# Transcat Inc: Form 10-K for the period ended Mar 28, 2026 - Company: [Transcat Inc](/companies/trns.md) (CIK 99302) - Form: 10-K - Filed: 2026-05-27 - Accepted by EDGAR: May 27, 2026, 16:36 ET - Period: 2026-03-28 - Accession: 0001437749-26-018588 - Inline XBRL: yes - Main document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/99302/000143774926018588/trns20260328_10k.htm - All documents and exhibits: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/99302/000143774926018588/ ## Figures reported in this filing Standardized XBRL line items for the period ended 2026-03-28. | Line item | Period | Value | XBRL concept | | --- | --- | ---: | --- | | Revenue | 12 months, 2025-03-30 to 2026-03-28 | $331.9m | us-gaap:Revenues | | Cost of revenue | 12 months, 2025-03-30 to 2026-03-28 | $223.6m | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | | Gross profit | 12 months, 2025-03-30 to 2026-03-28 | $108.3m | us-gaap:GrossProfit | | Operating income | 12 months, 2025-03-30 to 2026-03-28 | $13.3m | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | | Interest expense | 12 months, 2025-03-30 to 2026-03-28 | $4.6m | us-gaap:InterestExpenseNonoperating | | Income tax | 12 months, 2025-03-30 to 2026-03-28 | $2.6m | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | | Net income | 12 months, 2025-03-30 to 2026-03-28 | $5.4m | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | | Diluted EPS | 12 months, 2025-03-30 to 2026-03-28 | $0.57 | us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted | | Basic EPS | 12 months, 2025-03-30 to 2026-03-28 | $0.58 | us-gaap:EarningsPerShareBasic | | Diluted shares (weighted) | 12 months, 2025-03-30 to 2026-03-28 | 9,380,000 shares | us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding | | Operating cash flow | 12 months, 2025-03-30 to 2026-03-28 | $34.9m | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | | Capital expenditure | 12 months, 2025-03-30 to 2026-03-28 | $15.3m | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | | Share repurchases | 12 months, 2025-03-30 to 2026-03-28 | $469.0k | us-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock | | Cash and equivalents | at 2026-03-28 | $4.9m | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | | Current assets | at 2026-03-28 | $92.5m | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | | Total assets | at 2026-03-28 | $480.5m | us-gaap:Assets | | Current liabilities | at 2026-03-28 | $39.6m | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | | Total liabilities | at 2026-03-28 | $179.9m | us-gaap:Liabilities | | Long-term debt | at 2026-03-28 | $99.9m | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent | | Current portion of debt | at 2026-03-28 | $0 | us-gaap:LongTermDebtCurrent | | Shareholders' equity | at 2026-03-28 | $300.6m | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | ## Business As filed, 53,116 characters. ### BUSINESS OVERVIEW Transcat, Inc. (“Transcat”, the “Company,” “we” or “us”) is a leading provider of accredited calibration, reliability, maintenance optimization, quality and compliance, validation, Computerized Maintenance Management System (“CMMS”), and pipette services. The Company is focused on providing best-in-class services and products to highly regulated industries, particularly the life sciences industry, which includes pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical devices and other FDA-regulated businesses, as well as aerospace and defense and energy and utilities. Transcat also operates as a leading value-added distributor that markets, sells and rents new and used national and proprietary brand instruments. We conduct our business through two operating segments: service (“Service”) and distribution (“Distribution”). See Note 7 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this report for financial information for these segments. We concentrate on attracting new customers in each segment, retaining existing customers and cross-selling to customers to increase our total revenue. We serve approximately 27,000 customers through our Service and Distribution segments, with approximately 20% to 25% of those customers transacting with us through both of our business segments. Through the Company’s acquisition strategy, we have been focused on building out our business segments, expanding our core calibration business, as well as entering new geographic markets and entering adjacent and complimentary markets. This has been demonstrated by the acquisitions of Essco Calibration Laboratory, LLC (“Essco”) in our fiscal year ended March 28, 2026 (“fiscal 2026” or “fiscal year 2026”) and Martin Calibration, LLC (“Martin”) and Becnel Rental Tools, LLC (“Becnel”) in our fiscal year ended March 29, 2025 (“fiscal 2025” or “fiscal year 2025”). In April 2026, the Company acquired SCM Metrology and Laboratories S. A. ("SCM"), a privately held calibration services provider based in Costa Rica. Through our Service segment, we offer calibration, repair, inspection, analytical qualifications, preventative maintenance, consulting and other related services, a majority of which are processed through our proprietary asset management system, CalTrak® and our online customer portal, C3®. Our Service model is flexible, and we cater to our customers’ needs by offering a variety of services and solutions including permanent and periodic onsite services, mobile calibration services, pickup and delivery and in-house services. As of the end of our fiscal year 2026, we operated 33 calibration service centers (“Calibration Service Centers”) strategically located across the United States (including Puerto Rico), Canada and Ireland. In April 2026, the Company acquired an additional calibration service center in Costa Rica. We also serve our customers onsite at their facilities for daily, weekly or longer-term periods. In addition, we have several imbedded customer-site locations that we refer to as “client-based labs,” where we provide calibration services, and in some cases other related services, exclusively for the customer. Additionally, we have a fleet of mobile calibration laboratories that can provide service at customer sites which may not have the space or utility capabilities we require to service their equipment. All of our Calibration Service Centers have obtained ISO/IEC 17025:2017 scopes of accreditation. Our accreditations are the cornerstone of our quality program, which we believe is among the best in the industry. Our dedication to quality is highly valued by businesses that operate in the industries we serve, particularly those in life sciences and other regulated industries, and our accreditations provide our customers with confidence that they will receive a consistent and uniform service, regardless of which one of our service centers completes the service. Transcat Solutions provides asset management services to the biopharmaceutical industry by leveraging its six service tracks: (i) calibration, (ii) maintenance and spare, (iii) reliability, (iv) CMMS, (v) quality and compliance, and (vi) validation. By delivering these services, Transcat Solutions is able to provide unique value to our end customers in managing their asset portfolios, avoiding asset downtime and helping to accelerate delivery of their life-changing products to market, with the goal of ultimately driving significant cost savings and improved reliability. This Transcat Solutions suite of services, combined with the existing Transcat service offerings, provides a very comprehensive and robust value proposition to existing and new customers, which allows us to manage the complexity that is tied to doing business in these highly regulated industries. Through our Distribution segment, we sell and rent national brand instruments to customers globally. Through our website, in-house sales team and printed and digital marketing materials, we offer access to more than 75,000 test, measurement and control instruments, including products from approximately 400 leading brands. Most instruments we sell and rent require calibration service to ensure that they maintain the most precise measurements. By having the capability to calibrate these instruments at the time of sale and at regular post-sale intervals, we can give customers a value-added service that most of our competitors are unable to provide. Calibrating before shipping means the customer can place their instruments into service immediately upon receipt, reducing downtime. Other value-added options we offer through our Distribution segment include equipment kitting, equipment rentals and used equipment sales. Our commitment to quality goes beyond the services and products we deliver. Our sales, customer service and support teams provide expert advice, application assistance and technical support to our customers. Since calibration is an intangible service, our customers rely on us to uphold high standards and provide integrity in our people and processes. Our customers include leading manufacturers in the life science/pharmaceutical, energy, defense, aerospace and industrial process control sectors. We believe our customers do business with us because of our integrity and commitment to quality service, our broad range of product and service offerings, our proprietary asset management system, CalTrak®, and our online customer portal, C3®. In our fiscal years 2026 and 2025, no customer or controlled group of customers accounted for 3% or more of our total revenue. The loss of any single customer would not have a material adverse effect on our business, cash flows, balance sheet, or results of operations. Transcat was incorporated in Ohio in 1964. We are headquartered in Rochester, New York. Our executive offices are located at 35 Vantage Point Drive, Rochester, New York 14624. Our telephone number is 585-352-7777. Our website is www.transcat.com. Information available on our website is not a part of, and is not incorporated into, this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We trade on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol “TRNS”. ### OUR STRATEGY Our two operating segments are highly complementary in that their offerings are of value to customers within the same industries. Our strategy is to leverage the complementary nature of our operating segments in ways that add value for all customers who select Transcat as their source for test and measurement equipment and/or calibration and laboratory instrument services. We strive to differentiate ourselves within the markets we serve and build on our competitive advantages by offering a broad range of products and services and by integrating these solutions in a value-added manner to benefit our customers’ operations. During fiscal year 2026, we continued our commitment to capital, people and leadership investments, advancing our “Operational Excellence” initiative. This initiative resulted in increased productivity and operational efficiency, improved turnaround times and further differentiation from our competitors as we leverage technology, automation, and process improvements to enhance our effectiveness and our customers’ experiences. Our Operational Excellence initiative is a multi-year, ever-evolving program designed to create an infrastructure that supports our strategic goals and organic growth over a longer timeframe. We also continued Transcat University’s "build-a-tech" program. This program attracts fresh talent to the organization and provides training and career advancement opportunities for our existing employees. Within the Service segment, our strategy is to drive double-digit revenue growth through both organic expansion and acquisitions. We have adopted an integrated sales model to drive sales, leverage our industry leading value proposition, which includes Transcat Solutions, and capitalize on the cross-selling opportunities between our two segments, especially leveraging our Distribution relationships to develop new Service relationships. We leverage these relationships with our unique value proposition which resonates strongly with customers who rely on accredited calibration services and/or laboratory instrument services to maintain the integrity of their processes and/or meet the demands of regulated business environments. Our customer base values our superior quality programs and requires precise measurement capability in their processes to minimize risk, waste and defects. We execute this strategy by leveraging our quality programs, metrology expertise, geographical footprint, qualified technicians, breadth of capabilities, and tailored service delivery options. Together, this allows us to meet the most rigorous quality demands of our most highly regulated customers while simultaneously being nimble enough to meet their business needs. We expect to continue to grow our Service business organically by taking market share from other third-party providers and original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), as well as by targeting the outsourcing of in-house calibration labs as multi-year client-based lab contracts. We believe an important element in taking market share is our ability to expand into new technical capabilities and adjacent service solutions that are in demand by our current and target customer base. The other component to our Service growth strategy is acquisitions. There are three drivers of our acquisition strategy: geographic expansion, increased capabilities and expertise, and infrastructure leverage. We are disciplined in our approach to selecting target companies. Through our Operational Excellence initiative, we have invested in dedicated resources to focus on strengthening our acquisition integration process, allowing us to capitalize on acquired sales and cost synergies at a faster pace. Our Distribution segment strategy is to be the premier distributor and rental source of leading test and measurement equipment while also providing cross-selling opportunities for our Service segment. Through our vendor relationships we have access to more than 75,000 products, which we market to our existing and prospective customers both with and without value-added service options that are unique to Transcat. In addition to offering new products, we offer our customers the options of renting selected test and measurement equipment or buying used equipment, furthering our ability to answer all of our customers’ test and measurement equipment needs. We continuously evaluate our offerings and end markets to add new in-demand vendors or products or remove less relevant vendors and products. Our equipment rental business continues to be a strong growth offering for us and helps support our distribution and service segment growth strategies. Having new, used and rental equipment further differentiates us from our Service segment competitors. We see these various methods of meeting our Distribution customers’ needs as a way to differentiate ourselves and to diversify this segment’s customer base from its historically niche market. This differentiation and diversification strategy has been deliberately instituted in recent years as a means to mitigate the effect of price-driven competition and to lessen the impact that any particular industry or market will have on the overall performance of this segment. As part of our growth strategy, we completed one acquisition during our fiscal year 2026 and two acquisitions during our fiscal year 2025: - Effective August 5, 2025, the Company acquired Essco, a privately-held calibration services corporation located in the Boston Metro area that is ISO 17025 certified. Esso’s presence in Boston made it a prime acquisition candidate for Transcat. The Company believes that the acquisition of Essco, our largest deal in Transcat history, is a perfect fit into our calibration service portfolio and that it creates a dominant presence for Transcat in the New England market. - Effective December 10, 2024, the Company acquired Martin, a privately-held Minnesota-based Midwest regional calibration services company. Martin's presence in Minneapolis, which is rich in life science and aerospace & defense customers and its reputation for quality and customer service satisfaction, made it a coveted target for Transcat. - Effective April 15, 2024, the Company acquired Becnel, a privately-held Louisiana limited liability company. Becnel is an ISO 9001:2015 certified provider of rental tools and services primarily utilized in the decommissioning and maintenance of oil wells. Our acquisition strategy primarily targets service businesses that expand our geographic reach, increase the depth and/or breadth of our service and distribution capabilities and expertise and leverage our infrastructure. The table below illustrates the strategic drivers for the acquisitions described above: | | Geographic Expansion | Increased Capabilities and Expertise | Leveraged Infrastructure | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **Essco** | | ✓ | ✓ | | **Martin** | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | **Becnel** | ✓ | ✓ | | 4 We believe our combined Service and Distribution segment offerings, experience, technical expertise and focus on quality create a unique and compelling value proposition for our customers, and we intend to continue to grow our business through organic revenue growth and business acquisitions. We consider the attributes of our Service segment, which include higher gross margins and recurring revenue streams from customers in regulated industries to be more compelling and scalable than our legacy Distribution segment. For this reason, we expect our Service segment to be the primary source of revenue and earnings growth in future fiscal years. The charts below illustrate Service, Distribution and consolidated revenue over the past five years: During the fall of 2025, our Board of Directors (the “Board”) formed an independent special committee of the Board to evaluate potential opportunities for value creation during our publicly announced leadership transition. The special committee engaged a financial advisor to assist with this evaluation and to support our growth strategy. There can be no assurance that we will pursue any particular strategic opportunity. While we may use a special committee from time to time to evaluate opportunities, the committee dissolved after concluding its work and we do not expect to provide additional information unless and until we determine further disclosure is appropriate or necessary. We remain focused on executing our previously communicated strategy for profitable growth and the Board has confidence in our leadership team’s ability to advance our long-term priorities. ### SEGMENTS ### Service Segment ***Calibration.*** Calibration is the act of comparing a unit or instrument of unknown value to a standard of known value and reporting the result in some specifically defined form. After the calibration has been completed, a decision is made, based on rigorously defined parameters, regarding what, if anything, should be done to the unit to conform to the required standards or specifications. The decision may be to adjust, optimize or repair a unit; limit the use, range or rating of a unit; scrap the unit; or leave the unit as is. The purpose of calibration is to significantly reduce the risk of product or process failures caused by inaccurate measurements. In addition to its being an element of quality control and risk management, calibration improves an operation’s productivity and efficiency to optimal levels by assuring accurate, reliable instruments and processes. The need for calibration is often driven by regulation, which identifies a requirement for quality calibration and laboratory instrument services as a critical component of a company’s business operation. We specifically target industries and companies that are regulated by the U.S. FDA, FAA or other regulatory bodies. As a result of the various levels of regulation within our target industries such as life sciences, pharmaceutical manufacturing and medical device manufacturing, our customers’ calibration and laboratory instrument service sourcing decisions are generally made based on the provider’s quality systems, accreditation, reliability, trust, customer service and documentation of services. To maintain our competitive position in this segment, we maintain internationally recognized third-party accredited quality systems, further detailed in the section entitled “Service Quality” below, and provide our customers with access to proprietary asset management software solutions, which offer tools to manage their internal calibration programs and provide them with visibility to their service records. Through our Service segment, we perform recurring periodic calibrations (typically ranging from three-month to twenty-four month intervals) on new and customer-owned instruments. We perform over 1,200,000 calibrations annually and can address a significant majority of the items requested to be calibrated with our in-house capabilities. For customers’ calibration needs in less common and highly specialized disciplines, we subcontract some calibrations to third-party vendors that have unique or proprietary capabilities. While typically representing approximately 13% to 15% of our Service segment revenue, we believe the management of these items is highly valued by our customers and providing this service has enabled us to continue our pursuit of having the broadest calibration offerings in these targeted markets. We regularly review outsourced services to identify opportunities for in-house capability expansion. Transcat’s most recent investment in capability expansion includes advanced liquid flow calibration services. Flowmeters are essential to accurate measurement and control in a range of applications, from clean water processing to high-purity chemical manufacturing. This specialized discipline of calibration will enhance our offering to our customers. Driving ***Continuous Improvement*** through Transcat’s Cost Control and Optimization Services, we provide technical, consulting, and staffing solutions in the U.S., Canada, Ireland, Europe, and Asia Pacific to improve asset management programs for our most highly-regulated customers, especially those in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries. Transcat Solutions offers six service tracks that support the creation or optimization of our client’s enterprise asset management program. Whether a facility is in preconstruction, operational or decommissioning stage, Transcat Solutions’ experienced teams can deliver results in all phases of the asset lifecycle. Transcat Solutions' full suite of services or combination solutions are customizable to meet our customers' unique needs. ***Other Services.