CLEARONE INC - Annual Report: 2007 (Form 10-K)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K
(Mark
One)
x ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For
the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2007
OR
¨ TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For
the
transition period from ________ to ________
Commission
file number 000-17219
CLEARONE
COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Utah
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87-0398877
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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5225
Wiley Post Way, Suite 500
Salt
Lake City, Utah 84116
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(801)
975-7200
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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registered under Section 12(b) of the Act: Common Stock, $0.001 par
value
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registered under Section 12(g) of the Act: None
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in
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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
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by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best
of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of the Form 10-K or any amendment to
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State
the
aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by
non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity
was
last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of
the
last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal
quarter. The aggregate market value of the shares of voting common stock held
by
non-affiliates was approximately $40,540,000 at December 29, 2006, based on
the
$4.34 closing price for the Company’s common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board on
such date.
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date. The number of shares of ClearOne
common stock outstanding as of September 5, 2007 was 10,943,182.
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with the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held November 20, 2007 are
incorporated by reference into Part III.
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INDEX
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DISCLOSURE
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BUSINESS
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RISK
FACTORS
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UNRESOLVED
STAFF COMMENTS
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PROPERTIES
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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MARKET
FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
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SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
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QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
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CHANGE
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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DIRECTORS
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
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EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
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SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
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CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
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PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
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EXHIBITS
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
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DISCLOSURE
REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
report contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements reflect our views with respect
to future events based upon information available to us at this time. These
forward-looking statements are subject to uncertainties and other factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from these statements.
Forward-looking statements are typically identified by the use of the words
“believe,” “may,” “could,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,”
“project,” “propose,” “plan,” “intend,” and similar words and expressions.
Examples of forward-looking statements are statements that describe the proposed
development, manufacturing, and sale of our products; statements that describe
our results of operations, pricing trends, the markets for our products, our
anticipated capital expenditures, our cost reduction and operational
restructuring initiatives, and regulatory developments; statements with regard
to the nature and extent of competition we may face in the future; statements
with respect to the sources of and need for future financing; and statements
with respect to future strategic plans, goals, and objectives. Forward-looking
statements are contained in this report under “Description of Business” included
in Item 1 of Part I, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations” and “Qualitative and Quantitative
Disclosures About Market Risk” included in Items 7 and 7A of Part II of this
Annual Report on Form 10-K. The forward-looking statements are based on present
circumstances and on our predictions respecting events that have not occurred,
that may not occur, or that may occur with different consequences and timing
than those now assumed or anticipated. Actual events or results may differ
materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result
of
various factors, including the risk factors discussed in this report under
the
caption “Description of Business: Risk Factors.” These cautionary statements are
intended to be applicable to all related forward-looking statements wherever
they appear in this report. The cautionary statements contained or referred
to
in this report should also be considered in connection with any subsequent
written or oral forward-looking statements that may be issued by us or persons
acting on our behalf. Any forward-looking statements are made only as of the
date of this report and ClearOne assumes no obligation to update forward-looking
statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
References
in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to “ClearOne,” “we,” “us,” “CLRO” or “the
Company” refer to ClearOne Communications, Inc., a Utah corporation, and, unless
the context otherwise requires or is otherwise expressly stated, its
subsidiaries.
Overview
We
are an
audio conferencing products company. We develop, manufacture, market, and
service a comprehensive line of high-quality audio conferencing products, which
range from personal conferencing products to tabletop conferencing phones to
professionally installed audio systems. We also manufacture and sell
conferencing furniture. We have a strong history of product innovation and
plan
to continue to apply our expertise in audio engineering to develop and introduce
innovative new products and enhance our existing products. We believe the
performance and reliability of our high-quality audio products create a natural
communications environment, which saves organizations of all sizes time and
money by enabling more effective and efficient communication.
Our
products are used by organizations of all sizes to accomplish effective group
communication. Our end-users range from some of the world’s largest and most
prestigious companies and institutions to small and medium-sized businesses,
educational institutions, and government organizations as well as individual
consumers. We sell our products to these end-users primarily through a network
of independent distributors who in turn sell our products to dealers, systems
integrators, and value-added resellers. The Company also sells products on
a
limited basis directly to dealers, systems integrators, value-added resellers,
and end-users.
ClearOne
was formed as a Utah corporation in 1983 organized under the laws of the State
of Utah. Our Internet website address is www.clearone.com.
Our
annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports
on
Form 8-K, and amendments to such reports are available, free of charge, on
our
Internet website under “Company—Investor Relations—SEC,” as soon as reasonably
practicable after we file electronically such material with, or furnish it
to,
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
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For
a
discussion of certain risks applicable to our business, results of operations,
financial position, and liquidity see the risk factors described in “Items 1A.
Risk Factors” below.
Business
Strategy
ClearOne
currently participates in the following audio conferencing markets:
Market
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Typical
Number of Participants
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· Professional
Conferencing
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20-200
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· Premium
Conferencing
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8-30
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· Tabletop
Conferencing
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1-30
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· Personal
Conferencing
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1-15
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Our
goal
is to maintain our market leadership in the professional or installed segment
of
the audio conferencing systems market, continue building on our leadership
in
premium conferencing, the conferencing category we created, further penetrating
the tabletop conferencing space and continue evaluating the best method for
marketing and gaining traction in the personal conferencing market. We will
continue to improve our existing high-quality products and develop additional
new products as we build on what we believe to be the most advanced,
highest-quality and most complete audio conferencing product line on the market.
The principal components of our strategy to achieve this goal are:
Provide
a superior conferencing experience
We
have
been developing audio technologies since 1981 and believe we have established
a
reputation for providing some of the highest quality group audio conferencing
solutions in the industry. Our
proprietary audio signal processing technologies,
including Distributed Echo Cancellation®, have been the core of our professional
conferencing products and are the foundation for our new product development
in
other conferencing categories. We plan to build upon our reputation of being
a
market leader and continue to provide the highest quality products and
technologies to the customers and markets we serve.
Offer
greater value to our customers
To
provide our customers with audio conferencing products that offer high value,
we
are focused on listening to our customers and delivering products to meet their
needs. By offering high quality products that are designed to solve conferencing
ease-of-use issues and are easy to install, configure, and maintain, we believe
we can provide greater value to our customers and enhance business
communications and decision-making.
Leverage
and extend ClearOne technology leadership and innovation
We
have
sharpened our focus on developing cutting edge audio conferencing products
and
are committed to incorporating the latest technologies into our new and existing
product lines. Key to this effort is adopting emerging technologies such as
Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”), high definition audio, wireless
connectivity, the convergence of voice and data networks, exploring new
application models for our premium and personal audio conferencing technologies,
and developing products based on internationally-accepted standards and
protocols.
Expand
and strengthen sales channels
We
continue to expand and strengthen domestic and international sales channels
through the addition of key distributors and dealers that expand beyond our
traditional audio-video (“AV”) channels that carry our professional conferencing
line. We continue to direct significant sales efforts toward channel partners
who are focused on the tabletop conferencing space. We also continue to
strengthen our presence within the telephony reseller channel, which is best
suited to sell our RAV premium conferencing systems and our MAX conference
phones, and Chat personal conferencing products.
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Broaden
our product offerings
We
believe that we offer the industry’s most complete audio conferencing product
line:
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Professionally
installed audio conferencing systems that are used in executive
boardrooms, courtrooms, hospitals, and auditoriums that integrate
with all
leading video and telepresence
systems
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Premium
conferencing systems that integrate with video and web conferencing
systems
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Tabletop
conferencing phones used in conference rooms and
offices
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Personal
conferencing devices that enable hands-free audio communications
in new
ways that have never before been possible—softphones, web collaboration,
enterprise handsets
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We
plan
to continue to broaden and expand our product offerings to meet the evolving
needs of our customers, address changes in the markets we currently serve,
and
effectively target new markets for our products.
Develop
strategic partnerships
To
stay
on the leading edge of product and market developments, we plan to continue
to
identify partners with expertise in areas strategic to our growth objectives.
We
will work to develop partnerships with leaders in markets complimentary to
conferencing who can benefit from our audio products and technologies and
through whom we can access new market growth opportunities.
Strengthen
existing customer relationships through dedicated support
We
have
developed outstanding technical and sales support teams that are dedicated
to
providing customers with the best available service and support. We believe
our
technical support is recognized as among the best in the industry and we will
continue to invest in the necessary resources to ensure that our customers
have
access to the information and support they need to be successful in using our
products. We also dedicate significant resources to providing product training
to our channel partners worldwide.
Markets
and Products
Our
business is primarily focused on audio conferencing. We also previously operated
in the conferencing services segment until July 1, 2004 (fiscal 2005), when
we
sold our conferencing services business to Clarinet, Inc., an affiliate of
American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd. doing business as Premiere Conferencing
(“Premiere”) and in the business services segment until March 4, 2005 (fiscal
2005), when we sold the remaining operations in that area to 6351352 Canada
Inc., a Canada corporation (the “6351352 Canada Inc.”).
Products
Overview
The
performance and reliability of our high-quality audio conferencing products
enable effective and efficient communication between geographically separated
businesses, employees, and customers. We offer a full range of audio
conferencing products, from high-end, professionally installed audio
conferencing systems used in executive boardrooms, courtrooms, hospitals,
classrooms, and auditoriums, to premium conferencing systems that interface
with
video and web conferencing systems, to tabletop conference phones used in
conference rooms and offices, and to personal conferencing devices that can
be
used with laptops and other portable devices. For each of the last two fiscal
years, our professionally installed audio conferencing and tabletop conference
phones have each contributed in excess of 15 percent of our consolidated
revenues. During fiscal year 2005, our professional line of products contributed
in excess of 15 percent of consolidated revenue. Our audio conferencing products
feature our proprietary Distributed Echo Cancellation® and noise cancellation
technologies to enhance communication during a conference call by eliminating
echo and background noise. Most of our products also feature proprietary audio
processing technologies such as adaptive modeling and first-microphone priority,
which combine to deliver clear, crisp, full-duplex audio. This enables natural
communication between distant conferencing participants similar to that of
being
in the same room.
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We
believe the principal drivers of demand for audio conferencing products
are:
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Increasing
availability of easy-to-use audio conferencing
equipment
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Improving
voice quality of audio conferencing systems compared to telephone
handset
speakerphones
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Trending
expansion of global, regional, and local corporate
enterprises
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Other
factors that we expect to have a significant impact on the demand for audio
conferencing systems include:
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Availability
of a wider range of affordable audio conferencing products for small
businesses and home offices
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· |
Growth
of distance learning and corporate training
programs
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· |
Trend
toward deploying greater numbers of
teleworkers
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· |
Decreases
in the amount of travel within most enterprises for routine
meetings
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· |
Transition
to the Internet Protocol (“IP”) network from the traditional public
switched telephone network (“PSTN”) and the deployment of Voice over
Internet Protocol (“VoIP”)
applications
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We
expect
these growth factors to be offset by direct competition from high-end telephone
handset speakerphones, new and existing competitors in the audio conferencing
space, the technological volatility of IP-based products, and continued
pressures on enterprises to reduce spending.
Professional
Audio Conferencing Products
We
have
been developing high-end, professionally installed audio conferencing products
since 1991 and believe we have established strong brand recognition for these
products worldwide. Our professional audio conferencing products include the
Converge™ Pro, XAP ® and Converge
560/590 product lines. The PSR1212 product features similar technologies and
is
used for sound reinforcement applications.
The
Converge Pro, in which beta units were provided to certain strategic partners
in
June 2007, is expected to eventually replace the popular XAP® series
of audio
conferencing systems. The new Converge Pro series delivers a significant feature
set and performance improvements including unprecedented proprietary acoustical
echo cancellation, noise cancellation, full duplex performance, enhanced
management capabilities, and simplified configuration utilities. The PSR1212
is
a digital matrix mixer that provides advanced audio processing, microphone
mixing, and routing for local sound reinforcement.
The
Converge Pro, XAP and PSR1212 products are comprehensive audio processing
systems designed to excel in the most demanding acoustical environments and
routing configurations. These products are also used for integrating
high-quality audio with video and web conferencing systems.
In
November 2005, we introduced the Converge 560 and Converge 590 professional
conferencing systems. Our customers had asked for a professional audio solution
that was less expensive and would fit the budgetary requirements for a mid-range
conference room. The products are positioned between our Professional and
Premium conferencing product lines both in terms of functionality and price,
and
are an excellent fit for rooms requiring customized microphone and speaker
configurations (up to 9 microphones can be connected) along with connectivity
to
video and web conferencing systems. The Converge products also offer speech
lift
to amplify a presenter’s voice in the local room.
ClearOne
also offers a Tabletop Controller for the Converge Pro and XAP platforms. This
affordable solution gives users the ability to easily start and navigate an
audio conference without the need for touch panel control systems, which can
be
expensive, complex, or intimidating to users. The dial pad on the device
resembles a telephone keypad for instant familiarity and users can dial a
conference call as easily as dialing a telephone, with little or no training
required. The Tabletop Controller can cost thousands less than touch-screen
panel control systems and its simplified setup for the user-definable keys
can
save customers programming time and expense as well. Along with its sleek,
functional design, this latest offering from ClearOne delivers what we believe
to be the most cost-effective, attractive and easy-to-use control solution
for
Converge Pro and XAP systems on the market.
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In
March
2007, Frost and Sullivan, an analyst group that focuses on the conferencing
industry, awarded ClearOne their 2007 Product Line Strategy Award. This Award
is
presented each year to a company that has demonstrated the most insight into
customer needs and product demands within their industry, and has optimized
its
product line by leveraging products with the various price, performance, and
feature points required by the market. Frost & Sullivan noted that ClearOne
is now firmly focused on developing and marketing a broad and comprehensive
portfolio of best-in-class audio conferencing products, from professional audio
systems, through to tabletop products and VoIP personal conferencing PC
peripherals. They also lauded ClearOne's strategy in expanding its portfolio,
leveraging its technology leadership in the professional audio space with its
market-leading XAP, Converge 560/590, and Converge Pro product
lines.
Premium
Conferencing Systems
In
June
2004, we announced our RAV audio conferencing system and started shipping the
product in November 2004. RAV is a complete, out-of-the-box system that includes
an audio mixer, Bose® loudspeakers, microphones, and a wireless control device.
In February 2005, we introduced a wired control device as a part of our RAV
audio conferencing system offering. The RAV product uniquely combines the sound
quality of a professionally installed audio system with the simplicity of a
conference phone and can be easily connected to rich-media devices, such as
video or web conferencing systems, to deliver enhanced audio performance. RAV
is
strategically positioned between our professional and tabletop conferencing
systems in price and functionality, and fills an important audio conferencing
application need for rooms requiring integration of high-end audio quality
with
web or video conferencing.
RAV
offers many powerful audio processing technologies from our professional audio
conferencing products without the need for professional installation and
programming. It features Distributed Echo Cancellation, noise cancellation,
microphone gating, and a drag-and-drop graphical user interface for easy system
setup, control, and management.
Tabletop
Conferencing Phones
In
December 2003, we began shipping our MAX line of tabletop conferencing phones.
These phones encapsulate the high-end echo cancellation, noise cancellation,
and
audio processing technologies found in our professional audio conferencing
products.
The
MAX
product line is comprised of four product families: the MAXAttach™
Wireless, MAX ® Wireless,
MAXAttach™, MAX ® EX,
MAXAttach
IP™, and MAX IP™ tabletop conferencing phones. MAX Wireless was the industry’s
first wireless conferencing phone on the market. Designed for use in executive
offices or small conference rooms with multiple participants, MAX Wireless
can
be moved from room to room within 150 feet of its base station. MAXAttach
Wireless began shipping in May 2005 and is the industry’s first and only
dual-phone, completely wireless solution. This system gives customers tremendous
flexibility in covering larger conference room areas.
The
MAXAttach and MAX EX wired phones feature a unique capability - instead of
just
adding extension microphones for use in larger rooms, the conference phones
can
be daisy chained together, up to a total of four phones. This provides even
distribution of microphones, loudspeakers, and controls for better sound quality
and improved user access in medium to large conference rooms. In addition,
all
MAXAttach wired versions can be separated and used as single phones in smaller
conference rooms.
Our
latest additions to the MAX family are the MAXAttach IP and MAX IP, ClearOne’s
first VoIP conference phones, which are based on the industry-standard SIP
signaling protocol. These phones feature the same ability to daisy-chain up
to
four phones together, providing outstanding room coverage that other VoIP
conference phones on the market cannot match.
Personal
Conferencing Products
In
April
2006, ClearOne began shipping the Chat 50 personal speaker phone. This
revolutionary crossover technology delivers ClearOne’s trademark crystal-clear
full-duplex audio performance, and can be used in a variety of applications
with
a wide number of devices:
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PCs
& Macs
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VoIP
telephony applications such as Skype & Vonage; enterprise softphones,
audio for web-based videoconferencing applications; gaming; audio
playback
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Cell
phones
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Connects
to the 2.5mm headset jack for hands-free, full-duplex audio
conferencing
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Telephones
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Connects
to the headset jack (certain phone models) for hands-free, full-duplex
audio conferencing
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iPods
& MP3 players
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For
full-bandwidth audio playback
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Desktop
video conferencing systems
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For
hands-free, full-duplex audio conferencing
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Through
public relations efforts by ClearOne, the Chat 50 has garnered significant
media
coverage and won PC Magazine’s Editors’ Choice Award.
The
Chat™
150 began shipping in January 2007 and is the latest product to join ClearOne's
personal conferencing category. It offers many of the same connectivity options
as the Chat 50, but comes in a larger form factor and features three microphones
compared to the single microphone on the Chat 50 for use by a larger number
of
participants. The Chat 150 connects to enterprise telephone handsets, PCs,
and
video conferencing systems. ClearOne believes the primary opportunity for
the
Chat 150 is in connecting to the enterprise handset. Customers will now have
the
ability to add a high-quality, full-duplex speaker phone to their handsets,
and
still retain the full functionality that comes with today’s handsets, including
access to company directory, voicemail access, audio bridge functions,
etc.
Other
Products
We
complement our audio conferencing products with microphones,
conferencing-specific furniture, and until August 2006 document and education
cameras. Our wide selection of wood, metal, and laminate conferencing furniture
features audiovisual carts; plasma screen carts and pedestals; and video
conferencing carts, tables, cabinets, and podiums.
Marketing
and Sales
We
use a
two-tier channel distribution model, in which we primarily sell our products
directly to a worldwide network of independent audiovisual, information
technology, and telecommunications distributors, who then sell our products
to
independent systems integrators, dealers, and value-added resellers, who in
turn
work directly with the end-users of our products on product fulfillment and
installation. We also sell our products on a limited basis directly to certain
dealers, systems integrators, value-added resellers, and end-users.
In
fiscal
2007, approximately $28.5 million, or 71 percent, of our total product sales
were generated in the United States and product sales of approximately $11.4
million, or 29 percent, were generated outside the United States. Revenue from
product customers outside of the United States accounted for approximately
28
percent of our total product sales from continuing operations for fiscal 2006
and 25 percent for fiscal 2005. We sell our products in more than 70 countries
worldwide. We anticipate that the portion of our total product revenue from
international sales will continue to increase as we further enhance our focus
on
developing new products, establishing new channel partners, strengthening our
presence in key growth areas, complying with regional environmental regulatory
standards, and improving product localization with country-specific product
documentation and marketing materials.
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Distributors
We
sell
our products directly to approximately 70 distributors throughout the world.
Distributors purchase our products at a discount from list price and resell
them
on a non-exclusive basis to independent systems integrators, dealers, and
value-added resellers. Our distributors maintain their own inventory and
accounts receivable and are required to provide technical and non-technical
support for our products to the next level of distribution participants. We
work
with our distributors to establish appropriate inventory stocking levels. We
also work with our distributors to maintain relationships with our existing
systems integrators, dealers, and value-added resellers.
Independent
Integrators, Dealers, and Resellers
Our
distributors sell our products worldwide to approximately 1,000 independent
systems integrators, telephony value-added resellers, IT value-added resellers,
and PC dealers on a non-exclusive basis. While dealers, resellers, and systems
integrators all sell our products directly to the end-users, systems integrators
typically add significant value to each sale by combining our products with
products from other manufacturers as part of an integrated system solution.
Dealers and value-added resellers usually buy our products from distributors
and
may bundle our products with products from other manufacturers for resale to
the
end-user. We maintain close working ties in the field with our reseller partners
and offer them education and training on all of our products.
Marketing
Much
of
our marketing effort is done in conjunction with our channel partners, who
provide leverage for ClearOne in reaching customers and prospective customers
worldwide. We also regularly attend industry forums and exhibit our products
at
trade shows, including:
· |
InfoComm
- the AV industry’s largest trade show. In June 2007 we had a strong
presence at InfoComm, where we highlighted a significant number of
new
products, including our new Converge Pro professional conferencing
platform and Chat 150 product.
|
· |
National
Systems Contractors Association (“NSCA”) - this show focuses on the sound
reinforcement industry, and we highlight our professional audio
conferencing products.
|
· |
A/V
Integrator trade shows - we regularly invest and participate in trade
shows hosted by our partners, namely system integrators.
|
In
addition, there are multiple regional and international shows that we attend
along with our channel partners. These shows provide exposure for ClearOne’s
brand and products to the wide audience of show attendees.
We
also
have a highly-focused public relations effort to get editorial coverage on
Clearone’s products in industry and non-industry publications
alike.
Customers
We
do not
believe that any end-user accounted for more than 10 percent of our total
revenue during fiscal 2007, 2006, or 2005. In fiscal 2007, revenues included
sales to three distributors that represented approximately 57 percent of total
revenues. Each of these three distributors, NewComm Distributing, Starin
Marketing and VSO Marketing, accounted for more than 10 percent of consolidated
revenues. As discussed above, these distributors facilitate product sales to
a
large number of resellers, and subsequently to their end-users. Nevertheless,
the loss of one or more distributors could reduce revenues and have a material
adverse effect on our business and results of operations. As of June 30, 2007,
our shipped orders on which we had not recognized revenues were $4.9 million
and
our backlog of unshipped orders was $258,000.
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Competition
The
conferencing products market is characterized by intense competition and rapidly
evolving technology. We compete with businesses having substantially greater
financial, research and product development, manufacturing, marketing, and
other
resources. If we are not able to continually design, manufacture, and
successfully market new or enhanced products or services that are comparable
or
superior to those provided by our competitors and at comparable or better
prices, we could experience pricing pressures and reduced sales, gross profit
margins, profits, and market share, each of which could have a materially
adverse effect on our business.
Our
competitors vary within each product category. We believe we are able to
differentiate ourselves and therefore successfully compete as a result of the
high audio quality of our products resulting from our proprietary audio signal
processing technologies and technical support services as well as the strength
of our brand, particularly in the professional conferencing space.
We
believe the principal factors driving sales are channel partnerships; our
ability to effectively communicate the differentiated value-added features
of
our products through sales and marketing efforts; product design, quality,
and
functionality of products; establishment of brand name recognition; pricing;
access to and penetration of distribution channels; quality of customer support;
and a significant customer base.
In
the
professional audio conferencing systems and sound reinforcement markets, our
main competitors include Polycom, Biamp Systems, Lectrosonics, Peavey, Shure,
and WideBand Solutions, with several other companies potentially poised to
enter
the market. According to industry sources, we have held the largest share of
the
installed segment of the conferencing systems market for many years, which
we
target with our professional audio conferencing products. ClearOne uniquely
contributed to the professional conferencing space with the introduction of
the
Audio Perfect (“AP”) product line a number of years ago, followed by the XAP and
continue the tradition of offering state of the art, differentiated professional
product with the introduction of Converge Pro. We believe we continue to enjoy
a
strong reputation with the AV integrators and AV consultants for our product
features, audio quality, and technical support.
We
believe we created a new audio conferencing category with the introduction
of
the RAV platform, which we call premium conferencing. RAV is a unique product
with capabilities we do not believe can be found on any other competing
system.
In
the
tabletop conferencing space, our primary competitors are Polycom, Aethra,
Konftel, LifeSize, Panasonic, and a number of other smaller manufacturers.
Despite having been in this space for a relatively short time, we quickly grew
and continue to enjoy the number two position worldwide second to the incumbent,
Polycom. We believe we have obtained the number two position as a result of
differentiating our MAX products on a number of fronts; they are more
competitively priced than Polycom’s comparable products; MAX encapsulates our
proprietary digital signal processing technologies which we believe are the
most
advanced in the industry; and our unique ability to attach or daisy chain
multiple phones together for increased coverage has given us opportunities
to
solve customer problems that our competition cannot currently
solve.
The
new
personal conferencing space has seen a number of new entries. Our primary
competitors in the personal conferencing space are Polycom, Actiontec, Iogear,
mVox, Phoenix, and USRobotics. We believe that our Chat 50 and Chat 150 offer
unique and distinct advantages in their superior audio performance and their
abilities to connect to multiple devices and to be used in multiple scenarios.
Our microphones compete with the products of Audio Technica, Global Media,
Harmon Music, Shure, and others. Our conferencing furniture products compete
primarily with the products of Accuwood, Comlink, and Video Furniture
International.
In
each
of the markets in which we compete, many of our competitors may have access
to
greater financial, technical, manufacturing, and marketing resources, and as
a
result they may respond more quickly or effectively to new technologies and
changes in customer preferences. No guarantees can be given that we can continue
to compete effectively in the markets we serve.
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Regulatory
Environment
New
regulations regarding the materials used in manufacturing, the process of
disposing of electronic equipment, and the efficient use of energy have emerged
in the last few years. The first implementations of these regulations have
taken
place in Europe and have required significant effort from ClearOne to comply.
Other countries and U.S. states are currently enacting or considering similar
regulations, which could require additional resources and effort from ClearOne
to comply.
The
European Parliament has published the RoHS Directive, which restricts the use
of
certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment beginning
July 1, 2006. In order to comply with this directive, it has become necessary
to
re-design the majority of our products and switch over to components that do
not
contain the restricted substances, such as lead, mercury, and cadmium. This
process involves procurement of the new compliant components, engineering effort
to design, develop, test, and validate them, and re-submitting these re-designed
products for multiple country emissions, safety, and telephone line interface
compliance testing and approvals. This effort has consumed resources and time
that would otherwise have been spent on new product development.
To
date,
we have completed the re-design of our products and are shipping these products
into the European market. Certain of our products will not be re-designed.
Accordingly, sales into the European market may be negatively impacted and
our
results of operations could suffer. Our outsourced manufacturers may hold us
responsible for the cost of purchased components that have become obsolete
as a
result of our re-design efforts. To the extent that we cannot manage these
potential exposures to our current estimates, our results of operations could
be
negatively impacted. In addition, because this has essentially become a
worldwide issue for all electronics manufacturers who wish to sell into the
European market, we have seen increased lead times for compliant components
because of the increased demand. This is an issue that is not unique to
ClearOne, but also applies to many manufacturers exporting products to the
European Union.
