MICROVISION, INC. - Quarter Report: 2006 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2006
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[ ] 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 0-21221
Microvision, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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6222 185th Avenue NE
Redmond, Washington 98052
(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)
(425) 415-6847
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES x NO ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "accelerated filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer x Non-accelerated filer ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 121(b)2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). YES ¨ NO x
As of May 1, 2006, 25,243,000 shares of the Company's common stock, $0.001 par value, were outstanding.
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Part I: Financial Information |
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Item 1. Financial Statements: |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (unaudited) |
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Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 (unaudited) |
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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 (unaudited) |
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 (unaudited) |
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) |
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures |
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Part II: Other Information |
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Item 1A. Risk Factors |
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Item 6. Exhibits |
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Signatures |
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Microvision, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
March 31, December 31,
2006 2005
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Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,035 $ 6,860
Investment securities, available for sale 1,304 --
Accounts receivable, net of allowances 1,407 1,380
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts 1,145 1,204
Inventory 762 759
Current restricted investments 8,109 1,856
Other current assets 2,834 1,512
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Total current assets 22,596 13,571
Investment in Lumera -- 3,582
Property and equipment, net 4,152 2,902
Restricted investments 1,000 1,000
Restricted investment in Lumera -- 2,184
Other assets 60 124
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Total assets $ 27,808 $ 23,363
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Liabilities, Mandatorily Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)
Current liabilities
Accounts payable $ 1,757 $ 2,328
Accrued liabilities 4,493 4,513
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts 50 51
Liability associated with common stock warrants 2,428 3,452
Current portion of notes payable 7,959 7,896
Current portion of capital lease obligations 32 32
Current portion of long-term debt 55 22
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Total current liabilities 16,774 18,294
Notes payable, net of current portion -- 1,447
Liability associated with embedded derivative feature 422 1,368
Capital lease obligations, net of current portion 97 105
Long-term debt, net of current portion 483 --
Deferred rent, net of current portion 1,770 1,492
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Total liabilities 19,546 22,706
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Commitments and contingencies
Mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock, par value $.001; 25,000 shares authorized;
5 and 5 shares issued and outstanding (liquidation preference of $5,000) 4,267 4,166
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Shareholders' equity (Deficit)
Common stock, par value $.001; 73,000 shares authorized; 25,243 and 25,138 shares issued and outstanding 25 25
Additional paid-in capital 214,000 212,993
Deferred compensation -- (85)
Receivables from related parties, net (792) (792)
Accumulated other comprehensive income 5,937 --
Accumulated deficit (215,175) (215,650)
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Total shareholders' equity (deficit) 3,995 (3,509)
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Total liabilities, mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock and shareholders' equity (deficit) $ 27,808 $ 23,363
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Microvision, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Operations
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
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2006 2005
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Contract revenue $ 1,781 $ 3,382
Product revenue 691 600
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Total revenue 2,472 3,982
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Cost of contract revenue 1,151 1,828
Cost of product revenue 1,294 1,150
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Total cost of revenue 2,445 2,978
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Gross margin 27 1,004
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Research and development expense (inclusive of non-cash compensation expense
of $74 and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively) 2,154 1,884
Sales, marketing, general and administrative expense (inclusive of non-cash compensation
expense of $342 and $131 for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively) 4,739 4,666
Gain on disposal of fixed assets (198) --
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Total operating expenses 6,695 6,550
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Loss from operations (6,668) (5,546)
Interest income 129 57
Interest expense (1,822) (191)
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments 1,867 (285)
Other (expense) income (11) 9
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Net loss before equity subsidiary transactions (6,505) (5,956)
Loss on investment in equity subsidiary (290) (944)
Gain on sale of securities of equity subsidiary 7,270 --
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Net income (loss) 475 (6,900)
Less: Stated dividend on mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock (43) (86)
Accretion to par value of preferred stock (101) (193)
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Net income (loss) available for common shareholders $ 331 $ (7,179)
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Net income (loss) per share - basic $ 0.01 $ (0.33)
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Net income (loss) per share - diluted $ 0.01 $ (0.33)
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Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic 25,218 21,495
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Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted 28,492 21,495
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Microvision, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
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2006 2005
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Net income (loss) $ 475 $ (6,900)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities, available-for-sale 5,937 --
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Comprehensive income (loss) $ 6,412 $ (6,900)
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Microvision, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
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2006 2005
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Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss) 475 (6,900)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operations
Depreciation 338 434
Gain on disposal of fixed assets (198) --
Non-cash compensation expense 416 131
Non-cash interest expense, net 1,513 178
(Gain) loss on derivative instruments (1,867) 285
Loss in equity subsidiary 290 944
Gain on sale of securities of equity subsidiary (7,270) --
Non-cash deferred rent (23) (21)
Change in
Accounts receivable (27) 3,223
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts 59 71
Inventory (3) (476)
Other current assets (783) 52
Other assets 64 66
Accounts payable (571) (819)
Accrued liabilities (904) (197)
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts (1) (1,726)
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Net cash used in operating activities (8,492) (4,755)
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Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of investment securities -- (1,241)
Sales of restricted investment securities 79 216
Purchases of restricted investment securities -- (79)
Decrease in restricted cash 755 --
Proceeds on sale of long-term investment - Lumera 10,292 --
Proceeds on sale of property and equipment 200 --
Purchases of property and equipment (1,134) (43)
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 10,192 (1,147)
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Cash flows from financing activities
Principal payments under capital leases (8) (12)
Principal payments under long-term debt (20) (19)
Increase in long term debt 536 --
Proceeds from issuance of notes and warrants -- 9,776
Payments on notes payable (2,567) --
Increase in deferred rent 577 --
Payment of preferred dividend (43) (86)
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Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (1,525) 9,659
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 175 3,757
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 6,860 1,268
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 7,035 5,025
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid for interest 294 11
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Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities
Other non-cash additions to property and equipment 474 --
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Conversion of convertible debt into common stock 344 --
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Non-cash deferred offering costs 166 --
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Value of warrants to purchase Lumera common stock 476 --
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
MICROVISION, INC. 1. MANAGEMENT'S STATEMENT AND PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2006
(Unaudited)
Management's Statement
The Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2006, the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and March 31, 2005, and the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and March 31, 2005 have been prepared by Microvision, Inc. (the "Company") and have not been audited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary to state fairly the financial position at March 31, 2006 and the results of operations and cash flows for all periods presented have been made and consist of normal recurring adjustments. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules of the SEC. You should read these condensed financial statements in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that may be attained for the entire fiscal year.
