KOPIN CORP - Quarter Report: 2009 September (Form 10-Q)
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 26, 2009
OR
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Commission file number 0-19882
KOPIN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 04-2833935 | |
State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
200 John Hancock Rd., Taunton, MA | 02780-1042 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (508) 824-6696
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 filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
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 (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ¨ No ¨
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 definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | ¨ | Accelerated filer | x | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ¨ | Smaller reporting company | ¨ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each issuers classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class |
Outstanding as of October 30, 2009 | |
Common Stock, par value $.01 | 66,265,045 |
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Kopin Corporation
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Part I Financial Information | ||||
Item 1. | 3 | |||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008 |
3 | |||
4 | ||||
5 | ||||
6 | ||||
7 | ||||
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
8 | |||
Item 2. | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
16 | ||
Item 3. | 23 | |||
Item 4. | 23 | |||
Part II Other Information | ||||
Item 1. | 23 | |||
Item 1A. | 23 | |||
Item 2. | 24 | |||
Item 3. | 24 | |||
Item 4. | 24 | |||
Item 5. | 24 | |||
Item 6. | 24 | |||
Signatures | 25 |
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Item 1: Condensed | Consolidated Financial Statements |
KOPIN CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
September 26, 2009 |
December 27, 2008 |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and equivalents |
$ | 50,104,709 | $ | 57,949,449 | ||||
Marketable securities, at fair value |
57,414,269 | 42,066,542 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,331,000 and $664,000 in 2009 and 2008, respectively |
18,545,514 | 14,394,306 | ||||||
Accounts receivable from unconsolidated affiliates, net of allowance of $321,000 and $507,000 in 2009 and 2008, respectively |
2,584,891 | 2,814,447 | ||||||
Unbilled receivables |
1,791,355 | 2,395,963 | ||||||
Inventory |
15,537,285 | 13,269,486 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
3,460,760 | 1,366,968 | ||||||
Total current assets |
149,438,783 | 134,257,161 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment |
20,803,370 | 19,359,874 | ||||||
Other assets |
8,418,941 | 6,060,460 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 178,661,094 | $ | 159,677,495 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
$ | 9,788,836 | $ | 7,744,005 | ||||
Accounts payable to unconsolidated affiliates |
| 992,990 | ||||||
Accrued payroll and expenses |
3,025,597 | 2,304,210 | ||||||
Accrued warranty |
1,600,000 | 1,250,000 | ||||||
Billings in excess of revenue earned |
2,994,776 | 3,127,923 | ||||||
Other accrued liabilities |
2,893,617 | 1,996,947 | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
20,302,826 | 17,416,075 | ||||||
Asset retirement obligations |
894,091 | 866,965 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies |
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Stockholders equity: |
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Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share: authorized, 3,000 shares; none issued |
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Common stock, par value $.01 per share: authorized, 120,000,000 shares; issued 73,576,799 shares in 2009 and 73,147,743 shares in 2008; outstanding 66,023,695 in 2009 and 68,257,748 in 2008 |
719,269 | 718,732 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
311,430,268 | 310,241,805 | ||||||
Treasury stock (5,661,879 and 3,615,480 shares in 2009 and 2008, respectively, at cost) |
(19,852,316 | ) | (14,552,865 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
2,957,602 | (168,303 | ) | |||||
Accumulated deficit |
(141,868,426 | ) | (157,757,433 | ) | ||||
Total Kopin Corporation stockholders equity |
153,386,397 | 138,481,936 | ||||||
Noncontrolling interest |
4,077,780 | 2,912,519 | ||||||
Total stockholders equity |
157,464,177 | 141,394,455 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ | 178,661,094 | $ | 159,677,495 | ||||
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements
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KOPIN CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 |
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 |
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Revenues: |
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Net product revenues |
$ | 30,638,292 | $ | 29,340,077 | $ | 77,377,650 | $ | 80,507,309 | ||||||||
Research and development revenues |
1,340,698 | 1,368,455 | 4,306,331 | 5,205,865 | ||||||||||||
31,978,990 | 30,708,532 | 81,683,981 | 85,713,174 | |||||||||||||
Expenses: |
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Cost of product revenues |
20,652,628 | 19,415,672 | 54,696,123 | 58,423,275 | ||||||||||||
Research and development |
3,556,440 | 4,067,830 | 10,493,879 | 12,854,308 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general, and administration |
3,495,619 | 4,006,345 | 10,506,051 | 12,904,325 | ||||||||||||
27,704,687 | 27,489,847 | 75,696,053 | 84,181,908 | |||||||||||||
Income from operations |
4,274,303 | 3,218,685 | 5,987,928 | 1,531,266 | ||||||||||||
Other income and expense: |
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Interest income |
501,269 | 715,181 | 1,766,071 | 2,474,938 | ||||||||||||
Other income and (expense) |
15,424 | (10,918 | ) | 225,614 | 63,812 | |||||||||||
Foreign currency (losses) gains |
(889,643 | ) | 1,168,966 | (757,060 | ) | 1,944,426 | ||||||||||
Gain on remeasurement of investment in KTC |
599,328 | | 599,328 | | ||||||||||||
Gain (loss) on loans to KTC |
1,187,937 | (75,725 | ) | 1,187,937 | (75,725 | ) | ||||||||||
Impairment of investment in Kenet |
| (1,990,645 | ) | | (2,690,645 | ) | ||||||||||
Other-than-temporary impairment on marketable debt securities |
| (462,350 | ) | (926,630 | ) | (462,350 | ) | |||||||||
Gain on sale of patents |
2,119,064 | | 6,231,849 | | ||||||||||||
3,533,379 | (655,491 | ) | 8,327,109 | 1,254,456 | ||||||||||||
Income before provision for income taxes, equity earnings (losses) in unconsolidated affiliates and net loss (income) of noncontrolling interest |
7,807,682 | 2,563,194 | 14,315,037 | 2,785,722 | ||||||||||||
Tax provision |
(162,000 | ) | (390,000 | ) | (798,000 | ) | (809,000 | ) | ||||||||
Income before equity earnings (losses) in unconsolidated affiliates and net loss (income) of noncontrolling interest |
7,645,682 | 2,173,194 | 13,517,037 | 1,976,722 | ||||||||||||
Equity earnings (losses) in unconsolidated affiliates |
772,424 | (439,736 | ) | 481,766 | (605,637 | ) | ||||||||||
Net income |
8,418,106 | 1,733,458 | 13,998,803 | 1,371,085 | ||||||||||||
Net loss (income) attributable to the noncontrolling interest |
100,779 | (235,154 | ) | 116,492 | (596,799 | ) | ||||||||||
Net income attributable to the controlling interest |
8,518,885 | 1,498,304 | 14,115,295 | 774,286 | ||||||||||||
Net income per share |
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Basic |
$ | 0.13 | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.21 | $ | 0.01 | ||||||||
Diluted |
$ | 0.13 | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.21 | $ | 0.01 | ||||||||
Weighted average number of common shares |
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Basic |
66,214,047 | 67,774,347 | 67,023,695 | 67,749,273 | ||||||||||||
Diluted |
67,028,547 | 68,528,182 | 67,567,258 | 68,002,211 |
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements
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KOPIN CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 |
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 |
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Net income |
$ | 8,418,106 | $ | 1,733,458 | $ | 13,998,803 | $ | 1,371,085 | ||||||||
Foreign currency translation gain (loss) |
1,407,822 | (2,665,624 | ) | 1,226,542 | (4,870,267 | ) | ||||||||||
Unrealized holding gain on marketable securities |
2,411,910 | 221,229 | 3,698,847 | 323,454 | ||||||||||||
Reclassifications of gains in net income |
(1,293 | ) | (16,718 | ) | (228,535 | ) | (20,819 | ) | ||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) |
$ | 12,236,545 | $ | (727,655 | ) | $ | 18,695,657 | $ | (3,196,547 | ) | ||||||
Comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interest |
1,201,695 | 345,952 | 1,256,927 | 464,919 | ||||||||||||
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Kopin Corporation |
$ | 13,438,240 | $ | (381,703 | ) | $ | 19,952,584 | $ | (2,731,628 | ) | ||||||
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements
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KOPIN CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
(Unaudited)
Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital |
Treasury Stock |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income(loss) |
Accumulated Deficit |
Total Kopin Corporation Stockholders Equity |
Noncontrolling interest |
Total Stockholders Equity |
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Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance December 29, 2007 |
71,357,464 | $ | 713,574 | $ | 307,900,357 | $ | (14,552,865 | ) | $ | 3,767,256 | $ | (160,343,913 | ) | $ | 137,484,409 | $ | 3,549,369 | $ | 141,033,778 | ||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options |
44,053 | 440 | 131,045 | | | | 131,485 | | 131,485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation expense |
| | 1,725,811 | | | | 1,725,811 | | 1,725,811 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vesting of restricted stock |
23,500 | 235 | (235 | ) | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net unrealized holding gain on marketable securities |
| | | | 302,633 | | 302,633 | | 302,633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments |
| | | | (3,808,549 | ) | | (3,808,549 | ) | (1,061,719 | ) | (4,870,268 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted stock for tax withholding obligations |