The
European Parliament has also published the WEEE Directive, which makes producers
of certain electrical and electronic equipment financially responsible for
collection, reuse, recycling, treatment, and disposal of equipment placed on
the
European Union market after August 13, 2005. We are currently compliant in
terms
of the labeling requirements and have finalized the recycling processes with
the
appropriate entities within Europe. According to our understanding of the
directive, distributors of our product are deemed producers and must comply
with
this directive by contracting with a recycler for the recovery, recycling,
and
reuse of product.
We
have
also completed the re-design of power supplies on certain products bringing
us
into compliance with a California law regarding efficient use of energy which
went into effect in July 2007.
Sources
and Availability of Raw Materials
Most
of
the components which the Company purchases from various vendors are readily
available from a number of sources. Alternative sourcing of various components
is continually underway. Vendors are qualified by Corporate Quality Assurance.
The Company has a vendor quality monitoring program that includes routinely
checking incoming material for conformance to specifications, as required per
written procedures.
Seasonality
Our
audio
conferencing products revenue has historically been strongest during the second
and fourth quarters. There can be no assurance that any historic sales patterns
will continue and, as a result, sales for any prior quarter are not necessarily
indicative of the sales to be expected in any future quarter.
Product
Development
We
are
committed to research and product development and view our continued investment
in research and product development as a key ingredient to our long-term
business success. Our research and product development expenditures were
approximately $7.5 million in fiscal 2007, $8.3 million in fiscal 2006, and
$5.3
million in fiscal 2005.
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Our
core
competencies in research and product development include many audio
technologies, including telephone echo cancellation, acoustic echo cancellation,
and noise cancellation. Our ability to use digital signal processing technology
to perform audio processing operations is also a core competency. We also have
in-house expertise in wireless technologies, VoIP, and software and network
application development. We believe that ongoing development of our core
technological competencies is vital to maintaining and increasing future sales
of our products and to enhancing new and existing products.
Manufacturing
Prior
to
June 20, 2005, we manufactured and assembled most of our products in our
manufacturing facility located at our corporate headquarters in Salt Lake City,
Utah. On June 20, 2005, we began transitioning the manufacturing of most of
our
products to a third-party manufacturer. On July 28, 2006 we closed the
manufacturing facility of our furniture product line located in Champlin,
Minnesota and outsourced the manufacturing of furniture. Currently, all of
our
products are manufactured by third-party manufacturers.
We
believe the long-term benefits from our manufacturing outsourcing strategy
include:
· |
Avoidance
of a significant investment in upgrading our manufacturing
infrastructure;
|
· |
RoHS-compliant
manufacturing facilities;
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· |
Scalability
in our manufacturing process without major investment or major
restructuring costs;
|
· |
Achievement
of future cost reductions on manufacturing costs and inventory costs
based
upon increased economies of scale in material and labor;
and
|
· |
Manufacturing
world class quality products by partnering with outsource manufacturers
certified with International
Organization of Standardization (ISO)
processes.
|
For
risks
associated with our manufacturing strategy please see “Risk Factors” in Item
1A.
Intellectual
Property and Other Proprietary Rights
We
believe that our success depends in part on our ability to protect our
proprietary rights. We rely on a combination of patent, copyright, trademark,
and trade secret laws and confidentiality agreements and processes to protect
our proprietary rights. The laws of foreign countries may not protect our
intellectual property to the same degree as the laws of the United
States.
We
generally require our employees, customers, and potential distribution
participants to enter into confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements before
we disclose any confidential aspect of our technology, services, or business.
In
addition, our employees are required to assign to us any proprietary
information, inventions, or other technology created during the term of their
employment with us. However, these precautions may not be sufficient to protect
us from misappropriation or infringement of our intellectual
property.
We
currently have about 25 patents that are issued, pending, or applied for that
cover our conferencing products and technologies. The expiration dates of issued
patents range from 2018 to 2021. We hold or have filed for over 70 trademarks.
Registered trademarks include ClearOne, XAP, MAX, AccuMic, Audio Perfect,
Distributed Echo Cancellation, Gentner, and others. We have also filed for
trademarks for RAV, Converge, Chat, and others. Finally, the Company has
received and/or filed for registered copyrights of certain of its source code
for acoustic echo cancellation and other related audio signal processing
algorithms.
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Employees
Employees
of as
|
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June
30, 2007
|
June
30, 2006
|
June
30, 2005
|
|
Sales,
marketing, and
|
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customer
support
|
32
|
44
|
45
|
Product
development
|
37
|
49
|
43
|
Operations
support
|
21
|
17
|
20
|
Administration
|
15
|
17
|
18
|
Total
|
105
|
127
|
126
|
As
of
June 30, 2007, we had 105 employees, 101 of whom were employed on a full-time
basis, with 32 in sales, marketing, and customer support; 37 in product
development; 21 in operations support; and 15 in administration, including
finance. Of these employees, 91 were located in our Salt Lake City office,
8 in
other U.S. locations, 4 in the United Kingdom and 2 in Asia. None of our
employees are subject to a collective bargaining agreement and we believe our
relationship with our employees is good. We occasionally hire contractors with
specific technology skill sets to meet project timelines.
Dispositions
During
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2001, we completed the sale of the assets of
the
remote control portion of our RFM/Broadcast
division
to Burk Technology, Inc. (“Burk”). During fiscal 2004, we sold our U.S.
audiovisual integration services business to M:Space, Inc. (“M:Space”). During
fiscal 2005, we sold our conferencing services segment to Premiere and we sold
our Canadian audiovisual integration services business to 6351352 Canada Inc.
During fiscal 2006, we sold our document and educational camera product line
to
Ken-A-Vision Manufacturing Co. Inc. Each disposition is summarized below and
is
discussed in detail in the footnotes to the June 30, 2007 consolidated financial
statements included in this report.
Sale
of Assets to Burk Technology.
On April
12, 2001, we sold the assets of the remote control portion of our RFM/Broadcast
division to Burk, a privately held developer and manufacturer of broadcast
facility control systems products, for $750,000 in cash at closing, $1.8 million
in the form of a seven-year promissory note, with interest at the rate of 9.0
percent per year, and up to $700,000 as a commission over a period of up to
seven years. We realized a pre-tax gain on the sale of $1.3 million for fiscal
2006, $187,000 for fiscal 2005, and $93,000 for fiscal 2004. On August 22,
2005,
we entered into a Mutual Release and Waiver Agreement with Burk pursuant to
which Burk paid us $1.3 million in full satisfaction of the promissory note,
which included a discount of $119,000. As part of the Mutual Release and Waiver
Agreement, we waived any right to future commission payments from Burk and
we
granted mutual releases to one another with respect to claims and liabilities.
Accordingly, the total pre-tax gain on the sale was approximately $2.4
million.
Sale
of our U.S. Audiovisual Integration Services.
On
May 6,
2004, we sold certain assets of our U.S. audiovisual integration services
operations to M:Space for no cash compensation. M:Space is a privately held
audiovisual integration services company. In exchange for M:Space assuming
obligations for completion of certain customer contracts and satisfying
maintenance contract obligations to existing customers, we transferred to
M:Space certain assets including inventory valued at $573,000. We recognized
a
pre-tax loss on the sale of $276,000 during fiscal 2004.
Sale
of our Conferencing Services. In
April
2004, our Board of Directors appointed a committee to explore opportunities
to
sell the conferencing services business component. We decided to sell this
component primarily because of decreasing margins and investments in equipment
that we believed would have been required in the near future. On July 1, 2004,
we sold our conferencing services business segment to Premiere. Consideration
for the sale consisted of $21.3 million in cash. Of the purchase price $300,000
was placed into a working capital escrow account and an addition $1.0 million
was placed into an 18-month Indemnity Escrow account. We received the $300,000
working capital escrow funds approximately 90 days after the execution date
of
the contract. We received the $1.0 million in the Indemnity Escrow account
together with the $30,000 in related interest income in January 2006.
Additionally, $1.4 million of the proceeds was utilized to pay off equipment
leases pertaining to assets being conveyed to Premiere. We realized a pre-tax
gain on the sale of $1.0 million in fiscal 2006 and $17.4 million in fiscal
2005.
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Sale
of OM Video - Canadian Audiovisual Integration
Services.
On
March
4, 2005, the Company sold all of the issued and outstanding stock of its
Canadian subsidiary, ClearOne Communications of Canada, Inc. (“ClearOne Canada”)
to 6351352 Canada Inc., a Canada corporation. ClearOne Canada owned all the
issued and outstanding stock of Stechyson Electronics, Ltd., which conducts
business under the name OM Video. The Company agreed to sell the stock of
ClearOne Canada for $200,000 in cash; a $1.3 million note receivable over a
15-month period, with interest accruing on the unpaid balance at the rate of
5.3
percent per year; and contingent consideration ranging from 3.0 percent to
4.0
percent of related gross revenues over a five-year period. In June 2005, the
Company was advised that the OM Purchaser had settled an action brought by
the
former employer of certain of OM Purchaser’s owners and employees alleging
violation of non-competition agreements. The settlement reportedly involved
a
cash payment and an agreement not to sell certain products for a period of
one
year. Based on an analysis of the facts and circumstances that existed at the
end of fiscal 2005, and considering the guidance from Topic 5U of the SEC Rules
and Regulations, “Gain Recognition on the Sale of a Business or Operating Assets
to a Highly Leveraged Entity,” the gain is being recognized as cash is collected
(as collection was not reasonably assured). Through December 31, 2005, all
required payments had been made however, 6351352 Canada Inc. failed to make
any
subsequent, required payments under the note receivable until June 30, 2006,
when we received a payment of $50,000. The Company reevaluated its options
and
concluded that its best course of action was to enforce its security and appoint
a receiver over the assets of OM Video. As of June 30, 2007, the amount of
the
promissory note and contingent earn-out provision was approximately $670,000
which is net of $608,000 collected through receivership. The Company expects
to
collect up to an additional $25,000 which is net of receiver fees, over the
next
several periods.
Sale
of our Document and Educational Camera Product Line.
In
August 2006, the Company sold its document and educational camera product line
to Ken-A-Vision Manufacturing Co. Inc., a privately held manufacturer of camera
solutions for education, audio visual, research, and manufacturing applications.
Under the terms of the transaction, Ken-A-Vision received the intellectual
property rights to ClearOne's camera technologies, as well as ownership of
current inventory. The sale price was $635,000 payable in cash and a $318,000
note receivable payable over 24 months.
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Investors
should carefully consider the risks described below. The risks described below
are not the only ones we face and there are risks that we are not presently
aware of or that we currently believe are immaterial that may also impair our
business operations. Any of these risks could harm our business. The trading
price of our common stock could decline significantly due to any of these risks,
and investors may lose all or part of their investment. In assessing these
risks, investors should also refer to the other information contained or
incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including our
June
30, 2007 consolidated financial statements and related notes.
Risks
Relating to Our Business
We
face intense competition in all markets for our products and services; our
operating results will be adversely affected if we cannot compete effectively
against other companies.
As
described in more detail in the section entitled “Competition,” the markets for
our products and services are characterized by intense competition and pricing
pressures and rapid technological change. We compete with businesses having
substantially greater financial, research and product development,
manufacturing, marketing, and other resources. If we are not able to continually
design, manufacture, and successfully introduce new or enhanced products or
services that are comparable or superior to those provided by our competitors
and at comparable or better prices, we could experience pricing pressures and
reduced sales, gross profit margins, profits, and market share, each of which
could have a materially adverse effect on our business.
Difficulties
in estimating customer demand in our products segment could harm our profit
margins.
Orders
from our distributors and other distribution participants are based on demand
from end-users. Prospective end-user demand is difficult to measure. This means
that our revenues in any fiscal quarter could be adversely impacted by low
end-user demand, which could in turn negatively affect orders we receive from
distributors and dealers. Our expectations for both short- and long-term future
net revenues are based on our own estimates of future demand.
Revenues
for any particular time period are difficult to predict with any degree of
certainty. We usually ship products within a short time after we receive an
order; so consequently, unshipped backlog has not been a good indicator of
future revenues. We believe that the current level of backlog will fluctuate
dependent in part on our ability to forecast revenue mix and plan our
manufacturing accordingly. A significant portion of our customers’ orders are
received in the last month of the quarter. We budget the amount of our expenses
based on our revenue estimates. If our estimates of sales are not accurate
and
we experience unforeseen variability in our revenues and operating results,
we
may be unable to adjust our expense levels accordingly and our gross profit
and
results of operations will be adversely affected. Higher inventory levels or
stock shortages may also result from difficulties in estimating customer
demand.
Our
sales depend to a certain extent on government funding and
regulation.
In
the
audio conferencing products market, the revenues generated from sales of our
audio conferencing products for distance learning and courtroom facilities
are
dependent on government funding. In the event government funding for such
initiatives was reduced or became unavailable, our sales could be negatively
impacted. Additionally, many of our products are subject to governmental
regulations. New regulations could significantly impact sales in an adverse
manner.
Environmental
laws and regulations subject us to a number of risks and could result in
significant costs and impact on revenue
New
regulations regarding the materials used in manufacturing, the process of
disposing of electronic equipment, and the efficient use of energy have emerged
in the last few years. The first implementations of these regulations have
taken
place in Europe and have required significant effort from ClearOne to comply.
Other countries and U.S. states are currently enacting or considering similar
regulations, which could require additional resources and effort from ClearOne
to comply.
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The
European Parliament has published the RoHS Directive, which restricts the use
of
certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment beginning
July 1, 2006. In order to comply with this directive, it has become necessary
to
re-design the majority of our products and switch over to components that do
not
contain the restricted substances, such as lead, mercury, and cadmium. This
process involves procurement of the new compliant components, engineering effort
to design, develop, test, and validate them, and re-submitting these re-designed
products for multiple country emissions, safety, and telephone line interface
compliance testing and approvals. This effort has consumed resources and time
that would otherwise have been spent on new product development, which will
continue until the products have been updated.
To
date,
we have completed the re-design of our products and are shipping these products
into the European market. Certain of our products will not be re-designed.
Accordingly, sales into the European market may be negatively impacted and
our
results of operations could suffer. Our outsourced manufacturers may hold us
responsible for the cost of purchased components that have become obsolete
as a
result of our re-design efforts. To the extent that we cannot manage these
potential exposures to our current estimates, our results of operations could
be
negatively impacted. In addition, because this has essentially become a
worldwide issue for all electronics manufacturers who wish to sell into the
European market, we have seen increased lead times for compliant components
because of the increased demand. This is an issue that is not unique to
ClearOne, but also applies to many manufacturers exporting products to the
European Union.
The
European Parliament has also published the WEEE Directive, which makes producers
of certain electrical and electronic equipment financially responsible for
collection, reuse, recycling, treatment, and disposal of equipment placed on
the
European Union market after August 13, 2005. We are currently compliant in
terms
of the labeling requirements and have finalized the recycling processes with
the
appropriate entities within Europe. According to our understanding of the
directive, distributors of our product are deemed producers and must comply
with
this directive by contracting with a recycler for the recovery, recycling,
and
reuse of product.
We
have
also completed the re-design of power supplies on certain products bringing
us
into compliance with a California law regarding efficient use of energy which
went into effect in July 2007.
Product
development delays or defects could harm our competitive position and reduce
our
revenues.
We
have,
in the past, and may again experience, technical difficulties and delays with
the development and introduction of new products. Many of the products we
develop contain sophisticated and complicated circuitry, software and
components, and utilize manufacturing techniques involving new technologies.
Potential difficulties in the development process that could be experienced
by
us include difficulty in:
· |
meeting
required specifications and regulatory standards;
|
· |
meeting
market expectations for
performance;
|
· |
hiring
and keeping a sufficient number of skilled developers;
|
· |
obtaining
prototype products at anticipated cost
levels;
|
· |
having
the ability to identify problems or product defects in the development
cycle; and
|
· |
achieving
necessary manufacturing efficiencies.
|
Once
new
products reach the market, they may have defects, or may be met by unanticipated
new competitive products, which could adversely affect market acceptance of
these products and our reputation. If we are not able to manage and minimize
such potential difficulties, our business and results of operations could be
negatively affected.
Our
profitability may be adversely affected by our continuing dependence on our
distribution channels.
We
market
our products primarily through a network of distributors who in turn sell our
products to systems integrators, dealers, and value-added resellers. All of
our
agreements with such distributors and other distribution participants are
non-exclusive, terminable at will by either party and generally short-term.
No
assurances can be given that any or all such distributors or other distribution
participants will continue their relationship with us. Distributors and to
a
lesser extent systems integrators, dealers, and value-added resellers cannot
easily be replaced and the loss of revenues and our inability to reduce expenses
to compensate for the loss of revenues could adversely affect our net revenues
and profit margins.
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Although
we rely on our distribution channels to sell our products, our distributors
and
other distribution participants are not obligated to devote any specified amount
of time, resources, or efforts to the marketing of our products or to sell
a
specified number of our products. There are no prohibitions on distributors
or
other resellers offering products that are competitive with our products and
some do offer competitive products. The support of our products by distributors
and other distribution participants may depend on the competitive strength
of
our products and the price incentives we offer for their support. If our
distributors and other distribution participants are not committed to our
products, our revenues and profit margins may be adversely affected.
Reporting
of channel inventory by certain distributors.
We
defer
recognition of revenue from product sales to distributors until the return
privilege has expired, which approximates when product is sold-through to
customers of our distributors. We evaluate, at each quarter-end, the inventory
in the channel through information provided by certain of our distributors.
We
use this information along with our judgment and estimates to determine the
amount of inventory in the entire channel, for all customers and for all
inventory items, and the appropriate revenue and cost of goods sold associated
with those channel products. We cannot guarantee that the third party data,
as
reported, or that our assumptions and judgments regarding total channel
inventory revenue and cost of goods sold will be accurate. We periodically
audit
a limited number of distributors.
We
depend on an outsourced manufacturing strategy.
In
August
2005, we entered into a manufacturing agreement with a manufacturing services
provider, to be the exclusive manufacturer of substantially all the products
that were previously manufactured at our Salt Lake City, Utah manufacturing
facility. This manufacturer is currently the primary manufacturer of many of
our
products. We also have an agreement with an offshore manufacturer for the
manufacture of other product lines. Additionally, in July 2006, we outsourced
the manufacturing of our furniture product lines to two manufacturers. If these
manufacturers experience difficulties in obtaining sufficient supplies of
components, component prices significantly exceed anticipated costs, an
interruption in their operations, or otherwise suffer capacity constraints,
we
would experience a delay in shipping these products which would have a negative
impact on our revenues. Should there be any disruption in services due to
natural disaster, economic or political difficulties, quarantines,
transportation restrictions, acts of terror, or other restrictions associated
with infectious diseases, or other similar events, or any other reason, such
disruption would have a material adverse effect on our business. Operating
in
the international environment exposes us to certain inherent risks, including
unexpected changes in regulatory requirements and tariffs, and potentially
adverse tax consequences, which could materially affect our results of
operations. Currently, we have no second source of manufacturing for some of
our
products.
The
cost
of delivered product from our contract manufacturers is a direct function of
their ability to buy components at a competitive price and to realize
efficiencies and economies of scale within their overall business structure.
If
they are unsuccessful in driving efficient cost models, our delivered costs
could rise, affecting our profitability and ability to compete. In addition,
if
the contract manufacturers are unable to achieve greater operational
efficiencies, delivery schedules for new product development and current product
delivery could be negatively impacted.
Product
obsolescence could harm demand for our products and could adversely affect
our
revenues and our results of operations.
Our
industry is subject to rapid and frequent technological innovations that could
render existing technologies in our products obsolete and thereby decrease
market demand for such products. If any of our products become slow-moving
or
obsolete and the recorded value of our inventory is greater than its market
value, we will be required to write down the value of our inventory to its
fair
market value, which would adversely affect our results of operations. In limited
circumstances, we are required to purchase components that our outsourced
manufacturers use to produce and assemble our products. Should technological
innovations render these components obsolete, we will be required to write
down
the value of this inventory, which could adversely affect our results of
operations.
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If
we
are unable to protect our intellectual property rights or have insufficient
proprietary rights, our business would be materially impaired.
We
currently rely primarily on a combination of trade secrets, copyrights,
trademarks, patents, patents pending, and nondisclosure agreements to establish
and protect our proprietary rights in our products. No assurances can be given
that others will not independently develop similar technologies, or duplicate
or
design around aspects of our technology. In addition, we cannot assure that
any
patent or registered trademark owned by us will not be invalidated, circumvented
or challenged, or that the rights granted thereunder will provide competitive
advantages to us. Litigation may be necessary to enforce our intellectual
property rights. We believe our products and other proprietary rights do not
infringe upon any proprietary rights of third parties; however, we cannot assure
that third parties will not assert infringement claims in the future. Our
industry is characterized by vigorous protection of intellectual property
rights. Such claims and the resulting litigation are expensive and could divert
management’s attention, regardless of their merit. In the event of a claim, we
might be required to license third-party technology or redesign our products,
which may not be possible or economically feasible.
We
currently hold only a limited number of patents. To the extent that we have
patentable technology for which we have not filed patent applications, others
may be able to use such technology or even gain priority over us by patenting
such technology themselves.
International
sales account for a significant portion of our net revenue and risks inherent
in
international sales could harm our business.
International
sales represent a significant portion of our total product sales. For example,
international sales represented 28.7 percent of our total product sales from
continuing operations for fiscal 2007, 28.4 percent for fiscal 2006, and 25.4
percent for fiscal 2005. We anticipate that the portion of our total product
revenue from international sales will continue to increase as we further enhance
our focus on developing new products, establishing new distribution partners,
strengthening our presence in key growth areas, and improving product
localization with country-specific product documentation and marketing
materials. Our international business is subject to the financial and operating
risks of conducting business internationally, including:
· |
unexpected
changes in, or the imposition of, additional legislative or regulatory
requirements;
|
· |
unique
environmental regulations;
|
· |
fluctuating
exchange rates;
|
· |
tariffs
and other barriers;
|
· |
difficulties
in staffing and managing foreign sales operations;
|
· |
import
and export restrictions;
|
· |
greater
difficulties in accounts receivable collection and longer payment
cycles;
|
· |
potentially
adverse tax consequences;
|
· |
potential
hostilities and changes in diplomatic and trade
relationships;
|
· |
disruption
in services due to natural disaster, economic or political difficulties,
quarantines, transportation, or other restrictions associated with
infectious diseases.
|
Our
revenues in the international market are generally denominated in U.S. Dollars,
with the exception of sales through our wholly owned subsidiary, OM Video,
whose
sales were denominated in Canadian Dollars until March 4, 2005, when the
subsidiary was sold to a third party. Consolidation of OM Video’s financial
statements with ours, under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S.
GAAP”), required remeasurement of the amounts stated in OM Video’s financial
statements to U.S. Dollars, which was subject to exchange rate fluctuations.
We
do not undertake hedging activities that protect us against such
risks.
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We
may not be able to hire and retain qualified key and highly-skilled technical
employees, which could affect our ability to compete effectively and may cause
our revenue and profitability to decline.
We
depend
on our ability to hire and retain qualified key and highly-skilled employees
to
manage, research and develop, market, and service new and existing products.
Competition for such key and highly-skilled employees is intense, and we may
not
be successful in attracting or retaining such personnel. To
succeed, we must hire and retain employees who are highly skilled in the rapidly
changing communications and Internet technologies. Individuals who have the
skills and can perform the services we need to provide our products and services
are in great demand. Because the competition for qualified employees in our
industry is intense, hiring and retaining employees with the skills we need
is
both time-consuming and expensive. We might not be able to hire enough skilled
employees or retain the employees we do hire. In
addition, provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related rules of
the
SEC impose heightened personal liability on some of our key employees. The
threat of such liability could make it more difficult to identify, hire and
retain qualified key and highly-skilled employees. We have relied on our ability
to grant stock options as a means of recruiting and retaining key employees.
Recent accounting regulations requiring the expensing of stock options will
impair our future ability to provide these incentives without incurring
associated compensation costs. Our
inability to hire and retain employees with the skills we seek could hinder
our
ability to sell our existing products, systems, or services or to develop new
products, systems, or services with a consequent adverse effect on our business,
results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.
Our
reliance on third-party technology or license agreements.
We
have
licensing agreements with various suppliers for software and hardware
incorporated into our products. These third-party licenses may not continue
to
be available to us on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. The termination
or impairment of these licenses could result in delays of current product
shipments or delays or reductions in new product introductions until equivalent
designs could be developed, licensed, and integrated, if at all possible, which
would have a material adverse effect on our business.
We
may have difficulty in collecting outstanding receivables.
We
grant
credit without requiring collateral to substantially all of our customers.
In
times of economic uncertainty, the risks relating to the granting of such credit
would typically increase. Although we monitor and mitigate the risks associated
with our credit policies, we cannot ensure that such mitigation will be
effective. We have experienced losses due to customers failing to meet their
obligations. Future losses could be significant and, if incurred, could harm
our
business and have a material adverse effect on our operating results and
financial position.
Interruptions
to our business could adversely affect our operations.
As
with
any company, our operations are at risk of being interrupted by earthquake,
fire, flood, and other natural and human-caused disasters, including disease
and
terrorist attacks. Our operations are also at risk of power loss,
telecommunications failure, and other infrastructure and technology based
problems. To help guard against such risks, we carry business interruption
loss
insurance to help compensate us for losses that may occur.
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Risks
Relating to Our Company
Our
stock price fluctuates as a result of the conduct of our business and stock
market fluctuations.
The
market price of our common stock has experienced significant fluctuations and
may continue to fluctuate significantly. The market price of our common stock
may be significantly affected by a variety of factors, including:
· |
statements
or changes in opinions, ratings, or earnings estimates made by brokerage
firms or industry analysts relating to the market in which we do
business
or relating to us specifically;
|
· |
disparity
between our reported results and the projections of
analysts;
|
· |
the
shift in sales mix of products that we currently sell to a sales
mix of
lower-gross profit product
offerings;
|
· |
the
level and mix of inventory levels held by our
distributors;
|
· |
the
announcement of new products or product enhancements by us or our
competitors;
|
· |
technological
innovations by us or our
competitors;
|
· |
success
in meeting targeted availability dates for new or redesigned
products;
|
· |
the
ability to profitably and efficiently manage our supplies of products
and
key components;
|
· |
the
ability to maintain profitable relationships with our
customers;
|
· |
the
ability to maintain an appropriate cost
structure;
|
· |
quarterly
variations in our results of
operations;
|
· |
general
consumer confidence or general market conditions or market conditions
specific to technology industries;
|
· |
domestic
and international economic
conditions;
|
· |
the
adoption of the new accounting standard, SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based
Payments,” which requires us to record compensation expense for certain
options issued before July 1, 2005 and for all options issued or
modified
after June 30, 2005;
|
· |
our
ability to report financial information in a timely manner;
and
|
· |
the
markets in which our stock is
traded.
|
We
have previously identified material weaknesses in our internal
controls.
