HARMONIC INC - Quarter Report: 2011 April (Form 10-Q)
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
þ | Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the Quarterly Period Ended April 1, 2011
o | Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
Commission File No. 000-25826
HARMONIC INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 77-0201147 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
4300 North First Street
San Jose, CA 95134
(408) 542-2500
San Jose, CA 95134
(408) 542-2500
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrants principal executive offices)
including area code, of registrants principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for
such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its
corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated
filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
Large accelerated filer þ | Accelerated filer o | Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company o |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act).
Yes o No þ
The number of shares of the registrants Common Stock, $.001 par value, outstanding on April 25,
2011 was 114,791,066.
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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
HARMONIC INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
April 1, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | |||||||
(In thousands, except par value amounts) | ||||||||
ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 59,672 | $ | 96,533 | ||||
Short-term investments |
57,614 | 23,838 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of
$5,387 and $5,897 at April 1, 2011 and
December 31, 2010, respectively |
111,929 | 101,652 | ||||||
Inventories |
58,817 | 58,065 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
39,849 | 39,849 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
28,218 | 28,614 | ||||||
Total current assets |
356,099 | 348,551 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net |
39,597 | 39,825 | ||||||
Goodwill |
212,214 | 211,878 | ||||||
Intangibles, net |
110,700 | 118,070 | ||||||
Other assets |
1,988 | 2,062 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 720,598 | $ | 720,386 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
$ | 22,197 | $ | 26,300 | ||||
Income taxes payable |
781 | 6,791 | ||||||
Deferred revenue |
49,815 | 46,279 | ||||||
Accrued liabilities |
39,379 | 51,283 | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
112,172 | 130,653 | ||||||
Accrued excess facility costs, long-term |
1,361 | 1,153 | ||||||
Income taxes payable, long-term |
48,139 | 48,883 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes, long-term |
15,635 | 14,849 | ||||||
Other non-current liabilities |
6,539 | 4,645 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
183,846 | 200,183 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 14 and 15) |
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Stockholders equity: |
||||||||
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000
shares authorized; no shares issued or
outstanding |
| | ||||||
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 150,000 shares
authorized; 114,723 and 112,360 shares issued
and outstanding at April 1, 2011 and December
31, 2010, respectively |
115 | 112 | ||||||
Capital in excess of par value |
2,413,258 | 2,397,671 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit |
(1,876,352 | ) | (1,876,868 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(269 | ) | (712 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders equity |
536,752 | 520,203 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ | 720,598 | $ | 720,386 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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HARMONIC INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
Three months ended | ||||||||
April 1, 2011 | April 2, 2010 | |||||||
(In thousands, except per share amounts) | ||||||||
Product revenue |
$ | 115,867 | $ | 74,434 | ||||
Service revenue |
16,968 | 10,388 | ||||||
Net revenue |
132,835 | 84,822 | ||||||
Product cost of revenue |
64,751 | 41,010 | ||||||
Service cost of revenue |
6,229 | 3,006 | ||||||
Total cost of revenue |
70,980 | 44,016 | ||||||
Gross profit |
61,855 | 40,806 | ||||||
Operating expenses: |
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Research and development |
26,149 | 16,966 | ||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
33,564 | 20,845 | ||||||
Amortization of intangibles |
2,229 | 534 | ||||||
Total operating expenses |
61,942 | 38,345 | ||||||
Income (loss) from operations |
(87 | ) | 2,461 | |||||
Interest income, net |
92 | 384 | ||||||
Other expense, net |
(107 | ) | (371 | ) | ||||
Income (loss) before income taxes |
(102 | ) | 2,474 | |||||
Benefit from income taxes |
(618 | ) | (2,845 | ) | ||||
Net income |
$ | 516 | $ | 5,319 | ||||
Net income per share: |
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Basic |
$ | 0.00 | $ | 0.06 | ||||
Diluted |
$ | 0.00 | $ | 0.05 | ||||
Weighted average shares: |
||||||||
Basic |
113,836 | 96,684 | ||||||
Diluted |
116,109 | 97,344 | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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HARMONIC INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
Three months ended | ||||||||
April 1, 2011 | April 2, 2010 | |||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net income |
$ | 516 | $ | 5,319 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in
operating activities: |
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Amortization of intangibles |
7,371 | 2,616 | ||||||
Depreciation |
3,403 | 2,333 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation |
6,002 | 3,243 | ||||||
Net loss on disposal of fixed assets |
61 | 19 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
76 | (1,422 | ) | |||||
Other non-cash adjustments, net |
121 | 567 | ||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions: |
||||||||
Accounts receivable, net |
(10,277 | ) | (5,204 | ) | ||||
Inventories |
(732 | ) | (4,512 | ) | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
998 | (1,101 | ) | |||||
Accounts payable |
(3,616 | ) | (3,356 | ) | ||||
Deferred revenue |
4,430 | 6,445 | ||||||
Income taxes payable |
(6,748 | ) | (1,616 | ) | ||||
Accrued excess facility costs |
46 | (1,697 | ) | |||||
Accrued and other liabilities |
(9,334 | ) | (4,613 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in operating activities |
(7,683 | ) | (2,979 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Purchases of investments |
(41,813 | ) | (35,367 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from maturities of investments |
6,873 | 41,292 | ||||||
Proceeds from sales of investments |
1,026 | | ||||||
Acquisition of property and equipment |
(4,957 | ) | (1,153 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
(38,871 | ) | 4,772 | |||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net |
9,570 | 1,736 | ||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
9,570 | 1,736 | ||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
123 | (46 | ) | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
(36,861 | ) | 3,483 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
96,533 | 152,477 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | 59,672 | $ | 155,960 | ||||
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: |
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Income tax payments, net |
$ | 4,368 | $ | 191 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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HARMONIC INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1: BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) which Harmonic Inc.
(Harmonic, or the Company) considers necessary for a fair presentation of the results of
operations for the interim periods covered and the consolidated financial condition of the Company
at the date of the balance sheets. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction
with the Companys audited consolidated financial statements contained in the Companys Annual
Report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2011
(2010 Form 10-K). The interim results presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the
results of operations that may be expected for the full fiscal year ending December 31, 2011, or
any other future period. The Companys fiscal quarters are based on 13-week periods, except for the
fourth quarter which ends on December 31.
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its
subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation. The year-end condensed balance sheet was derived from audited financial statements,
but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America (US GAAP).
Use of Estimates. The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with US
GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the
financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Significant
Accounting Policies. The Companys significant accounting
policies are described in
Note 1 to its audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in its 2010 Form 10-K. With the
exception of revenue recognition discussed below, there have been no significant changes to these policies and no
recent accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements, during the three months
ended April 1, 2011, that are of significance or potential significance to the Company.
Revenue Recognition. Harmonics principal sources of revenue are from hardware products, software
products, solution sales, services, and hardware and software maintenance contracts. Harmonic
recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or
services have been provided, the sale price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is
reasonably assured.
Revenue from product sales, excluding the revenue generated from service-related solutions, which
are discussed below, is recognized when risk of loss and title have transferred, which is generally
upon shipment or delivery, or once all applicable criteria have been met. Allowances are provided
for estimated returns and discounts. Such allowances are adjusted periodically to reflect actual
and anticipated experience.
In October 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) amended US GAAP accounting
standards for revenue recognition to remove tangible products containing software components and
non-software components that function together to deliver the products essential functionality
from the scope of industry-specific software revenue recognition guidance. US GAAP accounting
standards for multiple deliverable revenue arrangements were also amended to:
| provide updated guidance on how deliverables in a multiple element arrangement should be separated and how the consideration should be allocated; |
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| require an entity to allocate revenue in an arrangement using the best estimate of selling price (BESP) if a vendor does not have vendor-specific objective evidence (VSOE) of selling price or third-party evidence of selling price (TPE); and |
| eliminate the use of the residual method and require an entity to allocate revenue using the relative selling price method. |
Harmonic elected to adopt this accounting guidance prospectively, beginning with the
quarter ended April 1, 2011, for applicable transactions originating or materially modified after
December 31, 2010. Certain of Harmonics hardware products
contain software
components that function together to provide the essential functionality of the product. Therefore,
such product sales are removed from the industry-specific software revenue recognition guidance
and, instead, are governed by the new amended standards.
For product sales subject to the amended guidance, the Company allocates the arrangement
consideration to each unit of accounting on the basis of their relative selling price (the
relative selling price method). When applying the relative selling price method, the company
first considers VSOE of the selling price, if it exists; otherwise TPE of the selling price. If
neither VSOE nor TPE exists for a deliverable, the Company uses BESP for that deliverable.
Harmonic has established VSOE for certain elements of its arrangements based on either historical
stand-alone sales to third parties or substantive renewal rates for maintenance. The Company has
VSOE of fair value for maintenance, training and certain professional services.
TPE is
determined based on competitor prices for similar deliverables when sold separately.
The Company is typically not able to determine TPE for their products or services. Generally, the
Companys go-to-market strategy differs from that of their peers and the Companys offerings
contain a significant level of differentiation, such that the comparable pricing of products with
similar functionality cannot be obtained. Furthermore, the Company is unable to reliably determine
what similar competitor products selling prices are on a stand-alone basis.
When the Company is unable to establish fair value of non-software deliverables using VSOE or TPE,
the Company uses BESP in their allocation of arrangement consideration. The objective of using BESP
is to determine the price at which the Company would transact a sale if the product or service were
sold on a stand-alone basis. The Company determines BESP for a product or service by considering
multiple factors, including, but not limited to, pricing practices, market conditions, competitive
landscape, internal costs, geographies and gross margin. The determination of BESP is made through
consultation with Companys management, taking into consideration the Companys go-to-market
strategy.
The Company regularly reviews BESP and maintains internal controls over establishing and updating
these estimates. There has been no material impact during the quarter, and the Company does not
anticipate a material impact in the near term, from changes in BESP. However, the Company may
modify pricing practices in the future, which could result in changes in selling prices, including
BESP. Accordingly, the impact on future revenue recognition for multiple deliverable arrangements
could differ materially from the results in the current period.
Total revenue, as reported, and pro forma total revenue that would have been reported for the
fiscal quarter ended April 1, 2011 if the transactions entered into after January 1, 2011 had been
subject to previous accounting guidance, are shown in the following table:
Three months ended April 1, 2011 | ||||||||
As Reported | Pro Forma | |||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
Net revenue |
$ | 132,835 | $ | 131,669 |
The impact of the revised accounting guidance on net revenue during the fiscal quarter ended
April 1, 2011 was attributable to the ability to assign a relative selling price to undelivered
elements, which previously required VSOE (such as undelivered
firmware updates on hardware products), and the
reallocation of consideration to revenue deliverables.
Sales of stand-alone software that are not considered essential to the functionality of the
hardware continue to be subject to the industry-specific software revenue recognition guidance. The
Company uses the residual method to recognize revenue for the
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delivered elements in stand-alone software transactions. Under the residual method, the amount of
revenue allocated to delivered elements equals the total arrangement consideration, less the
aggregate fair value of any undelivered elements, typically maintenance, provided that VSOE of fair
value exists for all undelivered elements. VSOE of fair value is based on the price charged when
the element is sold separately or substantive renewal rates for maintenance.
Solution sales for the design, manufacture, test, integration and installation of products,
including equipment acquired from third parties to be integrated with Harmonics products, that are
customized to meet the customers specifications are accounted for in accordance with applicable
guidance on accounting for performance of construction/production contracts. Accordingly, for each
arrangement that the Company enters into that includes both products and services, the Company
performs a detailed evaluation to determine whether the arrangement should be accounted for under
guidance for construction/production contracts or, alternatively, for arrangements that do not
involve significant production, modification or customization, under other applicable accounting
guidance. The Company has a long-standing history of entering into contractual arrangements to
deliver the solution sales described above and such arrangements represent a significant part of
the operations of the Company.
At the outset of each arrangement accounted for as a single arrangement, the Company develops a
detailed project plan and associated labor hour estimates for each project. The Company believes
that, based on its historical experience, it has the ability to make labor cost estimates that are
sufficiently dependable to justify the use of the percentage-of-completion method of accounting
and, accordingly, utilizes percentage-of-completion accounting for most arrangements that are
determined to be single arrangements. Under the percentage-of-completion method, revenue recognized
reflects the portion of the anticipated contract revenue that has been earned, equal to the ratio
of actual labor hours expended to total estimated labor hours to complete the project. If the
estimated costs to complete a project exceed the total contract amount, indicating a loss, the
entire anticipated loss is recognized.
Maintenance services are recognized straight-line over the maintenance term, which is typically one
year. The unrecognized revenue portion of maintenance agreements billed is recorded as deferred
revenue. The costs associated with services are recognized as incurred.
Deferred revenue includes billings in excess of revenue recognized, net of deferred cost of
revenue, and invoiced amounts remain deferred until applicable revenue recognition criteria are
met.
Revenue from distributors and system integrators is recognized on delivery, provided all other
revenue recognition criteria have been met. The Companys agreements with these distributors and
system integrators have terms which are generally consistent with the standard terms and conditions
for the sale of the Companys equipment to end users and do not provide for product rotation or
pricing allowances, as are typically found in agreements with stocking distributors. The Company
accrues for sales returns and other allowances based on its historical experience.
Shipping and handling costs incurred for inventory purchases and product shipments are recorded in
cost of revenue in the Companys Consolidated Statements of Operations.
NOTE 2: OMNEON ACQUISITION
Omneon
On September 15, 2010, Harmonic completed the acquisition of 100% of the equity interests of
Omneon, Inc., a privately-held company organized under the laws of Delaware and headquartered in
Sunnyvale, California. Omneon develops and supports a range of video servers, active storage
systems and related software applications that media companies use to simultaneously ingest,
process, store, manage and deliver digital media in a wide range of formats. When used for
television production and on-air operations, the products are designed to provide continuous
real-time record and playback capabilities, as well as file-based access to, and delivery of,
digital media content. Omneons products include Spectrum video servers, MediaGrid active storage
systems, Media Application servers and other software applications that were initially designed
for, and have been deployed mostly by, broadcasters that use Omneons products for the production
and transmission of television content.
The acquisition of Omneon was intended to strengthen Harmonics competitive position in the digital
media market and to broaden the Companys relationships with customers who produce and distribute
digital video content, such as broadcasters, cable channels and other major owners of content. The
acquisition was also intended to broaden Harmonics technology and product lines with digital
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storage and playout solutions that complement Harmonics existing video processing products. In
addition, the acquisition provided an assembled workforce and the implicit value of future cost
savings as a result of combining entities, and is expected to provide Harmonic with future
unidentified new products and technologies. These opportunities were significant factors to the
establishment of the purchase price, which exceeded the fair value of Omneons net tangible and
intangible assets acquired, resulting in goodwill of approximately $147.5 million that was recorded
in connection with this acquisition.
The purchase price, net of $40.5 million of cash acquired, was $251.3 million, which consisted of
(i) approximately $153.3 million in cash, net of cash acquired, (ii) 14.2 million shares of
Harmonic common stock with a total fair value of approximately $95.9 million, based on the price of
Harmonic common stock at the time of close, and (iii) approximately $2.1 million, representing the
fair value attributed to shares of Omneon equity awards which Harmonic assumed and for which
services had already been rendered as of the close of the acquisition. The cash portion of the
purchase price was paid from existing cash balances. The Company also incurred a total of $5.9
million of transaction expenses, which were expensed as selling, general and administrative
expenses in the year ended December 31, 2010.
The assets and liabilities of Omneon were recorded at fair value at the date of acquisition. The
Company will continue to evaluate certain assets and liabilities as new information is obtained
about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date and, if known, would have
resulted in the recognition of those assets and liabilities as of that date. Changes to the assets
and liabilities recorded may result in a corresponding adjustment to goodwill, and the measurement
period will not exceed one year from the acquisition date. Further, any associated restructuring
activities will be expensed in future periods and not recorded through purchase accounting as
previously done under prior accounting guidance. There are no contingent consideration arrangements
in connection with the acquisition.
The results of operations of Omneon are included in Harmonics Consolidated Statements of
Operations from September 15, 2010, the date of acquisition. The following table summarizes the
allocation of the purchase price based on the fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities
assumed at the date of acquisition:
(In thousands) | ||||
Cash acquired |
$ | 40,485 | ||
Accounts receivable (Gross amount due from accounts receivable of $17,760) |
17,055 | |||
Inventory |
11,010 | |||
Fixed assets |
12,391 | |||
Deferred income tax assets |
17,250 | |||
Other tangible assets acquired |
3,294 | |||
Intangible assets: |
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Existing technology |
$ | 50,800 | ||
In-process technology |
9,000 | |||
Patents/core technology |
9,800 | |||
Customer contracts and related relationships |
29,200 | |||
Trademarks and tradenames |
4,000 | |||
Maintenance agreements and related relationships |
5,500 | |||
Order backlog |
800 | |||
109,100 | ||||
Goodwill |
147,452 | |||
Total assets acquired |
358,037 | |||
Accounts payable |
(6,829 | ) | ||
Deferred revenue |
(6,399 | ) | ||
Deferred income tax liabilities |
(41,804 | ) | ||
Other accrued liabilities |
(11,203 | ) | ||
Net assets acquired |
291,802 | |||
Less: cash acquired |
(40,485 | ) | ||
Net purchase price |
$ | 251,317 | ||
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The purchase price set forth in the table above was allocated based on the fair value of the
tangible and intangible assets acquired, and liabilities assumed, as of September 15, 2010. The
Company used an overall discount rate of 15% to estimate the fair value of the intangible assets
acquired, which was derived based on financial metrics of comparable companies operating in
Omneons industry. In determining the appropriate discount rates to use in valuing each of the
individual intangible assets, the Company adjusted the overall discount rate giving consideration
to the specific risk factors of each asset. The following methods were used to value the identified
intangible assets:
| The fair value of the existing technology assets acquired was established based on their highest and best use by a market participant using the Income Approach. The Income Approach included an analysis of the markets, cash flows and risks associated with achieving such cash flows to calculate the fair value; |
| As of the acquisition date, Omneon was developing new versions and incremental improvements to its 3G MediaPort product, which was expected to be used in the Spectrum product line, once completed. The in-process project was at a stage of development that required further research and development to determine technical feasibility and commercial viability. The fair value of the in-process technology assets acquired was based on the valuation premise that the assets would be In-Use using a discounted cash flow model; |
| The fair value of patents/core technology assets acquired was established based on a variation of the Income Approach called the Profit Allocation Method. In the Profit Allocation Method, we estimated the value of the patents/core technology by capitalizing the profits expected to be saved because Harmonic owns the technology; |
| The fair value of the customer contracts and related relationships assets acquired was based on the Income Approach; |
| The fair value of trade names/trademarks assets acquired was established based on the Profit Allocation Method; |
| The fair value of the maintenance agreements and related relationships assets acquired was based on the Income Approach; and |
| The fair value of backlog acquired was established based on the Income Approach. |
Identified intangible assets are being amortized over the following useful lives:
| Existing technology is estimated to have a useful life of four years; |
| In-process technology is being amortized upon completion over its projected remaining useful life, as assessed on the completion date. The completion of the in-process project was in the first quarter of 2011. The completed technology is estimated to have a useful life of four years; |
| Patents/core technology are being amortized over their estimated useful life of four years; |
| Customer contracts and related relationships are being amortized over their estimated useful life of six years; |
| Trade names/trademarks are being amortized over their estimated useful life of four years; |
| Maintenance agreements and related relationships are being amortized over their estimated useful life of six years; and |
| Order backlog was amortized over its estimated useful life of three and one half months. |
The existing technology, patents/core technology, customer contracts and related relationships,
maintenance agreements and related relationships, trade names/trademarks and backlog are
amortized using the straight-line method, which reflects future projected cash flows.
