LANTRONIX INC - Quarter Report: 2008 December (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
x QUARTERLY
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For
the quarterly period ended December 31, 2008
OR
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934
For
the transition period from _________ to ___________.
Commission
file number: 1-16027
LANTRONIX,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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33-0362767
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of
incorporation or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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15353
Barranca Parkway, Irvine, California
(Address
of principal executive offices)
92618
(Zip
Code)
(949)
453-3990
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report: N/A
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check
one):
Large
accelerated filer o
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Accelerated
filer o
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Non-accelerated
filer o
(do
not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller
reporting company x
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x.
As of
February 13, 2009, 60,509,876, shares of the Registrant’s common stock were
outstanding.
LANTRONIX,
INC.
FORM
10-Q
FOR
THE FISCAL QUARTER ENDED
December
31, 2008
INDEX
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PART
I.
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FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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1
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements.
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1
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Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2008 and June 30,
2008
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1
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Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six
Months Ended
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December
31, 2008 and
2007
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2
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Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months
Ended
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December
31, 2008 and
2007
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3
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Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
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4
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Item
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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9
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Item
3.
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Controls
and
Procedures.
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19
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PART
II.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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19
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Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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19
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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19
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Item
2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds.
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27
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Item
3.
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Defaults
Upon Senior
Securities
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27
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Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
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28
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Item
5.
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Other
Information
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28
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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32
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PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. Financial Statements
LANTRONIX,
INC.
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UNAUDITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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(In
thousands)
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December
31,
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June
30,
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2008
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2008
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Assets
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 9,151 | $ | 7,434 | ||||
Accounts
receivable, net
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2,146 | 4,166 | ||||||
Inventories,
net
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8,127 | 8,038 | ||||||
Contract
manufacturers' receivable
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1,132 | 676 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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608 | 566 | ||||||
Total
current assets
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21,164 | 20,880 | ||||||
Property
and equipment, net
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2,301 | 2,271 | ||||||
Goodwill
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9,488 | 9,488 | ||||||
Purchased
intangible assets, net
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324 | 382 | ||||||
Other
assets
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132 | 144 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 33,409 | $ | 33,165 | ||||
Liabilities
and stockholders' equity
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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$ | 6,458 | $ | 7,684 | ||||
Accrued
payroll and related expenses
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1,266 | 2,203 | ||||||
Warranty
reserve
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266 | 342 | ||||||
Restructuring
reserve
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74 | 744 | ||||||
Short-term
debt
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667 | - | ||||||
Other
current liabilities
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4,574 | 4,221 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
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13,305 | 15,194 | ||||||
Non-current
liabilities:
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Long-term
liabilities
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225 | 210 | ||||||
Long-term
capital lease obligations
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428 | 515 | ||||||
Long-term
debt
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1,111 | - | ||||||
Total
non-current liabilities
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1,764 | 725 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
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15,069 | 15,919 | ||||||
Commitments
and contingencies
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Stockholders'
equity:
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Common
stock
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6 | 6 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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188,778 | 187,626 | ||||||
Accumulated
deficit
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(170,871 | ) | (170,907 | ) | ||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
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427 | 521 | ||||||
Total
stockholders' equity
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18,340 | 17,246 | ||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
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$ | 33,409 | $ | 33,165 | ||||
See
accompanying notes.
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1
UNAUDITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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(In
thousands, except per share data)
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Three
Months Ended
December
31,
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Six
Months Ended
December
31,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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Net
revenue (1)
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$ | 12,885 | $ | 15,277 | $ | 27,097 | $ | 28,331 | ||||||||
Cost
of revenue
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5,942 | 7,414 | 12,630 | 14,027 | ||||||||||||
Gross
profit
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6,943 | 7,863 | 14,467 | 14,304 | ||||||||||||
Operating
expenses:
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Selling,
general and administrative
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5,315 | 5,331 | 10,523 | 11,610 | ||||||||||||
Research
and development
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1,549 | 1,758 | 3,052 | 3,526 | ||||||||||||
Restructuring
charge
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128 | - | 721 | - | ||||||||||||
Amortization
of purchased intangible assets
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18 | 18 | 36 | 36 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
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7,010 | 7,107 | 14,332 | 15,172 | ||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from operations
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(67 | ) | 756 | 135 | (868 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest
expense, net
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(57 | ) | (61 | ) | (83 | ) | (80 | ) | ||||||||
Other
income (expense), net
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(16 | ) | 120 | 6 | 131 | |||||||||||
Income
(loss) before income taxes
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(140 | ) | 815 | 58 | (817 | ) | ||||||||||
Provision
(benefit) for income taxes
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8 | (168 | ) | 22 | (147 | ) | ||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
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$ | (148 | ) | $ | 983 | $ | 36 | $ | (670 | ) | ||||||
Net
income (loss) per share (basic)
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$ | (0.00 | ) | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.00 | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||||||
Net
income (loss) per share (diluted)
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$ | (0.00 | ) | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.00 | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||||||
Weighted-average
shares (basic)
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60,502 | 60,088 | 60,438 | 60,015 | ||||||||||||
Weighted-average
shares (diluted)
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60,502 | 60,542 | 60,641 | 60,015 | ||||||||||||
(1) Includes
net revenue from related party
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$ | 306 | $ | 211 | $ | 560 | $ | 502 | ||||||||
See
accompanying notes.
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2
LANTRONIX,
INC.
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UNAUDITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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(In
thousands)
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Six
Months Ended
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December
31,
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2008
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2007
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Operating
activities
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Net
income (loss)
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$ | 36 | $ | (670 | ) | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities:
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Share-based
compensation
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1,064 | 641 | ||||||
Restructuring
charge
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721 | - | ||||||
Depreciation
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366 | 267 | ||||||
Provision
for inventories
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101 | 314 | ||||||
Amortization
of purchased intangible assets
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58 | 50 | ||||||
Gain
on sale of investment
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- | (104 | ) | |||||
Provision
for officer loan
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- | 35 | ||||||
Recovery
of doubtful accounts
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(37 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Accounts
receivable
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2,057 | 148 | ||||||
Inventories
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(190 | ) | 704 | |||||
Contract
manufacturers' receivable
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(456 | ) | 269 | |||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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(121 | ) | 135 | |||||
Other
assets
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10 | (17 | ) | |||||
Accounts
payable
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(1,222 | ) | (2,272 | ) | ||||
Accrued
payroll and related expenses
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(901 | ) | 333 | |||||
Warranty
reserve
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(76 | ) | (104 | ) | ||||
Restructuring
reserve
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(1,391 | ) | - | |||||
Other
liabilities
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488 | (195 | ) | |||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
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507 | (469 | ) | |||||
Investing
activities
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Purchases
of property and equipment, net
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(354 | ) | (252 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from the sale of investments
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- | 104 | ||||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
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(354 | ) | (148 | ) | ||||
Financing
activities
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Proceeds
from term loan
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2,000 | - | ||||||
Payment
of term loan
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(222 | ) | - | |||||
Net
proceeds from issuances of common stock
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88 | 220 | ||||||
Payment
of capital lease obligations
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(179 | ) | (69 | ) | ||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
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1,687 | 151 | ||||||
Effect
of foreign exchange rate changes on cash
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(123 | ) | 108 | |||||
Increase
(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
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1,717 | (358 | ) | |||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
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7,434 | 7,582 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
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$ | 9,151 | $ | 7,224 | ||||
See
accompanying notes.
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3
LANTRONIX,
INC.
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008
1. Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Lantronix,
Inc. (the “Company” or “Lantronix”) have been prepared by the Company in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim
financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and
Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they should be read
in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes
thereto for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, included in the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) on September 19, 2008. They contain all normal recurring accruals and
adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly
the consolidated financial position of the Company at December 31, 2008, and the
consolidated results of its operations and cash flows for the three and six
months ended December 31, 2008 and 2007. All intercompany accounts and
transactions have been eliminated. It should be understood that accounting
measurements at interim dates inherently involve greater reliance on estimates
than at year-end. The results of operations for the three and six months ended
December 31, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected
for the full year or any future interim periods.
2. Computation
of Net Income (Loss) per Share
Basic and
diluted net income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss)
by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the
year.
The
following table presents the computation of net income (loss) per
share:
Three
Months Ended
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Six
Months Ended
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December
31,
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December
31,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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(In
thousands, except per share data)
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Numerator:
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Net
income (loss)
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$ | (148 | ) | $ | 983 | $ | 36 | $ | (670 | ) | ||||||
Denominator:
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Weighted-average
shares outstanding
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63,594 | 60,088 | 63,530 | 60,015 | ||||||||||||
Less:
Unvested common shares outstanding
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(3,092 | ) | - | (3,092 | ) | - | ||||||||||
Denominator
for net income (loss) per share (basic)
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60,502 | 60,088 | 60,438 | 60,015 | ||||||||||||
Effect
of dilutive securities:
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Unvested
common shares outstanding
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- | - | 203 | - | ||||||||||||
Stock
options
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- | 454 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Denominator
for net income (loss) per share (diluted)
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60,502 | 60,542 | 60,641 | 60,015 | ||||||||||||
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Net
income (loss) per share (basic)
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$ | (0.00 | ) | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.00 | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||||||
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Net
income (loss) per share (diluted)
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$ | (0.00 | ) | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.00 | $ | (0.01 | ) |
The
following table presents the common stock equivalents excluded from the diluted
net income (loss) per share calculation, because they were anti-dilutive as of
such dates. These excluded common stock equivalents could be dilutive in the
future.
Three
Months Ended
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Six
Months Ended
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December
31,
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December
31,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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Common
stock equivalents
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9,108,631 | 1,326,975 | 8,560,047 | 2,001,466 |
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3. Inventories
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market and consist of
the following:
December
31,
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June
30,
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2008
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2008
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(In
thousands)
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Finished
goods
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$ | 6,446 | $ | 5,707 | ||||
Raw
materials
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1,875 | 1,836 | ||||||
Inventory
at distributors
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1,742 | 2,008 | ||||||
Large
scale integration chips *
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398 | 809 | ||||||
Inventories,
gross
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10,461 | 10,360 | ||||||
Reserve
for excess and obsolete inventory
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(2,334 | ) | (2,322 | ) | ||||
Inventories,
net
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$ | 8,127 | $ | 8,038 | ||||
*
This item is sold individually and embedded into the Company's
products.
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4. Warranty
Upon
shipment to its customers, the Company provides for the estimated cost to repair
or replace products to be returned under warranty. The Company’s products
typically carry a one- or two-year warranty. Although the Company engages in
extensive product quality programs and processes, its warranty obligation is
affected by product failure rates, use of materials or service delivery costs
that differ from the Company’s estimates. As a result, additional warranty
reserves could be required, which could reduce gross margins. Additionally, the
Company sells extended warranty services, which extend the warranty period for
an additional one to three years depending upon the product.
