AIRGAIN INC - Quarter Report: 2019 March (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2019

OR

Commission file number: 001-37851

AIRGAIN, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(760) 579-0200

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes ☒  No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  Yes ☒  No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  ☐ Yes  ☒  No

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered

Common shares, par value $0.0001 per shareAIRGNasdaq

As of April 29, 2019, the registrant had 10,061,522 shares of Common Stock (par value $0.0001) outstanding.

AIRGAIN, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Airgain, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Balance Sheets

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.

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Airgain, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Statements of Operations

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.

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Airgain, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.

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Airgain, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Statement of Stockholders’ Equity

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.

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Airgain, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.

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Airgain, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

Note 1. Basis of Presentation

Business Description

Airgain, Inc. (the Company) was incorporated in the State of California on March 20, 1995 and reincorporated in the State of Delaware on August 15, 2016. The Company is a leading provider of advanced antenna technologies used to enable high performance wireless networking across a broad range of devices and markets, including Consumer, Enterprise and Automotive. The Company designs, develops, and engineers its antenna products for original equipment and design manufacturers worldwide. The Company’s headquarters is in San Diego, California with office space and research, design and test facilities in the United States, United Kingdom, Korea, China and Taiwan.  

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding interim financial reporting. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Interim financial results are not necessarily indicative of results anticipated for the full year. As such, the information included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, from which the balance sheet information herein was derived.  

The unaudited condensed balance sheet as of December 31, 2018 included herein was derived from the audited financial statements as of that date but does not include all disclosures including notes required by GAAP.

The unaudited condensed statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, and the balance sheet data as of March 31, 2019 have been prepared on the same basis as the audited financial statements.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of results of the Company’s operations and financial position for the interim periods, but are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be anticipated for the full year ending December 31, 2019 or for any future period.   

Segment Information

The Company’s operations are located primarily in the United States, and most of its assets are located in San Diego, California and Scottsdale, Arizona. The Company operates in one segment related to the sale of antenna products. The Company’s chief operating decision-maker is its chief executive officer, who reviews operating results on an aggregate basis and manages the Company’s operations as a single operating segment.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include valuation of intangible assets and goodwill.

Reclassifications

Certain amounts in the prior period financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the presentation of the current period financial statements.

Fair Value Measurements

The carrying values of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values due to the short maturity of these instruments.

Fair value measurements are market-based measurements, not entity-specific measurements. Therefore, fair value measurements are determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The Company follows a three-

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level hierarchy to prioritize the inputs used in the valuation techniques to derive fair values. The basis for fair value measurements for each level within the hierarchy is described below:

Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments

Cash equivalents are comprised of short-term, highly liquid investments with maturities of 90 days or less at the date of purchase.  

Short-term investments consist predominantly of commercial paper, corporate debt securities, U.S. Treasury securities and asset backed securities.  The Company classifies short-term investments based on the facts and circumstances surrounding the investments at the time of purchase and evaluates such classification as of each balance sheet date.  All short-term investments are classified as available-for-sale securities as of March 31, 2019 and are recorded at estimated fair value.  Unrealized gains and losses for available-for-sale securities are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a component of stockholders’ equity.  Realized gains and losses are included in other income in the unaudited condensed statements of operations.  The Company evaluates its investments to determine whether those with unrealized loss positions are other than temporarily impaired.  Impairments are considered to be other than temporary if they are related to deterioration in credit risk or if it is likely that the Company will sell the securities before recovery of their cost basis.  

Inventory

The majority of the Company’s products are manufactured by third parties that retain ownership of the inventory until title is transferred to the customer at the shipping point.  In certain instances, shipping terms are delivery at place and the Company is responsible for arranging transportation and delivery of goods ready for unloading at the named place.  The Company bears all risk involved in bringing the goods to the named place and records the related inventory in transit to the customer as inventory on the accompanying balance sheet. The Company manufactures its products at its facility located in Scottsdale, Arizona.  

