Liquidity and Capital Resources
During the nine months ended March 31, 2023, the Company utilized a portion of its cash balance at June 30, 2022 ($32,732,000 of $41,730,000) to purchase marketable securities and other investments ($30,185,000) and property, plant and equipment ($2,547,000). The securities and investments consist of money market accounts, CD’s and time deposits. During the nine months ended March 31, 2023, the Company generated cash flows from operations of $12,416,000. The Company believes its current working capital, cash flows from operations and its revolving credit agreement will be sufficient to fund the Company’s operations through the next twelve months.
Accounts receivable at March 31, 2023 decreased by $5,048,000 to $24,170,000 as compared to $29,218,000 at June 30, 2022. This decrease is primarily the result of the higher sales volume of equipment during the quarter ended June 30, 2022, which is typically the Company’s highest, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2023. In addition, sales of the Company’s radio communication devices were unusually high in the month of June 2022 due to the Company fulfilling backorders of these products which had built up during the world-wide supply chain difficulties. Sales of these products were at more normal levels in the month of March 2023.
Inventories, which include both current and non-current portions, increased by $11,000,000 to $60,786,000 at March 31, 2023 as compared to $49,786,000 at June 30, 2022. The increase was due primarily to a build-up of inventory of the Company’s radio products in order to mitigate potential supply chain interuptions of these products. The increase was also due to the ongoing shortages of certain component parts and the Company purchasing large quantities of these hard to source component parts when they become available. As these challenges begin to subside, the Company believes it’s inventory levels will decrease.
Accounts payable and accrued expenses, not including income taxes payable, decreased by $7,129,000 to $17,496,000 as of March 31, 2023 as compared to $24,625,000 as of June 30, 2022. This decrease is primarily due to a decreases in the Company’s accrued refund liability, which is explained in Note 2 to the Notes to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements, accrued employee compensation, and accounts payable, which relates to the Company reducing purchases of component parts in the latter part of the quarter ended March 31, 2023 after building up it’s inventory in fiscal 2022.
As of March 31, 2023 and 2022, long-term debt consisted of a revolving line of credit of $11,000,000 (“Revolver Agreement”), with no amounts outstanding, which expires in June 2024. The revolving credit facility contains various restrictions and covenants including, among others, restrictions on borrowings and compliance with certain financial ratios, as defined in the agreement. The Company’s long-term debt is described more fully in Note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
As of March 31, 2023, the Company had no material commitments for capital expenditures or inventory purchases other than purchase orders issued in the normal course of business. In addition, the Company’s balance sheet reflects a refund liability of $4,841,000 as of March 31, 2023 for customer returns and promotional credits which is more fully discussed in Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
ITEM 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
The Company's principal financial instrument is long-term debt (consisting of a revolving credit facility) that provides for interest based on the prime rate or LIBOR as described in the agreement. The Company is affected by market risk exposure primarily through the effect of changes in interest rates on amounts payable by the Company under these credit facilities.
All foreign sales transactions by the Company are denominated in U.S. dollars. As such, the Company has shifted foreign currency exposure onto its foreign customers. As a result, if exchange rates move against foreign customers, the Company could experience difficulty collecting unsecured accounts receivable, the cancellation of existing orders or the loss of future orders. The foregoing could materially adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. We are also exposed to foreign currency risk relative to expenses incurred in Dominican Pesos ("RD$"), the local currency of the Company's production facility in the Dominican Republic. The result of a 10% strengthening or weakening in the U.S. dollar to the RD$ would result in an annual increase or decrease in income from operations of approximately $885,000.