The
following table is a reconciliation of the changes to the product warranty
liability for the periods presented:
Six
Months Ended
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Year
Ended
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December
31,
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June
30,
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2008
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2008
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(In
thousands)
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Beginning
balance
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$ | 342 | $ | 446 | ||||
Charged
to cost of revenues
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48 | 219 | ||||||
Usage
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(124 | ) | (323 | ) | ||||
Ending
balance
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$ | 266 | $ | 342 |
5. Restructuring
Reserve
During the fourth fiscal quarter ended
June 30, 2008, the Company implemented a restructuring plan to optimize
Lantronix's organization to better leverage existing customer and partner
relationships to drive revenue growth and profitability. As part of the
restructuring plan, 10 employees
from the senior-level ranks of the sales, marketing, operations and engineering
groups were terminated. During the first fiscal quarter ended
September 30, 2008, the Company implemented a second restructuring plan. As part
of the second restructuring plan, an additional 29 employees
from all ranks and across all functional groups of the Company were
terminated. During the second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2008,
the Company incurred additional restructuring expenses related to settling with
a senior-level employee in France and closing the France sales office. The
remaining restructuring reserve is expected to be paid during the third fiscal
quarter ended March 31, 2009.
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The following table presents a summary
of the activity in the Company’s restructuring reserve:
Facilities
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Severance
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Total
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Termination
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Related
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Restructuring
|
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Costs
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Costs
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Costs
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(In
thousands)
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Restructuring
reserve at June 30, 2008
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$ | - | $ | 744 | $ | 744 | ||||||
Restructuring
charge
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46 | 675 | 721 | |||||||||
Cash
payments
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- | (1,391 | ) | (1,391 | ) | |||||||
Restructuring
reserve at December 31, 2008
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$ | 46 | $ | 28 | $ | 74 |
6. Bank
Line of Credit and Debt
In August
2008, the Company entered into an amendment to its Line of Credit, which
provides for a three-year $2.0 million Term Loan and a two-year $3.0 million
Revolving Credit Facility. The Term Loan was funded on August 26, 2008 and is
payable in 36 equal installments of principal and monthly accrued interest.
There are no borrowings outstanding on the Revolving Credit Facility
as of the fiscal quarter end.
Borrowings
under the Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at the greater
of 6.25% or prime rate plus 1.25% per annum. If the Company achieves two
consecutive quarters of positive EBITDAS (as defined in the Loan Agreement)
greater than $1.00, and only for so long as the Company maintains EBITDAS
greater than $1.00 at the end of each subsequent fiscal quarter, then the
borrowings under the Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility will bear interest
at the greater of 5.75% or prime rate plus 0.75% per annum. The Company paid a
fully earned, non-refundable commitment fee of $35,000 and is required to pay an
additional $35,000 on the first anniversary of the effective date.
7. Stockholders’
Equity
Share-Based
Compensation
The Company has one active share-based
plan under which non-qualified and incentive stock options have been granted to
employees, non-employees and its board of directors. In addition, the Company
has granted restricted stock awards to employees under this share-based plan.
The board of directors determines eligibility, vesting schedules and exercise
prices for options and shares granted under the plans. The Company issues new
shares to satisfy stock option exercises, restricted stock grants, and stock
purchases under its share-based plans.
The following table presents a summary
of option activity under all of the Company’s stock option plans:
Number
of
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Shares
|
||||
Balance
of options outstanding at June 30, 2008
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8,516,552 | |||
Options
granted
|
1,265,730 | |||
Options
forfeited
|
(727,478 | ) | ||
Options
expired
|
(542,221 | ) | ||
Options
exercised
|
(12,000 | ) | ||
Balance
of options outstanding at December 31, 2008
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8,500,583 |
The
following table presents stock option grant date information:
Three
Months Ended
|
Six
Months Ended
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December
31,
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December
31,
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2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
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Weighted-average
grant date fair value
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$ | 0.35 | $ | 0.73 | $ | 0.37 | $ | 0.78 | ||||||||
Weighted-average
grant date exercise price
|
$ | 0.53 | $ | 0.98 | $ | 0.55 | $ | 1.05 |
6
The following table presents a summary
of restricted stock activity:
Weighted-Average
|
||||||||
Number
of
|
Grant
- Date
|
|||||||
Nonvested
Shares
|
Shares
|
Fair
Value
|
||||||
Balance
of restricted shares at June 30, 2008
|
100,000 | $ | 0.83 | |||||
Granted
|
3,054,032 | 0.51 | ||||||
Forfeited
|
(62,007 | ) | 0.50 | |||||
Vested
|
- | - | ||||||
Balance
of restricted shares at December 31, 2008
|
3,092,025 | $ | 0.52 | |||||
During
September 2008, the Company granted 2,221,089 restricted shares to certain
employees as part of the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan
(“LTIP”). During November 2008, the Compensation Committee of the
Board of Directors, granted restricted stock under the Company’s LTIP plan to
Jerry D. Chase, President and Chief Executive Officer and Reagan Y. Sakai, Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary. Mr. Chase and Mr. Sakai will receive
432,000 and 250,000 shares of restricted stock, respectively. Each restricted
shares grant cliff vests on a pro rata basis over 4 years beginning September 1,
2009, subject to continued employment. The fair value of the
restricted shares was based upon the closing trading price of the Company’s
shares on the grant date.
On November 19, 2008, the Board of
Directors approved a grant to the non-management directors of 150,943 and
981,130, restricted shares and stock options, respectively. The grants cliff
vest on November 19, 2009, subject to continued service. The fair value of the
restricted shares was based upon the closing trading price of the Company’s
shares on the grant date.
During September 2008 and November
2008, the board of directors approved Performance Plans for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 2009, which will be paid in vested common shares if minimum
revenue, non-GAAP income and management objectives are met. If all of the
objectives are met at 100% attainment per the Performance Plan, the Company
estimates that it would take a charge to share-based compensation of
approximately $600,000 per quarter over the next two fiscal quarters. As of
December 31, 2008, the Company estimated it was at approximately 65% attainment
per the Performance Plan which would result in an expense to share-based
compensation of approximately $380,000 per quarter during the next two fiscal
quarters. During the six months ended December 31, 2008, the Company recorded
$357,000 to share-based compensation in connection with this Performance
Plan.
The following table presents a summary
of remaining unrecognized share-based compensation by the vesting condition for
the Company’s share-based plans:
Remaining
Unrecognized
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Remaining
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|||||||
Compensation
|
Years
|
|||||||
Vesting
Condition
|
Cost
|
To
Vest
|
||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Stock
Option Awards:
|
||||||||
Service
based
|
$ | 1,452 | ||||||
Market
and service based
|
999 | |||||||
Stock
option awards
|
$ | 2,451 | 2.5 | |||||
Restricted
Stock Awards:
|
||||||||
Service
based
|
1,425 | |||||||
Market
and service based
|
62 | |||||||
Restricted
stock awards
|
$ | 1,487 | 3.5 | |||||
Performance
Plan Awards:
|
||||||||
Performance
and service based
|
$ | 760 | 0.5 |
7
The following table presents a summary
of share-based compensation by functional line item:
Three
Months Ended
|
Six
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Cost
of revenues
|
$ | 35 | $ | 26 | $ | 47 | $ | 53 | ||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
485 | 132 | 714 | 402 | ||||||||||||
Research
and development
|
221 | 74 | 303 | 186 | ||||||||||||
Total
share-based compensation
|
$ | 741 | $ | 232 | $ | 1,064 | $ | 641 | ||||||||
Warrants
to Purchase Common Stock
During
March 2008, the Company distributed warrants to purchase 1,079,615 shares of
Lantronix common stock as consideration for settlement of a shareholder lawsuit.
The warrants have a contractual life of four years and a strike price of
$4.68.
8. Income
Taxes
At July
1, 2008, the Company’s fiscal 2001 through fiscal 2008 tax years remain open to
examination by the Federal and state taxing authorities. The Company has net
operating losses (“NOLs”) beginning in fiscal 2001 which cause the statute of
limitations to remain open for the year in which the NOL was
incurred.
The
Company utilizes the liability method of accounting for income taxes. The
following table presents the Company’s effective tax rates based upon the income
tax provision for the periods shown:
Three
Months Ended
|
Six
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Effective
tax rate
|
6% | 21% | 38% | 18% |
The
federal statutory rate was 34% for all periods. The difference between our
effective tax rate and the federal statutory rate resulted primarily from the
effect of our domestic losses recorded with a fully reserved tax benefit, as
well as the effect of foreign earnings taxed at rates differing from the federal
statutory rate.
9. Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
The
components of comprehensive income (loss) are as follows:
Three
Months Ended
|
Six
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$ | (148 | ) | $ | 983 | $ | 36 | $ | (670 | ) | ||||||
Other
comprehensive income (loss):
|
||||||||||||||||
Change
in net unrealized gain on investment, net of taxes of $0
|
- | 8 | - | 7 | ||||||||||||
Reclassification
adjustment for net realized gain on sale of investment
|
- | (96 | ) | - | (97 | ) | ||||||||||
Change
in translation adjustments, net of taxes of $0
|
2 | 29 | (94 | ) | 100 | |||||||||||
Total
comprehensive income (loss)
|
$ | (146 | ) | $ | 924 | $ | (58 | ) | $ | (660 | ) |
10. Litigation
From time to time, the Company is
subject to legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business.
Except as discussed below, the Company is currently not aware of any such legal
proceedings or claims that it believes will have, individually or in the
aggregate, a material adverse effect on its business, prospects, financial
position, operating results or cash flows.
8
During
2006, the Company concluded multiple securities lawsuits and litigation with a
former executive officer. The Company may have an obligation to continue to
indemnify the former executive officer and defend him in the litigation
regarding the securities violation with which he has been charged. As of
December 31, 2008, the Company had $70,000 of reimbursable legal expenses
recorded as a liability on its consolidated balance sheet. A
receivable for the insurance reimbursement has been recorded for the same
amount.
Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations
Cautionary
Statement
You should read the following
discussion and analysis in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements and the related notes thereto contained elsewhere in this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The information contained in this
Report is not a complete description of our business. We urge you to carefully
review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this Report and in our
other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”),
including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2008 and subsequent reports on our Current Reports on Form
8-K.
This
Report contains forward-looking statements which include, but are not limited
to, statements concerning projected net revenues, expenses, gross profit and net
income (loss), the need for additional capital, market acceptance of our
products, our ability to achieve further product integration, the status of
evolving technologies and their growth potential and our production capacity.
