Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 11,376	$ 12,578
Marketable securities	13,147	25,141
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,636 and $1,596 as of December 31, 2021 & December 31, 2020, respectively	33,648	33,687
Inventories, net	24,640	24,674
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3,789	3,894
Current contract assets	1,230	1,086
Total current assets	87,830	101,060
Property and equipment, net	60,114	56,273
Intangible assets, net	1,287	2,254
Goodwill	6,570	6,592
Right of use assets	3,055	6,893
Other non-current assets	6,778	7,785
Non-current contract assets	3,104	2,661
Deferred income tax asset	56	73
Total assets	168,794	183,591
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	11,265	11,400
Accrued compensation and employee-related expenses	7,053	7,156
Accrued other	7,892	6,597
Accrued product warranty costs	1,179	1,812
Current portion of long-term debt	0	4,992
Contract liabilities	3,989	4,445
Less current installments of obligation under current-operating lease liabilities	1,912	3,826
Liability for uncertain tax positions	592	560
Total current liabilities	33,882	40,788
Other long-term liabilities	30	674
Obligations under long-term operating lease liabilities, excluding current installments	1,224	3,204
Long-term contract liabilities	4,466	4,688
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	0	1,935
Deferred income tax liability	215	418
Total liabilities	39,817	51,707
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 1, 5, 6, 15 and 16)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized 1,000,000 shares; none issued	0	0
Common stock, $0.01 par value. Authorized 30,000,000 shares, 20,342,695 and 19,862,534 shares issued at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively; and 18,910,001 and 18,429,840 shares outstanding at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively	203	199
Additional paid-in capital	156,199	149,170
Accumulated deficit	(12,165)	(2,402)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,409)	(3,232)
Total Stockholders equity before treasury stock adjustment	140,828	143,735
Less: treasury stock at cost, 1,432,694 shares as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020	(11,851)	(11,851)
Total stockholders’ equity	128,977	131,884
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 168,794	$ 183,591
Treasury Stock, Shares	1,432,694	1,432,694

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).