The residual purchase price of $147.5 million has been recorded as goodwill. The goodwill resulting
from this acquisition is not deductible for federal tax purposes.
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Substantially all unvested stock options and unvested restricted stock units issued by Omneon and
outstanding at closing were assumed by Harmonic. The exchange of stock-based compensation awards
was treated as a modification under current accounting guidance. The calculation of the fair value
of the exchanged awards immediately before and after the modification did not result in any
significant incremental fair value. The fair value of Harmonics stock options and restricted stock
units issued to Omneon employees was $17.3 million, which was determined using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model, of which $2.1 million represents purchase consideration and $15.2 million
will be recorded as compensation expense over the weighted average service period of 2.5 years.
Pro Forma Financial Information
The unaudited pro forma financial information presented below for the three months ended April 2,
2010 summarizes the combined results of operations as if the Omneon acquisition had been completed
on January 1, 2010. The unaudited pro forma financial information for the three months ended April
2, 2010 combines the results for Harmonic for the three months ended April 2, 2010 and the
historical results of Omneon for the three months ended March 31, 2010.
The pro forma financial information is presented for informational purposes only and does not
purport to be indicative of what would have occurred had the merger actually been completed on such
date or of results which may occur in the future.
Three months ended | ||||
April 2, 2010 | ||||
(In thousands, except | ||||
per share amounts) | ||||
Net revenue |
$ | 113,039 | ||
Net loss |
(2,455 | ) | ||
Net loss per share basic and diluted |
(0.02 | ) |
NOTE 3: FAIR VALUE
The applicable accounting guidance establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands
required disclosure about the fair value measurements of assets and liabilities. This guidance
requires the Company to classify and disclose assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a
recurring basis, as well as fair value measurements of assets and liabilities measured on a
nonrecurring basis in periods subsequent to initial measurement, in a three-tier fair value
hierarchy as described below.
The guidance defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid
to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in
an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.
Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and
minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The guidance describes three levels of inputs that may be
used to measure fair value:
| Level 1 Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. |
| Level 2 Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. The Company primarily uses broker quotes for valuation of its short-term investments. |
| Level 3 Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. |
The Company uses the market approach to measure fair value for its financial assets and
liabilities. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market
transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. During the three months ended
April 1, 2011, there were no nonrecurring fair value measurements of assets and liabilities
subsequent to initial recognition.
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The following table sets forth the fair value of the Companys financial assets measured at fair
value on a recurring basis as of April 1, 2011 and December 31, 2010 based on the three-tier fair
value hierarchy:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
April 1, 2011 |
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Cash equivalents: |
||||||||||||||||
Money market funds |
$ | 18,284 | $ | | $ | | $ | 18,284 | ||||||||
Commercial paper |
| 4,399 | | 4,399 | ||||||||||||
U.S. federal government bonds |
| 4,003 | | 4,003 | ||||||||||||
Short-term investments: |
||||||||||||||||
State, municipal and local government agencies bonds |
| 34,264 | | 34,264 | ||||||||||||
Corporate bonds |
| 16,526 | | 16,526 | ||||||||||||
Commercial paper |
| 4,798 | | 4,798 | ||||||||||||
U.S. federal government bonds |
| 2,026 | | 2,026 | ||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 18,284 | $ | 66,016 | $ | | $ | 84,300 | ||||||||
December 31, 2010 |
||||||||||||||||
Cash equivalents: |
||||||||||||||||
Money market funds |
$ | 68,395 | $ | | $ | | $ | 68,395 | ||||||||
Short-term investments: |
||||||||||||||||
State, municipal and local government agencies bonds |
| 11,931 | | 11,931 | ||||||||||||
Corporate bonds |
| 11,907 | | 11,907 | ||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 68,395 | $ | 23,838 | $ | | $ | 92,233 | ||||||||
At April 1, 2011 and December 31, 2010, maturities of short-term investments are as follows:
April 1, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | |||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
Short-term investments: |
||||||||
Less than one year |
$ | 29,769 | $ | 21,174 | ||||
Due in 1 - 2 years |
4,245 | 2,664 | ||||||
Due in 3 - 30 years |
23,600 | | ||||||
Total short-term investments |
$ | 57,614 | $ | 23,838 | ||||
The following is a summary of available-for-sale securities:
Gross Unrealized | Gross Unrealized | Estimated Fair | ||||||||||||||
Amortized Cost | Gains | Losses | Value | |||||||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
April 1, 2011 |
||||||||||||||||
State, municipal and local government agencies bonds |
$ | 34,261 | $ | 10 | $ | (7 | ) | $ | 34,264 | |||||||
U.S. federal
government bonds |
2,025 | 1 | | 2,026 | ||||||||||||
Corporate bonds |
16,518 | 12 | (4 | ) | 16,526 | |||||||||||
Commercial paper |
4,797 | 1 | | 4,798 | ||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 57,601 | $ | 24 | $ | (11 | ) | $ | 57,614 | |||||||
December 31, 2010 |
||||||||||||||||
State, municipal and local government agencies bonds |
$ | 11,915 | $ | 20 | $ | (4 | ) | $ | 11,931 | |||||||
Corporate bonds |
11,894 | 20 | (7 | ) | 11,907 | |||||||||||
Total |
$ | 23,809 | $ | 40 | $ | (11 | ) | $ | 23,838 | |||||||
Impairment of Investments
Harmonic monitors its investment portfolio for impairment on a periodic basis. In the event that
the carrying value of an investment exceeds its fair value and the decline in value is determined
to be other-than-temporary, an impairment charge is recorded and a new cost basis for the
investment is established. In order to determine whether a decline in value is
other-than-temporary, the Company evaluates, among other factors: the duration and extent to which
the fair value has been less than the carrying value; the Companys financial condition and
business outlook, including key operational and cash flow metrics, current market conditions and
future trends
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in the industry; and the Companys relative competitive position within the industry. At the
present time, the Company does not intend to sell its investments that have unrealized losses in
accumulated other comprehensive loss. In addition, the Company does not believe that it is more
likely than not that it will be required to sell its investments that have unrealized losses in
accumulated other comprehensive loss before the Company recovers the principal amounts invested.
The Company believes that the unrealized losses are temporary and do not require an
other-than-temporary impairment, based on our evaluation of available evidence as of April 1, 2011.
As of April 1, 2011, there were no individual available-for-sale securities in a material
unrealized loss position and the amount of unrealized losses on the total investment balance was
insignificant.
NOTE 4: INVENTORIES
The following is a summary of inventory as of April 1, 2011 and December 31, 2010:
April 1, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | |||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
Inventories: |
||||||||
Raw materials |
$ | 10,781 | $ | 10,378 | ||||
Work-in-process |
3,057 | 2,324 | ||||||
Finished goods |
44,979 | 45,363 | ||||||
$ | 58,817 | $ | 58,065 | |||||
NOTE 5: GOODWILL AND IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLES
The following is a summary of goodwill and intangible assets as of April 1, 2011 and December 31,
2010:
April 1, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross Carrying | Accumulated | Net Carrying | Gross Carrying | Accumulated | Net Carrying | |||||||||||||||||||
Amount | Amortization | Amount | Amount | Amortization | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Identifiable intangibles: |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Existing and core technology |
$ | 136,213 | $ | (65,657 | ) | $ | 70,556 | $ | 127,146 | $ | (60,453 | ) | $ | 66,693 | ||||||||||
In-process technology |
| | | 9,000 | | 9,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Customer relationships/contracts |
67,100 | (37,626 | ) | 29,474 | 67,098 | (36,117 | ) | 30,981 | ||||||||||||||||
Trademarks and tradenames |
11,371 | (6,480 | ) | 4,891 | 11,361 | (6,060 | ) | 5,301 | ||||||||||||||||
Supply agreements |
3,432 | (3,432 | ) | | 3,414 | (3,414 | ) | | ||||||||||||||||
Maintenance agreements and related relationships |
7,100 | (1,321 | ) | 5,779 | 7,100 | (1,008 | ) | 6,092 | ||||||||||||||||
Software license, intellectual property and assembled workforce |
309 | (309 | ) | | 309 | (306 | ) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Order backlog |
2,800 | (2,800 | ) | | 2,800 | (2,800 | ) | | ||||||||||||||||
Subtotal of identifiable intangibles |
228,325 | (117,625 | ) | 110,700 | 228,228 | (110,158 | ) | 118,070 | ||||||||||||||||
Goodwill |
212,214 | | 212,214 | 211,878 | | 211,878 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total goodwill and other intangibles |
$ | 440,539 | $ | (117,625 | ) | $ | 322,914 | $ | 440,106 | $ | (110,158 | ) | $ | 329,948 | ||||||||||
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended April 1, 2011 are as
follows:
(In thousands) | ||||
Balance at beginning of period |
$ | 211,878 | ||
Adjustment
to deferred tax asset associated with acquisition of Omneon |
244 | |||
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
92 | |||
Balance at end of period |
$ | 212,214 | ||
For the three months ended April 1, 2011, the Company recorded a total of $7.4 million of
amortization expense for identified intangibles, of which $5.1 million was included in cost of
revenue. For the three months ended April 2, 2010, the Company recorded a total of $2.6 million of
amortization expense for identified intangibles, of which $2.1 million was included in cost of
revenue. The estimated future amortization expense of purchased intangible assets with definite
lives is as follows:
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Cost of | Operating | |||||||||||
Revenue | Expenses | Total | ||||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||||||
Years ending December 31, |
||||||||||||
2011 (remaining 9 months) |
$ | 16,361 | $ | 6,678 | $ | 23,039 | ||||||
2012 |
20,504 | 8,715 | 29,219 | |||||||||
2013 |
19,232 | 8,096 | 27,328 | |||||||||
2014 |
13,745 | 6,775 | 20,520 | |||||||||
2015 |
714 | 5,783 | 6,497 | |||||||||
2016 |
| 4,097 | 4,097 | |||||||||
Total |
$ | 70,556 | $ | 40,144 | $ | 110,700 | ||||||
NOTE 6: RESTRUCTURING AND EXCESS FACILITIES
In the second quarter of 2009, the Company recorded an excess facilities expense of $0.3 million
in selling, general and administrative expenses
related to the closure of the Scopus New Jersey office. The lease term expired in April 2011.
In the
fourth quarter of 2010, the Company recorded an excess facilities
expense of $3.0 million in
selling, general and administrative expenses related to the closure of the Omneon headquarters in
Sunnyvale, California. The charge was based on future rent payments, net of expected sublease
income, to be made through the end of the lease term in June 2013. In the first quarter of 2011,
the Company recorded an additional expense of $0.5 million in selling, general and administrative
expenses related to changes in expected sublease income for this property. Harmonic reassesses this
liability quarterly and adjusts it, as necessary, based on changes in the timing and amounts of
expected sublease rental income.
As of April 1, 2011, accrued excess facilities costs totaled $3.0 million, of which $1.6 million
was included in current accrued liabilities. The Company incurred cash outlays of $0.5 million
related to vacated facilities during the first three months of 2011, principally for lease
payments, property taxes, insurance and other maintenance fees.
The
following table summarizes the activity in the restructuring accrual during the three months
ended April 1, 2011:
Excess | ||||
Facilities | ||||
(In thousands) | ||||
Balance at December 31, 2010 |
$ | 2,920 | ||
Provisions |
517 | |||
Cash payments |
(471 | ) | ||
Balance at April 1, 2011 |
$ | 2,966 | ||
NOTE 7: CREDIT FACILITIES
Harmonic has a bank line of credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank, which provides for borrowings
of up to $10.0 million that matures on June 2, 2011. As of April 1, 2011, other than standby
letters of credit and guarantees (Note 14), there were no amounts outstanding under the line of
credit facility and there were no borrowings in 2009 or 2010. This facility, which was amended and
restated in March 2010, contains a financial covenant with the requirement for Harmonic to maintain
unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, net of credit extensions, of not
less than $35.0 million. If Harmonic were unable to maintain this cash, cash equivalents and
short-term investments balance, Harmonic would not be in compliance with the facility. In the event
of noncompliance by Harmonic with the covenants under the facility, Silicon Valley Bank would be
entitled to exercise its remedies under the facility, including declaring all obligations
immediately due and payable. At April 1, 2011, Harmonic was in compliance with the covenants under
this line of credit facility. Future borrowings pursuant to the line would bear interest at the
banks prime rate (4.0% at April 1, 2011). Borrowings are payable monthly and are not
collateralized.
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NOTE 8: FINANCING LIABILITY FOR CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS
The lease for the buildings at the Companys Sunnyvale, California location ended in September
2010. In December 2009, the Company entered into a lease for a building in San Jose, California,
which was intended to become the Companys new headquarters. In January 2010, the Company began a
build-out of this facility and during the construction incurred approximately $18.9 million in
structural leasehold improvements. Under the terms of the lease, the landlord reimbursed
$18.8 million of the construction costs. Because certain improvements constructed by the Company
were considered structural in nature and the Company was responsible for any cost overruns, the
Company was considered to be the owner of the construction project for accounting purposes under
applicable accounting guidance on the effect of lessee involvement in asset construction.
As a result, in December 2009 the Company capitalized the fair value of the building of
$6.9 million with a corresponding credit to financing liability. The fair value was determined as
of December 31, 2009, using a combination of the revenue comparison approach and the income
capitalization approach. During the year ended December 31, 2010, the liability increased by
$18.9 million due to additional structural leasehold improvements, by $0.2 million due to land
lease expense and by $0.2 million due to capitalized interest expense.
Construction was completed in September 2010, at which time the Company relocated to the new
building. Upon completion of construction in September 2010, the Company concluded that it
qualified for sale-leaseback accounting under applicable accounting guidance because the Company
has no form of continuing involvement other than under its lease.
Accordingly, the Company removed from its books the
carrying value of the building, the structural leasehold improvements and the financing liability.
NOTE 9: BENEFIT PLANS
Stock Plans. As of April 1, 2011, an aggregate balance of 20,230,000 shares of common stock are
reserved for issuance under various employee stock plans. Stock options are granted for periods not
exceeding ten years and generally vest 25% at one year from date of grant and an additional 1/48
per month thereafter. Stock option grants have a maximum term of seven years, and are granted with
exercise prices equal to the fair market value of the common stock at the date of grant. Restricted stock
units (RSUs) have no exercise price and generally vest
over four years, with 25% vesting at one
year from date of grant or the vesting commencement date chosen for the award and either an
additional 1/16 per quarter or 1/8 semiannually thereafter. In May 2010, Harmonic
stockholders approved amendments to the 1995 Stock Plan (the
1995 Plan) that increased the maximum
number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance by an additional 10,600,000 shares,
decreased the maximum term of stock options to seven years and changed the share counting
provisions to provide that each award with an exercise price below 100% of the fair market value on
the grant date (or no exercise price) would decrease the 1995 Plan reserve 1.5 shares for every
unit or share granted and any forfeitures of these awards due to their not vesting would increase
the 1995 Plan reserve by 1.5 shares for every unit or share forfeited. Previously, RSUs granted
reduced the number of shares reserved for grant under the plans by two shares for every unit
granted. In the three months ended April 1, 2011 and April 2, 2010, employees received RSUs valued
at $14.0 million and $8.7 million, respectively. Certain stock option and RSU awards provide for
accelerated vesting if there is a change in control and a subsequent involuntary termination of the
award holder.
Upon acquisition of Omneon in September 2010, the Company assumed substantially all unvested stock
options and RSUs outstanding, as of the date of closing, under Omneons 1998 Stock Option Plan and
2008 Equity Incentive Plan, resulting in the assumption of stock options to purchase approximately
1,522,000 shares of Harmonic common stock and the assumption of RSUs for 1,455,000 shares of
Harmonic common stock. The exchange of stock-based compensation awards was treated as a
modification under current accounting guidance. The calculation of the fair value of the exchanged
awards immediately before and after the modification did not result in any significant incremental
fair value. The fair value of Harmonics stock options and RSUs issued to Omneon employees was
$17.3 million, which was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, of which
$2.1 million represents purchase consideration and $15.2 million will be recorded as compensation
expense over the weighted average service period of 2.5 years
from the September 15, 2010 closing date.
Director Option Plans. In May 2002, Harmonics stockholders approved the 2002 Director Option Plan
(the Director Plan), replacing the 1995 Director Option Plan. The Director Plan provides for the
grant of non-statutory stock options or RSUs to certain non-employee directors of Harmonic. In May
2010, Harmonic stockholders approved amendments to the Director Plan, increasing the maximum number
of shares of common stock authorized for issuance by an additional 400,000 shares and changing the
share counting provisions to provide that each award of RSUs would decrease the Director Plan
reserve 1.5 shares for every unit granted and any forfeitures of unvested RSUs would increase the
Director Plan reserve by 1.5 shares for every unit forfeited. Previously, RSUs
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granted reduced the number of shares reserved for grant under the Director Plan by two shares
for every unit granted. As of April 1, 2011, an aggregate balance of 627,000 shares of common stock
are reserved for issuance under the Director Plan. RSUs have no exercise price and vest either
after one year from the grant date or on the vesting date chosen for such award. Stock options are granted at the fair
market value of the common stock on the date of grant for periods not exceeding seven years. Initial
option grants generally vest monthly over three years, and subsequent grants generally vest monthly
over one year. In the three months ended April 1, 2011, there were 75,845 RSUs granted to
non-employee directors with a grant date fair value of $0.7 million. In the three months ended
April 2, 2010, there were no RSUs granted to non-employee directors.