Among these forward-looking statements are statements regarding a potential
decline in net revenue from non-core product lines, potential variances in
quarterly operating expenses, the adequacy of existing resources to meet cash
needs, some reduction in the average selling prices and gross margins of
products, need to incorporate software from third-party vendors and open source
software in our future products and the potential impact of an increase in
interest rates or fluctuations in foreign exchange rates on our financial
condition or results of operations. These forward-looking statements are based
on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, our
beliefs and certain assumptions made by us. Words such as “anticipates,”
“expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “may,” “will”
and variations of these words or similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to
expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or
circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking
statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are
subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to
predict. Therefore, our actual results could differ materially and adversely
from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a result of various
factors, including but not limited to those identified under the heading “Risk
Factors” set forth in Part II, Item 1A hereto. We undertake no obligation to
revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.
Overview
We
design, develop and market devices that make it possible to access, manage,
control and configure electronic products over the Internet or other networks.
We are a leader in providing innovative networking solutions. We were initially
formed as “Lantronix,” a California corporation, in June 1989. We reincorporated
as “Lantronix, Inc.,” a Delaware corporation, in May 2000.
We have a
history of providing devices that enable information technology (“IT”) equipment
to network using standard protocols for connectivity, including Ethernet and
wireless. Our first device was a terminal server that allowed “dumb” terminals
to connect to a network. Building on the success of our terminal servers, in
1991 we introduced a complete line of print servers that enabled users to
inexpensively share printers over a network. Since then, we have continually
refined our core technology and have developed additional innovative networking
solutions that expand upon the business of providing our customers network
connectivity. With the expansion of networking and the Internet, our technology
focus has been increasingly expanded beyond IT equipment, so that our device
solutions provide a product manufacturer with the ability to network its
products within the industrial, service and commercial markets referred to as
machine-to-machine (“M2M”) networking.
The
following describes our M2M device networking product lines:
|
·
|
Device Enablement (DeviceLinx) – We offer
an array of embedded and external device enablement solutions that enable
integrators and manufacturers of electronic and electro-mechanical
products to add network connectivity, manageability and control. Our
customers’ products emanate from a wide variety of applications within the
M2M market, from blood analyzers that relay critical patient information
directly to a hospital’s information system, to simple devices such as
time clocks, allowing the user to obtain information from these devices
and to improve how they are managed and controlled. We also offer
products such as multi-port device servers that enable devices outside the
data center to effectively share the costs of the network connection and
convert various protocols to industry standard interfaces such as Ethernet
and the Internet.
|
9
|
·
|
Device Management (SecureLinx
and ManageLinx) – We
offer off-the-shelf appliances such as console servers, digital remote
keyboard, video, mouse extenders, and power control products that enable
IT professionals to remotely connect, monitor and control network
infrastructure equipment, distributed branch office equipment and large
groups of servers using highly secure out-of-band management
technology. In addition, our ManageLinx solution provides secure
remote Internet access to virtually any piece of IP-enabled equipment,
including our DeviceLinx products – even behind remote firewalls or
virtual private networks.
|
The
following describes our non-core product line:
|
·
|
Non-core – Over the
years, we have innovated or acquired various product lines that are no
longer part of our primary, core markets described above. In general,
these non-core businesses represent decreasing markets and we minimize
research and development in these product lines. Included in this category
are terminal servers, visualization solutions, legacy print servers,
software and other miscellaneous products. We have announced the
end-of-life for almost all of our non-core products and expect a steep
decline in non-core revenues in fiscal 2009 while we complete the exit of
this product category.
|
Financial
Highlights and Other Information for the Fiscal Quarter Ended December 31,
2008
The
following is a summary of the key factors and significant events that impacted
our financial performance during the fiscal quarter ended December 31,
2008:
·
|
Net
revenue was $12.9 million for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2008,
a decrease of $2.4 million or 15.7%, compared to $15.3 million for
the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2007. The decrease was primarily the
result of a $1.8 million, or 12.7%, decrease in our device networking
product lines and a $588,000, or 52.6%, decrease in our non-core product
lines.
|
·
|
Gross
profit margin was 53.9% for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2008
compared to 51.5% for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2007. The
increase in gross profit margin percent was primarily attributable to
lower inventory reserve costs and lower personnel costs as a result of our
restructuring activities.
|
·
|
Loss
from operations was $67,000 for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2008
compared to income from operations of $756,000 for the fiscal quarter
ended December 31, 2007. Loss from operations for the fiscal quarter ended
December 31, 2008 included a restructuring charge of
$128,000.
|
·
|
Net
loss was $148,000, or $0.00 per basic and diluted share, for the
fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2008 compared to net income of $983,000,
or $0.02 per basic and diluted share, for the fiscal quarter ended
December 31, 2007.
|
·
|
Cash
and cash equivalents were $9.2 million as of December 31, 2008, an
increase of $1.7 million, compared to $7.4 million as of June 30,
2008.
|
|
·
|
Net
accounts receivable were $2.1 million as of December 31, 2008, a
decrease of $2.0 million, compared to $4.2 million as of June 30,
2008. Annualized days sales outstanding (“DSO”) in receivables were
22 days for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2008 compared to
24 days for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2008. Our accounts
receivable and DSO are primarily affected by the timing of shipments
within a quarter, our collections performance and the fact that a
significant portion of our revenues are recognized on a sell-through basis
(upon shipment from distributor inventories rather than as goods are
shipped to distributors).
|
|
·
|
Net
inventories were $8.1 million as of December 31, 2008 compared to
$8.0 million as of June 30, 2008. Annualized inventory turns were 2.9
turns for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2008 compared to
3.0 turns for the fiscal quarter ended June 30,
2008.
|
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
The
accounting policies that have the greatest impact on our financial condition and
results of operations and that require the most judgment are those relating to
revenue recognition, warranty reserves, allowance for doubtful accounts,
inventory valuation, valuation of deferred income taxes, goodwill and purchased
intangible assets, restructuring reserves and legal settlement costs. These
policies are described in further detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008. There have been no significant changes in
our critical accounting policies and estimates during the fiscal quarter ended
December 31, 2008 as compared to what was previously disclosed in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008.
10
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
Recent
accounting pronouncements issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants, and the SEC did not or are not believed by management to
have a material impact on the Company’s present or future consolidated financial
statements.
Consolidated
Results of Operations
The
following table presents the percentage of net revenues represented by each item
in our condensed consolidated statement of operations:
Three
Months Ended
|
Six
Months Ended
|
|||||||
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||
Net
revenues
|
100.0%
|
100.0%
|
100.0%
|
100.0%
|
||||
Cost
of revenues
|
46.1%
|
48.5%
|
46.6%
|
49.5%
|
||||
Gross
profit
|
53.9%
|
51.5%
|
53.4%
|
50.5%
|
||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
41.2%
|
34.9%
|
38.8%
|
41.0%
|
||||
Research
and development
|
12.0%
|
11.5%
|
11.3%
|
12.4%
|
||||
Restructuring
charge
|
1.0%
|
0.0%
|
2.7%
|
0.0%
|
||||
Amortization
of purchased intangible assets
|
0.1%
|
0.1%
|
0.1%
|
0.1%
|
||||
Total
operating expenses
|
54.4%
|
46.5%
|
52.9%
|
53.6%
|
||||
Income
(loss) from operations
|
(0.5%)
|
4.9%
|
0.5%
|
(3.1%)
|
||||
Interest
expense, net
|
(0.4%)
|
(0.4%)
|
(0.3%)
|
(0.3%)
|
||||
Other
income (expense), net
|
(0.1%)
|
0.8%
|
0.0%
|
0.5%
|
||||
Income
(loss) before income taxes
|
(1.1%)
|
5.3%
|
0.2%
|
(2.9%)
|
||||
Provision
(benefit) for income taxes
|
0.1%
|
(1.1%)
|
0.1%
|
(0.5%)
|
||||
Net
income (loss)
|
(1.1%)
|
6.4%
|
0.1%
|
(2.4%)
|
||||
Comparison
of the Fiscal Quarters Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007
Net
Revenue by Product Line
The following table presents fiscal
quarter net revenue by product line:
Three
Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
%
of Net
|
%
of Net
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
Revenue
|
2007
|
Revenue
|
$
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except percentages)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Device
enablement
|
$ | 10,115 | 78.5 | % | $ | 11,285 | 73.9 | % | $ | (1,170 | ) | (10.4 | %) | |||||||||||
Device
management
|
2,241 | 17.4 | % | 2,875 | 18.8 | % | (634 | ) | (22.1 | %) | ||||||||||||||
Device
networking
|
12,356 | 95.9 | % | 14,160 | 92.7 | % | (1,804 | ) | (12.7 | %) | ||||||||||||||
Non-core
|
529 | 4.1 | % | 1,117 | 7.3 | % | (588 | ) | (52.6 | %) | ||||||||||||||
Net
revenue
|
$ | 12,885 | 100.0 | % | $ | 15,277 | 100.0 | % | $ | (2,392 | ) | (15.7 | %) |
The
decrease in net revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2008 compared to
the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2007 was the result of a decrease in net
revenue across all major product lines and regions. The decrease in
our device enablement product line was due to a decrease in our embedded device
enablement products, and more specifically, our WiPort, XPort and MatchPort
product families and our external device enablement products, more specifically,
our MSS and UDS product families. The decrease in our device management product
line was the result of a decrease in our SLC, SLS, SCS product families offset
by an increase in our SLB product family. We are no longer investing in the
development of our non-core product lines and expect net revenue related to
these products to continue to decline in the future as we focus our investment
on our device networking product lines.
11
The
following table presents fiscal year-to-date net revenue by product
line:
Six
Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
%
of Net
|
%
of Net
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
Revenue
|
2007
|
Revenue
|
$
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except percentages)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Device
enablement
|
$ | 21,668 | 80.0 | % | $ | 21,114 | 74.5 | % | $ | 554 | 2.6 | % | ||||||||||||
Device
management
|
4,219 | 15.6 | % | 4,826 | 17.0 | % | (607 | ) | (12.6 | %) | ||||||||||||||
Device
networking
|
25,887 | 95.5 | % | 25,940 | 91.5 | % | (53 | ) | (0.2 | %) | ||||||||||||||
Non-core
|
1,210 | 4.4 | % | 2,391 | 8.5 | % | (1,181 | ) | (49.4 | %) | ||||||||||||||
Net
revenue
|
$ | 27,097 | 100.0 | % | $ | 28,331 | 100.0 | % | $ | (1,234 | ) | (4.4 | %) |
The
decrease in net revenue for the six months ended December 31, 2008 compared to
the six months ended December 31, 2007 was primarily the result of a decrease in
our non-core and device management product lines, offset by an increase in our
device enablement product line. The increase in our device enablement product
line was primarily due to an increase in our embedded device enablement
products, and more specifically, our XPort and MatchPort product families,
offset by a decrease in our external device enablement products, more
specifically, our MSS and UDS product families.
