574   
1,448   
78,563   

Changes in the amount of the allowance for doubtful accounts for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 are as 
follows: 

Balance - January 1, 2018 
Bad debt expense 
Write-offs 
Balance - December 31, 2018 
Bad debt expense 
Write-offs 
Balance - December 31, 2019 

(5)   MAJOR CUSTOMERS 

  $ 

  $ 

213   
20   
-   
233   
3   
(25 ) 
211   

During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, Texas Instruments Incorporated accounted for 10% and 11% of our 
consolidated net revenues, respectively. While both of our operating segments sold products to this customer, these 
revenues were primarily generated by our EMS segment. During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, no other 
customer accounted for 10% or more of our consolidated net revenues. 

(6)  

INVENTORIES 

Inventories held at December 31 were comprised of the following: 

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Raw materials 
Work in process 
Inventory consigned to others 
Finished goods 
Total inventories 

(7)   LEASES  

2019 

2018 

  $ 

  $ 

5,369     $ 
949       
54       
810       
7,182     $ 

4,654   
1,026   
62   
778   
6,520   

As previously discussed in Note 2, we account for our leases in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 842, which was 
effective for us as of January 1, 2019. In connection with the implementation of ASC Topic 842, we recorded non-cash 
increases in operating lease liabilities and ROU assets of $5,197 and $4,816, respectively, as of the effective date of this 
guidance. 

We lease our offices, warehouse facilities and certain equipment under non-cancellable operating leases that expire at 
various dates through 2028. Total operating lease and short-term lease costs for years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, 
respectively, were as follows: 

Operating lease cost 
Short-term lease cost 

The following is additional information about our leases as of December 31, 2019: 

Range of remaining lease terms (in years) 
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years) 
Weighted average discount rate 

Maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2019 were as follows: 

2020 
2021 
2022 
2023 
2024 
Thereafter 

Total lease payments 

Less imputed interest 

Total 

Cash Flow Information 

Years Ended December 31, 
2018 
2019 

  $ 
  $ 

1,476     $ 
51     $ 

1,513   
55   

0.8 

to  8.4 

   5.5    
   5.0%   

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

1,527   
1,007   
824   
834   
859   
766   
5,817   
(721 ) 
5,096   

Total amortization of right of use assets for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $1,251. 

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the year ended December 31, 2019 was as follows:  

Non-cash increases (decreases) in operating lease liabilities and ROU assets as a result of lease modifications: 
Modification to Ambrell’s U.K. facility lease 
Modification to lease for facility in Mansfield, Massachusetts 
Modification to Ambrell’s Netherlands facility lease 

  $ 
  $ 
  $ 

(486 ) 
1,811   
(48 ) 

The lease for Ambrell’s U.K. facility had an original term of 15 years, which extended through August 2029. The lease 
included the option to terminate the lease at specified points in time without penalty. We exercised this option in March 
2019, and the lease expired in September 2019. At the effective date of this modification, we recorded a reduction in our 
ROU assets and operating lease liabilities of approximately $486. 

On April 8, 2019, we executed an amendment to the lease for our facility in Mansfield, Massachusetts that extended the 
term of the lease for an additional forty months to December 31, 2024 and expanded the amount of leased space by 
approximately 6,100 square feet. The current rate per square foot that is in place through August 31, 2021 (the original 

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expiration date of the lease) did not change. After August 31, 2021, there are predetermined fixed escalations of the rate as 
outlined in the amendment. As a result of this modification, we recorded an increase in our ROU assets and operating lease 
liabilities of approximately $1,811. 

During the third quarter of 2019, the lease for a portion of Ambrell’s facility in the Netherlands was modified to reduce the 
term of that lease to expire in September 2019 as that portion of the space was no longer needed. At the effective date of this 
modification, we recorded a reduction in our ROU assets and operating lease liabilities of approximately $48. 

Prior Period Disclosures under ASC Topic 840 (Leases) 

Prior to January 1, 2019, we accounted for our leases in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 840. Under the 
guidance in ASC Topic 840, total rental expense for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $1,848 which includes costs for 
common area maintenance, property taxes and insurance charges incurred by the landlord for the facilities which we 
occupy. These costs are not included in operating lease cost under the guidance in ASC Topic 842. 