*** We provide other services to our customers such as inspection, repair and consulting services, which appeal to customers across all sectors in our customer base. These are generally value-added services and allow us to provide “one-stop shopping” for our customers. ***Service Value Proposition.*** Our calibration services strategy encompasses multiple ways to manage a customer’s calibration and laboratory instrument service needs: - We offer an “Integrated Calibration Service Solution” that provides a complete wrap-around service, which can be delivered in the following ways: - In-house services - services are performed at one of our 33 Calibration Service Centers (often accompanied by pick-up and delivery services). - Periodic onsite services - Transcat technicians travel to a customer’s location, including aboard vessels docked at shipyards, and provide bench-top or in-line calibration or laboratory services on predetermined service cycles. - Client-based-laboratory services - Transcat establishes and manages a calibration service program within a customer’s facility. - Mobile calibration services - services are completed on a customer’s property within one of our mobile calibration units. - For companies that maintain an internal calibration operation, we can provide: - Calibration of their primary calibration assets, also called “standards”. - Overflow capability, either onsite or at one of our Calibration Service Centers, during periods of high demand. - Transcat Solutions Cost Control and Optimization Services: - Calibration – criticality risk assessment; calibration interval analysis; calibration plans/task lists; planning and scheduling. - Maintenance and Spares – PM optimization; spares/BOM management; PM plans/task lists; planning and scheduling. - Reliability – asset criticality assessments; asset hierarchy development; PM plans/task lists; FMECA/RCA. - CMMS – implementation and migration; data optimization; business intelligence; CMMS KPIs/reporting. - Quality and Compliance – technical writing; compliance audits; remediation; compliance management. - CQV – equipment and facility C&Q; cleaning and sterilization validation; process and software validation; warehouse environmental mapping. - Transcat Single Source Solution: - Commissioning, Qualification and Validation. - Data build for the CMMS. - Reliability Planning. - Maintenance & Spares delivery. - Execution of initial Calibrations. - Final activities leading to the successful turn-over of the fully completed equipment and systems to the Client in an operationally-ready state. In addition to the services listed above, we provide total program management including logistics, remediation and consultation services when needed. We strive to provide the broadest accredited calibration offering to our targeted markets, which includes certification of our technicians pursuant to the American Society for Quality standards, complete calibration management encompassing the entire metrology function, and access to our complementary service and product offerings. We believe our calibration services are of the highest technical and quality levels, with broad ranges of accreditation. Our compliance services strategy is to identify and establish long-term relationships with life science research and manufacturing customers who require analytical qualifications, validation, remediation and/or preventative maintenance services. In most cases, these customers are life science companies, including pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies engaged in research and development and manufacturing, which are subject to extensive government regulation. The services we provide to these regulated customers are typically a critical component of the customer’s overall compliance program. Because many laboratory instrument service customers operate in regulated industries, these same customers typically also require accredited calibration services. This requirement allows a natural synergy between our laboratory instrument and calibration services. Our strategy includes cross-selling our services within our customer accounts to maximize our revenue opportunities with each customer. ***Proprietary Asset Management Software.*** CalTrak® is our proprietary documentation and asset management software which is used, in combination with other asset management software, to integrate and manage both the workflow of our Calibration Service Centers and our customers’ assets. With CalTrak®, we are able to provide our customers with timely and consistent calibration service while optimizing our own efficiencies. CalTrak® has been validated to U.S. federal regulations 21 CFR Part 820.75 and 21 CFR Part 11, as applicable. This validation is important to pharmaceutical and other FDA-regulated industries where federal regulations can be particularly stringent. Additionally, C3® provides our customers with web-based asset management capability and a safe and secure off-site archive of calibration and other service records that can be accessed 24 hours a day through our secure password-protected website. C3® stands for Compliance, Control and Cost, and we see these as the major areas of focus for our clients within the regulatory environment as it relates to instrument calibration. We specifically designed C3® to assist our customers in increasing efficiency, driving compliance to quality system and enhancing control of instrumentation, all while bringing their overall metrology costs down. Understanding the regulated environments that our clients operate within, we customized the platform to allow for single system of record utilization via capabilities that allow clients to track and manage instruments maintained internally in addition to instruments supported by Transcat. C3® is validated to 21 CFR Part 820.75 and 21 CFR Part 11 to meet stringent FDA requirements. Through CalTrak®, C3®, and our other technological advancements, each customer calibration is tracked and automatically cross-referenced to the assets used to perform the calibration, providing traceability. ***Service Marketing and Sales.*** Under our integrated sales model, we have both inside and outside sales teams that seek to acquire new customers in our targeted markets by leveraging our unique value proposition, including our broad geographic footprint and comprehensive suite of services. We target regulated customers with multiple manufacturing operations throughout North America and Ireland. We leverage our ability to manage the complete life cycle of instrumentation from purchase of calibrated equipment to long-term service, maintenance and repair requirements. Connecting all the dots by using new and used product sales, rentals, and repair and calibration services is the goal of our marketing and sales initiatives. We also have a team of customer success managers focused on delivering ever-increasing value for our existing customers. We utilize digital media, trade shows and web-based initiatives to market our services to customers and prospective customers with a strategic focus in the highly regulated industries including life science and other FDA-regulated industries, aerospace and defense, energy and utilities, data centers, and chemical manufacturing. We also target industrial manufacturing and other industries that appreciate the value of quality calibrations. ***Service Competition.*** The calibration services industry is highly fragmented and is composed of companies ranging from internationally recognized and accredited OEMs to non-accredited sole proprietors as well as companies that perform their own calibrations in-house, resulting in a tremendous range of service levels and capabilities. The large OEMs may offer specialized services and brand-specific expertise which we do not offer, but they are generally focused on providing specialized services only for their proprietary brands and product lines, rather than servicing an array of brands and product lines as we do. A large percentage of calibration companies are small businesses that generally do not have a range of capabilities as broad as ours and have limited geographic coverage. There are also several companies with whom we compete that have national or regional operations. We differentiate ourselves from our competitors by demonstrating our commitment to quality, expanding upon the largest 17025 scope of accreditation and calibration capabilities of any commercial calibration laboratory that is tailored to the markets we serve, leveraging a geographical footprint that spans North America, including Puerto Rico, Ireland, and now Latin America, with the recent acquisition of SCM in Costa Rica, providing a comprehensive suite of services that spans many disciplines and hundreds of manufacturers which is not limited to certain product lines or brands. Our unique ability to bundle our products with both Transcat’s Cost Control and Optimization Services and Transcat’s Single Source Solution, provides a high level of differentiation from our competitors. As one of the only North American compliance and calibration service providers who also distributes product, our customers can seamlessly replace instruments that cannot be calibrated or are otherwise deemed to be at end of life. Our comprehensive knowledge of the products we distribute also allows our service staff to consult and advise customers on what products are best suited for their in-house calibration needs. We also believe that our proprietary software is a key differentiator from our competitors. CalTrak® and C3® are utilized by our customers in an integrated manner, providing a competitive barrier as customers realize synergies and efficiencies as a result of this integration. ***Service Quality.*** The accreditation process is the only system currently in existence that validates measurement competence. To ensure that the quality and consistency of our calibrations are consistent with the global metrology network, designed to standardize measurements worldwide, we have sought and achieved international levels of quality and accreditation to provide uniformity across all locations with advanced levels of training for our technical staff. Our Calibration Service Centers are accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 by ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (“ANAB”) and other accrediting bodies. These accrediting bodies are International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Mutual Recognition Arrangement (“ILAC MRA”) signatories, are proficient in the technical aspects of the chemistry and physics that underlie metrology, and provide an objective, third-party, internationally accepted evaluation of the quality, consistency, and competency of our calibration processes. Accreditation also requires that all measurement standards used for accredited measurements have a fully documented path, known as Metrological Traceability, through the National Institute of Standards and Technology or the National Research Council (the National Measurement Institutes for the United States and Canada, respectively), or to other national or international standards bodies, or to measurable conditions created in our Calibration Service Centers, or accepted fundamental and/or natural physical constants, ratio type of calibration, or by comparison to consensus standards, all inclusive of measurement uncertainties. The importance of this international oversight to our customers is the assurance that our service documentation will be accepted worldwide, removing one of the barriers to trade that they may experience if using a calibration laboratory provider whose accrediting body is not an ILAC MRA signatory. To provide the widest range of services to our customers in our target markets, our ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditations extend across many technical disciplines, including working-level and reference-level capabilities. We believe our scope of accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 to be the broadest for the industries we serve. To reinforce our belief in the importance of calibration quality, we are leveraging a branding campaign for our Service segment that is centered around three simple words – “Calibrated by Transcat®”. We believe we have established a strong, differentiated brand that has a deep and meaningful association with quality, compliance and control, and that the phrase “Calibrated by Transcat®” will be synonymous with risk reduction and quality compliance. Acquired calibration labs might use other quality registration systems. We continually evaluate when to integrate acquired quality systems with the focus on minimizing business disruptions and disruptions to our customers while maintaining our commitment to quality. Our scopes of accreditation can be found at http://www.transcat.com/calibration-services/accreditation/calibration-lab-certificates. ### Distribution Segment ***Distribution Summary.*** We distribute professional grade test, measurement and control instrumentation throughout North America and internationally. Our customers use test and measurement instruments to ensure that their processes, and ultimately their end products, are within specification. Utilization of such diagnostic instrumentation also allows for continuous improvement processes to be in place, increasing the accuracy of their measurements. The industrial test and measurement instrumentation market, in those geographic areas where we predominately operate, has historically been serviced by broad-based national equipment distributors and niche or specialty-focused organizations such as Transcat. We offer value-added services such as calibration/certification of equipment purchases, equipment rentals, used equipment for sale, and equipment kitting. We believe that a customer chooses a distributor based on a number of different criteria, including product availability, price, ease of doing business, timely delivery and accuracy of orders, consistent product quality, technical competence of the representative serving them and availability of value-added services. The decision to buy is generally made by plant engineers, quality managers, or their purchasing personnel, and products are typically obtained from one or more distributors as replacements, upgrades, or for expansion of manufacturing and research and development facilities. As a result, sales to Distribution customers are somewhat unpredictable and potentially non-recurring. Our online presence, including our website and e-newsletters, master catalog, supplemental mailings, and other sales and marketing activities are designed to create interest and maintain a constant presence in front of our customers to ensure we receive the order when they are ready to purchase. We provide our customers with value-added services, including technical support, to ensure our customers receive the right product for their application, and more comprehensive instrument suitability studies to customers in regulated industries who are concerned about the technical uncertainties that their testing or in-process instruments may bring to a process. We consider our biggest value-added service for our Distribution customers is the option to have calibration service performed on their new product purchases prior to shipment, allowing them to place newly acquired equipment directly into service upon receipt, saving downtime. We also offer online procurement, credit card payment options, same day shipment of in-stock items, kitted products, the option to rent, training programs and a variety of custom product offerings. Items are regularly added to and deleted from our product offerings on the basis of customer demand, recommendations of suppliers, sales volumes and other factors. Because of the breadth of our product and service offerings, we are often a “one-stop shop” for our customers who gain operational efficiency by dealing with just one distributor for most or all of their test and measurement instrumentation needs. We continue to focus on higher margin channels such as rentals to bolster profitability in the Distribution segment. To remain competitive, we are focusing on brand consolidation along with inventory investments to support our overall strategy of being a value-added distributor that supports our customers and Service segment. Additional areas of focus include consumable products within the life science market which is intended to offset competitive pressures in our legacy distribution business. ***Distribution Marketing and Sales.*** We market, create demand and sell to our customers through multiple direct sales channels including our website, digital and print advertising, proactive outbound sales and an inbound call center. Our outbound and inbound sales teams are staffed with technically trained personnel who are available to help guide product selection. Our website serves as a sales channel for our products and services, and provides search capability, detailed product information, in-stock availability, selection guides, demo videos and downloadable product specification sheets. We have made investments in our website to implement the latest marketing technologies which allow us to provide an intuitive customer experience, with simple product comparison and quoting, ease at checkout and automated post-order follow-up. We use a multichannel approach to reach our customers and prospective customers including our master catalog, periodic supplemental catalogs, website, e-newsletters, and other direct sales and marketing programs. Our digital marketing strategy includes ongoing investment in search engine optimization, application-specific digital content, pay-per-click search engine advertising, and product listings on online marketplaces such as Google Shopping. We continue to invest in back-end technologies designed to provide a seamless customer experience across all our marketing channels. As a result of strong relationships with our product vendors and our historical marketing program results, we have the opportunity to carry out co-branded marketing initiatives, aimed at our existing customers and our prospective customer base, for which we receive cooperative advertising support. These co-branded marketing initiatives typically feature specific vendors, new products or targeted product categories and take the form of direct mailers, web-based initiatives or outbound sales efforts. ***Distribution Competition.*** The distribution market for industrial test and measurement instrumentation is fragmented and highly competitive. Our competitors range from large national distributors and manufacturers that sell directly to customers to small local distributors and online distributors. Key competitive factors typically include customer service and support, quality, lead time, inventory availability, brand recognition and price. To address our customers’ needs for technical support and product application assistance, we employ a staff of highly trained technical sales specialists. In order to maintain this competitive advantage, technical training is an integral part of developing our sales staff. To differentiate ourselves from competitors, we offer pre-shipment calibration or performance data reports which allow customers to receive our products and immediately place them into service, saving them downtime and money. Online distributors, including Amazon, which typically sell lower price-point products, have become prominent competitors for sales of handheld test and measurement equipment, competing primarily on price. While online competitors lack the value-added services we offer in our Distribution segment, they have been successful in capturing some market share in the worldwide market for test and measurement instruments. To stay ahead of growing competition from these online distributors and in keeping with the general trend of increased use of e-commerce, we continue to invest in our digital platform including a well-indexed website with improved design and functionality. In addition, we have diversified our offerings by expanding the product lines that we offer and adding higher gross margin equipment rentals and used equipment sales, which we believe makes Transcat unique among our competitors. ***Distribution Suppliers and Purchasing.*** We believe that effective purchasing is a key element to maintaining and enhancing our position as a provider of high-quality test and measurement instruments. We frequently evaluate our purchase requirements and suppliers’ offerings to obtain products at the best possible cost. We obtain our products from approximately 400 suppliers of brand name and private-labeled equipment. In fiscal year 2026, our top vendor accounted for approximately 25% of our aggregate Distribution sales and our top 10 vendors accounted for approximately 65% of our aggregate Distribution sales. We plan our product mix and inventory stock to best serve the anticipated needs of our customers, whose individual purchases vary in size. We can usually ship our top selling products to our customers the same day they are ordered. ***Distribution Vendor Rebates.*** We have agreements with certain product vendors that provide for rebates based on meeting a specified cumulative level of purchases and/or incremental distribution sales. These rebates are recorded as a reduction of cost of distribution sales. Purchase rebates are calculated and recorded quarterly based upon our volume of purchases with specific vendors during the quarter. Point of sale rebate programs that are based on year-over-year sales performance on a calendar year basis are recorded as earned, on a quarterly basis, based upon the estimated level of annual achievement. Point of sale rebate programs that are based on year-over-year sales performance on a quarterly basis are recorded as earned in the respective quarter. The Company recorded vendor rebates of $1.4 million in fiscal year 2026, $0.9 million in fiscal year 2025, and $0.6 million in fiscal year 2024, as a reduction of cost of distribution sales. ***Distribution Operations.