(12,943 | ) | (129 | ) | (35,205 | ) | | | | (35,334 | ) | | (35,334 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stock option tender offer |
| | (178,737 | ) | | | | (178,737 | ) | | (178,737 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income |
| | | | | 774,286 | 774,286 | 596,799 | 1,371,085 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance September 27, 2008 |
71,412,074 | $ | 714,120 | $ | 309,543,036 | $ | (14,552,865 | ) | $ | 261,340 | $ | (159,569,627 | ) | $ | 136,396,004 | $ | 3,084,449 | $ | 139,480,453 | ||||||||||||||||
Balance December 27, 2008 |
71,873,228 | $ | 718,732 | $ | 310,241,805 | $ | (14,552,865 | ) | $ | (168,303 | ) | $ | (157,757,433 | ) | $ | 138,481,936 | $ | 2,912,519 | $ | 141,394,455 | |||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options |
5,125 | 51 | 19,168 | | | | 19,219 | | 19,219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vesting of restricted stock |
104,000 | 1,040 | (1,040 | ) | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation expense. |
| | 1,530,252 | | | | 1,530,252 | | 1,530,252 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net unrealized holding gain on marketable securities |
| | | | 3,448,085 | | 3,448,085 | | 3,448,085 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments |
| | | | 959,156 | | 959,156 | 267,386 | 1,226,542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cumulative effect adjustment as of March 29, 2009 related to non credit-related losses on investments recorded in operations |
| | | | (1,773,712 | ) | 1,773,712 | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accretion of securities with non credit-related impairment losses, not expected to be sold |
| | | | 492,376 | | 492,376 | | 492,376 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of KTC equity interest |
| | (259,739 | ) | | | | (259,739 | ) | 1,014,367 | 754,628 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted stock for tax withholding obligations |
(55,429 | ) | (554 | ) | (100,178 | ) | | | | (100,732 | ) | | (100,732 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Treasury stock purchase |
| | | (5,299,451 | ) | | | (5,299,451 | ) | | (5,299,451 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income |
| | | | | 14,115,295 | 14,115,295 | (116,492 | ) | 13,998,803 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance September 26, 2009 |
71,926,925 | $ | 719,269 | $ | 311,430,268 | $ | (19,852,316 | ) | $ | 2,957,602 | $ | (141,868,426 | ) | $ | 153,386,397 | $ | 4,077,780 | $ | 157,464,177 | ||||||||||||||||
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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KOPIN CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended | ||||||||
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net income |
$ | 13,998,803 | $ | 1,371,085 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |
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Depreciation |
4,518,354 | 3,956,945 | ||||||
Amortization of premium on marketable debt securities |
(241,751 | ) | 126,536 | |||||
Stock-based compensation |
1,530,252 | 1,725,811 | ||||||
Equity (earnings) losses in unconsolidated affiliate |
(481,766 | ) | 605,637 | |||||
Impairment on marketable debt securities |
926,630 | 462,350 | ||||||
Impairment on Kenet |
| 2,690,645 | ||||||
(Gain) loss on loans to KTC |
(1,187,937 | ) | 75,725 | |||||
Gain on remeasurement of investment in KTC |
(599,328 | ) | | |||||
Foreign currency losses (gains) |
757,060 | (1,944,426 | ) | |||||
Change in allowance for bad debt |
(268,011 | ) | 676,367 | |||||
Change in warranty reserves |
350,000 | | ||||||
Change in inventory reserves |
553,429 | (121,611 | ) | |||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable |
(412,206 | ) | (7,723,494 | ) | ||||
Inventory |
(2,136,651 | ) | 2,485,212 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
(1,388,376 | ) | (569,726 | ) | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
(1,687,915 | ) | (893,573 | ) | ||||
Billings in excess of revenue earned |
(133,147 | ) | 2,426,527 | |||||
Net cash provided by in operating activities |
14,097,440 | 5,350,010 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Proceeds from sale of marketable securities |
27,144,718 | 36,781,194 | ||||||
Purchase of marketable securities |
(41,911,058 | ) | (24,603,656 | ) | ||||
Notes receivable from unconsolidated affiliate |
| (2,041,021 | ) | |||||
Cash paid to acquire KTC equity interest, net of KTC cash acquired |
212,380 | | ||||||
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment |
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426,537 |
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Other assets |
(16,275 | ) | (31,578 | ) | ||||
Capital expenditures |
(2,334,937 | ) | (2,843,778 | ) | ||||
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities |
(16,478,635 | ) | 7,261,161 | |||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Treasury stock purchases |
(5,299,451 | ) | | |||||
Settlements of restricted stock for tax withholding obligations |
(100,732 | ) | | |||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
19,219 | 131,485 | ||||||
Investment in KTC after controlling interest was acquired |
(300,000 | ) | | |||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |
(5,680,964 | ) | 131,485 | |||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash |
217,419 | (1,463,399 | ) | |||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash and equivalents |
(7,844,740 | ) | 11,279,257 | |||||
Cash and equivalents: |
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Beginning of period |
57,949,449 | 30,748,060 | ||||||
End of period |
$ | 50,104,709 | $ | 42,027,317 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
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Income taxes paid |
$ | 824,000 | $ | 193,000 | ||||
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing activities: |
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Construction in progress included in accrued expenses |
$ | | $ | 504,000 | ||||
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements
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KOPIN CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Kopin Corporation, its wholly owned subsidiaries, Kowon Technology Co., Ltd. (Kowon), a majority owned (78%) subsidiary located in Korea and Kopin Taiwan Corporation (KTC), a majority owned (87%) subsidiary located in Taiwan (collectively the Company). Amounts of Kowon and KTC not attributable to the Company are referred to as noncontrolling interests. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.
The condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 26, 2009 and September 27, 2008 are unaudited and include all adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the results of operations for the periods then ended. The Company evaluates all events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date through the day before the date of issuance of its financial statements. For the period ending September 26, 2009, subsequent events were evaluated through November 4, 2009.
These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Companys annual consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.
The results of the Companys operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of the Companys operations for any other interim period or for a full fiscal year.
In June 2009 the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, established the Accounting Standards Codification, or Codification, as the source of authoritative GAAP recognized by the FASB. The Codification is effective in the first interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009 and had no effect on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
As a result of the adoption of expanded disclosures in the consolidated financial statements that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parents owners and the interests of the noncontrolling owners of a subsidiary, certain reclassifications have been made to the balance sheet as of December 27, 2008 and to the statement of operations for the three and nine months ended September 27, 2008 to conform to the current presentation.
2. CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AND MARKETABLE SECURITIES
The Company considers all highly liquid, short-term debt instruments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Marketable debt securities consist primarily of commercial paper, medium-term corporate notes, and United States government and agency backed securities. The Company classifies marketable debt securities included in Marketable Securities and the investments in Micrel and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company in Other Assets as available-for-sale and accordingly carries them at fair value, with the associated unrealized gain/loss classified in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Unrealized losses resulting from a decline in the credit worthiness of the issuer that are considered other than temporary are recorded directly to the consolidated statement of operations. The net unrealized holding gains recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income, for available-for-sale marketable debt securities at September 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008, were $1,863,397 and $558,381, respectively. The Company records the amortization of premium and accretion of discounts on marketable debt securities in the results of operations.
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Investments in available-for-sale marketable debt securities are as follows at September 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008:
Amortized Cost | Unrealized Gains | Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
U.S. government and agency backed securities |
$ | 28,265,676 | $ | 25,353,439 | $ | 224,127 | $ | 533,923 | $ | | $ | | $ | 28,489,803 | $ | 25,887,362 | ||||||||
Corporate debt |
27,285,196 | 16,154,722 | 1,639,270 | 24,458 | | | 28,924,466 | 16,179,180 | ||||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 55,550,872 | $ | 41,508,161 | $ | 1,863,397 | $ | 558,381 | $ | | $ | | $ | 57,414,269 | $ | 42,066,542 | ||||||||
The Company conducts a formal review of its marketable debt securities on a quarterly basis for the presence of other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI). Included in Other Income and Expense is an impairment charge on investments in corporate debt instruments of $0.9 million for the nine months ended September 26, 2009.