The aggregate minimum rental commitments under the non-cancellable operating leases in effect at December 31, 2018 
were as follows: 

2019 
2020 
2021 
2022 
2023 
Thereafter 
Total 

(8)   OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES 

Other current liabilities at December 31 were comprised of the following: 

Accrued warranty 
Accrued rent/facility costs 
Other 
Total other current liabilities 

(9)   DEBT 

Letters of Credit 

  $ 

  $ 

1,710   
1,612   
868   
296   
286   
1,421   
6,193   

2019 

2018 

334     $ 
25       
138       
497     $ 

346   
406   
356   
1,108   

  $ 

  $ 

We have issued letters of credit as the security deposits for certain of our domestic leases. These letters of credit are secured 
by pledged certificates of deposit which are classified as Restricted Certificates of Deposit on our balance sheets. The terms 
of our leases require us to renew these letters of credit at least 30 days prior to their expiration dates for successive terms of 
not less than one year until lease expiration. In accordance with the terms of our lease, the letter of credit related to our 
facility in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey was reduced from $125 to $90 on April 1, 2019. Our outstanding letters of credit at 
December 31, 2019 and 2018 consisted of the following: 

Facility 
Mt. Laurel, NJ 
Mansfield, MA 

(10)   INCOME TAXES 

L/C 
Expiration 
Date  

Lease 
Expiration 
Date  

Original L/C 
Issue Date 
3/29/2010    3/31/2020    4/30/2021   $ 
10/27/2010    12/31/2024    12/31/2024     
  $ 

Letters of Credit 
Amount Outstanding 

Dec. 31 
2019  

Dec. 31 
2018  

90     $ 
50       
140     $ 

125   
50   
175   

We are subject to Federal and certain state income taxes. In addition, we are taxed in certain foreign countries. 

On December 22, 2017 the President of the United States signed into law the Tax Act. One of the principal elements of the 
Tax was a one-time transition tax that was imposed on the previously unremitted earnings of our foreign subsidiaries. Due 
to the complexities involved in determining the previously unremitted earnings of our foreign subsidiaries, at December 31, 
2017, we recorded a provisional amount for the transition tax payable on those unremitted earnings. The provisional amount 

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recorded, net of related foreign tax credits, was a tax of $476. During the first half of 2018 we completed the process of 
obtaining, preparing and analyzing the required information, including a Section 965 analysis and an earnings and profits 
study. As a result, we determined that no transition tax was due, and, accordingly, during the second quarter of 2018 we 
reversed the $476 that had been accrued in the fourth quarter of 2017. 

Earnings before income taxes was as follows: 

Domestic 
Foreign 
Total 

Income tax expense (benefit) was as follows: 

Current 

Domestic – Federal 
Domestic – state 
Foreign 
Total 
Deferred 

Domestic – Federal 
Domestic – state 
Foreign 
Total 

Income tax expense 

Years Ended 
December 31, 

2019 

2018 

1,804     $ 
800       
2,604     $ 

3,647   
1,396   
5,043   

Years Ended 
December 31, 

2019 

2018 

510     $ 
101       
97       
708     $ 

(413 )   $ 
(13 )     
-       
(426 )     
282     $ 

1,352   
190   
381   
1,923   

103   
(20 ) 
-   
83   
2,006   

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effect of net operating loss and tax 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 purposes. The following is a summary of the significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities as 
of December 31, 2019 and 2018: 

Deferred tax assets: 

Operating lease liabilities 
Net operating loss (state and foreign) 
Inventories 
Accrued vacation pay and stock-based compensation 
Tax credit carryforwards 
Allowance for doubtful accounts 
Accrued warranty 
Acquisition costs 
Other 
Total 

Valuation allowance 
Deferred tax assets 
Deferred tax liabilities: 
Net intangible assets 
Right of use assets 
Depreciation of property and equipment 

Deferred tax liabilities 
Net deferred tax liabilities 

December 31, 

2019 

2018 

  $ 

  $ 

1,123     $ 
280       
247       
279       
112       
44       
19       
12       
13       
2,129       
(234 )     
1,895       

(2,923 )     
(1,066 )     
(169 )     
(4,158 )     
(2,263 )   $ 

-   
299   
212   
184   
81   
46   
20   
13   
18   
873   
(241 ) 
632   

(3,167 ) 
-   
(154 ) 
(3,321 ) 
(2,689 ) 

The net change in the valuation allowance for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was a decrease of $7 and $129, 
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 dependent  

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upon the generation of future taxable income during periods 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 tax credit carryforwards which expire in various years through 2039. 