In
our
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, we reported and identified
a
material weakness in our internal controls. Although we believe we have remedied
this weakness through the commitment of considerable resources, we are always
at
risk that any future failure of our own internal controls or the internal
control at any of our outsourced manufacturers or partners could result in
additional reported material weaknesses. Any future failures of our internal
controls could have a material impact on our market capitalization, results
of
operations, or financial position, or have other adverse
consequences.
Not
applicable.
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We
currently occupy two leased buildings or offices, all of which are used in
connection with the products segment of our business. The following table
presents our utilization of these spaces:
Location
|
Operations
|
Square
Footage
|
Status
|
Expiration
of Lease Agreement
|
Active
Leases at June 30, 2007
|
||||
Salt
Lake City, UT
|
Company
headquarters
|
36,279
|
Continuing
|
December
2013
|
Salt
Lake City, UT
|
Warehouse
|
17,000
|
Continuing
|
October
2009
|
We
currently occupy a 36,279 square-foot facility in Salt Lake City under the
terms
of an operating lease expiring in December 2013 which supports our principal
administrative, sales, marketing, customer support, and research and product
development facility. We also occupy a 17,000 square-foot facility in Salt
Lake
City under the terms of an operating lease expiring in October 2009 which
supports our warehousing operation. We believe our headquarters and warehouse
facilities will be adequate to meet our needs for the current fiscal year and
beyond.
In
addition to the legal proceedings described below, we are also involved from
time to time in various claims and other legal proceedings which arise in the
normal course of our business. Such matters are subject to many uncertainties
and outcomes that are not predictable. However, based on the information
available to us as of August 15, 2007 and after discussions with legal counsel,
we do not believe any such other proceedings will have a material, adverse
effect on our business, results of operations, financial position, or liquidity,
except as described below.
U.S.
Attorney’s Investigation. On
July
25, 2007, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah indicted
two of our former officers, Frances Flood and Susie Strohm, for allegedly
causing the Company to issue materially misstated financial statements for
its
2001 and 2002 fiscal years. We are cooperating fully with the U.S. Attorney’s
Office in this matter and have been advised that we are neither a target nor
a
subject of the investigation or indictment. By virtue of certain provisions
of
our Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and indemnification agreements with these
former officers, we are obligated to indemnify each former officer for all
reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred in defending against the charges.
The Company has accrued in its fiscal 2007 for legal fees of the probable amount
the Company was able to estimate of its liability associated with the
advancement of funds under the indemnification at June 30, 2007. In accordance
with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 5, “Accounting for
Contingencies”, the Company will adjust its contingent liability, as needed, so
that it remains an estimable and probable amount of its financial liability
as
of the date of issuance of the applicable financial statements. The Company
believes its liability will adversely impact the Company’s financial performance
for its 2008 fiscal year and possibly beyond.
Theft
of Trade Secret Action. In
January 2007 we filed a lawsuit in the Third Judicial District Court, Salt
Lake
County, State of Utah against WideBand Solutions, Inc., Biamp Systems
Corporation, Inc., and two individuals; one a former employee and one previously
affiliated with ClearOne. The Complaint brings claims against different
combinations of the defendants for, among other things, misappropriation of
certain trade secrets, breach of contract, conversion, unjust enrichment and
intentional interference with business and contractual relations. In cases
where
competitors introduce products and/or technology that may infringe on our
proprietary technology, we have an obligation to our shareholders to defend
our
intangible property. Although the cost of intellectual property and related
litigation is substantial and reduces our current performance, a successful
defense of a core technology as represented by certain of our trade secrets,
may
potentially represent many orders of magnitude of return in shareholder
value.
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The
Shareholder Derivative Actions. Between
March and August 2003, four shareholder derivative actions were filed in
the Third Judicial District Court of Salt Lake County, State of Utah, by certain
of our shareholders against various present and past officers and directors
and
against Ernst & Young. The complaints asserted allegations similar to those
asserted in the SEC complaint that was filed on January 15, 2003 with regard
to
alleged improper revenue recognition practices and the shareholders’ class
action that was filed on June 30, 2003 and also alleged that the defendant
directors and officers violated their fiduciary duties to us by causing or
allowing us to recognize revenue in violation of U.S. GAAP and to issue
materially misstated financial statements and that Ernst & Young breached
its professional responsibilities to us and acted in violation of U.S. GAAP
and
generally accepted auditing standards by failing to identify or prevent the
alleged revenue recognition violations and by issuing unqualified audit opinions
with respect to our fiscal 2002 and 2001 financial statements. One of these
actions was dismissed without prejudice on June 13, 2003. As to the other
three actions, our Board of Directors appointed a special litigation committee
of independent directors to evaluate the claims. That committee determined
that
the maintenance of the derivative proceedings against the individual defendants
was not in our best interests. Accordingly, on December 12, 2003, we moved
to
dismiss those claims. In March 2004, our motions were granted, and the
derivative claims were dismissed with prejudice as to all defendants except
Ernst & Young. We were substituted as the plaintiff in the action and are
now pursuing in our own name the claims against Ernst & Young.
The
Insurance Coverage Action. On
February 9, 2004, ClearOne and Edward Dallin Bagley (“Bagley”), a director
and significant shareholder of ClearOne, jointly filed an action in the United
States District Court for the District of Utah, Central Division, against
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (“National
Union”) and Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company (“Lumbermens Mutual”), the
carriers of certain prior period directors and officers’ liability insurance
policies, to recover the costs of defending and resolving claims against certain
of our present and former directors and officers in connection with the SEC
complaint filed on January 15, 2003, the shareholders’ class action filed on
June 30, 2003, and the shareholder derivative actions described above, and
seeking other damages resulting from the refusal of such carriers to timely
pay
the amounts owing under such liability insurance policies. This action has
been
consolidated into a declaratory relief action filed by one of the insurance
carriers on February 6, 2004 against ClearOne and certain of its current
and former directors. In this action, the insurers assert that they are entitled
to rescind insurance coverage under our directors and officers’ liability
insurance policies, $3.0 million of which was provided by National Union and
$2.0 million which was provided by Lumbermens Mutual, based on alleged
misstatements in our insurance applications. In February 2005, we entered into
a
confidential settlement agreement with Lumbermens Mutual pursuant to which
ClearOne and Bagley received a lump-sum cash amount and the plaintiffs agreed
to
dismiss their claims against Lumbermens Mutual with prejudice. The cash
settlement is being held in a segregated account until the claims involving
National Union have been resolved, at which time the amounts received in the
action will be allocated between the Company and Bagley. The amount distributed
to the Company and Bagley will be determined based on future negotiations
between the Company and Bagley. The Company cannot currently estimate the amount
of the settlement which it will ultimately receive. Upon determining the amount
of the settlement which the Company will ultimately receive, the Company will
record this as a contingent gain. On October 21, 2005, the court granted summary
judgment in favor of National Union on its rescission defense and accordingly
entered a judgment dismissing all of the claims asserted by ClearOne and Mr.
Bagley. In connection with the summary judgment, the Company has been ordered
to
pay approximately $59,000 in costs. However, due to the Lumbermens Mutual cash
proceeds discussed above and the appeal of the summary judgment ruling discussed
below, this potential liability has not been recorded in the balance sheet
as of
June 30, 2007. On February 2, 2006, the Company and Mr. Bagley appealed the
summary judgment ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit,
and
on July 25, 2007, the Tenth Circuit issued its decision reversing the summary
judgment as to ClearOne’s claims but affirming it as to Bagley’s claims. The
case has been remanded back to the district court for trial on ClearOne’s claims
for breach of contract and for breach of the implied covenant of good faith
and
fair dealing and on National Union’s defenses thereto, including its rescission
defense. Although the Company is optimistic about its chances of prevailing
at
trial on its claims, no assurances can be given that it will be successful.
The
Company and Bagley have entered into a Joint Prosecution and Defense Agreement
in connection with the action under which the Company is obligated to pay all
litigation expenses in the case except those which are solely related to
Bagley’s claims. (See “Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions”).
No
matter
was submitted to a vote of security holders through the solicitation of proxies
or otherwise during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this
report.
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Market
Information
From
April 21, 2003 until February 10, 2006, our common stock was quoted on an
unsolicited basis on the National Quotation Bureau’s Pink Sheets under the
symbol “CLRO.” On February 10, 2006, the Pink Sheets blocked the publication of
quotations for our common stock on its public website due to their enforcement
of a policy to block all non-current public filers and due to our failure to
file current public information. On August 28, 2006, our shares began trading
on
the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board under the trading symbol CLRO.OB. The
following table sets forth the high and low bid quotations for the common stock
for the last two fiscal years as provided by Pink Sheets and the
Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board. The over-the-counter market quotations reflect
inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may
not
necessarily represent actual transactions.
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||||
High
|
Low
|
High
|
Low
|
||||||||||
First
Quarter
|
$
|
3.75
|
$
|
3.00
|
$
|
4.10
|
$
|
2.20
|
|||||
Second
Quarter
|
4.34
|
3.20
|
2.50
|
1.95
|
|||||||||
Third
Quarter
|
6.69
|
4.05
|
3.60
|
2.25
|
|||||||||
Fourth
Quarter
|
6.58
|
4.57
|
4.25
|
3.50
|
On
August
14, 2007, our shares began trading on the NASDAQ under the trading symbol CLRO.
On August 31, 2007, the high and low sales prices for our common stock on the
NASDAQ were $6.15 and $6.01, respectively.
Shareholders
As
of
August 31, 2007, there were 10,943,182 shares of our common stock issued and
outstanding and held by approximately 550 shareholders of record. This number
counts each broker dealer and clearing corporation, who hold shares for their
customers, as a single shareholder.
Dividends
We
have
not paid a cash dividend on our common stock and do not anticipate doing so
in
the foreseeable future. We intend to retain earnings to fund future working
capital requirements, infrastructure needs, growth, product development, and
our
stock buy-back program.
Securities
Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
We
currently have one equity compensation plan, our 1998 Stock Option Plan (the
“1998 Plan”), which provides for the grant of stock options to employees,
directors and consultants. As of June 30, 2007, there were 1,273,199 options
outstanding under the 1998 Plan with 908,737 options available for grant in
the
future. During the time we failed to remain current in our filing of periodic
reports with the SEC, employees, executive officers, and directors were not
allowed to exercise options under the 1998 Plan. We became current with our
required SEC filings on June 28, 2006.
24
The
following table sets forth information as of June 30, 2007 with respect to
compensation plans under which equity securities of ClearOne are authorized
for
issuance.
Number
of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options,
warrants,
and rights
|
Weighted-average
exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and
rights
|
Number
of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity
compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column
(a))
|
|
(a)
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
|
Equity
compensation
|
|||
plans
approved by
|
|||
security
holders
|
1,273,199
|
$5.38
|
908,737
|
Equity
compensation
|
|||
by
security holders
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Total
|
1,273,199
|
$5.38
|
908,737
|
Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities: Use of Proceeds from Registered
Securities.
On
September 29, 2005, we completed our obligations under the settlement agreement
in the shareholders’ class action by issuing a total of 1,148,494 shares of our
common stock to the plaintiff class, including 228,000 shares previously issued
in November 2004, and paying an aggregate of $126,705 in cash in lieu of shares
to those members of the class who would otherwise have been entitled to receive
an odd-lot number of shares or who resided in states in which there was no
exemption available for the issuance of shares. The shares were issued in
reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act provided by Section 3(a)(10) thereof.
Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities.
The
following table details purchases by ClearOne of its own securities during
4Q
2007.
Period
|
Total
Number of Shares Purchased
|
Average
Price Paid per Share
|
Total
Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or
Programs
|
Maximum
Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May by Purchased
Under
the Plans or Programs (1)
|
April
1, 2007 - April 30, 2007
|
0
|
$0
|
0
|
$721,000
|
May
1, 2007 - May 31, 2007
|
27,000
|
$6.32
|
27,000
|
$550,000
|
June
1, 2007 - June 30, 2007
|
0
|
$0
|
27,000
|
$550,000
|
Total
|
27,000
|
27,000
|
(1) |
On
August 31, 2006, we announced that our Board of Directors had approved
a
stock buy-back program to purchase up to $2,000,000 of our common
stock
over the next 12 months on the open market. All repurchased shares
were
immediately retired. The stock buy-back program expired in August
2007.
|
On
August
30, 2007, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized a
share
repurchase program to purchase up to $3,625,000 of the Company’s common stock
over the next 12 months in open market and private block
transactions.
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Performance
Graph
The
following graph compares the performance of ClearOne’s common stock with the
performance of the Nasdaq Composite Index and Morgan Stanley Technology Index
for a five year period by measuring the changes in common stock prices from
June
30, 2002 to June 30, 2007.
June
2002
|
June
2003
|
June
2004
|
June
2005
|
June
2006
|
June
2007
|
||||||||||||||
ClearOne
Communications, Inc.
|
$
|
100
|
$
|
20.37
|
$
|
51.89
|
$
|
34.91
|
$
|
33.02
|
$
|
44.34
|
|||||||
Nasdaq
Composite Index
|
$
|
100
|
$
|
75.11
|
$
|
94.78
|
$
|
95.21
|
$
|
100.53
|
$
|
120.49
|
|||||||
Morgan
Stanley Technology Index
|
$
|
100
|
$
|
110.12
|
$
|
147.45
|
$
|
141.23
|
$
|
147.75
|
$
|
185.89
|
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The
following selected financial data has been derived from our audited consolidated
financial statements for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, 2005,
2004,
and 2003. The data in the table below has been adjusted to reflect discontinued
operations of a portion of our business services segment and our conferencing
services segment as held for sale. The information set forth below is not
necessarily indicative of results of future operations, and should be read
in
conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations” and the consolidated financial statements and related
notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.
SELECTED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share data)
Years
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
||||||||||||
Operating
results:
|
||||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
39,861
|
$
|
35,362
|
$
|
29,087
|
$
|
25,736
|
$
|
23,999
|
||||||
Costs
and expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Cost
of goods sold
|
17,723
|
17,375
|
12,720
|
14,760
|
15,537
|
|||||||||||
Marketing
and selling
|
7,791
|
7,866
|
9,070
|
8,497
|
7,070
|
|||||||||||
Research
and product development
|
7,535
|
8,299
|
5,305
|
4,237
|
3,281
|
|||||||||||
General
and administrative
|
3,091
|
5,108
|
5,489
|
6,767
|
5,915
|
|||||||||||
Settlement
in shareholders' class action
|
-
|
(1,205
|
)
|
(2,046
|
)
|
4,080
|
7,325
|
|||||||||
Impairment
losses
|
-
|
-
|
180
|
-
|
5,102
|
|||||||||||
Restructuring
charge
|
-
|
-
|
110
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
3,721
|
(2,081
|
)
|
(1,741
|
)
|
(12,605
|
)
|
(20,231
|
)
|
|||||||
Other
income (expense), net
|
1,523
|
1,016
|
318
|
(261
|
)
|
48
|
||||||||||
Income
(loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
|
5,244
|
(1,065
|
)
|
(1,423
|
)
|
(12,866
|
)
|
(20,183
|
)
|
|||||||
(Provision)
benefit for income taxes
|
(457
|
)
|
1,005
|
3,370
|
964
|
2,094
|
||||||||||
Income
(loss) from continuing operations
|
4,787
|
(60
|
)
|
1,947
|
(11,902
|
)
|
(18,089
|
)
|
||||||||
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations
|
422
|
2,155
|
14,128
|
2,015
|
(17,883
|
)
|
||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
5,209
|
$
|
2,095
|
$
|
16,075
|
$
|
(9,887
|
)
|
$
|
(35,972
|
)
|
||||
Earnings
(loss) per common share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
earnings (loss) from continuing operations
|
$
|
0.42
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
0.17
|
$
|
(1.08
|
)
|
$
|
(1.62
|
)
|
|||
Diluted
earnings (loss) from continuing operations
|
$
|
0.41
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
0.16
|
$
|
(1.08
|
)
|
$
|
(1.62
|
)
|
|||
Basic
earnings (loss) from discontinued operations
|
$
|
0.04
|
$
|
0.18
|
$
|
1.26
|
$
|
0.18
|
$
|
(1.60
|
)
|
|||||
Diluted
earnings (loss) from discontinued operations
|
$
|
0.04
|
$
|
0.18
|
$
|
1.15
|
$
|
0.18
|
$
|
(1.60
|
)
|
|||||
Basic
earnings (loss)
|
$
|
0.45
|
$
|
0.18
|
$
|
1.44
|
$
|
(0.89
|
)
|
$
|
(3.21
|
)
|
||||
Diluted
earnings (loss)
|
$
|
0.45
|
$
|
0.17
|
$
|
1.30
|
$
|
(0.89
|
)
|
$
|
(3.21
|
)
|
||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
11,497,773
|
11,957,756
|
11,177,406
|
11,057,896
|
11,183,339
|
|||||||||||
Diluted
|
11,575,721
|
12,206,618
|
12,332,106
|
11,057,896
|
11,183,339
|
|||||||||||
As
of June 30,
|
||||||||||||||||
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
||||
Financial
data:
|
||||||||||||||||
Current
assets
|
$
|
38,317
|
$
|
39,743
|
$
|
34,879
|
$
|
27,202
|
$
|
29,365
|
||||||
Property,
plant and equipment, net
|
2,694
|
1,647
|
2,805
|
4,027
|
4,320
|
|||||||||||
Total
assets
|
41,063
|
41,405
|
38,021
|
32,156
|
35,276
|
|||||||||||
Long-term
debt, net of current maturities
|
619
|
-
|
-
|
240
|
931
|
|||||||||||
Capital
leases, net of current maturities
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
9
|
|||||||||||
Total
shareholders' equity
|
30,438
|
30,412
|
24,911
|
9,006
|
18,743
|
27
Quarterly
Financial Data (Unaudited)
The
following table is a summary of unaudited quarterly financial information for
the years ended June 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005.
Fiscal
2007 Quarters Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share data)
|
||||||||||||||||
Sept.
30
|
Dec.
31
|
Mar.
31
|
June
30
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
9,411
|
$
|
10,107
|
$
|
9,355
|
$
|
10,988
|
$
|
39,861
|
||||||
Cost
of goods sold
|
(4,316
|
)
|
(4,860
|
)
|
(4,190
|
)
|
(4,357
|
)
|
(17,723
|
)
|
||||||
Marketing
and selling
|
(1,918
|
)
|
(1,789
|
)
|
(2,004
|
)
|
(2,080
|
)
|
(7,791
|
)
|
||||||
Research
and product development
|
(2,079
|
)
|
(1,855
|
)
|
(1,848
|
)
|
(1,753
|
)
|
(7,535
|
)
|
||||||
General
and administrative
|
(809
|
)
|
(688
|
)
|
(763
|
)
|
(831
|
)
|
(3,091
|
)
|
||||||
Other
income (expense), net
|
332
|
320
|
577
|
294
|
1,523
|
|||||||||||
Income
from continuing operations before income taxes
|
621
|
1,235
|
1,127
|
2,261
|
5,244
|
|||||||||||
Benefit
(provision) for income taxes
|
19
|
(155
|
)
|
(167
|
)
|
(154
|
)
|
(457
|
)
|
|||||||
Income
from continuing operations
|
640
|
1,080
|
960
|
2,107
|
4,787
|
|||||||||||
Income
from discontinued operations
|
37
|
4
|
263
|
118
|
422
|
|||||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
677
|
$
|
1,084
|
$
|
1,223
|
$
|
2,225
|
$
|
5,209
|
||||||
Basic
income (loss) earnings per common share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Continuing
operations
|
$
|
0.05
|
$
|
0.09
|
$
|
0.09
|
$
|
0.19
|
$
|
0.42
|
||||||
Discontinued
operations
|
-
|
-
|
0.02
|
0.01
|
0.04
|
|||||||||||
Basic
income (loss) earnings per common share
|
$
|
0.05
|
$
|
0.09
|
$
|
0.11
|
$
|
0.20
|
$
|
0.45
|
||||||
Diluted
income (loss) earnings per common share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Continuing
operations
|
$
|
0.05
|
$
|
0.09
|
$
|
0.09
|
$
|
0.19
|
$
|
0.41
|
||||||
Discontinued
operations
|
-
|
-
|
0.02
|
0.01
|
0.04
|
|||||||||||
Diluted
income (loss) earnings per common share
|
$
|
0.06
|
$
|
0.09
|
$
|
0.11
|
$
|
0.20
|
$
|
0.45
|
28
Fiscal
2006 Quarters Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share data)
|
||||||||||||||||
Sept.
30
|
Dec.
31
|
Mar.
31
|
June
30
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
8,777
|
$
|
9,102
|
$
|
8,277
|
$
|
9,206
|
$
|
35,362
|
||||||
Cost
of goods sold
|
(4,013
|
)
|
(4,470
|
)
|
(4,253
|
)
|
(4,639
|
)
|
(17,375
|
)
|
||||||
Marketing
and selling
|
(1,812
|
)
|
(1,810
|
)
|
(1,920
|
)
|
(2,324
|
)
|
(7,866
|
)
|
||||||
Research
and product development
|
(1,799
|
)
|
(1,778
|
)
|
(2,201
|
)
|
(2,521
|
)
|
(8,299
|
)
|
||||||
General
and administrative
|
(1,771
|
)
|
(1,457
|
)
|
(1,060
|
)
|
(820
|
)
|
(5,108
|
)
|
||||||
Settlement
in shareholders' class action
|
1,205
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,205
|
|||||||||||
Other
income (expense), net
|
166
|
191
|
237
|
422
|
1,016
|
|||||||||||
(Loss)
income from continuing operations before income taxes
|
753
|
(222
|
)
|
(920
|
)
|
(676
|
)
|
(1,065
|
)
|
|||||||
Benefit
(provision) for income taxes
|
222
|
146
|
782
|
(145
|
)
|
1,005
|
||||||||||
Income
(loss) from continuing operations
|
975
|
(76
|
)
|
(138
|
)
|
(821
|
)
|
(60
|
)
|
|||||||
Income
from discontinued operations
|
1,012
|
157
|
677
|
309
|
2,155
|
|||||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
1,987
|
$
|
81
|
$
|
540
|
$
|
(512
|
)
|
$
|
2,096
|
|||||
Basic
income (loss) earnings per common share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Continuing
operations
|
$
|
0.09
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
(0.07
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Discontinued
operations
|
0.08
|
0.01
|
0.06
|
0.03
|
0.18
|
|||||||||||
Basic
income (loss) earnings per common share
|
$
|
0.17
|
$
|
0.01
|
$
|
0.04
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
$
|
0.18
|
|||||
Diluted
income (loss) earnings per common share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Continuing
operations
|
$
|
0.09
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
(0.07
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Discontinued
operations
|
0.08
|
0.01
|
0.06
|
0.03
|
0.18
|
|||||||||||
Diluted
income (loss) earnings per common share
|
$
|
0.17
|
$
|
0.01
|
$
|
0.04
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
$
|
0.17
|
Fiscal
2005 Quarters Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share data)
|
||||||||||||||||
Sept.
30
|
Dec.
31
|
Mar.
31
|
June
30
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
6,160
|
$
|
7,939
|
$
|
6,566
|
$
|
8,422
|
$
|
29,087
|
||||||
Cost
of goods sold
|
(3,292
|
)
|
(3,347
|
)
|
(2,697
|
)
|
(3,384
|
)
|
(12,720
|
)
|
||||||
Marketing
and selling
|
(2,086
|
)
|
(2,341
|
)
|
(2,151
|
)
|
(2,492
|
)
|
(9,070
|
)
|
||||||
Research
and product development
|
(1,105
|
)
|
(1,282
|
)
|
(1,423
|
)
|
(1,495
|
)
|
(5,305
|
)
|
||||||
General
and administrative
|
(1,435
|
)
|
(1,388
|
)
|
(1,287
|
)
|
(1,379
|
)
|
(5,489
|
)
|
||||||
Settlement
in shareholders' class action
|
1,020
|
734
|
855
|
(563
|
)
|
2,046
|
||||||||||
Impairment
losses
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(180
|
)
|
(180
|
)
|
|||||||||
Restructuring
charge
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(110
|
)
|
(110
|
)
|
|||||||||
Other
income (expense), net
|
34
|
64
|
95
|
125
|
318
|
|||||||||||
(Loss)
income from continuing operations before income taxes
|
(704
|
)
|
379
|
(42
|
)
|
(1,056
|
)
|
(1,423
|
)
|
|||||||
Benefit
(provision) for income taxes
|
263
|
(141
|
)
|
15
|
3,234
|
3,370
|
||||||||||
(Loss)
income from continuing operations
|
(441
|
)
|
238
|
(27
|
)
|
2,178
|
1,948
|
|||||||||
Income
from discontinued operations
|
13,397
|
168
|
422
|
140
|
14,127
|
|||||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
12,956
|
$
|
406
|
$
|
395
|
$
|
2,318
|
$
|
16,075
|
||||||
Basic
income (loss) earnings per common share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Continuing
operations
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
$
|
0.02
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
0.19
|
$
|
0.17
|
|||||
Discontinued
operations
|
1.21
|
0.02
|
0.04
|
0.01
|
1.26
|
|||||||||||
Basic
income (loss) earnings per common share
|
$
|
1.16
|
$
|
0.04
|
$
|
0.03
|
$
|
0.21
|
$
|
1.44
|
||||||
Diluted
income (loss) earnings per common share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Continuing
operations
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
$
|
0.02
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
0.18
|
$
|
0.16
|
|||||
Discontinued
operations
|
1.08
|
0.01
|
0.03
|
0.01
|
1.15
|
|||||||||||
Diluted
income (loss) earnings per common share
|
$
|
1.05
|
$
|
0.03
|
$
|
0.03
|
$
|
0.19
|
$
|
1.30
|
29
The
following discussion should be read in conjunction with our June 30, 2007
Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This
discussion contains forward-looking statements based on current expectations
that involve risks and uncertainties, such as our plans, objectives,
expectations, and intentions, as set forth under “Disclosure Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements.” Our actual results and the timing of events could
differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements
as
a result of various factors, including those set forth in the following
discussion and under the caption “Risk Factors” in Item 1A and elsewhere in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to a
year
reflect our fiscal year that ends on June 30.
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Our
discussion and analysis of our results of operations and financial position
are
based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared
in
conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. We review the
accounting policies used in reporting our financial results on a regular basis.
The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and the 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. We evaluate our assumptions and estimates on an
ongoing basis and may employ outside experts to assist in our evaluations.