A summary of share-based award activity during the three months ended April 1, 2011 is as follows
(in thousands):
Shares | ||||
Available for | ||||
Grant | ||||
(In thousands) | ||||
Balance at December 31, 2010 |
10,449 | |||
Options granted |
(831 | ) | ||
Restricted stock units granted |
(2,298 | ) | ||
Options cancelled |
164 | |||
Restricted stock units cancelled |
400 | |||
Options expired |
40 | |||
Balance at April 1, 2011 |
7,924 | |||
The following table summarizes restricted stock unit activity under the Plans:
Weighted | ||||||||||||
RSUs | Average Fair | Aggregate Fair | ||||||||||
Outstanding | Value Per Share | Value(1) | ||||||||||
(In thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2010 |
4,507 | $ | 6.43 | |||||||||
Restricted stock units granted |
1,532 | 9.59 | ||||||||||
Restricted stock units released |
(696 | ) | 6.31 | $ | 6,492 | |||||||
Restricted stock units cancelled |
(604 | ) | 6.69 | |||||||||
Balance at April 1, 2011 |
4,739 | $ | 7.43 | |||||||||
(1) | Represents the fair value of Harmonic common stock on the date that the restricted stock units vested. On the grant date, the fair value for these awards was $4.4 million. |
The following table summarizes stock option activity under the Plans:
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Average | ||||||||
Stock Options | Exercise Price | |||||||
Outstanding | Per Option | |||||||
(In thousands, except per option data) | ||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2010 |
11,020 | $ | 6.90 | |||||
Options granted |
831 | 9.63 | ||||||
Options exercised |
(1,398 | ) | 6.58 | |||||
Options cancelled |
(207 | ) | 7.74 | |||||
Options expired |
(384 | ) | 9.11 | |||||
Balance at April 1, 2011 |
9,862 | $ | 7.07 | |||||
Options vested and exercisable at April 1, 2011 |
6,615 | |||||||
Options vested and expected-to-vest at April 1, 2011 |
9,700 | |||||||
The weighted-average fair value of options granted for the three months ended April 1, 2011
and April 2, 2010 was $4.55 and $3.18, respectively.
The following table summarizes information regarding stock options outstanding at April 1, 2011:
Stock Options Outstanding | Stock Options Exercisable | |||||||||||||||||||
Weighted | ||||||||||||||||||||
Average | Weighted | Weighted | ||||||||||||||||||
Number | Remaining | Average | Number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
Outstanding at | Contractual Life | Exercise Price | Exercisable at | Exercise Price | ||||||||||||||||
April 1, 2011 | (In Years) | Per Option | April 1, 2011 | Per Option | ||||||||||||||||
(In thousands, except per option data) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Range of Exercise Prices |
||||||||||||||||||||
$ 0.19 - 4.13 |
1,425 | 6.7 | $ | 2.42 | 649 | $ | 2.62 | |||||||||||||
4.16 - 5.87 |
1,882 | 3.5 | 5.69 | 1,396 | 5.70 | |||||||||||||||
5.88 - 8.12 |
1,045 | 5.1 | 6.64 | 464 | 6.72 | |||||||||||||||
8.17 - 8.17 |
1,928 | 4.0 | 8.17 | 1,414 | 8.17 | |||||||||||||||
8.20 - 8.84 |
1,418 | 3.2 | 8.28 | 1,324 | 8.25 | |||||||||||||||
8.87 - 9.69 |
1,523 | 4.6 | 9.41 | 742 | 9.11 | |||||||||||||||
9.74 - 16.73 |
641 | 1.5 | 10.63 | 626 | 10.64 | |||||||||||||||
9,862 | 4.2 | $ | 7.07 | 6,615 | $ | 7.36 | ||||||||||||||
The weighted-average remaining contractual life for all exercisable stock options at April 1,
2011 was 3.2 years. The weighted-average remaining contractual life of all vested and
expected-to-vest stock options at April 1, 2011 was 4.2 years. The weighted-average remaining
contractual life of all vested and expected-to-vest restricted stock units at April 1, 2011 was 1.6
years.
Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercisable at April 1, 2011 was $13.2 million. The aggregate
intrinsic value of stock options vested and expected-to-vest, net of estimated forfeitures, was
$22.1 million at April 1, 2011. Aggregate intrinsic value represents the difference between our
closing price on the last trading day of the fiscal period, which was $9.22 as of April 1, 2011,
and the exercise price multiplied by the number of options outstanding or exercisable. The
intrinsic value of exercised stock options is calculated based on the difference between the
exercise price and the market value of the common stock at the time of exercise. The aggregate
intrinsic value of exercised stock options was $4.1 million during the three months ended April 1,
2011.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan. In May 2002, Harmonics stockholders approved the 2002 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (the 2002 Purchase Plan) replacing the 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan effective
for the offering period beginning on July 1, 2002. As a result of the adoption of the 2002 Purchase
Plan and subsequent stockholder-approved amendments, a total of 7.5 million shares have been
approved for issuance pursuant to the 2002 Purchase Plan. The 2002 Purchase Plan enables employees
to purchase shares at 85% of the fair market value of the common stock at the beginning or end of
each six month offering period, whichever is lower. Offering periods generally begin on the first
trading day on or after January 1 and July 1 of each year. The 2002 Purchase Plan is intended to
qualify as an employee stock purchase plan under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code. During
the three months ended April 1, 2011 and April 2, 2010, the number of shares of stock issued under
the purchase plans was 468,660 and 420,066, at weighted average prices of $4.73 and $5.07,
respectively. The weighted-average fair value of each right to purchase shares of common stock
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granted under the 2002 Purchase Plan during the three months ended April 1, 2011 and April 2, 2010
was $2.58 and $1.91, respectively. At April 1, 2011, a total of 1,306,413 shares were reserved for
future issuances under the 2002 Purchase Plan.
Retirement/Savings Plan. Harmonic has a retirement/savings plan that qualifies as a thrift plan
under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. This plan allows participants to contribute up
to 20% of total compensation, subject to applicable Internal Revenue Service limitations. Harmonic
can make discretionary contributions to the plan of 25% of the first 4% contributed by eligible
participants, up to a maximum contribution per participant of $1,000 per year. The employer
contribution was suspended during the first quarter of 2009.
Stock-based Compensation
The following table summarizes stock-based compensation costs in our Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the three months ended April 1, 2011 and April 2, 2010:
Three months ended | ||||||||
April 1, 2011 | April 2, 2010 | |||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
Employee stock-based compensation in: |
||||||||
Cost of revenue |
$ | 747 | $ | 478 | ||||
Research and development expense |
1,836 | 1,109 | ||||||
Selling, general and administrative expense |
3,419 | 1,656 | ||||||
Total employee stock-based compensation in operating expense |
5,255 | 2,765 | ||||||
Total employee stock-based compensation |
6,002 | 3,243 | ||||||
Amount capitalized in inventory |
14 | 31 | ||||||
Total stock-based compensation |
$ | 6,016 | $ | 3,274 | ||||
As of April 1, 2011, total unamortized stock-based compensation cost related to unvested stock
options and restricted stock units was $46.3 million. This amount will be recognized as expense
using the straight-line attribution method over the remaining weighted-average amortization period
of 2.8 years.
The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes
single option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:
Employee Stock Options | Employee Stock Purchase Plan | |||||||||||||||
Three months ended | Three months ended | |||||||||||||||
April 1, 2011 | April 2, 2010 | April 1, 2011 | April 2, 2010 | |||||||||||||
Expected life (in years) |
4.75 | 4.75 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||
Volatility |
54 | % | 57 | % | 54 | % | 50 | % | ||||||||
Risk-free interest rate |
2.1 | % | 2.5 | % | 0.3 | % | 0.4 | % | ||||||||
Dividend yield |
0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % |
The expected life for stock options under the 2002 Purchase Plan represents the
weighted-average period that the stock options are expected to remain outstanding. Our computation
of expected life was determined based on historical experience of similar awards, giving
consideration to the contractual terms of the stock-based awards, vesting schedules and
expectations of future employee behavior.
We use the historical volatility over the expected term of the options and the 2002 Purchase Plan
offering period to estimate the expected volatility.
The risk-free interest rate assumption is based upon observed interest rates appropriate for the
term of our employee stock options and employee stock purchase plan awards. The dividend yield
assumption is based on our history and expectation of dividend payouts.
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NOTE 10: INCOME TAXES
The income tax provision includes U.S. federal, state and local, and foreign income taxes and is
based on the application of a forecasted annual income tax rate applied to the current quarters
year-to-date pre-tax income (loss). In determining the estimated annual effective income tax rate,
the Company analyzes various factors, including projections of the Companys annual earnings,
taxing jurisdictions in which the earnings will be generated, the impact of state and local income
taxes, the Companys ability to use tax credits and net operating loss carryforwards, and available
tax planning alternatives. Discrete items, including the effect of changes in tax laws, tax rates,
and certain circumstances with respect to valuation allowances or other unusual or non-recurring
tax adjustments are reflected in the period in which they occur as an addition to, or reduction
from, the income tax provision, rather than being included in the estimated annual effective income
tax rate.
For the three months ended April 1, 2011,
the Company recorded a benefit from income taxes of $0.6 million,
compared to
a benefit from income taxes of $2.8 million for the same period a year ago, inclusive of discrete items.
For the three months ended April 1, 2011, the difference between
the recorded benefit from income taxes
and the
tax provision based on the
federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily attributable to various discrete items,
the differential in foreign tax rates, non-deductible stock-based compensation expense,
non-deductible amortization on foreign intangibles, and federal research and development credits.
The discrete items recorded in the first quarter of 2011 principally related to foreign currency
translation adjustments, accrued interest on uncertain tax positions and a benefit associated with
the reversal of previously provided foreign income taxes due to statute of limitation expirations.
For the three months ended April 2, 2010, the difference between the
the recorded benefit from income taxes
and the
tax provision based on the
federal statutory rate of 35% was primarily attributable to various discrete items,
the differential in foreign tax rates, non-deductible stock-based compensation expense, and
California research and development credits. The discrete items recorded in the first quarter of
2010 principally related to a benefit associated with the reversal of previously provided foreign
income taxes due to expiration of the statute of limitations and, to a lesser extent, a benefit
associated with the release of a portion of the valuation allowance on certain California deferred
tax assets. The release of the valuation allowance on the California deferred tax assets was due to
an increase in the estimated amount of income that would be apportioned to California, based on
anticipated changes in the geographic mix of sales.
In compliance with applicable guidance for accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, the Company
had gross unrecognized tax benefits, which include interest and penalties, of approximately $53.5
million as of December 31, 2010, and approximately $53.3 million as of April 1, 2011. If all of
these unrecognized tax benefits were recognized, the entire amount would impact the provision for
income taxes. We anticipate the unrecognized tax benefits to decrease by $3.2 million in the next
12 months due to statute of limitation expirations.
We recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense.
During the quarter ended April 1, 2011, we recorded an insignificant net reduction for interest and
penalties related to uncertain tax positions, resulting in a balance at April 1, 2011 of $5.0
million.
The tax
years 2003-2010 remain open to examination by various federal, state
or foreign taxing
jurisdictions.
The Companys income tax returns for 2008 and 2009 are currently under examination by the U.S.
Internal Revenue Service.
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NOTE 11: NET INCOME PER SHARE
Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income for the period by the weighted
average number of the common shares outstanding during the period.
The following table shows the potentially dilutive shares, consisting of options, restricted stock
units and ESPP shares, for the periods presented that were excluded from the net income
computations because their effect was antidilutive:
Three months ended | ||||||||
April 1, 2011 | April 2, 2010 | |||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
Potentially dilutive equity awards outstanding |
7,990 | 11,729 |
Following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted net
income per share computations:
Three months ended | ||||||||
April 1, 2011 | April 2, 2010 | |||||||
(In thousands, except per | ||||||||
share amounts) | ||||||||
Net income (numerator) |
$ | 516 | $ | 5,319 | ||||
Shares calculation (denominator): |
||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding basic |
113,836 | 96,684 | ||||||
Effect of Dilutive Securities: |
||||||||
Potential common stock relating to stock options, restricted
stock units and ESPP |
2,273 | 660 | ||||||
Weighted averages shares outstanding diluted |
116,109 | 97,344 | ||||||
Net income per share basic |
$ | 0.00 | $ | 0.06 | ||||
Net income per share diluted |
$ | 0.00 | $ | 0.05 | ||||
NOTE 12: COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
The Companys total comprehensive income was as follows:
Three months ended | ||||||||
April 1, 2011 | April 2, 2010 | |||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
Net income |
$ | 516 | $ | 5,319 | ||||
Change in unrealized loss on investments, net |
(11 | ) | (216 | ) | ||||
Foreign currency translation |
454 | (138 | ) | |||||
Total comprehensive income |
$ | 959 | $ | 4,965 | ||||
NOTE 13: SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company operates its business in one reportable segment, which is the design, manufacture and
sale of video infrastructure solutions, spanning content production to multi-screen video delivery.
Harmonics products enable customers to create, prepare and deliver video services over broadcast,
cable, Internet, mobile, satellite and networks. Operating segments are defined as components of an
enterprise that engage in business activities for which separate financial information is available
and evaluated by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and
assessing performance. Our chief operating decision maker is our Chief Executive Officer. The
acquisition of Omneon
in September 2010
resulted in an additional product line, production and playout, but did not
impact our reportable segments.
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The Companys revenue by product type is summarized as follows:
Three months ended | ||||||||
April 1, 2011 | April 2, 2010 | |||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
Video processing products |
$ | 63,758 | $ | 38,890 | ||||
Production and playout products |
20,933 | | ||||||
Edge and access products |
31,176 | 35,544 | ||||||
Service and support |
16,968 | 10,388 | ||||||
$ | 132,835 | $ | 84,822 | |||||
Our revenue by geographic region, based on the location of our customer, and our property and
equipment, net by geographic region, is summarized as follows:
Three months ended | ||||||||
April 1, 2011 | April 2, 2010 | |||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
Net revenue: |
||||||||
United States |
$ | 58,954 | $ | 42,592 | ||||
International |
73,881 | 42,230 | ||||||
$ | 132,835 | $ | 84,822 | |||||
April 1, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | |||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
Property and equipment, net: |
||||||||
United States |
$ | 31,899 | $ | 32,104 | ||||
International |
7,698 | 7,721 | ||||||
$ | 39,597 | $ | 39,825 | |||||
Major Customers. For the three months ended April 1, 2011 and April 2, 2010, revenue to
Comcast accounted for 11% and 14% of net revenue, respectively. As of April 1, 2011, Comcast
accounted for 16% of net accounts receivable.
NOTE 14: GUARANTEES
Warranties. The Company accrues for estimated warranty costs at the time of product shipment.
Management periodically reviews the estimated fair value of its warranty liability and records
adjustments based on the terms of warranties provided to customers, historical and anticipated
warranty claims experience, and estimates of the timing and cost of specified warranty claims.
Activity for the Companys warranty accrual, which is included in accrued liabilities, is
summarized below:
Three months ended | ||||||||
April 1, 2011 | April 2, 2010 | |||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
Balance at beginning of period |
$ | 4,811 | $ | 4,186 | ||||
Accrual for current period warranties |
2,262 | 451 | ||||||
Warranty costs incurred |
(1,810 | ) | (1,211 | ) | ||||
Balance at end of period |
$ | 5,263 | $ | 3,426 | ||||
Standby Letters of Credit. As of April 1, 2011, the Companys financial guarantees consisted
of standby letters of credit outstanding, which were principally related to performance bonds and
state requirements imposed on employers. The maximum amount of potential future payments under
these arrangements was $1.0 million.
Indemnification. Harmonic is obligated to indemnify its officers and the members of its Board of
Directors pursuant to its bylaws and contractual indemnity agreements. Harmonic also indemnifies
some of its suppliers and customers for specified intellectual property
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matters pursuant to certain
contractual arrangements, subject to certain limitations. The scope of these indemnities varies,
but in some instances, includes indemnification for damages and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys fees). There have been no amounts accrued in respect of the indemnification provisions
through April 1, 2011.
Guarantees. As of April 1, 2011, Harmonic had no other guarantees outstanding.
NOTE 15: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In March 2010, Interkey ELC Ltd, or Interkey, filed a lawsuit in Israel alleging breach of contract
against Harmonic and Scopus Video Networks Ltd. (now Harmonic Video Networks Ltd. or HVN), which
was acquired by Harmonic in March 2009. The plaintiffs are seeking damages in the amount of
6,300,000 ILS (approximately $1.7 million). Although, as is the case with all litigation, no
assurances can be given as to the outcome of the Interkey lawsuit, Harmonic believes Interkeys and
its shareholders claims are without merit and Harmonic and HVN intend to vigorously defend
themselves against these claims. Based on the foregoing, Harmonic has not recorded a provision for
this claim.
In April 2010, Arris Corporation filed a complaint in United States District Court in Atlanta,
alleging that our Streamliner 3000 product infringes four patents held by Arris. The complaint
sought injunctive relief and damages. In connection with this matter, we recorded a $1.3 million
liability in the fourth quarter of 2010, based on a tentative agreement of Arris and Harmonic with
respect to settlement of the action. In April 2011, this matter was settled on essentially the same
terms as the tentative agreement, the Company paid Arris $1.3 million, and the action was
dismissed.
An unfavorable outcome on the above referenced or any other litigation matters could require that
Harmonic pay substantial damages, or, in connection with any intellectual property infringement
claims, could require that the Company pay ongoing royalty payments or could prevent the Company
from selling certain of its products. As a result, a settlement of, or an unfavorable outcome on,
any of the above referenced or other litigation matters could have a material adverse effect on
Harmonics business, operating results, financial position and cash flows.
Harmonics industry is characterized by the existence of a large number of patents and frequent
claims and related litigation regarding patent and other intellectual property rights. From time to
time, third parties have asserted, and may in the future assert, exclusive patent, copyright,
trademark and other intellectual property rights against us or the Companys customers. Such
assertions arise in the normal course of the Companys operations. The resolution of any such
assertions and claims cannot be predicted with certainty.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The terms
Harmonic, the Company, we, us, its, and our, as used in this Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q, refer to Harmonic Inc. and its subsidiaries and its predecessors as a combined
entity, except where the context requires otherwise.
Some of the statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking
statements that involve risk and uncertainties. The statements contained in this Form 10-Q that are
not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, including, without limitation, statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, intentions
or strategies regarding the future. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by
terminology such as, may, will, should, expects, plans, anticipates, believes,
intends, estimates, predicts, potential, or continue or the negative of these terms or
other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
statements regarding:
| developing trends in the broadcasting and television business; | |
| continuation of customer concentration; | |
| capital spending of our customers in 2011; | |
| our strategic direction, future business plans and growth strategy; | |
| increases in our international revenue; | |
| industry and customer consolidation; | |
| anticipated changes in economic conditions or the financial markets, and the potential impact on our business; |
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| the expected demand for, and benefits of, our products and services; | |
| seasonality of revenue and concentration of revenue sources; | |
| anticipated benefits of recent acquisitions; | |
| potential future acquisitions; | |
| statements regarding anticipated results of potential or actual litigation; | |
| our competitive environment; | |
| the impact of governmental regulation; | |
| the impact of uncertain economic times and markets; | |
| anticipated revenue and expenses, including the sources of such revenue and expenses; | |
| expected impacts of changes in accounting rules; | |
| use of cash, cash needs and ability to raise capital; and | |
| the condition of our cash investments. |
These statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may
cause our actual results to differ materially from those implied by the forward-looking statements.