At March 31, 2006, Microvision had $8.3 million in cash and cash equivalents and investment securities. Microvision will require additional capital to fund its current operating plan beyond June 2006. Microvision plans to raise additional cash to continue to fund its operating plan past that time. There can be no assurance that additional financing will be available to Microvision or that, if available, it will be available on terms acceptable to Microvision on a timely basis. If adequate funds are not available to satisfy either short-term or long-term capital requirements, Microvision will be required to limit its operations substantially. This limitation of operations may include reductions in capital expenditures and reductions in staff and operating costs.
Principles of Consolidation
Until July 2004, the consolidated financial statements included the accounts of Microvision, Inc. ("Microvision") or (the "Company") a Delaware corporation, and its majority-owned subsidiary Lumera Corporation ("Lumera"), a Delaware corporation. In July 2004, Microvision's ownership interest in Lumera was reduced to 33% as a result of Lumera completing an initial public offering of its common stock. As a result of the reduction in ownership, Microvision changed to the equity method of accounting for its investment in Lumera until January 2006. In January 2006, Microvision sold 2,550,000 shares of its Lumera common stock for $10.3 million or $4.05 per share. Microvision recorded a "gain on sale of securities of equity subsidiary" of approximately $7.3 million for the sale. As a result of the reduction in ownership, Microvision changed to the cost basis of accounting for available for sale securities for its investment in Lumera in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board No. 115 "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities" ("FAS 115").
2. NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
Basic net income (loss) per share ("EPS") is calculated on the basis of the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting periods. Diluted net income (loss) per share is calculated on the basis of the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding and taking into account the dilutive effect of all potential common stock equivalents outstanding. Potentially dilutive common stock equivalents primarily consist of convertible preferred stock, convertible debt, warrants and employee stock options. Diluted net loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2005 is equal to basic net loss per share because the effect of potential common stock outstanding during the periods, including options, warrants and common stock underlying convertible debt and preferred stock is anti-dilutive. Basic net income per share for the three months ended March 31, 2006 is diluted by outstanding convertible securities per the table below.
The components of basic and diluted earnings per share were as follows:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
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(in thousands, except per share data) 2006 2005
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Net income (loss) available for common shareholders - basic (A) $ 331 $ (7,179)
Dilutive effect of preferred stock 144
Dilutive effect of convertible debt (151)
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Net income (loss) available for common shareholders - diluted (B) $ 324 $ (7,179)
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Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic (C) 25,218 21,495
Dilutive incremental share effect from:
Preferred stock 786
Convertible debt 2,481
Stock options 7
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Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted (D) 28,492 21,495
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Net income (loss) per share - basic (A/C) $ 0.01 $ (0.33)
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Net income (loss) per share - diluted (A/D) $ 0.01 $ (0.33)
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As of March 31, 2006 and 2005, Microvision had outstanding options and warrants to purchase 9,446,000 and 7,235,000 shares of common stock, respectively. On March 31, 2005, the following convertible securities were excluded from diluted EPS as the effect of including them would have been anti- dilutive: preferred stock convertible into 1,447,000 shares of common stock, notes payable convertible into 1,462,000 shares of common stock, and warrants and options convertible into a total of 370,000 shares of common stock.
3. INVENTORY
Inventory at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 consisted of the following:
March 31, December 31,
2006 2005
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Raw materials $ 251,000 $ 267,000
Work-in-process 180,000 141,000
Finished goods 331,000 351,000
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$ 762,000 $ 759,000
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The inventory at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 consisted of raw materials, work in process and finished goods for Nomad and Flic. Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined on a weighted average basis. Management periodically assesses the need to provide for obsolescence of inventory and adjusts the carrying value of inventory to its net realizable value when required. In addition, Microvision reduces the value of its inventory to its estimated scrap value when management determines that it is not probable that the inventory will be consumed through normal production during the next twelve months. During the first quarter of 2006 and 2005, Microvision wrote off $30,000 and $443,000, respectively.
4. SEVERANCE ARRANGEMENTS
In February 2006, the Company terminated 16 employees or 10% of its workforce. The Company provided salary continuation for these employees of 5 to 19 weeks depending on level and years of service. During the three months ended March 31, 2006, the Company recorded expense of $493,000 relating to the severance agreements for these employees. The Company paid $291,000 in severance costs during the three months ended March 31, 2006 and expects to pay the remainder of the severance costs during the three months ended June 30, 2006.
5. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
Share-based Compensation Prior to Adopting Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, as revised December 2004 ("FAS 123(R)") on January 1, 2006
Prior to January 1, 2006 the Company accounted for stock-based employee compensation arrangements in accordance with the provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion ("APB") No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" and related amendments and interpretations including the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation Number ("FIN") 44, "Accounting for Certain Transactions Involving Stock Compensation," and complied with the disclosure provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation." The Company accounts for equity instruments issued to non-employees in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123 and Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 96-18.
If compensation expense for employee and director options had been determined using the fair values at the grant dates consistent with the methodology prescribed under SFAS No. 123, the Company's consolidated net loss available to common shareholders and associated net loss per share would have increased to the pro forma amounts shown below (in thousands):
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
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2005
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Net loss available for common shareholders, as reported $ (7,179)
Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included
in net loss available for common shareholders,
as reported, net of minority interest 21
Deduct: Stock-based employee compensation expense determined under
fair value based method for all awards, net of minority interest (575)
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Net loss available for common shareholders, pro forma $ (7,733)
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Net loss per share (basic and diluted):
As reported $ (0.33)
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Pro Forma $ (0.36)
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Basic and diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding 21,495
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Adoption of FAS 123(R)
The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, as revised December 2004 ("FAS 123(R)") effective January 1, 2006. FAS 123(R) requires all employee share-based awards granted after the effective date to be valued at fair value, and to be expensed over the applicable vesting period. In addition, companies must begin recognizing compensation expense related to any awards that are not fully vested as of the adoption date. Compensation expense for such unvested employee awards will be measured based on the fair value of the awards as previously calculated and interperiod attribution method used in developing the pro forma disclosures in accordance with the provisions of FAS 123. The valuation of and accounting for share-based awards include a number of complex and subjective estimates. These estimates include, but are not limited to, the future volatility of our stock price, future employee stock option exercise behaviors and future employee terminations.
The Company adopted the Modified Prospective Application ("MPA") method to account for the transition from Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 - Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees ("APB 25") and FAS 123 (Proforma) to FAS 123(R). As prescribed by MPA, the Company will not restate prior period financial statements. Under guidance contained in APB 25 and FAS 123 (Proforma), the Company has accounted for award forfeitures as they occur. Under FAS 123(R), the Company estimates the forfeiture rate on the grant date and adjusts the estimate through the vesting date. The Company has made a policy decision to change its share-based compensation expense attribution method for grants made on or after the adoption date using the straight-line method. The expense attribution method under Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 28 ("FIN28") will continue to be applied for outstanding grants not vested as of the FAS 123(R) adoption date. Upon adopting FAS 123(R), the Company reversed $85,000 of unamortized deferred compensation as of December 31, 2005 against common stock additional paid in capital.
As a result of adopting FAS 123(R), the Company's net income for the three months ended March 31, 2006 was $416,000 lower than had it continued to account for share-based employee compensation under APB 25. In addition, basic and diluted earnings per share were lower by $0.02 per share.
The share-based compensation cost charged against income was $416,000 and $131,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Description of Stock Option Plans
The Company currently has two stock option plans ("Option Plans") that have been approved by the shareholders. Both option plans are administered by the Board of Directors, or its designated committee ("Plan Administrator"), and provide for option grants as determined by the Plan Administrator.
The 1996 Stock Option Plan ("1996 Option Plan") has 8.0 million shares authorized and permits granting nonqualified stock options ("NSOs") and incentive stock options ("ISOs") to employees, officers and certain non- employees of the Company. Awards granted under the 1996 Option Plan and to employees under non-qualified stock option agreements generally have the following provisions: exercise prices greater than or equal to the Company's stock price on the date of grant; vesting periods ranging from three years to four years; expiration 10 years from the date of grant; and optionees who terminate their service after vesting have limited time to exercise their options (typically three to twelve months). The Company also has options outstanding granted to employees under various non-qualified stock option agreements (included in the term "Option Plans"). Shares of common stock issued upon exercise of options issued under the Option Plan are new shares previously registered for sale with the SEC. The Company generally issues option awards under the Option Plans with at-market exercise prices on the date of grant which vest 25% on each anniversary date provided that the optionee remains employed by the company.
The Independent Director Stock Option Plan ("Director Option Plan") has 900,000 shares authorized and permits granting NSOs to independent directors of the Company. Under the Independent Director Option Plan, Directors receive a fully vested option to purchase 15,000 shares upon initial election or appointment to the Board of Directors, and an annual initial or reelection option to purchase 15,000 shares. The grants are awarded with the following terms: exercise price equal to the Company's stock price on the date of grant; vesting the earlier of one year or the day before the next regularly scheduled annual shareholder meeting; expiration 10 years from the date of grant, and vested grants remain exercisable until their expiration dates if a Director leaves the board.
Options Valuation Methodology and Assumptions
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option valuation model to determine the fair value of the options and uses the closing price of its common stock as the fair market value of its stock on that date.
The Company considers historical stock price volatility, volatilities of similar companies and other factors in determining its estimates of future volatility.
The Company follows the guidance provided by Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 ("SAB 107") for estimating "plain vanilla" option lives. For other options the Company uses historical lives, including post-termination exercise behavior, publications, comparable company estimates, and other factors as the basis for estimating expected lives.
Risk free rates are based on the US Treasury Yield Curve as published by the US Treasury.