We
believe that the estimates we use are reasonable; however, actual results could
differ from those estimates. Our significant accounting policies are described
in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K. We believe the following critical accounting
policies affect our more significant assumptions and estimates that we used
to
prepare our consolidated financial statements.
Revenue
and Associated Allowances for Revenue Adjustments and Doubtful
Accounts
Included
in continuing operations is product revenue, primarily from product sales to
distributors, dealers, and end-users. Product revenue is recognized when (i)
the
products are shipped and any right of return expires, (ii) persuasive evidence
of an arrangement exists, (iii) the price is fixed and determinable, and (iv)
collection is reasonably assured.
We
provide a right of return on product sales to distributors. Accordingly, revenue
from product sales to distributors is not recognized until the return privilege
has expired, which approximates when product is sold-through to customers of
the
Company’s distributors (dealers, system integrators, value-added resellers, and
end-users) rather than when the product is initially shipped to a distributor.
We evaluate, at each quarter-end, the inventory in the channel through
information provided by certain of our distributors. The level of inventory
in
the channel will fluctuate up or down, each quarter, based upon our
distributors’ individual operations. Accordingly, each quarter-end revenue
deferral is calculated and recorded based upon the underlying, estimated channel
inventory at quarter-end. Although certain distributors provide certain channel
inventory amounts, we make judgments and estimates with regard to the amount
of
inventory in the entire channel, for all customers and for all channel
inventory items, and the appropriate revenue and cost of goods
sold associated with those channel products. Although
these assumptions and judgments regarding total channel inventory revenue
and cost of goods sold could differ from actual amounts, we believe
that our calculations are indicative of actual levels of inventory in the
distribution channel. The amounts of deferred cost of goods sold were
included in consigned inventory. The following table details the amount of
deferred revenue, cost of goods sold, and gross profit at each quarter end
for
the 24-month period ended June 30, 2007 (in thousands).
30
Deferred
Revenue
|
Deferred
Cost of Goods Sold
|
Deferred
Gross Profit
|
||||||||
June
30, 2007
|
$
|
4,872
|
$
|
2,115
|
$
|
2,757
|
||||
March
31, 2007
|
5,111
|
2,265
|
2,846
|
|||||||
December
, 2006
|
4,711
|
2,166
|
2,545
|
|||||||
September
30, 2006
|
5,249
|
2,541
|
2,708
|
|||||||
June
30, 2006
|
5,871
|
2,817
|
3,054
|
|||||||
March
31, 2006
|
5,355
|
2,443
|
2,912
|
|||||||
December
31, 2005
|
4,936
|
2,199
|
2,737
|
|||||||
September
30, 2005
|
4,848
|
2,373
|
2,475
|
|||||||
June
30, 2005
|
5,055
|
2,297
|
2,758
|
We
offer
rebates and market development funds to certain of our distributors,
dealers/resellers, and end-users based upon volume of product purchased by
them.
We record rebates as a reduction of revenue in accordance with Emerging Issues
Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 00-22, “Accounting for Points and Certain Other
Time-Based or Volume-Based Sales Incentive Offers, and Offers for Free Products
or Services to Be Delivered in the Future.” Beginning January 1, 2002, we
adopted EITF Issue No. 01-9, “Accounting for Consideration Given by a Vendor to
a Customer (Including a Reseller of the Vendor’s Products).” We continue to
record rebates as a reduction of revenue in the period revenue is
recognized.
We
offer
credit terms on the sale of our products to a majority of our customers and
perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers’ financial condition. We
maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting
from
the inability or unwillingness of our customers to make required payments based
upon our historical collection experience and expected collectibility of all
accounts receivable. Our actual bad debts in future periods may differ from
our
current estimates and the differences may be material, which may have an adverse
impact on our future accounts receivable and cash position.
Goodwill
and Purchased Intangibles
We
assess
the impairment of goodwill and other identifiable intangibles annually or
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value
may
not be recoverable. Some factors we consider important which could trigger
an
impairment review include the following:
· |
Significant
underperformance relative to projected future operating
results;
|
· |
Significant
changes in the manner of our use of the acquired assets or the strategy
for our overall business; and
|
· |
Significant
negative industry or economic
trends.
|
If
we
determine that the carrying value of goodwill and other identified intangibles
may not be recoverable based upon the existence of one or more of the above
indicators of impairment, we would typically measure any impairment based on
a
projected discounted cash flow method using a discount rate determined by us
to
be commensurate
with the risk inherent in our current business model. We evaluate goodwill
for
impairment at least annually.
We
plan
to conduct our annual impairment tests in the fourth quarter of every fiscal
year, unless impairment indicators exist sooner. Screening for and assessing
whether impairment indicators exist or if events or changes in circumstances
have occurred, including market conditions, operating fundamentals, competition,
and general economic conditions, requires significant judgment. Additionally,
changes in the high-technology industry occur frequently and quickly. Therefore,
there can be no assurance that a charge to operations will not occur as a result
of future purchased intangible impairment tests.
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Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets
We
assess
the impairment of long-lived assets, such as property and equipment and
definite-lived intangibles subject to amortization, annually or whenever events
or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may
not
be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by
a
comparison of the carrying amount of an asset or asset group to estimated future
undiscounted net cash flows of the related asset or group of assets over their
remaining lives. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future
undiscounted cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized for the amount
by
which the carrying amount exceeds the estimated fair value of the asset.
Impairment of long-lived assets is assessed at the lowest levels for which
there
are identifiable cash flows that are independent of other groups of assets.
The
impairment of long-lived assets requires judgments and estimates. If
circumstances change, such estimates could also change. Assets held for sale
are
reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value, less the estimated
costs to sell.
Accounting
for Income Taxes
We
are
subject to income taxes in both the United States and in certain non-U.S.
jurisdictions. We estimate our current tax position together with our future
tax
consequences attributable to temporary differences resulting from differing
treatment of items, such as deferred revenue, depreciation, and other reserves
for tax and accounting purposes. These temporary differences result in deferred
tax assets and liabilities. We must then assess the likelihood that our deferred
tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income, prior year carryback,
or future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences. To the extent
we
believe that recovery is not more likely than not, we establish a valuation
allowance against these deferred tax assets. Significant management judgment
is
required in determining our provision for income taxes, our deferred tax assets
and liabilities, and any valuation allowance recorded against our deferred
tax
assets. To the extent we establish a valuation allowance in a period, we must
include and expense the allowance within the tax provision in the consolidated
statement of operations. The reversal of a previously established valuation
allowance results in a benefit for income taxes.
Lower-of-Cost
or Market Adjustments and Reserves for Excess and Obsolete
Inventory
We
account for our inventory on a first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) basis, and make
appropriate adjustments on a quarterly basis to write-down the value of
inventory to the lower-of-cost or market.
In
order
to determine what, if any, inventory needs to be written down, we perform a
quarterly analysis of obsolete and slow-moving inventory. In general, we
write-down our excess and obsolete inventory by an amount that is equal to
the
difference between the cost of the inventory and its estimated market value
if
market value is less than cost, based upon assumptions about future product
life-cycles, product demand, and market conditions. Those items that are found
to have a supply in excess of our estimated demand are considered to be
slow-moving or obsolete and the appropriate reserve is made to write-down the
value of that inventory to its realizable value. These charges are recorded
in
cost of goods sold. At the point of the loss recognition, a new, lower-cost
basis for that inventory is established and subsequent changes in facts and
circumstances do not result in the restoration or increase in that newly
established cost basis. If there were to be a sudden and significant decrease
in
demand for our products, or if there were a higher incidence of inventory
obsolescence because of rapidly changing technology and customer requirements,
we could be required to increase our inventory allowances, and our gross profit
could be adversely affected.
Share-Based
Payment
Prior
to
June 30, 2005 and as permitted under the original Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation,” we accounted for our share-based payments following the
recognition and measurement principles of Accounting Principles Board Opinion
No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” as interpreted. Accordingly,
no share-based compensation expense had been reflected in our statements of
operations for unmodified option grants since (1) the exercise price equaled
the
market value of the underlying common stock on the grant date and (2) the
related number of shares to be granted upon exercise of the stock option was
fixed on the grant date.
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In
December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No.
123R, “Share-Based Payment.” SFAS No. 123R is a revision of SFAS No. 123. SFAS
No. 123R establishes standards for the accounting for transactions in which
an
entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. Primarily, SFAS
No. 123R focuses on accounting for transactions in which an entity obtains
employee services in share-based payment transactions. It also addresses
transactions in which an entity incurs liabilities in exchange for goods or
services that are based on the fair value of the entity’s equity instruments or
that may be settled by the issuance of those equity instruments.
Under
SFAS No. 123R, we measure the cost of employee services received in exchange
for
an award of equity instruments based on the grant date fair value of the award
(with limited exceptions). That cost will be recognized over the period during
which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the awards
-
the requisite service period (usually the vesting period). No compensation
cost
is recognized for equity instruments for which employees do not render the
requisite service. Therefore, if an employee does not ultimately render the
requisite service, the costs associated with the unvested options will not
be
recognized, cumulatively.
Effective
July 1, 2005, we adopted SFAS No. 123R and its fair value recognition provisions
using the modified prospective transition method. Under this transition method,
stock-based compensation cost recognized after July 1, 2005 includes the
straight-line basis compensation cost for (a) all share-based payments granted
prior to July 1, 2005, but not yet vested, based on the grant date fair values
used for the pro-forma disclosures under the original SFAS No. 123 and (b)
all
share-based payments granted or modified on or after July 1, 2005, in accordance
with the provisions of SFAS No. 123R.
Under
SFAS No. 123R, we recognize compensation cost net of an anticipated forfeiture
rate and recognize the associated compensation cost for those awards expected
to
vest on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. We use judgment
in determining the fair value of the share-based payments on the date of grant
using an option-pricing model with assumptions regarding a number of highly
complex and subjective variables. These variables include, but are not limited
to, the risk-free interest rate of the awards, the expected life of the awards,
the expected volatility over the term of the awards, the expected dividends
of
the awards, and an estimate of the amount of awards that are expected to be
forfeited. If assumptions change in the application of SFAS No. 123R in future
periods, the stock-based compensation cost ultimately recorded under SFAS No.
123R may differ significantly from what was recorded in the current
period.
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DISCUSSION
OF OPERATIONS
Results
of Operations
The
following table sets forth certain items from our consolidated statements of
operations (in thousands of dollars) for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007,
2006, and 2005, together with the percentage of total revenue which each such
item represents:
Year
Ended June 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(in
thousands of dollars)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||||||||||||
%
of Revenue
|
%
of Revenue
|
%
of Revenue
|
|||||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
39,861
|
100.0%
|
|
$
|
35,362
|
100.0%
|
|
$
|
29,087
|
100.0%
|
|
|||||||
Cost
of goods sold
|
17,723
|
44.5%
|
|
17,375
|
49.1%
|
|
12,720
|
43.7%
|
|
||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
22,138
|
55.5%
|
|
17,987
|
50.9%
|
|
16,367
|
56.3%
|
|
||||||||||
Operating
expenses (benefit):
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Marketing
and selling
|
7,791
|
19.5%
|
|
7,866
|
22.2%
|
|
9,070
|
31.2%
|
|
||||||||||
Research
and product development
|
7,535
|
18.9%
|
|
8,299
|
23.5%
|
|
5,305
|
18.2%
|
|
||||||||||
General
and administrative
|
3,091
|
7.8%
|
|
5,108
|
14.4%
|
|
5,489
|
18.9%
|
|
||||||||||
Settlement
in shareholders' class action
|
-
|
0.0%
|
|
(1,205
|
)
|
-3.4%
|
|
(2,046
|
)
|
-7.0%
|
|
||||||||
Impairment
losses
|
-
|
0.0%
|
|
-
|
0.0%
|
|
180
|
0.6%
|
|
||||||||||
Restructuring
charge
|
-
|
0.0%
|
|
-
|
0.0%
|
|
110
|
0.4%
|
|
||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
18,417
|
46.2%
|
|
20,068
|
56.8%
|
|
18,108
|
62.3%
|
|
||||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
3,721
|
9.3%
|
|
(2,081
|
)
|
-5.9%
|
|
(1,741
|
)
|
-6.0%
|
|
||||||||
Other
income (expense), net
|
1,523
|
3.8%
|
|
1,016
|
2.9%
|
|
318
|
1.1%
|
|
||||||||||
Income
(loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
|
5,244
|
13.2%
|
|
(1,065
|
)
|
-3.0%
|
|
(1,423
|
)
|
-4.9%
|
|
||||||||
(Provision)
Benefit for income taxes
|
(457
|
)
|
-1.1%
|
|
1,005
|
2.8%
|
|
3,370
|
11.6%
|
|
|||||||||
Income
(loss) from continuing operations
|
4,787
|
12.0%
|
|
(60
|
)
|
-0.2%
|
|
1,947
|
6.7%
|
|
|||||||||
Income
from discontinued operations, net of tax
|
422
|
1.1%
|
|
2,156
|
6.1%
|
|
14,128
|
48.6%
|
|
||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
5,209
|
13.1%
|
|
$
|
2,096
|
5.9%
|
|
$
|
16,075
|
55.3%
|
|
The
following is a discussion of our results of operations for our fiscal years
ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005. All items are discussed on a consolidated
basis.
Revenue
Our
revenues were $39.9 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 (“2007”)
compared to revenues of $35.4 million and $29.1 million for the fiscal years
ended June 30, 2006 (“2006”) and June 30, 2005 (“2005”), respectively.
2007
revenues increased $4.5 million, or 13 percent over 2006 and $10.8 million
or 37
percent over 2005. The 2007 increase in revenue over 2006 was due primarily
to
continued growth in our professional conferencing products. We also realized
growth in our tabletop and personal conferencing products. These increases
were
slightly offset by declines in our conferencing furniture products.
The
approximate $10.8 million 2007 revenue increase over 2005 was due to continued
growth in our professional, premium, tabletop and personal conferencing
products. We OEM certain of our products and also realized growth of with our
OEM conferencing products in 2007 from 2005. These increases were slightly
offset by declines in our conferencing furniture products and royalty
income.
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We
evaluate, at each quarter-end, the inventory in the channel through information
provided by certain of our distributors. The level of inventory in the
channel will fluctuate up or down, each quarter, based upon our distributors’
individual operations. Accordingly, each quarter-end revenue deferral is
calculated and recorded based upon the underlying, estimated channel inventory
at quarter-end. During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, the
net change in deferred revenue based on the net movement of inventory in the
channel was a net recognition of $1 million and a net (deferral) of ($816,000)
in revenue, respectively.
Revenues
from sales outside of the United States as a percent of total revenue was 29
percent for 2007, 28 percent for 2006 and 25 percent for 2005.
Costs
of Goods Sold and Gross Profit
Costs
of
goods sold (“COGS”) includes expenses associated with finished goods purchased
from outsourced manufacturers, the manufacture of our products, including
material and direct labor, our manufacturing and operations organization,
property and equipment depreciation, warranty expense, freight expense, royalty
payments, and the allocation of overhead expenses.
The
following table shows our COGS and gross profit together with each item’s amount
as a percentage of total revenue:
Year
Ended June 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(in
thousands of dollars)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
|||||||||||||||||
%
of Revenue
|
%
of Revenue
|
%
of Revenue
|
|||||||||||||||||
Cost
of goods sold
|
$
|
17,723
|
44.5%
|
|
$
|
17,375
|
49.1%
|
|
$
|
12,720
|
43.7%
|
|
|||||||
Gross
profit
|
$
|
22,138
|
55.5%
|
|
$
|
17,987
|
50.9%
|
|
$
|
16,367
|
56.3%
|
|
Our
2007
gross profit was $22.1 million compared to $18.0 million in 2006 and $16.4
million in 2005. 2007 gross profit was $4.2 million higher than 2006 due to
higher revenues of $4.5 million combined with significantly lower inventory
cost
variances and product writes-off’s. 2007 gross profit was $5.8 million higher
than 2005 due primarily to higher revenues of $10.8 million.
Gross
profit margins (“GPM’s”), gross profit as a percentage of sales, were 55.5
percent in 2007, 50.9 percent in 2006 and 56.3 percent in 2005. GPM’s for 2007
were 4.6 percent higher than 2006, a significant improvement due primarily
to a
$900,000 decrease in inventory cost variances and product write-off’s in
addition to the favorable mix of higher margin product revenue included in
the
$4.5 million or 13 percent increase in 2007 revenue. 2005 GPM of 56.3 percent
was slightly higher than the 55.5 percent earned in 2007 due primarily to
realizing slightly higher average sales prices of its professional conferencing
products in 2005. Despite our continued dedication to providing and
communicating our value-added features, particularly with our professional
conferencing line of products, we continue to realize increasing competition
in
this space and resulting pricing pressure which negatively impacts our gross
profits.
Operating
Expenses and Profits (Losses)
Operating
profits (losses), or income from operations, is the surplus after operating
expenses are deducted from gross profits. Operating expenses include sales
&
marketing (“S&M”) expenses, research and development (“R&D”) expenses
and general and administrative (“G&A”) expenses. Total operating expenses
were $18.4 million in 2007 compared to $20.1 million in 2006 and $18.1 million
in 2005. The following is a more detailed discussion of expenses related to
marketing and selling, research and product development, general and
administrative, and settlement in shareholders’ class action.
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S&M
expenses.
S&M
expenses include selling, customer service, and marketing expenses such as
employee-related costs, allocations of overhead expenses, trade shows, and
other
advertising and selling expenses. Total S&M expenses were $7.8 million in
2007 compared to $7.9 million in 2006 and $9.1 million in 2005. As a percentage
of revenues, S&M expenses were 19.5 percent in 2007 compared to 22.2 percent
in 2006 and 31.2 percent in 2005. Despite the 13 percent increase in revenues,
S&M expenses were slightly lower in 2007 from 2006 which demonstrated our
ability to leverage existing S&M resources to generate a stronger revenue
result. 2007 S&M expenses were approximately $1.3 million lower than 2005
primarily due to a decrease of approximately $675,000 of expenses related to
a
sales office in Germany closed in fiscal 2005 and $388,000 in fewer marketing
activities and related expenses.
R&D
expenses.
R&D
expenses include research and development, product line management, engineering
services, and test and application expenses, including employee-related costs,
outside services, expensed materials, depreciation, and an allocation of
overhead expenses. Total R&D expenses were $7.5 million in 2007 compared to
$8.3 million in 2006 and $5.3 million in 2005. As a percentage of revenues,
R&D expenses were 18.9 percent in 2007 compared to 23.5 percent in 2006 and
18.2 percent in 2005. 2007 R&D expenses decreased $800,000 from 2006 due
primarily to lower employee-related costs attributable to lower overall R&D
headcount in addition to lower outside engineering costs as we launch of our
next generation professionally installed Converge Pro line of products in
addition to bringing the majority of our products compliant with the RoHS and
other environmental directives. The 2007 increase in product development
expenses of $2.2 million from 2005 was due to ongoing research and product
development efforts, expenditures related to bringing our product offerings
into
compliance with the RoHS Directive, and the addition of SFAS No. 123R
compensation cost.
G&A
expenses.
G&A
expenses include employee-related costs, professional service fees, allocations
of overhead expenses, litigation costs, including costs associated with the
SEC
investigation and subsequent litigation, and corporate administrative costs,
including finance and human resources. Total G&A expenses were $3.1 million
in 2007 compared to $5.1 million in 2006 and $5.5 million in 2005. As a
percentage of revenues, G&A expenses were 7.8 percent in 2007 compared to
14.4 percent in 2006 and 18.9 percent in 2005. The significant $2 million
decrease in 2007 G&A expenses from 2006 was due largely to lower audit and
related fees of $1.7 million required in much of 2006 to bring our financial
statements current in addition to lower payroll and related expenses of $320,000
associated with lower G&A headcount. 2007 G&A expenses decreased $2.4
million from 2005 largely as a result of the same reasons as for
2006.
Settlement
in shareholders’ class action expense (benefit).
On
June 30, 2003, a consolidated complaint was filed against ClearOne, eight
of our present or former officers and directors, and our former auditor, Ernst
& Young, by a class consisting of purchasers of the Company’s common stock
during the period from April 17, 2001 through January 15, 2003. On December
4,
2003, we, on behalf of the Company and all other defendants with the exception
of Ernst & Young, entered into a settlement agreement with the class
pursuant to which we agreed to pay the class $5.0 million and issue the class
1.2 million shares of our common stock. The cash payment was made in two equal
installments, the first on November 10, 2003 and the second on January 14,
2005.
On May 23, 2005, the court order was amended to provide that odd-lot numbers
of
shares (99 or fewer shares) would not be issued from the settlement fund and
claimants who would otherwise be entitled to receive 99 or fewer shares would
be
paid cash in lieu of such odd-lot numbers of shares. On September 29, 2005,
we
completed our obligations under the settlement agreement by issuing a total
of
1,148,494 shares of our common stock to the plaintiff class, including 228,000
shares previously issued in November 2004, and paying an aggregate of $126,705
in cash in lieu of shares to those members of the class who would otherwise
have
been entitled to receive an odd-lot number of shares or who resided in states
in
which there was no exemption available for the issuance of shares. The cash
payments were calculated on the basis of $2.46 per share which was equal to
the
higher of (i) the closing price for our common stock as reported by the Pink
Sheets on the business day prior to the date the shares were mailed or (ii)
the
average closing price over the five trading days prior to such mailing
date.
During
fiscal 2006 and fiscal 2005 we realized a (benefit) from this settlement in
the
amount of ($1.2 million) and ($2.1 million), respectively as a result of the
quarterly mark-to-market of the liability associated with the 1.2 million shares
of common stock that were issued in November 2004 (fiscal 2005) and September
2005 (fiscal 2006) to class members and their legal counsel as part of the
December 2003 (fiscal 2004) settlement agreement. This mark-to-market adjustment
of the stock to reflect the liability associated with the 1.2 million shares
was
based upon the closing price of our common stock at the end of each quarter
through the date the shares were issued on September 29, 2005. Accordingly,
the
expense (benefit) associated with these stock price fluctuations is no longer
recognized.
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Other
operating income (expense), net.
Other
income (expense), net, includes our interest income, interest expense, capital
gains, gain (loss) on the disposal of assets, and currency gain (loss). Other
income was $1.5 million in 2007 compared to 1.0 million in 2006 and $318,000
in
2005. The $500,000 increase in 2007 over 2006 was due primarily to our 2007
receipt of approximately $300,000 in interest which accompanied its $3.1 million
IRS refund payment in addition to higher interest income associated with
benefiting from higher interest on our marketable securities. The $1.2 million
increase in 2007 over 2005 was primarily related to higher interest income
associated with higher cash and equivalent balances and higher interest rates
in
addition to 2005 interest expense related to our Oracle system-related note
payable.
(Provision)
Benefit for income taxes.
Provision for income taxes from continuing operations was ($457,000) in 2007
compared to benefits of $1.0 million and $3.4 million in 2006 and 2005,
respectively. Due to our profitability from continuing operations in 2007 we
began accruing for corporate income taxes while at the same time taking
advantage of R&D tax credits and state operating loss deductions, thereby
paying a relatively low, 9 percent effective income tax rate on 2007 income
from
continuing operations. We realized tax benefits in 2006 and 2005 due to its
losses from continuing operations in each of these years. Given our history
of
consecutive years of losses from continuing operations, we followed the guidance
of SFAS No. 109, “Accounting
for Income Taxes,”
and
recorded a valuation allowance against certain deferred tax assets where it
is
not considered more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be
realized. As of June 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005 we have fully reserved against
our
net deferred tax assets. The reversal of a previously established valuation
allowance would result in a benefit for income taxes.
Income
from discontinued operations, net of tax. Income
from discontinued operations, net of tax, includes the gain on the sale of
our
conferencing services business and the funds from the Indemnity Escrow account
from Premiere related to the sale of our conferencing services business which
was sold on July 1, 2004; income from discontinued operations related to our
Canadian audiovisual integration business (“OM Video”); the gain on the March 4,
2005 sale of OM Video; payments on our note receivable related to the sale
of OM
Video; payments on our note receivable related to the sale to Burk; and income
from discontinued operations and related payments on our note receivable related
to our Document and Educational Camera business sold to Ken-A-Vision
Manufacturing Company, Inc. (“KAV”) on August 23, 2006. Accordingly, the results
of operations and the financial position have been reclassified in the
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as discontinued
operations. The total income from discontinued operations, net of tax, was
$422,000 for 2007 compared to $2.2 million in 2006 and $14.1 million in 2005.
Summary operating results of the discontinued operations are as follows (in
thousands of dollars):
Years
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||
Total
income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income
taxes
|
||||||||||
Conferencing
services business
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
729
|
$
|
13,378
|
||||
OM
Video
|
381
|
248
|
401
|
|||||||
Burk
Technology
|
-
|
953
|
144
|
|||||||
Ken-A-Vision
|
41
|
226
|
205
|
|||||||
Total
income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
|
$
|
422
|
$
|
2,156
|
$
|
14,128
|
SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
As
discussed more thoroughly in Item 3 of this report, on July 25, 2007, the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued a favorable decision on our appeal
from the adverse judgment in our action against National Union. The case has
been remanded back to the district court for trial on our claims for breach
of
contract and for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing
and on National Union’s defenses thereto, including its rescission defense.
Although we are optimistic about our chances of prevailing at trial on our
claims, no assurances can be given that we will be successful.
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As
also
discussed in Item 3 of this report, on July 25, 2007, the U.S. Attorney’s Office
for the District of Utah indicted two of our former officers, Frances Flood
and
Susie Strohm, for allegedly causing the Company to issue materially misstated
financial statements for its 2001 and 2002 fiscal years. We are cooperating
fully with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in this matter and have been advised that
we are neither a target nor a subject of the investigation or indictment. By
virtue of certain provisions of our Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and
indemnification agreements with these former officers, we are obligated to
indemnify each former officer for all reasonable attorney’s fees and costs
incurred in defending against the charges. The Company has accrued in its fiscal
2007 for legal fees of the probable amount the Company was able to estimate
of
its liability associated with the advancement of funds under the indemnification
at June 30, 2007. In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies”, the Company will adjust its contingent
liability, as needed, so that it remains an estimable and probable amount of
its
financial liability as of the date of issuance of the applicable financial
statements. The Company believes its liability will adversely impact the
Company’s financial performance for its 2008 fiscal year and possibly
beyond.