Net
Revenue by Geographic Region
The following table presents fiscal
quarter net revenue by geographic region:
Three
Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
%
of Net
|
%
of Net
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
Revenue
|
2007
|
Revenue
|
$
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except percentages)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Americas
|
$ | 7,544 | 58.5 | % | $ | 8,908 | 58.3 | % | $ | (1,364 | ) | (15.3 | %) | |||||||||||
EMEA
|
3,668 | 28.5 | % | 4,125 | 27.0 | % | (457 | ) | (11.1 | %) | ||||||||||||||
Asia
Pacific
|
1,673 | 13.0 | % | 2,244 | 14.7 | % | (571 | ) | (25.4 | %) | ||||||||||||||
Net
revenue
|
$ | 12,885 | 100.0 | % | $ | 15,277 | 100.0 | % | $ | (2,392 | ) | (15.7 | %) |
All major
geographic regions contributed to the decrease in net revenue for the three
months ended December 31, 2008 compared to the fiscal quarter ended December 31,
2007. The decrease in the Americas region was primarily due to the
decrease in our non-core product lines in addition to a decrease in our device
enablement product lines, and more specifically, the MatchPort, UDS and MSS
product families as well as our device management product lines, and more
specifically, the SLC, SLS, SCS product families offset by an increase in our
SLB product family. The decrease in our EMEA (“Europe, Middle East and Africa”)
region was primarily due to a decrease in our device management product lines,
and more specifically, the SLC product family as well as our non-core product
lines. The decrease in our Asia Pacific region was due to a decrease in our
device enablement product lines, and more specifically, the XPort product family
and our device management product lines, and more specifically, the SLC product
family.
The
following table presents fiscal year-to-date net revenue by geographic
region:
Six
Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
%
of Net
|
%
of Net
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
Revenue
|
2007
|
Revenue
|
$
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except percentages)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Americas
|
$ | 15,972 | 58.9 | % | $ | 16,843 | 59.5 | % | $ | (871 | ) | (5.2 | %) | |||||||||||
EMEA
|
7,480 | 27.6 | % | 7,510 | 26.5 | % | (30 | ) | (0.4 | %) | ||||||||||||||
Asia
Pacific
|
3,645 | 13.5 | % | 3,978 | 14.0 | % | (333 | ) | (8.4 | %) | ||||||||||||||
Net
revenue
|
$ | 27,097 | 100.0 | % | $ | 28,331 | 100.0 | % | $ | (1,234 | ) | (4.4 | %) |
12
The
decrease in net revenue for the six months ended December 31, 2008 compared to
six months ended December 31, 2007 was due to a decrease in our Americas and
Asia Pacific regions. The decrease in the Americas region was primarily due to
the decrease in our non-core product lines and our device management product
lines, and more specifically, the SLS and SCS product families offset by an
increase in our SLB product family. The decrease in the Asia Pacific region was
primarily due to a decrease in our non-core product lines and our device
management product lines, and more specifically, the SLC product
family.
Gross
Profit
The following table presents fiscal
quarter gross profit:
Three
Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
%
of Net
|
%
of Net
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
Revenue
|
2007
|
Revenue
|
$
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except percentages)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
$ | 6,943 | 53.9 | % | $ | 7,863 | 51.5 | % | $ | (920 | ) | (11.7 | %) |
Gross
profit represents net revenue less cost of revenue. Cost of revenue consisted
primarily of the cost of raw material components, subcontract labor assembly
from contract manufacturers, manufacturing overhead, amortization of purchased
intangible assets, establishing or relieving inventory reserves for excess and
obsolete products or raw materials, warranty costs, royalties and share-based
compensation.
The
increase in gross profit margin for the three months ended December 31, 2008
compared to the three months ended December 31, 2007 was primarily attributable
to lower inventory reserve costs and lower personnel-related expenses as a
result of the restructuring activities.
The following table presents fiscal
year-to-date gross profit:
Six
Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
%
of Net
|
%
of Net
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
Revenue
|
2007
|
Revenue
|
$
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except percentages)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
$ | 14,467 | 53.4 | % | $ | 14,304 | 50.5 | % | $ | 163 | 1.1 | % | ||||||||||||
The
increase in gross profit margin for the six months ended December 31, 2008
compared to the six months ended December 31, 2007 was primarily attributable to
lower inventory reserve costs, lower unfavorable inventory variances and lower
personnel-related expenses as a result of the restructuring
activities.
Selling, General and
Administrative
Selling,
general and administrative expenses consisted of personnel-related expenses
including salaries and commissions, share-based compensation, facility expenses,
information technology, trade show expenses, advertising, and legal and
accounting fees offset by reimbursement of legal fees from insurance
proceeds.
13
The following table presents fiscal
quarter selling, general and administrative expenses:
Three
Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||
%
of Net
|
%
of Net
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||
2008
|
Revenue
|
2007
|
Revenue
|
$
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except percentages)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Personnel-related
expenses
|
$ | 2,734 | $ | 2,922 | $ | (188 | ) | (6.4 | %) | |||||||||
Professional
fees & outside services
|
534 | 768 | (234 | ) | (30.5 | %) | ||||||||||||
Advertising
and marketing
|
712 | 663 | 49 | 7.4 | % | |||||||||||||
Facilities
|
321 | 389 | (68 | ) | (17.5 | %) | ||||||||||||
Share-based
compensation
|
485 | 132 | 353 | 267.4 | % | |||||||||||||
Depreciation
|
139 | 93 | 46 | 49.5 | % | |||||||||||||
Other
|
390 | 364 | 26 | 7.1 | % | |||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
$ | 5,315 |
41.2%
|
$ | 5,331 |
34.9%
|
$ | (16 | ) | (0.3 | %) |
In order
of significance, the decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses
for the three months ended December 31, 2008 compared to the three months ended
December 31, 2007 was primarily due to: (i) decreased professional fees and
outside services as a result of cost cutting measures and (ii) decreased
personnel-related expenses as a result of the restructuring activities; offset
by (iii) increased share-based compensation as a result of the new restricted
stock grants related to LTIP and Performance Plan.
The
following table presents fiscal year-to-date selling, general and administrative
expenses:
Six
Months Ended December 31,
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%
of Net
|
%
of Net
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||
2008
|
Revenue
|
2007
|
Revenue
|
$
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except percentages)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Personnel-related
expenses
|
$ | 5,540 | $ | 6,585 | $ | (1,045 | ) | (15.9 | %) | |||||||||
Professional
fees & outside services
|
1,333 | 1,476 | (143 | ) | (9.7 | %) | ||||||||||||
Advertising
and marketing
|
1,268 | 1,321 | (53 | ) | (4.0 | %) | ||||||||||||
Facilities
|
700 | 772 | (72 | ) | (9.3 | %) | ||||||||||||
Share-based
compensation
|
714 | 402 | 312 | 77.6 | % | |||||||||||||
Depreciation
|
269 | 176 | 93 | 52.8 | % | |||||||||||||
Other
|
699 | 878 | (179 | ) | (20.4 | %) | ||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
$ | 10,523 |
38.8%
|
$ | 11,610 |
41.0%
|
$ | (1,087 | ) | (9.4 | %) |
In order
of significance, the decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses
for the six months ended December 31, 2008 compared to the six months ended
December 31, 2007 was primarily due to: (i) decreased personnel-related expenses
as a result of the restructuring activities and (ii) decreased professional fees
and outside services as a result of cost cutting measures; offset by (iii)
increased share-based compensation as a result of the new restricted stock
grants related to LTIP and Performance Plans.
Research
and Development
Research
and development expenses consisted of personnel-related expenses including
share-based compensation, as well as expenditures to third-party vendors for
research and development activities.
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The following table presents fiscal
quarter research and development expenses:
Three
Months Ended December 31,
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%
of Net
|
%
of Net
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||
2008
|
Revenue
|
2007
|
Revenue
|
$
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except percentages)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Personnel-related
expenses
|
$ | 989 | $ | 1,333 | $ | (344 | ) | (25.8 | %) | |||||||||
Facilities
|
236 | 216 | 20 | 9.3 | % | |||||||||||||
Professional
fees & outside services
|
40 | 53 | (13 | ) | (24.5 | %) | ||||||||||||
Share-based
compensation
|
221 | 74 | 147 | 198.6 | % | |||||||||||||
Depreciation
|
19 | 14 | 5 | 35.7 | % | |||||||||||||
Other
|
44 | 68 | (24 | ) | (35.3 | %) | ||||||||||||
Research
and development
|
$ | 1,549 |
12.0%
|
$ | 1,758 |
11.5%
|
$ | (209 | ) | (11.9 | %) |
Research
and development expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2008 decreased
compared to the three months ended December 31, 2007 mainly due to decreased
personnel-related expenses as a result of the restructuring activities; offset
by increased share-based compensation as a result of the new restricted stock
grants related to LTIP and Performance Plans.
The following table presents fiscal
year-to-date research and development expenses:
Six
Months Ended December 31,
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%
of Net
|
%
of Net
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||
2008
|
Revenue
|
2007
|
Revenue
|
$
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except percentages)
|
||||||||||||||||||
Personnel-related
expenses
|
$ | 2,044 | $ | 2,588 | $ | (544 | ) | (21.0 | %) | |||||||||
Facilities
|
484 | 428 | 56 | 13.1 | % | |||||||||||||
Professional
fees & outside services
|
88 | 134 | (46 | ) | (34.3 | %) | ||||||||||||
Share-based
compensation
|
303 | 186 | 117 | 62.9 | % | |||||||||||||
Depreciation
|
37 | 26 | 11 | 42.3 | % | |||||||||||||
Other
|
96 | 164 | (68 | ) | (41.5 | %) | ||||||||||||
Research
and development
|
$ | 3,052 |
11.3%
|
$ | 3,526 |
12.4%
|
$ | (474 | ) | (13.4 | %) |
Research
and development expenses for the six months ended December 31, 2008 decreased
compared to the six months ended December 31, 2007 primarily due to decreased
personnel-related expenses as a result of the restructuring activities; offset
by increased share-based compensation as a result of the new restricted stock
grants related to LTIP and Performance Plans.
Restructuring
Charges
During
the fourth fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2008, we implemented a restructuring
plan to optimize our organization to better leverage existing customer and
partner relationships to drive revenue growth and profitability. As part of the
restructuring plan, 10 employees from the senior-level ranks of the sales,
marketing, operations and engineering groups were terminated. During the first
fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2008, we implemented a second restructuring
plan. As part of the second restructuring plan, an additional 29 employees
from all ranks and across all functional groups of the Company were terminated.
During the second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2008, we incurred additional
restructuring expenses related to settling with a senior-level employee in
France and closing the France sales office.