*** Our Distribution operations primarily take place at our 48,500 square-foot facility in Rochester, New York which includes 17,000 square feet of warehouse space. The Rochester location also fulfills orders for rental equipment, serves as our corporate headquarters, houses our customer service, sales and administrative functions, and is a Calibration Service Center. We also have two smaller warehouse facilities. Our Vista, California and Houston, Texas warehouses fulfill orders for used equipment and rental equipment. In fiscal year 2026, we shipped approximately 36,000 product orders. ***Distribution Backlog.*** Distribution orders include orders for instruments that we routinely stock in our inventory, customized products, and other products ordered less frequently, which we do not stock. Pending product shipments are primarily backorders but also include products that are requested to be calibrated in one of our Calibration Service Centers prior to shipment, orders required by the customer to be shipped complete or at a future date, and other orders awaiting final credit or management review prior to shipment. Our total backlog was $7.3 million and $3.3 million as of March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025, respectively. ### CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SUPPORT Key elements of our customer service approach are our business development sales team, outbound sales team, account management team, inbound sales and customer service organization. To ensure the quality of service provided, we monitor our customer service through customer surveys, call monitoring and daily statistical reports. Customers may place orders via: - Mail to Transcat, Inc., 35 Vantage Point Drive, Rochester, NY 14624; - Telephone at 1-800-828-1470; - Email at sales@transcat.com; - Online at www.transcat.com; or - Fax at 1-800-395-0543. ### INFORMATION REGARDING EXPORT SALES In fiscal year 2026, less than 10% of our total revenue resulted from sales to customers outside the United States. Of those export sales in fiscal year 2026, approximately 9% were denominated in U.S. dollars, 77% were denominated in Canadian dollars and 14% were denominated in Euros. Our revenue is subject to the customary risks of operating in an international environment, including the potential imposition of trade or foreign exchange restrictions, tariff and other tax increases, fluctuations in exchange rates and unstable political situations, any one or more of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, cash flows, balance sheet or results of operations. See “Foreign Currency” in Item 7A. of Part II and Note 7 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this report for further details. ### INFORMATION SYSTEMS We utilize a turnkey enterprise software solution from Infor, Inc. (“Infor”) called Application Plus to manage our business and operations segments. This software includes a suite of fully integrated modules to manage our business functions, including customer service, warehouse management, inventory management, financial management, customer relations management and business intelligence. This solution is a fully mature business package and has been subject to more than 20 years of refinement. We utilize customer relationship management (“CRM”) software offered by SalesForce.com, Inc., which is strategically partnered with Infor, allowing us to fully integrate the CRM software with our Infor enterprise software. We also utilize CalTrak®, our proprietary document and asset management system, to manage documentation, workflow and customers’ assets within and amongst most of our Calibration Service Centers. In addition to functioning as an internal documentation, workflow, and asset management system, CalTrak®, through C3®, provides customers with web-based calibration cycle management service and access to documentation relating to services completed by Transcat. Certain recent acquisitions utilize either third-party or their own proprietary calibration management systems. We continually evaluate how and when to integrate these acquired systems with a focus on obtaining operational synergies while imposing minimal disruption to customers. ### INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY We have U.S. federally registered trademarks for Transcat®, CalTrak®, C3®, Procision®, Transcat Trust in Every Measure®, Calibrated by Transcat®, and Transcat Biomedical®, which we consider to be of material importance to our business. The registrations for these trademarks are in good standing with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Our Transcat® trademark is also registered in the European Union and Canada for four classes. Our CalTrak® trademark is also registered in Canada for one class with the Canada Intellectual Property Office and in Puerto Rico. Our trademark registrations must be renewed at various times, and we intend to renew our trademarks, as necessary, for the foreseeable future. We have International trademark registrations for TRANSCAT TRUST IN EVERY MEASURE, CALIBRATED BY TRANSCAT, and TRANSCAT BIOMEDICAL, with a subsequent designation in the European Union and pending extensions of protection to Canada. In addition, we own www.transcat.com, www.transcat.ca and www.pipettes.com among other Internet domain names. As with phone numbers, we do not have and cannot acquire any property rights to an Internet address. The regulation of domain names in the United States and in other countries is also subject to change. Regulatory bodies could establish additional top-level domains, appoint additional domain name registrars or modify the requirements for holding domain names. As a result, we might not be able to maintain our domain names or obtain comparable domain names, which could harm our business. ### SEASONALITY Our business has certain historical seasonal factors. Historically, our fiscal fourth quarter has been stronger than our other fiscal quarters due to the operating cycles of our industrial sector customers. ### FISCAL YEAR We operate on a 52/53-week fiscal year, ending the last Saturday in March. In a 52-week fiscal year, each of the four quarters is a 13-week period. In a 53-week fiscal year, the last quarter is a 14-week period. Fiscal years 2026 and 2025 consisted of 52 weeks, and the fiscal year ended March 30, 2024 ("fiscal year 2024"), consisted of 53 weeks. Fiscal year 2027 which ends on March 27, 2027 (“fiscal year 2027”) will consist of 52 weeks. ### ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS We believe that we are in compliance with federal, state, and local provisions relating to the protection of the environment, and that continued compliance will not have any material effect on our capital expenditures, earnings, or competitive position. ### HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT As of March 28, 2026, we had 1,413 employees, 1,296 of whom were employed in the United States and 117 employed outside the United States. None of our employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements or work councils. Overall, we consider our employee relations to be good and believe our culture to be central to the success of the Company. ***Health and Safety.*** The health and safety of our employees is of utmost importance to us. We have enhanced our safety program with additional training, communications, and internal risk and hazard assessments. We conduct policy and procedure reviews to ensure compliance with health and safety guidelines and regulatory requirements. We provide protective gear (e.g., eye protection, masks, and gloves) as required by applicable standards and as appropriate. Our goal is to achieve a level of work-related injuries as close to zero as possible through continuous investment in our safety program. ***Hiring Practices.*** We seek to recruit and hire the most qualified people for our open positions without regard to protected status (age, color, disability, genetic predisposition or carrier status, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), status as a protected veteran or as a member of any other protected group or status). ***Non-Harassment.*** We are committed to maintaining a workplace free from all forms of unlawful harassment and discrimination. Our commitment to a discrimination-free work environment is reflected in our employee training, in particular, with respect to our policies against harassment (including sexual harassment) in the workplace. ***Wellness.*** Our Calibrated Wellness Program prioritizes our employees’ well-being and is designed to enhance their health. Our program includes wellness resources, health education, pharmaceutical cost guidance, and a no-cost Employee Assistance Program, which includes worldwide access to visits with mental health care providers. Our program also incentivizes health and well-being by providing reduced health insurance premiums for employees who complete certain actions that encourage health and wellness. ***Compensation and Benefits.*** Our compensation and benefits program is designed to attract and reward individuals who demonstrate the ability and desire to enhance our workplace culture, support our values, drive our operational and strategic goals, and create long-term value for our shareholders. We provide employees with competitive compensation packages that include base salary and may also include annual incentive bonuses and/or long-term incentive awards, depending upon the employee’s position. We believe that a compensation program with both short-term and long-term incentive awards provides fair and competitive compensation and aligns employee and shareholder interests. In addition to salary and equity compensation, we also offer employees benefits including health (medical, dental and vision), life and disability insurance, paid time off, paid parental leave, tuition benefits, and a 401(k) plan with a Company match. ### AVAILABLE INFORMATION We file Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Our filings with the SEC are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. We also maintain a website at www.transcat.com. We make available, free of charge, in the Investor Relations section of our website, documents we file with or furnish to the SEC, including our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those reports. We make this information available as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such materials with, or furnish such information to, the SEC. The information found on our website is not part of this or any other report we file with, or furnish to, the SEC. Copies of such documents are available in print at no charge to any shareholder who makes a request. Such requests should be made to our corporate secretary at our corporate headquarters, 35 Vantage Point Drive, Rochester, New York 14624. ## Risk factors As filed, 49,309 characters. The following disclosures reflect the Company’s beliefs and opinions as to factors that could materially and adversely affect the Company, our securities, or could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. References to past events are provided by way of example only and are not intended to be a complete listing or a representation as to whether or not such factors have occurred in the past or their likelihood of occurring in the future. You should carefully consider the following risks and all other information included in this report. The risks and uncertainties described below and elsewhere in this report are not the only ones facing our business, and we cannot predict every event and circumstance that may adversely affect our business. If any of the following risks were to actually occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations would likely suffer. ### Macroeconomic and Business Risks ***Adverse changes in economic and market conditions, including an ongoing inflationary environment amid rising energy costs, or uncertainty about future market conditions, may result in increased costs of operations and negatively impact the credit and securities markets generally, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and the market price of our common stock.*** Our results of operations and the implementation of our business strategy could be materially and adversely affected by general conditions in the U.S. and global economy, including financial and economic conditions that are outside of our control. We are subject to risks arising from adverse changes in general economic market conditions, including rising energy costs, supply chain delays or interruptions, labor shortages, wage pressures, the ongoing inflationary environment, changes in interest rates, geopolitical events, political instability, global health crises, including epidemics and pandemics, or interruptions and other force majeure events. Inflation has persisted in the United States and globally due in part to geopolitical events, a rise in energy prices, and strong consumer demand. An inflationary environment can increase our cost of labor as well as our energy and other operating costs which may have a material adverse impact on our financial results. In addition, economic conditions could impact and reduce the number of customers who purchase our products or services if they implement cost saving measures as credit becomes more expensive or unavailable. Although interest rates may remain relatively high for a sustained period, inflation may continue or prices for goods and energy may rise as a result of geopolitical events or the imposition or threatened imposition of tariffs. Further, uncertainty resulting from interest rate policy, trade policy or changes to interest rates in the future could have a negative effect on the securities markets generally which may, in turn, have a material adverse effect on the market price of our common stock. Further, uncertainty about future economic conditions could negatively affect our current and prospective customers causing them to delay purchase of services or test and measurement instruments. Poor economic conditions could materially and adversely impact our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows. ***The industries in which we compete are highly competitive, and we may not be able to compete successfully.*** Within our Service segment, we provide calibration services and compete in an industry that is highly fragmented and is composed of companies ranging from internationally recognized and accredited corporations to non-accredited sole proprietors, resulting in a tremendous range of service levels and capabilities. Also, within our Service segment, we provide compliance services and compete in an industry that is composed of local and regional service providers, integrated facilities management companies, and large multi-national companies who are also OEMs. Within our Service segment, some of our larger competitors may have broader service capabilities and may have greater name recognition than us. Some manufacturers of the products we sell may also offer calibration and compliance services for their products. Within our Distribution segment, we compete with numerous companies, including several major manufacturers and distributors to make product sales. Most of the products we sell are available from several sources and our customers tend to have relationships with several distributors. Competitors in the product distribution industry could also obtain exclusive rights to market particular products, which we would then be unable to market. Manufacturers could also increase their efforts to sell directly to end-users and bypass distributors like us. Industry consolidation among distributors, the unavailability of products, whether due to our inability to gain access to products or interruptions in supply from manufacturers, or the emergence of new competitors could also increase competition and adversely affect our business or results of operations. In each of the industries in which we compete, some of our competitors have greater financial and other resources than we do, which could allow them to compete more successfully. In the future, we may be unable to compete successfully and competitive pressures may reduce our sales and margin profile. ***We face significant competition in our Distribution segment, including from suppliers and web-based distributors, to make product sales and to source products. We may not be able to compete successfully.*** We face substantial and increased competition throughout the world, especially in our Distribution segment. The competition is changing, with certain of our vendors engaging directly with customers and web-based distributors increasing their market share. Some of our competitors are much larger than us. Changes in the competitive landscape pose new challenges that could adversely affect our ability to compete. Entry or expansion of other vendors into this market may establish competitors that have larger customer bases and substantially greater financial and other resources with which to pursue marketing and distribution of products. Their current customer base and relationships, as well as their relationships and ability to negotiate with manufacturers, may provide them with a competitive advantage. Additionally, if our vendors sell directly to customers, they may choose not to sell to us or to do so on less favorable and more costly terms, which could have a material and adverse impact on our results of operations. If we are unable to effectively compete with our current and future competitors, our ability to sell products could be harmed and negatively impact our Distribution segment. Any erosion of our competitive position could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition. ***Our Service segment has a concentration of customers in the life science and other FDA-regulated businesses, as well as the industrial manufacturing, aerospace, defense, energy and utilities industries.*** A number of our Service segment customers operate life science, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and other FDA-regulated businesses. Federal and state budget pressures and changes in grant allocation policies may result in lower funding for certain of our life science customers, which may cause those customers to delay or halt spending on capital-intensive projects or make our competitors' offerings, like comprehensive facilities solutions, more attractive. We also serve the industrial manufacturing, energy and utilities, chemical manufacturing, aerospace and defense industries. In the oil and gas industry, customer demand for our services is sensitive to fluctuations in commodity prices, access to capital, and the regulatory environment, with less demand expected in a deregulatory environment. The concentration of our customer base affects our overall risk profile, since a significant portion of our customers would be similarly affected by changes in economic, political, regulatory, and other industry conditions. An abrupt or unforeseen change in conditions in these industries could adversely affect customer demand for our services, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial results. ***Any impairment of goodwill or intangible assets could negatively impact our results of operations.*** Our goodwill and intangible assets are subject to an impairment test on an annual basis and are also tested whenever events and circumstances indicate that goodwill and/or intangible assets may be impaired. Any excess goodwill and/or indefinite-lived intangible assets value resulting from the impairment test must be written off in the period of determination. Intangible assets (other than goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets) are amortized over the useful life of such assets. In addition, we may record goodwill when we acquire or make an investment in a business based on the purchase price and the value of the acquired tangible and intangible assets. We have significantly increased our goodwill because of our acquisitions. We may subsequently experience unforeseen issues with the businesses we acquire, which may adversely affect the anticipated returns of the business or value of the intangible assets and trigger an evaluation of the recoverability of the recorded goodwill and intangible assets for the business. Determinations of significant write-offs of goodwill or intangible assets because of an impairment test or any accelerated amortization of other intangible assets could have a material negative impact on our results of operations and financial condition. ***Changing trade relations, including the imposition of tariffs, regional and international conflicts, and political conditions could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.*** Changes in United States and foreign governments’ trade policies, as well as volatility caused by regional and international conflicts, such as the conflicts in Iran and the Middle East and between Russia and Ukraine, Israel and Hamas, and the political climate in the United States, China, and Taiwan, have resulted in, and may continue to result in, economic volatility and coincide with tariffs on imports into and exports from the United States. For example, the United States has recently instituted or proposed changes in trade policies that include the negotiation or termination of trade agreements, the imposition of higher tariffs on imports into the United States, economic sanctions on individuals, corporations or countries, and other government regulations affecting trade between the United States and other countries. A number of other nations have proposed or instituted similar measures directed at trade with the United States in response. Tariffs on certain products and increasing energy costs can increase our costs of doing business. If we are unable to recover these costs, our profit margins may be negatively impacted. Similarly, if our customers are negatively impacted by increasing energy costs or the imposition or threatened imposition of tariffs, it may result in negative sentiment which may negatively impact demand for our products and services, which could negatively impact our results of operations. If our vendors or suppliers are unable to source products we purchase, our Distribution business may be negatively impacted. Diminished trade relations, conflicts between the United States and other countries increasing energy costs, and any escalation of tariffs could have a material adverse effect on our financial performance and results of operations. ***Negative publicity and other reputational harm could impact the value of our brand and materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.