The following table summarizes the weighted average valuation assumptions and weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the periods shown below:
Three Months Ended
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Assumptions
Weighted average volatility 67% 75%
Expected term (in years) 5.25-6.25 4.00
Risk-free rate 4.6% 3.8%
Expected dividends -- --
Weighted average estimated forfeiture rate 5.0% n/a
Weighted average grant date fair value of options granted $ 1.89 $ 3.52
Options Activity and Positions
The following table summarizes activity and positions with respect to options for the three months ended March 31, 2006:
Weighted-
Average
Weighted Remaining
Average Contractual Aggregate
Exercise Term Intrinsic
Options Shares Price (years) Value
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Outstanding at December 31, 2005 5,320,000 $ 11.09
Granted 71,000 3.03
Exercised -- --
Forfeited or expired (64,000) 6.40
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Outstanding as of March 31, 2006 5,327,000 $ 11.04 6.6 $ 11,700
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Vested and expected to vest as of
March 31, 2006 5,225,000 $ 11.12 6.6 11,408
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Exercisable as of March 31, 2006 4,616,000 $ 11.74 6.3 $ 5,850
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The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the three month period ended March 31, 2005 was $1,000.
As of March 31, 2006, the Company's unamortized share-based compensation was $1.2 million. Excluding the effect of the currently open tender offer, the Company expects to amortize this share-based compensation cost over the next 1.4 years.
In July 2005, the Company granted options to purchase an aggregate of 300,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.32 to an executive officer. The exercise price of the options was less than the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant. According to guidance in Accounting Principles Bulletin No. 25 ("APB 25"), the Company recorded $144,000 of deferred compensation and amortized $59,000 to compensation expense related to these options in 2005. Upon adopting FAS 123(R) on January 1, 2006, the Company reversed the remaining unamortized deferred compensation of $85,000 to common stock additional paid in capital.
In February 2006, the Board of Directors approved the immediate vesting of options to purchase 30,000 shares that had been issued to two independent directors. The directors subsequently resigned from the Board of Directors. The Company determined that the accelerated vesting was a modification of an award with a service vesting condition. The total fair value of the modified options was measured as the value of the original grant plus the value of the modified grants on the modification date. On the modification date, the total value of the modified awards was estimated to be $53,000, of which $48,000 was previously amortized, and the remaining value of $5,000 was immediately expensed as compensation cost.
In June 2004, the Company granted its independent directors options to purchase an aggregate of 90,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $8.35. The exercise price of the options was less than the fair market value of the shares at the date of grant. According to guidance in APB 25, the Company recorded $81,000 of deferred compensation related to these options. The deferred compensation was amortized to non-cash compensation expense over the one-year service period of the grants. Deferred compensation expense of $35,000, under APB 25, was recorded in 2005.
6. LONG-TERM NOTES
Convertible Notes
The following table summarizes the activity related to the Company's convertible notes in 2006:
Embedded Common
derivative stock and
Notes Warrants feature APIC
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Balances at December 31, 2005 $ 9,343 $ 3,452 $ 1,368 $ 5,721
Principal payments on notes (2,867) 300
Discount accretion for the three months ended March 31, 2006 1,483
Changes in market value for the three months ended March 31, 2006 (1,024) (946)
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Balance of notes at March 31, 2006 $ 7,959 $ 2,428 $ 422 $ 6,021
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In January 2006, the note holders converted 14,000 and 91,000 shares of the Company's common stock related to $44,000 and $300,000 of accrued dividends and principal payments on the Company's convertible notes, respectively.
In March 2006, the Company made a scheduled cash payment totaling $2.9 million for $2.6 million principal and $290,000 accrued interest on its convertible notes.
Tenant Improvement Loan Agreement
In February 2006, the Company entered into a loan agreement with the lessor of the Company's corporate headquarters to finance $536,000 in tenant improvements. The loan carries a fixed interest rate of 9% per annum, is repayable over the initial term of the lease, which expires in 2013, and will be secured by a letter of credit. The balance of the loan was $536,000 at March 31, 2006.
7. ACCOUNTING FOR LUMERA
Investment Securities, Available-for-sale
In February 2006, Microvision sold 2,550,000 million shares of its Lumera common stock for $10.3 million or $4.05 per share. Microvision recorded a "gain on sale of securities of equity subsidiary" of approximately $7.3 million. As a result of the reduction in ownership, Microvision changed to the cost basis of accounting for its investment in Lumera in accordance with FAS 115.
Subsequent to the sale of its Lumera securities, Microvision owns 2.1 million shares of Lumera common stock, recorded at fair market value, of which 1.75 million are pledged as collateral for the convertible notes. The shares pledged as collateral are recorded as "Current restricted investments" and the unrestricted balance is recorded at "Investment securities, available-for-sale".
The fair market value of the Lumera securities, both available-for-sale and currently restricted, was $8,392,000 as of March 31, 2006. On March 31, 2006, these securities were composed of the following:
Gross Gross Estimated
Unrealized Unrealized Fair
Cost Gains Losses Value
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Securities in Lumera common stock $ 2,455 $ 5,937 $ -- $ 8,392
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$ 2,455 $ 5,937 $ -- $ 8,392
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Warrants
In connection with the change in accounting method, the Company recorded $476,000 in "Other current assets" for the fair value of warrants previously received to purchase 170,500 shares of Lumera common stock. On the transaction date, the warrants were valued using the Black Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions: expected volatility of 83%; expected dividend yield of 0%; risk free interest rate of 4.55%; and contractual life of 5.1 years.
