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BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES INC

BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES INC is an American radio and tv broadcasting and communications equipment company.1 It is headquartered in Old Bridge, New Jersey.1

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • IndustryRadio & Tv Broadcasting & Communications Equipment1
  • HeadquartersOld Bridge, New Jersey1
  • Incorporated inDE2
  • Business addressOne Jake Brown Rd, Po Box 1000, Old Bridge, Nj 088572
  • Filer categoryNon-accelerated filer, Smaller reporting company2

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Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2022

30.2%Gross margin3
-11.8%Operating margin3
-16.1%Net margin3
15.0%Revenue growth, 20223
-271.9%Return on equity3

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2022

  • Cost of revenue70¢$12.7M
  • Research and development10¢$1.8M
  • Other costs16¢$2.9M
  • Interest4¢$789.0K

Out of $18.1M in revenue.3 The company lost money this year.

Financial statements

Revenue456783$18.1M in 2022−20% since 2016
0$10.0M$20.0M$30.0M2016: $22.5M$22.5M20162017: $23.3M$23.3M2017+3%2018: $21.7M$21.7M2018−7%2019: $19.8M$19.8M2019−9%2020: $16.4M$16.4M2020−17%2021: $15.8M$15.8M2021−4%2022: $18.1M$18.1M2022+15%
Gross profit456783$5.5M in 2022−35% since 2016
0$2.5M$5.0M$7.5M$10.0M2016: $8.4M$8.4M20162017: $8.9M$8.9M2017+7%2018: $8.4M$8.4M2018−6%2019: $3.4M$3.4M2019−59%2020: $3.0M$3.0M2020−12%2021: $5.9M$5.9M2021+94%2022: $5.5M$5.5M2022−7%
Operating income456783-$2.1M in 2022+218% since 2016
-$8.0M-$6.0M-$4.0M-$2.0M0$2.0M2016: -$671.0K-$671.0K20162017: $463.0K$463.0K20172018: -$854.0K-$854.0K20182019: -$466.0K-$466.0K2019−45%2020: -$7.1M-$7.1M2020+1427%2021: -$3.0M-$3.0M2021−58%2022: -$2.1M-$2.1M2022−28%
Net income456783-$2.9M in 2022+144% since 2016
-$8.0M-$6.0M-$4.0M-$2.0M0$2.0M2016: -$1.2M-$1.2M20162017: -$384.0K-$384.0K2017−68%2018: -$1.3M-$1.3M2018+249%2019: -$742.0K-$742.0K2019−45%2020: -$7.5M-$7.5M2020+907%2021: $84.0K$84.0K20212022: -$2.9M-$2.9M2022
Fiscal year2016201720182019202020212022
Revenue$22.5M4$23.3M5$21.7M6$19.8M7$16.4M8$15.8M3$18.1M3
Cost of revenue$14.1M4$14.3M5$13.3M6$16.4M7$13.4M8$9.9M3$12.7M3
Gross profit$8.4M4$8.9M5$8.4M6$3.4M7$3.0M8$5.9M3$5.5M3
Research and development$2.7M4$2.5M5$2.6M6$3.1M7$2.5M8$2.6M3$1.8M3
Operating expenses$8.8M3$7.6M3
Operating income-$671.0K4$463.0K5-$854.0K6-$466.0K7-$7.1M8-$3.0M3-$2.1M3
Interest$412.0K4$723.0K5$562.0K6$261.0K7$345.0K8$514.0K3$789.0K3
Income before tax$99.0K3-$2.9M3
Income tax$29.0K4-$18.0K5-$77.0K6$15.0K7$15.0K8$15.0K3
Net income-$1.2M4-$384.0K5-$1.3M6-$742.0K7-$7.5M8$84.0K3-$2.9M3
Earnings per share-$0.768$0.013-$0.223
Earnings per share (diluted)-$0.768$0.023-$0.223
Shares (weighted, basic)12.2K shares313.3K shares3
Shares (weighted, diluted)15.4K shares313.3K shares3

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Corporate structure

BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES INC sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES INC

  • Stephen Eugene Walker Filed SC 13G/A on BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES INC, latest Oct 14, 2021
  • BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES INC Old Bridge, New Jersey

Built from major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES INC reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Property and equipment, before depreciation$10.9M3 Dec 31, 2022$10.9M3 Dec 31, 2021+0.4%
Accumulated depreciation$10.7M3 Dec 31, 2022$10.6M3 Dec 31, 2021+0.9%
Property and equipment, net$238.0K3 Dec 31, 2022$290.0K3 Dec 31, 2021−17.9%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$4.8M3 Dec 31, 2022$2.0M3 Dec 31, 2021+140.8%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$79.0K3 Dec 31, 2022$274.0K3 Dec 31, 2021−71.2%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$493.0K3 Dec 31, 2022$493.0K3 Dec 31, 20210%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross$2.5M3 Dec 31, 2022$2.5M3 Dec 31, 20210%
Accumulated amortization$1.7M3 Dec 31, 2022$1.7M3 Dec 31, 2021+0.8%
Finite-lived intangibles, net$741.0K3 Dec 31, 2022$755.0K3 Dec 31, 2021−1.9%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total$4.0M3 Dec 31, 2022$4.9M3 Dec 31, 2021−18.3%
Raw materials$2.1M3 Dec 31, 2022$1.8M3 Dec 31, 2021+12.5%
Work in process$1.7M3 Dec 31, 2022$2.7M3 Dec 31, 2021−36.2%
Finished goods$171.0K3 Dec 31, 2022$300.0K3 Dec 31, 2021−43.0%