*** Negative publicity and other reputational harm relating to events or activities attributed to us, our policies, our employees or others associated with us, whether or not justified, may tarnish our reputation and reduce the value of our brand. Additionally, disclosure of our corporate governance practices, such as our environmental, social and governance initiatives, may draw negative publicity from our shareholders and other stakeholders. If our brand is negatively impacted, we may lose existing customer relationships, which would reduce our sales and negatively impact our results of operations and financial condition, and we may be unable to attract and retain key personnel, which would negatively impact our prospects. ### Risks Related to Acquisitions ***We may not successfully integrate business acquisitions.*** We have a historical track record of completing acquisitions, including acquisitions within our core business segments and in new and adjacent markets. In fiscal 2026 and 2025, we completed the two largest acquisitions in our history. We have a robust and diverse acquisition pipeline and may complete additional acquisitions in the future. If we fail to accurately assess and successfully integrate any recent or future business acquisitions particularly as they grow in size and complexity, we may not achieve the anticipated benefits, which could result in lower revenues, unanticipated operating expenses, reduced profitability and dilution of our book value per share. Successfully integrating acquisitions involves many challenges, including: - The difficulty of integrating acquired operations and personnel with our existing operations; - Implementing or remediating controls, procedures, and policies at the acquired company; - Integrating the acquired company’s accounting, enterprise resource management and other administrative systems; - In the case of foreign acquisitions, the need to integrate operations across different cultures and languages and to address the particular economic, currency, political, and regulatory risks associated with specific countries; - Currency and regulatory risks associated with operations in foreign countries; - The difficulty of developing, marketing and forecasting demand for new products and services; - Assessing the technology infrastructure and cyber and data security risk profile of the acquired company and integrating its systems into our IT systems, networks and services; - Assessing acquisitions in adjacent or new markets and integrating such acquisitions due to our level of experience in such markets; - Diverting management’s attention while evaluating, negotiating and integrating acquisitions; - Our exposure to unforeseen liabilities of acquired companies; and - The potential loss of key employees of an acquired operation. In addition, an acquisition could adversely impact cash flows and/or operating results, and dilute shareholder interests for many reasons, including: - Charges to our income to reflect the impairment of acquired intangible assets, including goodwill; - Contingent consideration payments; - Agreements to provide indemnification for certain potential liabilities; - Interest costs and debt service requirements for any debt incurred in connection with an acquisition or new business venture; and - Any issuance of securities in connection with an acquisition or new business venture that dilutes or lessens the rights of our current shareholders. If the integration of any or all of our acquisitions or future acquisitions is not successful, it could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, operating results and stock price. ***Our future business acquisition efforts may not be successful, which may limit our growth or adversely affect our results of operations, and financing future acquisitions could result in shareholder dilution and/or increase our leverage.*** Business acquisitions are an important part of our growth strategy. If we identify an appropriate acquisition candidate, we may not be able to successfully negotiate terms or finance the acquisition. If economic downturns or other matters of national or global concern continue for an extensive period of time or recur, our ability to pursue and consummate potential acquisitions could be materially adversely affected. In addition, to successfully complete targeted acquisitions, we may issue additional equity securities that could dilute our shareholders’ ownership, or we may incur additional debt, which would increase our leverage and our risk of default under our existing credit facility. If we fail to successfully acquire businesses, our growth and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. ***The indemnification provisions of acquisition agreements by which we have acquired companies or may, in the future, acquire companies may not fully protect us and as a result we may face unexpected liabilities.*** Certain of the acquisition agreements by which we have acquired companies or may, in the future, acquire companies generally require the former owners to indemnify us against certain liabilities related to the operation of the company before we acquired it. In most of these agreements, however, the liability of the former owners is limited, and certain former owners may be unable to meet their indemnification responsibilities. We cannot assure you that these indemnification provisions will protect us fully or at all, and as a result we may face unexpected liabilities that adversely affect our financial results. ### Operational Risks ***Cybersecurity incidents could adversely affect our business by causing a disruption to our operations, a compromise or corruption of our confidential information and/or damage to our business relationships, all of which could negatively impact our business, results of operations or financial condition.*** We rely extensively on information technology (“IT”) systems, some of which are provided by third parties, to support our business activities, including for orders and the storage, processing and transmission of our electronic, business-related, information assets used in or necessary to conduct business. The data we store and process may include customer payment information, personal information concerning our employees, confidential financial information and other types of sensitive business-related information. Numerous and evolving cybersecurity threats pose potential risks to the security of our IT systems, networks and services, as well as the confidentiality, availability and integrity of our data. Some of our office personnel work in remote environments which may exacerbate various cybersecurity risks to our business, including an increased risk of phishing and other social engineering attacks, and an increased risk of unauthorized dissemination of sensitive personal, proprietary or other confidential information. Global cybersecurity threats can range from uncoordinated individual attempts to gain unauthorized access to our IT systems to sophisticated and targeted measures known as advanced persistent threats. The techniques used in these attacks change frequently and may be difficult to detect for periods of time and we may face difficulties in anticipating and implementing adequate preventative measures. While we employ comprehensive measures to prevent, detect, address and mitigate these threats (including access controls, data encryption, vulnerability assessments, management training, continuous monitoring of our IT networks and systems and maintenance of backup and protective systems), cybersecurity incidents, depending on their nature and scope, could potentially result in the misappropriation, destruction, corruption or unavailability of critical data or proprietary information and the disruption of business operations. The potential consequences of a material cybersecurity incident include reputational damage, compromised employee, customer, or third-party information, litigation with third parties, regulatory actions, and increased cybersecurity protection and remediation costs, which in turn could adversely affect our business and results of operations. We maintain insurance intended to cover certain cybersecurity events, but such insurance may not cover all risks and losses that we experience. In addition, the laws and regulations governing security of data on IT systems and otherwise held by companies are evolving and adding layers of complexity in the form of new requirements and increasing costs of attempting to protect IT systems and data and complying with new cybersecurity regulations. ***If we experience a significant disruption in, or breach in security of, our IT systems, or if we fail to implement new systems and software successfully, our business could be adversely affected.*** Our IT systems may be susceptible to damage, disruptions or shutdowns due to power outages, hardware failures, telecommunication failures, user errors, catastrophes or other unforeseen events. Our IT systems also may experience interruptions, delays or cessations of service or produce errors in connection with system integration, software upgrades or system migration work that takes place from time to time. In addition, technology resources may be strained due to our remote users. If we were to experience a prolonged system disruption in the IT systems that involve our interactions with customers or suppliers, it could result in the loss of sales and customers and significant incremental costs, which could adversely affect our business. ***Our revenue and ability to achieve our stated corporate objectives depends on our senior management and our ability to retain recruit, train and retain quality employees.*** Our success is dependent on our senior management and our ability to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel, especially skilled service technicians. Competition for senior management is intense, and we may not be successful in attracting and retaining key personnel. Qualified skilled service technicians, operations management and leadership, and sales representatives are in high demand and are subject to competing offers. The ability to meet our labor, management, and leadership needs while controlling costs associated with hiring and training new employees is subject to external factors such as unemployment levels, current market salary and wage rates, and the availability of skilled technicians in locations where we operate. The loss of services of any member of our senior management team or key employees, and the inability to attract and retain other qualified personnel, especially skilled service technicians, could affect our ability to achieve our stated corporate objectives and could adversely impact our business and results of operations. ***The profitability of our Service segment depends in part on the prices we are able to charge for our services***. The prices we charge for our services, including the Transcat Solutions business, are affected by a number of factors, including: - Customers’ perception of our ability to add value through our services; - The market demand for the services we provide; - Our ability to develop new services and the introduction of new services by competitors; - The pricing policies of our competitors; - The extent to which our customers develop in-house or other capabilities to perform the services that they might otherwise purchase from us; and - General financial and economic conditions. If we are unable to achieve and maintain adequate rates for our services, our profit margin and profitability could decline, and our results of operations could be materially adversely affected. ***If we do not effectively compete in the test and measurement equipment market, our operating results may be adversely affected.*** We compete in the rental and distribution market on the basis of a number of factors, including equipment availability, price, service and reliability. Some of our competitors may offer similar equipment for rent or purchase at lower prices and may offer more extensive servicing, or financing options. In addition, if the supply of equipment available on the market significantly increases, demand for and pricing of our rental and distribution products could be adversely impacted, lowering our gross margins. Further, customers confronting competing budget priorities and more limited resources could lead to less demand for equipment and increased pressure on pricing. Failure to adequately forecast the adoption of and demand for equipment may cause us not to meet our customers’ equipment requirements and may adversely affect our operating results. ***The profitability of our Transcat Solutions business depends to a large extent on our ability to achieve or maintain adequate utilization and pricing rates for our technical service providers.*** In our Service segment, Transcat Solutions provides all of its services in the technical, consulting and staffing solutions market by providing services to improve asset management programs for our customers. The profitability of Transcat Solutions depends in part on ensuring that our technical service providers maintain adequate utilization rates (i.e., the percentage of our provider’s working hours devoted to billable activities). Our utilization rates are affected by a number of factors, including: - The number, scope and timing of ongoing customer engagements; - The timing of the commencement, completion and termination of engagements, which in many cases is unpredictable and subject to forces beyond our control; - Our ability to continually secure new business engagements; - Our ability to transition technical service providers promptly from completed projects to new assignments, and to engage newly-hired technical service providers quickly in revenue-generating activities; - Our ability to forecast demand for our services and thereby maintain appropriate headcount in each of our geographies and workforces; - Unanticipated changes in the scope or timing of customer engagements; - Our need to devote time and resources to sales, training, professional development and other non-billable activities; - Our ability to retain key colleagues and consulting professionals; - Conditions affecting the industries in which our customers operate; and - General financial and economic conditions. If the utilization rate for our technical service providers declines, our revenues, profit margin and profitability could decline, and our results of operations could be materially adversely affected. ***If we fail to adapt our technology to meet customer needs and preferences, the demand for our products and services may diminish.*** Our future success will depend on our ability to develop services and solutions that keep pace with technological change, evolving industry standards and changing customer preferences in the markets we serve. For example, we sell our products and services to customers in several industries that may experience rapid technological changes, new product introductions, and evolving industry standards, including highly regulated industries. We cannot be sure that we will be successful in adapting existing or developing new technology or services in a timely or cost-effective manner or that the solutions we do develop will be successful in the marketplace. Our failure to keep pace with changes in technology, industry standards and customer preferences in the markets we serve could diminish our ability to retain and attract customers and retain our competitive position, which could adversely impact our business and results of operations. ***We rely on management information systems for inventory management, distribution, workflow, accounting and other functions. If our management information systems fail to adequately perform these functions, experience an interruption in their operation or a security breach, our business and results of operations could be adversely affected.*** The efficient operation of our business depends on our management information systems. We rely on CalTrak®, IndySoft, Application Plus (our enterprise resource planning system ("ERP")) and other management information systems to effectively manage accounting and financial functions, customer service, warehouse management, order entry, order fulfillment, inventory replenishment, documentation, asset management, and workflow. Our management information systems are vulnerable to damage or interruption from computer viruses or hackers, natural or man-made disasters, vandalism, terrorist attacks, power loss, or other computer systems, internet, telecommunications or data network failures among other potential threats. Any such interruptions to our management information systems could disrupt our business and could result in decreased revenues, increased overhead costs, increased labor costs to mitigate system interruption downtime, excess inventory or product shortages, causing our business and results of operations to suffer. In addition, our management information systems are vulnerable to security breaches. Our security measures or those of our third-party service providers may fail to detect or prevent such security breaches. Security breaches could result in the unauthorized publication of our confidential business or proprietary information, the unauthorized release of customer, vendor, or employee data and payment information, the violation of privacy or other laws, and the exposure to litigation, any of which could harm our business and results of operations. ***Our ERP is aging and may not be capable of integrating management information systems that we use or are used by companies we acquire, and we may experience issues from any implementation of a new ERP or be required to operate some management information systems separately from our ERP.*** We have an ERP to assist with the collection, storage, management and interpretation of data from our business activities to support future growth and to integrate significant processes. Although we use current versions of software and have support agreements in place, due to the age of our ERP it may not be capable of integrating management information systems that we use or are used by companies we acquire. We anticipate that a new ERP will be required to be implemented sometime in the future. ERP implementations are complex and time-consuming and involve substantial expenditures on system software and implementation activities, as well as changes in business processes. Our ERP system is critical to our ability to accurately maintain books and records, record transactions, provide important information to our management and prepare our consolidated financial statements. ERP implementations also require the transformation of business and financial processes in order to reap the benefits of the ERP system; any such transformation involves risks inherent in the conversion to a new computer system, including loss of information and potential disruption to our normal operations. Any disruptions, delays or deficiencies in the design and implementation of a new ERP system could adversely affect our ability to process orders, provide services and customer support, send invoices and track payments, fulfill contractual obligations or otherwise operate our business. Additionally, if the ERP system does not operate as intended, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting could be adversely affected or our ability to assess our internal controls adequately could be delayed. ***We depend on manufacturers to supply inventory to our Distribution segment and if our vendors fail to provide desired products to us, increase prices, or fail to timely deliver products, or if supply chain delays, interruptions, or product shortages occur, our revenue and gross profit could suffer.*** Similar to other distributors in our industry, we occasionally experience supplier shortages and are unable to purchase our desired volume of products. Our ability to offer a wide variety of products to our customers is dependent upon our ability to obtain adequate product supply from manufacturers and other suppliers. Any disruption in our sources of supply, particularly of the most commonly sold items, could result in a loss of revenues, reduced margins, and damage to our relationships with customers. Supply shortages may occur as a result of unanticipated increases in demand or difficulties in production or delivery. In addition, we may be adversely impacted by disruptions within our supply chain network. Such disruptions may result from weather-related events, natural disasters, international trade disputes or trade policy changes or restrictions, tariffs or import-related taxes, third-party strikes, lock-outs, work stoppages or slowdowns, shortages of supply chain labor and truck drivers, shipping capacity constraints, military conflicts, acts of terrorism, public health issues (including pandemics or quarantines), civil unrest or other factors beyond our control. When shortages occur, our suppliers often allocate products among distributors. The loss of, or a substantial decrease in the availability of, products from our suppliers or the loss of key supplier arrangements could adversely impact our financial condition, operating results, and cash flows, as well as our ability to benefit from ongoing supply chain initiatives. ***Our future success may be affected by our current and future indebtedness.