Important factors that may cause actual results to differ from expectations include those discussed
in Risk Factors beginning on page 32 of this Form 10-Q. All forward-looking statements included
in this Form 10-Q are based on information available to us on the date thereof, and we assume no
obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.
Overview
Harmonic designs, manufactures and sells versatile and high performance video infrastructure
products and system solutions that enable our customers to efficiently create, prepare and deliver
broadcast and on-demand video services to televisions, personal computers and mobile devices.
Historically, the majority of our sales have been derived from sales of video processing solutions
and network edge and access systems to cable television operators and from sales of video
processing solutions to direct-to-home satellite operators. More recently, we are providing our
video processing solutions to telecommunications companies, or telcos, broadcasters and other media
companies that create video programming or offer video services. In September 2010, we acquired
Omneon, Inc., a private, venture-backed company specializing in file-based infrastructure for the
production, preparation and playout of video content typically deployed by broadcasters, satellite
operators, content owners and other media companies. The acquisition of Omneon, which is further
described below, is complementary to Harmonics core business, expanding our customer reach into
content providers and extending our product lines into video servers and video-optimized storage
for content production and playout.
Harmonics revenue increased by 57% in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the same period in
2010. The increase in revenue in 2011 was due, in part, to stronger worldwide customer demand for
video processing solutions. In addition, Harmonics revenue also increased as a result of the
acquisition of Omneon in September 2010. Omneons product revenue, which for the first quarter of
2011 was $20.9 million, is included in the production and playout product line under Net Revenue
Consolidated below. The growth in video processing revenue of 64% and the addition of Omneon also
contributed to the growth in service and support activity related to the associated product
solutions, resulting in services and support revenue growth of 63% in the first quarter of 2011,
when compared to the same period in 2010.
Financial difficulties of certain of our customers and changes in our customers deployment plans
have adversely affected our business in the past. In 2008 and 2009, economic conditions in many of
the countries in which we sell products were very weak, and global
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economic conditions and
financial markets experienced a severe downturn. The downturn stemmed from a multitude of factors,
including adverse credit conditions, slower economic activity, concerns about inflation and
deflation, rapid changes in foreign exchange rates, increased energy costs, decreased consumer
confidence, reduced corporate profits and capital spending, adverse business conditions and
liquidity concerns.
Although there was an increase in global economic activity in 2010, economic growth may remain
sluggish during 2011 in a few developed countries and in some emerging market countries. The
severity or length of time that these adverse economic and financial market conditions may persist,
or whether such adverse conditions may return in the U.S. and in other countries, is unknown.
During challenging or uncertain economic times, and in tight credit markets, many customers may
delay or reduce capital expenditures, which in turn often results in lower demand for our products.
Sales to customers outside of the U.S. in the first quarter of 2011 and 2010 represented 56%, and
50% of net revenue, respectively. A significant portion of international sales are made to
distributors and system integrators, which are generally responsible for importing the products and
providing installation and technical support and service to customers within their territory. We
expect international sales to continue to account for a substantial portion of our net revenue for
the foreseeable future, and expect that, partially as a result of the acquisitions of Scopus in
2009 and of Omneon in 2010, our international sales may continue to increase.
Further, we have a number of international customers to whom sales are denominated in U.S. dollars.
Sales denominated in foreign currencies were approximately 9% and 7% of net revenue in the first
quarter of 2011 and 2010, respectively. The value of the U.S. dollar fluctuates significantly
against many foreign currencies, which includes the local currencies of many of our international
customers. If the U.S. dollar appreciates relative to the local currencies of our customers, then
the prices of our products correspondingly increase for such customers. Such an effect could
adversely impact sales of our products to such customers and result in longer sales cycles,
difficulties in collection of accounts receivable, slower adoption of new technologies and
increased price competition in the affected countries. Further, if the U.S. dollar were to weaken
against many major currencies, there can be no assurance that a weaker dollar would lead to growth
in capital spending.
In addition, industry consolidation has in the past constrained, and may in the future constrain,
capital spending by our customers. Also, if our product portfolio and product development plans do
not position us well to capture an increased portion of the capital spending of customers in the
markets on which we focus, our revenue may decline.
Historically, a majority of our revenue has been derived from relatively few customers, due in part
to the consolidation of the ownership of cable television and direct broadcast satellite system
companies. However, in the last two years, revenue from our ten largest customers has decreased as
a percentage of revenue, due to our growing customer base, in part as a result of the acquisitions
of Scopus and Omneon. Sales to our ten largest customers in the first quarter of 2011 and 2010
accounted for approximately 35% and 51% of revenue, respectively. Although we are attempting to
broaden our customer base by penetrating new markets and further expanding internationally, we
expect to see continuing industry consolidation and customer concentration.
In the first quarter of 2011 and 2010, sales to Comcast accounted for 11% and 14% of net revenue,
respectively. The loss of Comcast or any other significant customer, any material reduction in
orders by Comcast or any significant customer, or our failure to qualify our new products with a
significant customer could materially and adversely affect our operating results, financial
condition and cash flows. In addition, we are involved in most quarters in one or more relatively
large individual transactions, including, from time to time, projects in which we act much like a
systems integrator. A decrease in the number of the relatively larger individual transactions in
which we are involved in any quarter could adversely affect our operating results for that quarter.
In addition, historically, we have been dependent upon capital spending in the cable and satellite
industries. We are attempting to further diversify our customer base beyond cable and satellite
customers, including to the telco and broadcast and media markets. Several major telcos have
rebuilt or are upgrading their networks to offer bundled video, voice and data services. In order
to be successful in this market, we may need to continue to build alliances with telco equipment
manufacturers, adapt our products for telco applications, take orders at prices resulting in lower
margins, and build internal expertise to handle the particular contractual and technical demands of
the telco industry. In addition, telco video deployments, including recent trials of mobile video
services, are subject to delays in completion, as video processing technologies and video business
models are relatively new to most telcos and many of their largest suppliers. Implementation issues
with our products or those of other vendors have caused, and may continue to cause, delays in
project completion for our customers and delay our recognition of revenue.
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We often recognize a substantial portion of our quarterly revenues in the last month of the
quarter. We establish our expenditure levels for product development and other operating expenses
based on projected revenue levels for a specified period, and expenses are relatively fixed in the
short term. Accordingly, even small variations in timing of revenue, particularly from large
individual transactions, can cause significant fluctuations in operating results in a particular
quarter.
On September 15, 2010, Harmonic completed the acquisition of Omneon, Inc., a private,
venture-backed company organized under the laws of Delaware and headquartered in Sunnyvale,
California. The purchase price, net of $40.5 million of cash acquired, was $251.3 million, which
consisted of (i) approximately $153.3 million in cash, net of cash acquired, (ii) 14.2 million
shares of Harmonic common stock with a total fair value of approximately $95.9 million, based on
the price of Harmonic common stock at the time of close, and (iii) approximately $2.1 million,
representing the fair value attributed to shares of Omneon equity awards which Harmonic assumed and
for which services had already been rendered as of the close of the acquisition. The cash portion
of the purchase price was paid from existing cash balances. The Company also incurred a total of
$5.9 million of transaction expenses, which were expensed as selling, general and administrative
expenses in the year ended December 31, 2010. Substantially all unvested stock options and unvested
restricted stock units issued by Omneon and outstanding at closing were assumed by Harmonic.
We continue to expand our international operations and staffing to better support our expansion
into international markets. This expansion includes the implementation of an international
structure that includes, among other things, an international support center in Europe, a research
and development cost-sharing arrangement, and certain licenses and other contractual arrangements
by and among the Company and its wholly-owned domestic and foreign subsidiaries. Our foreign
subsidiaries have acquired certain license rights to use our existing intellectual property and
intellectual property that will be developed or licensed in the future, including Omneons existing
and future intellectual property. As a result of these changes and an expanding customer base
internationally, we expect that an increasing percentage of our consolidated pre-tax income will be
derived from, and reinvested in, our international operations. We anticipate that this pre-tax
income will be subject to foreign tax at relatively lower tax rates when compared to the United
States federal statutory tax rate in future periods.
Critical Accounting Policies, Judgments and Estimates
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures requires Harmonic to make
judgments, assumptions and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities,
the disclosure of contingencies, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses in the financial
statements and accompanying notes. Material differences may result in the amount and timing of
revenue and expenses if different judgments or different estimates were made.
Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to the annual Consolidated Financial
Statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010, included in our 2010 Form 10-K and the
notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the three months ended April
1, 2011, included in this Form 10-Q. Critical accounting policies, judgments and estimates which we
believe have the most significant impact on Harmonics financial statements have not changed since
December 31, 2010, except as described in Note 1 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
included herein, and are set forth below:
| Revenue recognition; | |
| Allowances for doubtful accounts, returns and discounts; | |
| Valuation of inventories; | |
| Impairment of goodwill or long-lived assets; | |
| Restructuring costs and accruals for excess facilities; | |
| Assessment of the probability of the outcome of litigation; | |
| Accounting for income taxes, and | |
| Stock-based compensation. |
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Results of Operations
Harmonics condensed consolidated statements of operations data for the first quarter of 2011 and
2010, as a percentage of net revenue, is as follows:
Three months ended | ||||||||
April 1, 2011 | April 2, 2010 | |||||||
Net revenue |
100 | % | 100 | % | ||||
Cost of revenue |
53 | 52 | ||||||
Gross profit |
47 | 48 | ||||||
Operating expenses: |
||||||||
Research and development |
20 | 20 | ||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
25 | 24 | ||||||
Amortization of intangibles |
2 | 1 | ||||||
Total operating expenses |
47 | 45 | ||||||
Income (loss) from operations |
(0 | ) | 3 | |||||
Interest and other income, net |
(0 | ) | 0 | |||||
Income (loss) before income taxes |
(0 | ) | 3 | |||||
Benefit from income taxes |
(0 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||
Net income |
0 | % | 6 | % | ||||
Net Revenue Consolidated
Harmonics consolidated net revenue in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the corresponding
period in 2010, is presented in the table below. Also presented are the related dollar and
percentage changes in consolidated net revenue in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the
corresponding period in 2010.
Three months ended | ||||||||
April 1, 2011 | April 2, 2010 | |||||||
(In thousands, except percentages) | ||||||||
Revenue by type: |
||||||||
Video processing products |
$ | 63,758 | $ | 38,890 | ||||
Production and playout products |
20,933 | | ||||||
Edge and access products |
31,176 | 35,544 | ||||||
Service and support |
16,968 | 10,388 | ||||||
Net revenue |
$ | 132,835 | $ | 84,822 | ||||
Increase (decrease): |
||||||||
Video processing products |
$ | 24,868 | ||||||
Production and playout products |
20,933 | |||||||
Edge and access products |
(4,368 | ) | ||||||
Service and support |
6,580 | |||||||
Total increase |
$ | 48,013 | ||||||
Percent change: |
||||||||
Video processing products |
64 | % | ||||||
Production and playout products |
| |||||||
Edge and access products |
(12 | ) | ||||||
Service and support |
63 | |||||||
Total percent change |
57 | % |
The increase in net revenue in the first quarter of 2011, compared to the same period of 2010,
was in part due to stronger worldwide demand for video processing solutions. In addition, our
revenue increased as a result of the acquisition of Omneon. Omneons
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product revenue is included in
the production and playout product line above. The growth in video processing products revenue of
64% and the addition of Omneon also contributed to the growth in service and support activity
related to the associated products, resulting in service and support revenue growth of 63% in
2011, when compared to the same period in 2010. The decrease in sales of edge and access products
in the first quarter of 2011, compared to the same period in 2010, was primarily due to a decrease
in sales of edge products, which are used for VOD, M-CMTS and switched digital video applications
to domestic and international cable operators.
Net Revenue - Geographic
Harmonics domestic and international net revenue in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the
corresponding period in 2010, is presented in the table below. Also presented are the related
dollar and percentage change in domestic and international net revenue in the first quarter of
2011, compared with the corresponding period in 2010.
Three months ended | ||||||||
April 1, 2011 | April 2, 2010 | |||||||
(In thousands, except percentages) | ||||||||
Net revenue: |
||||||||
United States |
$ | 58,954 | $ | 42,592 | ||||
International |
73,881 | 42,230 | ||||||
Total |
$ | 132,835 | $ | 84,822 | ||||
Increase: |
||||||||
United States |
$ | 16,362 | ||||||
International |
31,651 | |||||||
Total increase |
$ | 48,013 | ||||||
Percent change: |
||||||||
United States |
38 | % | ||||||
International |
75 | |||||||
Total percent change |
57 | % |
The increase in U.S. net revenue in the first quarter of 2011, compared to the corresponding
period in 2010, was principally due to increased demand from our domestic cable and satellite
customers for HD video encoding solutions and increased service and support revenue.
International net revenue in the first quarter of 2011 increased, compared to the corresponding
period in 2010, primarily due to increased demand from customers in emerging markets, such as Latin
America, and sales of Omneon production and playout products, given that a substantial majority of
production and playout net revenues were international. We expect that international sales will
continue to account for a significant portion of our net revenue for the foreseeable future, and
expect that, with the completion of the acquisition of Omneon in particular, our international
revenue may increase.
Gross Profit
Harmonics gross profit and gross profit as a percentage of consolidated net revenue in the first
quarter of 2011, as compared with the corresponding period of 2010, are presented in the table
below. Also presented are the related dollar and percentage change in gross profit in the first
quarter of 2011, as compared with the corresponding period in 2010.
Three months ended | ||||||||
April 1, 2011 | April 2, 2010 | |||||||
(In thousands, except percentages) | ||||||||
Gross profit |
$ | 61,855 | $ | 40,806 | ||||
As a percentage of net revenue |
47 | % | 48 | % | ||||
Increase |
$ | 21,049 | ||||||
Percent change |
52 | % |
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The increase in gross profit in the first quarter of 2011, as compared to the corresponding
period in 2010, was primarily due to increased net revenue in 2011. The gross profit percentage of
47% in the first quarter of 2011, compared to 48% in the first quarter of 2010, was lower mainly
due to higher amortization of intangibles.
In the first quarter of 2011, $5.1 million of amortization of intangibles was included in cost of
sales compared to $2.1 million in the first quarter of 2010. The higher amortization of intangible
expense in the first quarter of 2011 was due to the amortization of intangibles arising from the
Omneon acquisition, which was completed in September 2010. We expect to record approximately $16.4
million in amortization of intangibles expenses in cost of sales in the remaining nine months of
2011, primarily related to intangible assets acquired in connection with the acquisitions of Scopus
and Omneon.
Research and Development
Harmonics research and development expense and the expense as a percentage of consolidated net
revenue in the first quarter of 2011, as compared with the corresponding period of 2010, are
presented in the table below. Also presented are the related dollar and percentage change in
research and development expense in the first quarter of 2011, as compared with the corresponding
period of 2010.
Three months ended | ||||||||
April 1, 2011 | April 2, 2010 | |||||||
(In thousands, except percentages) | ||||||||
Research and development |
$ | 26,149 | $ | 16,966 | ||||
As a percentage of net revenue |
20 | % | 20 | % | ||||
Increase |
$ | 9,183 | ||||||
Percent change |
54 | % |
The increase in research and development expense in the first quarter of 2011, compared to the
corresponding period in 2010, was primarily the result of increased compensation expense of $4.9
million, increased facilities related expenses of $1.7 million, increased outside engineering
services of $1.6 million and increased stock-based compensation expense of $0.7 million. The
increased compensation expense
and outside engineering services were
primarily due to increased engineering headcount and activities related to the
Omneon acquisition, as well as additional hiring of employees engaged in engineering activities.
The increased facilities related expenses were primarily due to
additional depreciation of building improvements and lab equipment
costs related to the Omneon acquisition.
Selling, General and Administrative
Harmonics selling, general and administrative expense and the expense as a percentage of
consolidated net revenue in the first quarter of 2011, as compared with the corresponding period of
2010, are presented in the table below. Also presented are the related dollar and percentage change
in selling, general and administrative expense in the first quarter of 2011, as compared with the
corresponding period of 2010.
Three months ended | ||||||||
April 1, 2011 | April 2, 2010 | |||||||
(In thousands, except percentages) | ||||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
$ | 33,564 | $ | 20,845 | ||||
As a percentage of net revenue |
25 | % | 25 | % | ||||
Increase |
$ | 12,719 | ||||||
Percent change |
61 | % |
The increase in selling, general and administrative expense in the first quarter of 2011,
compared to the corresponding period in 2010, was primarily a result of increased compensation
expense of $6.0 million, increased stock-based compensation expense of $1.8 million, increased
marketing and selling expense of $1.3 million, increased facilities related expenses of $1.2
million, increased consulting and professional service expense of $0.9 million and increased travel
expense of $0.9 million. The increased compensation expense, stock-based compensation expense,
marketing and selling expense and travel expense is primarily due to increased headcount related to
the Omneon acquisition and higher commission expense resulting from increased net revenue in 2011.
The increase in consulting and professional service expense is
related to higher temporary headcount and additional consulting
resources being used in general and administrative activities.
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increased
facilities related expense was partially due to the additional $0.5 million of excess
facilities reserve recorded in the first quarter of 2011 related to Omneons headquarters in
Sunnyvale, California.
Amortization of Intangibles
Harmonics amortization of intangible assets and the expense as a percentage of consolidated net
revenue in the first quarter of 2011, as compared with the corresponding period of 2010, are
presented in the table below. Also presented are the related dollar and percentage change in
amortization of intangible assets in the first quarter of 2011, as compared with the corresponding
period of 2010.
Three months ended | ||||||||
April 1, 2011 | April 2, 2010 | |||||||
(In thousands, except percentages) | ||||||||
Amortization of intangibles |
$ | 2,229 | $ | 534 | ||||
As a percentage of net revenue |
2 | % | 1 | % | ||||
Increase |
$ | 1,695 | ||||||
Percent change |
317 | % |
The increase in the amortization of intangibles expense in the first quarter of 2011, compared
to the corresponding period in 2010, was primarily due to the amortization of intangible assets
obtained in connection with the acquisition of Omneon during the third quarter of 2010. Harmonic
expects to record a total of approximately $6.7 million in amortization of intangibles expense in
operating expenses in the remaining nine months of 2011, primarily resulting from the acquisitions
of Scopus and Omneon.
Interest Income, Net
Harmonics interest income, net, and interest income, net, as a percentage of consolidated net
revenue in the first quarter of 2011, as compared with the corresponding period of 2010, are
presented in the table below. Also presented are the related dollar and percentage change in
interest income, net, in the first quarter of 2011, as compared with the corresponding period of
2010.