The
following table presents fiscal quarter restructuring charges:
Three
Months Ended December 31,
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%
of Net
|
%
of Net
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
Revenue
|
2007
|
Revenue
|
$
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except percentages)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring
charge
|
$ | 128 | 1.0 | % | $ | - | 0.0 | % | $ | 128 | 0.0 | % | ||||||||||||
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The
following table presents fiscal year-to-date restructuring charges:
Six Months Ended December
31,
|
|
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Change
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
%
of Net
|
%
of Net
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
Revenue
|
2007
|
Revenue
|
$
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except percentages)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring
charge
|
$ | 721 | 2.7 | % | $ | - | 0.0 | % | $ | 721 | 0.0 | % |
Provision
for Income Taxes
At July
1, 2008, our fiscal 2001 through fiscal 2008 tax years remain open to
examination by the Federal and state taxing authorities. We have net
operating losses (“NOLs”) beginning in fiscal 2001 which cause the statute of
limitations to remain open for the year in which the NOL was
incurred.
The
following table presents our effective tax rate based upon our income tax
provision:
Three
Months Ended
|
Six
Months Ended
|
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December
31,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Effective
tax rate
|
6% | 21% | 38% | 18% |
We
utilize the liability method of accounting for income taxes as set forth in
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, “Accounting for Income
Taxes.” The federal statutory rate was 34% for all periods. The difference
between our effective tax rate and the federal statutory rate resulted primarily
from the effect of our domestic losses recorded with a fully reserved tax
benefit, as well as the effect of foreign earnings taxed at rates differing from
the federal statutory rate. We record net deferred tax assets to the extent we
believe these assets will more likely than not be realized. As a result of our
cumulative losses, we provided a full valuation allowance against our domestic
net deferred tax assets for the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2008 and
2007.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
The
following table presents details of our working capital and cash:
December
31,
|
June
30,
|
Increase
|
||||||||||
2008
|
2008
|
(Decrease)
|
||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Working
capital
|
$ | 7,859 | $ | 5,686 | $ | 2,173 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 9,151 | $ | 7,434 | $ | 1,717 |
In order
of significance, our working capital as of December 31, 2008 increased compared
to June 30, 2008 primarily due to: (i) an increase in cash and decrease in
accounts payable as a result of the proceeds from the term loan and (ii) a
decrease in accrued payroll as a result of the timing of pay periods compared to
the prior year, offset by (iii) a decrease in accounts receivable as a result of
lower shipments compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2008 and (iv) an increase
in short term debt as a result of the new term loan. Our cash balance increased
compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2008 as a result of our cash management
activities, which included the timing of cash payments to our vendors and the
timing of cash receipts from our customers.
We
believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents and funds available from our
line of credit will be adequate to meet our anticipated cash needs through at
least the next 12 months. Our future capital requirements will depend on many
factors, including the timing and amount of our net revenues, research and
development, expenses associated with any strategic partnerships or acquisitions
and infrastructure investments, and expenses related to government
investigations and litigation, which could affect our ability to generate
additional cash. If cash generated from operations and financing activities is
insufficient to satisfy our working capital requirements, we may need to raise
capital by borrowing additional funds through bank loans, the selling of
securities or other means. There can be no assurance that we will be able to
raise any such capital on terms acceptable to us, if at all. If we are unable to
secure additional financing, we may not be able to develop or enhance our
products, take advantage of future opportunities, respond to competition or
continue to operate our business.
In August
2008, we entered into an amendment to our Line of Credit, which provides for a
three-year $2.0 million Term Loan and a two-year $3.0 million Revolving Credit
Facility. The Term Loan was funded on August 26, 2008 and is payable in 36 equal
installments of principal and monthly accrued interest. There are no borrowings
outstanding on the Revolving Credit Facility as of the fiscal quarter
end.
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Borrowings
under the Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at the greater
of 6.25% or prime rate plus 1.25% per annum. If we achieve two consecutive
quarters of positive EBITDAS (as defined in the Loan Agreement) greater than
$1.00, and only for so long as we maintain EBITDAS greater than $1.00 at the end
of each subsequent fiscal quarter, then the borrowings under the Term Loan and
Revolving Credit Facility will bear interest at the greater of 5.75% or prime
rate plus 0.75% per annum. We paid a fully earned, non-refundable commitment fee
of $35,000 and are required to pay an additional $35,000 on the first
anniversary of the effective date.
The
following table presents our available borrowing capacity and outstanding
letters of credit, which were used to secure equipment leases, deposits for a
building lease and security deposits:
|
December
31,
|
June
30,
|
||||||
2008
|
2008
|
|||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||
Available
borrowing capacity
|
$ | 902 | $ | 3,163 | ||||
Outstanding
letters of credit
|
$ | 732 | $ | 732 |
As of
December 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008, approximately $727,000 and $801,000,
respectively, of our cash was held in foreign subsidiary bank
accounts. Such cash is unrestricted with regard to foreign liquidity
needs; however, our ability to utilize a portion of this cash to satisfy
liquidity needs outside of such foreign locations is subject to approval by the
foreign subsidiary’s board of directors.
Cash
Flows for the Three and Six Months Ended
The
following table presents the major components of the consolidated statements of
cash flows:
Three
Months Ended
|
Six
Months Ended
|
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December
31,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in):
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$ | (148 | ) | $ | 983 | $ | 36 | $ | (670 | ) | ||||||
Non-cash
operating expenses, net
|
1,185 | 468 | 2,273 | 1,200 | ||||||||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
- | - | ||||||||||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
784 | (1,286 | ) | 2,057 | 148 | |||||||||||
Inventories
|
(123 | ) | 328 | (190 | ) | 704 | ||||||||||
Contract
manufacturers' receivable
|
(387 | ) | 250 | (456 | ) | 269 | ||||||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
(10 | ) | 59 | (121 | ) | 135 | ||||||||||
Other
assets
|
30 | (16 | ) | 10 | (17 | ) | ||||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
98 | 108 | (1,222 | ) | (2,272 | ) | ||||||||||
Accrued
payroll and related expenses
|
(93 | ) | 130 | (901 | ) | 333 | ||||||||||
Warranty
reserve
|
(83 | ) | (31 | ) | (76 | ) | (104 | ) | ||||||||
Restructuring
reserve
|
(709 | ) | - | (1,391 | ) | - | ||||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
764 | (872 | ) | 488 | (195 | ) | ||||||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
1,308 | 121 | 507 | (469 | ) | |||||||||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(140 | ) | (22 | ) | (354 | ) | (148 | ) | ||||||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by financing activities
|
(249 | ) | 2 | 1,687 | 151 | |||||||||||
Effect
of foreign exchange rate changes on cash
|
15 | 34 | (123 | ) | 108 | |||||||||||
Increase
(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
$ | 934 | $ | 135 | $ | 1,717 | $ | (358 | ) |
Cash
Flows for the Three Months Ended
Operating
activities provided cash during the three months ended December 31, 2008. This
was the result of cash provided by operating assets and liabilities and non-cash
operating expenses offset by a net loss. Significant non-cash items included
share-based compensation, depreciation and a restructuring charge. In order of
significance, the changes in operating assets and liabilities that had a
significant impact on the cash provided by operating activities included (i) a
decrease in accounts receivable due to the timing of collections and linearity
of sales and (ii) an increase in other liabilities mainly due to an increase in
customer pre-payments; offset by (iii) payments made against the restructuring
reserve and (iv) and increase in contract manufactures’ receivable due to the
timing of collections and linearity of shipments.
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Operating
activities provided cash during the three months ended December 31, 2007. This
was the result of net income and, non-cash operating expenses, which was offset
by cash used in operating assets and liabilities. The non-cash items that had a
significant impact on net income included share-based compensation,
depreciation, provisions for inventories and a gain on the sale of marketable
securities. In order of significance, the changes in operating assets and
liabilities that had a significant impact on the cash provided by operating
activities included (i) an increase in net accounts receivable due to the timing
of collections and linearity of sales, and (ii) an increase in other liabilities
as a result of an increase in customer prepayments; offset by (iii) a decrease
in inventory and contract manufactures’ receivable.
Investing
activities used cash during the three months ended December 31, 2008. This was
due to the purchase of property and equipment.
Investing
activities used cash during the three months ended December 31, 2007. This
was due to the purchase of property and equipment, which was offset by proceeds
from the sale of marketable securities.
Financing
activities used cash during the three months ended December 31, 2008. This was
due to payments on capital lease obligations and the term loan.
Financing
activities provided cash during the three months ended December 31, 2007. This
was due to proceeds from the sale of common shares through employee stock option
exercises, which was offset by payments on capital lease
obligations.
Cash
flows for the Six Months Ended
Operating
activities provided cash during the six months ended December 31, 2008. This was
the result of net income and non-cash operating expenses offset by cash used in
operating assets and liabilities. Significant non-cash items included
share-based compensation, a restructuring charge and depreciation. In order of
significance, the changes in operating assets and liabilities that had a
significant impact on the cash provided by operating activities included (i)
payments made against the restructuring reserve and (ii) a decrease in accounts
payable due to the pay down of vendors with the proceeds from the term loan,
(iii) a decrease in accrued payroll as a result of the timing of payroll cycles
at quarter end, and (iv) and increase in contract manufactures’ receivable due
to the timing of collections and linearity of shipments; offset by (v) a
decrease in accounts receivable due to the timing of collections and linearity
of sales and (vi) an increase in other liabilities as a result of an increase in
customer prepayments.
Operating
activities used cash during the six months ended December 31, 2007. This was the
result of a net loss, cash used by operating assets and liabilities, which was
offset by non-cash operating expenses. The non-cash items that had a significant
impact on the net loss included share-based compensation, depreciation,
provisions for inventories and a gain on the sale of marketable securities. In
order of significance, the changes in operating assets and liabilities which had
a significant impact on the cash used in operating activities included (i) a
decrease in accounts payable due to the timing of payments; offset by (ii) a
decrease in inventory due to the timing of shipments and (iii) an decrease in
trade and contract manufactures’ receivable balances due to the timing of
shipment and collections.
Investing
activities used cash during the six months ended December 31,
2008. This was due to the purchase of property and
equipment.
Investing
activities used cash during the six months ended December 31,
2007. This was due to the purchase of property and equipment, which
was offset by proceeds from the sale of marketable securities.
Financing
activities provided cash during the six months ended December 31, 2008. This was
due to proceeds from the new term loan and sale of common shares through the
2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) offset by payments on capital
lease obligations and the term loan.
Financing
activities provided cash during the six months ended December 31, 2007. This was
due to proceeds from the sale of common shares through the 2000 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) offset by payments on capital lease
obligations.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We did not have any off balance sheet
arrangements as of December 31, 2008.
