No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest, by Dowling Vincent J. Jr, was filed 08 Sept 2022.
TEL Instrument Electronics Corp belongs to the Defense & Aerospace sector. Filings by its managers are published through SEC (Form 4). TEL Instrument Electronics Corp has had no insider filing for more than a year; the last one goes back to 8 September 2022.
Our records for TEL Instrument Electronics Corp go back to 2006, with 53 purchases and 31 sales on the open market in total.
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Tel-Instrument Electronics Corp. is a U.S.-based specialty avionics test-equipment company headquartered in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. It is a public company traded on the OTC market under the symbol TIKK, rather than on the NYSE or NASDAQ. Founded in 1947, Tel-Instrument has built its franchise around rugged, field-tested test and measurement instruments used to support avionics systems in commercial aviation, general aviation, and government and military aerospace markets. For investors, the company should be viewed as a niche industrial supplier with exposure to MRO spending, fleet support, and defense-related maintenance budgets.
The company’s core business is the design and manufacture of avionics ramp and bench test sets that help customers test, calibrate, and repair airborne navigation and communication equipment. Management positions the business around integrated test solutions that combine multiple functions into a single unit, aiming to reduce customer acquisition cost, operator training time, and life-cycle support expense. Tel-Instrument’s portfolio includes commercial and military test sets, including products associated with IFF (Identification Friend or Foe), TACAN, and SDR/OMNI-based avionics testing. A key aspect of the value proposition is long-duration support: the company emphasizes depot-level support, configuration management, and product reliability over the full service life of its equipment.
From a competitive standpoint, Tel-Instrument operates in a specialized, technically demanding segment where product reliability, compliance, installed-base compatibility, and after-sales support matter more than scale. Its quality certification to ISO 9001:2015 and CE compliance for Europe support its credibility with regulated and international customers. The company serves both domestic and international markets, with commercial reach indicated across Europe/UK, Asia, Australia, Israel, and selected other regions. In practice, that means Tel-Instrument competes less as a broad electronics vendor and more as a mission-critical support provider for avionics maintenance operations.
Recent company developments have centered on product refreshes and support updates rather than transformational expansion. In 2025 and 2026, Tel-Instrument highlighted software and technical updates for products such as the SDR-OMNI, T-47/M5, and TS-4530A platforms, including changes tied to 2025 AIMSPO requirements. The company also noted increasing sourcing challenges for parts used in older commercial and military test sets, which underscores the aging nature of part of its installed base and the importance of sustainment revenue. More recently, the company has promoted new or updated all-in-one avionics flight-test solutions, reinforcing its focus on incremental product modernization. Overall, Tel-Instrument remains a small, specialized U.S. defense/aerospace electronics company with a long operating history, a focused product set, and a support-intensive business model.
| Fiscal year end | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2025 | 9.3 m USD | -4.9 m USD | -1.62 USD | 10-K |
| Mar 2024 | 8.8 m USD | 341,891 USD | 0.00 USD | 10-K |
| Mar 2023 | 8.6 m USD | -388,545 USD | -0.22 USD | 10-K |
| Mar 2022 | 12.9 m USD | 1.3 m USD | 0.26 USD | 10-K |
| Mar 2021 | 11.6 m USD | 600,057 USD | 0.12 USD | 10-K |
Amounts in USD, as filed (forms 10-K, 20-F or 40-F). Source: SEC EDGAR.