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value.  For items manufactured by the Company, cost is determined using the weighted average cost method.  For items manufactured by third parties, cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.  Any adjustments to reduce the cost of inventories to their net realizable value are recognized in earnings in the current period.  As of March 31, 2019, the Company’s inventories consist primarily of raw materials.  Provisions for excess and obsolete inventories are estimated based on product life cycles, quality issues, and historical experience.  As of March 31, 2019, there is no provision for excess and obsolete inventories.    

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) is comprised of net income (loss) and unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities, net of deferred taxes.  Accumulated other comprehensive loss on the unaudited condensed balance sheet at March 31, 2019 includes unrealized gains and losses on the Company’s available-for-sale securities.  

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, there have been no material changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies as described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.  

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2018-15, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software, which aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software.  ASU 2018-15 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  Early adoption is permitted.   The Company adopted this pronouncement during the year ended  December 31, 2018 on a prospective basis.  The impact on the financial statements are immaterial.

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In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement: Disclosure Framework – Changes to Disclosure for Fair Value Measurement, which modifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements.  ASU 2018-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within those fiscal years.  Early adoption is permitted.  The Company adopted this pronouncement during the year ended December 31, 2018 on a prospective basis.  The impact on the financial statements are immaterial.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods and services to customers.  The standard will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in GAAP when it becomes effective.  ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019.  We will adopt the new guidance in 2019 using the modified retrospective approach. We have determined that the new guidance will result in a change to the timing of revenue recognition for certain of our products from a “point in time” upon physical delivery to an “over time” model. We are in the process of finalizing the new accounting policies, processes, and internal controls necessary to support the requirements of Topic 606 and are still evaluating the full impact the standard will have on our financial reporting.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which requires lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheets as lease liabilities with corresponding right-of-use assets. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020.  The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU 2016-02 will have on its financial statements and related disclosures.  The Company has not yet selected a transition method, nor has it determined the effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting.  

Note 3. Net Income (Loss) Per Share

Basic net income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted net income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding for the period plus amounts representing the dilutive effect of securities that are convertible into common stock. The Company calculates diluted income (loss) per common share using the treasury stock method and the as-if-converted method, as applicable.

The following table presents the computation of net income (loss) per share:

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2019, includes 335,370 options outstanding.

Potentially dilutive securities not included in the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share because to do so would be anti-dilutive are as follows: 

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Note 4. Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments

The following tables show the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments by significant investment category as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

The Company’s investments were primarily valued based upon one or more valuations reported by its investment accounting and reporting service provider.  The investment service provider values the securities using a hierarchical security pricing model that relies primarily on valuations provided by a third-party pricing vendor.  Such valuations may be based on trade prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 inputs) or valuation models using inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly (Level 2 inputs), such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, yield curve, volatility factors, credit spreads, default rates, loss severity, current market and contractual prices for underlying instruments or debt, broker and dealer quotes, as well as other relevant economic measures.  The Company performs certain procedures to corroborate the fair value of its holdings, including comparing valuations obtained from its investment service provider with other pricing sources to validate the reasonableness of the valuations.    

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The Company typically invests in highly-rated securities, and its investment policy limits the amount of credit exposure to any one issuer.  The policy requires investments in fixed income instruments denominated and payable in U.S. dollars only and requires investments to be investment grade, with a primary objective of minimizing the potential risk of principal loss.  

The following table presents the Company’s short-term investments with unrealized losses by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position as of March 31, 2019:

The Company considers the declines in market value of its short-term investments to be temporary in nature.  Fair values were determined for each individual security in the investment portfolio.  When evaluating an investment for other-than-temporary impairment, the Company reviews factors such as length of time and extent to which fair value has been below its cost basis, the financial condition of the issuer and any changes thereto, changes in market interest rates and the Company’s intent to sell, or whether it is more likely than not it will be required to sell the investment before recovery of the investment’s cost basis.  As of March 31, 2019, the Company does not consider any of its investments to be other-than temporarily impaired.

Contractual maturities of short-term investments as of March 31, 2019 are as follows:

Note 5. Property and Equipment

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment is calculated on the straight-line method based on estimated useful lives of six to ten years for tenant improvements and three to five years for all other property and equipment.  Property and equipment consist of the following:

Depreciation expense was $177,388 and $121,417 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.  