*** Under our credit agreement, as of March 28, 2026, we owed $99.9 million to our secured creditors, commercial banks, under a $150.0 million credit facility. We may borrow additional funds in the future to support our growth and working capital needs. We are required to meet financial tests on a quarterly basis and comply with other covenants customary in secured financings. Although we believe that we will continue to comply with such covenants, if we do not remain in compliance with such covenants, our lender may demand immediate repayment of amounts outstanding. Furthermore, we are dependent on credit from manufacturers of our products to fund our inventory purchases. If our debt burden increases to high levels, such manufacturers may restrict our credit. Our cash requirements will depend on numerous factors, including the rate of growth of our revenues, the timing and levels of products purchased, payment terms, and credit limits from manufacturers, the timing and level of our accounts receivable collections and our ability to manage our business profitably. Our ability to satisfy our existing obligations, whether or not under our secured credit facility, will depend upon our future operating performance, which may be impacted by prevailing economic conditions and financial, business, and other factors described in this report, many of which are beyond our control. ***We face risks associated with foreign currency rate fluctuations.*** We currently transact a portion of our business in foreign currencies, namely the Canadian dollar and the Euro. During fiscal years 2026 and 2025, less than 10% of our total revenues were denominated in Canadian dollars and Euros. Conducting business in currencies other than U.S. dollars subjects us to fluctuations in currency exchange rates that could have a negative impact on our reported operating results. Fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the Canadian dollar and the Euro impact our revenues, cost of revenues and operating margins and result in foreign currency transaction gains and losses. During fiscal year 2026, the value of the U.S. dollar relative to one Canadian dollar and to one Euro ranged from 1.35 to 1.44 and from 0.83 to 0.93, respectively. As a result of the SCM acquisition, a Costa Rican entity, we will also be exposed to currency exchange rate risk related to Colones starting in fiscal year 2027. ***Our inability to adequately enforce and protect our intellectual property or defend against assertions of infringement could prevent or restrict our ability to compete.*** We rely on intellectual property in order to maintain a competitive advantage. Our inability to defend against the unauthorized use of these assets could have an adverse effect on our ability to compete in the calibration market and results of operations and financial condition. Litigation may be necessary to protect our intellectual property rights or defend against claims of infringement. This litigation could result in significant costs and divert our management’s focus away from operations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. ***Hurricanes, other adverse weather events, national or regional catastrophes or natural disasters could negatively affect the local economies we serve or disrupt our operations, which could have an adverse effect on our business or results of operations***. Our market areas include the Gulf Coast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, and Puerto Rico, which are susceptible to hurricanes, and the Western United States, which is susceptible to wildfires. Such weather events and natural disasters can disrupt our operations, result in damage to our properties and negatively affect the local economies in which we operate. Future hurricanes, extreme weather events and natural disasters could result in damage to certain of our facilities and the equipment located at such facilities, or equipment on rent with customers in those areas. Even if our properties suffer no direct damage from such events, the operations of our customers could be disrupted, and our supply chain could be impacted. In addition, climate change could lead to an increase in intensity or occurrence of hurricanes or other adverse weather events, including severe winter storms. Future occurrences of these events, as well as regional or national catastrophes or natural disasters, and their effects may adversely impact our business or results of operations. ***We may be involved in legal proceedings from time to time arising from the operation of our business and, as such, we could incur substantial judgments, fines, legal fees, or other costs.*** From time to time, we may be the subject of complaints or litigation from customers, employees, vendors, or other third parties for various actions. We also may be involved in litigation involving claims related to breach of contract, tortious conduct, employment and labor law matters, and others. The damages sought against us in these matters could be substantial and an adverse outcome in litigation could have a material adverse effect on how we operate our business. Although we maintain liability insurance for certain legal claims, if one or more of the claims were to greatly exceed our insurance coverage limits or if our insurance policies do not cover a claim, our expenses could increase significantly and management’s focus could be diverted away from our operations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. ### Risks Related to our Stock ***We expect that our quarterly results of operations will fluctuate, which could cause our stock price to decline.*** A large portion of our expenses for our Service segment, including expenses for facilities, equipment and personnel are relatively fixed. Accordingly, if revenues decline or do not grow as we anticipate, we may not be able to correspondingly reduce our expenses in any particular quarter. Our quarterly revenues and operating results have fluctuated in the past and are likely to do so in the future. Historically, our fiscal third and fourth quarters have been stronger than our fiscal first and second quarters due to industrial operating cycles. Fluctuations in industrial demand for products we sell and services we provide could cause our revenues and operating results to fluctuate. Project-based service revenue is similarly subject to fluctuation due to longer sales cycles and factors beyond our control, such as customer financial constraints, the regulatory environment, and changes in economic, political, and industry conditions, which can create challenges in forecasting our revenue. If our operating results in some quarters fail to meet the expectations of stock market analysts and investors, our stock price may decline. ***Our stock price may be volatile.*** The stock market experiences significant price and volume fluctuations that are both related and unrelated to the operating performance of companies. Our stock may be affected by market volatility and by our own performance. The following factors, among others, may have a significant effect on the market price of our common stock: - Developments in our relationships with significant customers in our service segment; - Developments in our relationships with current or future manufacturers of products we distribute; - Announcements by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments; - Litigation or governmental proceedings or announcements involving us or our industry; - Economic and other external factors, such as inflation, changes in interest rates, a recession, disasters or other national or global crises; - Public health issues including pandemics and epidemics; - Sales of our common stock or other securities in the open market; - Repurchases of our common stock on the open market or in privately-negotiated transactions; - Period-to-period fluctuations in our operating results; and - Our ability to satisfy our debt obligations. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company’s securities, securities class action litigation has often been instituted. Securities class action litigation against us could result in significant costs and divert our management’s focus away from our operations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. ***The relatively low trading volume of our common stock may limit your ability to sell your shares.*** Although our shares of common stock are listed on the Nasdaq Global Market, we have historically experienced a relatively low trading volume, averaging approximately 121,000 shares a day in fiscal 2026. If our low trading volume continues in the future, holders of our shares may have difficulty selling shares of our common stock in the manner or at a price that they desire. ***If significant existing shareholders sell large numbers of shares of our common stock, our stock price could decline.*** The market price of our common stock could decline if a large number of our shares are sold in the public market by our existing shareholders or as a result of the perception that such sales could occur. Due to the relatively low trading volume of our common stock, the sale of a large number of shares of our common stock may significantly depress the price of our common stock. ***Because we do not intend to declare or pay dividends on our shares of common stock for the foreseeable future, any return to our shareholders will be limited to the increase, if any, of the price of our common stock.*** We have not declared any cash dividends since our inception and have no current plans to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future. Our shareholders have no contractual or other legal right to dividends that have not been declared. Any return to our shareholders will therefore be limited to the increase, if any, in the price of our common stock. ### Regulatory Risks ***We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, and if we are unable to remediate the material weaknesses or maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, our ability to produce timely and accurate financial statements and comply with applicable laws and regulations could be adversely impacted.*** As of the end of fiscal 2026, we concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective due to material weaknesses related to our control environment and our control activities. As a result, there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim consolidated financial statements would not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The material weaknesses increase the risk that errors, fraud, or misstatements could occur and remain undetected, which could require us to restate our financial statements, result in SEC enforcement actions, litigation, or loss of investor confidence, and impair our ability to timely and accurately report financial results. Any restatement or delay in reporting could adversely affect our reputation, business relationships, access to capital, regulatory compliance, Nasdaq listing, and stock price. We cannot assure you that the measures we have taken to date, or any measures we may take in the future, will be sufficient to remediate the identified material weaknesses or prevent additional material weaknesses or significant deficiencies from occurring in the future. Changes in our business, acquisitions, growth, personnel turnover, system implementations, increased transaction complexity, or expansion into new markets could further strain our control environment and increase the risk of control failures. If we are unable to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting on an ongoing basis, we may not be able to reliably produce accurate financial statements, comply with applicable reporting requirements, or sustain market confidence, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition. ***Tax rates applicable to us may change.*** Tax legislation initiatives could adversely affect our net earnings and tax liabilities. We are subject to the tax laws and regulations of the United States federal, state and local governments, as well as foreign jurisdictions. From time to time, various legislative initiatives may be enacted that could adversely affect our tax positions. Tax laws and regulations are extremely complex and subject to varying interpretations. Any additional modifications to key aspects of the tax code could materially affect our tax obligations and negatively impact our effective tax rate. Although we believe that our tax positions are sound and consistent with applicable laws, regulations and existing precedent, there can be no assurance that our tax positions will not be challenged by relevant tax authorities or that we would be successful in any such challenge. ***Changes in accounting standards, legal requirements and the Nasdaq Global Market listing standards, or our ability to comply with any existing requirements or standards, could adversely affect our operating results.*** Compliance with the rules, regulations and standards relating to public company financial reporting, corporate governance and ethics, the Nasdaq Global Market listing standards and oversight of the accounting profession has increased our accounting and legal costs and requires significant management time and attention. In the event that additional rules, regulations or standards are implemented or any of the existing rules, regulations or standards to which we are subject undergoes additional material modification, we could be forced to spend significant financial and management resources to ensure our continued compliance, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations. For example, the additional reporting requirements relating to tracking greenhouse gas emissions and other climate-related disclosure from various U.S. states and foreign jurisdictions could significantly increase our accounting, consulting and legal expenses. Should we be or become unable to comply with any of such rules, regulations and standards, as they presently exist or as they may exist in the future, our results of operations could be adversely affected and the market price of our common stock could decline. ***Our international operations expose us to legal and regulatory risks, which could have a material effect on our business.*** Our international operations are governed by various United States laws and regulations, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), and other foreign anti-bribery laws. The FCPA and similar anti-corruption laws generally prohibit companies and their intermediaries from making improper payments to foreign government officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. Because of our international operations, we are subject to the anti-bribery laws of non-US jurisdictions where we operate. Any alleged or actual violations of these or other relevant regulations may subject us to government scrutiny, severe criminal or civil sanctions and other liabilities and could negatively affect our business, reputation, operating results and financial condition. ## Cybersecurity As filed, 6,782 characters. ***Cybersecurity Risk Management and Strategy.*** We have processes for assessing, identifying, and managing cybersecurity threats, and cybersecurity is an integral part of our overall enterprise risk management program which is overseen by our Audit Committee and the Board of Directors. Our strategy includes a comprehensive cybersecurity framework, utilizing advanced technologies and methodologies, such as cloud migrations and deployment of threat detection tools to mitigate potential risks. Continuous risk assessments help us better refine our strategy, guiding the deployment of technical safeguards and shaping our incident response plans. For acquired companies, our integration strategies prioritize establishing comprehensive timelines for harmonizing information security, data privacy, and cybersecurity practices. This includes a strong focus on aligning employee education programs to ensure a seamless transition and uphold security and privacy standards across our entities. We take a risk-based approach to cybersecurity, which begins with the identification and evaluation of cybersecurity risks or threats that could affect our operations, finances, legal or regulatory compliance, or reputation. The scope of our evaluation encompasses risks that *may* be associated with both our internally managed IT systems and key business functions and sensitive data operated or managed by *third*-party service providers, ensuring the service providers adhere to our security standards, thereby safeguarding our integrated operations. The strategic migration of our data centers and infrastructure to secure cloud environments, coupled with the implementation of targeted technical cybersecurity measures, underscores our dedication to establishing foundational security across our users, applications, data, systems, and networks. We have established a comprehensive incident response plan to swiftly address and recover from cybersecurity incidents, minimizing operational impact. We conduct regular trainings and simulations to enhance our team's awareness and preparedness against cyber threats. Our proactive approach to addressing identified vulnerabilities affirms the continuous improvement of our security posture. ***Use of Consultants and Advisors.*** We engage various third-party cybersecurity service providers to assess and enhance our cybersecurity practices and assist with the protection and monitoring of our systems and information. This encompasses a range of services, including network monitoring, endpoint protection, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing. Additionally, we engage cybersecurity consultants, auditors, and other *third* parties, such as a third-party consulting firm, to rigorously evaluate our cyber processes. This includes a comprehensive assessment of our incident response procedures, ensuring they meet the highest standards of readiness and effectiveness. To ensure the integrity and security of our operations, we have implemented stringent processes to evaluate *third*-party service providers and vendors that have access to sensitive systems, as well as company and customer data. This evaluation *may* include due diligence procedures such as assessments of the service provider’s cybersecurity posture or recommendations for specific mitigation controls. Following an assessment, we determine and prioritize service provider risk based on potential threat impact and likelihood. These risk determinations are crucial in driving the level of due diligence and ongoing compliance monitoring required for each service provider. ***Board Oversight and Management’s Role.*** The Board of Directors, both directly and through the delegation of responsibilities to the Audit Committee oversees the proper functioning of our cybersecurity risk management program to coordinate strategic alignment and governance of our cybersecurity efforts at the highest level. In particular, the Audit Committee assists the Board of Directors in its oversight of management’s responsibility to assess, manage and mitigate risks associated with our business and operational activities, to administer our various compliance programs, in each case including cybersecurity concerns, and to oversee our information technology systems, processes and data. Management has implemented robust risk management structures, policies, and procedures, with day-to-day cybersecurity risk management being a core responsibility. Our Chief Information Officer ("CIO") spearheads the assessment and management of cybersecurity risks, ensuring that our strategies and actions are both proactive and responsive to the evolving cybersecurity landscape. Supporting this effort, we have a cross-departmental approach to cyber security management. This ensures that our executive leadership team receives comprehensive quarterly updates on cybersecurity from various teams within the organization. Such updates are instrumental in promoting stakeholder engagement across all levels and enhancing management's oversight of cybersecurity. The content of these updates includes progress on ongoing cybersecurity initiatives, insights from recent threat assessments or incidents, findings and action plans derived from external vulnerability and penetration tests, and key performance metrics aligned with industry standards. Our CIO reports risks to the Audit Committee on a quarterly basis. ***Risks from Material Cybersecurity Threats.