The Company assesses whether OTTI is present when the fair value of a debt security is less than its amortized cost basis at the balance sheet date. Under these circumstances OTTI is considered to have occurred (1) if the Company intends to sell the security; (2) if it is more likely than not the Company will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis; or (3) the present value of expected cash flows is not sufficient to recover the entire amortized cost basis.
The Company further estimates the amount of OTTI resulting from a decline in the credit worthiness of the issuer (credit-related OTTI) and the amount of non credit-related OTTI. Noncredit-related OTTI can be caused by such factors as market illiquidity. Credit-related OTTI is recognized in earnings while noncredit-related OTTI on securities not expected to be sold is recognized in other comprehensive income (OCI). The Company reclassified $1.8 million of non credit-related OTTI recognized in its earnings prior to March 29, 2009 from retained earnings to accumulated OCI as a cumulative effect adjustment when it adopted a new accounting standard in the second quarter of 2009.
The contractual maturity of the Companys marketable debt securities is as follows at September 26, 2009:
Less than One year |
One to Five years |
Greater than Five years |
Total | |||||||||
U.S. government and agency backed securities |
$ | 2,516,953 | $ | 25,972,850 | $ | | $ | 28,489,803 | ||||
Corporate debt |
1,550,827 | 17,654,889 | 9,718,750 | 28,924,466 | ||||||||
Total |
$ | 4,067,780 | $ | 43,627,739 | $ | 9,718,750 | $ | 57,414,269 | ||||
The Company uses the specific identification method as a basis for determining cost and calculating realized gains and losses. The gross gains and losses realized related to sales and maturities of marketable debt securities were not material during the nine months ended September 26, 2009 and the year ended December 27, 2008.
3. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The following table details the fair value measurements within the fair value hierarchy of the Companys financial assets. An investment is categorized as Level 1 when its fair value is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date. An investment is categorized as Level 2 if its fair market value is based on quoted market prices for similar assets in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, based on observable inputs such as interest rates, yield curves, or derived from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means. An investment is categorized as Level 3 if its fair value is based on assumptions developed by the Company about what a market participant would use in pricing the assets.
Fair Value Measurement at September 26, 2009 Using: | ||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||
Money Markets and Cash Equivalents |
$ | 14,285,945 | $ | 14,285,945 | $ | | $ | | ||||
U.S. Government Securities |
28,489,803 | 28,489,803 | | | ||||||||
Corporate Debt |
28,924,466 | | 28,924,466 | | ||||||||
Micrel, Inc. |
1,630,576 | 1,630,576 | | | ||||||||
Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company |
3,280,220 | 3,280,220 | | | ||||||||
$ | 76,611,010 | $ | 47,686,544 | $ | 28,924,466 | $ | | |||||
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4. INVENTORY
Inventory is stated at the lower of cost (determined on the first-in, first-out or specific identification method) or market and consists of the following at September 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008:
September 26, 2009 |
December 27, 2008 | |||||
Raw materials |
$ | 7,350,602 | $ | 7,679,199 | ||
Work-in-process |
3,833,710 | 2,505,113 | ||||
Finished goods |
4,352,973 | 3,085,174 | ||||
$ | 15,537,285 | $ | 13,269,486 | |||
Inventory on consignment at customer locations was $3.4 million and $2.3 million at September 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008, respectively.
5. NET INCOME PER SHARE
Basic net income per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period less any unvested restricted shares. Diluted earnings per common share is calculated using weighted-average shares outstanding and contingently issuable shares, less weighted-average shares reacquired during the period. The net outstanding shares are adjusted for the dilutive effect of shares issuable upon the assumed conversion of the Companys common stock equivalents, which consist of outstanding stock options and unvested restricted stock units.
Weighted average common shares outstanding used to calculate earnings per share are as follows:
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 |
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 | |||||
Weighted average common shares outstandingbasic |
66,214,047 | 67,774,347 | 67,023,695 | 67,749,273 | ||||
Stock options and nonvested restricted common stock |
814,500 | 753,835 | 543,563 | 252,938 | ||||
Weighted average common shares outstandingdiluted |
67,028,547 | 68,528,182 | 67,567,258 | 68,002,211 | ||||
The following were not included in weighted average common shares outstanding-diluted because they are anti-dilutive or performance conditions have not been met at the end of the period.
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 | |||
Nonvested restricted common stock |
388,191 | 553,249 | ||
Stock options |
4,929,595 | 5,963,906 | ||
Total |
5,317,786 | 6,517,155 | ||
6. STOCK BASED COMPENSATION
The fair value of stock option awards is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model. There were no stock options granted in fiscal years 2009 and 2008. The fair value of nonvested restricted common stock awards is generally the market value of the Companys equity shares on the date of grant. The nonvested common stock awards require the employee to fulfill certain obligations, including remaining employed by the Company for one, two or four years (the vesting period) and in certain cases meeting performance criteria. The performance criteria primarily consist of the achievement of the Companys annual incentive plan goals. For nonvested restricted common stock awards which solely require the recipient to remain employed with the Company, the stock compensation expense is amortized over the anticipated service period. For nonvested restricted common stock awards which require the achievement of performance criteria, the Company reviews the probability of achieving the performance goals on a periodic basis. If the Company determines that it is probable that the performance criteria will be achieved, the amount of compensation cost derived for the performance goal is amortized over the service period. If the performance criteria are not met, no compensation cost is recognized and any recognized compensation cost is reversed. The Company recognizes compensation costs on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for time vested awards. For awards that vest based on performance conditions, the Company uses the accelerated model for graded vesting awards.
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A summary of award activity under the stock option plans as of September 26, 2009 and changes during the nine month period is as follows. All options were vested as of September 26, 2009.
Nine Months Ended September 26, 2009 | ||||||
Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price | |||||
Balance, December 27, 2008 |
5,825,532 | $ | 11.68 | |||
Options granted |
| | ||||
Options forfeited/cancelled |
(499,162 | ) | 10.21 | |||
Options exercised |
(5,125 | ) | 3.75 | |||
Balance, September 26, 2009 |
5,321,245 | $ | 11.83 | |||
Exercisable, September 26, 2009 |
5,321,245 | |||||
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable at September 26, 2009:
Options Outstanding | Options Exercisable | |||||||||||||
Range of Exercise Prices |
Number Outstanding |
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) |
Weighted Average Exercise Price |
Number Exercisable |
Weighted Average Exercise Price | |||||||||
$ 0.01$ 3.55 |
132,500 | 6.98 | $ | 3.42 | 132,500 | $ | 3.42 | |||||||
$ 3.75$ 4.97 |
1,164,030 | 4.63 | 4.43 | 1,164,030 | 4.43 | |||||||||
$ 5.00$ 9.95 |
1,128,001 | 4.16 | 6.03 | 1,128,001 | 6.03 | |||||||||
$10.00$13.00 |
1,369,970 | 2.41 | 11.36 | 1,369,970 | 11.36 | |||||||||
$14.31$44.88 |
1,526,744 | 1.63 | 22.89 | 1,526,744 | 22.89 | |||||||||
5,321,245 | 3.16 | $ | 11.83 | 5,321,245 | $ | 11.83 | ||||||||
Aggregate intrinsic value on September 26, 2009 |
$ | 427,199 | $ | 427,199 | ||||||||||
NonVested Restricted Common Stock
A summary of the activity for nonvested restricted common stock awards as of September 26, 2009 and changes during the nine months then ended is presented below:
Shares | Weighted Average Grant Fair Value | |||||
Balance December 27, 2008 |
1,274,515 | $ | 2.65 | |||
Granted |
867,726 | 2.46 | ||||
Forfeited |
(46,945 | ) | 2.57 | |||
Vested |
(104,000 | ) | 2.43 | |||
Balance September 26, 2009 |
1,991,296 | $ | 2.58 | |||
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Stock-Based Compensation
The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense related to employee stock options and nonvested restricted common stock awards for the nine months ended September 26, 2009 and September 27, 2008 (no tax benefits were recognized):
Nine Months Ended | ||||||
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 | |||||
Cost of product revenues |
$ | 411,000 | $ | 415,000 | ||
Research and development |
202,000 | 258,000 | ||||
Selling, general and administrative |
917,000 | 1,053,000 | ||||
Total |
$ | 1,530,000 | $ | 1,726,000 | ||
The total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested restricted common stock awards is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3 years. The total unrecognized compensation cost at September 26, 2009 is $3.5 million.
7. OTHER ASSETS AND AMOUNTS DUE TO / FROM AFFILIATES
Marketable Equity Security
As of September 26, 2009, the Company held approximately 200,000 shares of Micrel Semiconductor, Inc. common stock classified as available-for-sale with a fair market value of $1.6 million and an adjusted cost basis of approximately $1.5 million.