On
July
6, 2007 Edward D. Bagley resigned as director and Chairman of the Company in
order to address issues raised by NASDAQ with respect to our listing
application. The board of directors believed that Bagley has provided valuable
leadership during his thirteen year tenure as a CLRO director and as Chairman
and therefore CLRO entered into a consulting arrangement (“Agreement”) in which
Bagley will provide consulting services to us in connection with strategic
decisions and planning. The Agreement, entered into on July 6, 2007, is for
a
three-year period in which CLRO will pay Mr. Bagley $4,000 per month in addition
to granting him stock options commensurate with grants of stock options made
to
our directors. Also, in consideration for Bagley’s service as a director of CLRO
since 1994, and service as the Chairman of the board of directors of CLRO,
we
paid Bagley the sum of $200,000 upon his resignation as a director.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As
of
June 30, 2007, our cash and cash equivalents were approximately $2.8 million
and
our marketable securities were approximately $19.8 million, which represented
an
overall increase of $863,000 in our balances from June 30, 2006 which had cash
and cash equivalents of approximately $1.2 million and marketable securities
of
approximately $20.6 million. We had an overall increase of approximately $5
million from our balances at June 30, 2005, which had cash and cash equivalents
of approximately $1.9 million and marketable securities totaling $15.8 million.
Net
cash
flows provided by (used in) operating activities were $6.8 million in 2007
compared to $2.2 million in 2006 and ($370,000) in 2005. Compared to 2006,
net
cash provided by operating activities was enhanced in 2007 by a $4.8 million
increase in net income from continuing operations and a $288,000 increase in
working capital, partially offset by a decrease of $684,000 in cash provided
by
non-cash expenses, primarily related to lower depreciation and stock-based
compensation, and $683,000 decrease in net cash provided by discontinued
operations. The $7.2 million increase in net cash provided by operating
activities in 2007 over 2005 was due to primarily to a $2.8 million increase
in
net income from continuing operations and $7.1 million increase in working
capital changes, partially offset by lower depreciation and $1.0 million in
decreased cash provided by discontinued operations.
Net
cash
flows provided by (used in) investing activities were $748,000 in 2007 compared
to ($2.8 million) in 2006 and ($1.0 million) in 2005. The 2007 $3.6 million
increase in net cash provided by invested activities from 2006 was due primarily
to $5.4 fewer purchases of marketable securities, net of sales of marketable
securities in 2007. We used approximately $4.0 million in marketable securities
to help fund the repurchase of tendered shares of common stock related to our
fiscal 2Q 2007 tender offer. This increase was partially offset by $685,000
in
additional purchases of property and equipment and $989,000 less cash provided
by discontinued investing activities in 2007 from 2006. 2007 net cash provided
by investing activities increased about $1.7 million from 2005 due to having
$14.7 million in decreased purchase of marketable securities, net of sales
of
marketable securities, and $13.2 less cash provided by discontinued investing
activities. During 2005 we sold our conferencing services business netting
approximately $13.4 in 2005.
38
Net
cash
(used in) financing activities during 2007 totaled approximately ($6.0 million)
compared to $0 in 2006 and ($940,000) in 2005. During 2007, we completed a
tender offer in which we repurchased 1,073,552 shares, or approximately 9
percent of shares outstanding, for approximately $4.6 million at a price per
share of $4.25. We also repurchased another 265,360 shares for approximately
$1.5 million during 2007. We did not have any net cash flows (used in) financing
activities in fiscal 2006. We used $940,000 in 2005 for payments on a note
payable and capital lease obligations.
Additionally,
we recorded $1.1 million in non-cash financing activities related to leasehold
improvements to our new headquarters, the majority of which was paid as an
incentive by the lessor as part of the lease agreement. These improvements
are
being accounted for in accordance with FASB Technical Bulletin No. 88-1,
Issues
Relating to Accounting for Leases,
which
states among other things that landlord incentives which fund leasehold
improvements should be recorded as deferred rent and amortized as reductions
to
lease expense over the term of the lease.
Management
believes that future income from operations and effective management of working
capital will provide the liquidity needed to finance growth plans. In addition
to capital expenditures, we may use cash during the remainder of fiscal 2008
for
selective infusions of technological, marketing or product manufacturing rights
to broaden our product offerings; for continued share repurchases; and if
available for a reasonable price, acquisitions that may strategically fit our
business and are accretive to performance.
At
June
30, 2007, we had open purchase orders related to our contract manufacturers
and
other contractual obligations of approximately $4.9 million primarily related
to
inventory purchases.
We
have
non-cancellable, non-returnable, and long-lead time commitments with our
outsourced manufacturers and certain suppliers for inventory components that
will be used in production. Our exposure associated with these commitments
is
approximately $1.9 million. We also have certain commitments with our outsourced
manufacturers for raw material inventory that is used in production on an
on-going basis. Our exposure associated with this inventory is approximately
$800,000.
As
previously discussed, on March 4, 2005, we sold all of the issued and
outstanding stock of ClearOne Canada to 6351352 Canada Inc. ClearOne Canada
owned all the issued and outstanding stock of Stechyson Electronics, Ltd.,
which
conducts business under the name OM Video. For the first two quarters of fiscal
2006 and during all of fiscal 2005, we received total payments, including
interest, of $300,000 and $150,000, respectively, on the note receivable.
Through December 31, 2005, all payments had been received and $854,000 of the
promissory note remained outstanding; however, 6351352 Canada Inc. failed to
make any subsequent, required payments under the note receivable until June
30,
2006 when it paid $50,000. We reevaluated our options and concluded that our
best course of action was to enforce our security and appoint a receiver over
the assets of OM Video. As of June 30, 2007, the amount of the promissory note
and contingent earn-out provision was approximately $670,000 which is net of
$608,000 collected through receivership. We expect to collect up to an
additional $25,000 which is net of receiver fees, over the next several
periods.
As
discussed herein, on April 12, 2001, we sold the assets of the remote control
portion of our RFM/Broadcast division to Burk for $750,000 in cash at closing,
$1.8 million in the form of a seven-year promissory note, with interest at
the
rate of 9.0 percent per year, and up to $700,000 as a commission over a period
of up to seven years. On August 22, 2005, we entered into a Mutual Release
and
Waiver Agreement with Burk pursuant to which Burk paid us $1.3 million in full
satisfaction of the promissory note. We realized a pre-tax gain on the sale
of
$1.3 million for fiscal 2006, $187,000 for fiscal 2005, and $93,000 for fiscal
2004.
As
detailed elsewhere in this filing, on July 1, 2004, we sold our conferencing
services business segment to Premiere for $21.3 million. Of the purchase price,
$1.0 million was placed into an 18-month Indemnity Escrow account. We received
the $1.0 million in the Indemnity Escrow account in January 2006. We realized
a
pre-tax gain on the sale of $1.0 million for fiscal 2006 and $17.4 million
for
fiscal 2005.
In
August
2006, we sold our document and educational camera product line to Ken-A-Vision
Manufacturing Co. Inc., a privately held manufacturer of camera solutions for
education, audio visual, research, and manufacturing applications. Under the
terms of the transaction, Ken-A-Vision received the intellectual property rights
to ClearOne's camera technologies, as well as ownership of current inventory.
The sale price was $635,000, payable in cash and a $318,000 note receivable
payable over 24 months. We realized a pre-tax (loss) on the sale of ($9,000)
for
fiscal 2007.
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Beginning
in January 2003 and continuing through our fiscal 2006, we incurred significant
costs with respect to the defense and settlement of legal proceedings and the
audits of our consolidated financial statements. Restatement of fiscal 2002
and
fiscal 2001 consolidated financial statements and the fiscal 2004 and fiscal
2003 audits were significantly more complex, time consuming, and expensive
than
we originally anticipated. The extended time commitment required to complete
the
restatement of financial information was costly and diverted our resources,
as
well as had a material effect on our results of operations. We paid $127,000
in
fiscal 2006, $2.5 million in fiscal 2005, and $2.5 million in fiscal 2004 in
cash to settle the shareholders’ class action lawsuit. We incurred legal fees in
the amount of approximately $1.9 million from January 2003 through June 2006
and
we have incurred audit and tax fees in the amount of approximately $3.7 million
from January 2004 through June 2006.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We
have
no off-balance-sheet arrangements that
have
or are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on our
financial condition, changes in financial conditions, revenues or expenses,
results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources,
results of operations or liquidity.
Contractual
Obligations
Contractual
obligations related to our operating leases at June 30, 2007 are summarized
below (in thousands of dollars):
Contractual
Obligations
|
Total
|
Less
than 1 Year
|
1-3
Years
|
4-5
Years
|
After
5 Years
|
|||||||||||
Operating
Leases
|
$
|
4,374
|
$
|
725
|
$
|
1,396
|
$
|
1,288
|
$
|
965
|
||||||
Total
Contractual
|
||||||||||||||||
Cash
Obligations
|
$
|
4,374
|
$
|
725
|
$
|
1,396
|
$
|
1,288
|
$
|
965
|
ISSUED
BUT NOT YET ADOPTED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In
June
2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in
Income Taxes-an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”), which
clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions. Under FIN 48, the
tax
effects of a position should be recognized only if it is “more-likely-than-not”
to be sustained based solely on its technical merits as of the reporting date.
FIN 48 also requires significant new annual disclosures in the notes to the
financial statements. The effect of adjustments at adoption should be recorded
directly to beginning retaining earnings in the period of adoption and reported
as a change in accounting principle. Retroactive application is prohibited
under
FIN 48. We are required to adopt FIN 48 at the beginning of fiscal 2008.
Management is currently evaluating the impact of FIN 48 on the consolidated
financial statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements
(“SFAS
No. 157”), which defines fair value, establishes guidelines for measuring fair
value and expands disclosure regarding fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157
does not require new fair value measurements but rather eliminates
inconsistencies in guidance found in various prior accounting pronouncements.
SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2007, on a prospective basis. We do not
expect the adoption of SFAS No. 157 to have a material effect on our financial
statements.
In
September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting
Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 108, Financial Statements — Considering
the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in
Current Year Financial Statements.
SAB No.
108 provides interpretive guidance on how the effects of prior-year uncorrected
misstatements should be considered when quantifying misstatements in the current
year financial statements. SAB No. 108 requires registrants to quantify
misstatements using both the income statement and balance sheet approach and
evaluate whether either approach results in a misstatement that, when all
relevant quantitative and qualitative factors are considered, is material.
SAB
No. 108 is effective for years ending after November 15, 2006, and the impact
of
adoption was not significant to our consolidated financial
statements.
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Market
risk represents the risk of changes in the value of a financial instrument,
derivative or non-derivative, caused by fluctuations in interest rates, foreign
exchange rates, and equity prices. Changes in these factors could cause
fluctuations in the results of our operations and cash flows. In the ordinary
course of business, we are exposed to foreign currency and interest rate risks.
These risks primarily relate to the sale of products and services to foreign
customers and changes in interest rates on any interest-bearing investments
or
notes receivable, notes payable, or capital leases.
Our
investment securities consist primarily of shares in U.S., state and local
government agency obligations that have a par value of $1.00. These certificates
have a rating of A or higher. Our investment securities also consist of shares
in triple-A rated short-term money market funds that typically invest in U.S.
Treasury, U.S. government agency, and highly rated corporate securities. Since
these funds are managed in a manner designed to maintain a $1.00 per share
market value, we do not expect any material changes in market values as a result
of increase or decrease in interest rates.
We
did
not have any notes payable and capital lease obligations as of June 30, 2007.
Accordingly, we do not have significant exposure to changing interest rates.
We
have not undertaken any additional actions to cover market interest rate market
risk and are not a party to any other interest rate market risk management
activities. We do not purchase or hold any derivative financial instruments.
Although
our subsidiaries enter into transactions in currencies other than their
functional currency, foreign currency exposures arising from these transactions
are not material.
The
response to this item is submitted as a separate section of this Form 10-K
beginning on page F-1.
On
October 6, 2006 the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company
decided to engage Jones Simkins PC, Logan, Utah as independent principal
accountant and auditor to report on the Company’s financial statements for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, including performing the required quarterly
reviews.
In
conjunction with the engagement, the Company discontinued the services of
Hansen, Barnett & Maxell, P.C., Salt Lake City, Utah, as CLRO’s principal
accountant. Hansen, Barnett & Maxwell, P.C. had served as the Company’s
principal auditor for the last two years. Under Item 304 of Regulation S-K,
the
reason for the auditor change was dismissal, not resignation nor declining
to
stand for re-election.
The
report of Hansen Barnett & Maxwell, P.C. on CLRO’s financial statements
during the two most recent fiscal years ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 did not
contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and was not qualified or
modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
There
were no reportable events (as defined in the Regulation S-K Item 304(a)(1)(v))
in connection with the Company’s two most recent fiscal year audits, except that
Hansen Barnett & Maxwell, P.C. reported in a letter to the Company’s Audit
Committee, dated August 30, 2006, that it had identified a deficiency that
existed in the design or operation of the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting that it considered to be a “material weakness.” This
material weakness in the Company’s internal controls related to an ineffective
financial statement close process, whereas the timeliness of the monthly close
process was ineffective to allow a timely financial statement close. CLRO
accounting personnel had not been able to focus full attention to correcting
this weakness due to their focus on the preparation, audit, and issuance for
the
restated fiscal 2001, restated fiscal 2002, and fiscal 2003, 2004, and 2005
consolidated financial statements as well as the interim fiscal 2006 condensed
consolidated financial statements. The Company has disclosed this material
weakness in its Form 10-K filing for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006. The
Company has authorized Hansen, Barnett & Maxwell, P.C. to respond fully to
any inquiries by Jones Simkins PC regarding significant deficiencies or material
weaknesses in internal controls. The Company believes it remedied this weakness
during its fiscal year 2007.
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No
consultations occurred between CLRO and Jones Simkins during the two most recent
fiscal years and any subsequent interim period prior to Jones Simkins'
appointment regarding either (i) the application of accounting principles to
a
specific completed or contemplated transaction, the type of audit opinion that
might be rendered on CLRO’s financial statements, or other information provided
that was considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to an accounting,
auditing, or financial reporting issue, or (ii) any matter that was the subject
of disagreement or a reportable event requiring disclosure under Item
304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
We
maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange
Act
of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized,
and reported within the required time periods and that such information is
accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive
Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely
decisions regarding required disclosure. The effectiveness of any system of
disclosure controls and procedures is subject to certain limitations, including
the exercise of judgment in designing, implementing, and evaluating the controls
and procedures, the assumptions used in identifying the likelihood of future
events, and the inability to eliminate improper conduct completely. A controls
system, no matter how well designed and operated, cannot provide absolute
assurance that the objectives of the controls system are met, and no evaluation
of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances
of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected. As a result, there can
be
no assurance that our disclosure controls and procedures will detect all errors
or fraud.
As
required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, we have completed an evaluation,
under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including
the Chief Executive Officer and the Principal Accounting Officer, of the
effectiveness and the design and operation of our disclosure controls and
procedures as of June 30, 2007. Based upon this evaluation our Chief Executive
Officer and Principal Accounting Officer concluded that our disclosure controls
and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2007.
There
has
been no change in our internal controls and procedures over financial reporting
(as defined in Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal
controls and procedures over financial reporting during the fourth quarter
ended
June 30, 2007, and there were no significant deficiencies or material
weaknesses.
None.
42
Information
about our Directors may be found under the caption “Election of Directors” of
our Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held
November 20, 2007 (the “Proxy Statement”). That information is incorporated
herein by reference.
The
information in the Proxy Statement set forth under the captions “Nominees for
Director”, “Executive Officers,” “Executive Compensation,” and “Director
Compensation and Committees” is incorporated herein by reference.
The
information in the Proxy Statement set forth under the caption “Compliance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act” is incorporated herein by
reference.
We
have
adopted the ClearOne Code of Ethics, a code that applies to each Company
officer, director, and employee. The ClearOne Code of Ethics is publicly
available on our website at www.clearone.com.
The
information in the Proxy Statement set forth under the caption “Executive
Officer Compensation” and “Director Compensation and Committees” is incorporated
herein by reference.
The
information in the Proxy Statement set forth under the caption “Stock Ownership
of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” is incorporated herein by
reference.
The
information set forth under the captions “Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions” of the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by
reference.
Information
concerning principal accountant fees and services appears in the Proxy Statement
under the heading “Independent Public Accountants” and is incorporated herein by
reference.
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(a) 1. Financial
Statements
The
following financial statements are filed as part of this report in a separate
section of this Form 10-K beginning on page F-1.
Report
of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Jones Simkins, P.C.
Report
of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Hansen Barnett & Maxwell,
P.C.
Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2007 and 2006
Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for fiscal years ended
June
30,
2007, 2006, and 2005
Consolidated
Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for fiscal years ended June 30, 2007, 2006,
and
2005
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for fiscal years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and
2005
Notes
to
Consolidated Financial Statements
2. Financial
Statement Schedules
All
schedules are omitted as the required information is inapplicable or the
information is presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements
and notes thereto.
3. Exhibits
The
following documents are included as exhibits to this report.
Exhibit
|
SEC
Ref.
|
|
|
No.
|
No.
|
Title
of Document
|
Location
|
3.1
|
3
|
Articles
of Incorporation and amendments thereto
|
Incorp.
by reference1
|
3.2
|
3
|
Bylaws
|
Incorp.
by reference2
|
10.1
|
10
|
Employment
Separation Agreement between ClearOne Communications, Inc. and Frances
Flood, dated December 5, 2003.*
|
Incorp.
by reference5
|
10.2
|
10
|
Employment
Separation Agreement between ClearOne Communications, Inc. and Susie
Strohm, dated December 5, 2003.*
|
Incorp.
by reference5
|
10.6
|
10
|
Joint
Prosecution and Defense Agreement dated April 1, 2004 between ClearOne
Communications, Inc. Parsons Behle & Latimer, Edward Dallin Bagley and
Burbidge & Mitchell, and amendment thereto
|
Incorp.
by reference5
|
10.7
|
10
|
Stock
Purchase Agreement dated March 4, 2005 between 6351352 Canada Inc.
and
Gentner Ventures, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of ClearOne
Communications, Inc.
|
Incorp.
by reference5
|
10.8
|
10
|
Settlement
Agreement and Release between ClearOne Communications, Inc. and DeLonie
Call dated February 20, 2006*
|
Incorp.
by reference7
|
10.9
|
10
|
1997
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
|
Incorp.
by reference10
|
10.10
|
10
|
1998
Stock Option Plan
|
Incorp.
by reference10
|
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10.11
|
10
|
Manufacturing
Agreement between ClearOne Communications, Inc. and Inovar, Inc.
dated
August 1, 2005
|
Incorp.
by reference6
|
10.12
|
10
|
Mutual
Release and Waiver between ClearOne Communications, Inc. and Burk
Technology, Inc. dated August 22, 2005
|
Incorp.
by reference6
|
10.13
|
10
|
Office
Lease between Edgewater Corporate Park, LLC and ClearOne Communications,
Inc. dated June 5, 2006
|
Incorp.
by reference9
|
10
|
Consulting
Agreement between Edward D. Bagley and ClearOne Communications, Inc.
dated
July 6, 2007
|
This
filing
|
|
10
|
Severance
Agreement between ClearOne Communications, Inc. and Edward D. Bagley
dated
July 6, 2007*
|
This
filing
|
|
14.1
|
14
|
Code
of Ethics, approved by the Board of Directors on August 23,
2006
|
Incorp.
by reference9
|
21
|
Subsidiaries
of the registrant
|
This
filing
|
|
23.1
|
23
|
Consent
of Jones Simkins P.C., Company’s independent auditors for the year ending
June 30, 2007
|
This
filing
|
23.2
|
23
|
Consent
of Hansen Barnett & Maxwell, P.C., Company’s independent auditors for
the years ending June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005
|
This
filing
|
31
|
Section
302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
|
This
filing
|
|
31
|
Section
302 Certification of Interim Chief Financial Officer
|
This
filing
|
|
32
|
Section
1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
|
This
filing
|
|
32
|
Section
1350 Certification of Interim Chief Financial Officer
|
This
filing
|
______________
*Constitutes
a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
1 Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the fiscal
years ended June
30,
1989 and June 30, 1991.
2 Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended June
30,
1993.
3 Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal
year ended June
30,
1996.
4 Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal
year ended June
30,
1998.
5 Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended June
30,
2003.
6 Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended June
30,
2004.
7 Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended June
30,
2005.
8 Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 1,
2004.
9 Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 2006.
10 Incorporated
by reference to the Registrant’s registration statement on form S-8 filed with
the Commission on October 6, 2006.
45
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
CLEARONE
COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
|
||
September
17, 2007
|
By:
|
/s/
Zeynep Hakimoglu
|
Zeynep
Hakimoglu
|
||
President,
Chief Executive Officer, and
Director
|
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has
been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
|
Title
|
Date
|
/s/
Zeynep Hakimoglu
|
President,
Chief Executive Officer, and Director
|
September
17, 2007
|
Zeynep Hakimoglu |
(Principal
Executive Officer)
|
|
/s/
Greg A. LeClaire
|
Vice
President of Finance
|
September
17, 2007
|
Greg
A. LeClaire
|
(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
|
|
/s/
Brad R. Baldwin
|
Director
|
September
17, 2007
|
Brad
R. Baldwin
|
||
/s/
Larry R. Hendricks
|
Director
|
September
17, 2007
|
Larry
R. Hendricks
|
||
/s/
Scott M. Huntsman
|
Director
|
September
17, 2007
|
Scott
M. Huntsman
|
||
/s/
Harry Spielberg
|
Director
|
September
17, 2007
|
Harry
Spielberg
|
46
ITEM
8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Index
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Page
|
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Jones Simkins,
P.C.
|
F-2
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Hansen Barnett
&
Maxwell, P.C.
|
F-3
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2007 and 2006
|
F-4
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for fiscal years
ended
June
30, 2007, 2006, and 2005
|
F-5
|
Consolidated
Statements of Shareholders' Equity for fiscal years ended June
30, 2007,
2006, and 2005
|
F-7
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for fiscal years ended June 30, 2007,
2006, and
2005
|
F-8
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-10
|
F-1
Report
of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Jones
Simkins, P.C.
To
the
Board of Directors and
Shareholders
of ClearOne Communications, Inc.
We
have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of ClearOne Communications,
Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of June 30, 2007, and the related
consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, shareholders’
equity, and cash flows for the year ended June 30, 2007. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based
on
our audit. The consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2006 and
for the
two years then ended , before the adjustments for the camera business described
in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, were audited by other
auditors whose report, dated August 21, 2006, expressed an unqualified
opinion
on those statements.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that
we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial
statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required
to
have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control
over
financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control
over
financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing
an
opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures
in
the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In
our
opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all
material respects, the financial position of ClearOne Communications, Inc.
as of
June 30, 2007, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for
the year
ended June 30, 2007 in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted
in the United States of America.
We
also
audited the adjustments for the camera business described in Note 3 that
were
applied to restate the 2006 and 2005 consolidated financial statements
for the
discontinued operations. In our opinion, such adjustments are appropriate
and
have been properly applied. We were not engaged to audit, review, or apply
any
procedures to the 2006 and 2005 consolidated financial statements of the
Company
other than with respect to the adjustments and, accordingly, we do not
express
an opinion or any other form of assurance on the 2006 and 2005 consolidated
financial statements taken as a whole.
JONES
SIMKINS, P.C.
Logan,
Utah
September
5, 2007
F-2
Report
of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Hansen
Barnett & Maxwell, P.C.
To
the
Board of Directors and the Shareholders
ClearOne
Communications, Inc.
We
have
audited, before the effects of the adjustments to retrospectively apply the
change in accounting described in Note 3, the accompanying consolidated balance
sheet of ClearOne Communications, Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2006,
and
the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income,
shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the two years in the period
ended June 30, 2006 (the June 30, 2006 and 2005 financial statements before
the
effects of the adjustments discussed in Note 3 are not presented herein).
These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated
financial statements based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that
we plan
and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures
in
the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that
our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In
our
opinion, the June 30, 2006 and 2005 consolidated financial statements, before
the effects of the adjustments to retrospectively apply the change in accounting
described in Note 3, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of ClearOne Communications, Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 30,
2006
and the results of their operations and their cash for each of the two years
in
the period ended June 30, 2006 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles.
We
were
not engaged to audit, review, or apply any procedures to the adjustments
to
retrospectively apply the change in accounting described in Note 3 and,
accordingly, we do not express an opinion or any other form of assurance
about
whether such adjustments are appropriate and have been properly applied.
Those
adjustments were audited by Jones Simkins, P.C.
HANSEN
BARNETT & MAXWELL, P.C.