*** Despite ongoing cyber-attacks, such as unauthorized access, phishing, and ransomware, we have not identified any cybersecurity incidents that have materially affected or are reasonably anticipated to have a material effect on our business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition. Our proactive security measures, alongside those of our third-party vendors, aim to protect our information technology systems and the sensitive data they hold. To bolster our cybersecurity posture, Transcat has engaged a third-party Managed Security Services Provider ("MSSP") to enhance our defensive capabilities. This partnership includes comprehensive vulnerability scanning both internally and externally to detect potential security weaknesses before they can be exploited. Our MSSP also provides round-the-clock monitoring through a 24x7x365 Security Operations Center ("SOC"), safeguarding our digital assets ("Endpoint Detection and Response - EDR"), identities ("Identity Detection and Response - IDR"), and integrating supplemental logging sources such as firewalls and Enterprise Resource Planning systems ("Extended Detection and Response - XDR"). Furthermore, we have established Incident Response as a Service ("IRaaS") to ensure rapid and effective action in the event of a security breach. ## Properties As filed, 2,883 characters. The following table presents the leased and owned properties that are material to our business as of March 28, 2026: | Property | Location | Approximate Square Footage | | --- | --- | ---: | | Corporate Headquarters, Calibration Service Center and Distribution Center | Rochester, NY | 48,500 | | Calibration Service Center, Office and Warehouse | Chelmsford, MA | 33,600 | | Calibration Service Center and Headquarters for Canadian Operations | Lachine, QC | 27,500 | | Calibration Service Center, Rental and Used Equipment Distribution Center | Houston, TX | 22,300 | | Calibration Service Center and Warehouse | Burnsville, MN | 20,000 | | Calibration Service Center | Aurora, CO | 19,400 | | Calibration Service Center | Fullerton, CA | 18,200 | | Calibration Service Center | Burlington, ON | 16,900 | | Calibration Service Center | Cherry Hill, NJ | 14,800 | | Calibration Service Center and Warehouse | Paxinos, PA | 14,500 | | Rental Distribution Center | Harvey, LA | 14,000 | | Calibration Service Center | Mentor, OH | 13,800 | | Calibration Service Center and Warehouse | Norfolk, VA | 13,100 | | Calibration Service Center | Milford, MA | 12,100 | | Calibration Service Center | West Carrollton, OH | 12,000 | | Calibration Service Center | San Diego, CA | 11,000 | | Rental Distribution Center | Vista, CA | 9,900 | | Rental Distribution Center | Gray, LA | 9,400 | | Rental Distribution Center | Broussard, LA | 9,000 | | Rental Distribution Center | Broussard, LA | 9,000 | | Calibration Service Center | Andover, MA | 8,900 | | Calibration Service Center and Warehouse | Tempe, AZ | 8,300 | | Calibration Service Center and Warehouse | Sturtevant, WI | 8,000 | | Calibration Service Center | Portland, OR | 8,000 | | Calibration Service Center | Indianapolis, IN | 7,600 | | Calibration Service Center | Somerset, PA | 7,200 | | Calibration Service Center | Cincinnati, OH | 5,900 | | Calibration Service Center | Chesterfield, MO | 5,500 | | Calibration Service Center | Charlotte, NC | 4,900 | | Calibration Service Center | Mundelein, IL | 4,500 | | Calibration Service Center | Ottawa, ON | 4,000 | | Calibration Service Center | Addison, IL | 3,600 | | Calibration Service Center | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 3,400 | | Corporate Office and Calibration Service Center | Cork, Ireland | 3,100 | | Fleet Garage | Burnsville, MN | 3,000 | | Mobile Service Unit and Offices | Pittsburgh, PA | 2,200 | | Calibration Service Center | Los Alamitos, CA | 1,900 | | Calibration Service Center | South Decatur, AL | 1,700 | | Calibration Service Center | San Juan , PR | 1,600 | | Mobile Service Unit and Offices | Columbia City, IN | 1,400 | | Calibration Service Center and Warehouse | Eau Claire, WI | 1,200 | We believe that our properties are in good condition, are well maintained and are generally suitable and adequate to carry on our business in its current form. ## Legal proceedings As filed, 347 characters. From time to time we are a party to or otherwise involved in legal proceedings arising out of the normal course of business. Management does not believe that there is any pending or threatened proceeding against us, which, if determined adversely, would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. ## Management's discussion and analysis As filed, 52,350 characters. The following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this annual report. In addition to historical information, the following discussion and analysis includes forward looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this annual report. See the discussion under “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements” beginning on page 1 of this annual report. ### OVERVIEW ***Operational Overview.*** We are a leading provider of accredited calibration services, cost control and optimization services, and distribution and rental of value-added professional grade handheld test, measurement, and control instrumentation. We operate our business through two reportable business segments, Service and Distribution, which offer a comprehensive range of services and products to the same customer base. Our strength in our Service segment is based upon our wide range of disciplines, our investment in quality systems and our ability to provide accredited calibrations to customers in highly regulated targeted market segments. Our services range from the calibration and repair of a single unit to managing a customer’s entire calibration program. We believe our Service segment offers an opportunity for long-term growth and the potential for continuing revenue from established customers with regular calibration cycles and recurring laboratory instrument service requirements. Our Service segment has shown consistent revenue growth over the past several years, ending fiscal year 2026 with its 68th consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth. This segment has benefited from both organic growth as well as acquisitions over those 68 quarters. The business acquisitions that we made have been focused on expanding our service capabilities, increasing our geographic reach and leveraging our Calibration Service Centers and other infrastructure to create operational synergies. Our Service segment revenue growth was 19.7% for fiscal year 2026 from fiscal year 2025. This increase was primarily due to the acquisitions of Essco and Martin. Acquired revenue, which represents revenue generated from acquisitions for twelve months subsequent to the acquisition date, was $30.9 million. The Service segment gross margin decreased by 90 basis points. Service segment gross margin decreases were primarily due to costs associated with new customer wins and lower than expected levels of organic growth in the first half of the fiscal year, which rebounded in the second half of the year. In our Distribution segment, we sell and offer for rent, professional grade handheld test and measurement instruments. Because we specialize in professional grade handheld test and measurement instruments, as opposed to a wide array of industrial products, our sales and customer service personnel can provide value-added technical assistance to our customers to aid them in determining what product best meets their particular application requirements. We have expertise in the procurement and sale of used equipment, furthering our ability to add value for our customers. We also have a higher-end electronic test and measurement equipment rental business that augments our organically grown test and measurement equipment rental business. Through our website and sales teams, customers can place orders for test and measurement instruments and can elect to have their purchased instruments calibrated and certified by our Calibration Service Centers before shipment as well as on regular post-purchase intervals. Pre-shipment calibration and certification allows our customers to place newly purchased instruments into service immediately upon receipt. Sales in our Distribution segment are generally not consumable items but are instruments purchased as replacements, upgrades or for expansion of manufacturing or research and development facilities. As such, this segment can be heavily impacted by changes in the economic environment. As customers increase or decrease capital and discretionary spending, our Distribution sales will typically be directly impacted. In fiscal year 2026, Distribution segment sales increased by 18.2%. This increase in sales primarily due to rentals of $7.5 million, product sales of $10.2 million, including contributions from the Martin and Essco acquisitions of $4.4 million. The Distribution segment gross margin in fiscal year 2026 increased by 320 basis points. The increase in segment gross margin was primarily due to increased margins from rental revenue and a favorable mix of higher margin products sold. Our focus remains on adding new in-demand vendors and product lines, expanding the number of SKUs that we offer with and without pre-shipment calibration and offering equipment rental and used equipment options. Management believes this diversification strategy will mitigate the impact that any particular industry or sector will have on the overall performance of this segment as well as help to further differentiate us from our competitors going forward. ***Financial Overview.*** A discussion regarding our financial condition and results of operations for the fiscal year ended March 29, 2025 and year-to-year comparisons between fiscal year 2025 and fiscal year ended March 30, 2024 ("fiscal year 2024"), which are not included in this Form 10-K, can be found under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 29, 2025 and are incorporated by reference herein. Total revenue for fiscal year 2026 was $331.9 million. This represented an increase of $53.5 million or 19.2% versus total revenue of $278.4 million for fiscal year 2025. This increase was primarily due to recently completed acquisitions, increased rental sales, subcontracted third-party vendor sales and product/equipment sales. Service revenue was $217.2 million in fiscal year 2026, an increase of $35.8 million or 19.7%. Service revenue accounted for 65.4% of our total revenue during fiscal year 2026. Of our Service revenue in fiscal year 2026, 85.0% was generated by our Calibration Service Centers and cost control and optimization services while 13.6% was generated through subcontracted third-party vendors, compared with 86.1% and 12.8%, respectively, in fiscal year 2025. The remainder of our Service revenue in each period was derived from freight charges. Distribution sales were $114.7 million in fiscal year 2026, an increase of $17.7 million or 18.2%. Distribution sales accounted for 34.6% of our total revenue in fiscal year 2026. Sales to domestic customers comprised 94.4% of total Distribution sales in fiscal year 2026, while 4.6% were to Canadian customers and 1.0% were to customers in other international markets. Operating expenses were $95.0 million, or 28.6% of total revenue, in fiscal year 2026 compared with $71.6 million, or 25.7% of total revenue, in fiscal year 2025. Operating income was $13.3 million, or 4.0% of total revenue, in fiscal year 2026 compared with $17.9 million, or 6.4% of total revenue, in fiscal year 2025. The year-over-year increase in selling, marketing and warehouse expenses was primarily due to amortization expense of $5.3 million related to recent acquisitions, $3.1 million due to employee compensation, including incentive-based employee costs due to higher sales. The year-over-year increase in general and administrative expenses was due to incremental expenses from acquired businesses (including stock expense of $3.8 million), increased payroll costs of $5.9 million, executive transition costs of $1.7 million and continued investments in technology of $1.1 million. ### CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES An appreciation of our critical accounting policies and estimates is necessary to understand our financial results. These policies may require management to make difficult and subjective judgments regarding uncertainties, including the business and economic uncertainty resulting from volatile geopolitical conditions and the high interest rate and inflationary cost environment, and as a result, such estimates may significantly impact our financial results. The precision of these estimates and the likelihood of future changes depend on a number of underlying variables and a range of possible outcomes. We applied our critical accounting estimation methods consistently in all material respects and for all periods presented. Our critical accounting estimates are: - revenue recognition; - goodwill and other intangible assets; - business combinations; and - income taxes. The following items in our Consolidated Financial Statements require significant estimation or judgment: ***Revenue Recognition.*** Revenues are recorded based on the amount of consideration we expect to be entitled to as a result of satisfying our performance obligations. Revenue on our point in time contracts is recognized when the customer obtains control of the product. Revenue on our over time contracts is recognized using the output method as this portrays the transfer of control to the customer. The transaction price for our contracts represents our best estimate of the consideration we will receive and includes assumptions regarding variable consideration, as applicable. We estimate and reserve for our expected credit loss exposure based on our experience with past due accounts and collectibility, write-off history, the aging of accounts receivable, our analysis of customer data, and forward-looking information, leveraging estimates of creditworthiness and projections of default and recovery rates for certain of our customers. We assess the goods and services promised in our contracts to identify separate performance obligations. This evaluation requires judgment, particularly in determining whether goods or services are distinct and should be accounted for separately or combined. Changes in these judgments could affect the timing of revenue recognition. The transaction price may include fixed and variable consideration, such as discounts, rebates, refunds, or credits. We estimate variable consideration using either the expected value or most likely amount method, subject to the constraint that it is probable that a significant reversal of revenue will not occur. Estimating variable consideration requires significant judgment, including historical experience, current and expected market conditions and customer-specific factors. See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for further information on our revenue recognition and related policies. ***Goodwill and Intangible Assets.*** Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the values assigned to the underlying net assets of an acquired business and is not amortized. As of March 28, 2026, we had $218.2 million of recorded goodwill allocated to the Company's two reporting units - Service and Distribution. We test goodwill for impairment, typically by assessing qualitative factors, for each reporting unit on an annual basis during the fourth quarter of each fiscal year or more frequently if conditions indicate that such impairment could exist. Events that would indicate impairment and trigger an interim impairment assessment include, but are not limited to, current economic and market conditions, including a decline in market capitalization, a significant adverse change in legal factors, business climate or operational performance of the business, and an adverse action or assessment by a regulator. In addition to a qualitative analysis, accounting guidance allows for a company to elect to perform a quantitative analysis in lieu of the qualitative analysis. The Company elected to perform a quantitative analysis in fiscal year 2026, which considers whether the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, in which case an impairment charge is recorded to the extent the reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value. We estimated the fair value of our two reporting units, Service and Distribution, using the fair market value measurement requirement. Estimated fair value is determined using discounted cash flows and requires an analysis of several estimates including future cash flows or income consistent with management’s strategic business plans, annual sales growth rates, perpetuity growth assumptions and the selection of assumptions underlying a discount rate (weighted-average cost of capital) based on market data available at the time. Significant management judgment is necessary to estimate the impact of competitive operating, macroeconomic and other factors (including those related to volatile geopolitical conditions and a high interest rate and inflationary cost environment) to estimate future levels of sales, operating profit or cash flows. All assumptions used in our impairment evaluations for goodwill, such as forecasted growth rates (including perpetuity growth assumptions) and weighted-average cost of capital, are based on the best available market information and are consistent with our internal forecasts and operating plans. A deterioration in these assumptions could adversely impact our results. Additionally, goodwill resulting from recent acquisitions is more susceptible to impairment because it is recorded at fair value at the time of acquisition. These assumptions could be adversely impacted by certain of the risks described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors”. The quantitative analysis showed that the estimated fair values of each of the reporting units exceed the carrying values. Based on the results of our qualitative impairment testing performed during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025, we determined that it was more likely than not that the fair values exceeded the carrying values for each reporting unit and there were no impairments as of March 29, 2025. Intangible assets, namely customer base and covenants not to compete, represent an allocation of purchase price to identifiable intangible assets of an acquired business. These intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives and are reviewed for impairment if and when indicators are present. Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization, were $77.7 million as of March 28, 2026. Intangible assets are evaluated for impairment when events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. In the event a trigger is identified, the carrying value of the asset group is compared to the undiscounted cash flows from that asset group. There were no intangible asset impairment indicators identified during the years ended March 28, 2026 or March 29, 2025. ***Business Combinations.*** We apply the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations and allocate the purchase price of an acquisition to the various tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. Historically, we have relied, in part, upon the use of reports from third-party valuation specialists to assist in the estimation of fair values using assumptions about future revenues and expenses, as well as discount factors and income tax rates. Purchase price allocations are subject to revision within the measurement period, not to exceed one year from the date of acquisition. The fair value of contingent consideration is determined at each reporting period with changes reflected in the statement of operations. ***Income Taxes.*** We record deferred income taxes for the effects of timing differences between financial and tax reporting. These differences relate primarily to operating leases, goodwill and intangible assets, depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation. We base our deferred income taxes, accrued income taxes and provision for income taxes upon income, statutory tax rates, the legal structure of our Company, interpretation of tax laws and tax planning opportunities available to us in the various jurisdictions in which we operate. We file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various states, Canada and Ireland. We have been audited by federal, state and foreign tax authorities, but a number of years may elapse before an uncertain tax position, for which we have unrecognized tax benefits, is audited and finally resolved. From time to time, these audits result in assessments of additional tax. If a loss is determined to be probable as a result of an audit, an accrual is established. We apply a more-likely-than-not threshold to the recognition and derecognition of uncertain tax positions. Accordingly, we recognize the amount of tax benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being ultimately realized upon settlement. Future changes in judgments and estimates related to the expected ultimate resolution of uncertain tax positions will affect income in the quarter of such change. While it is often difficult to predict the final outcome or the timing of resolution of any particular uncertain tax position, we believe that our unrecognized tax benefits reflect the most likely outcome. ***Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements***. In the normal course of business, management evaluates all new accounting pronouncements issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) to determine the potential impact they may have on our consolidated financial statements. For a discussion of the newly issued accounting pronouncements see “Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements” and "Recent Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted" under Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of Part II of this report. ### RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The following table sets forth, for fiscal years 2026 and 2025, the components of our Consolidated Statements of Income. | As a Percentage of Total Revenue: | FY 2026 | FY 2025 | | --- | ---: | ---: | | Service Revenue | 65.4% | 65.2% | | Distribution Sales | 34.6% | 34.8% | | Total Revenue | 100.0% | 100.0% | | Gross Profit Percentage: | | | | Service Gross Profit | 32.5% | 33.4% | | Distribution Gross Profit | 32.9% | 29.7% | | Total Gross Profit | 32.6% | 32.1% | | Selling, Marketing and Warehouse Expenses | 12.9% | 12.0% | | General and Administrative Expenses | 15.8% | 13.7% | | Total Operating Expenses | 28.6% | 25.7% | | Operating Income | 4.0% | 6.4% | | Interest and Other Expenses, net | 1.6% | (0.2)% | | Income Before Provision for Income Taxes | 2.4% | 6.6% | | Provision for Income Taxes | 0.8% | 1.4% | | Net Income | 1.6% | 5.2% | ### FISCAL YEAR ENDED March 28, 2026 COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR ENDED March 29, 2025 (dollars in thousands): ### Revenue: | Revenue: | Fiscal Year Ended March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 | Change $% | | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | | Service | $217,209 | $181,428 | $35,781 | 19.7% | | Distribution | 114,668 | 96,993 | 17,675 | 18.2% | | Total | $331,877 | $278,421 | $53,456 | 19.2% | Total revenue was $331.9 million in fiscal year 2026 compared to $278.4 million in fiscal year 2025, an increase of $53.5 million or 19.2%. Service revenue, which accounted for 65.4% and 65.2% of our total revenue in fiscal years 2026 and 2025, respectively, increased $35.8 million, or 19.7% from fiscal year 2025 to fiscal year 2026. This year-over-year increase included $30.9 million of incremental