Three months ended | ||||||||
April 1, 2011 | April 2, 2010 | |||||||
(In thousands, except percentages) | ||||||||
Interest income, net |
$ | 92 | $ | 384 | ||||
As a percentage of net revenue |
0 | % | 0 | % | ||||
Decrease |
$ | (292 | ) | |||||
Percent change |
(76) | % |
The decrease in interest income, net in the first quarter of 2011, compared to the first
quarter of 2010, was primarily due to a lower portfolio balance during the quarter, principally
resulting from cash used in the Omneon acquisition, and lower interest rates earned on the cash and
short-term investments portfolio.
Other Expense, Net
Harmonics other expense, net, and other expense, net, as a percentage of consolidated net revenue
in the first quarter of 2011, as compared with the corresponding period of 2010, are presented in
the table below. Also presented are the related dollar and percentage change in other expense, net,
in the first quarter of 2011, as compared with the corresponding period of 2010.
Three months ended | ||||||||
April 1, 2011 | April 2, 2010 | |||||||
(In thousands, except percentages) | ||||||||
Other expense, net |
$ | 107 | $ | 371 | ||||
As a percentage of net revenue |
0 | % | 0 | % | ||||
Decrease |
$ | (264 | ) | |||||
Percent change |
(71) | % |
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The decrease in other expense, net, in the first quarter of 2011, compared to the
corresponding period of 2010, was primarily due to lower foreign exchange losses on accounts
receivable denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar.
Income Taxes
Harmonics benefit from income taxes, and benefit from income taxes, as a percentage of
consolidated net revenue, in the first quarter of 2011, as compared with the corresponding period
of 2010, are presented in the table below. Also presented are the related dollar and percentage
changes in income taxes in the first quarter of 2011, as compared with the corresponding period of
2010.
Three months ended | ||||||||
April 1, 2011 | April 2, 2010 | |||||||
(In thousands, except percentages) | ||||||||
Benefit from income taxes |
$ | 618 | $ | 2,845 | ||||
As a percentage of net revenue |
0 | % | 3 | % | ||||
Decrease |
$ | (2,227 | ) | |||||
Percent change |
(78) | % |
The decrease in the benefit from income taxes in the first quarter of 2011, compared to the
same period in 2010, was primarily attributable to a reduced benefit as a result of the reversal of
foreign taxes previously accrued as uncertain tax benefits, due to an expiration of the statute of
limitations, and a reduction of a benefit recorded in the first quarter of 2010 associated with the
release of a portion of the valuation allowance on certain California deferred tax assets, both of
which were discrete items.
The Companys income tax returns for 2008 and 2009 are currently under examination by the U.S.
Internal Revenue Service.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Three months ended | ||||||||
April 1, 2011 | April 2, 2010 | |||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||
Net cash used in operating activities |
$ | (7,683 | ) | $ | (2,979 | ) | ||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
(38,871 | ) | 4,772 | |||||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
9,570 | 1,736 |
As of April 1, 2011, cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $117.3 million,
compared to $120.4 million as of December 31, 2010. Cash used in operations in the first three
months of 2011 was $7.7 million, resulting from net income of $0.5 million, increased by an
aggregate of $17.0 million in non-cash charges and decreased by an aggregate of $25.2 million in
net change
in assets and liabilities. The non-cash charges included principally amortization of intangible
assets, stock-based compensation and depreciation. The net change in assets and liabilities
included: (a) increases in accounts receivable and inventories, which was partially offset by a
decrease in prepaid expenses; and (b) decreases in accounts payable, income taxes payable and
accrued and other liabilities, which was partially offset by an increase in deferred revenue.
The increase in accounts receivable is due to the non-linearity of
invoicing in the quarter.
The
decrease in accrued and other liabilities was principally attributable to payment of incentive
compensation accruals from 2010.
Cash used in operations in the first three months of 2010 was $3.0 million, resulting from net income of $5.3
million, adjusted for $7.4 million in non-cash charges and a $15.7 million net change in assets and liabilities. The
significant non-cash charges included stock-based compensation, depreciation and amortization of intangible assets. The net change in assets and liabilities included an increase in accounts receivable due to higher shipments in the
first quarter of 2010 compared to the first quarter of 2009, a decrease in accrued liabilities primarily from the payment of incentive compensation, an increase in inventories primarily due to an increase in service and demo
inventories, and lower accounts payable primarily from the payment of inventory purchases, which was partially offset by an increase in deferred revenue.
We expect that cash provided by operating activities may fluctuate in future periods as a result of
a number of factors, including, without limitation, fluctuations in our operating results, shipment
linearity, accounts receivable collections performance, inventory and supply chain management, and
the timing and amount of compensation and other
payments. We typically pay our annual incentive compensation to employees in the first quarter.
Net cash used in investing activities was $38.9 million in the first quarter of 2011, resulting
from the purchase of short-term investments of $41.8 million and capital expenditures of $5.0
million, partially offset by proceeds from the net sale and maturity of investments of $7.9
million. Harmonic currently expects capital expenditures will be in
the range of $12 million to $16
million during 2011.
Net cash
provided by investing activities was $4.8 million in the first
quarter of 2010, resulting from proceeds from the maturity of
investments of $41.3 million, partially offset by the purchase of
investments of $35.4 million and capital expenditures of $1.1 million.
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Net cash provided by financing activities of $9.6 million in the first quarter of 2011
and $1.7 million in the same period a year ago
was the
result of net proceeds from the issuance of common stock related to our employee stock plans.
In the event we need or desire to access funds from the other short-term investments that we hold,
it is possible that we may not be able to do so due to adverse market conditions. Our inability to
sell all or some of our short-term investments at par or our cost, or any rating downgrades of
issuers of these securities, could adversely affect our results of operations or financial
condition. Nevertheless, we believe that our existing liquidity sources will satisfy our presently
contemplated cash requirements for at least the next twelve months. However, if our expectations
are incorrect, we may need to raise additional funds to fund our operations, to take advantage of
unanticipated opportunities, or to strengthen our financial position.
In addition, we actively review potential acquisitions that would complement our existing product
offerings, enhance our technical capabilities, or expand our marketing and sales presence. Any
future transaction of this nature could require potentially significant amounts of capital or could
require us to issue our stock and dilute existing stockholders. If adequate funds are not
available, or are not available on acceptable terms, we may not be able to take advantage of market
or acquisition opportunities, to develop new products, or to otherwise respond to competitive
pressures.
Our ability to raise funds may be adversely affected by a number of factors relating to Harmonic,
as well as factors beyond our control, including the global economic slowdown, market uncertainty
surrounding the ongoing U.S. war on terrorism, or conditions in financial markets and the
industries we serve. There can be no assurance that any financing will be available on terms
acceptable to us, or at all.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
None as of April 1, 2011.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
There were no significant changes to our contractual obligations and commitments in the first
quarter of 2011, compared to the information presented in our 2010 Form 10-K.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact the operating results, financial position,
or liquidity of Harmonic due to adverse changes in market prices and rates. Harmonic is exposed to
market risk because of changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, as measured
against the U.S. dollar and currencies of Harmonics subsidiaries, and changes in the value of
financial instruments held by Harmonic.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
Harmonic has a number of international subsidiaries, each of whose sales are generally denominated
in U.S. dollars. In addition, Harmonic has various international branch offices that provide sales
support and systems integration services. Sales denominated in foreign currencies were
approximately 9% and 7% of net revenue in the first quarter of 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Periodically, Harmonic enters into foreign currency forward exchange contracts (forward exchange
contracts) to manage exposure related to foreign accounts receivable and reduce the effects of
fluctuating exchange rates on expenses denominated in foreign currencies. Harmonic does not enter
into derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. At April 1, 2011, we had a forward
exchange contract to sell Euros totaling $5.1 million. This forward exchange contract matured in
April 2011. While Harmonic does not anticipate that near-term changes in exchange rates will have a
material impact on Harmonics operating results, financial position and liquidity, Harmonic cannot
assure you that a sudden and significant change in the value of local currencies would not harm
Harmonics operating results, financial position and liquidity.
Interest Rate Risk
Exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to Harmonics investment
portfolio of marketable debt securities of various issuers, types and maturities and to Harmonics
borrowings under its bank line of credit facility. Harmonic has no
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borrowings under its bank line
of credit. Harmonic does not use derivative instruments in its investment portfolio, and its
investment portfolio only includes highly liquid instruments. These investments are classified as
available for sale and are carried at estimated fair value, with unrealized gains and
losses reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). As of April 1, 2011, gross
unrealized gains were nominal. If the credit market deteriorates, we may incur realized losses,
which could adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations. There is risk that
losses could be incurred if Harmonic were to sell any of its securities prior to stated maturity.
As of April 1, 2011, our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments balance was $117.3
million. In a declining interest rate environment, as short term investments mature, reinvestment
occurs at less favorable market rates. Given the short term nature of certain investments,
declining interest rates would negatively impact investment income. Based on our estimates, a 100
basis point, or 1%, change in interest rates would have increased or decreased the fair value of
our investments by approximately $0.1 million as of April 1, 2011.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), that are designed to ensure
that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in
SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management,
including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and
procedures, management recognized that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well
conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of
the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Additionally, in designing disclosure controls and
procedures, our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the
cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any
disclosure controls and procedures also is based, in part, upon certain assumptions about the
likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in
achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Based on their evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure
controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level.
Changes in internal controls.
On September 15, 2010, we acquired Omneon and, as a result, we are in the process of integrating
the processes, systems and controls relating to Omneon into our existing system of internal control
over financial reporting in accordance with our integration plans. In addition, various
transitional controls designed to supplement existing internal controls have been implemented with
respect to the acquired processes and systems. Except for the processes, systems and controls
relating to the integration of Omneon, there have not been any changes in the Companys internal
control over financial reporting during the three months ended April 1, 2011 that have materially
affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial
reporting.
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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On March 4, 2010, Interkey ELC Ltd, or Interkey, filed a lawsuit in Israel, alleging breach of
contract against Harmonic and Scopus Video Networks Ltd. (now Harmonic Video Networks Ltd. or
HVN), which was acquired by Harmonic in March 2009, and Harmonic. The plaintiffs are seeking
damages in the amount of 6,300,000 ILS (approximately $1.7 million). Although, as is the case with
all litigation, no assurances can be given as to the outcome of the Interkey lawsuit, Harmonic
believes Interkeys and its shareholders claims are without merit and Harmonic and HVN intend to
vigorously defend themselves against these claims.
In April 2010, Arris Corporation filed a complaint in United States District Court in Atlanta,
alleging that our Streamliner 3000 product infringes four patents held by Arris. The complaint
sought injunctive relief and damages. In connection with this matter, we recorded a $1.3 million
liability in the fourth quarter of 2010, based on a tentative agreement of Arris and Harmonic with
respect to settlement of the action. In April 2011, this matter was settled on essentially the same
terms as the tentative agreement, the Company paid Arris $1.3 million, and the action was
dismissed.
Harmonic is subject to other litigation incidental to its business that is not believed to be
material to the Company.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
We depend on cable, satellite and telco, and broadcast and media industry capital spending for a
substantial majority of our revenue and any material decrease or delay in capital spending in these
industries would negatively impact our operating results, financial condition and cash flows.
A substantial majority of our historical revenue has been derived from sales to cable television
operators, satellite and telco operators and broadcast companies, as well as, more recently, the
emerging streaming media providers. In September 2010, we completed the acquisition of Omneon, a
private, venture-backed company specializing in file-based infrastructure for the production,
preparation and playout of video content typically deployed by broadcasters, satellite operators,
content owners and other media companies. We expect revenue from all of these markets will
constitute a substantial majority of revenue for the foreseeable future. Demand for our products
will depend on the magnitude and timing of capital spending by customers in these markets for
constructing and upgrading their systems.
These capital spending patterns are dependent on a variety of factors, including:
| access to financing; | |
| annual capital spending budget cycles of each of the industries we serve; | |
| the impact of industry consolidation; | |
| federal, local and foreign government regulation of telecommunications and television broadcasting; | |
| overall demand for communication services and consumer acceptance of new video and data services; | |
| evolving industry standards and network architectures; | |
| competitive pressures, including pricing pressures; | |
| discretionary end-user customer spending patterns; and | |
| general economic conditions. |
In the past, specific factors contributing to reduced capital spending have included:
| uncertainty related to development of digital video industry standards; | |
| delays in the evaluation of new services, new standards and system architectures by many operators; |
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| emphasis by operators on generating revenue from existing customers, rather than from new customers through new construction or network upgrades; | |
| a reduction in the amount of capital available to finance projects of our customers and potential customers; | |
| proposed and completed business combinations and divestitures by our customers and the length of regulatory review thereof; | |
| weak or uncertain economic and financial conditions in domestic or international markets, particularly in the housing markets in the developed countries; and | |
| bankruptcies and financial restructuring of major customers. |
The financial difficulties of certain of our customers and changes in our customers deployment
plans have adversely affected our business in the past. In 2008 and 2009, economic conditions in
many of the countries in which we sell products were very weak, and global economic conditions and
financial markets experienced a severe downturn. The downturn stemmed from a multitude of factors,
including adverse credit conditions, slower economic activity, concerns about inflation and
deflation, rapid changes in foreign exchange rates, increased energy costs, decreased consumer
confidence, reduced corporate profits and capital spending, adverse business conditions and
liquidity concerns. Although there was an increase in global economic activity in 2010 and the
first quarter of 2011, economic growth may remain sluggish during the balance of 2011 in a few
developed countries and in some emerging market countries. The severity or length of time that
these adverse economic and financial market conditions may persist, or whether such adverse
conditions may return in the U.S. and in other countries, is unknown. During challenging or
uncertain economic times, and in tight credit markets, many customers may delay or reduce capital
expenditures, which in turn often results in lower demand for our products.
Further, we have a number of international customers to whom sales are denominated in U.S. dollars.
The value of the U.S. dollar fluctuates significantly against many foreign currencies, which
includes the local currencies of many of our international customers. If the U.S. dollar
appreciates relative to the local currencies of our customers, then the prices of our products
correspondingly increase for such customers. Such an effect could adversely impact sales of our
products to such customers and result in longer sales cycles, difficulties in collection of
accounts receivable, slower adoption of new technologies and increased price competition in the
affected countries. Further, if the U.S. dollar were to weaken against many major currencies, there
can be no assurance that a weaker dollar would lead to growth in capital spending.
In addition, industry consolidation has in the past constrained, and may in the future constrain,
capital spending by our customers. Further, if our product portfolio and product development plans
do not position us well to capture an increased portion of the capital spending of customers in the
markets on which we focus, our revenue may decline.
As a result of these capital spending issues, we may not be able to maintain or increase our
revenue in the future, and our operating results, financial condition and cash flows could be
materially and adversely affected.
The markets in which we operate are intensely competitive.
The markets for our products are extremely competitive and have been characterized by rapid
technological change and declining average selling prices. Pressure on average selling prices was
particularly severe during previous economic downturns as equipment suppliers competed aggressively
for customers reduced capital spending, and we have experienced similar pressure during the recent
economic slowdown.
Our principal competitors for edge and access products include Cisco
Systems, Motorola and Arris. In the video processing solutions market, we compete broadly with
products from vertically integrated system suppliers, including Motorola, Cisco Systems,
Technicolor and Ericsson, and, in certain product lines, with a number of smaller companies. Our
principal competitors for our production and playout products are
Harris, Grass Valley, SeaChange and Avid.
Many of our competitors are substantially larger, and have greater financial, technical, marketing
and other resources, than us. Many of these large enterprises are in a better position to withstand
any significant reduction in capital spending by customers in these
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markets. They often have
broader product lines and market focus, and may not be as susceptible to downturns in a particular
market. These competitors may also be able to bundle their products together to meet the needs of a
particular customer, and may be capable of delivering more complete solutions than we are able to
provide. To the extent large enterprises that currently do not compete directly with us choose to
enter our markets by acquisition or otherwise, competition would likely intensify.
Further, some of our competitors that have greater financial resources have offered, and in the
future may offer, their products at lower prices than we offer for our competing products or more
attractive financing terms, which has in the past, and may in the future, cause us to lose sales
opportunities and the resulting revenue or to reduce our prices in response to that competition.
Reductions in prices for any of our products could materially and adversely affect our operating
margins and revenue. In addition, many of our competitors have been in operation longer than we
have and, therefore, have more long-standing and established relationships with domestic and
foreign customers, making it difficult for us to sell to those customers.
If any of our competitors products or technologies were to become the industry standard, our
business would be seriously harmed. If our competitors are successful in bringing their products to
market earlier than us, or if these products are more technologically capable than ours, our
revenue could be materially and adversely affected. In addition, certain companies that have not
had a large presence in the broadband communications equipment market have begun to expand their
presence in this market through mergers and acquisitions. The continued consolidation of our
competitors could have a significant negative impact on our business. Further, our competitors,
particularly companies that offer products that are competitive with our digital video systems, may
bundle their products or incorporate functionality into existing products in a manner that
discourages users from purchasing our products or which may require us to lower our selling prices,
resulting in lower revenues and decreased gross margins.
If we are unable to compete at the same level as we have in the past, in any of our markets, or are
forced to reduce the prices of our products in order to continue to be competitive, our operating
results, financial condition and cash flows would be materially and adversely affected.
We need to develop and introduce new and enhanced products in a timely manner to meet the needs of
our customers and to remain competitive.
All of the markets we address are characterized by continuing technological advancement, changes in
customer requirements and evolving industry standards. To compete successfully, we must continually
design, develop, manufacture and sell new or enhanced products that provide increasingly higher
levels of performance and reliability and meet our customers changing needs. However, we may not be
successful in those efforts if, among other things, our products:
| are not cost effective; | |
| are not brought to market in a timely manner; | |
| are not in accordance with evolving industry standards and architectures; | |
| fail to meet market acceptance or customer requirements; or | |
| are ahead of the market. |
We are currently developing and marketing products based on established video compression
standards. Encoding products based on the MPEG-2 compression standards have historically
represented a significant portion of our revenue. Newer standards, such as MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, that
have been adopted provide significantly greater compression efficiency, thereby making more
bandwidth available to operators. The availability of more bandwidth is particularly important to
those operators seeking to launch, or expand, HDTV services. We have developed and launched
products, including HD encoders, based on these new standards in order to remain competitive, and
are continuing to devote considerable resources to these efforts. In addition,
we have launched an encoding platform that is capable of being configured for both MPEG-2 and
MPEG-4, in both standard definition and HD formats. At the same time, we need to devote development
resources to the existing MPEG-2 standard that many of our customers continue to require. There can
be no assurance that these efforts will be successful in the near future, or at all, or that
competitors will not take significant market share in HD encoding.
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In addition, our customers are paying more attention to audio products and features than they
have in the past. This enhanced attention to audio is likely to result in additional product
requirements and the related need for more development and support staff with audio expertise and
training. Hiring and retaining such staff may be difficult and costly. We cannot provide assurances
that we will be able to timely hire development and support staff with audio expertise or that our
efforts to develop enhanced audio products and features will be successful in the near future, or
at all.