At September 26, 2009 the Company had an investment in Advance Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC), with a fair market value of $3.3 million and an adjusted cost basis of $0.8 million. On June 1, 2009, AWSC completed an initial public offering on a Taiwanese stock market. This investment is now classified as an available for sale marketable security and its fair market value is determined by reference to quoted market prices. One of the Companys Directors is a director of AWSC and several directors and officers own amounts ranging from 0.1% to 0.5% of the outstanding stock of AWSC.
Non-Marketable SecuritiesEquity Method Investments
Equity earnings (losses) in unconsolidated affiliates consisted of the following:
Nine Months Ended | ||||||||
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 |
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KTC |
$ | 824,000 | $ | (454,619 | ) | |||
KoBrite |
(342,000 | ) | (151,018 | ) | ||||
$ | 482,000 | $ | (605,637 | ) | ||||
The Company accounts for its interest in KoBrite using the equity method and at September 26, 2009 the carrying value of the investment was $3.3 million. During the nine months ended September 26, 2009, KoBrite sold common stock to an investor in KoBrite, which resulted in the Companys ownership of KoBrite declining to approximately 19% at September 26, 2009, from approximately 28% at December 27, 2008. One of the Companys Directors, who is also the chairman of Kopin Taiwan Corporation (KTC), is also a member of the Board of Directors of Bright LED, one of the principle investors of KoBrite.
Summarized financial information for KoBrite for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008 and for KTC for the three and nine month periods ended September 28, 2008 is as follows (KoBrites results are recorded one quarter in arrears):
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 |
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 |
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Revenue |
$ | 3,449,000 | $ | 3,324,000 | $ | 6,627,000 | $ | 10,269,000 | ||||||||
Gross margin |
(143,000 | ) | (41,000 | ) | (533,000 | ) | (543,000 | ) | ||||||||
Loss from operations |
(448,000 | ) | (1,068,000 | ) | (1,532,000 | ) | (2,949,000 | ) | ||||||||
Net loss |
$ | (267,000 | ) | $ | (1,126,000 | ) | $ | (1,536,000 | ) | $ | (3,156,000 | ) |
As described above in Note 8, KTC is a consolidated subsidiary as of July 31, 2009 and the table above only includes financial information for KTC prior to that date.
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Amounts Due from and Due to Affiliates
Related party receivables at September 26, 2009 and December 27, 2008 approximate the following amounts:
September 26, 2009 |
December 27, 2008 | |||||
Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company |
$ | 2,509,000 | $ | 1,821,000 | ||
KoBrite |
76,000 | | ||||
Accounts receivable from unconsolidated affiliates |
$ | 2,585,000 | $ | 1,821,000 | ||
The Company has a non-trade receivable from KoBrite of $586,000, shown in prepaid expenses and other current assets.
Certain officers and directors have invested in some of the Companys investee companies, including Micrel. The Company has a loan to a non-officer employee for approximately $146,000 at September 26, 2009, which is due in 2009.
In fiscal year 2008 the Company entered into an agreement wherein it agreed to sell certain of its patents that it was no longer using to a party who would attempt to sub-license the patents. Under the terms of the agreement the amount the Company would receive for the sale of the patents was a percentage of any license fees, after expenses, from the sublicense. In the three and nine months ended September 26, 2009, the Company recorded $2.1 million and $6.2 million, respectively, of license fees from the sale of these patents.
8. ACQUISITION OF EQUITY INTERESTS IN KTC
On July 30, 2009, the Company purchased an additional 19,572,468 newly issued shares of KTC common stock for approximately $5,975,000, from KTC (the Transaction), in order to obtain a controlling interest. On August 11, 2009, the Company also purchased an additional 128,226 shares of KTC from Microelectronics Technology Inc. (MTI), for $300,000. As a result of these two transactions and the Companys previous investments in KTC, the Company owns approximately 87% of the now outstanding common stock of KTC. The remaining 13% is held by other investors and employees of KTC. In conjunction with the Transaction, KTC repaid an outstanding loan due to the Company from KTC of approximately $2,012,000. The Company has consolidated KTC beginning July 31, 2009.
The total purchase price, excluding the shares purchased from MTI which were accounted for as described below, was $6,574,742, and is comprised of:
Cash consideration |
$ | 5,975,414 | |
Fair market value of Kopins previously held equity method investment in KTC |
599,328 | ||
Total purchase price |
$ | 6,574,742 | |
The preliminary allocation of the purchase price is as follows:
Cash and marketable securities |
$ | 6,251,087 | ||
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $428,000) |
1,671,298 | |||
Property, plant and equipment |
3,429,339 | |||
Assets held for sale |
1,564,037 | |||
Other identifiable assets |
702,046 | |||
Identifiable liabilities |
(5,988,414 | ) | ||
Noncontrolling interest in KTC |
(1,054,651 | ) | ||
Total |
$ | 6,574,742 | ||
The allocation of purchase price is preliminary as the Company is finalizing the value of property, plant and equipment acquired. The assets held for sale is comprised of certain assets that KTC had previously agreed to sell to KoBrite.
The Company accounted for the additional 1% of KTCs equity it acquired from MTI with the purchase of the 128,226 shares for $300,000 as an equity transaction. The carrying value of this additional 1% was approximately $40,000, accordingly the $260,000 difference between the carrying value of the additional 1% equity in KTC and the amount paid was recorded as additional equity of the Company.
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The consolidated statement of operations for the periods includes the following amounts which were recorded as a result of the Transaction:
Three months ended September 26, 2009 | |||
Gain on remeasurement of investment in KTC (A) |
$ | 599,000 | |
Repayment of loan by KTC which was previously written-off (B) |
2,012,000 | ||
Reduction in bad debt allowance (C) |
291,000 |
(A) The Company previously recorded its investment in KTC under the equity method and had written down the investment to $0. The Company remeasured and wrote-up its investment in KTC by approximately $599,000 which represented the fair market value of the investment immediately prior to the Transaction.
(B) In the year ended December 27, 2008 the Company recorded equity losses of approximately $824,000 and a loan loss reserve of approximately $1,188,000 in connection with $2,012,000 it loaned KTC in fiscal 2008. As a result of the Transaction the loan was repaid and the Company recorded a gain on the loan repayment of approximately $1,188,000 and equity earnings in unconsolidated affiliates of $824,000.
(C) In fiscal 2008, due to KTCs liquidity problems the Company recorded allowances for possible bad debts for the excess of what KTC owed the Company over what the Company owed KTC. At December 27, 2008, the allowance for possible bad debts was approximately $507,000. During the first six months of 2009, the Company recorded a reduction in bad debt allowance from KTC of $216,000. During the three months ended September 26, 2009, the Company reduced the allowance to $0, resulting in a reduction of selling, general and administrative expenses of $291,000.
One of the Companys Directors is chairman of KTC and owns approximately 1% of the outstanding common stock of KTC. This director is also an employee and stock holder of MTI.
Included in the Companys consolidated statement of operations for the three and nine months ended September 26, 2009 is $126,000 of income from KTC which represents KTCs results of operations from July 30, 2009, the date the Company took a controlling interest in KTC, through September 26, 2009. The following supplemental pro forma disclosures are provided for the nine months ended September 27, 2008, assuming the acquisition of the controlling interest in KTC had occurred as December 30, 2007 (the first day of the Companys 2008 fiscal year), and for the nine months ended September 26, 2009, assuming the acquisition of the controlling interest in KTC had occurred as December 28, 2008 (the first day of the Companys 2009 fiscal year). All intercompany transactions have been eliminated.
Nine Months Ended September 26, 2009 |
Nine Months Ended September 27, 2008 | |||||
Revenues |
$ | 82,103,000 | $ | 88,956,000 | ||
Net income |
13,514,000 | 1,232,000 |
9. ACCRUED WARRANTY
The Company warrants its products against defect for 12 months. A provision for estimated future costs and estimated returns for credit relating to warranty is recorded in the period when product is shipped and revenue recognized, and is updated as additional information becomes available. The Companys estimate of future costs to satisfy warranty obligations is based primarily on historical warranty expense experienced and a provision for potential future product failures. Changes in the accrued warranty for the nine month periods ended September 26, 2009 and September 27, 2008 are as follows:
Nine Months Ended | ||||||||
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 |
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Beginning Balance |
$ | 1,250,000 | $ | 1,030,000 | ||||
Additions |
1,462,000 | 1,194,000 | ||||||
Claim and reversals |
(1,112,000 | ) | (974,000 | ) | ||||
Ending Balance |
$ | 1,600,000 | $ | 1,250,000 | ||||
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10. INCOME TAXES
The Companys tax provision of $798,000 for the nine months ended September 26, 2009 represents Alternative Minimum, state income tax and foreign tax expenses which may only be partially offset by the Companys net operating loss carryforwards (NOL).