An analysis of the effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 and a reconciliation from the expected 
statutory rate of 21% is as follows: 

Years Ended 
December 31, 

2019 

2018 

  $ 

547     $ 

Expected income tax provision at U.S. statutory rate 
Increase (decrease) in tax from: 

Restricted stock 
Dividend from foreign subsidiaries 
NOL carryforwards utilized 
Global intangible low taxed income 
Nondeductible expenses 
Current year tax credits (foreign and research) 
Domestic tax expense (benefit), net of Federal benefit 
Section 250 foreign derived intangible income deduction 
Foreign income tax rate differences 
Changes in valuation allowance 
Federal transition tax payable 
Other 

Income tax expense 

  $ 

114       
97       
32       
30       
4       
(234 )     
(184 )     
(145 )     
(51 )     
(7 )     
-       
79       
282     $ 

1,059   

67   
175   
118   
57   
1,466   
(553 ) 
310   
(233 ) 
90   
(129 ) 
(476 ) 
55   
2,006   

In accounting for income taxes, we follow the guidance in ASC Topic 740 (Income Taxes) regarding the recognition and 
measurement of uncertain tax positions in our 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 appropriate taxing authority having full knowledge of all relevant information. Our policy is to record 
interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits as additional income taxes in the statement of operations. 
As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, we did not have an accrual for uncertain tax positions. 

(11)   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS  

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

(12)   STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLAN 

As of December 31, 2019, we have unvested restricted stock awards and stock options outstanding which were granted 
under the inTEST Corporation 2007 Stock Plan (the "2007 Stock Plan") and the inTEST Corporation Second Amended and 
Restated 2014 Stock Plan (the "2014 Stock Plan"). The 2007 Stock Plan was approved at our annual meeting of 
stockholders held on June 13, 2007 and permitted the granting of stock options or restricted stock for up to 500,000 shares 
of our common stock to officers, other key employees and consultants. No further grants may be made under the 2007 Stock 
Plan. The 2014 Stock Plan was originally approved at our annual meeting of stockholders held on June 25, 2014 and 
permits the granting of stock options, restricted stock, stock appreciation rights or restricted stock units for up to 500,000 
shares of our common stock to directors, officers, other key employees and consultants. On June 27, 2018, our stockholders 
approved the amendment and restatement of the 2014 Stock Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock that 
may be delivered pursuant to awards granted under the 2014 Stock Plan from 500,000 to 1,000,000 shares. On June 19, 
2019, our stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the 2014 Stock Plan to increase the number of shares of 
common stock that may be delivered pursuant to awards granted under the 2014 Stock Plan from 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 
shares. As of December 31, 2019, there were 1,198,935 aggregate shares available to grant under the 2014 Plan. 

Our unvested restricted stock awards and stock options are accounted for based on their grant date fair value. As of 
December 31, 2019, total compensation expense to be recognized in future periods is $1,779. The weighted average period 
over which this expense is expected to be recognized is 2.7 years. 

The following table summarizes the compensation expense we recorded during 2019 and 2018, related to unvested shares of 
restricted stock and stock options. 

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

There was no compensation expense capitalized in 2019 or 2018. 

Stock Options 

Years Ended 
December 31, 

2019 

2018 

  $ 

  $ 

-     $ 
8       
35       
841       
884     $ 

-   
-   
9   
645   
654   

We record compensation expense for stock options based on the fair market value of the options as of the grant date. No 
option may be granted with an exercise period in excess of ten years from the date of grant. Generally, stock options will be 
granted with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of our stock on the date of grant and will vest over four years. 