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Note 6. Intangible Assets

The following is a summary of the Company’s acquired intangible assets:

The estimated annual amortization of intangible assets for the next five years and thereafter is shown in the following table. Actual amortization expense to be reported in future periods could differ from these estimates as a result of acquisitions, divestitures, and asset impairments, among other factors. Amortization expense was $163,763 and $169,346 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. 

Note 7. Notes Payable and Line of Credit 

In December 2015, the Company amended its amended and restated loan and security agreement with Silicon Valley Bank to include a term loan in the amount of $4.0 million. The term loan required 36 monthly installments of interest and principal. The loan matured on December 1, 2018, and is no longer outstanding. The interest rate was fixed at 5.0%.  

In January 2018, the Company entered into a second amended and restated loan and security agreement (the Amended Loan Agreement) with Silicon Valley Bank.  The Amended Loan Agreement modified the amended and restated loan and security agreement to, among other things, increase the aggregate principal amount available under the revolving line of credit from $3.0 million to $10.0 million. It also removed a minimum EBITDA requirement previously applicable to the line of credit and former term loan and maintained the liquidity ratio financial covenant such that the Company must maintain a ratio of cash and cash equivalents plus accounts receivable outstanding debt under the Amended Loan Agreement minus deferred revenue of 1.25 to 1.00. The Amended Loan Agreement also set a borrowing base limit of 80% of the aggregate face amount of all eligible receivables. No balance was owed on the line of credit as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

The Company will be required to pay interest on borrowings outstanding, if any, under the revolving line of credit at a floating rate per annum equal to 1% above the Wall Street Journal prime rate (5.5% as of March 31, 2019) (or, if unavailable, the Silicon Valley Bank prime rate) on a monthly basis, so long as the Company maintains a liquidity ratio of cash and cash equivalents plus accounts receivable to outstanding debt under the Amended Loan Agreement minus deferred revenue of 1.25 to 1.00.  If this liquidity ratio is

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not met, the Company will be subject to a minimum interest charge of $3,000 per month and borrowings outstanding, if any, under the revolving line of credit will accrue interest at a floating rate per annum equal to 2% above the Wall Street Journal prime rate (5.5% as of March 31, 2019) (or, if unavailable the Silicon Valley Bank prime rate) on a monthly basis.  Prior to the amendment in January 2018, the revolving line of credit bore interest rate at the U.S. prime rate plus 1.25%.  The revolving line of credit matures on January 31, 2020.    

Silicon Valley Bank maintains a first security interest over the Company’s assets, excluding intellectual property, for which Silicon Valley Bank has received a negative pledge.  The Amended Loan Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default applicable to the Company and any of its subsidiaries.    

The Company was in compliance with its financial covenants in the Amended Loan Agreement as of March 31, 2019.

Note 8. Treasury Stock

In August 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors (the Board) approved a share repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may purchase up to $7.0 million of shares of its common stock over the twelve month period following the establishment of the program. On August 7, 2018, the Board approved an extension to the existing share repurchase program for an additional twelve month period ending August 14, 2019. The repurchases under the share repurchase program are made from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions and are funded from the Company’s working capital. Repurchases will be made in compliance with Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subject to market conditions, available liquidity, cash flow, applicable legal requirements and other factors.  All shares of common stock repurchased under the Company’s share repurchase program will be returned to the status of authorized but unissued shares of common stock.  

During the three months ended March 31, 2019 the Company repurchased 14,350 shares of its common stock  .  These shares were repurchased at an average price per share of $13.44, for a total cost of $193,278. As of March 31, 2019, the Company has repurchased a total of $3.6 million in common stock under the share repurchase program.     

Note 9. Income Taxes

The Company’s effective income tax rate was 8.03% and (3.62)% for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.  The variance from the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21% for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was primarily attributable to the utilization of deferred tax attributes that had a full valuation allowance.    