As of September 26, 2009, the Company has available for tax purposes federal NOLs of $22.4 million expiring through 2029. The Company also has a state NOL of $7.4 million. As a result of tax legislation changes, the availability of the state NOL may be limited in future periods. The Company has not historically recorded, nor does it intend to record the tax benefits from stock awards until realized. Unrecorded benefits from stock awards approximated $14.6 million at each of the years ended 2008 and 2007. The Company has recognized a full valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty of realization of such assets.
The Companys income tax returns have not been examined by the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) and are subject to examination for all years since 1993. State income tax returns are generally subject to examination for a period of 3 to 5 years after filing of the respective return. The state impact of any federal changes remains subject to examination by various states for a period of up to one year after formal notification to the states.
11. SEGMENTS AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
The Companys chief operating decision maker is its Chief Executive Officer. The Companys chief operating decision maker evaluates the operating results of the Companys reportable segments based on revenues and net income.
Effective as of July 31, 2009, when the Company obtained a controlling interest in KTC and is now reporting it as a reportable segment, the Company has three operating and reportable segments, Kopin US, which includes the operations in the United States and the Companys equity method investments, Kowon and KTC. The following table presents the Companys reportable segment results for the three and nine month periods ended September 26, 2009 and September 27, 2008:
Kopin U.S. | Kowon | KTC | Adjustments | Total | ||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended |
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September 26, 2009 |
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Revenues |
$ | 31,385,000 | $ | 2,715,000 | $ | 1,581,000 | $ | (3,702,000 | ) | $ | 31,979,000 | |||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to the controlling interest |
8,651,000 | (645,000 | ) | 412,000 | 101,000 | 8,519,000 | ||||||||||||
September 27, 2008 |
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Revenues |
$ | 28,734,000 | $ | 6,111,000 | $ | | $ | (4,136,000 | ) | $ | 30,709,000 | |||||||
Net income attributable to the controlling interest |
374,000 | 1,115,000 | | 9,000 | 1,498,000 | |||||||||||||
Nine Months Ended |
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September 26, 2009 |
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Revenues |
$ | 80,913,000 | $ | 6,601,000 | $ | 1,581,000 | $ | (7,411,000 | ) | $ | 81,684,000 | |||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to the controlling interest |
14,257,000 | (670,000 | ) | 412,000 | 116,000 | 14,115,000 | ||||||||||||
Total assets |
163,313,000 | 19,278,000 | 10,090,000 | (14,020,000 | ) | 178,661,000 | ||||||||||||
Long lived assets |
14,525,000 | 2,925,000 | 3,356,000 | (3,000 | ) | 20,803,000 | ||||||||||||
September 27, 2008 |
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Revenues |
$ | 80,970,000 | $ | 17,451,000 | $ | | $ | (12,708,000 | ) | $ | 85,713,000 | |||||||
Net (loss) income attributable to the controlling interest |
(1,437,000 | ) | 2,184,000 | | 27,000 | 774,000 | ||||||||||||
Total assets |
146,022,000 | 20,358,000 | | (6,085,000 | ) | 160,295,000 | ||||||||||||
Long lived assets |
17,559,000 | 3,022,000 | | (4,000 | ) | 20,577,000 |
The adjustments to reconcile to the consolidated financial statement total revenue, net income and long lived assets include the elimination of intercompany sales, noncontrolling interest in income of subsidiary and elimination of intercompany receivables.
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During the three and nine month periods ended September 26, 2009 and September 27, 2008, the Company derived its sales from the following geographies (as a percentage of net sales):
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 |
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 |
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Asia-Pacific |
20 | % | 28 | % | 16 | % | 32 | % | ||||
Americas |
80 | % | 72 | % | 84 | % | 68 | % | ||||
Total Revenues |
100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | ||||
During the three and nine month periods ended September 26, 2009 and September 27, 2008, revenues by product group consisted of approximately the following:
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 |
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 | |||||
Display |
17,727,000 | 18,889,000 | 50,197,000 | 49,593,000 | ||||
III-V |
14,252,000 | 11,820,000 | 31,487,000 | 36,120,000 | ||||
Total Revenues |
31,979,000 | 30,709,000 | 81,684,000 | 85,713,000 | ||||
12. LITIGATION
The Company is engaged in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. During the third quarter of 2009 the Company and certain directors and one officer were named in a class action complaint related to the issuance of certain stock options. Claims, suits, investigations and proceedings are inherently uncertain and it is not possible to predict the ultimate outcome of the matters previously discussed. While the Company will continue to defend itself vigorously in all such matters, it is possible that the Companys business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows could be affected in any particular period by the resolution of one or more of these matters.
13. ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS TO BE ADOPTED
In June 2009, the FASB issued the following new accounting standard, which has yet to be integrated into the Codification. Accordingly, this accounting standard will remain authoritative until integrated:
| SFAS No. 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46 (R), or SFAS 167 |
Item 2. | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
Forward Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements made relating to our belief that we are a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced semiconductor materials and miniature displays, our belief that our products enable our customers to develop and market an improved generation of products; our belief that the decline in demand from our customers for use in wireless handset applications was a result of both lower demand and customers reducing inventory; our belief that customers reduction in inventory levels was in reaction to their expectation of lower demand in 2009; our belief that lower demand for our eyewear products is a result of the current depressed global economy and an inability by our customers to obtain financing; our expectation that sales for our display products for military applications will increase during the remainder of 2009; our expectation that total revenues for the year ended December 26, 2009 will be between $90 million and $110 million; our expectation that military revenues will increase in fiscal year 2009 compared to fiscal year 2008; our expectation that sales of our CyberDisplay products for digital still camera and camcorder applications will decline significantly in fiscal year 2009 compared to fiscal year 2008; our expectation that the average sales price of our III-V products will decline approximately 10% for the remainder of 2009; our belief that we have opportunities to increase III-V sales with certain customers in 2009; our expectation that Kowons revenues to us and to Samsung will decline in fiscal year 2009 compared to fiscal year 2008 levels; our expectation that our largest HBT customer will migrate to six inch GaAs wafers in fiscal year 2009; our belief that our revenues could decline significantly if we are not able to get reactors qualified or can not manufacturer the required quantity on six inch GaAs wafers; our expectation that fourth quarter revenues from the sale of III-V products will be lower than the third quarter; our expectation that Kowon may have a loss from operations in 2009; our expectation that we may have to record an impairment charge on Kowons long lived assets if sales of our display products for consumer electronic applications do not increase; our belief that one of the benefits of our display technology is the ability to produce high resolution display in small form factors; our expectation that in order to generate display revenues with above average gross margins, we will need to increase sales to customers who buy our higher resolution display products; our expectation that we have enough cash resources to support our operations and capital needs for at least the next twelve months; our expectation that we will spend between $6.0 and $10.0 million on capital expenditures over the next twelve months; our expectation that our third quarter will be our strongest sales quarter for displays to customers who use them in consumer electronic products, followed by our second quarter then our fourth quarter and our first quarter; our expectation that we will sell more display products for military applications which we would not expect to have historical sales trends; our expectation that changes in near-term interest rates will not be material to our cash flows or income; our expectation that market risk associated with our international operations is unlikely to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operation. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industries in which we operate, managements beliefs, and assumptions made by management. In addition, other written or oral statements, which constitute forward-
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looking statements, may be made by or on behalf of us. Words such as expects, anticipates, intends, plans, believes, could, seeks, estimates, and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences in outcomes and results include, but are not limited to, those set forth in our other periodic filings filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2008.
Critical Accounting Policies
Managements discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our unaudited consolidated financial statements. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We continually evaluate our estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements, including those related to revenue recognition under the percentage of completion method, bad debts, inventories, warranty reserves, investment valuations, valuation of stock compensation awards, recoverability of deferred tax assets, liabilities for uncertain tax positions and contingencies. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions. Further detail regarding our critical accounting policies can be found in Item 7. Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 27, 2008.
Business Matters
We are a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced semiconductor materials and miniature displays. We use our proprietary semiconductor material technology to design, manufacture and market our III-V and display products for use in highly demanding commercial wireless communications and high-resolution portable consumer electronic applications. Our products enable our customers to develop and market an improved generation of products for these target applications.
We have two principal sources of revenues: product revenues and research and development revenues. Product revenues consist of sales of our CyberDisplay products and our III-V products, principally gallium arsenide (GaAs) HBT transistor wafers. Research and development revenues consist primarily of development contracts with agencies of the U.S. government. For the three and nine months ended September 26, 2009, research and development revenues were $1.3 million and $4.3 million respectively. This contrasted with $1.4 million and $5.2 million for the corresponding periods in 2008.
Results of Operations
The three and nine month periods ended September 26, 2009 and September 27, 2008 are referred to as 2009 and 2008, respectively. The year ended periods December 26, 2009, December 27, 2008 and December 29, 2007 are referred to as fiscal year 2009, fiscal year 2008 and fiscal year 2007, respectively.