The fair value for stock options granted during 2019 and 2018 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 (years) 

2019 

2018 

2.35 %     
0.00 %     
.42        
6.25        

2.75 % 
0.00 % 
.39   
6.25   

The per share weighted average fair value of stock options issued during 2019 and 2018 was $2.75 and $3.50, respectively. 

The following table summarizes the activity related to stock options for the two years ended December 31, 2019: 

Options outstanding, January 1, 2018 

Granted 
Exercised 
Canceled 

Options outstanding, December 31, 2018 (21,800 exercisable) 

Granted 
Exercised 
Canceled 

Options outstanding, December 31, 2019 (87,900 exercisable) 

Restricted Stock Awards 

Number 
of Shares 

Weighted 
Average 
Exercise Price 

76,400     $ 
189,800       
-       
(1,800 )     
264,400       
249,460       
-       
(7,050 )     
506,810       

5.98   
8.14   
-   
4.37   
7.54   
6.25   
-   
8.45   
6.89   

We record compensation expense for restricted stock awards (unvested shares) based on the quoted market price of our 
stock at the grant date and amortize the expense over the vesting period. Restricted stock awards generally vest over four 
years, except for restricted stock awards granted to our directors, which vest over one year. 

The following table summarizes the activity related to unvested shares for the two years ended December 31, 2019: 

Unvested shares outstanding, January 1, 2018 

Granted 
Vested 
Forfeited 

Unvested shares outstanding, December 31, 2018 

Granted 
Vested 
Forfeited 

Unvested shares outstanding, December 31, 2019 

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Number 
of Shares 

Weighted 
Average 
Grant Date 
Fair Value 

75,225     $ 
95,600       
(56,075 )     
-       
114,750       
132,580       
(69,974 )     
(12,325 )     
165,031       

5.29   
8.24   
7.18   
-   
6.92   
6.31   
6.60   
7.14   
6.55   

  
  
  
  
  
    
  
    
    
    
  
  
 
 
  
  
     
  
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  
 
    
  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
 
  
  
  
 
 
    
  
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
 
 
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respectively, as of the vesting dates of these shares. 

(13)   STOCK REPURCHASE PLAN 

On July 31, 2019, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $3,000 of our common stock from time to time 
on the open market, in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 
“Exchange Act”), or in privately negotiated transactions pursuant to a newly authorized stock repurchase plan (the “2019 
Repurchase Plan”). Repurchases may be made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan entered into with RW Baird & Co., which would 
permit shares to be repurchased when we might otherwise be precluded from doing so under insider trading laws and our 
internal trading windows. The 2019 Repurchase Plan does not obligate us to purchase any particular amount of common 
stock and may be suspended or discontinued at any time without prior notice. The 2019 Repurchase Plan is funded using 
our operating cash flow or available cash. Purchases began on September 18, 2019 under this plan. During the year ended 
December 31, 2019, we repurchased 229,308 shares under the 2019 Repurchase Plan at a cost of $1,142, which includes 
fees paid to our broker of $6. All of the repurchased shares were retired. On March 2, 2020, we suspended repurchases 
under the 2019 Repurchase Plan. 

In addition, on July 31, 2019, our Board of Directors terminated the 2015 Stock Repurchase Plan which had been authorized 
on October 27, 2015 and under which we had repurchased a total of 297,020 shares at a cost of $1,195. The shares were 
repurchased between December 2015 and January 2017. All of the repurchased shares were retired. 

(14)   EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS  

We have defined contribution 401(k) plans for our employees who work in the U.S. All permanent employees of inTEST 
Corporation, Temptronic Corporation (“Temptronic”) and inTEST Silicon Valley Corporation who are at least 18 years of 
age are eligible to participate in the inTEST Corporation Incentive Savings Plan. We match employee contributions dollar 
for dollar up to 10% of the employee's annual compensation, with a maximum limit of $5. Employer contributions vest 
ratably over four years. Matching contributions are discretionary. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, 
expense under the plan was $382 and $299, respectively. 

All permanent employees of Ambrell are immediately eligible to participate in the Ambrell Corporation Savings & Profit 
Sharing Plan (the "Ambrell Plan") upon employment and are eligible for employer matching contributions after completing 
one year of service, as defined in the Ambrell Plan. The Ambrell Plan allows eligible employees to make voluntary 
contributions up to 100% of compensation, up to the federal government contribution limits. We will make a matching 
contribution of 25% of each employee's contributions up to a maximum of 2% of such employee's annual compensation. 
For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, expense under the plan was $49 and $68, respectively.  