revenue from the acquisitions of Essco and Martin. It also included service organic revenue growth of 3.0%, which was driven by continued market share gains. Service organic revenue is a non-GAAP measure. See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below. Our fiscal years 2026 and 2025 service revenue growth in relation to prior fiscal year quarter comparisons, was as follows: | | FY 2026 Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | FY 2025 Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | | Service Revenue Growth | 18.4% | 29.1% | 19.9% | 12.3% | 11.3% | 0.1% | 6.4% | 9.8% | 32 The growth in fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2025 reflected both organic growth and acquisitions. The growth in Service segment revenue in fiscal year 2026 includes revenue from Essco and Martin. The growth in Service segment revenue in fiscal year 2025 includes revenue from Becnel and Martin. The higher growth percentages in fiscal year 2026 are due to higher acquisition and organic revenue growth compared to fiscal year 2025. Within any year, while we add new customers, we also have customers from the prior year whose service orders may not repeat for any number of factors. Among those factors are variations in the timing of periodic calibrations and other services, customer capital expenditures and customer outsourcing decisions. Because the timing of Service segment orders can vary on a quarter-to-quarter basis, we believe a trailing twelve-month trend provides a better indication of the progress of this segment. The following table presents the trailing twelve-month Service segment revenue for each quarter in fiscal years 2026 and 2025 as well as the trailing twelve-month revenue growth as a comparison to that of the prior fiscal year period: | Trailing Twelve-Month: | FY 2026 Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | FY 2025 Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | | Service Revenue | $217,209 | $207,565 | $195,548 | $186,794 | $181,428 | $176,054 | $176,006 | $173,450 | | Service Revenue Growth | 19.7% | 17.8% | 11.0% | 7.7% | 7.0% | 8.3% | 12.1% | 15.0% | Our strategy has been to focus our investments in the core electrical, temperature, pressure, physical/dimensional and radio frequency/microwave calibration disciplines. We expect to subcontract approximately 13% to 15% of our Service revenue to third-party vendors for calibration beyond our chosen scope of capabilities. We continually evaluate our outsourcing needs and make capital investments, as deemed necessary, to add more in-house capabilities and reduce the need for third-party vendors. Capability expansion through business acquisitions is another way that we seek to reduce the need for outsourcing. The following table presents the source of our Service revenue and the percentage of Service revenue derived from each source for each quarter during fiscal years 2026 and 2025: | | FY 2026 Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | FY 2025 Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | | In-House | 84.4% | 84.5% | 85.8% | 85.6% | 85.6% | 85.1% | 86.6% | 86.9% | | Outsourced | 14.2% | 14.0% | 12.9% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% | 12.3% | 12.0% | | Freight Billed to Customers | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% | | | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | Our Distribution sales accounted for 34.6% and 34.8% of our total revenue in fiscal years 2026 and 2025, respectively. Distribution sales increased $17.7 million, or 18.2% in fiscal year 2026 compared to fiscal year 2025. This year-over-year increase is primarily due to $7.5 million of incremental revenue from rentals and $10.2 million of higher distribution sales orders, including $4.4 million from the acquisitions of Essco and Martin. Our fiscal years 2026 and 2025 Distribution sales growth in relation to prior fiscal year quarter comparisons were as follows: | | FY 2026 Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | FY 2025 Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | | Distribution Sales Growth | 10.5% | 19.8% | 24.0% | 19.0% | 3.9% | 6.5% | 11.1% | 10.5% | Distribution sales orders include orders for instruments that we routinely stock in our inventory, customized products, and other products ordered less frequently, which we do not stock. Backorders are the total dollar value of orders received for which revenue has not yet been recognized. Pending product shipments are primarily backorders, but also include the total dollar value of products that are requested to be calibrated in our service centers prior to shipment, orders required by the customer to be shipped complete or at a future date, and other orders awaiting final credit or management review prior to shipment. Management uses pending product shipments and backorders as measures of our future business performance and financial performance within the Distribution segment. Our total pending product shipments increased $3.9 million, or 118.6%, at the end of fiscal year 2026 compared to the end of fiscal year 2025. Backorders at the end of fiscal year 2026 were $6.3 million, compared to $2.7 million at the end of fiscal year 2025. The increase in pending product shipments and backorders was due to longer lead times. The following table presents the percentage of total pending product shipments that were backorders at the end of each quarter in fiscal years 2026 and 2025 and our historical trend of total pending product shipments: | | FY 2026 Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | FY 2025 Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | | Total Pending Product Shipments | $7,251 | $6,346 | $7,510 | $4,182 | $3,317 | $3,992 | $4,102 | $4,713 | | % of Pending Product Shipments that were Backorders | 86.4% | 84.2% | 89.7% | 85.8% | 81.9% | 84.0% | 84.7% | 78.4% | ### Gross Profit: | Gross Profit: | Fiscal Year Ended March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 | Change $% | | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | | Service | $70,532 | $60,659 | $9,873 | 16.3% | | Distribution | 37,772 | 28,794 | 8,978 | 31.2% | | Total | $108,304 | $89,453 | $18,851 | 21.1% | Total gross profit in fiscal year 2026 was $108.3 million compared to $89.5 million in fiscal year 2025, an increase of $18.9 million or 21.1%. As a percentage of total revenue, total gross margin was 32.6% in fiscal year 2026 compared to 32.1% in fiscal year 2025, a 50 basis point increase. Service gross profit was $70.5 million, an increase of $9.9 million, or 16.3%, from fiscal year 2025 to fiscal year 2026. Our annual and quarterly Service segment gross margins are a function of several factors. The mix of services provided to customers may also affect gross margins in any given period, in addition to the volume of throughput. Service gross margin decreased by 90 basis points in fiscal year 2026 versus fiscal year 2025. This decrease in service gross margin in fiscal year 2026 was the result of costs associated with new customer wins and lower than expected levels of organic growth in the first half of the fiscal year, which rebounded in the second half of the year. Our Distribution gross margin includes net sales less the direct cost of inventory sold and the direct costs of equipment rental revenues, primarily depreciation expense for the fixed assets in our rental equipment pool, as well as the impact of rebates and cooperative advertising income we receive from vendors, freight billed to customers, freight expenses and direct shipping costs. We recorded vendor rebates of $1.4 million in fiscal year 2026 and $0.9 million in fiscal year 2025, as a reduction of cost of Distribution sales. In general, our Distribution gross margin can vary based upon the mix of products sold, price discounting, the timing of periodic vendor rebates offered and cooperative advertising programs from suppliers. Distribution segment gross margin increased 320 basis points in fiscal year 2026 compared to fiscal year 2025. The increase in the Distribution segment gross margin was primarily due to increased margins from rental revenue and a favorable mix of higher margin products sold. ### Operating Expenses: | Operating Expenses: | Fiscal Year Ended March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 | Change $% | | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | | Selling, Marketing and Warehouse | $42,765 | $33,341 | $9,424 | 28.3% | | General and Administrative | $52,276 | $38,238 | 14,038 | 36.7% | | Total | $95,041 | $71,579 | $23,462 | 32.8% | Total operating expenses were $95.0 million in fiscal year 2026 compared to $71.6 million in fiscal year 2025. This represented an increase of $23.5 million, or 32.8%, compared to fiscal year 2025. As a percentage of total revenue, operating expenses increased 290 basis points from 25.7% in fiscal year 2025 to 28.6% in fiscal year 2026. The year-over-year increase in selling, marketing and warehouse expenses is due to increased expenses related to recent acquisitions, especially acquisition related amortization expense, and higher payroll related employee costs. The increase in general and administrative expenses includes incremental expenses related to acquired companies (including stock based compensation), increased payroll costs, executive transition costs and continued investments in technology. ### Provision for Income Taxes: | | Fiscal Year Ended March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 | Change $% | | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | | Provision for Income Taxes | $2,613 | $3,811 | $(1,198) | (31.4)% | Our effective tax rate for fiscal years 2026 and 2025 was 32.7% and 20.8%, respectively. The increase in effective tax rate is due to the timing of our discrete items in relation to the timing of our pre-tax net income and due to tax expense recognized in fiscal year 2026 associated with executive compensation limitations that resulted from share-based awards. Our provision for income taxes is affected by discrete items that may occur in any given period but are not consistent from year to year. The discrete items related to share-based compensation activity in fiscal years 2026 and 2025 were $0.1 million tax expense and $1.1 million tax benefit, respectively. We continue to evaluate our tax provision on a quarterly basis and adjust, as deemed necessary, our effective tax rate given changes in facts and circumstances expected in the future. We expect to receive certain federal, state, Canadian and Irish tax credits in future years. We also expect to receive discrete tax benefits related to share-based compensation awards in fiscal year 2027. As such, we expect our effective tax rate in fiscal year 2027 to be between 31.0% and 33.0%. ### Net Income: | | Fiscal Year Ended March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 | Change $% | | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | | Net Income | $5,376 | $14,515 | $(9,139) | (63.0)% | Net income for fiscal year 2026 decreased by $9.1 million or 63.0% compared to fiscal year 2025. As a percentage of revenue, net income was 1.6% in fiscal year 2026, down from 5.2% in fiscal year 2025. The year-over-year decrease in net income was primarily due to lower operating income and higher interest expense. The interest expense increased due to higher outstanding debt balances. The debt was incurred to fund the Essco acquisition. ### Non-GAAP Financial Measures ### Service Organic Revenue In addition to reporting service revenue, a measure that is calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), we present service organic revenue (current period service revenue less freight billed to customer less acquired revenue). Acquired revenue is revenue generated from acquisitions for twelve months subsequent to the acquisition date. The Company's management believes service organic revenue is an important measure of operating performance because the measure provides a basis for comparison of our business operations across periods to assess core operating performance. As such, the Company uses service organic revenue as a measure of performance when evaluating its Service segment and as a basis for planning and forecasting. Service organic revenue is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and is not calculated through the application of GAAP. As such, it should not be considered as a substitute or alternative for the GAAP measure of service revenue and, therefore, should not be used in isolation of, but in conjunction with, the GAAP measure. Service organic revenue, as presented, may produce results that vary from the GAAP measure and may not be comparable to a similarly defined non-GAAP measure used by other companies. | | Year Ended March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 | Change $% | | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | | Service Revenue | $217,209 | $181,428 | $35,781 | 20% | | Less: Acquired Revenue | (30,934) | (1,337) | | | | Less: Freight Billed to Customer | (2,984) | (2,112) | | | | Service Organic Revenue | $183,291 | $177,979 | $5,312 | 3% | ### Adjusted EBITDA: In addition to reporting net income, a GAAP measure, we present Adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, non-cash stock compensation expense, acquisition related transaction expenses, executive transition costs, and certain other expenses), which is a non-GAAP measure. Our management believes Adjusted EBITDA is an important measure of our operating performance because it allows management, investors and others to evaluate and compare the performance of our core operations from period to period by removing the impact of the capital structure (interest), tangible and intangible asset base (depreciation and amortization), taxes, stock-based compensation expense and other items, which is not always commensurate with the reporting period in which it is included. As such, our management uses Adjusted EBITDA as a measure of performance when evaluating our business segments and as a basis for planning and forecasting. Adjusted EBITDA is also commonly used by rating agencies, lenders and other parties to evaluate our credit worthiness. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and is not calculated through the application of GAAP. As such, it should not be considered as a substitute or alternative for the GAAP measure of net income and, therefore, should not be used in isolation of, but in conjunction with, the GAAP measure. Adjusted EBITDA, as presented, may produce results that vary from the GAAP measure and may not be comparable to a similarly defined non-GAAP measure used by other companies. | | Fiscal Year Ended March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 | | --- | ---: | ---: | | Net Income | $5,376 | $14,515 | | + Interest Expense (Income), Net | 4,579 | (27) | | + Tax Provision | 2,613 | 3,811 | | + Executive Transition Costs | 1,706 | - | | + Depreciation & Amortization | 26,172 | 18,567 | | + Transaction Expense | 744 | 1,278 | | + Gain on Acquisition/Divestiture-related items | - | (1,660) | | + Noncash Stock Compensation | 7,549 | 3,248 | | Adjusted EBITDA | $48,739 | $39,732 | During fiscal year 2026, Adjusted EBITDA was $48.7 million, an increase of $9.0 million or 22.7% compared to fiscal year 2025. As a percentage of revenue, Adjusted EBITDA was 14.7% during fiscal year 2026 versus 14.3% during fiscal year 2025, a 40 basis point increase. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA during fiscal year 2026 was primarily driven by increased revenue. ### Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share: In addition to reporting Net Income and Diluted Earnings Per Share, GAAP measures, we present Adjusted net income (net income plus acquisition related amortization expense, acquisition related transaction expenses, acquisition related stock-based compensation, executive transition costs, and acquisition amortization of backlog, as applicable) and Adjusted diluted earnings per share (Adjusted net income divided by the average diluted shares outstanding during the period), which are non-GAAP measures. Our management believes Adjusted net income and Adjusted diluted earnings per share are important measures of our operating performance because they provide a basis for comparison of our business operations between current, past and future periods by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. Adjusted net income and Adjusted diluted earnings per share are not measures of financial performance under GAAP and are not calculated through the application of GAAP. As such, they should not be considered as a substitute or alternative for the GAAP measures of Net Income and Diluted Earnings Per Share and, therefore, should not be used in isolation of, but in conjunction with, the GAAP measures. Adjusted net income and Adjusted diluted earnings per share, as presented, may produce results that vary from the GAAP measures and may not be comparable to similarly defined non-GAAP measures used by other companies. | | Fiscal Year Ended March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 | | --- | ---: | ---: | | Net Income | $5,376 | $14,515 | | + Amortization of Intangible Assets | 13,770 | 8,422 | | + Acquisition Amortization of Backlog | - | 28 | | + Executive Transition Costs | 1,706 | - | | + Acquisition Deal Costs | 744 | 1,279 | | + Acquisition Stock Expense | 952 | 244 | | + Income Tax Effect | (5,251) | (2,493) | | + Acquisition Earn-out/Contingent Consideration Adjustment | - | (836) | | Adjusted Net Income | 17,297 | 21,159 | | Average Diluted Shares Outstanding | 9,380 | 9,254 | | Diluted Earnings Per Share – GAAP | $0.57 | $1.57 | | + Amortization of Intangible Assets | 1.47 | 0.91 | | + Acquisition Amortization of Backlog | - | 0.01 | | + Executive Transition Costs | 0.18 | 0.14 | | + Acquisition Deal Costs | 0.08 | 0.03 | | + Acquisition Stock Expense | 0.10 | (0.27) | | + Income Tax Effect | (0.56) | (0.09) | | Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share | $1.84 | $2.29 | 38 ### Operating Free Cash Flow In addition to reporting net cash provided by operating activities, a GAAP measure, we present Operating Free Cash Flow (net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures), which is a non-GAAP measure. The Company’s management believes Operating Free Cash Flow is an important liquidity measure that reflects the cash generated by the business, after the purchases of technology, capabilities and assets, that can then be used for, among other things, strategic acquisitions, investments in the business and funding ongoing operations. Operating Free Cash Flow is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and is not calculated through the application of GAAP. As such, it should not be considered as a substitute or alternative for the GAAP measure of net cash provided by operating activities and, therefore, should not be used in isolation of, but in conjunction with, the GAAP measure. Operating Free Cash Flow, as presented, may produce results that vary from the GAAP measure and may not be comparable to a similarly defined non-GAAP measure used by other companies. | | Year Ended March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 | | --- | ---: | ---: | | Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities | $34,850 | $38,985 | | Less: Capital Expenditures | (15,298) | (13,197) | | Operating Free Cash Flow | $19,552 | $25,788 | ### Net Debt In addition to reporting debt, a GAAP measure, we present net debt (debt less cash and cash equivalents), which is a non-GAAP measure. The Company’s management believes net debt is an important measure of financial leverage. Net debt is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and is not calculated through the application of GAAP. As such, it should not be considered as a substitute or alternative for the GAAP measure of debt and, therefore, should not be used in isolation of, but in conjunction with, the GAAP measure. Net debt, as presented, may produce results that vary from the GAAP measure and may not be comparable to a similarly defined non-GAAP measure used by other companies. | | Year Ended March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 | | --- | ---: | ---: | | Debt | $99,885 | $32,708 | | Less: Cash & Cash Equivalents | (4,942) | (1,517) | | Net Debt | $94,943 | $31,191 | ### LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES We expect that foreseeable liquidity and capital resource requirements will be met through cash and cash equivalents, anticipated cash flows from operations and borrowings from our revolving credit facility. We believe that these sources of financing will be adequate to meet our future requirements including anticipated operating expenses, capital expenditures, interest payments on our long-term debt, and planned business acquisitions. To the extent that the Company does not satisfy its liquidity requirements through cash and cash equivalents, anticipated cash flows from operations and borrowings from our revolving credit facility, it intends to satisfy such requirements through proceeds from the issuance of common stock. On July 29, 2025, we entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with a group of three lenders establishing a new five-year $150.0 million secured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”). Borrowing options under the Credit Facility include: (i) a revolving loan option; (ii) a swingline loan option; and (iii) letters of credit, each of which is provided on a committed basis. The Credit Facility replaced the Company’s former $80.0 million credit facility (the “Replaced Facility”), which included a letter of credit subfacility of $10.0 million and our 2018 term loan, with an original principal amount of $15.0 million (the “2018 Term Loan”). We used initial borrowings under the Credit Facility to repay amounts due under the Replaced Facility, including the remaining amounts under the 2018 Term Loan, and for the acquisition of Essco. Under the Credit Agreement, we can use up to $50.0 million for acquisitions in any single fiscal year, with an exception for the Essco acquisition. In addition, we are permitted to make restricted payments up to $25.0 million in