In order to successfully develop and market certain of our planned products, we may be required to
enter into technology development or licensing agreements with third parties. We cannot provide
assurances that we will be able to timely enter into any necessary technology development or
licensing agreements on reasonable terms, or at all.
If we fail to develop and market new and enhanced products, our operating results, financial
condition and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.
Our operating results are likely to fluctuate significantly and, as a result, may fail to meet or
exceed the expectations of securities analysts or investors, causing our stock price to decline.
Our operating results have fluctuated in the past and are likely to continue to fluctuate in the
future, on an annual and a quarterly basis, as a result of several factors, many of which are
outside of our control. Some of the factors that may cause these fluctuations include:
| the level and timing of capital spending of our customers, both in the U.S. and in foreign markets, due in part to access to financing, including credit, for capital spending; | |
| economic and financial conditions specific to the cable, satellite and telco, and broadcast and media industries; | |
| changes in market demand for our products or customers services or products; | |
| the timing and amount of orders, especially from significant customers; | |
| the timing of revenue recognition from solution contracts, which may span several quarters; | |
| increases and decreases in the number and size of relatively larger individual transactions, and projects in which we are involved, from quarter to quarter; | |
| the timing of revenue recognition on sales arrangements, which may include multiple deliverables; | |
| the timing of acquisitions and the financial impact of such acquisitions; | |
| the timing of completion of our customers projects; | |
| competitive market conditions, including pricing actions by our competitors; | |
| lack of predictability in our revenue cycles; | |
| the level and mix of our international revenue; | |
| new product introductions by our competitors or by us; | |
| the timing of our development of custom products and software; | |
| changes in domestic and international regulatory environments affecting our business; | |
| market acceptance of our new or existing products; | |
| impact of new revenue recognition accounting standards, which are effective in 2011; |
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| the evaluation of new services, new standards and system architectures by our customers; | |
| the cost and availability to us of components, subassemblies and modules; | |
| the mix of our customer base, by industry and size, and sales channels; | |
| the mix of our products sold and the effect it has on gross margins; | |
| changes in our operating and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation expenses and settlement costs; | |
| impairment of our goodwill and intangibles; | |
| the outcome of litigation; | |
| write-downs of inventory and investments; | |
| the impact of applicable accounting guidance that requires us to record the fair value of stock options, restricted stock units and employee stock purchase plan awards as compensation expense; | |
| changes in our effective tax rate, including as a result of changes in our valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets, changes in our effective state tax rates, including as a result of apportionment, and changes in our mix of domestic versus international revenue, as well as any changes to tax rules related to the deferral of foreign earnings and compliance with foreign tax rules; | |
| the impact of applicable accounting guidance on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes that requires us to establish reserves for uncertain tax positions and accrue potential tax penalties and interest; | |
| the impact of applicable accounting guidance on business combinations that requires us to record charges for certain acquisition related costs and expenses and generally to expense restructuring costs associated with a business combination subsequent to the acquisition date; and | |
| general economic conditions. |
The timing of deployment of our products by our customers can be subject to a number of other
risks, including the availability of skilled engineering and technical personnel, the availability
of other equipment, such as compatible set top boxes, our customers ability to negotiate and enter
into rights agreements with video content owners that provide the customers with the right to
deliver certain video content, and our customers need for local franchise and licensing approvals.
We often recognize a substantial portion of our quarterly revenues in the last month of the
quarter. We establish our expenditure levels for product development and other operating expenses
based on projected revenue levels for a specified period, and expenses are relatively fixed in the
short term. Accordingly, even small variations in timing of revenue, particularly from relatively
large individual transactions, can cause significant fluctuations in operating results in a
particular quarter.
As a result of these factors and other factors, our operating results in one or more future periods
may fail to meet or exceed the expectations of securities analysts or investors. In that event, the
trading price of our common stock would likely decline.
Our customer base is concentrated and we are regularly involved in relatively large transactions.
The loss of one or more of our key customers, or a failure to diversify our customer base, as well
as a decrease in the number of such larger transactions, could harm our business.
Historically, a majority of our revenue has been derived from relatively few customers, due in part
to the consolidation of the ownership of cable television and direct broadcast satellite system
companies. However, in the last three years, revenue from our ten largest customers has decreased
as a percentage of revenue, due to our growing customer base, in part as a result of the
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Scopus and Omneon. Sales to our ten largest customers in our first quarter of 2011
and our 2010 and 2009 fiscal years accounted for approximately 35%, 44% and 47% of revenue, respectively. Although we are attempting to broaden our
customer base by penetrating new markets and further expanding internationally, we expect to see
continuing industry consolidation and customer concentration.
During, our first quarter of 2011 and our 2010 and 2009 fiscal years, revenue from Comcast
accounted for 11%, 17% and 16%, respectively, of our revenue. The loss of Comcast or any other
significant customer, any material reduction in orders by Comcast or any significant customer, or
our failure to qualify our new products with a significant customer could materially and adversely
affect our operating results, financial condition and cash flows. In addition, we are involved in
most quarters in one or more relatively large individual transactions, including, from time to
time, projects in which we act much like a systems integrator. A decrease in the number of the
relatively larger individual transactions in which we are involved in any quarter could adversely
affect our operating results for that quarter.
In addition, historically, we have been dependent upon capital spending in the cable and satellite
industry. We are attempting to further diversify our customer base beyond cable and satellite
customers, including to the telco and broadcast and media markets. Several major telcos have
rebuilt or are upgrading their networks to offer bundled video, voice and data services. In order
to be successful in this market, we may need to continue to build alliances with telco equipment
manufacturers, adapt our products for telco applications, take orders at prices resulting in lower
margins, and build internal expertise to handle the particular contractual and technical demands of
the telco industry. In addition, telco video deployments, including recent trials of mobile video
services, are subject to delays in completion, as video processing technologies and video business
models are relatively new to most telcos and many of their largest suppliers. Implementation issues
with our products or those of other vendors have caused, and may continue to cause, delays in
project completion for our customers and delay our recognition of revenue.
As a result of these and other factors, we may be unable to increase our revenues from telco and
broadcast and media customers and other markets, or to do so profitably, and any failure to
increase revenues and profits from these customers could materially and adversely affect our
operating results, financial condition and cash flows.
If we do not realize improvement in our operating results and other benefits expected from our
recently completed acquisition of Omneon, our business may be adversely affected and our stock
price could decline.
Our recently completed acquisition of Omneon, a private, venture-backed company specializing in
file-based infrastructure for the production, preparation and playout of video content, involves
the integration of a business that had previously operated independently. The integration of a
previously independent company into the acquiring companys operations is a challenging,
time-consuming and costly process. While the integration process for Omneon began in September
2010, when the Omneon acquisition was consummated, it will take additional time to complete the
process. It is possible that the process of integrating Omneon could result in our inability to
fully realize the expected synergies and other benefits of the acquisition, the loss of key
employees, the disruption of our ongoing businesses and that of Omneon, and inconsistencies in
standards, controls, procedures, and policies that adversely affect our ability to maintain
relationships with customers, suppliers, and employees, and would involve many of the other risks
of any acquisition described in the risk factor concerning
acquisitions on page 43. In addition,
the successful combination of the companies requires the dedication of significant management
resources, which could divert attention from the day-to-day business of the combined company. There
can be no assurance that these challenges will be met, and that we will realize the anticipated
benefits from the acquisition of Omneon, on a timely basis or at all. If we are unable to realize
these benefits, our goal of expanding into the markets on which Omneon focuses and our business, in
general, may be adversely affected.
We depend significantly on our international revenue and are subject to the risks associated with
international operations, which may negatively affect our operating results.
Revenue derived from customers outside of the U.S. in our first quarter of 2011 and in our 2010 and
2009 fiscal years represented 56%, 50% and 49% of our revenue, respectively. We expect that
international revenue will continue to represent a similar substantial percentage of our revenue
for the foreseeable future. Furthermore, most of our contract manufacturing occurs overseas. Our
international operations, the international operations of our contract manufacturers and our
efforts to maintain and increase revenue in international markets are subject to a number of risks,
which are generally greater with respect to emerging market countries, including the impact on our
business and operating results of:
| a slowdown or leveling off in international economies, which may adversely affect our customers capital spending; |
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| changes in foreign government regulations and telecommunications standards; | |
| import and export license requirements, tariffs, taxes and other trade barriers; | |
| fluctuations in currency exchange rates; | |
| a significant reliance on distributors, resellers and other third parties to sell our products and solutions, particularly in emerging market countries; | |
| difficulty in collecting accounts receivable, especially from smaller customers and resellers, particularly in emerging market countries; | |
| compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or FCPA, particularly in emerging market countries; | |
| compliance with the U.K. Bribery Act, particularly in emerging market countries; | |
| the burden of complying with a wide variety of foreign laws, treaties and technical standards; | |
| fulfilling country of origin requirements for our products for certain customers; | |
| difficulty in staffing and managing foreign operations; | |
| political and economic instability, including risks related to terrorist activity, particularly in emerging market countries; | |
| changes in economic policies by foreign governments; | |
| lack of basic infrastructure, particularly in emerging market countries; | |
| availability of credit, particularly in emerging market countries; and | |
| impact of the recent escalating social and political unrest in the Middle East. |
In the past, certain of our international customers accumulated significant levels of debt and have
undertaken reorganizations and financial restructurings, including bankruptcy proceedings. Even
where these restructurings have been completed, in some cases these customers have not been in a
position to purchase new equipment at levels we had seen in the past.
While our international revenue and operating expenses have typically been denominated in U.S.
dollars, fluctuations in currency exchange rates could cause our products to become relatively more
expensive to customers in a particular country, leading to a reduction in revenue or profitability
from sales in that country. A portion of our European business is denominated in Euros, which
subjects us to increased foreign currency risk. Gains and losses on the conversion to U.S. dollars
of accounts receivable, accounts payable and other monetary assets and liabilities arising from
international operations may contribute to fluctuations in operating results.
Furthermore, payment cycles for international customers are typically longer than those for
customers in the U.S. Unpredictable payment cycles could cause us to fail to meet or exceed the
expectations of security analysts and investors for any given period.
Our operations outside the United States also require us to comply with a number of United States
and international regulations. For example, our operations in countries outside the United States
are subject to the FCPA and similar laws, which prohibits United States companies or their agents
and employees from providing anything of value to a foreign official for the purposes of
influencing any act or decision of these individuals, in their official capacity, to help obtain or
retain business, direct business to any person or corporate entity or obtain any unfair advantage.
Our activities in countries outside the United States create the inherent risk of unauthorized
payments or offers of payments by one of our employees or agents, including those companies to
which we outsource certain of our business operations, which could be in violation of the FCPA,
even though these parties are not always subject to our control. We have internal control policies
and procedures, and have implemented training and compliance programs for our employees and agents,
with respect to the FCPA. However, we cannot assure you that our policies, procedures and programs
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FCPA or similar laws by our employees or agents, particularly in
emerging market countries, and as we expand our international
operations. Any such violation, even if prohibited by our policies, could result in criminal or
civil sanctions against us.
The effect of one or more of these international risks could have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Our future growth depends on market acceptance of several broadband services, on the adoption of
new broadband technologies and on several other broadband industry trends.
Future demand for many of our products will depend significantly on the growing market acceptance
of emerging broadband services, including digital video, VOD, HDTV, IPTV, mobile video services,
and very high-speed data services. The market demand for such emerging services is rapidly growing,
with many de facto or proprietary systems in use, which increases the challenge of delivering
interoperable products intended to address the requirements of such services.
The effective delivery of these services will depend, in part, on a variety of new network
architectures and standards, such as:
| video compression standards, such as MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, for both standard definition and high definition services; | |
| fiber to the premises, or FTTP, and digital subscriber line, or DSL, networks designed to facilitate the delivery of video services by telcos; | |
| the greater use of protocols such as IP; | |
| the further adoption of bandwidth-optimization techniques, such as switched digital video and DOCSIS 3.0; and | |
| the introduction of new consumer devices, such as advanced set-top boxes, personal video recorders, or PVRs, and a variety of smart phone mobile devices, such as the iPhone. |
If adoption of these emerging services and/or technologies is not as widespread or as rapid as we
expect, or if we are unable to develop new products based on these technologies on a timely basis,
our revenue will be materially and adversely affected.
Furthermore, other technological, industry and regulatory trends will affect the growth of our
business. These trends include the following:
| convergence, or the need of many network operators to deliver a package of video, voice and data services to consumers, including mobile delivery options; | |
| the increasing availability of traditional broadcast video content on the Internet; | |
| the entry of telcos into the video business; | |
| the emergence of ATSC mobile handheld as a viable content delivery system; | |
| the use of digital video by businesses, governments and educational institutions; | |
| efforts by regulators and governments in the U.S. and abroad to encourage the adoption of broadband and digital technologies; | |
| increased consumer interest in 3D television and content; | |
| the extent and nature of regulatory attitudes towards such issues as network neutrality, competition between operators, access by third parties to networks of other operators, local franchising requirements for telcos to offer video, and other new services, such as mobile video; and |
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| the outcome of litigation and negotiations between content owners and service providers regarding rights of service providers to store and distribute recorded broadcast content, which outcomes may drive adoption of one technology over another in some cases. |
If we fail to recognize and respond to these trends, by timely developing products, features and
services required by these trends, we are likely to lose revenue opportunities and our results of
operations and stock price could be materially and adversely affected.
Changes in telecommunications legislation and regulations could harm our prospects and future
revenue.
Changes in telecommunications legislation and regulations in the U.S. and other countries could
affect the revenue from our products. In particular, regulations dealing with access by competitors
to the networks of incumbent operators could slow or stop additional construction or expansion by
these operators. Increased regulation of our customers pricing or service offerings could limit
their investments and, consequently, revenue from our products. The impact of new or revised
legislation or regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results,
financial condition and cash flows.
Newly adopted Federal laws will likely impact the demand for product features by our customers.
These laws include the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act and the Twenty-First
Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, which deals with accessibility for the
hearing and visually impaired. While we have added some features to our products in anticipation of
these laws, others (driven by the regulatory process related to the laws) may require feature
development on a schedule which may be inflexible and difficult to meet. This could result in our
inability to develop other product features necessary for particular transactions at the same time,
and thus we could lose some business and the related revenue.
We purchase several key components, subassemblies and modules used in the manufacture or
integration of our products from sole or limited sources, and we are increasingly dependent on
contract manufacturers and other subcontractors.
Many components, subassemblies and modules necessary for the manufacture or integration of our
products are obtained from a sole supplier or a limited group of suppliers. For example, we depend
on a small private company for certain video encoding chips which are incorporated into several
products. Our reliance on sole or limited suppliers, particularly foreign suppliers, and our
increased reliance on subcontractors for manufacturing and installation, involves several risks,
including a potential inability to obtain an adequate supply of required components, subassemblies
or modules and reduced control over costs, quality and timely delivery of components, subassemblies
or modules and timely installation of products. In particular, certain optical components have in
the past been in short supply and are available only from a small number of suppliers, including
sole source suppliers. These risks could be heightened during a substantial economic slowdown,
because our suppliers and subcontractors are more likely to experience adverse changes in their
financial condition and operations during such a period. While we expend resources to qualify
additional component sources, consolidation of suppliers in the industry and the small number of
viable alternatives have limited the results of these efforts. Managing our supplier and contractor
relationships is particularly difficult during time periods in which we introduce new products and
during time periods in which demand for our products is increasing, especially if demand increases
more quickly than we expect.
From time to time we assess our relationship with our contract manufacturers, and we do not
generally maintain long-term agreements with any of our suppliers or contract manufacturers. Plexus
Services Corp. acts as our primary contract manufacturer, and currently provides us with a majority
of the products that we purchase from our contract manufacturers. Our agreement with Plexus has
automatic annual renewals, unless prior notice is given by either party, and has been renewed until
October 2011.
Since October 2009, most of the products previously manufactured by our Israeli operations have
been outsourced to third party manufacturers located in Israel. Our ability to improve production
efficiency with respect to that business may be limited by the terms of research grants that we
received from the Israeli Office of the Chief Scientist, or OCS, an arm of the Israeli government.
These grants restrict the transfer outside of Israel of intellectual property developed with
funding from the OCS, and also limit the manufacturing outside of Israel of products containing
such intellectual property.
Any difficulties in managing relationships with current contract manufacturers, particularly
Plexus, which manufactures our products off-shore, could impede our ability to meet our customers
requirements and adversely affect our operating results. An inability to obtain adequate and timely
deliveries, or any other circumstance that would require us to seek alternative sources of supply,
could negatively affect our ability to ship our products on a timely basis, which could damage
relationships with current and prospective customers and harm our business and materially and
adversely affect our revenues. We attempt to limit this risk by maintaining safety
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stocks of certain components, subassemblies and modules. Recent increases in demand on our suppliers and
subcontractors from other parties have caused sporadic shortages of certain components and products. In response, we have
increased our inventories of certain components and products and expedited shipments of our
products when necessary, which has increased our costs. As a result of this investment in
inventories, we have in the past been, and in the future may be, subject to risk of excessive or
obsolete inventories, which, despite our use of a demand order fulfillment model, could materially
and adversely affect our business, operating results, financial position and cash flows. In this
regard, our gross margins and operating results have, in the past, been adversely affected by
significant excess and obsolete inventory charges.
Fluctuations in our future effective tax rates could affect our future operating results, financial
condition and cash flows.
We are required to periodically review our deferred tax assets and determine whether, based on
available evidence, a valuation allowance is necessary. Accordingly, we have performed such
evaluation, from time to time, based on historical evidence, trends in profitability, expectations
of future taxable income and implemented tax planning strategies. In 2008, we determined that a
valuation allowance was no longer necessary for substantially all of our U.S. deferred tax assets
because, based on the available evidence, we concluded that realization of these net deferred tax
assets was more likely than not. We continue to maintain a valuation allowance for certain foreign
deferred tax assets, and recorded a valuation allowance on certain of our California deferred tax
assets in the first quarter of 2009 as a result of our expectations of future usage of the
California deferred tax assets. In the event, in the future, we determine an additional valuation
allowance is necessary with respect to our U.S. and certain foreign deferred tax assets, we would
incur a charge equal to the amount of the valuation allowance in the period in which we made such
determination as a discrete item, and this could have a material and adverse effect on our results
of operations for such period.
The calculation of tax liabilities involves dealing with uncertainties in the application of
complex global tax regulations. We recognize potential liabilities for anticipated tax audit issues
in the U.S. and other tax jurisdictions based on our estimate of whether, and the extent to which,
additional taxes will be due. In the event we determine that it is appropriate to create a reserve
or increase an existing reserve for any such potential liabilities, the amount of the additional
reserve is charged as an expense in the period in which it is determined. If payment of these
amounts ultimately proves to be unnecessary, the reversal of the liabilities would result in tax
benefits being recognized in the period when we determine the liabilities are no longer necessary.