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Item
3. Controls and Procedures
(a)
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
We
carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of
our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial
Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the
Exchange Act) as of the end of our fiscal quarter. Based upon that evaluation,
our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that our
disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information
required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the
Exchange Act (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) is accumulated and
communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our
Chief Financial Officer to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
(b) Changes in internal controls over
financial reporting
There
have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting
identified during the fiscal quarter that ended December 31, 2008 that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal
control over financial reporting.
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal Proceedings
The
information set forth in Note 10 to our notes to the unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements of Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q is hereby
incorporated by reference.
Item
1A. Risk Factors
We
operate in a rapidly changing environment that involves numerous risks and
uncertainties. Before deciding to purchase, hold or sell our common stock, you
should carefully consider the risks described in this section. This section
should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and
accompanying notes thereto, and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in this Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q. If any of these risks or uncertainties actually occurs with
material adverse effects on Lantronix, our business, financial condition and
results of operations could be seriously harmed. In that event, the market price
for our common stock could decline and you may lose all or part of your
investment.
Our
quarterly operating results may fluctuate, which could cause our stock price to
decline.
We have experienced, and expect to
continue to experience, significant fluctuations in net revenues, expenses and
operating results from quarter to quarter. We, therefore, believe that
quarter-to-quarter comparisons of our operating results are not a good
indication of our future performance, and you should not rely on them to predict
our future performance or the future performance of our stock. A high percentage
of our operating expenses are relatively fixed and are based on our expectations
of future net revenues. If we were to experience a reduction in revenues in a
quarter, we would likely be unable to adjust our short-term expenditures. If
this were to occur, our operating results for that fiscal quarter would be
harmed. If our operating results in future fiscal quarters fall below the
expectations of market analysts and investors, the price of our common stock
would likely fall. Other factors that might cause our operating results to
fluctuate on a quarterly basis include:
|
·
|
changes
in business and economic conditions, including a downturn in the overall
economy;
|
|
·
|
changes
in the mix of net revenues attributable to higher-margin and lower-margin
products;
|
|
·
|
customers’
decisions to defer or accelerate
orders;
|
|
·
|
variations
in the size or timing of orders for our
products;
|
|
·
|
changes
in demand for our products;
|
|
·
|
fluctuations
in exchange rates;
|
|
·
|
defects
and other product quality problems;
|
|
·
|
loss
or gain of significant
customers;
|
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|
·
|
short-term
fluctuations in the cost or availability of our critical
components;
|
|
·
|
announcements
or introductions of new products by our
competitors;
|
|
·
|
effects
of terrorist attacks in the U.S. and abroad;
and
|
|
·
|
changes
in demand for devices that incorporate our
products.
|
Our
business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely
impacted by the recent worldwide financial crisis.
Recently
general worldwide economic conditions have experienced a downturn due to the
credit conditions impacted by the sub-prime mortgage turmoil and other factors,
slower economic activity, concerns about inflation and deflation, increased
energy costs, decreased consumer confidence, reduced corporate profits and
capital spending, adverse business conditions and liquidity concerns in the
markets in which we operate, the ongoing effects of the war in Iraq, recent
international conflicts and terrorist and military activity, and the impact of
natural disasters and public health emergencies. These conditions make it
extremely difficult to accurately forecast and plan future business activities,
and they could cause U.S. and foreign businesses to slow spending on our
products and services, which would delay and lengthen sales cycles. During
challenging economic times our customers may face issues gaining timely access
to sufficient credit, which could result in an impairment of their ability to
make timely payments to us. If that were to occur, we may be required to
increase our allowance for doubtful accounts and our days sales outstanding
would be negatively impacted. We cannot predict the timing, strength or duration
of any economic slowdown or subsequent economic recovery, worldwide. If the
economy or markets in which we operate do not continue at their present levels,
our business, financial condition and results of operations will likely be
materially and adversely affected. Additionally, the combination of our lengthy
sales cycle coupled with challenging macroeconomic conditions could harm our
results of operations.
Our
common stock may be delisted, which could significantly harm our
business.
Our
common stock is currently listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol
“LTRX.” We currently are not in compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price
requirement for inclusion in The Nasdaq Capital Market; however, we have until
June 26, 2009, to regain compliance. If our common stock is delisted from The
Nasdaq Capital Market, some or all of the following might be impacted, harming
our investors:
|
·
|
the
liquidity of our common stock;
|
|
·
|
the
number of institutional investors that will consider investing in our
common stock;
|
|
·
|
the
number of investors in general that will consider investing in our common
stock;
|
|
·
|
the
number of market makers in our common
stock;
|
|
·
|
the
number of analysts following our
stock;
|
|
·
|
the
availability of information concerning the trading
prices;
|
|
·
|
the
number of broker-dealers willing to execute trades in shares of our common
stock; and
|
|
·
|
our
ability to obtain financing for the continuation of our
operations.
|
In
addition, if our common stock were to be delisted from The Nasdaq Capital
Market, the price of our common stock and the ability of stockholders to sell
such stock may be adversely affected. A return to the Nasdaq would require full
compliance with the initial listing requirements of the exchange.
If
a major distributor or customer cancels, reduces or delays purchases, our net
revenues might decline and our business could be adversely
affected.
The number and timing of sales to our
distributors have been difficult for us to predict. While our distributors are
customers in the sense they buy our products, they are also part of our product
distribution system. Some of our distributors could be acquired by a competitor
and stop buying product from us.
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The
following table presents sales to our significant customers as a percentage of
net revenue:
Six
Months Ended
December
31,
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2008
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2007
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Top five customers
(1)
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36.4 | % | 37.1 | % | ||||
Ingram
Micro
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13.2 | % | 8.2 | % | ||||
Tech
Data
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6.8 | % | 13.8 | % | ||||
(1) Includes Ingram Micro
and Tech Data
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The loss
or deferral of one or more significant customers in a quarter could harm our
operating results. We have in the past, and might in the future, lose one or
more major customers. If we fail to continue to sell to our major customers in
the quantities we anticipate, or if any of these customers terminate our
relationship, our reputation, the perception of our products and technology in
the marketplace, could be harmed. The demand for our products from our OEM, VAR
and systems integrator customers depends primarily on their ability to
successfully sell their products that incorporate our device networking
solutions technology. Our sales are usually completed on a purchase order basis
and we have few long-term purchase commitments from our customers.
Our future success also depends on our
ability to attract new customers, which often involves an extended selling
process. The sale of our products often involves a significant technical
evaluation, and we often face delays because of our customers’ internal
procedures for evaluating and deploying new technologies. For these and other
reasons, the sales cycle associated with our products is typically lengthy,
often lasting six to nine months and sometimes longer. Therefore, if we were to
lose a major customer, we might not be able to replace the customer in a timely
manner, or at all. This would cause our net revenues to decrease and could cause
our stock price to decline.
If we fail to develop or enhance our
products to respond to changing market conditions and government and industry
standards, our competitive position will suffer and our business will be
adversely affected.
Our future success depends in large
part on our ability to continue to enhance existing products, lower product cost
and develop new products that maintain technological competitiveness and meet
government and industry standards. The demand for network-enabled products is
relatively new and can change as a result of innovations, new technologies or
new government and industry standards. For example, a directive in the European
Union banned the use of lead and other heavy metals in electrical and electronic
equipment after July 1, 2006. As a result, in advance of this deadline,
some of our customers selling products in Europe demanded product from component
manufacturers that did not contain these banned substances. Any failure by us to
develop and introduce new products or enhancements in response to new government
and industry standards could harm our business, financial condition or results
of operations. These requirements might or might not be compatible with our
current or future product offerings. We might not be successful in modifying our
products and services to address these requirements and standards. For example,
our competitors might develop competing technologies based on Internet
Protocols, Ethernet Protocols or other protocols that might have advantages over
our products. If this were to happen, our net revenues might not grow at the
rate we anticipate, or could decline.
Delays
in deliveries or quality problems with our component suppliers could damage our
reputation and could cause our net revenues to decline and harm our results of
operations.
We and our contract manufacturers are
responsible for procuring raw materials for our products. Our products
incorporate components or technologies that are only available from single or
limited sources of supply. In particular, some of our integrated circuits are
only available from a single source and in some cases are no longer being
manufactured. From time to time, integrated circuits used in our products will
be phased out of production. When this happens, we attempt to purchase
sufficient inventory to meet our needs until a substitute component can be
incorporated into our products. Nonetheless, we might be unable to purchase
sufficient components to meet our demands, or we might incorrectly forecast our
demands, and purchase too many or too few components. In addition, our products
use components that have, in the past, been subject to market shortages and
substantial price fluctuations. From time to time, we have been unable to meet
our orders because we were unable to purchase necessary components for our
products. We do not have long-term supply arrangements with many of our vendors
to obtain necessary components or technology for our products. If we are unable
to purchase components from these suppliers, product shipments could be
prevented or delayed, which could result in a loss of sales. If we are unable to
meet existing orders or to enter into new orders because of a shortage in
components, we will likely lose net revenues and risk losing customers and
harming our reputation in the marketplace, which could adversely affect our
business, financial condition or results of operations. We have recently
redesigned many of our products to comply with the new environmental regulation
such as the Reduction of Hazardous Substances (“RoHS”) directive. These
regulations are relatively new for our supply chain and interruptions in parts
supply due to the additional complexities and limited number of second source
supply choices could adversely impact our business.
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If
we lose the services of any of our contract manufacturers or suppliers, we may
not be able to obtain alternate sources in a timely manner, which could harm our
customer relations and adversely affect our net revenues and harm our results of
operations.
We do not
have long-term agreements with our contract manufacturers or suppliers. If any
of these subcontractors or suppliers ceased doing business with us, we may
not be able to obtain alternative sources in a timely or cost-effective manner.
Due to the amount of time that it usually takes us to qualify contract
manufacturers and suppliers, we could experience delays in product shipments if
we are required to find alternative subcontractors and suppliers. Some of our
suppliers have or provide technology or trade secrets, the loss of which could
be disruptive to our procurement and supply processes. If a competitor should
acquire one of our contract manufacturers or suppliers, we could be subjected to
more difficulties in maintaining or developing alternative sources of supply of
some components or products. Any problems that we may encounter with the
delivery, quality or cost of our products could damage our customer
relationships and materially and adversely affect our business, financial
condition or results of operations.
Environmental
regulations such as the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (“WEEE”) and
RoHS directives may require us to redesign our products and to develop
compliance administration systems.
Various
countries have begun to require companies selling a broad range of electrical
equipment to conform to regulations such as the WEEE and RoHS directives and we
expect additional countries and locations to adopt similar regulations in the
future. New environmental standards such as these could require us to redesign
our products in order to comply with the standards, and require the development
of compliance administration systems. We have already invested significant
resources into developing compliance tracking systems, and further investments
may be required. Additionally, we may incur significant costs to redesign our
products and to develop compliance administration systems; however alternative
designs may have an adverse effect on our gross profit margin. If we cannot
develop compliant products timely or properly administer our compliance
programs, our revenues may also decline due to lower sales, which would
adversely affect our operating results.