(15)   SEGMENT INFORMATION 

We have two reportable segments, which are also our reporting units, Thermal and EMS. Thermal includes the operations of 
Temptronic, Thermonics, Sigma, inTEST Thermal Solutions GmbH (Germany), inTEST Pte, Limited (Singapore) and 
Ambrell. Sales of this segment consist primarily of temperature management systems which we design, manufacture and 
market under our Temptronic, Thermonics and Sigma product lines, and precision induction heating systems which are 
designed, manufactured and marketed by Ambrell. In addition, this segment provides post-warranty service and support. 
EMS includes the operations of our manufacturing facilities in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey and Fremont, California. Sales of 
this segment consist primarily of manipulator, docking hardware and tester interface products, which we design, 
manufacture and market. 

We operate our business worldwide and sell our products both domestically and internationally. Both of our segments sell to 
semiconductor manufacturers, third-party test and assembly houses and ATE manufacturers. Thermal also sells into a 
variety of markets outside of the Semi Market, including the automotive, defense/aerospace, energy, industrial, 
telecommunications and other markets. 

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Net revenues from unaffiliated customers: 
Thermal 
EMS 

Depreciation/amortization: 
Thermal 
EMS 
Corporate 

Operating income (loss): 
Thermal 
EMS 
Corporate 

Earnings (loss) before income tax expense (benefit): 
Thermal 
EMS 
Corporate 

Income tax expense (benefit):  
Thermal 
EMS 
Corporate 

Net earnings (loss): 
Thermal 
EMS 
Corporate 

Capital expenditures: 
Thermal 
EMS 
Corporate 

Identifiable assets:  
Thermal 
EMS 
Corporate 

Years Ended 
December 31, 

2019 

2018 

43,823     $ 
16,837       
60,660     $ 

1,810     $ 
118       
14       
1,942     $ 

2,334     $ 
1,725       
(1,510 )     
2,549     $ 

2,370     $ 
1,767       
(1,533 )     
2,604     $ 

257     $ 
194       
(169 )     
282     $ 

2,113     $ 
1,573       
(1,364 )     
2,322     $ 

501     $ 
46       
73       
620     $ 

55,994   
22,569   
78,563   

1,739   
122   
10   
1,871   

1,218   
5,382   
(1,420 ) 
5,180   

1,024   
5,416   
(1,397 ) 
5,043   

1,331   
910   
(235 ) 
2,006   

(307 ) 
4,506   
(1,162 ) 
3,037   

2,149   
50   
13   
2,212   

December 31, 

2019 

2018 

51,621     $ 
7,319       
775       
59,715     $ 

55,343   
6,692   
5,152   
67,187   

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

  $ 

The following table provides information about our geographic areas of operation. Net revenues from unaffiliated customers 
are based on the location to which the goods are shipped. 

Net revenues from unaffiliated customers: 
U.S. 
Foreign 

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Years Ended 
December 31, 

2019 

2018 

  $ 

  $ 

25,283     $ 
35,377       
60,660     $ 

25,517   
53,046   
78,563   

 
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
      
        
  
    
  
      
        
  
    
    
  
      
        
  
    
    
  
      
        
  
    
    
  
      
        
  
    
    
  
      
        
  
    
    
  
      
        
  
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
      
        
  
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
      
        
  
    
  
  
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U.S. 
Foreign 

December 31, 

2019 

2018 

  $ 

  $ 

2,163     $ 
257       
2,420     $ 

2,327   
390   
2,717   

(16)   QUARTERLY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA (Unaudited)  

The following tables present certain unaudited consolidated quarterly financial information for each of the eight quarters 
ended December 31, 2019. 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 and seasonal activity of the Semi Market. 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 (loss) before income tax expense 
Income tax expense (benefit) 
Net earnings (loss) 

Quarters Ended 

3/31/19 

6/30/19 

9/30/19 

     12/31/19 

Total 

  $ 

18,062     $ 
8,836       
1,462       
324       
1,138       

14,352     $ 
6,719       
(300 )     
(113 )     
(187 )     