Revenues. For the three and nine month periods ended September 26, 2009 and September 27, 2008, our revenues, which include product sales and amounts earned from research and development contracts, were as follows (in millions):
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||
Revenues (in millions): |
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 |
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 | ||||||||
Cyber Display |
$ | 17.7 | $ | 18.9 | $ | 50.2 | $ | 49.6 | ||||
III-V |
14.3 | 11.8 | 31.5 | 36.1 | ||||||||
Total revenues |
$ | 32.0 | $ | 30.7 | $ | 81.7 | $ | 85.7 | ||||
The increase in display revenues in 2009 compared to 2008 resulted primarily from an increase in sales of our CyberDisplay products to customers that use them for military applications partially offset by a decline in sales of our displays for consumer electronic and eyewear applications and lower research and development revenues. The decline in sales of displays for consumer electronic applications was primarily as a result of our strategy to withdraw from offering our display products for use in lower margin products, particularly low and mid-range digital still cameras. The decline in sales of our display products for eyewear applications is a result of both lower demand attributable to the current depressed global economic situation and, according to our customers, our customers inability to finance their working capital needs. Included in revenues for the third quarter of 2009 was approximately $1 million of sales of display products for military applications that were shipped in the first quarter of 2009 but the revenue was not recognized until the third quarter of 2009 when they were accepted by the customer. Our increase in income from continuing operations is primarily the result of the increase in sales of our displays for military applications. During 2009, a significant portion of our display
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sales for military applications was to a customer who is in the process of qualifying their product with the U.S. government. If this customer is unable to get their product qualified or any of our other customers lose qualified status with the U.S. government, our revenues may decline and we may not be profitable. Display revenues for consumer and military applications for 2009 and 2008 were as follows:
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||
Display Revenues by Category (in millions) |
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 |
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 | ||||||||
Consumer Electronic Applications |
$ | 2.9 | $ | 4.8 | $ | 7.2 | $ | 14.8 | ||||
Military Application |
13.2 | 10.5 | 38.2 | 24.5 | ||||||||
Eyewear Application |
0.5 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 4.6 | ||||||||
Research & Development |
1.1 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 5.7 | ||||||||
Total |
$ | 17.7 | $ | 18.9 | $ | 50.2 | $ | 49.6 | ||||
The increase in our III-V revenues for the three months ended September 26, 2009 resulted from an increase in unit demand for our HBT transistor wafers from customers that use them in wireless handset applications partially offset by price declines of our HBT products. We believe the increase in demand from our customers for use in wireless handset applications was a result of an increase in the purchases of Smart phones by consumers. A Smart phone offers users more functionality and in order to achieve this increase in performance a Smart phone requires more of our product. We believe that a standard phone may include two or three of our customers chips but a Smart phone may require five or six chips. Accordingly an increase in demand for our customers chips resulted in an increase in demand for our product. We believe this is why demand for our product increased at the same time industry reports indicated that overall sales of wireless handsets decreased in 2009 as compared to the same period in 2008. Our third quarter 2009 revenues also include approximately $535,000 of sales from Kopin Taiwan Corporation (KTC), a majority-owned subsidiary we took a controlling interest in during the third quarter of 2009. For the nine months ended September 26, 2009 the decrease in sales of our III-V products was a result of lower than expected demand in the first and, to a lesser extent, the second quarter of 2009. We believe this lower demand resulted for the severe global economic decline. Historically the third quarter is the highest sales quarter for III-V products as our customers manufacture product for ultimate sale during the holiday season in the fourth quarter. Accordingly we would expect fourth quarter revenues to be lower than the third quarter.
Revenues of our Korean subsidiary, Kowon, are included in CyberDisplay revenues and sales are primarily to us and Samsung Electronics for camcorder applications. Kowons revenues decreased as a result of lower demand from us due to lower sales of displays to customers that use them for digital still camera applications and a decline in demand from Samsung for displays for camcorder applications. As a result of the decline in sales of our display products for consumer electronic applications, we expect Kowons revenues to us and to Samsung to decline in fiscal year 2009 as compared to fiscal year 2008 levels. Kowons ability to increase sales is dependent on products which are currently in development and their ability to obtain qualification of these new products with their customers. Revenues of our Taiwan subsidiary, KTC, consolidated since July 31, 2009, are included in our III-V revenues and sales are to the same customers that we historically have sold our III-V products to and KoBrite, another company we have an equity interest in. Total revenues by segment for 2009 and 2008 were as follows:
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues by Segment (in millions) |
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 |
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kopin U.S. revenues |
$ | 31.4 | $ | 28.7 | $ | 81.0 | $ | 81.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Kowon revenues to other customers |
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Kowon revenues |
$ | 2.7 | $ | 6.1 | $ | 6.6 | $ | 17.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Kowon sales to Kopin |
(2.6 | ) | 0.1 | (4.1 | ) | 2.0 | (6.4 | ) | 0.2 | (12.7 | ) | 4.7 | ||||||||||||||||
KTC revenues to other customers |
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KTC revenues |
$ | 1.6 | $ | | $ | 1.6 | $ | | ||||||||||||||||||||
KTC sales to Kopin |
(1.1 | ) | 0.5 | | | (1.1 | ) | 0.5 | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Revenues |
$ | 32.0 | $ | 30.7 | $ | 81.7 | $ | 85.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
For the year ending December 26, 2009 we expect total revenues to be in the range of $90 million to $110 million. We expect military revenues to increase in fiscal year 2009 as compared to fiscal year 2008. We have been reducing our emphasis on sales of our display products for digital still camera and camcorder applications because of the low gross profit margins from these sales, and, as a result of this strategy and the impact on sales of consumer electronic products from the global economic downturn, we expect sales of our CyberDisplay products for digital still camera and camcorder applications to decline significantly in fiscal year 2009 as compared to fiscal year 2008 levels. Therefore, in order to increase display product revenues in fiscal year 2009 over fiscal year 2008, the
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increase in revenues from the sale of military products must exceed the decline in sales of our displays for consumer electronic applications. For our III-V products we anticipate that our average sales price will decline approximately 10% during 2009. We believe we have opportunities with certain customers who purchase our III-V products to increase our share of these customers purchases of III-V products in 2009. Accordingly, our ability to increase revenues from sales of our III-V products in 2009 will be dependent on our ability to increase sales of our products to certain customers and the continued increase in sales of Smart phones as a percentage of overall wireless handset market at a rate that offsets the impact of the decline in the average sales price of our III-V products. As a result of the historic declines in the United Stated and global economies, our ability to forecast is very limited. Our forecasts are based on our discussions with customers and our expectations about the future global economy and are not based on firm non-cancellable orders.
We currently manufacture and sell HBT wafers on either four or six inch gallium arsenide (GaAs) wafers. Our largest customer, which accounted for approximately 29% of our fiscal year 2008 total revenues (see Item 1A, Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 27, 2008, for an explanation of percent of revenue calculation), purchases our HBT products on four inch GaAs wafers and we expect this customer to migrate to using six inch GaAs wafers in its manufacturing process in fiscal year 2009. If we are unable to get our HBT reactors qualified by our largest and other customers or if we are able to get the reactors qualified but can not manufacture the quantity our customers require or can not manufacture on six inch GaAs wafers in a cost effective manner, our revenues and results of operations could decline significantly.
The back-end packaging manufacturing process of our displays which are sold for consumer applications is performed at Kowon. As discussed above, we expect sales of our consumer display products to decline in fiscal 2009 as compared to fiscal year 2008 levels. Kowon had net income of $3.2 million and $1.5 million before intercompany eliminations for fiscal year 2008 and fiscal year 2007, respectively. We anticipate that sales of our display products for use in consumer electronic applications may decline such that Kowon may have a loss from operations in 2009. For the nine months ended September 26, 2009 Kowon had a net loss of $713,000. If sales of our display products for consumer electronic applications do not increase or new markets are not identified, we may have to record impairment charges on Kowons long lived assets, which are recorded in our financial statements at $2.9 million at September 26, 2009.
International sales represented 16% and 32% of product revenues for the nine months ended September 26, 2009 and September 27, 2008, respectively. The decrease in international sales percentage is primarily attributable to an increase in sales of our CyberDisplay products for U.S. military applications and a decline in sales of our display products for digital still camera and camcorder applications to Asian customers. We expect this trend to continue in 2009. International sales are primarily sales of CyberDisplay products to consumer electronic manufacturers primarily located in Japan, Korea and China. Our international sales are primarily denominated in U.S. currency. Consequently, a strengthening of the U.S. dollar could increase the price in local currencies of our products in foreign markets and make our products relatively more expensive than competitors products that are denominated in local currencies, leading to a reduction in sales or profitability in those foreign markets. In addition, sales of our CyberDisplay products in Korea are transacted through Kowon. Kowons sales are primarily denominated in U.S. dollars. However, Kowons local operating costs are primarily denominated in Korean won. Kowon also holds U.S. dollars in order to pay various expenses. As a result, our financial position and results of operations are subject to exchange rate fluctuation in transactional and functional currency. We have not taken any protective measures against exchange rate fluctuations, such as purchasing hedging instruments with respect to such fluctuations, because of the historically stable exchange rate between the Japanese yen, Korean won and the U.S. dollar.