Salt
Lake
City, Utah
August
21, 2006
F-3
CLEARONE
COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
June
30,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Current
assets:
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
2,782
|
$
|
1,240
|
|||
Marketable
securities
|
19,871
|
20,550
|
|||||
Accounts
receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
|
8,025
|
7,784
|
|||||
of
$54 and $49, respectively
|
|||||||
Note
receivable
|
163
|
-
|
|||||
Inventories,
net
|
7,263
|
6,614
|
|||||
Income
tax receivable
|
-
|
2,607
|
|||||
Deferred
income taxes, net
|
-
|
128
|
|||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
213
|
255
|
|||||
Net
assets of discontinued operations
|
-
|
565
|
|||||
Total
current assets
|
38,317
|
39,743
|
|||||
Property
and equipment, net
|
2,694
|
1,647
|
|||||
Note
receiveable - long-term
|
43
|
-
|
|||||
Other
assets
|
9
|
15
|
|||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
41,063
|
$
|
41,405
|
|||
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current
liabilities:
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$
|
1,745
|
$
|
2,597
|
|||
Accrued
taxes
|
660
|
-
|
|||||
Accrued
liabilities
|
1,874
|
2,397
|
|||||
Deferred
product revenue
|
4,872
|
5,871
|
|||||
Total
current liabilities
|
9,151
|
10,865
|
|||||
Deferred
rent
|
855
|
-
|
|||||
Deferred
income taxes, net
|
-
|
128
|
|||||
Other
long-term liabilities
|
619
|
-
|
|||||
Total
liabilities
|
10,625
|
10,993
|
|||||
Commitments
and contingencies (see Notes 7 and 10)
|
|||||||
Shareholders'
equity:
|
|||||||
Common
stock, 50,000,000 shares authorized, par value $0.001,
|
|||||||
10,861,920
and 12,184,727 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
|
11
|
12
|
|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
47,582
|
52,764
|
|||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(17,155
|
)
|
(22,364
|
)
|
|||
Total
shareholders' equity
|
30,438
|
30,412
|
|||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
$
|
41,063
|
$
|
41,405
|
|||
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements
|
F-4
CLEARONE
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
Years
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
39,861
|
$
|
35,362
|
$
|
29,087
|
||||
Cost
of goods sold
|
17,723
|
17,375
|
12,720
|
|||||||
Gross
profit
|
22,138
|
17,987
|
16,367
|
|||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||
Marketing
and selling
|
7,791
|
7,866
|
9,070
|
|||||||
Research
and product development
|
7,535
|
8,299
|
5,305
|
|||||||
General
and administrative
|
3,091
|
5,108
|
5,489
|
|||||||
Settlement
in shareholders' class action
|
-
|
(1,205
|
)
|
(2,046
|
)
|
|||||
Impairment
losses (see Note 19)
|
-
|
-
|
180
|
|||||||
Restructuring
charge (see Note 19)
|
-
|
-
|
110
|
|||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
18,417
|
20,068
|
18,108
|
|||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
3,721
|
(2,081
|
)
|
(1,741
|
)
|
|||||
Other
income (expense), net:
|
||||||||||
Interest
income
|
1,468
|
813
|
425
|
|||||||
Interest
expense
|
(4
|
)
|
-
|
(104
|
)
|
|||||
Other,
net
|
59
|
203
|
(3
|
)
|
||||||
Total
other income (expense), net
|
1,523
|
1,016
|
318
|
|||||||
Income
(loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
|
5,244
|
(1,065
|
)
|
(1,423
|
)
|
|||||
(Provision)
benefit for income taxes
|
(457
|
)
|
1,005
|
3,370
|
||||||
Income
(loss) from continuing operations
|
4,787
|
(60
|
)
|
1,947
|
||||||
Discontinued
operations:
|
||||||||||
Income
from discontinued operations
|
75
|
361
|
552
|
|||||||
Gain
on disposal of discontinued operations
|
598
|
2,726
|
17,851
|
|||||||
Income
tax provision
|
(251
|
)
|
(931
|
)
|
(4,275
|
)
|
||||
Income
from discontinued operations
|
422
|
2,156
|
14,128
|
|||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
5,209
|
$
|
2,096
|
$
|
16,075
|
||||
Comprehensive
income:
|
||||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
5,209
|
$
|
2,096
|
$
|
16,075
|
||||
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
|
-
|
-
|
112
|
|||||||
Less:
reclassification adjustments for foreign currency translation adjustments
included in net income
|
-
|
-
|
(1,301
|
)
|
||||||
Comprehensive
income
|
$
|
5,209
|
$
|
2,096
|
$
|
14,886
|
||||
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements
|
F-5
CLEARONE
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(CONTINUED)
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
Years
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||
Basic
earnings (loss) per common share from continuing
operations
|
$
|
0.42
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
0.17
|
|||
Diluted
earnings (loss) per common share from continuing
operations
|
$
|
0.41
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
0.16
|
||||
Basic
earnings per common share from discontinued operations
|
$
|
0.04
|
$
|
0.18
|
$
|
1.26
|
||||
Diluted
earnings per common share from discontinued operations
|
$
|
0.04
|
$
|
0.18
|
$
|
1.15
|
||||
Basic
earnings per common share
|
$
|
0.45
|
$
|
0.18
|
$
|
1.44
|
||||
Diluted
earnings per common share
|
$
|
0.45
|
$
|
0.17
|
$
|
1.30
|
||||
Basic
weighted average shares outstanding
|
11,497,773
|
11,957,756
|
11,177,406
|
|||||||
Diluted
weighted average shares outstanding
|
11,575,721
|
12,206,618
|
12,332,106
|
|||||||
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements
|
F-6
CLEARONE
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
Accumulated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional
|
Other
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Common
Stock
|
Paid-In
|
Deferred
|
Comprehensive
|
Accumulated
|
Shareholders'
|
|||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Compensation
|
Income
|
Deficit
|
Equity
|
||||||||||||||||
Balances
at June 30, 2004
|
11,036,233
|
$
|
11
|
$
|
48,395
|
$
|
(54
|
)
|
$
|
1,189
|
$
|
(40,535
|
)
|
$
|
9,006
|
|||||||
Issuance
of Common Shares related to shareholder settlement
agreement
|
228,000
|
-
|
957
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
957
|
|||||||||||||||
Compensation
expense resulting from the modification of stock options
|
-
|
-
|
41
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
41
|
|||||||||||||||
Amortization
of deferred compensation
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
21
|
-
|
-
|
21
|
|||||||||||||||
Foreign
currency translation adjustments
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1,189
|
)
|
-
|
(1,189
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Net
income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
16,075
|
16,075
|
|||||||||||||||
Balances
at June 30, 2005
|
11,264,233
|
11
|
49,393
|
(33
|
)
|
-
|
(24,460
|
)
|
24,911
|
|||||||||||||
Issuance
of Common Shares related to shareholder settlement
agreement
|
920,494
|
1
|
2,263
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2,264
|
|||||||||||||||
Compensation
expense resulting from the modification of stock options
|
-
|
-
|
16
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
16
|
|||||||||||||||
Compensation
cost associated with SFAS No. 123R
|
-
|
-
|
1,092
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1,092
|
|||||||||||||||
SFAS
No. 123R transition expense
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
33
|
-
|
-
|
33
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2,096
|
2,096
|
|||||||||||||||
Balances
at June 30, 2006
|
12,184,727
|
12
|
52,764
|
-
|
-
|
(22,364
|
)
|
30,412
|
||||||||||||||
Tender
offer
|
(1,073,552
|
)
|
(1
|
)
|
(4,602
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(4,603
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Stock
buy back program
|
(265,360
|
)
|
-
|
(1,450
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1,450
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Exercise
of stock options
|
15,940
|
-
|
54
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
54
|
|||||||||||||||
Tax
benefit stock option exercise
|
-
|
-
|
9
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
9
|
|||||||||||||||
Compensation
cost associated with SFAS No. 123R
|
-
|
-
|
802
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
802
|
|||||||||||||||
Compensation
cost associated with the ESPP
|
165
|
-
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
5,209
|
5,209
|
|||||||||||||||
Balances
at June 30, 2007
|
10,861,920
|
$
|
11
|
$
|
47,582
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(17,155
|
)
|
$
|
30,438
|
||||||||
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements
|
F-7
CLEARONE
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
Years
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||||
Net
income (loss) from continuing operations
|
$
|
4,787
|
$
|
(60
|
)
|
$
|
1,947
|
|||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) from continuing operations
|
||||||||||
to
net cash provided by (used in) operations:
|
||||||||||
Loss
on impairment of long-lived assets, goodwill, and
intangibles
|
-
|
-
|
180
|
|||||||
Depreciation
and amortization expense
|
870
|
1,389
|
2,182
|
|||||||
Stock-based
compensation
|
806
|
1,140
|
62
|
|||||||
Write-off
of inventory
|
660
|
681
|
250
|
|||||||
Gain
on disposal of assets and fixed assets write-offs
|
(58
|
)
|
(237
|
)
|
(12
|
)
|
||||
Provision
for doubtful accounts
|
5
|
3
|
46
|
|||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
(261
|
)
|
(928
|
)
|
(692
|
)
|
||||
Note
receivable - Ken-A-Vision
|
(206
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Inventories
|
(1,309
|
)
|
(2,236
|
)
|
(106
|
)
|
||||
Prepaids
and other assets
|
40
|
45
|
220
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable
|
(811
|
)
|
434
|
233
|
||||||
Restructuring
charge
|
-
|
-
|
110
|
|||||||
Accrued
liabilities
|
(673
|
)
|
(960
|
)
|
(4,226
|
)
|
||||
Other
long term liabilities
|
619
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Income
taxes
|
3,267
|
1,345
|
(585
|
)
|
||||||
Deferred
product revenue
|
(999
|
)
|
816
|
(1,052
|
)
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities
|
6,737
|
1,432
|
(1,443
|
)
|
||||||
Net
cash provided by discontinued operating activities
|
47
|
730
|
1,073
|
|||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
6,784
|
2,162
|
(370
|
)
|
||||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(909
|
)
|
(224
|
)
|
(1,136
|
)
|
||||
Proceeds
from the sale of property and equipment
|
35
|
230
|
8
|
|||||||
Purchase
of marketable securities
|
(23,369
|
)
|
(14,800
|
)
|
(47,100
|
)
|
||||
Sale
of marketable securities
|
24,050
|
10,050
|
33,050
|
|||||||
Net
cash used in continuing investing activities
|
(193
|
)
|
(4,744
|
)
|
(15,178
|
)
|
||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) discontinued investing
activities
|
941
|
1,930
|
14,173
|
|||||||
Net
cash (used in) investing activities
|
748
|
(2,814
|
)
|
(1,005
|
)
|
|||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||||
Proceeds
from common stock
|
54
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Principal
payments on capital lease obligations
|
-
|
-
|
(8
|
)
|
||||||
Principal
payments on note payable
|
-
|
-
|
(932
|
)
|
||||||
Purchase
and retirement of Common Shares
|
(6,053
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Tax
benefit from stock options
|
9
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Net
cash used in continuing financing activities
|
(5,990
|
)
|
-
|
(940
|
)
|
|||||
Net
cash used in discontinued financing activities
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Net
cash used in financing activities
|
(5,990
|
)
|
-
|
(940
|
)
|
|||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
1,542
|
(652
|
)
|
(2,315
|
)
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
|
1,240
|
1,892
|
4,207
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at the end of the year
|
$
|
2,782
|
$
|
1,240
|
$
|
1,892
|
||||
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements
|
F-8
CLEARONE
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
Years
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
|
||||||||||
Cash
paid for interest
|
$
|
4
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
104
|
||||
Cash
paid (received) for income taxes
|
(3,202
|
)
|
(1,419
|
)
|
1,117
|
|||||
Supplemental
disclosure of non-cash financing activities:
|
||||||||||
Value
of common shares issued in shareholder settlement
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
2,264
|
$
|
957
|
||||
Lease
incentive for leasehold improvements
|
1,088
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Sales
of property and equipment for accounts payable
|
25
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Exchanged
accounts receivable from a vendor with accounts payable
|
||||||||||
to
the same vendor
|
15
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements
|
F-9
CLEARONE
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
1. |
Organization
- Nature
of Operations
|
ClearOne
Communications, Inc., a Utah corporation, and its subsidiaries (collectively,
the “Company”) develop, manufacture, market, and service a comprehensive line of
audio conferencing products, which range from personal conferencing products
to
tabletop conferencing phones to professionally installed audio systems. The
Company’s solutions create a natural communication environment, designed to save
organizations time and money by enabling more effective and efficient
communication between geographically separated businesses, employees, and
customers.
The
Company’s end-users range from some of the world’s largest and most prestigious
companies and institutions to small and medium-sized businesses, educational
institutions, government organizations as well as individual consumers. We
sell
our products to these end-users primarily through a network of independent
distributors who in turn sell our products to dealers, systems integrators,
and
value-added resellers. The Company also sells products on a limited basis
directly to dealers, systems integrators, value-added resellers, and end-users.
During
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005, the Company sold its conferencing services
segment to Clarinet, Inc., an affiliate of American Teleconferencing Services,
Ltd. doing business as Premiere Conferencing (“Premiere”) and the Company sold
all of the issued and outstanding shares of its Canadian subsidiary, ClearOne
Communications of Canada, Inc. (“ClearOne Canada”) to 6351352 Canada Inc., which
was a portion of the Company’s business services segment. ClearOne Canada owned
all the issued and outstanding stock of Stechyson Electronics Ltd., which
conducts business under the name of OM Video. During the fiscal year June
30,
2007, the Company sold its document and educational camera product line to
Ken-A-Vision Manufacturing Co. Inc., a privately held manufacturer of camera
solutions for education, audio visual, research, and manufacturing applications.
All of these operations and related net assets are presented in discontinued
operations and assets and liabilities held for sale in the accompanying
consolidated financial statements. Following the dispositions of these
operations, the Company has returned to its core competency of developing,
manufacturing, and marketing audio conferencing products.
2. |
Summary
of Significant Accounting
Policies
|
Consolidation
- These
consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of ClearOne
Communications, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. The discontinued
operations portion of these consolidated financial statements include
transactions from our previously wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany
accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Pervasiveness
of Estimates
- The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States of America requires management
to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets
and
liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the
date
of the financial statements and the reported amounts of sales and expenses
during the reporting periods. Key estimates in the accompanying consolidated
financial statements include, among others, revenue recognition, allowances
for
doubtful accounts and product returns, provisions for obsolete inventory,
valuation of long-lived assets, and deferred income tax asset valuation
allowances. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
- The
carrying values of cash equivalents, marketable securities, accounts receivable,
accounts payable, and accrued liabilities all approximate fair value due
to the
relatively short-term maturities of these assets and liabilities.
F-10
Foreign
Currency Translation -
The
functional currency for OM Video was the Canadian Dollar. Adjustments resulting
from the translation of OM Video amounts were recorded as accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss). The functional currency for the Company’s other
foreign subsidiaries was and is the U.S. Dollar. The results of operations
for
the Company’s other subsidiaries are recorded by the subsidiaries in Euro and
British Pound and remeasured in the U.S. Dollar. Assets and liabilities are
translated or remeasured into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate prevailing
on
the balance sheet date or the historical rate, as appropriate. Revenue and
expenses are translated or remeasured at average rates of exchange prevailing
during the period. The impact from remeasurement of our Germany and United
Kingdom entities is recorded in the accompanying consolidated statements
of
operations.
Concentration
Risk
- The
Company depends on an outsource manufacturing strategy for its products.
In
August 2005, the Company entered into a manufacturing agreement with a
third-party manufacturer (“TPM”). Under the manufacturing agreement, TPM became
the exclusive manufacturer of substantially all the products that were
previously manufactured at the Company’s Salt Lake City, Utah manufacturing
facility (see Note 19). If TPM experiences difficulties in obtaining sufficient
supplies of components, component prices become unreasonable, an interruption
in
its operations, or otherwise suffers capacity constraints, the Company would
experience a delay in shipping these products which would have a negative
impact
on its revenues.
The
Company has agreements with other offshore manufacturers for the manufacture
of
other product lines. Should there be any disruption in services due to natural
disaster, economic or political difficulties, quarantines or other restrictions
associated with infectious diseases, or other similar events, or any other
reason, such disruption would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s
business. A delay in shipping these products due to an interruption in the
manufacturer’s operations would have a negative impact on the Company’s
revenues. Operating in the international environment exposes the Company
to
certain inherent risks, including unexpected changes in regulatory requirements
and tariffs, and potentially adverse tax consequences, which could materially
affect the Company’s results of operations. Currently, the Company has no second
source of manufacturing for a portion of its products.
Cash
Equivalents
- The
Company considers all highly-liquid investments with a maturity of three
months
or less, when purchased, to be cash equivalents. The Company places its
temporary cash investments with high-quality financial institutions. At times,
including at June 30, 2007 and 2006, such investments may be in excess of
the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limit of $100.
Marketable
Securities
- The
Company’s marketable securities are classified as available-for-sale securities,
are carried at fair value which approximated cost and generally have original
maturities of greater than one year. As of June 30, 2007 and 2006 marketable
securities totaled $19,871 and $20,550, respectively. Management determines
the
appropriate classifications of investments at the time of purchase, based
on
management’s intent to use these investments during the normal operating cycle
of the business, and reevaluates such designation as of each balance sheet
date.
The
Company considers highly liquid marketable securities with an effective maturity
to the Company of less than one year, and held as available-for-sale, to
be
current assets. The Company defines effective maturity as the shorter of
the
original maturity to the Company or the effective availability as a result
of
periodic auction or optional redemption features of these marketable securities.
Such investments are expected to be realized in cash or sold or consumed
during
the normal operating cycles of the business. As of June 30, 2007 and 2006,
all
marketable securities were classified as current assets.
The
Company regularly monitors and evaluates the value of its marketable securities.
When assessing marketable securities for other-than-temporary declines in
value,
the Company considers such factors, among other things, as how significant
the
decline in value is as a percentage of the original cost, how long the market
value of the investment has been less than its original cost, the collateral
supporting the investments, insurance policies which protect the Company’s
investment position, the interval between auction periods, whether or not
there
have been any failed auctions, and the credit rating issued for the securities
by one or more of the major credit rating agencies. A decline in the market
value of any available-for-sale security below cost that is deemed to be
other-than-temporary results in a reduction in carrying amount to fair value.
The impairment is charged to earnings and a new cost basis for the security
is
established. For each of the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and
2005
realized gains and losses upon the sale of available-for-sale securities
were
insignificant. Unrealized holding gains and losses, net of the related tax
effect on available-for-sale securities, are excluded from earnings and are
reported as a separate component of other comprehensive income until realized.
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are insignificant
for all periods and accordingly have not been recorded as a component of
other
comprehensive income. The specific identification method is used to compute
the
realized gains and losses.
F-11
CLEARONE
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
Accounts
Receivable
-
Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount. Credit is granted
to
customers without requiring collateral. The allowance for doubtful accounts
is
the Company’s best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in the
Company’s existing accounts receivable. Management regularly analyzes accounts
receivable including current aging, historical write-off experience, customer
concentrations, customer creditworthiness, and current economic trends when
evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. If the
assumptions that are used to determine the allowance for doubtful accounts
change, the Company may have to provide for a greater level of expense in
future
periods or reverse amounts provided in prior periods.
The
Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts activity for the fiscal years ended
June 30, 2007 and 2006 were as follows:
Description
|
Balance
at Beginning of Period
|
Charged
to Costs and Expenses
|
Deductions
|
Balance
at End of Period
|
|||||||||
Year
ended June 30, 2006
|
$
|
46
|
$
|
3
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
49
|
|||||
Year
ended June 30, 2007
|
$
|
49
|
$
|
12
|
$
|
(7
|
)
|
$
|
54
|
Inventories
-
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market, with cost computed
on a
first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) basis. Inventoried costs include material, direct
engineering and production costs, and applicable overhead, not in excess
of
estimated realizable value. Consideration is given to obsolescence, excessive
levels, deterioration, direct selling expenses, and other factors in evaluating
net realizable value. Consigned inventory includes product that has been
delivered to customers for which revenue recognition criteria have not been
met.
Property
and Equipment
-
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and
amortization. Costs associated with internally developed software are
capitalized in accordance with Statement of Position 98-1, “Accounting for the
Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use” (“SOP 98-1”).
Expenditures that materially increase values or capacities or extend useful
lives of property and equipment are capitalized. Routine maintenance, repairs,
and renewal costs are expensed as incurred. Gains or losses from the sale,
trade-in or retirement of property and equipment are recorded in current
operations and the related book value of the property is removed from property
and equipment accounts and the related accumulated depreciation and amortization
accounts.
Estimated
useful lives are generally two to ten years. Depreciation and amortization
are
calculated over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets using
the
straight-line method. Leasehold improvement amortization is computed using
the
straight-line method over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated
useful
life of the related assets.
Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets
-
Long-lived assets, such as property, equipment, and definite-lived intangibles
subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes
in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be
recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by
a
comparison of the carrying amount of an asset or asset group to estimated
future
undiscounted net cash flows of the related asset or group of assets over
their
remaining lives. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated
future
undiscounted cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized for the amount
by
which the carrying amount exceeds the estimated fair value of the asset.
Impairment of long-lived assets is assessed at the lowest levels for which
there
are identifiable cash flows that are independent of other groups of assets.
The
impairment of long-lived assets requires judgments and estimates. If
circumstances change, such estimates could also change.
Revenue
Recognition
-
Product revenue is recognized when (i) the products are shipped, (ii) persuasive
evidence of an arrangement exists, (iii) the price is fixed and determinable,
and (iv) collection is reasonably assured.
The
Company extends credit to customers who it believes have the wherewithal
to pay.
The Company has in place credit policies and procedures, an approval process
for
sales returns and credit memos, processes for managing and monitoring channel
inventory levels.
F-12
CLEARONE
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
The
Company provides a right of return on product sales to distributors. Further,
revenue from product sales to distributors is not recognized until the return
privilege has expired, which approximates when product is sold-through to
customers of the Company’s distributors (dealers, system integrators,
value-added resellers, and end-users) rather than when the product is initially
shipped to a distributor. The Company evaluates, at each quarter-end, the
inventory in the channel through information provided by certain
distributors. The level of inventory in the channel will fluctuate up or
down, each quarter, based upon these distributors’ individual operations.
Accordingly, each quarter-end revenue deferral is calculated and recorded
based
upon the underlying, estimated channel inventory at quarter-end. Although,
certain distributors provide certain channel inventory amounts, the Company
makes judgments and estimates with regard to the amount of inventory in the
entire channel, for all customers and for all channel inventory
items, and the appropriate revenue and cost of goods
sold associated with those channel products. Although
these assumptions and judgments regarding total channel inventory, revenue,
and cost of goods sold could differ from actual amounts, the Company
believes that its calculations are indicative of actual levels of inventory
in
the distribution channel. The amounts of deferred cost of goods sold were
included in consigned inventory. The following table details the amount of
deferred revenue, cost of goods sold, and gross profit at each fiscal year
end
for the three years in the period ended June 30, 2007.
Deferred
Revenue
|
Deferred
Cost of Goods Sold
|
Deferred
Gross Profit
|
||||||||
June
30, 2007
|
$
|
4,872
|
$
|
2,115
|
$
|
2,757
|
||||
June
30, 2006
|
5,871
|
2,817
|
3,054
|
|||||||
June
30, 2005
|
5,055
|
2,297
|
2,758
|
The
Company offers rebates and market development funds to certain of its
distributors, dealers/resellers, and end-users based upon volume of product
purchased by them. The Company records rebates as a reduction of revenue
in
accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 00-22, “Accounting
for Points and Certain Other Time-Based or Volume-Based Sales Incentive Offers,
and Offers for Free Products or Services to Be Delivered in the Future.” The
Company also follows EITF Issue No. 01-9, “Accounting for Consideration Given by
a Vendor to a Customer (Including a Reseller of the Vendor’s Products).” The
Company continues to record rebates as a reduction of revenue in the period
revenue is recognized.
The
Company provides advance replacement units to end-users on defective units
of
certain products within 90 days of purchase date by the end-user. Since the
purpose of these units are not revenue generating, the Company tracks the
units
due from the end-user, valued at retail price, until the defective unit has
been
returned, but no receivable balance is maintained on the Company’s balance
sheet. The retail price value of in-transit advance replacement units was
$37,
$75 and $81, as of June 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Shipping
and Handling Costs
-
Shipping and handling billed to customers is recorded as revenue. Shipping
and
handling costs are included in cost of goods sold.
Warranty
Costs
- The
Company accrues for warranty costs based on estimated warranty return rates
and
estimated costs to repair. Factors that affect the Company’s warranty liability
include the number of units sold, historical and anticipated rates of warranty
returns, and repair cost. The Company reviews the adequacy of its recorded
warranty accrual on a quarterly basis.
F-13
CLEARONE
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
Changes
in the Company’s warranty accrual during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007
and 2006 follows:
Years
Ended June 30,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Balance
at the beginning of year
|
$
|
169
|
$
|
126
|
|||
Accruals/additions
|
241
|
356
|
|||||
Usage
|
(285
|
)
|
(313
|
)
|
|||
Balance
at end of year
|
$
|
125
|
$
|
169
|
Advertising
-
The
Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. Advertising expenses consist
of
trade shows, magazine advertisements, and other forms of media. Advertising
expenses for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005 totaled
$741,
$631, and $637, respectively, and are included in the caption Marketing and
Selling.
Research
and Product Development Costs
- The
Company expenses research and product development costs as incurred.
Income
Taxes
- The
Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes.
Under the asset and liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities
are
recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences
between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and
liabilities and their respective tax bases, and operating loss and tax credit
carry-forwards. These temporary differences will result in deductible or
taxable
amounts in future years when the reported amounts of the assets or liabilities
are recovered or settled. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured
using
enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which
those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The
effect
on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized
in
income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance
is
provided when it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred
tax
assets may not be realized. The Company evaluates the realizability of its
net
deferred tax assets on a quarterly basis and valuation allowances are provided,
as necessary. Adjustments to the valuation allowance will increase or decrease
the Company’s income tax provision or benefit.
F-14
CLEARONE
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
Earnings
Per Share
- The
following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings
(loss)
per common share:
Years
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||
Numerator:
|
||||||||||
Income
(loss) from continuing operations
|
$
|
4,787
|
$
|
(60
|
)
|
$
|
1,947
|
|||
Income
from discontinued operations, net of tax
|
47
|
226
|
378
|
|||||||
Gain
(loss) on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax
|
375
|
1,930
|
13,750
|
|||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
5,209
|
$
|
2,096
|
$
|
16,075
|
||||
Denominator:
|
||||||||||
Basic
weighted average shares
|
11,497,773
|
11,957,756
|
11,177,406
|
|||||||
Dilutive
common stock equivalents using treasury stock method
|
77,948
|
248,862
|
1,154,700
|
|||||||
Diluted
weighted average shares
|
11,575,721
|
12,206,618
|
12,332,106
|
|||||||
Basic
earnings (loss) per common share:
|
||||||||||
Continuing
operations
|
$
|
0.42
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
0.17
|
|||
Discontinued
operations
|
$
|
0.00
|
$
|
0.02
|
$
|
0.03
|
||||
Disposal
of discontinued operations
|
$
|
0.03
|
$
|
0.16
|
$
|
1.23
|
||||
Net
income
|
$
|
0.45
|
$
|
0.18
|
$
|
1.44
|
||||
Diluted
earnings (loss) per common share:
|
||||||||||
Continuing
operations
|
$
|
0.41
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
0.16
|
||||
Discontinued
operations
|
$
|
0.00
|
$
|
0.02
|
$
|
0.03
|
||||
Disposal
of discontinued operations
|
$
|
0.03
|
$
|
0.16
|
$
|
1.11
|
||||
Net
income
|
$
|
0.45
|
$
|
0.17
|
$
|
1.30
|
Options
to purchase a weighted-average of 1,206,311, 1,355,179, and 1,397,239 shares
of
common stock were outstanding during fiscal 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively,
but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share as
the
effect would be anti-dilutive. Warrants to purchase 150,000 shares of common
stock expired on November, 27, 2006 and were outstanding as of June 30, 2006
and
2005, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share
as
the effect would be anti-dilutive. During fiscal 2004, the Company entered
into
a settlement agreement related to the shareholders’ class action and agreed to
issue 1.2 million shares of its common stock; however, certain of these shares
were settled in cash in lieu of common stock. The Company issued 228,000
shares
in November 2004 and 920,494 shares in September 2005.
Share-Based
Payment
- Prior
to June 30, 2005 and as permitted under the original Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation,” the Company accounted for its share-based payments following the
recognition and measurement principles of Accounting Principles Board Opinion
No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” as interpreted. Accordingly,
no share-based compensation expense had been reflected in the Company’s fiscal
2005 consolidated statements of operations for unmodified option grants since
(1) the exercise price equaled the market value of the underlying common
stock
on the grant date and (2) the related number of shares to be granted upon
exercise of the stock option was fixed on the grant date.