If the estimate of tax liabilities proves to be less than the ultimate tax assessment for the
applicable period, a further charge to expense in the period such short fall is determined would
result. Either such charge to expense could have a material and adverse effect on our results of
operations for the applicable period. In addition, recent statements from the IRS have indicated
their intent to seek greater disclosure by companies of their reserves for uncertain tax positions.
We have been notified by the Internal Revenue Service that our 2008 and 2009 U.S. corporate income
tax return has been selected for audit, which commenced in the second quarter of 2011. If, upon the
conclusion of these audits, the ultimate determination of taxes owed in the U.S. is for an amount
in excess of the tax provision we have recorded in the applicable period, our overall tax expense,
effective tax rate and results of operations could be materially and adversely impacted in the
period of adjustment.
We have requested an Advanced Pricing Agreement with the Internal Revenue Service regarding our
non-exclusive license of our intellectual property rights to one of our international subsidiaries
in 2008, and our sharing of research and development costs with our international subsidiaries. If
the Internal Revenue Service is unwilling to enter into such agreement on substantially the terms
we have proposed and we are ultimately forced to settle on terms that are unfavorable to us, we may
be required to take a charge to expense, in the period of the settlement, arising from such
unfavorable terms that could have a material and adverse effect on our results of operations for
such period. We completed the same non-exclusive license of Omneon intellectual property in the
fourth quarter of 2010, and expect to request the Internal Revenue Service to enter into an
Advanced Pricing Agreement with respect to the Omneon license, which will have the same risk to us
as the Advanced Pricing Agreement we are presently negotiating.
We continue to be in the process of expanding our international operations and staffing to better
support our expansion into international markets. This expansion involves the implementation of an
international structure that includes, among other things, an international support center in
Europe, a research and development cost-sharing arrangement, certain licenses and other contractual
arrangements between us and our wholly-owned domestic and foreign subsidiaries. As a result of
these changes, we anticipate that our consolidated pre-tax income will be subject to foreign tax at
relatively lower tax rates when compared to the United States federal statutory tax rate and, as a
consequence, our effective income tax rate is expected to be lower than the United States federal
statutory rate.
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Our future effective income tax rates could be adversely affected if tax authorities challenge our
international tax structure or if the relative mix of United States and international income changes for any reason. Accordingly, there
can be no assurance that our income tax rate will be less than the United States federal statutory
rate in future periods.
We or our customers may face intellectual property infringement claims from third parties.
Our industry is characterized by the existence of a large number of patents and frequent claims and
related litigation regarding patent and other intellectual property rights. In particular, leading
companies in the telco industry have extensive patent portfolios. From time to time, third parties
have asserted, and may assert in the future, patent, copyright, trademark and other intellectual
property rights against us or our customers. Our suppliers and their customers, including us, may
have similar claims asserted against them. A number of third parties, including companies with
greater financial and other resources than us, have asserted patent rights to technologies that are
important to us. Any future intellectual property litigation, regardless of its outcome, could
result in substantial expense and significant diversion of the efforts of our management and
technical personnel. An adverse determination in any such proceeding could subject us to
significant liabilities, temporary or permanent injunctions or require us to seek licenses from
third parties or pay royalties that may be substantial. Furthermore, necessary licenses may not be
available on terms satisfactory to us, or at all. An unfavorable outcome on any such litigation
matter could require that we pay substantial damages, could require that we pay ongoing royalty
payments or could prohibit us from selling certain of our products. Any such outcome could have a
material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial position and cash flows.
In April 2010, Arris Corporation filed a complaint in United States District Court in Atlanta,
alleging that our Streamliner 3000 product infringes four patents held by Arris. The complaint
sought injunctive relief and damages. In connection with this matter, we recorded a $1.3 million
liability in the fourth quarter of 2010, based on a tentative agreement of Arris and Harmonic with
respect to settlement of the action. In April 2011, this matter was settled on essentially the
same terms as the tentative agreement, the Company paid Arris $1.3 million, and the action was
dismissed.
Our suppliers and customers may have intellectual property claims relating to our products asserted
against them. We have agreed to indemnify some of our suppliers and most of our customers for
patent infringement relating to our products. The scope of this indemnity varies, but, in some
instances, includes indemnification for damages and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees)
incurred by the supplier or customer in connection with such claims.
We may be the subject of litigation which, if adversely determined, could harm our business and
operating results.
In addition to the litigation discussed elsewhere herein, we may be subject to claims arising in
the normal course of business. The costs of defending any litigation, whether cash expenses or in
management time, could harm our business and materially and adversely affect our operating results
and cash flows. An unfavorable outcome on any litigation matter could require that we pay
substantial damages, or, in connection with any intellectual property infringement claims, could
require that we pay ongoing royalty payments or could prohibit us from selling certain of our
products. In addition, we may decide to settle any litigation, which could cause us to incur
significant settlement costs. A settlement or an unfavorable outcome on any litigation matter could
have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial position and cash
flows.
As an example, we have received letters from several of our customers, notifying us that the
customer intends to exercise its indemnification rights in agreements between the customer and us
with respect to a patent infringement claim brought against the customer that may cover products we
have sold to the customer. Many of these notices arise out of a spate of patent infringement
claims, and related litigation, made by the Multimedia Patent Trust (MPT), an affiliate of
Alcatel-Lucent, against end-users of products used in the industries we address. Any such
litigation by MPT may be very expensive to defend, and there could be significant financial
exposure to each of such customers if MPT is successful in such litigation or in extracting a
settlement of such claims. None of the notices we have received from a customer with respect to its
indemnification rights related to the MPT litigation has demanded that we provide a defense for the
customer against such claims or litigation, or currently reimburse the customer for its costs of
such defense, or pay any other specified sum to the customer. At this time, we cannot predict
whether the claims by MPT are legitimate or actually cover any of our products, whether any of the
claims may result in a settlement or judgment against a customer defendant, or whether we would
have liability under our indemnification obligations for defense or settlement costs or damages
paid by any customer defendant. In the event one or more of our customers makes an indemnification
claim against us with respect to a specific amount of defense or settlement costs or damages it
suffers as a result of such MPT claims or litigation, we could be obligated to pay amounts to such
customers that would materially and adversely affect our operating results, financial condition and
cash flows.
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We rely on distributors, value-added resellers and systems integrators for a significant portion of
our revenue, and disruptions to, or our failure to develop and manage, our relationships with these
customers and the processes and procedures that support them could adversely affect our business.
We generate a significant portion of our revenue through sales to distributors, value-added
resellers, or VARs, and systems integrators, principally to assist us with fulfillment or
installation obligations. We expect that these sales will continue to generate a significant
percentage of our revenue in the future. Accordingly, our future success is highly dependent upon
establishing and maintaining successful relationships with a variety of distributors. Our reliance
on VARs and systems integrators that specialize in video delivery solutions, products and services
has increased since the completion of our acquisition of Omneon in September 2010.
We generally have no long-term contracts or minimum purchase commitments with any of our
distributor, VAR or system integrator customers, and our contracts with these parties do not
prohibit them from purchasing or offering products or services that compete with ours. Our
competitors may provide incentives to our distributor, VAR and systems integrator customers to
favor their products or, in effect, to prevent or reduce sales of our products. Our distributor,
VAR or systems integrator customers may independently choose not to purchase or offer our products.
Many of our distributors, VARs and system integrators are small, are based in a variety of
international locations, and may have relatively unsophisticated processes and limited financial
resources to conduct their business. Any significant disruption of our sales to these customers,
including as a result of the inability or unwillingness of these customers to continue purchasing
our products, or their failure to properly manage their business with respect to the purchase of
and payment for our products, could materially and adversely impact our business, operating
results, financial condition and cash flows. In addition, our failure to continue to establish or
maintain successful relationships with distributor, VAR and systems integrator customers could
likewise materially and adversely affect our business, operating results, financial condition and
cash flows.
We have made, and expect to continue to make, acquisitions, and any acquisition could disrupt our
operations and materially and adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.
As part of our business strategy, from time to time we have acquired, and we continue to consider
acquiring, businesses, technologies, assets and product lines that we believe complement or expand
our existing business. Most recently, in September 2010, we completed the acquisition of Omneon, a
privately-held company that provides broadcast video server and storage systems used for video
production and play-to-air workflows. It is likely that we will make additional acquisitions, from
time to time, in the future.
We may face challenges as a result of these acquisition activities, because such activities entail
numerous risks, including:
| the possibility that an acquisition may not close because of, among other things, a failure of a party to satisfy the conditions to closing or an acquisition target entering into an alternative transaction; | |
| unanticipated costs or delays associated with the acquisition; | |
| difficulties in the assimilation and integration of acquired operations, technologies and/or products; | |
| the diversion of managements attention from the regular operations of the business and the challenges of managing a larger and more geographically widespread operation and product portfolio; | |
| difficulties in integrating acquired companies systems, controls, policies and procedures to comply with the internal control over financial reporting requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; | |
| adverse effects on new and existing business relationships with suppliers, contract manufacturers and customers; | |
| channel conflicts and disputes between distributors and other partners of ours and the acquired companies; | |
| potential difficulties in completing projects associated with in-process research and development; | |
| risks associated with entering markets in which we may have no or limited prior experience; |
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| the potential loss of key employees of acquired businesses; | |
| difficulties in the assimilation of different corporate cultures and practices; | |
| difficulties in bringing acquired products and businesses into compliance with applicable legal requirements in jurisdictions in which we operate and sell products; | |
| substantial charges for acquisition costs, which are required to be expensed under accounting guidance on business combinations; | |
| substantial charges for the amortization of certain purchased intangible assets, deferred stock compensation or similar items; | |
| substantial impairments to goodwill or intangible assets in the event that an acquisition proves to be less valuable than the price we paid for it; and | |
| delays in realizing, or failure to realize, the anticipated benefits of an acquisition. |
Competition within our industry for acquisitions of businesses, technologies, assets and product
lines has been, and is likely to continue to be, intense. As such, even if we are able to identify
an acquisition that we would like to consummate, we may not be able to complete the acquisition on
commercially reasonable terms or because the target chooses to be acquired by another company.
Furthermore, in the event that we are able to identify and consummate any future acquisitions, we
may, in each of those acquisitions:
| issue equity securities which would dilute current stockholders percentage ownership; | |
| incur substantial debt to finance the acquisition or by assumption of such debt in the acquisition; | |
| incur significant acquisition-related expenses; | |
| assume substantial liabilities, contingent or otherwise; or | |
| expend significant cash. |
These financing activities or expenditures could materially and adversely affect our operating
results and financial condition or the price of our common stock, or both. Alternatively, due to
difficulties in the capital or credit markets, we may be unable to secure capital on reasonable
terms, or at all, necessary to complete an acquisition.
Moreover, even if we were to obtain benefits from acquisitions in the form of increased revenue and
earnings per share, there may be a delay between the time the expenses associated with an
acquisition are incurred and the time we recognize such benefits.
If we are unable to successfully address any of these risks, our business, operating results,
financial condition and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.
Conditions and changes in some national and global economic environments may adversely affect our
business and financial results.
Adverse economic conditions in geographic markets in which we operate may harm our business.
Recently, as described in the first risk factor in this section, economic conditions in some
countries in which we sell products, principally emerging market countries, have been weak. That
weakness is principally the result of global financial markets having experienced a severe
downturn, stemming from a multitude of factors, including adverse credit conditions, slower
economic activity, concerns about inflation and deflation, rapid changes in foreign exchange rates,
increased energy costs, decreased consumer confidence, reduced corporate profits and capital
spending, adverse business conditions and liquidity concerns. Economic growth in the U.S. and in
many other countries slowed in the fourth quarter of 2007, slowed further or remained relatively
flat in 2008 and 2009 and remained relatively flat in 2010, improving in the U.S. toward the end of
the year. The global economic slowdown led many of our customers to decrease their expenditures in
2009, and we believe that this slowdown caused certain of our customers to reduce or delay orders
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international customers, particularly those in emerging markets, have
been exposed to tight credit markets and depreciating currencies,
further restricting their ability to build out or upgrade their networks. Some customers have had
difficulty in servicing or retiring existing debt, and the financial constraints on certain
international customers required us to significantly increase our allowance for doubtful accounts
in the fourth quarter of 2008.
During challenging economic times, and in tight credit markets, many customers may delay or reduce
capital expenditures. This could result in reductions in revenue of our products, longer sales
cycles, difficulties in collection of accounts receivable, slower adoption of new technologies and
increased price competition. If global economic and market conditions, or economic conditions in
the U.S. or other key markets, remain weak or deteriorate further, we could experience a material
and adverse impact on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
Broadband communications markets are characterized by rapid technological change.
Broadband communications markets are subject to rapid changes, making it difficult to accurately
predict the markets future growth rates, sizes or technological directions. In view of the
evolving nature of these markets, it is possible that pay TV service providers, broadcasters,
content providers and other video production and delivery companies will decide to adopt
alternative architectures, new business models, and/or technologies that are incompatible with our
current or future products. In addition, successful new entrants into the media markets, both
domestic and international, may impact existing industry business models, resulting in decreased
spending by our existing customer base. Finally, decisions by customers to adopt new technologies
or products are often delayed by extensive evaluation and qualification processes, which can result
in delays in revenue of current and new products. If we are unable to design, develop, manufacture
and sell products that incorporate, or are compatible with, these new architectures or
technologies, our business, operating results, financial condition and cash flows will be
materially and adversely affected.
In order to manage our growth, we must be successful in addressing management succession issues and
attracting and retaining qualified personnel.
Our future success will depend, to a significant extent, on the ability of our management to
operate effectively, both individually and as a group. We must successfully manage transition and
replacement issues that may result from the departure or retirement of members of our executive
management, whether in the context of an acquisition or otherwise. We cannot provide assurances
that changes of management personnel in the future would not cause disruption to our operations or
customer relationships or a decline in our operating results.
We are also dependent on our ability to retain and motivate our existing highly qualified
personnel, in addition to attracting new highly qualified personnel. Competition for qualified
management, technical and other personnel is often intense, and we may not be successful in
attracting and retaining such personnel. Competitors and others have in the past attempted, and are
likely in the future to attempt, to recruit our employees. While our employees are required to sign
standard agreements concerning confidentiality and ownership of inventions, we generally do not
have employment contracts or non-competition agreements with any of our personnel. The loss of the
services of any of our key personnel, the inability to attract or retain highly qualified personnel
in the future or delays in hiring such personnel, particularly senior management and engineers and
other technical personnel, could negatively affect our business and our results of operations.
We may need additional capital in the future and may not be able to secure adequate funds on terms
acceptable to us.
We have been engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of a variety of video products and system
solutions since inception, which has required, and will continue to require, significant research
and development expenditures. As a result, we have generated substantial operating losses from the
time we began operations in 1988. These losses have had an adverse effect on our stockholders
equity and working capital. As of December 31, 2010, we had an accumulated deficit of $1.9 billion.
In September 2010, we completed the acquisition of Omneon. The purchase price was approximately
$251.3 million, which included approximately $153.3 million in cash, net of $40.5 million of cash
acquired. The cash portion of the purchase price was paid from then existing cash balances.
Taking into account the acquisition of Omneon and the use of approximately $153.3 million of cash
to complete the transaction, we believe that our existing cash of $117.3 million, at April 1, 2011,
will satisfy our cash requirements for at least the next twelve months.
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However, we may need to raise additional funds if our expectations are incorrect, to take advantage of presently
unanticipated strategic opportunities, to satisfy our other cash requirements from time to time, or to strengthen
our financial position. Our ability to raise funds may be adversely affected by a number of
factors, including factors beyond our control, such as weakness in the economic conditions in
markets in which we sell our products and continued uncertainty in the financial, capital and
credit markets. There can be no assurance that equity or debt financing will be
available to us on reasonable terms, if at all, when and if it is needed.
In addition, we actively review potential acquisitions that would complement our existing product
offerings, enhance our technical capabilities or expand our marketing and sales presence. Any
future transaction of this nature could require potentially significant amounts of capital to
finance the acquisition and related expenses, as well as to integrate operations following the
acquisition, and could require us to issue our stock and dilute existing stockholders.
We may raise additional financing through public or private equity offerings, debt financings, or
corporate partnership or licensing arrangements. To the extent we raise additional capital by
issuing equity securities or convertible debt, our stockholders may experience dilution. To the
extent that we raise additional funds through collaboration and licensing arrangements, it may be
necessary to relinquish some rights to our technologies or products, or grant licenses on terms
that are not favorable to us. To the extent we raise capital through debt financing arrangements,
we may be required to pledge assets or enter into covenants that could restrict our operations or
our ability to incur further indebtedness.
If adequate capital is not available, or is not available on reasonable terms, when needed, we may
not be able to take advantage of acquisition or other market opportunities, to timely develop new
products or to otherwise respond to competitive pressures.
We
may not be able to effectively manage our operations.
In recent years, the Company has grown significantly, principally through acquisitions, and
expanded our international operations. Upon the closing of our acquisition of Scopus in the first
quarter of 2009, we added 221 employees, most of whom are based in Israel. Upon the closing of the
acquisition of Omneon in September 2010, we added 286 employees, most of whom are based in the U.S.
In addition, as of April 1, 2011, we have 447 employees in our international operations,
representing approximately 40% of our worldwide workforce. Our ability to manage our business
effectively in the future, including with respect to any future growth, the integration of recent
and any future acquisitions, and the breadth of our international operations, will require us to
train, motivate and manage our employees successfully, to attract and integrate new employees into
our overall operations, to retain key employees and to continue to improve our operational,
financial and management systems. There can be no assurances that we will be successful in that
regard, and our failure to effectively manage our operations could have a material and adverse
effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.
Our failure to adequately protect our proprietary rights may adversely affect us.
As of April 1, 2011, we hold 54 issued U.S. patents and 13 issued foreign patents, and have a
number of patent applications pending. Although we attempt to protect our intellectual property
rights through patents, trademarks, copyrights, licensing arrangements, maintaining certain
technology as trade secrets and other measures, we can give no assurances that any patent,
trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights owned by us will not be invalidated,
circumvented or challenged, that such intellectual property rights will provide competitive
advantages to us, or that any of our pending or future patent applications will be issued with the
scope of the claims sought by us, if at all. We can give no assurances that others will not develop
technologies that are similar or superior to our technologies, duplicate our technologies or design
around the patents that we own. In addition, effective patent, copyright and trade secret
protection may be unavailable or limited in certain foreign countries in which we do business or
may do business in the future.