Cost of Product Revenues.
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
Cost of product revenues : |
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 |
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 |
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Cost of product revenues (in millions): |
$ | 20.7 | $ | 19.4 | $ | 54.7 | $ | 58.4 | ||||||||
Cost of product revenues as a % of net product revenues |
67.4 | % | 66.2 | % | 70.7 | % | 72.6 | % |
Cost of product revenues, which is comprised of materials, labor and manufacturing overhead related to our products, decreased approximately $3.7 million or 6.6% for the nine months ended 2008 as compared to 2009. Our gross margin is affected by increases or decrease in the sales prices of our products, changes in raw material prices, unit volume of sales, manufacturing efficiencies and the mix of products sold. As discussed above, our sales prices for our HBT wafers and displays sold for commercial applications historically decline on an annual basis. Our overhead costs and, to a lesser extent, our labor costs are normally stable and do not fluctuate significantly during a three or twelve month period. Essentially, we consider labor and overhead costs to be fixed in nature over the short term and therefore profitability is very dependent on the sales prices of our products and volume of sales. Gross margins as a percentage of revenues increased because sales of our display products for military applications, which have higher gross margins than our other products, increased as a percentage of our total revenues for the nine months ended 2009 as compared to 2008. In addition, in 2009, we recorded a credit of approximately $0.5 million to cost of goods sold which was received from a customer to pay for cost overruns that we incurred due to design changes in support of their program. Without this credit, cost of goods sold as a percentage of revenues for the three and nine months ended September 26, 2009 would have been 65.9% and 70.1%, respectively. We anticipate that the average sales price of our III-V products will continue to decline in 2009 and if we are unable to increase sales volume of either our display products for military applications or our III-V products our gross margins will be negatively impacted.
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There are a number of different display technologies which can produce displays in small form factors. We believe one of the benefits of our display technology is the ability to produce high resolution displays in small form factors. The camcorder and digital still camera markets are mature and the majority of these devices use low-resolution display products which results in our having limited, if any, competitive advantage over our competitors and therefore the ability to sell displays into these markets is very price dependent. Accordingly, for us to generate display revenues with above average gross margins, we will need to increase sales to customers who buy our higher resolution display products, such as the military, or develop new categories, such as displays for higher performance Bridge Cameras, Digital SLR cameras and eyewear.
Research and Development. Research and development (R&D) expenses are incurred in support of internal display and III-V product development programs or programs funded by agencies or prime contractors of the U.S. government and commercial partners. R&D revenues associated with funded programs are presented separately in revenue in the statement of operations. Research and development costs include staffing, purchases of materials and laboratory supplies, circuit design costs, fabrication and packaging of display products, and overhead. For 2009 and 2008, R&D expense was as follows (in millions):
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||
Research and development expense (in millions): |
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 |
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 | ||||||||
Funded |
$ | 1.1 | $ | 0.8 | $ | 2.7 | $ | 3.1 | ||||
Internal |
2.5 | 3.3 | 7.8 | 9.8 | ||||||||
Total research and development expense |
$ | 3.6 | $ | 4.1 | $ | 10.5 | $ | 12.9 | ||||
Funded R&D expense decreased in 2009 as compared to the prior year primarily because of a decrease in funded programs from agencies and prime contractors of the U.S. government.
The decrease in internal research and development expenses was primarily attributed to lower costs for the development of certain eyewear products.
Selling, General and Administrative. Selling, general and administrative (S,G&A) expenses consist of the expenses incurred by our sales and marketing personnel and related expenses, and administrative and general corporate expenses.
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 |
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 |
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Selling, general and administration expense (in millions): |
$ | 3.5 | $ | 4.0 | $ | 10.5 | $ | 12.9 | ||||||||
Selling, general and administration expense as a % of revenues |
10.9 | % | 13.0 | % | 12.9 | % | 15.1 | % |
The decrease in S,G&A expenses in 2009 as compared to 2008 is attributable to decreases of approximately $0.6 million in allowance for bad debts, $0.7 million of labor and stock based compensation expense and $0.5 million of professional fees. Included in the $0.6 million of decline in bad debt expense is the reversal of a $0.5 million allowance for doubtful accounts established at December 27, 2008 for the possible uncollectible receivables from KTC. A more complete description of the KTC allowance for doubtful accounts is below.
Other Income and Expense.
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 |
September 26, 2009 |
September 27, 2008 | ||||||||||
Other income and expense (in millions): |
$ | 3.5 | $ | (0.7 | ) | $ | 8.3 | $ | 1.3 |
Other income and expense, net, is composed of interest income, foreign currency transaction and remeasurement gains and losses incurred by our Korean and Taiwan subsidiaries, other-than temporary impairment on marketable debt securities, gains resulting from our obtaining a controlling interest in KTC and license fees. In the nine months ended September 26, 2009, we recorded $0.8 million of foreign currency losses as compared to $2.0 million of foreign currency gains for the nine months ended September 27, 2008. Other income and expense, net for the nine months ended September 26, 2009 also includes an expense of $0.9 million from an impairment write-down of certain marketable debt securities which were deemed other-than-temporarily impaired. The impairment in the securities occurred primarily because the issuers of the securities offered to buy the securities at prices significantly below the prices at which the securities were previously trading in the market. This resulted in an overall decline in the fair market value of the securities based upon required valuation techniques. In conjunction with our obtaining a controlling
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interest in KTC we recorded a gain of $0.6 million for the remeasurement of our investment in KTC to fair market value and $1.2 million related to the repayment of loans from KTC which had been previously written-off. A more complete explanation of the impact on our financial statements from our obtaining a controlling interest in KTC is below.
In fiscal year 2008 we entered into an agreement wherein we agreed to sell certain patents we were no longer using, to a party which would attempt to sub-license the patents. Under the terms of the agreement the amount we would receive for the sale of the patents was a percentage of any license fees, after expenses, from the sublicense. In the three and nine months ended September 26, 2009, we recorded $2.1 million and $6.2 million respectively of license fees from the sale of these patents. We do not expect to receive any additional material amounts from the sales of these patents.
In 2008, we reviewed the carrying value of our investment in Kenet and recorded an impairment charge of $0.7 million to adjust the carrying amount of the investment to fair value, as we deemed the decline in the value of the assets to be other-than-temporary. The investment in Kenet was subsequently sold in 2008.
Equity Loss in Unconsolidated Affiliate. For the three and nine months ended September 26, 2009, the equity loss in unconsolidated affiliate consists of our approximate 19% share of the losses of KoBrite and the effects of the repayment of a loan by KTC which is discussed in more detail below. For the three and nine months ended September 27, 2008, the equity loss is a result of our approximate 28% interest in the operating results of KoBrite and our then approximate 36.7% interest in the operating results of KTC.
Tax provision. For the three and nine months ended September 26, 2009 we have recorded a provision for income taxes of ($162,000) and ($798,000), respectively, compared to provisions of ($390,000) and ($809,000) for the three and nine month periods ended September 27, 2008. Our provision for income taxes is comprised of our estimated alternative minimum tax and state income tax liabilities on our domestic taxable earnings and estimated foreign taxes due on our Korean and Taiwanese subsidiaries taxable earnings.
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest. We own approximately 78% of the equity of Kowon Technology Co. Ltd. (Kowon) and approximately 87% of the equity of Kopin Taiwan Corp. Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest on our consolidated statement of operations represents the portion of the results of operations of our majority owned subsidiaries which is allocated to the shareholders of the equity interests not owned by us. The change in net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest is the result of the change in the results of operations of Kowon and the addition of the income attributable to the noncontrolling interests in KTC.
Acquisition of the controlling interest in Kopin Taiwan Corporation (KTC).
On July 30, 2009, we purchased 19,572,468 new shares of KTC common stock for approximately $5,975,000 from KTC (the Transaction). We also purchased 128,226 shares of KTC from Microelectronics Technology Inc. (MTI) for $300,000. As a result of these two transactions and our previous investments in KTC, we own approximately 87% of the now outstanding common stock of KTC. The remaining 13% is held by other investors and employees of KTC. In conjunction with this financing, KTC agreed to repay an outstanding balance of loans due to us from KTC in the aggregate amount of approximately $2,012,000. We have consolidated KTC beginning July 31, 2009.