14,632     $ 
7,205       
794       
147       
647       

13,614     $ 
6,465       
648       
(76 )     
724       

60,660   
29,225   
2,604   
282   
2,322   

0.22   
  $ 
Net earnings (loss) per common share – basic 
    10,385,017       10,411,276       10,421,383       10,274,980       10,373,164   
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic 
Net earnings (loss) per common share – diluted 
0.22   
  $ 
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted     10,414,330       10,411,276       10,429,536       10,298,535       10,391,975   

(0.02 )   $ 

(0.02 )   $ 

0.07     $ 

0.07     $ 

0.11     $ 

0.11     $ 

0.06     $ 

0.06     $ 

Net revenues 
Gross margin 
Earnings (loss) before income tax expense 
Income tax expense 
Net earnings (loss) 

Quarters Ended 
   3/31/18(1)      6/30/18(2)(3)      9/30/18(4)       12/31/18(5)      
  $ 

18,871     $ 
9,395       
982       
601       
381       

21,097     $ 
10,910       
4,396       
382       
4,014       

20,160     $ 
10,092       
162       
728       
(566 )     

18,435     $ 
9,004       
(497 )     
295       
(792 )     

Total 

78,563   
39,401   
5,043   
2,006   
3,037   

  $ 
0.29   
Net earnings (loss) per common share – basic 
    10,326,309       10,342,674       10,355,673       10,367,132       10,347,947   
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic 
Net earnings (loss) per common share – diluted 
0.29   
  $ 
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted     10,365,306       10,370,318       10,355,673       10,367,132       10,382,194   

(0.08 )   $ 

(0.08 )   $ 

(0.05 )   $ 

(0.05 )   $ 

0.04     $ 

0.04     $ 

0.39     $ 

0.39     $ 

(1)  The quarter ended March 31, 2018 includes a $1,726 increase in the fair value of contingent consideration, which was not 

deductible for tax purposes. 

(2)  The quarter ended June 30, 2018 includes a $710 reduction in the fair value of contingent consideration, which was not 

taxable. 

(3)  The quarter ended June 30, 2018 includes the reversal of certain adjustments originally recorded in the quarter ended 

December 31, 2017 which were related to tax legislation enacted in December 2017, as discussed in Note 10. 

(4)  The quarter ended September 30, 2018 includes $3,057 increase in the fair value of contingent consideration, which was 

not deductible for tax purposes. 

(5)  The quarter ended December 31, 2018 includes a $2,828 increase in the fair value of contingent consideration, which was 

not deductible for tax purposes. 

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(17)   SUBSEQUENT EVENTS  

Leases 

On January 23, 2020, we executed an amendment to the lease for our facility in Fremont, California, which extended the 
term of the lease for a period of 61 months commencing on November 1, 2020 and expiring on November 30, 
2025. Beginning on November 1, 2020, the scheduled base rent payments under the lease will be as follows: 

Period 
11/1/2020 – 11/30/2020 
12/1/2020 – 10/31/2021 
11/1/2021 – 10/31/2022 
11/1/2022 – 10/31/2023 
11/1/2023 – 10/31/2024 
11/1/2024 – 10/31/2025 
11/1/2025 – 11/30/2025 

Monthly 
Base Rent 

0.00   
21,257.10   
21,894.81   
22,551.66   
23,228.21   
23,925.05   
24,642.80   

  $ 
  $ 
  $ 
  $ 
  $ 
  $ 
  $ 

At the effective date of this modification, we will record an increase in our ROU assets and operating lease liabilities of 
approximately $1,176. 