We believe that patents and patent applications are not currently significant to our business, and
we do not rely on our patent portfolio to give us a competitive advantage over others in our
industry. We believe that the future success of our business will depend on our ability to
translate the technological expertise and innovation of our personnel into new and enhanced
products. We generally enter into confidentiality or license agreements with our employees,
consultants, and vendors and our customers, as needed, and generally limit access to, and
distribution of, our proprietary information. Nevertheless, we cannot provide assurances that the
steps taken by us will prevent misappropriation of our technology. In addition, we have taken in
the past, and may take in the future, legal action to enforce our patents and other intellectual
property rights, to protect our trade secrets, to determine the validity and scope of the
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proprietary rights of others, or to defend against claims of infringement or invalidity. Such
litigation could result in substantial costs and diversion of management time and other resources, and could negatively affect our business,
operating results, financial position and cash flows.
In order to successfully develop and market certain of our planned products, we may be required to
enter into technology development or licensing agreements with third parties. Although many
companies are often willing to enter into technology development or licensing agreements, we cannot
assure you that such agreements may be negotiated on reasonable terms, or at all. The failure to
enter into technology development or licensing agreements, when necessary or desirable, could limit
our ability to develop and market new products and could materially and adversely affect our
business.
Our products include third-party technology and intellectual property, and our inability to use
that technology in the future could harm our business.
We incorporate certain third-party technologies, including software programs, into our products,
and intend to utilize additional third-party technologies in the future. Licenses to relevant
third-party technologies or updates to those technologies may not continue to be available to us on
commercially reasonable terms, or at all. In addition, the technologies that we license may not
operate properly or as specified, and we may not be able to secure alternatives in a timely manner,
either of which could harm our business. We could face delays in product releases until alternative
technology can be identified, licensed or developed, and integrated into our products, if we are
able to do so at all. These delays, or a failure to secure or develop adequate technology, could
materially and adversely affect our business.
We face risks associated with having important facilities and resources located in Israel.
We maintain facilities in two locations in Israel with a total of 222 employees, or approximately
20% of our worldwide workforce, as of April 1, 2011. Our employees in Israel engage in a number of
activities, including research and development, the development of, and supply chain management,
for one product line, and sales activities.
We are directly influenced by the political, economic and military conditions affecting Israel. Any
significant conflict involving Israel could have a direct effect on our business or that of our
Israeli contract manufacturers, in the form of physical damage or injury, reluctance to travel
within or to Israel by our Israeli and other employees or those of our subcontractors, or the loss
of Israeli employees to active military duty. Most of our employees in Israel are currently
obligated to perform annual reserve duty in the Israel Defense Forces, and several have been called
for active military duty in recent years. In the event that more employees are called to active
duty, certain of our research and development activities may be adversely affected, including
significantly delayed. In addition, the interruption or curtailment of trade between Israel and its
trading partners, as a result of terrorist attacks or hostilities, conflicts between Israel and any
other Middle Eastern country or any other cause, could significantly harm our business. Current or
future tensions in the Middle East could materially and adversely affect our business, results of
operations and financial condition.
Further, the Israeli government grants that we received for research and development expenditures
limit our ability to manufacture products and transfer technologies outside of Israel, and, if we
fail to satisfy specified conditions in the grants, we may be required to refund such grants,
together with interest and penalties, and may be subject to criminal charges.
We are subject to import and export controls that could subject us to liability or impair our
ability to compete in international markets.
Our products are subject to U.S. export controls, and may be exported outside the United States
only with the required level of export license or through an export license exception, in most
cases because we incorporate encryption technology into our products. In addition, various
countries regulate the import of certain technology and have enacted laws that could limit our
ability to distribute our products, or could limit our customers ability to implement our
products, in those countries. Changes in our products or changes in export and import regulations
may create delays in the introduction of our products in international markets, prevent our
customers with international operations from deploying our products throughout their global systems
or, in some cases, prevent the export or import of our products to certain countries altogether.
Any change in export or import regulations or related legislation, shift in approach to the
enforcement or scope of existing regulations, or change in the countries, persons or technologies
targeted by such regulations, could result in decreased use of our products by, or in our decreased
ability to export or sell our products to, existing or potential customers internationally.
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In addition, we may be subject to customs duties that could have a significant adverse impact on
our operating results or, if we are able to pass on the related costs in any particular situation,
would increase the cost of the related product to our customers. As a result, the future imposition
of significant increases in the level of customs duties or the creation of import quotas on our
products in Europe or in other jurisdictions, or any of the limitations on international sales
described above, could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial
condition and cash flows. Further, some of our customers in Europe have been, or are being, audited
by local governmental authorities regarding the tariff classifications used for importation of our
products. Import duties and tariffs vary by country and a different tariff classification for any
of our products may result in higher duties or tariffs, which could have an adverse impact on our
operating results and potentially increase the cost of the related products to our customers.
The ongoing threat of terrorism and social and political instability have created uncertainty and
may harm our business.
Conditions in the U.S. and global economies have improved over the last 18 months, but remain
uncertain. The terrorist attacks in the U.S. in 2001 and subsequent terrorist attacks in other
parts of the world have created many economic and political uncertainties that have adversely
impacted the global economy and, as a result, have adversely affected our business. The long-term
effects of such attacks, of the ongoing war on terrorism, and of the recently increased social and
political instability, particularly in the Middle East, on our business and the global economy
remain unknown. Such uncertainty has increased the price of certain commodities, particularly oil,
which could have an indirect adverse impact on the cost of manufacturing and shipping our products.
Moreover, the potential for future terrorist attacks, and increases in such social and political
instability, make it difficult to estimate the long-term stability and strength of the U.S. and
other economies, particularly those in certain emerging market countries, and the impact of
resulting economic conditions on our business.
The Companys operating results could be adversely affected by natural disasters affecting the
Company or impacting our third-party manufacturers, suppliers, distributors or customers.
Our headquarters and the majority of our operations are located in California, which is prone to
earthquakes. In the event that any of our business centers are adversely affected by an earthquake
or by any other natural disaster, we may sustain damage to our operations and properties and suffer
significant financial losses.
We rely on third-party manufacturers for the production of most of our products. Any significant
disruption in the business or operations of such manufacturers or of our suppliers could adversely
impact our business. Our principal third-party manufacturer and several of our suppliers,
distributors and customers have operations in locations that are subject to natural disasters, such
as severe weather and earthquakes, which could disrupt their operations and, in turn, our
operations. In addition, if there is a major earthquake or other natural disaster in any of the
locations in which our significant customers are located, we face the risk that our customers may
incur losses, or sustained business interruption and/or loss, which may materially impair their
ability to continue their purchase of products from us. Accordingly, a major earthquake or other
natural disaster in the markets in which we, or our third-party manufacturers, suppliers or
customers, operate could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, cash
flows and financial condition.
For example, in March 2011, the northern region of Japan experienced a severe earthquake followed
by a tsunami. These geological events caused significant damage in that region and have adversely
affected Japans infrastructure and economy.
These events could adversely affect the operations of some or all of
our customers, distributors and suppliers located in Japan.
As a result of such impacts, some or all of our customers in Japan, and potentially in other
countries, may ultimately cancel, postpone or reduce their orders for our products, which could
adversely affect our revenue, cash flows and results of operations. In addition, some or all of our
suppliers in Japan, and potentially in other countries, may be unable to provide us with components
consistent with our requirements as to quality, quantity and timeliness, which could cause delays
in production and shipment of our products, loss of sales, increases in costs and lower gross
margins, which could adversely affect our operating results, cash flows and financial condition.
Furthermore, if we are required to obtain one or more new suppliers for components or use
alternative components in our products, we may need to conduct additional testing of our products
to ensure those components meet our quality and performance standards, all of which could delay
shipments to our customers and adversely affect our operating results and cash flows.
In addition to the negative direct economic effects of recent events on the Japanese economy and
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customers located in Japan, or otherwise impacted by such events, economic conditions in Japan could also adversely affect regional
and global economic conditions. Whether, and the degree to which, these events, as well as future
events, in Japan will adversely affect regional and global economies remains uncertain at this
time. However, if these events cause a decrease in demand for our products, our operating results,
cash flows and financial condition could be adversely affected.
We are currently evaluating the consequences that the earthquake and related events in Japan may
have on our operations; however, it is too early to determine whether the impact could be adverse
or, if adverse, be material. To date, we have not experienced significant disruptions in the supply
of components for our products or in the manufacture of our products by our third-party
manufacturers, or in orders from our Japanese distributors or customers, as a result of those
events. However, we can provide no assurance that those events will not have a material adverse
impact on our business in the future. We are currently unable to quantify the depth or duration or
the impact these events may have on the Company, but are working to further understand and mitigate
any potential impact.
Negative conditions in the global credit and financial markets may impair the liquidity or the
value of a portion of our investment portfolio.
The recent negative conditions in the global credit and financial markets have had an adverse
impact on the liquidity of certain investments. In the event we need or desire to access funds from
the short-term investments that we hold, it is possible that we may not be able to do so due to
market conditions. If a buyer is found, but is unwilling to purchase the investments at par or our
cost, we may incur a loss. Further, rating downgrades of the security issuer or the third parties
insuring such investments may require us to adjust the carrying value of these investments through
an impairment charge. For example, during 2008, we recorded an impairment charge of $0.8 million
relating to an investment in an unsecured debt instrument of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. Our
inability to sell all or some of our short-term investments at par or our cost, or rating
downgrades of issuers or insurers of these securities, could materially and adversely affect our
results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
In addition, we invest our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments in a variety of
investment vehicles, in a number of countries, with, and in the custody of, financial institutions
with high credit ratings. While our investment policy and strategy attempt to manage interest rate
risk, limit credit risk, and only invest in what we view as very high-quality securities, the
outlook for our investment holdings is dependent on general economic conditions, interest rate
trends and volatility in the financial marketplace, which can all affect the income that we
receive, the value of our investments and our ability to sell them.
We believe that our investment securities are carried at fair value. However, over time the
economic and market environment in which we conduct business may provide us with additional insight
regarding the fair value of certain securities in our portfolio that could change our judgment
regarding impairment of those securities. This could result in unrealized or realized losses in our
securities, relating to other than temporary declines, being charged against income. Given the
current market conditions involved, there is continuing risk that further declines in fair value of
our portfolio securities may occur and additional impairments may be charged to income in future
periods.
If demand for our products increases more quickly than we expect, we may be unable to meet our
customers requirements.
If demand for our products increases, the difficulty of accurately forecasting our customers
requirements and meeting these requirements will increase. Forecasting to meet customers needs and
effectively managing our supply chain is particularly difficult in connection with newer products.
Our ability to meet customer demand depends significantly on the availability of components and
other materials, as well as the ability of our contract manufacturers to scale their production.
Furthermore, we purchase several key components, subassemblies and modules used in the manufacture
or integration of our products from sole or limited sources. Our ability to meet customer
requirements depends in part on our ability to obtain sufficient volumes of these materials in a
timely fashion. Increases in demand on our suppliers and subcontractors from other customers may
cause sporadic shortages of certain components and products. In order to be able to respond to
these issues, we have increased our inventories of certain components and products, particularly
for our customers that order significant dollar amounts of our products, and expedited shipments of
our products when necessary, which has increased our costs and could increase our risk of holding
obsolete or excessive inventory. We also employ a demand order fulfillment model which is designed
to mitigate the effects of increases or decreases in demand for any products. Nevertheless, we may
be unable to respond to customer demand that increases more quickly than we expect. If we fail to
meet customers supply expectations, our revenue would be adversely affected and we may lose
business, which could materially and adversely affect our operating results, financial condition
and cash flows.
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We are subject to various laws and regulations related to the environment and potential climate
change that could impose substantial costs upon us and may adversely affect our business, operating results and financial
condition.
Our operations are regulated under various federal, state, local and international laws relating to
the environment and potential climate change, including those governing the management, disposal
and labeling of hazardous substances and wastes and the cleanup of contaminated sites. We could
incur costs and fines, third-party property damage or personal injury claims, or could be required
to incur substantial investigation or remediation costs, if we were to violate or become liable
under environmental laws. The ultimate costs to us under these laws and the timing of these costs
are difficult to predict.
We also face increasing complexity in our product design as we adjust to new and future
requirements relating to the presence of certain substances in electronic products and making
producers of those products financially responsible for the collection, treatment, recycling, and
disposal of certain products. For example, the European Parliament and the Council of the European
Union have enacted the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive, which regulates
the collection, recovery, and recycling of waste from electrical and electronic products, and the
Restriction on the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment
(RoHS) directive, which bans the use of certain hazardous materials, including lead, mercury,
cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers
(PBDEs) that exceed certain specified levels. Legislation similar to RoHS and WEEE has been or may
be enacted in other jurisdictions, including in the United States, Japan and China. Our failure to
comply with these laws could result in our being directly or indirectly liable for costs, fines or
penalties and third-party claims, and could jeopardize our ability to conduct business in such
regions and countries.
We also expect that our operations will be affected by other new environmental laws and regulations
on an ongoing basis. Although we cannot predict the ultimate impact of any such new laws and
regulations, they will likely result in additional costs, and could require that we redesign or
change how we manufacture our products, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our
business, operating results, financial condition and cash flows.
Some anti-takeover provisions contained in our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and stockholder
rights plan, as well as provisions of Delaware law, could impair a takeover attempt.
We have provisions in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws that could have the effect of
rendering more difficult or discouraging an acquisition deemed undesirable by our Board of
Directors. These include provisions:
| authorizing blank check preferred stock, which could be issued with voting, liquidation, dividend and other rights superior to our common stock; | |
| limiting the liability of, and providing indemnification to, our directors and officers; | |
| limiting the ability of our stockholders to call, and bring business before, special meetings; | |
| requiring advance notice of stockholder proposals for business to be conducted at meetings of our stockholders and for nominations of candidates for election to our Board of Directors; | |
| controlling the procedures for conduct and scheduling of Board and stockholder meetings; and | |
| providing the Board of Directors with the express power to postpone previously scheduled annual meetings and to cancel previously scheduled special meetings. |
These provisions, alone or together, could delay hostile takeovers or changes in control of us or
our management.
In addition, we have adopted a stockholder rights plan. The rights are not intended to prevent a
takeover, and we believe these rights will help us in our negotiations with any potential
acquirers. However, if the Board of Directors believes that a particular acquisition of us is
undesirable, the rights may have the effect of rendering more difficult or discouraging that
acquisition. The rights would cause substantial dilution to a person or group that attempts to
acquire us on terms, or in a manner, not approved by our Board of Directors, except pursuant to an
offer conditioned upon redemption of the rights.
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As a Delaware corporation, we are also subject to provisions of Delaware law, including Section 203
of the Delaware General Corporation law, which prevents some stockholders holding more than 15% of our outstanding common
stock from engaging in certain business combinations without approval of the holders of
substantially all of our outstanding common stock.
Any provision of our certificate of incorporation or bylaws, our stockholder rights plan or
Delaware law that has the effect of delaying or deterring a change in control could limit the
opportunity for our stockholders to receive a premium for their shares of our common stock, and
could also affect the price that some investors are willing to pay for our common stock.
Our common stock price may be extremely volatile, and the value of an investment in our stock may
decline.
Our common stock price has been highly volatile. We expect that this volatility will continue in
the future due to factors such as:
| general market and economic conditions; | |
| actual or anticipated variations in operating results; | |
| announcements of technological innovations, new products or new services by us or by our competitors or customers; | |
| changes in financial estimates or recommendations by stock market analysts regarding us or our competitors; | |
| announcements by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments; | |
| announcements by our customers regarding end market conditions and the status of existing and future infrastructure network deployments; | |
| additions or departures of key personnel; and | |
| future equity or debt offerings or our announcements of these offerings. |
In addition, in recent years, the stock market in general, and the NASDAQ Stock Market and the
securities of technology companies in particular, have experienced extreme price and volume
fluctuations. These fluctuations have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating
performance of individual companies. These broad market fluctuations have in the past, and may in
the future, materially and adversely affect our stock price, regardless of our operating results.
In these circumstances, investors may be unable to sell their shares of our common stock at or
above their purchase price over the short term, or at all.
Our stock price may decline if additional shares are sold in the market or if analysts drop
coverage of or downgrade our stock.
Future sales of substantial amounts of shares of our common stock by our existing stockholders in
the public market, or the perception that these sales could occur, may cause the market price of
our common stock to decline. In addition, we will be required to issue substantial amounts of
additional shares upon exercise of stock options or grants of restricted stock units. Increased
sales of our common stock in the market after exercise of outstanding stock options or grants of
restricted stock units could exert downward pressure on our stock price. These sales also might
make it more difficult for us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time
and price we deem appropriate.
The trading market for our common stock relies in part on the availability of research and reports
that third-party industry or securities analysts publish about us. If one or more of the analysts
who do cover us downgrade our stock, our stock price may decline. If one or more of these analysts
cease coverage of us, we could lose visibility in the market, which in turn could cause the
liquidity of our stock and our stock price to decline.
We are exposed to additional costs and risks associated with complying with increasing regulation
of corporate governance and disclosure standards.
We have been spending a substantial amount of management time and costly external resources to
comply with changes in laws,
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regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, SEC
regulations and the NASDAQ Stock Market rules. In particular, Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
requires managements annual review and evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting
and attestation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting by our
independent registered public accounting firm in connection with the filing of our Report on Form
10-K for each fiscal year. We have documented and tested our internal control systems and
procedures and have made improvements in order for us to comply with the requirements of Section
404. This process has required us to hire additional personnel and outside advisory services and
has resulted in significant additional expenses.
While our managements assessment of our internal control over financial reporting resulted in our
conclusion that, as of December 31, 2010, our internal control over financial reporting was
effective, and our independent registered public accounting firm has attested that our internal
control over financial reporting was effective in all material respects as of December 31, 2010, we
cannot predict the outcome of our testing and that of our independent registered public accounting
firm in future periods. If we conclude in future periods that our internal control over financial
reporting is not effective or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to
provide an unqualified attestation as of future year-ends, we will incur substantial additional
costs in an effort to correct such problems and investors may lose confidence in our financial
statements, and the price of our stock will likely decrease in the short term, until we correct
such problems, and perhaps in the long term, as well.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Exhibit | ||||
Number | Exhibit Index | |||
10.44 | Amendment
No. 8 to Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement |
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31.1 | Section 302 Certification of Principal Executive Officer |
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31.2 | Section 302 Certification of Principal Financial Officer |
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32.1 | Section 906 Certification of Principal Executive Officer |
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32.2 | Section 906 Certification of Principal Financial Officer |
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101*** | The following materials from Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended April 1, 2011, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) includes: |
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at April 1, 2011 and December 31, 2010, (ii)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended April 1, 2011
and April 2, 2010, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three
Months Ended April 1, 2011 and April 2, 2010, and (iv) Notes to Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text. |
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*** | XBRL information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or
prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as
amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements 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.
HARMONIC INC. |
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By: | /s/ Carolyn V. Aver | |||
Carolyn V. Aver | ||||
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) Date: May 11, 2011 |
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