Nortech Systems Posts $637,000 Profit as Third-Quarter Sales Rise 8.4%

Nortech Systems Incorporated posted $637,000 in third-quarter net income after a year-earlier loss, while sales rose 8.4% and total backlog reached $92.8 million as of Sept. 30.

Net sales for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2026, totaled $33.047 million, up from $30.482 million in the same quarter of 2025. Net income compared with a $146,000 loss a year earlier.

Gross profit increased 16.9% to $5.872 million from $5.025 million. Diluted earnings were $0.21 per share, compared with a $0.05 loss a year earlier. Basic earnings were $0.23 per share, versus a $0.05 loss.

Total backlog was up 20% from a year earlier. Jay D. Miller, president and CEO, said Aerospace & Defense and Industrial markets led the increase. The 90-day backlog was $31.5 million, compared with $31.3 million a year earlier.

For the first nine months of 2026, net sales were $96.903 million, up from $88.052 million in the same period of 2025. Net income was $919,000, compared with a $1.149 million loss.

Nortech makes electromedical devices and electromechanical systems for medical, industrial, aerospace and defense markets. Its shares trade on Nasdaq under the ticker NSYS.