F-15
CLEARONE
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
If
the
compensation cost of its stock options had been determined consistent with
the
original SFAS No. 123, the Company’s net income and earnings per common share
and common share equivalent would have changed to the pro-forma amounts
indicated below:
Year
Ended
June
30,
|
||||
2005
|
||||
Net
income (loss):
|
||||
As
reported
|
$
|
16,075
|
||
Stock-based
employee compensation expense included in
|
||||
reported
net loss, net of income taxes
|
13
|
|||
Stock-based
employee compensation expense determined
|
||||
under
the fair-value method for all awards, net of income taxes
|
(866
|
)
|
||
Pro
forma
|
$
|
15,222
|
||
Basic
earnings per common share:
|
||||
As
reported
|
$
|
1.44
|
||
Pro
forma
|
1.36
|
|||
Diluted
earnings per common share:
|
||||
As
reported
|
$
|
1.30
|
||
Pro
forma
|
1.23
|
In
December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No.
123R, “Share-Based Payment.” SFAS No. 123R is a revision of SFAS No. 123. SFAS
No. 123R establishes standards for the accounting of transactions in which
an
entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. Primarily,
SFAS
No. 123R focuses on accounting for transactions in which an entity obtains
employee services in share-based payment transactions. It also addresses
transactions in which an entity incurs liabilities in exchange for goods
or
services that are based on the fair value of the entity’s equity instruments or
that may be settled by the issuance of those equity instruments.
SFAS
No.
123R requires the Company to measure the cost of employee services received
in
exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant date fair
value
of the award (with limited exceptions). That cost will be recognized over
the
period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange
for
the awards - the requisite service period (usually the vesting period). No
compensation cost is recognized for equity instruments for which employees
do
not render the requisite service. Therefore, if an employee does not ultimately
render the requisite service, the costs associated with the unvested options
will not be recognized, cumulatively.
Effective
July 1, 2005, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123R and its fair value recognition
provisions using the modified prospective transition method. Under this
transition method, stock-based compensation cost recognized after July 1,
2005
includes the straight-line basis compensation cost for (a) all share-based
payments granted prior to July 1, 2005, but not yet vested, based on the
grant
date fair values used for the pro-forma disclosures under the original SFAS
No.
123 and (b) all share-based payments granted or modified on or after July
1,
2005, in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123R. See Note 11 for
information about the Company’s various share-based compensation plans, the
impact of adoption of SFAS No. 123R, and the assumptions used to calculate
the
fair value of share-based compensation.
If
assumptions change in the application of SFAS No. 123R in future periods,
the
stock-based compensation cost ultimately recorded under SFAS No. 123R may
differ
significantly from what was recorded in the current period.
F-16
CLEARONE
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
June
2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in
Income Taxes-an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”), which
clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in tax positions. Under FIN 48,
the tax
effects of a position should be recognized only if it is “more-likely-than-not”
to be sustained based solely on its technical merits as of the reporting
date.
FIN 48 also requires significant new annual disclosures in the notes to the
financial statements. The effect of adjustments at adoption should be recorded
directly to beginning retained earnings in the period of adoption and reported
as a change in accounting principle. Retroactive application is prohibited
under
FIN 48. We are required to adopt FIN 48 at the beginning of fiscal 2008.
Management is currently evaluating the impact of FIN 48 on the consolidated
financial statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements
(SFAS
No. 157), which defines fair value, establishes guidelines for measuring
fair
value and expands disclosure regarding fair value measurements. SFAS No.
157
does not require new fair value measurements but rather eliminates
inconsistencies in guidance found in various prior accounting pronouncements.
SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2007, on a prospective basis. The Company
does not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 157 to have a material effect on
our
financial statements.
In
September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting
Bulletin (SAB) No. 108, Financial Statements — Considering
the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in
Current Year Financial Statements.
SAB No.
108 provides interpretive guidance on how the effects of prior-year uncorrected
misstatements should be considered when quantifying misstatements in the
current
year financial statements. SAB No. 108 requires registrants to quantify
misstatements using both the income statement and balance sheet approach
and
evaluate whether either approach results in a misstatement that, when all
relevant quantitative and qualitative factors are considered, is material.
SAB
No. 108 is effective for years ending after November 15, 2006, and the impact
of
adoption was not significant to the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
Reclassifications
Certain
reclassifications have been made to the prior years’ consolidated financial
statements and notes to consolidated financial statements to conform to the
current year’s presentation.
F-17
3. |
Discontinued
Operations
|
During
fiscal 2005, the Company completed the sale of its conferencing services
business component to Premiere and its Canadian audiovisual integration services
to 6351352 Canada Inc. During fiscal 2006, the Company received the $1,000
Indemnity Escrow payment from Premiere, certain payments on the note receivable
from the new owners of OM Video, and full satisfaction of the promissory
note
with Burk Technology, Inc. (“Burk”). During fiscal 2007, the Company sold its
document and educational camera business to Ken-A-Vision Manufacturing Company,
Inc. (“Ken-A-Vision”) and appointed a receiver over the assets of OM Video.
Accordingly, the results of operations and the financial position of each
of
these components have been reclassified in the accompanying consolidated
financial statements as discontinued operations. Summary operating results
of
the discontinued operations are as follows:
Years
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||
Income
from discontinued operations
|
||||||||||
OM
Video
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
225
|
||||
Ken-A-Vision
|
75
|
361
|
327
|
|||||||
Total
income from discontinued operations
|
75
|
361
|
552
|
|||||||
Gain
(loss) on disposal of discontinued operations
|
||||||||||
Conferencing
services business
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
1,030
|
$
|
17,369
|
||||
OM
Video
|
607
|
350
|
295
|
|||||||
Burk
Technology
|
-
|
1,346
|
187
|
|||||||
Ken-A-Vision
|
(9
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Total
gain on disposal of discontinued operations
|
598
|
2,726
|
17,851
|
|||||||
Income
tax provision
|
||||||||||
Conferencing
services business
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(301
|
)
|
$
|
(3,991
|
)
|
||
OM
Video
|
(227
|
)
|
(102
|
)
|
(119
|
)
|
||||
Burk
Technology
|
-
|
(393
|
)
|
(43
|
)
|
|||||
Ken-A-Vision
|
(24
|
)
|
(135
|
)
|
(122
|
)
|
||||
Total
income tax provision
|
(251
|
)
|
(931
|
)
|
(4,275
|
)
|
||||
Total
income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
|
||||||||||
Conferencing
services business
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
729
|
$
|
13,378
|
||||
OM
Video
|
380
|
248
|
401
|
|||||||
Burk
Technology
|
-
|
953
|
144
|
|||||||
Ken-A-Vision
|
42
|
226
|
205
|
|||||||
Total
income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
|
$
|
422
|
$
|
2,156
|
$
|
14,128
|
Conferencing
Services
On
July
1, 2004, the Company sold its conferencing services business component to
Premiere. Consideration for the sale consisted of $21,300 in cash. Of the
purchase price, $300 was placed into a working capital escrow account and
an
additional $1,000 was placed into an 18-month Indemnity Escrow account. The
Company received the $300 working capital escrow funds approximately 90 days
after the execution date of the contract. The Company received the $1,000
in the
Indemnity Escrow account together with the $30 in related interest income
in
January 2006. Additionally, $1,365 of the proceeds was utilized to pay off
equipment leases pertaining to assets being conveyed to Premiere. The Company
realized a pre-tax gain on the sale of $1,030 and $17,369 during the fiscal
years ended June 30, 2006 and 2005.
F-18
CLEARONE
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
OM
Video
In
December 2004, a group of investors approached the Company about a possible
purchase of OM Video. On January 27, 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors
authorized its Chief Executive Officer to continue discussions regarding
a stock
sale of OM Video, its Canadian audiovisual integration services business
component. The Company decided to sell this component after it deemphasized
Canadian Business Services contracts. OM Video revenues, reported in
discontinued operations, for the years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005
were
$0, $0 and $3,805, respectively. OM Video pre-tax income (loss), reported
in
discontinued operations, for the years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005,
were
$0, $0 and $225, respectively.
On
March
4, 2005, the Company sold all of the issued and outstanding stock of its
Canadian subsidiary, ClearOne Communications of Canada, Inc. (“ClearOne Canada”)
to 6351352 Canada Inc., a Canada corporation. ClearOne Canada owned all the
issued and outstanding stock of Stechyson Electronics, Ltd., which conducts
business under the name OM Video. The Company agreed to sell the stock of
ClearOne Canada for $200 in cash; a $1,256 note receivable over a 15-month
period, with interest accruing on the unpaid balance at the rate of 5.3 percent
per year; and contingent consideration ranging from 3.0 percent to 4.0 percent
of related gross revenues over a five-year period. In June 2005, the Company
was
advised that the OM Purchaser had settled an action brought by the former
employer of certain of OM Purchaser’s owners and employees alleging violation of
non-competition agreements. The settlement reportedly involved a cash payment
and an agreement not to sell certain products for a period of one year. Based
on
an analysis of the facts and circumstances that existed at the end of fiscal
2005, and considering the guidance from Topic 5U of the SEC Rules and
Regulations, “Gain Recognition on the Sale of a Business or Operating Assets to
a Highly Leveraged Entity,” the gain is being recognized as cash is collected
(as collection was not reasonably assured). Through December 31, 2005, all
required payments had been made however, 6351352 Canada Inc. failed to make
any
subsequent, required payments under the note receivable until June 30, 2006,
when we received a payment of $50. The Company reevaluated its options and
concluded that its best course of action was to enforce its security and
appoint
a receiver over the assets of OM Video. As of June 30, 2007, the amount of
the
promissory note and contingent earn-out provision was approximately $670
which
is net of $607 collected through receivership. The Company expects to collect
up
to an additional $25, which is net of receiver fees, over the next several
periods.
Summary
operating results for the year ended June 30, 2005 are as follows:
Year
Ended
June
30,
|
||||
2005
|
||||
Revenue
|
$
|
3,805
|
||
Cost
of goods sold
|
3,038
|
|||
Gross
profit
|
767
|
|||
Marketing
and selling expenses
|
289
|
|||
General
and administrative expenses
|
253
|
|||
Income
before income taxes
|
225
|
|||
Gain
on disposal
|
295
|
|||
Provision
for income taxes
|
(119
|
)
|
||
Income
from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
|
$
|
401
|
F-19
CLEARONE
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
Burk
Technology
On
April
12, 2001, the Company sold the assets of the remote control portion of the
RFM/Broadcast division to Burk, a privately held developer and manufacturer
of
broadcast facility control systems products. The Company retained the accounts
payable of the remote control portion of the RFM/Broadcast division. Burk
assumed obligations for unfilled customer orders and for satisfying warranty
obligations to existing customers and for inventory sold to Burk. However,
the
Company retained certain warranty obligations to Burk to ensure that all
of the
assets sold to Burk were in good operating condition and repair.
Consideration
for the sale consisted of $750 in cash at closing, $1,750 in the form of
a
seven-year promissory note, with interest at the rate of nine percent per
year,
and up to $700 as a commission over a period of up to seven years. The payments
on the promissory note could be deferred based upon Burk not meeting net
quarterly sales levels established within the agreement. The promissory note
was
secured by a subordinate security interest in the personal property of Burk.
Based on an analysis of the facts and circumstances that existed on April
12,
2001, and considering the guidance from Topic 5U of the SEC Rules and
Regulations, “Gain Recognition on the Sale of a Business or Operating Assets to
a Highly Leveraged Entity,” the gain is being recognized as cash is collected
(as collection was not reasonably assured and the Company had contingent
liabilities to Burk at closing). The commission was based upon future net
sales
of Burk over base sales established within the agreement. The Company realized
a
gain on the sale of $1,346 and $187 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006
and
2005, respectively.
On
August
22, 2005, the Company entered into a Mutual Release and Waiver Agreement
with
Burk pursuant to which Burk paid the Company $1,346 in full satisfaction
of the
promissory note, which included a discount of $119. As part of the Mutual
Release and Waiver Agreement, the Company waived any right to future commission
payments from Burk. Additionally, Burk and the Company granted mutual releases
to one another with respect to future claims and liabilities. Accordingly,
the
total pre-tax gain on the disposal of discontinued operations, related to
Burk,
was approximately $2,419.
Ken-A-Vision
In
August
2006, the Company sold its document and educational camera product line to
Ken-A-Vision Manufacturing Co. Inc., a privately held manufacturer of camera
solutions for education, audio visual, research, and manufacturing applications.
Under the terms of the transaction, Ken-A-Vision received the intellectual
property rights to ClearOne's camera technologies, as well as ownership of
current inventory. The sale price was $635, payable in cash and a $318 note
receivable payable over 24 months. As of June 30, 2007, the Company has received
all amounts due to date under the receivable.
Net
assets of discontinued operations at June 30, 2006 consist of the
following:
Year
Ended
June
30,
|
||||
2006
|
||||
Inventory
|
$
|
411
|
||
Patents,
net
|
154
|
|||
Total
current assets
|
$
|
565
|
F-20
CLEARONE
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
Summary
operating results for the years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005 are as
follows:
Year
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
648
|
$
|
2,269
|
$
|
2,558
|
||||
Cost
of goods sold
|
573
|
1,908
|
2,231
|
|||||||
Gross
profit
|
75
|
361
|
327
|
|||||||
Loss
on disposal
|
(9
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
(24
|
)
|
(135
|
)
|
(122
|
)
|
||||
Income
from discontinued operations
|
$
|
42
|
$
|
226
|
$
|
205
|
4. |
Inventories
|
Inventories,
net of reserves, consist of the following as of June 30, 2007 and 2006:
As
of June 30,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Raw
materials
|
$
|
453
|
$
|
600
|
|||
Finished
goods
|
4,695
|
3,197
|
|||||
Consigned
inventory
|
2,115
|
2,817
|
|||||
Total
inventory
|
$
|
7,263
|
$
|
6,614
|
Consigned
inventory represents inventory at distributors and other customers where
revenue
recognition criteria have not been achieved.
5. |
Note
Receivable
|
As
of
June 30, 2007, the Company held a note receivable with Ken-A-Vision which
had a
balance of $206 related to the sale of the document and educational camera
product line. The note receivable is payable over 24 months, with an interest
rate of 8.0% and a maturity date of September 2008. As of June 30, 2007,
the
Company had received all amounts due to date under the note
receivable.
6. |
Property
and Equipment
|
Major
classifications of property and equipment and estimated useful lives are
as
follows as of June 30, 2007 and 2006:
Estimated
|
As
of June 30,
|
|||||||||
useful
lives
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||
Office
furniture and equipment
|
3
to 10 years
|
$
|
7,825
|
$
|
7,458
|
|||||
Leasehold
improvements
|
2
to 5 years
|
1,289
|
974
|
|||||||
Manufacturing
and test equipment
|
2
to 10 years
|
1,433
|
1,184
|
|||||||
10,547
|
9,616
|
|||||||||
Accumulated
depreciation and amortization
|
(7,853
|
)
|
(7,969
|
)
|
||||||
Property
and equipment, net
|
$
|
2,694
|
$
|
1,647
|
F-21
7. |
Leases
and Deferred Rent
|
Certain
operating leases contain rent escalation clauses based on the consumer price
index. Rental expense is recognized on a straight-line basis. Rental expense,
which was composed of minimum payments under operating lease obligations,
was
$595 (net of $3 in sublease payments), $416 (net of $110 in sublease payments
-
See Note 19), and $607 for the years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005,
respectively.
On
June
5, 2006, the Company entered into a 62-month lease for its new principal
administrative, sales, marketing, customer support, and research and development
location which houses its corporate headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Under
the terms of the lease, the Company occupies a 36,279 square-foot facility
which
commenced in November 2006. The lease agreement provided that the lessor
would
provide approximately $1,088 for leasehold improvements. This amount was
recorded as deferred rent and is being amortized to lease expense over the
term
of the lease. During the year ended June 30, 2007, the Company completed
leasehold improvements in excess of the amounts paid by the lessor. These
amounts are being depreciated over the life of the lease.
On
September 20, 2006, the Company entered into a 37-month lease which houses
its
warehouse and some engineering in Salt Lake City, Utah and occupies 17,055
square feet.
Future
minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases with initial
terms
of one year or more are as follows as of June 30, 2007:
Years
Ending June 30,
|
||||
2008
|
$
|
725
|
||
2009
|
725
|
|||
2010
|
671
|
|||
2011
|
644
|
|||
2012
|
644
|
|||
Thereafter
|
965
|
|||
Total
minimum lease payments
|
$
|
4,374
|
8. |
Accrued
Liabilities
|
Accrued
liabilities consist of the following as of June 30, 2007 and 2006:
As
of June 30,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Accrued
salaries and other compensation
|
$
|
1,027
|
$
|
1,150
|
|||
Other
accrued liabilities
|
847
|
1,247
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
1,874
|
$
|
2,397
|
9. |
Commitments
and Contingencies
|
The
Company establishes contingent liabilities when a particular contingency
is both
probable and estimable. For the contingencies noted below the Company has
accrued amounts considered probable and estimable. The Company is not aware
of
pending claims or assessments, other than as described below, which may have
a
material adverse impact on the Company’s financial position or results of
operations.
F-22
CLEARONE
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
Outsource
Manufacturers.
The
Company has manufacturing agreements with manufacturers related to the
outsourced manufacturing of its products. Certain manufacturing agreements
establish annual volume commitments. The Company is also obligated to repurchase
Company-forecasted but unused materials. The Company has accounted for its
current outsourced manufacturing commitments and contingencies as a component
of
inventory and established a reserve for inventory obsolescence for inventory
which is probable to be written off in the future. The Company has
non-cancellable, non-returnable, and long-lead time commitments with its
outsourced manufacturers and certain suppliers for inventory components that
will be used in production. The Company’s exposure associated with these
commitments is approximately $1.9 million. The Company also has certain
commitments with is outsourced manufacturers for raw material inventory that
is
used in production on an on-going basis. The Company’s exposure associated with
this inventory is approximately $800.
Legal
Proceedings.
In
addition to the legal proceedings described below, the Company is also involved
from time to time in various claims and other legal proceedings which arise
in
the normal course of business. Such matters are subject to many uncertainties
and outcomes that are not predictable. However, based on the information
available to the Company as of September 5, 2007 and after discussions with
legal counsel, the Company does not believe any such other proceedings will
have
a material, adverse effect on its business, results of operations, financial
position, or liquidity, except as described below.
U.S.
Attorney’s Investigation. On
July
25, 2007, the Company was advised that the United States Attorney’s Office for
the District of Utah indicted two former officers of the Company. The Company
is
cooperating fully with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in this matter and has been
advised that it is neither a target nor a subject of the investigation or
indictment. By virtue of certain provisions of the Company’s Articles of
Incorporation, Bylaws and indemnification agreements with these former officers,
the Company has a direct financial obligation through its indemnification
agreements with the former officers in which it will indemnify each former
officer for any liability and for all reasonable attorney’s fees and costs
incurred in defending against the charges brought by the U.S. Attorney’s Office
in connection with allegations of various improprieties and financial
misstatements. . The Company has accrued in its fiscal 2007 for legal fees
of
the probable amount the Company was able to estimate of its liability associated
with the advancement of funds under the indemnification at June 30, 2007.
In
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 5, “Accounting
for Contingencies”, the Company will adjust its contingent liability, as needed,
so that it remains an estimable and probable amount of its financial liability
as of the date of issuance of the applicable financial statements. The Company
believes its liability will adversely impact the Company’s financial performance
for its 2008 fiscal year and possibly beyond.
Theft
of Trade Secret Action. In
January 2007 the Company filed a lawsuit in the Third Judicial District Court,
Salt Lake County, State of Utah against WideBand Solutions, Inc., Biamp Systems
Corporation, Inc., and two individuals; one a former employee and one previously
affiliated with ClearOne. The Complaint brings claims against different
combinations of the defendants for, among other things, misappropriation
of
certain trade secrets, breach of contract, conversion, unjust enrichment
and
intentional interference with business and contractual relations.
The
Shareholder Derivative Actions. Between
March and August 2003, four shareholder derivative actions were filed in
the Third Judicial District Court of Salt Lake County, State of Utah, by
certain
shareholders of the Company against various present and past officers and
directors of the Company and against Ernst & Young. The complaints asserted
allegations similar to those asserted in the SEC complaint that was filed
on
January 15, 2003 with regard to alleged improper revenue recognition practices
and the shareholders’ class action that was filed on June 30, 2003 and also
alleged that the defendant directors and officers violated their fiduciary
duties to the Company by causing or allowing the Company to recognize revenue
in
violation of U.S. GAAP and to issue materially misstated financial statements
and that Ernst & Young breached its professional responsibilities to the
Company and acted in violation of U.S. GAAP and generally accepted auditing
standards by failing to identify or prevent the alleged revenue recognition
violations and by issuing unqualified audit opinions with respect to the
Company’s fiscal 2002 and 2001 financial statements. One of these actions was
dismissed without prejudice on June 13, 2003. As to the other three
actions, our Board of Directors appointed a special litigation committee
of
independent directors to evaluate the claims. That committee determined that
the
maintenance of the derivative proceedings against the individual defendants
was
not in the best interest of the Company. Accordingly, on December 12, 2003,
we
moved to dismiss those claims. In March 2004, our motions were granted, and
the derivative claims were dismissed with prejudice as to all defendants
except
Ernst & Young. The Company was substituted as the plaintiff in the action
and is now pursuing in its own name the claims against Ernst & Young.
F-23
CLEARONE
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
The
Insurance Coverage Action. On
February 9, 2004, ClearOne and Edward Dallin Bagley (“Bagley”), a former
director and significant shareholder of ClearOne, jointly filed an action
in the
United States District Court for the District of Utah, Central Division,
against
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (“National
Union”) and Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company (“Lumbermens Mutual”), the
carriers of certain prior period directors and officers’ liability insurance
policies, to recover the costs of defending and resolving claims against
certain
of our present and former directors and officers in connection with the SEC
complaint filed on January 15, 2003, the shareholders’ class action filed on
June 30, 2003, and the shareholder derivative actions described above, and
seeking other damages resulting from the refusal of such carriers to timely
pay
the amounts owing under such liability insurance policies. This action has
been
consolidated into a declaratory relief action filed by one of the insurance
carriers on February 6, 2004 against ClearOne and certain of its current
and former directors. In this action, the insurers assert that they are entitled
to rescind insurance coverage under our directors and officers’ liability
insurance policies, $3.0 million of which was provided by National Union
and
$2.0 million which was provided by Lumbermens Mutual, based on alleged
misstatements in our insurance applications. In February 2005, we entered
into a
confidential settlement agreement with Lumbermens Mutual pursuant to which
ClearOne and Bagley received a lump-sum cash amount and the plaintiffs agreed
to
dismiss their claims against Lumbermens Mutual with prejudice. The cash
settlement is being held in a segregated account until the claims involving
National Union have been resolved, at which time the amounts received in
the
action will be allocated between the Company and Bagley. The amount distributed
to the Company and Bagley will be determined based on future negotiations
between the Company and Bagley. The Company cannot currently estimate the
amount
of the settlement which it will ultimately receive. Upon determining the
amount
of the settlement which the Company will ultimately receive, the Company
will
record this as a contingent gain. On October 21, 2005, the court granted
summary
judgment in favor of National Union on its rescission defense and accordingly
entered a judgment dismissing all of the claims asserted by ClearOne and
Mr.
Bagley. In connection with the summary judgment, the Company has been ordered
to
pay approximately $59,000 in costs. However, due to the Lumbermens Mutual
cash
proceeds discussed above and the appeal of the summary judgment ruling discussed
below, this potential liability has not been recorded in the balance sheet
as of
June 30, 2007. On February 2, 2006, the Company and Mr. Bagley appealed the
summary judgment ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit,
and
on July 25, 2007, the Tenth Circuit issued its decision reversing the summary
judgment as to ClearOne’s claims but affirming it as to Bagley’s claims. The
case has been remanded back to the district court for trial on ClearOne’s claims
for breach of contract and for breach of the implied covenant of good faith
and
fair dealing and on National Union’s defenses thereto, including its rescission
defense. Although the Company is optimistic about its chances of prevailing
at
trial on its claims, no assurances can be given that it will be successful.
The
Company and Bagley have entered into a Joint Prosecution and Defense Agreement
in connection with the action under which the Company is obligated to pay
all
litigation expenses in the case except those which are solely related to
Bagley’s claims. (See “Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions”).
Indemnification
of Officers and Directors.
The
Company’s by-laws and the Utah Revised Business Corporation Act provide for
indemnification of directors and officers against reasonable expenses incurred
by such persons in connection with civil or criminal actions or proceedings
to
which they have been made parties because they are or were directors or officers
of the Company or its subsidiaries. Indemnification is permitted if the person
satisfies the required standards of conduct. Certain of the litigation matters
described above involved certain of the Company’s current and former directors
and officers, all of whom are covered by the aforementioned indemnity and
if
applicable, certain prior period insurance policies. The Company has advanced
and/or indemnified such persons for legal expenses incurred by them in such
actions, and in accordance with the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies” (SFAS No. 5) accrued for amounts which
were probable and estimable as of the date of the financial statements. As
discussed above, the Company has sought reimbursement from its insurance
carriers in certain cases. However, as also discussed above, the Company
cannot
predict with certainty the extent to which the Company will recover the
indemnification payments from its insurers.
Income
Tax Contingency.
The
Company has established a reserve for income tax contingencies relating
primarily to the Company’s use of research and development credits and
depreciation and amortization expenses of subsidiaries subsequently divested.
The amounts were accrued in accordance with SFAS No. 5 to account for the
Company’s estimable and probable amount that a future event or events are likely
to occur triggering the contingency.
The
Company believes it is adequately accrued for the aforementioned contingent
liabilities.
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10. |
Shareholders’
Equity
|
Private
Placement
On
December 11, 2001, the Company closed a private placement of 1,500,000 shares
of
common stock. Gross proceeds from the private placement were $25,500, before
costs and expenses associated with this transaction, which totaled $1,665.
In
connection with this private placement, the Company issued warrants to purchase
150,000 shares of its common stock at $17.00 per share to its financial advisor.
Such warrants vested immediately and were valued at $1,556 using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: expected
dividend yield of 0 percent, risk-free interest rate of 4.4 percent, expected
price volatility of 68.0 percent, and contractual life of five years. The
warrants expired on November 27, 2006.
Stock
Buy-Back Program
During
August 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a
stock
buy-back program to purchase up to $2,000 of the Company’s common stock over the
following 12 months on the open market. The stock buy-back program expired
on
August 31, 2007.
During
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, the Company repurchased 265,360 shares
under this program for approximately $1,500. All repurchased shares were
retired. During August 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock
buy-back program to purchase up to an aggregate of $3,625 of the Company’s
common stock over the following 12 months in open market and private block
transactions. The stock buy-back program will expire on August 31,
2008.
Tender
Offer
On
October 30, 2006, the Company announced its intent to repurchase up to 2,353,000
shares at a price of $4.25 per share. The tender offer expired on December
6,
2006 at which time the Company accepted for purchase 1,073,552 shares at
a price
of approximately $4,603. The repurchased shares represented about 9 percent
of
shares outstanding.