If our research and development
efforts are not successful, our net revenues could decline and our business
could be harmed.
If we are unable to develop new
products as a result of our research and development efforts, or if the products
we develop are not successful, our business could be harmed. Even if we do
develop new products that are accepted by our target markets, we do not know
whether the net revenues from these products will be sufficient to justify our
investment in research and development. In addition, if we do not invest
sufficiently in research and development, we may be unable to maintain our
competitive position. Our investment in research and development may decrease,
which may put us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors and
adversely affect our market position.
We
expect the average selling prices of our products to decline and material costs
to increase, which could reduce our net revenues, gross margins and
profitability.
In the past, we have experienced some
reduction in the average selling prices and gross margins of products, and we
expect that this will continue for our products as they mature. We expect
competition to continue to increase, and we anticipate this could result in
additional downward pressure on our pricing. Our average selling prices for our
products might decline as a result of other reasons, including promotional
programs and customers who negotiate price reductions in exchange for
longer-term purchase commitments. We also may not be able to increase the price
of our products if the prices of components or our overhead costs increase. In
addition, we may be unable to adjust our prices in response to currency exchange
rate fluctuations resulting in lower gross margins. We also may be unable to
adjust our prices in response to price increases by our suppliers resulting in
lower gross margins. Further, as is characteristic of our industry, the average
selling prices of our products have historically decreased over the products’
life cycles and we expect this pattern to continue. If any of these were to
occur, our gross margins could decline and we may not be able to reduce the cost
to manufacture our products to keep up with the decline in prices.
Current
or future litigation could adversely affect us.
We are
subject to a wide range of claims and lawsuits in the course of our business.
For example, we recently concluded multiple securities lawsuits with our
stockholders and litigation with a former executive officer. We may have an
obligation to continue to indemnify the former executive officer and defend him
in the litigation regarding the securities violation with which he has been
charged. There is a risk that our insurance carriers may not reimburse us for
such costs. Any lawsuit may involve complex questions of fact and law and may
require the expenditure of significant funds and the diversion of other
resources. The results of litigation are inherently uncertain, and adverse
outcomes are possible.
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Our products may contain undetected
software or hardware errors or defects that could lead to an increase in our
costs, reduce our net revenues or damage our reputation.
We currently offer warranties ranging
from one or two years on each of our products. Our products could contain
undetected errors or defects. If there is a product failure, we might have to
replace all affected products without being able to book revenue for replacement
units, or we may have to refund the purchase price for the units. We do not have
a long history with which to assess the risks of unexpected product failures or
defects for our device server product line. Regardless of the amount of testing
we undertake, some errors might be discovered only after a product has been
installed and used by customers. Any errors discovered after commercial release
could result in loss of net revenues and claims against us. Significant product
warranty claims against us could harm our business, reputation and financial
results and cause the price of our stock to decline.
If
software that we license or acquire from the open source software community and
incorporate into our products were to become unavailable or no longer available
on commercially reasonable terms, it could adversely affect sales of our
products, which could disrupt our business and harm our financial
results.
Certain
of our products contain components developed and maintained by third-party
software vendors or are available through the “open source” software community.
We also expect that we may incorporate software from third-party vendors and
open source software in our future products. Our business would be disrupted if
this software, or functional equivalents of this software, were either no longer
available to us or no longer offered to us on commercially reasonable terms. In
either case, we would be required to either redesign our products to function
with alternate third-party software or open source software, or develop these
components ourselves, which would result in increased costs and could result in
delays in our product shipments. Furthermore, we might be forced to limit the
features available in our current or future product offerings.
If
our contract manufacturers are unable or unwilling to manufacture our products
at the quality and quantity we request, our business could be
harmed.
We outsource substantially all of our
manufacturing to four manufacturers in Asia: Venture Electronics Services, Uni
Precision Industrial Ltd., Universal Scientific Industrial Company, LTD and Hana
Microelectronics, Inc. In addition, two independent third party foundries
located in Asia manufacture substantially all of our large scale integration
chips. Our reliance on these third-party manufacturers exposes us to a number of
significant risks, including:
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reduced
control over delivery schedules, quality assurance, manufacturing yields
and production costs;
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lack
of guaranteed production capacity or product supply;
and
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reliance
on these manufacturers to maintain competitive manufacturing
technologies.
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Our agreements with these manufacturers
provide for services on a purchase order basis. If our manufacturers were to
become unable or unwilling to continue to manufacture our products at requested
quality, quantity, yields and costs, or in a timely manner, our business would
be seriously harmed. As a result, we would have to attempt to identify and
qualify substitute manufacturers, which could be time consuming and difficult,
and might result in unforeseen manufacturing and operations problems. For
example, Jabil Circuit, Inc. acquired Varian, Inc. in March 2005 and closed the
facility that manufactured our products. We transferred this production to
another contract manufacturer. Moreover, as we shift products among third-party
manufacturers, we may incur substantial expenses, risk material delays or
encounter other unexpected issues.
In addition, a natural disaster could
disrupt our manufacturers’ facilities and could inhibit our manufacturers’
ability to provide us with manufacturing capacity in a timely manner or at all.
If this were to occur, we likely would be unable to fill customers’ existing
orders or accept new orders for our products. The resulting decline in net
revenues would harm our business. We also are responsible for forecasting the
demand for our individual products. These forecasts are used by our contract
manufacturers to procure raw materials and manufacture our finished goods. If we
forecast demand too high, we may invest too much cash in inventory, and we may
be forced to take a write-down of our inventory balance, which would reduce our
earnings. If our forecast is too low for one or more products, we may be
required to pay charges that would increase our cost of revenues or we may be
unable to fulfill customer orders, thus reducing net revenues and therefore
earnings.
Our
international activities are subject to uncertainties, which include
international economic, regulatory, political and other risks that could harm
our business, financial condition or results of operations.
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The following table presents our sales
within geographic regions:
Six
Months Ended December 31,
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of Net
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of Net
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2007
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Revenue
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$
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thousands, except percentages)
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Americas
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$ | 15,972 | 58.9 | % | $ | 16,843 | 59.5 | % | $ | (871 | ) | (5.2 | %) | |||||||||||
EMEA
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7,480 | 27.6 | % | 7,510 | 26.5 | % | (30 | ) | (0.4 | %) | ||||||||||||||
Asia
Pacific
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3,645 | 13.5 | % | 3,978 | 14.0 | % | (333 | ) | (8.4 | %) | ||||||||||||||
Net
revenue
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$ | 27,097 | 100.0 | % | $ | 28,331 | 100.0 | % | $ | (1,234 | ) | (4.4 | %) |
We expect
that international revenues will continue to represent a significant portion of
our net revenues in the foreseeable future. Doing business internationally
involves greater expense and many risks. For example, because the products we
sell abroad and the products and services we buy abroad may be priced in foreign
currencies, we could be affected by fluctuating exchange rates. In the past, we
have lost money because of these fluctuations. We might not successfully protect
ourselves against currency rate fluctuations, and our financial performance
could be harmed as a result. In addition, we use contract manufacturers based in
Asia to manufacture substantially all of our products. International revenues
and operations are subject to numerous risks, including:
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unexpected
changes in regulatory requirements, taxes, trade laws and
tariffs;
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reduced
protection for intellectual property rights in some
countries;
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differing
labor regulations;
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compliance
with a wide variety of complex regulatory
requirements;
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fluctuations
in currency exchange rates;
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changes
in a country’s or region’s political or economic
conditions;
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effects
of terrorist attacks in the U.S. and
abroad;
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greater
difficulty in staffing and managing foreign operations;
and
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increased
financial accounting and reporting burdens and
complexities.
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Our
international operations require significant attention from our management and
substantial financial resources. We do not know whether our investments in other
countries will produce desired levels of net revenues or
profitability.
We
are exposed to foreign currency exchange risks, which could harm our business
and operating results.
We hold a
portion of our cash balance in foreign currencies (particularly euros), and as
such are exposed to adverse changes in exchange rates associated with foreign
currency fluctuations. However, we do not currently engage in any hedging
transactions to mitigate these risks. Although from time to time we review our
foreign currency exposure and evaluate whether we should enter into hedging
transactions, we may not adequately hedge against any future volatility in
currency exchange rates and, if we engage in hedging transactions, the
transactions will be based on forecasts which later may prove to be inaccurate.
Any failure to hedge successfully or anticipate currency risks properly could
adversely affect our operating results.
If we are unable to sell our
inventory in a timely manner it could become obsolete, which could require us to
increase our reserves and harm our operating results.
At any time, competitive products may
be introduced with more attractive features or at lower prices than ours. There
is a risk that we may be unable to sell our inventory in a timely manner to
avoid it becoming obsolete.
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The
following table presents our reserve for excess and obsolete
inventory:
December
31,
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June
30,
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2008
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2008
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(In
thousands)
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Finished
goods
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$ | 6,446 | $ | 5,707 | ||||
Raw
materials
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1,875 | 1,836 | ||||||
Inventory
at distributors
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1,742 | 2,008 | ||||||
Large
scale integration chips *
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398 | 809 | ||||||
Inventories,
gross
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10,461 | 10,360 | ||||||
Reserve
for excess and obsolete inventory
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(2,334 | ) | (2,322 | ) | ||||
Inventories,
net
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$ | 8,127 | $ | 8,038 | ||||
*
This item is sold individually and embedded into the Company's
products.
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In the
event we are required to substantially discount our inventory or are unable to
sell our inventory in a timely manner, we would be required to increase our
reserves and our operating results could be substantially harmed.
We
are subject to export control regulations that could restrict our ability to
increase our international revenue and may adversely affect our
business.
Our
products and technologies are subject to U.S. export control laws, including the
Export Administration Regulations, administered by the Department of Commerce
and the Bureau of Industry Security, and their foreign counterpart laws and
regulations, which may require that we obtain an export license before we can
export certain products or technology to specified countries. These export
control laws, and possible changes to current laws, regulations and policies,
could restrict our ability to sell products to customers in certain countries or
give rise to delays or expenses in obtaining appropriate export licenses.
Failure to comply with these laws and regulations could result in government
sanctions, including substantial monetary penalties, denial of export
privileges, and debarment from government contracts. Any of these could
adversely affect our operations and, as a result, our financial results could
suffer.
If we are unable to attract, retain
or motivate key senior management and technical personnel, it could seriously
harm our business.