At March 31, 2006, the warrants were revalued using the Black Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions; expected volatility of 83%; expected dividend yield of 0%; risk free interest rate of 4.55%; and contractual life of 5.0 years. The fair value of the warrants decreased to $373,000 and the change in value of $103,000 was recorded as a non-operating loss and is included in "Gain (loss) on derivative instruments" in the consolidated statement of operations.
8. REPORTING SEGMENTS
Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available and evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision-maker, or decision-making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Microvision has two reportable segments: the contract revenue derived from the development of custom prototypes and products, and the product revenue derived from sales of Microvision products. Our chief operating decision-making group evaluates performance based on financial information presented on a consolidated basis accompanied by information about revenues and gross margins by segments. Both segments share in research and development and marketing, selling and administrative costs that are not allocated to the segments. Except for fixed assets associated with production, the Company's assets are not allocated to the segments. Therefore, segment information is presented only for revenue and cost of revenue.
9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Stock Option Exchange
On April 18, 2006, the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a tender offer providing current employees the opportunity to exchange all "Eligible Options" to purchase common stock for new options. As of the offer date, there were 2,317,000 Eligible Options outstanding. Subject to the terms of the tender offer, the Company anticipates that the new options will be granted on May 17, 2006 with the exercise price of the new options equal to the closing price of Microvision common stock on the grant date. New options will immediately vest 25% on the grant date and 25% on each subsequent annual anniversary. New options will have the same expiration date as the Eligible Options exchanged. The tender offer will not result in the acceleration of vesting of any options.
The Company plans to adjust the exercise price of certain options not subject to the tender offer to the same exercise price as the options issued pursuant to the tender offer.
The financial accounting treatment of the tender offer is guided by FAS 123(R). Options which are exchanged in this offer will be valued on the date of grant. The company cannot make a reasonable estimate of the financial statement expense prior to the date of grant due to the significant potential variability of key valuation inputs. The amount of the expense is dependant upon the regrant exercise price, Company stock price, the number of options tendered, and lives of the modified awards. The Company will recognize, as a non-cash expense, the incremental fair value of the modified awards, determined on the modification date, over the value of the option prior to modification. Such incremental expense will be recognized on a straight line basis over the applicable remaining service periods.
Preferred Stock Conversion
On May 3, 2006, the Company entered into an agreement ("Conversion Agreement") with the holders of its Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Stock"). Under the agreement, the holders converted 5,000 shares of Preferred Stock. As consideration for the conversion, the Company issued a total of 1,353,066 shares of its common stock, $.001 par value, of which 565,000 shares were issued as an inducement to convert ("Incentive Shares"). In connection with the conversion, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with respect to the Incentive Shares. If the 45 day trailing volume weighted average price of the Company's stock is less than $3.62 on the 45th trading day after the effective date of the registration statement, the Company must pay the difference between the average and $3.62 with respect to any of the Incentive Shares issued pursuant to the Conversion Agreement that were sold by the holder during the period. Although the Company has not finalized the accounting for this recently initiated transaction, it expects to record a conversion inducement charge in the Consolidated Statement of Operations during the quarter ended June 30, 2006.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Forward-Looking Statements
The information set forth in this report in Item 2, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," and Item 3, "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk," includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and is subject to the safe harbor created by that section. Such statements may include, but are not limited to, projections of revenues, income or loss, capital expenditures, plans for product development and cooperative arrangements, future operations, financing needs or plans of Microvision, as well as assumptions relating to the foregoing. The words "believe," "expect," "will," "anticipate," "estimate," "project," "plan," and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made. Factors that could cause results to differ materially from those projected or implied in the forward- looking statements are set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, as updated below under the caption "Item 1A - Risk Factors."
Overview
Microvision, Inc. ("Microvision" or the "Company") designs and markets scanned beam display and image capture products. The Company is developing a modular integrated photonics module that is expected to be a common integrated subsystem in future display products. The integrated photonics module consists of a MEMS scanner, electronics to drive the MEMS scanner, a light source module, and electronics to drive the video input and output, system controller and buffer memory component. The Company believes that the modular integrated photonics module could be readily modified to meet OEM product requirements for different display product configurations. These product configurations may require modification of the integrated photonics module for a specific OEM product. The Automotive Head-Up Display, Pico Projector and Color Eyeware are potential products the Company is planning to develop based on the integrated photonics module.
Automotive Head-Up Display
Microvision continues to improve upon its prototype head-up displays for automotive manufacturers and Tier 1 suppliers to automotive companies. These prototypes demonstrate that scanned beam display technology can be used in a head-up display that projects a day-light or night-time readable image onto the windscreen of an automobile to provide the vehicle operator with a variety of information related to the car's operation. The Company believes that its technology provides three distinct advantages over competing technologies for head- up display applications:
- Form Factor - The Microvision prototype display is less than half the size of current competitive offerings. Total package size is a primary consideration in the design of an instrument panel for an automobile.
- Contrast Ratio - The Microvision prototype has a contrast ratio an order of magnitude higher than current competitive offerings. The high contrast ratio allows the driver to see the display in bright daylight and see through the display at night.
- Installation Cost - The Microvision prototype can be electronically optimized to the unique curvature of a particular automobile's windshield. The current competitive offerings must be manually adjusted during installation to match the varying curvature tolerances of different windshields.
Microvision's goal is to enter into an agreement with at least one Tier 1 supplier to develop and manufacture a head -up display during 2006. The Tier 1 supplier would work with Microvision and the automobile manufacturers to integrate Microvision's head-up display into an automotive instrument panel.