Management assesses its deferred tax assets quarterly to determine whether all or any portion of the asset is more likely than not unrealizable under Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 740.  The Company is required to establish a valuation allowance for any portion of the asset that management concludes is more likely than not to be unrealizable.  The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible.  The Company’s assessment considers all evidence, both positive and negative, including the nature, frequency and severity of any current and cumulative losses, taxable income in carryback years, the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, tax planning strategies, and projected future taxable income in making this assessment.  At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company has a valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets but for the exclusion of a deferred tax liability generated by goodwill (an indefinite lived intangible) that may not be considered a future source of taxable income in evaluating the need for a valuation allowance.

Note 10. Stockholders’ Equity

Shares Reserved for Future Issuance

The following common stock is reserved for future issuance at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

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Note 11. Stock Options

The following table summarizes the outstanding stock option activity during the periods indicated:

The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $4.00 and $3.97, respectively. For fully vested stock options, the aggregate intrinsic value as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was $3,431,528 and $2,485,258, respectively. For stock options expected to vest, the aggregate intrinsic value as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was $2,594,538 and $993,372, respectively.

At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there was $4,848,962 and $2,781,062, respectively, of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options granted under the Company’s equity plans. That cost is expected to be recognized over the next three years and is based on the date the options were granted.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company granted 95,478 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) at a weighted average grant date fair value of $11.35 per share. No RSUs vested during the three months ended March 31, 2019. As of March 31, 2019, the Company has 99,440 RSUs outstanding at a weighted average grant date fair value of $11.41 per share and a weighted average remaining contractual term of 3.7 years. As of March 31, 2019, there was $1,081,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs.

The Company currently uses authorized and unissued shares to satisfy share award exercises.

Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies

(a) Operating Leases

The Company has entered into lease agreements for office space and research facilities in San Diego County, California; Melbourne, Florida; Scottsdale, Arizona; Taipei, Taiwan; Shenzhen and Jiangsu, China; and Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. Rent expense was $235,282 and $232,947 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The longest lease expires in June 2024. The Company moved into its facility in San Diego, California during the year ended December 31, 2014. The San Diego facility lease agreement included a tenant improvement allowance which provided for the landlord to pay for tenant improvements on behalf of the Company up to $515,000. Based on the terms of this landlord incentive and involvement of the Company in the construction process, the leasehold improvements purchased under the landlord incentive were determined to be property of the Company.

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The future minimum lease payments required under operating leases in effect at March 31, 2019 were as follows:

(b) Indemnification

In some agreements to which the Company is a party, the Company has agreed to indemnify the other party for certain matters, including, but not limited to, product liability and intellectual property. To date, there have been no known events or circumstances that have resulted in any material costs related to these indemnification provisions and no liabilities have been recorded in the accompanying financial statements.

Note 13. Concentration of Credit Risk

The following represents customers that accounted for 10% or more of total revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 and customers that accounted for 10% or more of total trade accounts receivable at March 31, 2019 and 2018.

Net revenue by geographic area are as follows. Revenue is attributed by geographic location based on the bill-to location of the Company’s customers.

Although the Company ships the majority of antennas to its customers in China (primarily Original Design Manufacturers and distributors), the end-users of the Company’s products are much more geographically diverse.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, primarily all of the Company’s products were manufactured by two vendors in China and by the Company’s facilities in Arizona.

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The following discussion and analysis and the interim unaudited condensed financial statements included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2018 and the related Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, both of which are contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.

Forward-Looking Statements

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this quarterly report, including statements regarding our future operating results, financial position and cash flows, our business strategy and plans and our objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “could,” “intend,” “target,” “project,” “contemplate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. The forward-looking statements in this quarterly report are only predictions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, operating results, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this quarterly report and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those described in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors.” The events and circumstances reflected in our forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur and actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risk factors and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all risk factors and uncertainties. Except as required by applicable law, we do not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, whether as a result of any new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise.