Our financial performance depends
substantially on the performance of our executive officers, key technical,
marketing and sales employees. We are also dependent upon our technical
personnel, due to the specialized technical nature of our
business. If we were to lose the services of our executive officers
or any of our key personnel and were not able to find replacements in a timely
manner, our business could be disrupted, other key personnel might decide to
leave, and we might incur increased operating expenses associated with finding
and compensating replacements.
If
our OEM customers develop their own expertise in network-enabling products, it
could result in reduced sales of our products and harm our operating
results.
We sell to both resellers and
OEMs. Selling products to OEMs involves unique risks, including the
risk that OEMs will develop internal expertise in network-enabling products or
will otherwise incorporate network functionality in their products without using
our device networking solutions. If this were to occur, our sales to OEMs would
likely decline, which could reduce our net revenues and harm our operating
results.
New
product introductions and pricing strategies by our competitors could reduce our
market share or cause us to reduce the prices of our products, which would
reduce our net revenues and gross margins.
The
market for our products is intensely competitive, subject to rapid change and is
significantly affected by new product introductions and pricing strategies of
our competitors. We face competition primarily from companies that
network-enable devices, semiconductor companies, companies in the automation
industry and companies with significant networking expertise and research and
development resources. Our competitors might offer new products with features or
functionality that are equal to or better than our products. In addition, since
we work with open standards, our customers could develop products based on our
technology that compete with our offerings. We might not have sufficient
engineering staff or other required resources to modify our products to match
our competitors. Similarly, competitive pressure could force us to reduce the
price of our products. In each case, we could lose new and existing customers to
our competition. If this were to occur, our net revenues could decline and our
business could be harmed.
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Current
or future litigation over intellectual property rights could adversely affect
us.
Substantial
litigation regarding intellectual property rights exists in our
industry. For example, in May 2006 we settled a patent infringement
lawsuit with Digi in which we signed an agreement with Digi to cross-license
each other’s patents. In addition, we paid Digi $600,000 as part of the
settlement. The results of litigation are inherently uncertain, and adverse
outcomes are possible. Adverse outcomes may have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial condition or results of operations.
There is
a risk that other third parties could claim that our products, or our customers’
products, infringe on their intellectual property rights or that we have
misappropriated their intellectual property. In addition, software, business
processes and other property rights in our industry might be increasingly
subject to third party infringement claims as the number of competitors grows
and the functionality of products in different industry segments overlaps. Other
parties might currently have, or might eventually be issued, patents that
pertain to the proprietary rights we use. Any of these third parties might make
a claim of infringement against us. The results of litigation are inherently
uncertain, and adverse outcomes are possible.
Responding
to any infringement claim, regardless of its validity, could:
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time-consuming, costly and/or result in
litigation;
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divert
management’s time and attention from developing our
business;
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require
us to pay monetary damages, including treble damages if we are held to
have willfully infringed;
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require
us to enter into royalty and licensing agreements that we would not
normally find acceptable;
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require
us to stop selling or to redesign certain of our products;
or
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require
us to satisfy indemnification obligations to our
customers.
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If any of
these occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be
adversely affected.
We
may not be able to adequately protect or enforce our intellectual property
rights, which could harm our competitive position or require us to incur
significant expenses to enforce our rights.
We have not historically relied on
patents to protect our proprietary rights, although we are now building a patent
portfolio. In May 2006, we entered into a patent cross-license agreement with
Digi in which the parties agreed to cross-license each other’s patents, which
could reduce the value of our existing patent portfolio. We rely primarily on a
combination of laws, such as copyright, trademark and trade secret laws, and
contractual restrictions, such as confidentiality agreements and licenses, to
establish and protect our proprietary rights. Despite any precautions that we
have taken:
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laws
and contractual restrictions might not be sufficient to prevent
misappropriation of our technology or deter others from developing similar
technologies;
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other
companies might claim common law trademark rights based upon use that
precedes the registration of our
marks;
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other
companies might assert other rights to market products using our
trademarks;
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policing
unauthorized use of our products and trademarks is difficult, expensive
and time-consuming, and we might be unable to determine the extent of this
unauthorized use;
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courts
may determine that our software programs use open source software in such
a way that deprives the entire programs of intellectual property
protection; and
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current
federal laws that prohibit software copying provide only limited
protection from software pirates.
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Also, the laws of some of the countries
in which we market and manufacture our products offer little or no effective
protection of our proprietary technology. Reverse engineering, unauthorized
copying or other misappropriation of our proprietary technology could enable
third-parties to benefit from our technology without paying us for it.
Consequently, we may be unable to prevent our proprietary technology from being
exploited by others in the U.S. or abroad, which could require costly efforts to
protect our technology. Policing the unauthorized use of our products,
trademarks and other proprietary rights is expensive, difficult and, in some
cases, impracticable. Litigation may be necessary in the future to enforce or
defend our intellectual property rights, to protect our trade secrets or to
determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others. Such
litigation could result in substantial costs and diversion of management
resources, either of which could harm our business. Accordingly, despite our
efforts, we may not be able to prevent third parties from infringing upon or
misappropriating our intellectual property, which may harm our business,
financial condition and results of operations.
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Acquisitions,
strategic partnerships, joint ventures or investments may impair our capital and
equity resources, divert our management’s attention or otherwise negatively
impact our operating results.
We may
pursue acquisitions, strategic partnerships and joint ventures that we believe
would allow us to complement our growth strategy, increase market share in our
current markets and expand into adjacent markets, broaden our technology and
intellectual property and strengthen our relationships with distributors and
OEMs. Any future acquisition, partnership, joint venture or investment may
require that we pay significant cash, issue stock or incur substantial debt.
Acquisitions, partnerships or joint ventures may also result in the loss of key
personnel and the dilution of existing stockholders as a result of issuing
equity securities. In addition, acquisitions, partnerships or joint ventures
require significant managerial attention, which may be diverted from our other
operations. These capital, equity and managerial commitments may impair the
operation of our business. Furthermore, acquired businesses may not be
effectively integrated, may be unable to maintain key pre-acquisition business
relationships, may contribute to increased fixed costs and may expose us to
unanticipated liabilities and otherwise harm our operating results.
Business
interruptions could adversely affect our business.
Our
operations and those of our suppliers are vulnerable to interruption by fire,
earthquake, power loss, telecommunications failure, terrorist attacks and other
events beyond our control. A substantial portion of our facilities, including
our corporate headquarters and other critical business operations, are located
near major earthquake faults and, therefore, may be more susceptible to damage
if an earthquake occurs. We do not carry earthquake insurance for direct
earthquake-related losses. If a business interruption occurs, our business could
be materially and adversely affected.
If we fail to maintain an effective
system of disclosure controls or internal controls over financial reporting, our
business and stock price could be adversely affected.
Section 404
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires companies to evaluate periodically
the effectiveness of their internal controls over financial reporting, and to
include a management report assessing the effectiveness of their internal
controls as of the end of each fiscal year. Beginning with our annual report on
Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, we are required to comply
with the requirement of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to include
in each of our annual reports an assessment by our management of the
effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting. Beginning with
our annual report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ending June 30,
2010, our independent registered public accounting firm will issue a
report assessing the effectiveness of our internal controls.
Our
management does not expect that our internal controls over financial reporting
will prevent all errors or frauds. A control system, no matter how well designed
and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the
control system’s objectives will be met. Further, the design of a control system
must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of
controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent
limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide
absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any,
involving us have been, or will be, detected. These inherent limitations include
the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that
breakdowns can occur because of simple errors or mistakes. Controls can also be
circumvented by individual acts of a person, or by collusion among two or more
people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of
controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future
events, and we cannot assure you that any design will succeed in achieving its
stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may
become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the
degree of compliance with policies and procedures. Because of the inherent
limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to errors or
frauds may occur and not be detected.
We cannot
assure you that we or our independent registered public accounting firm will not
identify a material weakness in our disclosure controls and internal controls
over financial reporting in the future. If our internal controls over financial
reporting are not considered adequate, we may experience a loss of public
confidence, which could have an adverse effect on our business and our stock
price.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
None.
Item
3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
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Item
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
We held
our Annual Meeting of Stockholders on November 19, 2008. At the meeting, our
stockholders voted on the following proposals and cast their votes as
follows:
Proposal 1: To elect the
following seven directors to serve until the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
and until their successors are duly elected and qualified:
Nominee
|
For
|
Against
|
||||||
Curtis
Brown
|
48,223,897 | 6,561,579 | ||||||
Bernhard
Bruscha
|
47,614,728 | 7,170,748 | ||||||
Jerry
D. Chase
|
54,576,880 | 208,596 | ||||||
Larry
Sanders
|
33,608,363 | 21,177,113 | ||||||
Howard
T. Slayen
|
53,922,063 | 863,413 | ||||||
Lewis
Solomon
|
53,892,521 | 892,955 | ||||||
Thomas
M. Wittenschlaeger
|
54,534,896 | 250,580 |
Proposal 2: To ratify the
appointment of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP as our independent registered public
accountants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009:
Nominee
|
For
|
Against
|
Abstain
|
|||||||||
McGladrey
& Pullen, LLP
|
54,356,048 | 103,890 | 325,538 |
Item
5. Other Information
None.
Item
6. Exhibits
Exhibit
|
|
Number
|
Description of Document
|
10.1
|
Amendment to Letter Agreement effective as of
December 26, 2008 between Registrant and Jerry D.
Chase.
|
10.2
|
Amended and Restated Severance Agreement
effective as of December 29, 2008
between Registrant and Reagan Y. Sakai.
|
10.3
|
Second
Amendment to Letter Agreement effective as of February 12, 2009 between
Registrant and Jerry D. Chase.
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to
Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant
to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to
Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant
to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
32.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
|
*
Furnished, not filed.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
Date:
February 13, 2009
|
LANTRONIX,
INC.
|
(Registrant)
|
|
By: /s/ Jerry D.
Chase
|
|
Jerry
D. Chase
|
|
President
and Chief Executive Officer
|
|
(Principal
Executive Officer)
|
|
By: /s/ Reagan Y.
Sakai
|
|
Reagan
Y. Sakai
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
|
|
(Principal
Financial Officer)
|
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Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
|
||
Number
|
Description of Document
|
|
10.1
|
Amendment to Letter Agreement effective as of
December 26, 2008 between Registrant and Jerry D.
Chase.
|
|
10.2
|
Amended and Restated Severance Agreement effective
as of December 29, 2008 between Registrant and Reagan Y.
Sakai.
|
|
10.3
|
Second
Amendment to Letter Agreement effective as of February 12, 2009 between
Registrant and Jerry D. Chase.
|
|
31.1
|
Certification of Principal Executive Officer and
Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules
13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted
pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
|
31.2
|
Certification of Principal Executive Officer and
Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules
13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
|
32.1
|
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
|
* Furnished, not filed.
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