The automotive head up display market is highly competitive. The current competitive products are based on liquid crystal display or vacuum fluorescent display technology which is more mature than the scanned beam display technology. The Company's competitors in the head up display market have substantially greater financial, technical and other resources than Microvision and may develop further improvements that could reduce or eliminate the anticipated advantages of Microvision's proposed products.
Pico Projector
During 2005, the Company developed a prototype micro projector. The Company believes that the target of this development is a commercial hand held device or an embedded solution that can project full color images from a portable media source or mobile computer onto a surface chosen by the user. Several large consumer electronics companies are developing and conducting consumer trials of micro projectors based on very small display panel technologies. In January 2006, the Company demonstrated its prototype "pico projector" at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The Company's goal is to enter into an agreement that would result in development, manufacture and distribution of a pico projector based on the Company's planned integrated photonic module. The Company believes its scanned beam display technology will provide a smaller form factor than small projectors based on competing display technologies.
The consumer display market is highly competitive. The Company believes that the pico projector will compete with other projection display technologies as well as traditional flat panel displays. The Company's competitors in the consumer display market have substantially greater financial, technical and other resources than Microvision and may develop further improvements of screen display technology that could reduce or eliminate the anticipated advantages of Microvision's proposed products.
Full Color Eyewear
The Company believes that the integrated photonic module it is developing can be customized to enable displays that more closely resemble eyewear than other technologies allow. The Company is evaluating the market and technical risk associated with three distinct color eyewear solutions.
- Highly mobile "Glance-able" display: In this configuration, the user could glance down occasionally at a worn display. This device would be suitable for light business use such as mobile web surfing and reading e-mail. The Company believes that high resolution, high contrast, and small package size could be important differentiators between its scanned beam display solution and competing solutions.
- Look-around or see-through display: In this configuration, the user could view a full screen display in see- through or occluded mode. This configuration would be suitable for viewing longer pieces of streaming video for entertainment or business applications.
- Fully occluded immersive display: In this configuration, the user could view a very wide screen high resolution video stream. This configuration would be suitable for interactive gaming applications and simulators.
In any of these configurations, the Company believes that high resolution, high brightness, small package size, and lower cost could be important differentiators between its scanned beam display solution and competing solutions. The Company plans to evaluate potential designs for one or more of these potential solutions during 2006.
The consumer display market is highly competitive. The Company believes that any color eye wear product will compete primarily with LCD and OLED based solutions. The Company's competitors in the consumer display market have substantially greater financial, technical and other resources than Microvision and may develop further improvements of screen display technology that could reduce or eliminate the anticipated advantages of Microvision's proposed products.
Nomad
The Nomad Expert Technician System, ("Nomad") is a hands free wearable computer with a head-worn display that enables technicians and other mobile workers to overlay relevant information on their task thereby reducing task time. Microvision is working closely with transportation and manufacturing companies to develop the Nomad for truck and automotive maintenance applications. The Nomad has not gained the commercial acceptance the Company had planned when the Nomad was introduced. The Company has reduced its cost in manufacturing overhead, sales and marketing relating to Nomad, until it develops a go to market strategy that will be more successful. The Company is working with a small number of potential customers to define business cases for the Nomad. Defining the business case consists of studying the potential user's work environment, identifying operations that could be performed more economically using Nomad, conducting trials to demonstrate the cost savings, getting user feedback, making improvements to the Nomad, and then developing sales strategy and tools to demonstrate the advantage of the proven benefit. The Company expects it will require at least the first half of 2006 to define business cases for Nomad.
The Nomad competes with other products that bring information to the point of task, including laptop and notebook computers, tablet computers, and personal digital assistants. These other devices must be held, wrist mounted, or placed on a stationary object and the user must look away from the task to get information. In contrast, the Nomad is head-worn (i.e. hands free) and provides images to the user's eye with no screen to block the viewer's field of vision. Other companies are marketing head-worn displays, but the displays are generally occluded and typically provide a fraction of the full-page view provided by the Nomad. Microvision believes that Nomad provides higher brightness and higher contrast than competing devices and provides true "see through" capability. Microvision also believes that the manufacturing cost in high volume of Nomad and potential future displays using its scanned beam display technology could be less than that of competing technologies, due principally to the lower cost of scanned beam display components and lower capital investment to build high volume manufacturing capacity compared to other competing technologies.
The following is a description of our current and prospective imaging products.
Flic
Microvision sells the Flic laser bar code scanner, a hand held laser bar code scanner and the Flic Cordless Scanner, a Bluetooth version of the Flic Scanner. Flic Scanners feature a proprietary design that provides for lower power consumption and total operating cost than many other bar code scanners currently available. Microvision expects the sales volume for Flic Scanner will grow as more companies release products incorporating the Flic.
The bar code scanning industry is highly competitive. Flic Scanners compete with existing laser wand and CCD imager scanners produced by established bar code scanner companies. Flic Scanners compete on the basis of price, form factor, and performance. The bar code industry is dominated by Symbol Technologies, which sells products that directly compete with the Flic and Flic Cordless products.
Image Capture
Microvision is applying its scanned beam and other proprietary technology to develop products that capture images and other information. Such products include bar code readers and miniature high-resolution "laser cameras". In December 2004, Microvision entered into an agreement with Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson to integrate Microvision's scanned beam technology into certain medical products for human medical applications. Under the agreement, Microvision is developing prototype units that will be used in product evaluation.