Business Overview

We are a leading provider of advanced antenna technologies used to enable high performance wireless networking across a broad range of markets, including Consumer, Enterprise and Automotive.  Our innovative antenna systems are designed to address key challenges with wireless system performance faced by our customers.  We provide solutions to complex Radio Frequency, or RF, engineering challenges and help improve wireless services that require higher throughput, broad coverage footprint, and carrier grade quality.

Within the Consumer market, our antennas are deployed in a large and growing market of devices that include consumer access points, wireless gateways, Wi-Fi Mesh systems, smart TVs, smart home devices, and set-top boxes, and support an array of technologies, that include wireless local area networking, or WLAN, Wi-Fi, LTE, 5G and low power wide area networking, or LPWAN.    

Within the Enterprise market, our antennas are deployed across a wide range of systems, devices, and applications that include access points and gateways, small cells, and remote radio heads in high-density environments such as buildings, campuses, terminals and stadiums. Furthermore, within the enterprise market we support an array of technologies, including WiFi, LTE, 5G and LPWAN.  

In the Automotive market, our antennas are deployed in a wide range of vehicles to support a variety of wireless connectivity solutions in the fleet and aftermarket segment. The majority of our revenues are currently derived from fleet and aftermarket sales and support a variety of technologies that include WiFi, 3G, LTE, Satellite and LPWAN. Going forward, our strategy is to augment our current sales in the automotive aftermarket with design wins and sales into the automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers, or OEM, and in 2018 we announced two design wins with automotive OEMs.

Our design teams partner with customers from the early stages of antenna prototyping to device throughput testing to facilitate optimal performance and quick time to market.  Our capabilities include design, custom engineering support, integration, and over-the-air, or OTA, testing.  These capabilities have resulted in a strong reputation across the OEM, Original Design Manufacturers, or ODM, and chipset manufacturer ecosystem.  Our competencies and strengths have helped us secure design wins used in multiple reference designs from leading Wi-Fi chipset vendors, OEMs, ODMs, chipset manufacturers and service providers rely on these reference designs and our engineering skills to deliver superior throughput performance.  We view our relationship with OEM, ODM, chipset manufacturers and service providers as an important attribute to our long-term strategy and success.  

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We believe demand is growing rapidly for our advanced antenna solutions and there is a significant market opportunity. As the ability to provide mobile internet access has grown, our solutions and expertise have become more important to prospects and customers. As a passive component, embedded antennas can be viewed as a commodity. However, our design, engineering, and research show that antenna selection, placement, and testing can have significant improvements in device performance. We believe that we are chosen when performance is a more significant factor than price, and our distinctive focus on superior designs that provide increased range and throughput has allowed us to build a leadership position in the in-home WLAN device market.

Factors Affecting Our Operating Results

We believe that our performance and future success depend upon several factors including manufacturing costs, investments in our growth, our ability to expand into growing addressable markets, including Consumer, Enterprise, and Automotive, the ASP of our products per device, the number of antennas per device, and our ability to diversify the number of devices that incorporate our antenna products. Our customers are extremely price conscious, and our operating results are affected by pricing pressure which may force us to lower prices below our established list prices. In addition, a few end-customer devices which incorporate our antenna products comprise a significant amount of our sales, and the discontinuation or modification of such devices may materially and adversely affect our sales and results of operations. Our ability to maintain or increase our sales depends on new and existing end-customers selecting our antenna solutions for their heterogeneous next-generation wireless devices and networks depends on the proliferation of Wi-Fi connected home devices and data intensive applications, investments in our growth to address customer needs, target new end markets, develop our product offerings and technology solutions and expand internationally, as well as successfully integrating past and any future acquisitions. While each of these areas presents significant opportunities for us, they also pose significant risks and challenges we must successfully address. See the section entitled “Risk Factors” included in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

Seasonality

Our operating results historically have not been subject to significant seasonal variations.  However, our operating results are affected by how customers make purchasing decisions around local holidays in China.  For example, a national holiday the first week of October in China may cause customers to purchase product in the third quarter ahead of their holiday season to account for higher volume requirements in the fourth quarter.  In addition, although it is difficult to make broad generalizations, our sales tend to be lower in the first quarter of each year compared to other quarters due to the Chinese New Year.  Results for any quarter may not be indicative of the results that may be achieved for the full fiscal year and these patterns may change as a result of general customer demand or product cycles.