COVID-19 Pandemic  

In early January 2020, a human infection originating in China was traced to a novel strain of coronavirus. The virus has 
subsequently spread to other parts of the world, including the U.S. and Europe, and has caused unprecedented disruptions in 
the global economy as efforts to contain the spread of the virus have intensified. On March 11, 2020, the World Health 
Organization officially declared this coronavirus outbreak (also referred to as COVID-19) a pandemic. Our business has 
been and will continue to be adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Since March 17, 2020, a number of states, 
including all of the states in which we have manufacturing facilities, have instituted ‘shelter-in place’ orders as well as 
guidance in response to the pandemic and the need to contain it. We are carefully reviewing all rules, regulations, and orders 
and responding accordingly. On March 17, 2020, we temporarily shut down our EMS manufacturing facility in Fremont, 
California. As of the date of this filing, all of our other manufacturing facilities remain open. If the current pace of the 
coronavirus pandemic cannot be slowed and the spread of the virus is not contained, our business operations could be 
further delayed or interrupted. We expect that government and health authorities may announce new or extend existing 
restrictions, which could require us to make further adjustments to our operations in order to comply with any such 
restrictions. These adjustments to our operations could include additional facility closures. We may also experience 
limitations in employee resources. Global supply chains and the timely availability of products have been and will continue 
to be materially disrupted by quarantines, factory slowdowns or shutdowns, border closings and travel restrictions resulting 
from the coronavirus pandemic. The adverse effects of the coronavirus pandemic on our business could be material in future 
periods. 

The duration of any business disruption and related financial impact cannot be reasonably estimated at this time but may 
materially affect our ability to operate our business and result in additional costs. The extent to which the coronavirus 
pandemic may impact our operating results, financial condition, and cash flows will depend on future developments, which 
are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted as of the time of this filing, including new information that may emerge 
concerning the severity of the coronavirus and steps taken to contain the coronavirus or treat its impact, among others. 

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inTEST CORPORATION 
SCHEDULE II -- VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS 
(in thousands) 

Year Ended December 31, 2019 
Allowance for doubtful accounts 
Warranty reserve 

Year Ended December 31, 2018 
Allowance for doubtful accounts 
Warranty reserve 

Balance at 
Beginning 
of Period 

Expense 

(Recovery)      

Deductions     

Balance at 
End of 
Period 

  $ 

  $ 

233     $ 
346       

3     $ 
243       

(25 )   $ 
(255 )     

213     $ 
233       

20     $ 
452       

-     $ 
(339 )     

211   
334   

233   
346   

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Corporate Information

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
James Pelrin
President and  
Chief Executive Officer

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

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Joseph W. Dews IV
Board Chairman  
Managing Director,  
Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC

Steven J. Abrams, Esq.
Partner, Hogan Lovells US LLP

Jeffrey A. Beck
Operating Partner,  
Artemis Capital Partners

William Kraut
Partner, Newport Board Group LLC

James Pelrin
President and CEO,  
inTEST Corporation

LEGAL COUNSEL
Ballard Spahr LLP
1735 Market Street – 51st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7599

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INDEPENDENT REGISTERED  
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
RSM US LLP
751 Arbor Way, Suite 200
Blue Bell, PA 19422-2700

TRANSFER AGENT
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Attention: Shareholder Services
P.O. Box 505000
Louisville, KY 40233
800-962-4284

INVESTOR RELATIONS
Laura Guerrant-Oiye, Principal
Guerrant Associates
laura@ga-ir.com
808-960-2642

ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING
Our 2020 Annual Meeting of 
Stockholders will be held at  
11:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time 
on Wednesday, June 24, 2020,  
at our offices, 804 East Gate Drive, 
Suite 200, Mt. Laurel,  
New Jersey 08054.

AVAILABILITY OF ANNUAL REPORT 
ON FORM 10-K
A copy of our Annual Report on 
Form 10-K for the year ended 
December 31, 2019 (excluding 
exhibits) as filed with the Securities 
and Exchange Commission is 
available to any stockholder without 
charge, upon written request to 
Hugh T. Regan, Jr., Secretary, inTEST 
Corporation, 804 East Gate Drive, 
Suite 200, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054, or 
by calling (856) 505-8800. Copies 
of the exhibits filed therewith will be 
provided upon written request to the 
Secretary of the Corporation and 
payment of a reasonable fee (which 
will not exceed our expense incurred 
in connection with providing such 
copies). In addition, our Annual 
Report on Form 10-K and all exhibits 
are available at no charge by 
accessing the Investor Relations 
page of our website, at  
https://ir.intest.com/, or the  
SEC’s website, at www.sec.gov. 

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