Microvision believes that certain components of the scanned beam technology can also be used to develop two-dimensional bar code readers as well as high resolution laser cameras that have cost and performance advantages over existing imaging technologies for certain applications.
Results of Operations
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2006 COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2005
Contract Revenue. The Company earns contract revenue from performance on development contracts with the United States government and commercial customers. Contract revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2006 decreased by $1.6 million, or 47%, to $1.8 million from $3.4 million in the same period in 2005. For the three months ended March 31, 2006, 83% of contract revenue was derived from performance on development contracts with the United States government and 17% from performance on development contracts with commercial customers. For the three months ended March 31, 2005, 37% of contract revenue was derived from performance on development contracts with the United States government and 63% from performance on development contracts with commercial customers.
Contract revenue is dependent upon the timing and value of contracts the Company has entered into and the availability of technical resources to perform work on the contracts. Contract revenue was lower during the three months ended March 31, 2006 than the same period in 2005, due to lower beginning commercial contract backlog and the allocation of additional resources to internally funded development projects.
The Company believes that, as long as most of its revenue is earned from performance on development contracts, there may be a high degree of variability in revenue from quarter to quarter.
Microvision's backlog of development contracts at March 31, 2006 was $1.3 million. All development contracts in backlog are scheduled for completion and delivery during the next twelve months. Microvision's backlog of development contracts at March 31, 2005 was $4.7 million.
Product Revenue. Microvision earns product revenue from sales of Nomad and Flic. Product revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2006 increased by $91,000, or 15%, to $691,000 from $600,000 in the same period in 2005. For the three months ended March 31, 2006, 95% of product revenue was derived from the sales of Flic units and 5% from sales of Nomad units. For the three months ended March 31, 2005, 65% product revenue was derived from Flic sales and 35% from sales of Nomad units.
Quarterly revenue may vary substantially due to the timing of product orders from customers, production constraints and raw material availability.
The backlog of product orders at March 31, 2006 was approximately $92,000, compared to $302,000 at March 31, 2005 all of which is scheduled for delivery during the next twelve months.
Cost of Contract Revenue. Cost of contract revenue includes both the direct and allocated indirect costs of performing on development contracts. Direct costs include labor, materials and other costs incurred directly in performing on a contract. Indirect costs include labor and other costs associated with operating the Company's research and development department and building the Company's technical capabilities and capacity. Cost of contract revenue is determined both by the level of direct costs incurred on development contracts and by the level of indirect costs incurred in operating and building the Company's technical capabilities and capacity. The cost of contract revenue can fluctuate substantially from period to period depending on the level of both the direct costs incurred in the performance of projects and the level of indirect costs incurred.
Cost of contract revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2006 decreased by $677,000, or 37%, to $1.2 million from $1.8 million in the same period in 2005. Total direct costs for the three months ended March 31, 2006 decreased by 50% from the same period in 2005. The total direct labor component of direct costs for the three months ended March 31, 2006 decreased by 42% from the same period in 2005.
Research and development overhead is allocated to both cost of contract revenue and research and development expense based on the proportion of direct labor cost incurred in cost of contract revenue and research and development, respectively. As a result of the lower direct labor cost in cost of contract revenue partially offset by the effect of a higher overhead rate for the three months ended March 31, 2006, approximately 19% less overhead was allocated to cost of contract revenue than in the same period in 2005.
Microvision expects that cost of contract revenue on an absolute dollar basis may increase in the future. This increase will likely result from additional development contract work that Microvision expects to perform. The cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue can fluctuate significantly from period to period, depending on the contract and contract cost mix and the levels of direct and indirect costs incurred. Microvision expects the cost of contract revenue, as a percentage of contract revenue, to fluctuate modestly over time.
Cost of Product Revenue. Cost of product revenue includes both the direct and allocated indirect costs of manufacturing Nomads and Flics sold to customers. Direct costs include labor, materials and other costs incurred directly in the manufacture of Flic and Nomad. Indirect costs include labor and other costs associated with operating Microvision manufacturing capabilities and capacity.
Cost of product revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2006 increased by $144,000 or 13%, to $1.3 million from $1.2 million in the same period in 2005.
Manufacturing overhead, which includes the costs of procuring, inspecting and storing material and direct and indirect facility and depreciation costs, is allocated to inventory, cost of product revenue, cost of contract revenue, and research and development expense based on the proportion of direct material purchased for the respective activity. During the three months ending March 31, 2006, the Company expensed approximately $272,000 of manufacturing overhead associated with production capacity in excess of production requirements.
Cost of product revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 includes the write-off of $30,000 and $443,000 of inventory, respectively. The write-offs were due to changes in product design and customer demand that caused components and accessories to become obsolete or slow-moving. Microvision values inventory at the lower of cost or market. Microvision also reduces the value of its inventory to its estimated scrap value when management determines that it is not probable that the inventory will be utilized through normal production during the next 12 months.
Microvision expects that cost of product revenue on an absolute dollar basis will increase in the future. This increase will likely result from expected sales of commercial products. The cost of product revenue as a percentage of product revenue can fluctuate significantly from period to period, depending on the product mix, the level of overhead expense and the volume of direct materials purchased.
Research and Development Expense. Research and development expense consists of:
- Compensation related costs of employees and contractors engaged in internal research and product development activities,
- Laboratory operations, outsourced development and processing work, and
- Other operating expenses
Research and development expense in the three months ended March 31, 2006 increased by $270,000, or 14%, to $2.2 million from $1.9 million in the same period in 2005. Research and development expense for the three months ended March 31, 2006 includes $286,000 in severance cost, and $74,000 in cost associated with the adoption of FASB 123R.