Key Components of Our Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Sales

We primarily generate revenue from the sales of our products. We recognize revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the fee is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. We generally recognize sales at the time of shipment to our customers, provided that all other revenue recognition criteria have been met. Although currently insignificant, we may also generate service revenue derived from agreements to provide design, engineering, and testing for a customer.

Cost of Goods Sold

The cost of goods sold reflects the cost of producing antenna products that are shipped for our customers’ devices. This primarily includes manufacturing costs of our products payable to our third-party contract manufacturers, as well as manufacturing costs incurred at our manufacturing facility in Arizona. The cost of goods sold that we generate from services provided to customers primarily includes personnel costs.

Operating Expenses

Our operating expenses are classified into three categories: research and development, sales and marketing, and general and administrative. For each category, the largest component is personnel costs, which includes salaries, employee benefit costs, bonuses, and stock-based compensation. Operating expenses also include allocated overhead costs for depreciation of equipment, facilities and information technology. Allocated costs for facilities consist of leasehold improvements and rent. Operating expenses are generally recognized as incurred.

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Research and development. Research and development expenses primarily consist of personnel and facility-related costs attributable to our engineering research and development personnel. These expenses include work related to the design, engineering and testing of antenna designs, and antenna integration, validation and testing of customer devices. These expenses include salaries, including stock-based compensation, benefits, bonuses, travel, communications, and similar costs, and depreciation and allocated operating expenses such as office supplies, premises expenses, and insurance. We may also incur expenses from consultants and for prototyping new antenna solutions. We expect research and development expense to continue to increase in future periods as we continue to invest in the development of new solutions and markets and as we invest in improving efficiencies within our supply chain, although our research and development expense may fluctuate as a percentage of total sales.

Sales and marketing. Sales and marketing expenses primarily consist of personnel and facility-related costs for our sales, marketing, and business development personnel, stock-based compensation, bonuses and commissions earned by our inside sales representatives and third-party sales representative firms. Sales and marketing expenses also include the costs of trade shows, marketing programs, promotional materials, demonstration equipment, travel, recruiting, and allocated costs for certain facilities. We expect sales and marketing expenses to increase in future periods as we continue to invest in our growth opportunities, although our sales and marketing expense may fluctuate as a percentage of total sales.

General and administrative. General and administrative expenses primarily consist of personnel and facility-related costs for our executive, finance, and administrative personnel, including stock-based compensation, as well as legal, accounting, and other professional services fees, depreciation, and other corporate expenses. We have recently incurred, and expect to continue to incur, additional expenses as we grow our operations and operate as a public company, including higher legal, corporate insurance and accounting expenses, and the additional costs of achieving and maintaining regulatory compliance. We expect general and administrative expense to remain consistent with 2018, although our general and administrative expense may fluctuate as a percentage of total sales.

Other Income

Interest Income. Interest income consists of interest from our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments.  

Interest Expense. Interest expense consists of interest on our outstanding debt.

Provision for Income Taxes

Provision for income taxes consists of federal and state income taxes. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.  The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities (including the impact of available carryback and carryforward periods), projected future taxable income, and tax-planning strategies in making this assessment.  It is difficult for us to project future taxable income as the timing and size of sales of our products are variable and difficult to predict.  We concluded that it is not more likely than not that we will utilize our deferred tax assets other than those that are offset by reversing temporary differences.  

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Results of Operations

The following tables set forth our operating results for the periods presented as a percentage of our total sales for those periods. The period-to-period comparison of financial results is not necessarily indicative of financial results to be achieved in future periods.

Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

Sales

The increase in sales of $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018 was primarily driven by an increase in demand and a ramp up in existing programs and contributions from new designs, primarily within the Consumer and Enterprise markets.  

Cost of Goods Sold

The increase in cost of goods sold of $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018 was primarily due to an increase in costs of goods sold within the Consumer and Enterprise markets.  

Gross Profit