Leadership

Who has led BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES INC, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. James A. Luksch2006–2014
  2. Robert J. Palle Jr.2006–2019
  3. Edward Rowland Grauch2020–2023

President

  1. Robert J. Palle Jr.2006–2019
  2. Edward Rowland Grauch2020–2023
  3. Allen Horvath2022

Chief financial officer

  1. Eric S. Skolnik2006–2023

Chief operating officer

  1. Robert J. Palle Jr.2006–2014
  2. Bruce A. Gureck2018
  3. Edward Rowland Grauch2018–2019
2010201520202025
Board members and other officers (20)

Timeline

  1. Mar 1, 20238-K Executive or director change; Regulation FD disclosure37
  2. Feb 13, 20238-K Executive or director change38
  3. Jan 23, 20238-K Executive or director change; Regulation FD disclosure39
  4. Jan 6, 20238-K Executive or director change40
  5. Nov 4, 20228-K Results of operations41
  6. Nov 3, 20228-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation42
  7. Oct 31, 20228-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation43
  8. Jul 6, 20228-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation44
  9. Jun 24, 20228-K Listing notice or transfer; Other events45
  10. Jun 15, 20228-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation46
  11. Jun 6, 20228-K Executive or director change47
  12. Jun 1, 20228-K Executive or director change48
  13. May 27, 2020New chief executive Edward Rowland Grauch becomes CEO11
  14. Sep 20, 2006New chief executive Robert J. Palle Jr. becomes CEO13
  15. Jan 5, 2006New chief executive James A. Luksch becomes CEO12

Calendar

When it reported results

  1. Nov 4, 2022Reported quarterly or annual results41
  2. May 6, 2022Reported quarterly or annual results49
  3. Mar 31, 2022Reported quarterly or annual results50
  4. Oct 22, 2021Reported quarterly or annual results51

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

211 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 3 annual reports, 4 quarterly reports, 29 major events, 165 insider forms, 1 large holders, 9 other. The latest 20:

  1. May 2, 202315-12G EDGAR
  2. Apr 28, 202310-K/A AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM 10-K EDGAR
  3. Apr 17, 202310-K ANNUAL REPORT EDGAR
  4. Apr 3, 2023NT 10-K EDGAR
  5. Mar 1, 20238-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  6. Feb 13, 20238-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  7. Jan 23, 20238-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  8. Jan 6, 20238-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  9. Jan 3, 20234 EDGAR
  10. Jan 3, 20234 EDGAR
  11. Jan 3, 20234 EDGAR
  12. Dec 19, 20224 EDGAR
  13. Dec 19, 20224 EDGAR
  14. Dec 19, 20224 EDGAR
  15. Dec 5, 20224 EDGAR
  16. Dec 5, 20224 EDGAR
  17. Dec 5, 20224 EDGAR
  18. Nov 21, 20224 EDGAR
  19. Nov 21, 20224 EDGAR
  20. Nov 21, 20224 EDGAR

The 211 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

4 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 0 buys and 4 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Nov 2, 2021WILLIAMS JAMES H /NJ/DirectorSale20,000$1.09$21.8KForm 4
Nov 1, 2021WILLIAMS JAMES H /NJ/DirectorSale10,000$1.11$11.1KForm 4
Oct 29, 2021WILLIAMS JAMES H /NJ/DirectorSale27,085$1.13$30.7KForm 4
Oct 28, 2021WILLIAMS JAMES H /NJ/DirectorSale64,087$1.12$71.6KForm 4

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

  • Stephen Eugene WalkerSC 13G/A, 1 filing Oct 14, 202152

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$1.8M 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $1.8M in all. PPP loans $1.8M.$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M2020 · PPP loans: $1.8M2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$1.8M$1.8M

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA53. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 10, 2020$1.8M PPP loan (first draw) from JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association53To BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES, INC., Old Bridge NJ; $1.8M forgiven Jun 29, 2021

SEC filer profile

How BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES INC is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARBLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES INC1
  • CIK0001000683
  • Employer ID (EIN)52-16114211
  • Filer statusNon-accelerated filer<br>smaller reporting company1
  • Incorporated inDelaware1
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 311
  • Industry code (SIC)3663 Radio & Tv Broadcasting & Communications Equipment1
  • Business addressOne Jake Brown Rd, Po Box 1000, Old Bridge, NJ 088571
  • Mailing addressOne Jake Brown Road, Old Bridge, NJ 088571
  • Phone90867940001
  • Shares outstanding13,368,538 as of Apr 14, 202354
  • Public float$1.4M as of Jun 30, 202254
  • On EDGAR sinceMay 14, 19961
  • Filings1,349 in all: 4 (798), 8-K (225), 10-Q (81), SC 13G/A (59), 10-K (26), DEF 14A (26), 3 (19), 4/A (13)1
    All 37 form types

    S-8 (11), SD (9), ARS (8), UPLOAD (7), 10-K/A (6), DEFA14A (6), SC 13G (6), CORRESP (5), 8-K/A (4), EFFECT (4), S-3 (4), 10-Q/A (3), 144 (3), 424B4 (3), 424B5 (3), PRE 14A (3), D (2), NT 10-K (2), SC 13D (2), SC 13E4/A (2), 10-K405 (1), 15-12G (1), 25-NSE (1), 5 (1), DEF 14C (1), NT 10-Q (1), POS AM (1), S-3/A (1), SC 13E4 (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Apr 17, 2023
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Nov 4, 2022
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 22, 2022
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Mar 1, 2023

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