The consolidated statement of operations for the periods includes the following amounts which were recorded as a result of the acquisition:
Three months end September 26, 2009 |
Nine months end September 26, 2009 | |||||
Gain on remeasurement of Kopins previous investment in KTC |
$ | 599,000 | $ | 599,000 | ||
Repayment of loan by KTC which was previously written-off |
2,012,000 | 2,012,000 | ||||
Reduction in bad debt allowance |
291,000 | 507,000 |
The Company previously recorded its investment in KTC under the equity method and had written down the investment to $0. The Company remeasured and wrote-up its investment in KTC by approximately $599,000 which represented the fair market value of the investment immediately prior to the Transaction.
In the year ended December 27, 2008 the Company recorded equity losses of approximately $824,000 and a loan loss reserve of approximately $1,188,000 in connection with $2,012,000 it loaned KTC in fiscal 2008. As a result of the Transaction the loan was repaid and in the three and nine month periods ending September 26, 2009 the Company recorded a gain on the loan repayment of approximately $1,188,000 and equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates of $824,000.
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In fiscal 2008, due to KTCs liquidity problems the Company recorded allowances for possible bad debts for the excess of what KTC owed the Company over what the Company owed KTC. At December 27, 2008, the allowance for possible bad debts was approximately $507,000. During the nine months ended September 26, 2009 the Company reduced the allowance to $0, resulting in a reduction of selling, general and administrative expenses of $507,000 of which $291,000 of the allowance for bad debts was reversed in the three months ended September 26, 2009.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have financed our operations primarily through public and private placements of our equity securities, research and development contract revenues, and sales of our III-V and CyberDisplay products. We believe our available cash resources will support our operations and capital needs for at least the next twelve months.
As of September 26, 2009, we had cash and equivalents and marketable securities of $107,518,978 and working capital of $129,135,957 compared to $100,015,991 and $116,841,086, respectively, as of December 27, 2008. The change in cash and equivalents and marketable securities was primarily due to cash generated from operating activities of $14.1 million, partially offset by investments in capital equipment and other assets of approximately $2.4 million and repurchases of our common stock of $5.3 million.
We have a purchase and supply agreement with a significant HBT customer that expires in July 2010, excluding a last time buy option contained in the agreement. Under the terms of this agreement we have agreed to maintain capacity levels for manufacturing HBT wafers and we committed to a pricing schedule under certain circumstances. The agreement also requires us to give prior notice if we exit our HBT product line. In consideration for this agreement, the customer agreed to source 100% of its HBT wafer needs from us subject to the customers right to source HBT wafers from other sources if we are unable to meet their requirements under certain circumstances. We agreed that failure to meet our supply obligations under the agreement would allow our customer to obtain court ordered specific performance and if we do not perform we could then be liable for monetary damages up to a maximum of $40.0 million.
We lease facilities located in Taunton and Westborough, Massachusetts, and Scotts Valley, California, under non-cancelable operating leases. We have two Taunton facilities, one whose lease expires in 2020 and the other in 2012. The Taunton lease which expires in 2012 may be extended for an additional 10 year term. The Westborough and Scotts Valley leases expire in 2012.
We expect to expend between $6.0 million and $10.0 million on capital expenditures over the next twelve months, primarily for the acquisition of equipment relating to the production of our III-V and CyberDisplay products.
As of September 26, 2009, we had substantial tax loss carry-forwards, which may be used to offset future federal taxable income. We may be subject to alternative minimum taxes, foreign taxes and state income taxes depending on our taxable income and sources of taxable income.
Accounting Pronouncements to be Adopted
In June 2009, the FASB issued the following accounting standard, which has yet to be integrated into the Codification. Accordingly, this accounting standard will remain authoritative until integrated:
| SFAS No. 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46 (R), or SFAS 167 |
Seasonality
The consumer markets we sell into are traditionally seasonal and we would expect that our third quarter would be our strongest sales quarter for sales of our displays to customers who use them in consumer electronic applications and sales of our III-V products, followed by our second quarter then our fourth quarter and our first quarter would be our lowest sales quarter. We anticipate selling more display products for military applications which we would not expect to have the historical sales trends of our consumer oriented products. Depending upon the relative success of our consumer oriented products verses our military products our total display revenues may or may not have a seasonal trend. Our principle III-V product is our HBT transistors and revenues from the sales of HBT transistors has not demonstrated the seasonal pattern over the last two years that we would expect.
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Contractual Obligations
The following is a summary of our contractual payment obligations for operating leases as of September 26, 2009:
Contractual Obligations |
Total | Less than 1 year | 1-3 Years | 3-5 years | More than 5 years | ||||||||||
Operating Lease Obligations |
$ | 8,134,996 | $ | 1,460,279 | $ | 3,100,029 | $ | 1,536,219 | $ | 2,038,469 |
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We invest our excess cash in high-quality government, government-backed and corporate debt instruments, which generally bear lower levels of relative risk. We believe that the effect, if any, of reasonably possible near-term changes in interest rates on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows should not be material to our cash flows or income. It is possible that interest rate movements would increase our unrecognized gain or loss on interest rate securities. Included in other assets are equity investments in Micrel Semiconductor, Incorporated (Micrel) and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) totaling approximately $1.6 million and $3.3 million, respectively, which are subject to changes in value because of either specific operating issues or overall changes in the stock markets. We are exposed to changes in foreign currency exchange rates primarily through our translation of our foreign subsidiarys financial position, results of operations, and transaction gains and losses as a result of non U.S. dollar denominated cash flows related to business activities in Asia, and remeasurement of United States dollars to the functional currency of our Kowon subsidiary. We do not currently hedge our foreign currency exchange rate risk. We estimate that any market risk associated with our international operations is unlikely to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operation. Our portfolio of marketable debt securities is subject to interest rate risk although our intent is to hold securities until maturity. The credit rating of our investments may be affected by the underlying financial health of the guarantors of our investments. We use gallium arsenide and silicon wafers and demand is expected to grow due to new technologies such as solar cells. We do not enter into forward or futures hedging contracts.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 26, 2009 and 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 the SECs 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.
During our last fiscal quarter, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
The Company is engaged in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Management believes the ultimate outcome of these proceedings will not have a material adverse impact on the Companys consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
During the third quarter of 2009 the Company and certain directors and one officer were named in a class action complaint related to the issuance of certain stock options.
In addition to the other information set forth in this report and the risk factor set forth below, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 27, 2008. The risks discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K could materially affect our business, financial condition and future results. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or operating results.
We may not achieve our revenue guidance and may not be profitable, should sales of our display products to military customers decline. Our increase in profitability is primarily the result of the increase in sales of our displays for military applications. We expect sales of our display products for military applications to increase during the remainder of 2009. During the second quarter of 2009, a significant portion of our display sales for military applications has been to a customer which is in the process of qualifying its product with the U.S. government. If this customer is unable to get its product qualified or any of our other customers lose qualified status with the U.S. government, our revenues may decline and we may not be profitable.
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Sale of Unregistered Securities
In the past three years we have not sold any securities which were not registered under the Securities Act.
Use of Proceeds
The information required by this item regarding use of proceeds by the Company is reported in herein in Part 1, Item 2 under Liquidity and Capital Resources.
Purchase of Equity Securities
On December 8, 2008, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program of up to $15 million of our common stock. Pursuant to the stock repurchase program, we may purchase in one or more open market or private transactions up to $15 million of shares of our common stock. The stock repurchase program shall terminate on December 2, 2011, unless earlier terminated by our Board of Directors. At September 26, 2009 we had repurchased 2.0 million shares for $5.3 million.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None
None
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (1) | |
3.2 | Amended to Certificate of Incorporation (2) | |
3.3 | Amended to Certificate of Incorporation (2) | |
3.4 | Fourth Amended and Restated By-laws (3) | |
31.1 | Certificate of John C.C. Fan, Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant, filed pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350). | |
31.2 | Certificate of Richard A. Sneider, Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, filed pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350). | |
32.1 | Certificate of John C.C. Fan, Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant, furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350). | |
32.2 | Certificate of Richard A. Sneider, Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350). |
(1) | Filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-57450, and incorporated herein by reference |
(2) | Filed as an exhibit to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period July 1, 2000 and incorporated by reference herein |
(3) | Filed as an exhibit to Annual Report on Form 8-K filed on December 12, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference. |
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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.
KOPIN CORPORATION (Registrant) | ||||
Date: November 5, 2009 |
By: | /s/ JOHN C.C. FAN | ||
John C.C. Fan | ||||
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors | ||||
(Principal Executive Officer) | ||||
Date: November 5, 2009 |
By: | /s/ RICHARD A. SNEIDER | ||
Richard A. Sneider | ||||
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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