11. |
Share-Based
Payment
|
The
Company’s share-based compensation primarily consists of the following
plans:
On
June
30, 2007, the Company had two share-based compensation plans, one which expired
on December 15, 2005, and one which remained active, which are described
below.
The compensation cost that has been charged against income for those plans
was
$802 and $1,125 for fiscal 2007 and 2006, respectively.
The
Company’s 1990 Incentive Plan (the “1990 Plan”) had shares of common stock
available for issuance to employees and directors. Provisions of the 1990
Plan
included the granting of stock options. Generally, stock options vested over
a
five-year period at 10 percent, 15 percent, 20 percent, 25 percent, and 30
percent per year. Certain other stock options vested in full after eight
years.
As of June 30, 2007, there were no options outstanding under the 1990 Plan
and
no additional options were available for grant under such plan.
The
Company also has a 1998 Stock Option Plan (the “1998 Plan”). Provisions of the
1998 Plan include the granting of 2,500,000 incentive and non-qualified stock
options. Options may be granted to directors, officers, and key employees
and
may be granted upon such terms as the Board of Directors, in their sole
discretion, determine. Through December 1999, 1,066,000 options were granted
that would cliff vest after 9.8 years; however, such vesting was accelerated
for
637,089 of these options upon meeting certain earnings per share goals through
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003. Subsequent to December 1999 and through
June 2002, 1,248,250 options were granted that would cliff vest after 6.0
years;
however, such vesting was accelerated for 300,494 of these options upon meeting
certain earnings per share goals through the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005.
As
of June 30, 2007, 22,500 options of the 1,066,000 options that cliff vest
after
9.8 years remain outstanding. As of June 30, 2007, 150,250 options of the
1,248,250 options that cliff vest after 6.0 years remain
outstanding.
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COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
Of
the
options granted subsequent to June 2002, all vesting schedules are based
on 3 or
4-year vesting schedules, with either one-third or one-fourth vesting on
the
first anniversary and the remaining options vesting ratably over the remainder
of the vesting term. Generally, directors and officers have 3-year vesting
schedules and all other employees have 4-year vesting schedules. All options
outstanding as of June 30, 2007 had contractual lives of ten years. Under
the
1998 Plan, 2,500,000 shares were authorized for grant. The 1998 Plan expires
June 10, 2008, or when all the shares available under the plan have been
issued
if this occurs earlier. As of June 30, 2007, there were 1,273,199 options
outstanding under the 1998 Plan, which includes the cliff vesting and 3 or
4-year vesting options discussed above.
In
addition to the two stock option plans, the Company has an Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (“ESPP”). Employees can purchase common stock through payroll
deductions of up to 10 percent of their base pay. Amounts deducted and
accumulated by the employees are used to purchase shares of common stock
on the
last day of each month. The Company contributes to the account of the employee
one share of common stock for every nine shares purchased by the employee
under
the ESPP. The program was suspended during fiscal 2003 due to the Company’s
failure to remain current in its filing of periodic reports with the SEC
and
reinstated in fiscal year 2007 after the Company became current.
Prior
to
July 1, 2005, the Company accounted for compensation expense associated with
its
stock options under the intrinsic value method in Accounting Principles Board
(“APB”) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.” Accordingly,
no compensation cost has been recognized for the Company’s unmodified stock
options in its consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended
June
30, 2005 or 2004.
Effective
July 1, 2005, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment.” The
Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123R using
the
modified prospective transition method. Under this transition method,
stock-based compensation cost recognized beginning July 1, 2005 includes
the
straight-line compensation cost for (a) all share-based payments granted
prior
to July 1, 2005, but not yet vested, based on the grant date fair values
used in
the pro-forma disclosures under the original SFAS No. 123 and (b) all
share-based payments granted on or after July 1, 2005, in accordance with
the
provisions of SFAS No. 123R.
The
Company uses judgment in determining the fair value of the share-based payments
on the date of grant using an option-pricing model with assumptions regarding
a
number of highly complex and subjective variables. These variables include,
but
are not limited to, the risk-free interest rate of the awards, the expected
life
of the awards, the expected volatility over the term of the awards, the expected
dividends of the awards, and an estimate of the amount of awards that are
expected to be forfeited. The Company used the Black-Scholes option pricing
model to determine the fair value of share-based payments granted under SFAS
No.
123R and the original SFAS No. 123.
In
applying the Black-Scholes methodology to the options granted during the
fiscal
years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005, the Company used the following
assumptions:
Fiscal
Year Ended
|
|||
June
30,
|
June
30,
|
June
30,
|
|
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
|
Risk-free
interest rate, average
|
4.8%
|
4.4%
|
4.0%
|
Expected
option life, average
|
4.6
years
|
5.9
years
|
5.8
years
|
Expected
price volatility, average
|
88.3%
|
87.2%
|
91.8%
|
Expected
dividend yield
|
0.0%
|
0.0%
|
0.0%
|
Expected
annual forfeiture rate
|
10.0%
|
10.0%
|
0.0%
|
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CLEARONE
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
The
risk-free interest rate is determined using the U.S. Treasury rate in effect
as
of the date of the grant, based on the expected life of the stock option.
The
expected life of the stock option is determined using historical data. The
expected price volatility is determined using a weighted average of daily
historical volatility of the Company’s stock price over the corresponding
expected option life. The Company does not currently intend to distribute
any
dividend payments to shareholders. Under SFAS No. 123R, the Company recognizes
compensation cost net of an expected forfeiture rate and recognized the
associated compensation cost for only those awards expected to vest on a
straight-line basis over the underlying requisite service period. The Company
estimated the forfeiture rates based on its historical experience and
expectations about future forfeitures. The Company determined the annual
forfeiture rate for options that will cliff vest after 9.8 or 6.0 years to
be
38.0 percent and the annual forfeiture rate for options that vest on 3 or
4 year
vesting schedules to be 10.0 percent.
During
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, the adoption of SFAS No. 123R resulted
in
incremental, pre-tax, stock-based compensation cost of $1.1 million. For
the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, the Company expensed $49 in cost of goods
sold,
$99 in marketing and selling, $203 in research and product development expense,
$756 in general and administrative, and $34 in other income (expense) related
to
the transition to SFAS No. 123R. The stock-based compensation cost associated
with adoption of SFAS No. 123R increased net operating loss for the fiscal
year
ended June 30, 2006 by $1,107, decreased net income by $877, and reduced
basic
and diluted earnings per share by $0.07 per share. The total income tax
provision (benefit) related to share-based compensation for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 2006 was ($264) and is shown as a cash flow from operating
activities in our cash flow statement.
Year
Ended June 30, 2006
|
|||||||
(in
thousands)
|
|||||||
SFAS
|
|||||||
No.
123R
|
|||||||
Compensation
|
|||||||
As
Reported
|
Expense
|
||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
35,362
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Cost
of goods sold
|
17,375
|
(49
|
)
|
||||
Gross
profit
|
17,987
|
49
|
|||||
Operating
expenses:
|
|||||||
Marketing
and selling
|
7,866
|
(99
|
)
|
||||
Research
and product development
|
8,299
|
(203
|
)
|
||||
General
and administrative
|
5,108
|
(756
|
)
|
||||
Settlement
in shareholders' class action
|
(1,205
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Total
operating expenses
|
20,068
|
(1,058
|
)
|
||||
Operating
loss
|
(2,081
|
)
|
1,107
|
||||
Other
income, net
|
1,016
|
34
|
|||||
Loss
from continuing operations before income taxes
|
(1,065
|
)
|
1,141
|
||||
Benefit
for income taxes
|
1,005
|
(264
|
)
|
||||
Income
from continuing operations
|
(60
|
)
|
877
|
||||
Income
from discontinued operations, net of tax
|
2,156
|
-
|
|||||
Net
income
|
$
|
2,096
|
$
|
877
|
|||
Basic
earnings (loss) per common share:
|
|||||||
Continuing
operations
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
0.07
|
||
Discontinued
operations
|
0.18
|
-
|
|||||
Net
income
|
0.18
|
0.07
|
|||||
Diluted
earnings (loss) per common share:
|
|||||||
Continuing
operations
|
$
|
0.00
|
$
|
0.07
|
|||
Discontinued
operations
|
0.18
|
-
|
|||||
Net
income
|
0.17
|
0.07
|
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COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
The
following table shows the stock option activity for the fiscal years ended
June
30, 2007, 2006 and 2005.
Stock
Options
|
Number
of Shares
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
Weighted
Remaining Contractual Term (years)
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
|
|||||||||
Outstanding
at June 30, 2004
|
1,433,187
|
6.37
|
|||||||||||
Granted
|
450,500
|
4.77
|
|||||||||||
Expired
and canceled
|
(87,600
|
)
|
2.71
|
||||||||||
Forfeited
prior to vesting
|
(302,975
|
)
|
5.88
|
||||||||||
Exercised
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Outstanding
at June 30, 2005
|
1,493,112
|
6.21
|
|||||||||||
Granted
|
29,000
|
2.63
|
|||||||||||
Expired
and canceled
|
(118,353
|
)
|
3.55
|
||||||||||
Forfeited
prior to vesting
|
(165,839
|
)
|
8.11
|
||||||||||
Exercised
|
-
|
-
|
$
|
0
|
|||||||||
Outstanding
at June 30, 2006
|
1,237,920
|
6.12
|
$
|
135
|
|||||||||
Granted
|
436,500
|
3.84
|
|||||||||||
Expired
and canceled
|
(329,316
|
)
|
6.45
|
||||||||||
Forfeited
prior to vesting
|
(55,965
|
)
|
3.94
|
||||||||||
Exercised
|
(15,940
|
)
|
3.41
|
$
|
42
|
||||||||
Outstanding
at June 30, 2007
|
1,273,199
|
5.38
|
$
|
946
|
|||||||||
Exercisable
|
794,545
|
6.13
|
5.7
years
|
$
|
521
|
The
following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding as
of
June 30, 2007:
Options
Outstanding
|
Options
Exercisable
|
|||||||||||||||
Exercise
Price Range
|
Number
of Shares
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
Weighted
Average Contractual Term (Years)
|
Options
Exercisable
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
|||||||||||
$0.00
to $4.00
|
715,449
|
$
|
3.41
|
7.4
years
|
369,465
|
$
|
3.29
|
|||||||||
$4.01
to $8.00
|
390,000
|
5.70
|
7.6
years
|
272,381
|
6.09
|
|||||||||||
$8.01
to $12.00
|
80,000
|
11.29
|
3.3
years
|
77,563
|
11.34
|
|||||||||||
$12.01
to $16.00
|
87,000
|
14.64
|
2.8
years
|
74,713
|
14.87
|
|||||||||||
$16.01
to $20.00
|
750
|
18.80
|
2.8
years
|
423
|
19.13
|
|||||||||||
Total
|
1,273,199
|
$
|
5.38
|
6.9
years
|
794,545
|
$
|
6.13
|
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COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
The
following table summarized information about non-vesting stock options
outstanding as of June 30, 2007:
Non-vested
Shares
|
Number
of Shares
|
Weighted
Average Grant-Date Fair Value
|
|||||
Non-vested
at June 30, 2006
|
320,224
|
$
|
4.39
|
||||
Granted
|
436,500
|
2.65
|
|||||
Vested
|
(222,105
|
)
|
4.62
|
||||
Forfeited
prior to vesting
|
(55,965
|
)
|
2.89
|
||||
Non-vested
at June 30, 2007
|
478,654
|
$
|
2.87
|
As
of
June 30, 2007, the total compensation cost related to unvested stock options
not
yet recognized and before the affect of any forfeitures was $923, which is
expected to be recognized over the next 3.9 years on a straight-line
basis.
The
total fair value of shares vested during the years ended June 30, 2007 and
2006,
was $1,026 and $1,461, respectively.
The
weighted-average estimated grant date fair value of the stock options granted
during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005 was $2.65, $1.96,
and
$3.63 per share, respectively.
Due
to
the Company’s failure to remain current in its filing of periodic reports with
the SEC during fiscal 2005, and most of 2006, employees, executive officers,
and
directors were not allowed to exercise options under the 1998 Plan. Since
December 2003, individual grants that had been affected by this situation
were
modified to extend the exercise period of the option through the date the
Company became current in its filings with the SEC and options again become
exercisable. Since July 1, 2003, modifications of stock option grants include
(i) the extension of the post-service exercise period of vested options held
by
persons who have ceased to remain employed by the Company; (ii) the extension
of
the option exercise period for maturing options that were fully vested and
unexercised; (iii) the acceleration of vesting schedule for certain key
employees whose employment terminated due to the sale of the conferencing
services business to Premiere; and (iv) the acceleration of vesting schedule
for
one former officer at termination. For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2006
and
2005, the Company modified stock options related to 8 and 32 employees,
respectively. Compensation cost is recognized immediately for options that
are
fully vested on the date of modification. During the fiscal years ended June
30,
2006 and 2005, the Company expensed $16 and $41, respectively, in compensation
cost associated with these modifications. The $16 of costs associated with
modifications in fiscal 2006 are included in the $1,141 of SFAS No. 123R
compensation expense disclosed above for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006.
The Company did not modify any stock options for the fiscal year ended June
30,
2007.
12. |
Significant
Customers
|
Sales
to
significant customers that represented more than 10 percent of total revenues
for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005 are as
follows:
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
|
Customer
A
|
30.4%
|
24.6%
|
28.0%
|
Customer
B
|
13.4%
|
16.6%
|
19.2%
|
Customer
C
|
12.8%
|
15.0%
|
16.0%
|
Total
|
56.6%
|
56.2%
|
63.2%
|
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COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
The
following table summarizes the percentage of total gross accounts receivable
for
the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006:
2007
|
2006
|
|
Customer
A
|
29.3%
|
19.4%
|
Customer
B
|
16.7%
|
16.1%
|
Customer
C
|
12.2%
|
11.9%
|
Total
|
58.2%
|
47.4%
|
These
customers facilitate product sales to a large number of end-users, none of
which
is known to account for more than 10 percent of the Company’s revenue from
product sales. Nevertheless, the loss of one or more of these customers could
reduce revenues and have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business and
results of operations.
13. |
Severance
Charges
|
During
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005, the Company recorded a total of $100
in
severance associated with the severance agreement with one of the Company’s
former Vice-Presidents and a total of $175 in severance associated with the
closing of the Germany office. Such costs were included in operating expenses
during the year ended June 30, 2005.
During
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, the Company entered into a settlement
agreement and release with its former Vice-President in connection with the
cessation of her employment, which generally provided for her resignation
from
her position and employment with the Company, the payment of severance, and
a
general release of claims against the Company by her. On February 20, 2006,
an
agreement was entered into which generally provided for a severance payment
of
$93 and her surrender and delivery to the Company of 145,000 stock options
(86,853 of which were vested).
During
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, the Company entered into a settlement
agreement and release with its former Vice-President in connection with the
cessation of his employment, which generally provided for his resignation
from
his position and employment with the Company, the payment of severance in
the
amount of $14, net of applicable taxes and a general release of claims against
the Company by him.
14. |
Retirement
Savings and Profit Sharing Plan
|
The
Company has a 401(k) retirement savings and profit sharing plan to which
it
makes discretionary matching contributions, as authorized by the Board of
Directors. All full-time employees who are at least 21 years of age and have
a
minimum of sixty days of service with the Company are eligible to participate
in
the plan. The Company’s contribution is determined annually by the board of
directors. The Company’s retirement plan contribution expense for the fiscal
years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005 totaled $77, $61, and $53,
respectively.
15. |
Income
Taxes
|
Income
(loss) from continuing operations before income taxes consisted of the
following:
Years
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||
U.S.
|
$
|
5,184
|
$
|
(1,113
|
)
|
$
|
(1,475
|
)
|
||
Non-U.S.
|
60
|
48
|
52
|
|||||||
$
|
5,244
|
$
|
(1,065
|
)
|
$
|
(1,423
|
)
|
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NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
The
benefit (provision) for income taxes on income from continuing operations
consisted of the following:
Years
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||
Current:
|
||||||||||
U.S.
Federal
|
$
|
(435
|
)
|
$
|
889
|
$
|
2,952
|
|||
U.S.
State
|
(4
|
)
|
118
|
439
|
||||||
Non-U.S.
|
(18
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
(21
|
)
|
||||
Total
current
|
$
|
(457
|
)
|
$
|
1,005
|
$
|
3,370
|
|||
Deferred:
|
||||||||||
U.S.
Federal
|
(148
|
)
|
(619
|
)
|
(2,236
|
)
|
||||
U.S.
State
|
(594
|
)
|
73
|
(337
|
)
|
|||||
Change
in deferred before valuation allowance
|
(742
|
)
|
(546
|
)
|
(2,573
|
)
|
||||
Decrease
(increase) in valuation allowance
|
742
|
546
|
2,573
|
|||||||
Total
deferred
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
(Provision)
benefit for income taxes
|
$
|
(457
|
)
|
$
|
1,005
|
$
|
3,370
|
Deferred
income taxes are determined based on the differences between the financial
reporting and income tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted income
tax rates expected to apply when the differences are expected to be settled
or
realized. As of June 30, 2007 and 2006, significant components of the net
U.S.
deferred income tax assets and (liabilities) were as follows:
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||||
Current
|
Long-term
|
Current
|
Long-term
|
||||||||||
Deferred
revenue
|
1,075
|
1,191
|
|||||||||||
Basis
difference in intangible assets
|
676
|
885
|
|||||||||||
Inventory
reserve
|
870
|
873
|
|||||||||||
Net
operating loss carryforwards
|
115
|
799
|
|||||||||||
Accumulated
research and development credits
|
960
|
591
|
|||||||||||
Alternative
minimum tax credits
|
409
|
409
|
|||||||||||
Accrued
liabilities
|
242
|
321
|
|||||||||||
Deductible
SFAS 123R compensation expense
|
436
|
268
|
|||||||||||
Allowance
for sales returns and doubtful accounts
|
21
|
19
|
|||||||||||
Other
|
77
|
281
|
|||||||||||
Difference
in property and equipment basis
|
(254
|
)
|
(268
|
)
|
|||||||||
Total
net deferred income tax asset
|
2,644
|
1,983
|
2,672
|
2,697
|
|||||||||
Less
valuation allowance
|
(2,644
|
)
|
(1,983
|
)
|
(2,672
|
)
|
(2,697
|
)
|
|||||
Net
deferred income tax asset
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
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CLEARONE
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
Deferred
income tax assets and liabilities were netted by income tax jurisdiction
and
were reported in the consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2007 and
2006,
as follows:
As
of June 30,
|
|||||||
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Current
deferred income tax assets
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
128
|
|||
Long-term
deferred income tax assets
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Current
deferred income tax liabilities
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Long-term
deferred income tax liabilities
|
-
|
(128
|
)
|
||||
Net
deferred income tax assets
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
The
Company has not provided for U.S. deferred income taxes or foreign withholding
taxes on the undistributed earnings of its non-U.S. subsidiaries since these
earnings are intended to be reinvested indefinitely and therefore, the foreign
currency translation adjustment included in other comprehensive income has
not
been tax effected. It is not practical to estimate the amount of additional
taxes that might be payable on such undistributed earnings. Total undistributed
earnings from foreign subsidiaries were $500, $427, and $367 for the fiscal
years ended June 30, 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively.
As
of
June 30, 2007, the Company had research credit and alternative minimum tax
credit carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax reporting purposes of $493,
and
$409, respectively, which will begin to expire in 2025. As of June 30, 2007,
the
Company also had state net operating loss (“NOL”) and research and development
tax credit carryforwards of approximately $2,305 and $467, respectively,
which
expire depending on the rules of the various states to which the carryovers
relate. The Company also has a NOL carryforward in its Irish subsidiary.
However, the Company is in the process of closing its Irish subsidiary and
does
not anticipate ever being able to use these losses and has not separately
reported these amounts.
The
Internal Revenue Code contains provisions that reduce or limit the availability
and utilization of NOL and credit carryforwards if certain changes in ownership
have taken place. The Company has not determined if it has undergone an
ownership change under these provisions. If the Company has undergone an
ownership change under these rules, the Company’s ability to utilize its NOLs
and credit carryovers may be limited. However, as a result of an ownership
change associated with the acquisition of E.mergent, utilization of E.mergent’s
NOL and research and development credit carryfowards arising prior to the
ownership change date were limited to an amount not to exceed the value of
E.mergent on the ownership change date multiplied by the federal long-term
tax-exempt rate. If the annual limitation of $1,088 is not utilized in any
particular year, it will remain available on a cumulative basis through the
expiration date of the applicable NOL and credit carryforwards. SFAS No.
109,
“Accounting
for Income Taxes,”
requires
that a valuation allowance be established when it is more likely than not
that
all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized.
Valuation allowances were recorded in fiscal 2007, 2006, and 2005 due to
the
uncertainty of realization of the assets based upon a number of factors,
including lack of consistent profitability from continuing operations in
recent
years. For the years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, the Company has recorded
a
valuation allowance against all of its net deferred tax assets. A full valuation
allowance was recorded based on the Company’s lack of consistent and cumulative
profitability from continuing operations in recent years. The Company believes
it is more likely than not that all of the net deferred tax assets will not
be
realized.
The
net
change in the Company’s domestic valuation allowance was a decrease of $742 and
$546 for the years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006.
16. |
Related-Party
Transactions
|
The
Company and Edward Dallin Bagley, former Chairman of the Board of Directors
and
significant shareholder of the Company, jointly filed an action against National
Union and Lumbermens Mutual. For additional discussion see Note 9 under
The
Insurance Coverage Action.
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17. |
Geographic
Sales Information
|
The
United States was the only country to contribute more than 10 percent of
total
revenues in each fiscal year. The Company’s revenues are substantially
denominated in U.S. dollars and are summarized geographically as
follows:
Years
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||
United
States
|
$
|
28,336
|
$
|
25,316
|
$
|
21,703
|
||||
All
other countries
|
11,525
|
10,046
|
7,384
|
|||||||
Total
|
$
|
39,861
|
$
|
35,362
|
$
|
29,087
|
18. |
Closing
of Germany Office
|
During
December 2004, the Company closed its Germany office and consolidated its
activity with the United Kingdom office. Costs associated with closing the
Germany office totaled $305 in fiscal 2005 and included operating leases
and
severance payments.
19. |
Manufacturing
Transition
|
In
May
2005, the Company approved an impairment action and a restructuring action
in
connection with its decision to outsource its Salt Lake City manufacturing
operations. These actions were intended to improve the overall cost structure
for the product segment by focusing resources on other strategic areas of
the
business. The Company recorded an impairment charge of $180 and a restructuring
charge of $110 during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005 as a result of
these
actions. These charges are disclosed separately in the accompanying consolidated
statements of operations. The impairment charge consisted of an immediate
impairment of certain property and equipment of $180 that had value to the
Company while it manufactured product but that was not purchased by TPM and
at
the time were not considered likely to be sold. These assets would have remained
in service had the Company not outsourced its manufacturing operations. The
restructuring charge also consisted of severance and other employee termination
benefits of $70 related to a workforce reduction of approximately 20 employees
who were transferred to an employment agency used by TPM to transition the
workforce and a charge of $40 related to the operating lease for the Company’s
manufacturing facilities that would no longer be used by the Company. All
severance payments were paid by December 31, 2005.
On
August
1, 2005, the Company entered into a one-year sublease with TPM with respect
to
the 12,000 square foot manufacturing facility in its headquarters building
in
connection with the outsourcing of its manufacturing operations. Either party
could terminate the lease for any reason upon 90 days written notice. The
subtenant paid $11 per month. On March 2, 2006, the subtenant provided the
Company with written notice of its intent to terminate the lease on May 31,
2006. Total sublease payments totaled $110.
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CLEARONE
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(in
thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
The
following table summarizes the Company’s restructuring charges for the fiscal
years ended June 30, 2007, 2006 and 2005:
Severance
|
Manufacturing
Facilities Lease
|
Total
|
||||||||
Balance
at 06/30/2004
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||
Restructuring
charge
|
70
|
40
|
110
|
|||||||
Utilized
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Balance
at 06/30/2005
|
$
|
70
|
$
|
40
|
$
|
110
|
||||
Utilized
|
(70
|
)
|
(107
|
)
|
(177
|
)
|
||||
Sublease
payments received
|
-
|
110
|
110
|
|||||||
Balance
at 06/30/2006
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
43
|
$
|
43
|
||||
Utilized
|
-
|
(43
|
)
|
(43
|
)
|
|||||
Balance
at 06/30/2007
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
20. |
Subsequent
Events
|
On
July
6, 2007, Edward D. Bagley resigned as director and Chairman of ClearOne
Communications, Inc. (“CLRO”) in order to address issues raised by NASDAQ with
respect to CLRO’s listing application. The board of directors believes that
Bagley has provided valuable leadership during his thirteen year tenure as
a
CLRO director and as Chairman and therefore CLRO has entered into a consulting
arrangement (“Agreement”) in which Bagley will provide CLRO consulting services
in connection with strategic decisions and planning. The Agreement, entered
into
on July 6, 2007, is for a three year period in which CLRO will pay Bagley
$4 per
month in addition to granting him stock options commensurate with grants
of
stock options made to CLRO’s directors. Also, in consideration for Bagley’s
service as a director of the Company since 1994, and service as the Chairman
of
the board of directors of CLRO, the company paid Mr. Bagley the sum of $200
upon
his resignation as a director.
On
July
9, 2007, Zeynep “Zee” Hakimoglu, the Company’s President and Chief Executive
Officer, was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of ClearOne
Communications, Inc.
On
July
25, 2007, the Company was advised that the United States Attorney’s Office for
the District of Utah indicted two former officers of the Company. The Company
is
cooperating fully with the U.S. Attorney’s Office
in
this matter and has been advised that it is neither a target nor a subject
of
the investigation or indictment. By virtue of certain provisions of the
Company’s Articles of Incorporation, bylaws and indemnification agreements with
these former officers, the Company has a direct financial obligation to
indemnify each former officer for any liability and for all reasonable
attorney’s fees and costs incurred in defending against the charges brought by
the United States Attorney. Although it is early in the process and therefore
difficult to estimate, the Company believes its financial liability under
the
indemnification agreements will be material and therefore adversely impact
the
Company’s financial performance for its 2008 fiscal year and possibly
beyond. The
Company has accrued in its fiscal 2007 for legal fees of the probable amount
the
Company was able to estimate of its liability associated with the advancement
of
funds under the indemnification at June 30, 2007. In accordance with Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies”, the
Company will adjust its contingent liability, as needed, so that it remains
an
estimable and probable amount of its financial liability as of the date of
issuance of the applicable financial statements. The Company believes its
liability will adversely impact the Company’s financial performance for its 2008
fiscal year and possibly beyond.
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