the aggregate over the term of the Credit Facility and up to $10.0 million in any single fiscal year to repurchase shares and pay dividends. Most borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest, at our election, at a fixed base rate or the daily simple SOFR rate, plus a margin. Any swingline loan will bear interest at the fixed base rate plus a margin. The applicable margin is based on our then-current leverage ratio. Under the Credit Facility, the applicable margin was reduced for most levels of leverage ratio for comparable categories of borrowings under the Replaced Facility. The applicable margin ranges from 0.00% to 0.75% for base rate loans and 1.00% to 1.75% for SOFR loans. We pay a commitment fee based on the daily unused amount under the Credit Facility multiplied by the applicable margin, which ranges from 0.10% to 0.20%. The Credit Agreement has certain financial covenants with which we must comply. The leverage ratio covenant under the Credit Agreement requires us to maintain our ratio of outstanding indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA to be no greater than 3.00 to 1.00, provided that we may temporarily increase the leverage ratio covenant if we complete a material permitted acquisition under the terms of the Credit Agreement. The Company's leverage ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement, was 2.03 on March 28, 2026, compared with 0.78 on March 29, 2025. We must also maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of no less than 1.20 to 1.00. We were in compliance with all loan covenants and requirements of the Credit Agreement and the Replaced Facility, as applicable, during fiscal year 2026, and the Company expects to remain in compliance for fiscal year 2027. As of March 28, 2026, $150.0 million was available for borrowing, subject to covenant restrictions, under the Credit Facility, of which, $99.9 million was outstanding. During fiscal year 2026, we used approximately $83.0 million, drawn from the Credit Facility, for a business acquisition. **Cash Flows:** The following table is a summary of our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (dollars in thousands): | Cash Provided by (Used in): | Fiscal Year Ended March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 | | --- | ---: | ---: | | Operating Activities | $34,850 | $38,985 | | Investing Activities | $(97,823) | $(84,000) | | Financing Activities | $66,501 | $26,862 | 40 **Operating Activities:** Net cash provided by operating activities was $34.8 million during fiscal year 2026 compared to $39.0 million during fiscal year 2025. The significant working capital fluctuations were as follows: - Receivables: Accounts receivable increased by a net amount of $9.2 million during fiscal year 2026, inclusive of $2.9 million of accounts receivable acquired as part of an acquisition completed during the year. Accounts receivable increased by a net amount of $8.2 million during fiscal year 2025, inclusive of $7.7 million of accounts receivable acquired as part of two acquisitions completed during the period. The year-over-year change reflects the timing of collections. The following table illustrates our days sales outstanding as of March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025: | | As of March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 | | --- | ---: | ---: | | Net Sales, for the last two fiscal months | $66,622 | $57,565 | | Accounts Receivable, net | $65,170 | $55,941 | | Days Sales Outstanding | 59 | 59 | - Inventory: Our inventory strategy includes making appropriate large quantity, high dollar purchases with key manufacturers for various reasons, including maximizing on-hand availability of key products, expanding the number of SKUs stocked in anticipation of customer demand, reducing backorders for products with long lead times and optimizing vendor purchase and sales volume discounts. As a result, inventory levels may vary from quarter-to-quarter based on the timing of these large orders in relation to our quarter end. Our inventory balance decreased $0.8 million and $2.9 million during fiscal years 2026 and 2025, respectively. The year-over-year change is related to the timing of strategic inventory purchases. - Accounts Payable: Changes in accounts payable may or may not correlate with changes in inventory balances at any given quarter end due to the timing of vendor payments for inventory, as well as the timing of payments for outsourced Service vendors and capital expenditures. Accounts payable increased $1.2 million during 2026, inclusive of $0.2 million assumed in an acquisition during the period. Accounts payable increased $5.3 million during fiscal year 2025, inclusive of $0.3 million assumed in acquisitions during the period. The variances are largely due to the timing of inventory purchases, capital expenditures and other payments in the respective periods. - Accrued Compensation and Other Current Liabilities: Accrued compensation and other current liabilities include, among other things, amounts paid to employees for non-equity performance-based compensation. At the end of any particular period, the amounts accrued for such compensation may vary due to many factors including, but not limited to, changes in expected performance levels, the performance measurement period, and the timing of payments to employees. During fiscal year 2026, accrued compensation and other liabilities increased by $6.2 million, inclusive of $3.3 million from assumed liabilities and purchase price holdbacks from acquisition transactions. Accrued payroll and incentives increased $4.2 million, the current portion of lease liabilities increased $0.7 million and other current liabilities increased $1.9 million. Accrued acquisition holdbacks decreased $0.5 million. During fiscal year 2025, accrued compensation and other liabilities decreased by $1.3 million, inclusive of $1.2 million from assumed liabilities, contingent consideration and purchase price holdbacks from acquisition transactions. - Income Taxes Receivable/Payable: In any given period, net working capital may be affected by the timing and amount of income tax payments. During fiscal year 2026, income taxes receivable, included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets, increased $0.7 million. During fiscal year 2025, income taxes payable decreased by $2.9 million. The year-over-year difference is due to timing of income tax payments. **Investing Activities:** During fiscal year 2026, we invested $15.3 million in capital expenditures that was used primarily for customer-driven expansion of Service segment capabilities and capacity as well as our rental business. During fiscal year 2025, we invested $13.2 million in capital expenditures that was used primarily for customer-driven expansion of Service segment capabilities and our rental business. During fiscal year 2026, we used $82.5 million for business acquisitions. During fiscal year 2025, we used $87.4 million for business acquisitions. During each of fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2025, no contingent consideration was paid related to business acquisitions. During fiscal year 2025, we sold $15.5 million of marketable securities to partially fund acquisitions. **Financing Activities**: During fiscal year 2026, $68.6 million in cash was generated from the net proceeds of our revolving credit facility and $0.8 million from the issuance of common stock. In addition, we used $1.8 million for scheduled repayments of our term loan and $0.4 million for the “net” awarding of certain share awards to cover employee tax-withholding obligations for share award and stock option activity in fiscal year 2026, which is shown as a repurchase of shares of our common stock on our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. During fiscal year 2025, $30.9 million in cash was generated from the net proceeds of our revolving credit facility and $1.9 million from the issuance of common stock. In addition, we used $2.3 million for scheduled repayments of our term loan and $3.6 million for the “net” awarding of certain share awards to cover employee tax-withholding obligations for share award and stock option activity in fiscal year 2025, which is shown as a repurchase of shares of our common stock on our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. ### OUTLOOK Consistent with prior years, acquisitions continued to play a key role in Service revenue, including most recently SCM Metrology and Laboratories, which closed just after the end of our fiscal year. Service organic revenue (a non-GAAP measure) growth was in the high single-digit range for the third and fourth quarters of fiscal year 2026, driven by consistent demand in the Calibration business. Revenue growth in both segments combined with continued organization-wide productivity gains drove EBITDA growth for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026 and the full fiscal year. The stringent regulatory standards for manufacturers imposed by entities including the FDA, FAA and Department of Defense to ensure product safety and environmental protection are a key driver of organic growth for our high-value calibration services. Our dedicated team has a proven track record of delivering profitable revenue growth over the past decade and a half. We believe our proven team, in combination with the industry mandated service model, diversified portfolio with a Fortune 500 client base, and strong balance sheet will continue to differentiate us during fiscal year 2027 and beyond. Looking ahead, while macroeconomic impacts on our business such as changes in product costs and customer demand for services are uncertain, we anticipate continued high single-digit Service organic revenue growth in Fiscal year 2027, assuming the broader economic environment remains stable. Automation of our calibration processes and focus on productivity remain key enablers of margin expansion. We have demonstrated the ability to leverage these tools to improve our operational efficiency and drive margin expansion over an extended period. We will continue to leverage our acquisition expertise and are pleased with the current flow of strategic opportunities. We believe strong execution, paired with strategic acquisitions, positions us well to drive long-term shareholder value. Transcat expects its income tax rate to range between 31% and 33% in fiscal 2027. This estimate includes Federal, various state, Canadian and Irish income taxes and reflects the discrete tax accounting associated with share-based payment awards. ## Market risk As filed, 2,576 characters. Our exposure to changes in interest rates results from our borrowing activities. In the event interest rates were to move by 1%, our yearly interest expense would increase or decrease by approximately $1.0 million assuming our borrowing levels at March 28, 2026 remained constant. As of March 28, 2026, $150.0 million was available under the revolving credit facility, of which, $99.9 million was outstanding. On July 29, 2025, we entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with a group of three lenders establishing a new five-year $150.0 million secured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”). Most borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest, at our election, at a fixed base rate or the daily simple SOFR rate, plus a margin. Any swingline loan will bear interest at the fixed base rate plus a margin. The applicable margin is based on our then-current leverage ratio. The applicable margin ranges from 0.00% to 0.75% for base rate loans and 1.00% to 1.75% for SOFR loans. As of March 28, 2026, we had no hedging arrangements in place to limit our exposure to upward movements in interest rates under the Credit Facility. We do not use hedging arrangements for speculative purposes. ### FOREIGN CURRENCY Approximately 90% of our total revenues for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2025 were denominated in U.S. dollars, with the remainder denominated in Canadian dollars and Euros. A 10% change in the value of the Canadian dollar to the U.S. dollar and the Euro to the U.S. dollar would impact our revenue by approximately 1%. We monitor the relationship between the U.S. dollar and Canadian dollar and the U.S. dollar and Euro on a monthly basis and adjust sales prices for products and services sold in Canadian dollars or Euros as we believe to be appropriate. In the past, we have utilized short-term foreign exchange forward contracts to reduce the risk that future earnings denominated in Canadian dollars would be adversely affected by changes in currency exchange rates. We did not apply hedge accounting and therefore the net change in the fair value of the contracts, which totaled a loss of less than $0.1 million and a gain of $0.2 million during fiscal year 2026 and 2025, respectively, was recognized as a component of other expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The change in the fair value of the contracts is offset by the change in fair value on the underlying accounts receivables denominated in Canadian dollars being hedged. There were no outstanding foreign exchange forward contracts as of March 28, 2026. ## Controls and procedures As filed, 13,025 characters. ### Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures Under the supervision, and with the participation of our current management, including our Chief Executive Officer (our principal executive officer) (“CEO”) and our Chief Financial Officer (our principal financial officer) (“CFO”), we evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, our CEO and our CFO have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of the end of the period covered by this report because of certain material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting, as further described below. Notwithstanding the conclusion by our CEO and CFO that our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report were not effective, and notwithstanding the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting described below, management believes that the consolidated financial statements and related financial information included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K fairly present in all material respects our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows as of the dates presented, and for the periods ended on such dates, in conformity with U.S. GAAP. ***Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting*** Management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act and based upon the criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the “COSO Framework”)). Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Effective August 5, 2025, the Company acquired Essco Calibration Laboratory (“Essco”). Management excluded from its assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of March 28, 2026, the internal controls of Essco, which represent 2.3% of our total assets exclusive of acquired intangible assets and goodwill and 4.5% of our consolidated revenues included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2026. This exclusion is permitted under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Based on its assessment, management concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of the end of the period covered by this report, due to the material weaknesses described below. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that a reasonable possibility exists that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements would not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. We did not maintain an effective Control Environment based on the criteria established in the COSO Framework and identified deficiencies in the principles associated with the Control Environment and Control Activities components of the COSO Framework that constitute material weaknesses, either individually or in the aggregate. Specifically, we failed to maintain sufficient qualified resources with the appropriate level of knowledge, experience, and training necessary to support accounting and financial reporting processes and controls. The material weakness in the Control Environment contributed to the following Control Activities’ material weaknesses: We did not design and maintain adequate controls within the revenue process that resulted in material weaknesses, either individually or in the aggregate, over (a) management’s review of established pricing and contract terms to support recorded revenue, (b) review of the completeness and accuracy of customer order entry, quantity and pricing, and (c) the determination of the appropriate period for revenue recognition. ### Remediation Plan We initiated and will continue to implement measures designed to improve our internal control over financial reporting to remediate these material weaknesses with oversight from the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, including the following: - We will continue to hire qualified professionals to strengthen the design, implementation and execution of internal controls. - We are enhancing the design of existing controls and implementing new controls related to pricing and contract terms, customer order entry and revenue recognition. - We will continue to provide training to control owners emphasizing the importance of timely and proper execution of their assigned control activities. - We will continue to augment our internal resources by engaging external consultants with technical experience in accounting and financial reporting until our controls are designed and implemented. - We are evaluating process improvements and technology solutions to reduce reliance on manual controls and enhance our internal control activities for financial reporting. We are committed to the remediation of these material weaknesses and expect to successfully implement enhanced control processes. However, as we continue to evaluate and work to improve our internal control over financial reporting, we may determine that additional measures to address control deficiencies or modifications to the remediation plan are necessary. The effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, as of the end of the period covered by this report, has been audited by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their attestation report included herein. ### Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting The Company is in the process of implementing internal control procedures related to the acquired business and expects this to be completed during fiscal 2027. Except as noted in the previous sentence and as set forth above in connection with our material weaknesses, there were no other changes to internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. ### REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of Transcat, Inc. ### Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Transcat, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of March 28, 2026, based on criteria established in *Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013)* issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, because of the effect of the material weaknesses identified below on the achievement of the objectives of the control criteria, the Company has not maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of March 28, 2026, based on criteria established in *Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013)* issued by COSO. We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2026, of the Company and our report dated May 27, 2026, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements. As described in Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, management excluded from its assessment the internal control over financial reporting at Essco Calibration Laboratory, LLC (“Essco”), which was acquired on August 5, 2025, and whose financial statements constitute 2.3% of total assets (exclusive of acquired intangible assets and goodwill) and 4.5% of revenues of the consolidated financial statement amounts as of and for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2026. Accordingly, our audit did not include the internal control over financial reporting at Essco Calibration Laboratory, LLC. ### Basis for Opinion The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. ### Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed 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. A company’s internal control over financial reporting 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 the assets of the company; (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 receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, 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. ### Material Weaknesses A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The following material weaknesses have been identified and included in management's assessment: The Company did not maintain an effective control environment or effective control activities based on the criteria established by COSO. Specifically, the Company did not maintain sufficient qualified personnel with the requisite knowledge, experience, and training to support its accounting and financial reporting processes and related controls. In addition, the Company did not design and maintain effective control activities within the revenue process to mitigate risks to an acceptable level, including controls over the review of established pricing and contract terms supporting recorded revenue, the completeness and accuracy of customer order entry data, including quantity and pricing, and the determination of the appropriate period for revenue recognition. These material weaknesses were considered in determining the nature, timing, and extent of audit tests applied in our audit of the consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2026 of the Company, and this report does not affect our report on such financial statements. /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP Rochester, New York May 27, 2026 Filed May 27, 2026. Source: SEC EDGAR, the filing index for accession 0001437749-26-018588. Last ingested by Listed: Nov 6, 2026, 17:28 ET. No prices; not investment advice.