Microvision believes that a substantial level of continuing research and development expense will be required to develop additional commercial products using the scanned beam display technology. Accordingly, Microvision anticipates its level of research and development spending will continue to be substantial. These expenses could be incurred as a result of:
- Subcontracting work to development partners,
- Expanding and equipping in-house laboratories,
- Acquiring rights to additional technologies,
- Incurring related operating expenses, and
- Hiring additional technical and support personnel.
Sales, Marketing, General and Administrative Expense. Sales, marketing, general and administrative expenses include compensation and support costs for marketing, sales, management and administrative staff, and for other general and administrative costs, including legal and accounting services, consultants and other operating expenses.
Sales, marketing, general and administrative expenses in the three months ended March 31, 2006 increased by $73,000, or 2%, to $4.74 million from $4.67 million in the same period in 2005. The increase in sales, marketing, general and administrative expense is primarily attributable to a $211,000 increase in non-cash compensation cost arising from adopting FAS 123(R) in January 2006 and $207,000 in severance costs in 2006.
Microvision expects sales, marketing, general and administrative expenses to increase, commensurate with increases in revenue, in future periods as Microvision:
- Adds to its sales and marketing staff,
- Makes additional investments in sales and marketing activities, and
- Increases the level of corporate and administrative activity.
Interest expense. Interest expense in the three months ended March 31, 2006 increased $1.6 million or 854% to $1.8 million from $191,000 in the same period in 2005. This increase in interest expense relates to the amortization of the discount recorded on the March 2005 and December 2005 convertible Notes, (together "the Notes") for value attributed to the embedded derivative feature of the Notes and warrants, as well as the stated interest on the Notes. The Company expects interest expense will be substantially higher than in previous periods as a result of these transactions.
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments. In connection with the issuance of the Company's March Notes and December Notes, the Company concluded that the note holders' right to convert all or a portion of the notes into Microvision common stock is an embedded derivative instrument as defined by FASB Statement No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. The value of the derivative feature is determined at each balance sheet date using the Black Scholes option-pricing model. For March 31, 2006, the Company used the following assumptions: expected volatility of 58%; expected dividend yield of 0%; risk free interest rates ranging from 4.49% to 4.65%; and contractual life of three to twelve months, which corresponds to the principal repayment dates in valuing the derivative features. Due to change in the stock price and remaining life, the fair value of the embedded derivative instrument decreased to $422,000 at March 31, 2006. The change in value of $946,000 was recorded as a non-operating gain and is included in "Gain (loss) on derivative instruments" in the consolidated statement of operations.
The Company issued warrants to purchase 2,302,000 shares of common stock in connection with the issuance of the March Notes and the December Notes. The warrants met the definition of a derivative instrument that must be accounted for as a liability under the provisions of Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 00-19, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company's Own Stock, because the Company cannot engage in certain corporate transactions affecting the common stock unless it makes a cash payment to the holders of the warrants. Changes in the fair value of the warrants are recorded in the statement of operations each period. As of March 31, 2006, the warrants were valued using the Black Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions: expected volatilities of between 61% and 66%; expected dividend yield of 0%; risk free interest rates ranging from 4.55% to 4.59%; and contractual lives ranging from 2.3 years to 4.7 years. The change in value of the warrants of $1,024,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2006 was recorded as a non-operating gain and is included in "Gain (loss) on derivative instuments" in the consolidated statement of operations.
In February 2006, Microvision sold 2,550,000 million shares of its Lumera common stock for $10.3 million or $4.05 per share. Microvision recorded a "gain on sale of securities of equity subsidiary" of approximately $7.3 million. As a result of the reduction in ownership, Microvision changed to the cost basis of accounting for its investment in Lumera in accordance with FAS 115.
In connection with the change in accounting method, the Company recorded $476,000 in "Other current assets" for the fair value of warrants previously received to purchase 170,500 shares of Lumera common stock. On the transaction date, the warrants were valued using the Black Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions: expected volatility of 83%; expected dividend yield of 0%; risk free interest rate of 4.55%; and contractual life of 5.1 years.
At March 31, 2006, the warrants were revalued using the Black Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions; expected volatility of 83%; expected dividend yield of 0%; risk free interest rate of 4.55%; and contractual life of 5.0 years. The fair value of the warrants decreased to $373,000 and the change in value of $103,000 was recorded as a non-operating loss and is included in "Gain (loss) on derivative instruments" in the consolidated statement of operations.
Loss on investment equity subsidiary/Gain on Sale of Securities of Equity Subsidiary. In February 2006, Microvision sold 2,550,000 shares of its Lumera common stock at $4.05 per share. The total proceeds from the sales were $10.3 million. The sales price was higher than the average carrying value of the shares and the Company recognized $7.3 million as a "gain on sale of securities of equity subsidiary" during the three months ended March 31, 2006. As a result of the reduction in ownership, Microvision changed to the cost basis of accounting for its investment in Lumera in January 2006. The Company recorded its proportionate share of Lumera losses prior to the sale in February 2006. The Company recorded a charge of $290,000 for its proportion of Lumera net loss for the one month period preceding the sale and change in accounting method.
Non-cash Beneficial Conversion Feature of Preferred Stock. In September 2004, Microvision raised $10.0 million before issuance costs of $90,000 from the sale of 10,000 shares of convertible preferred stock and a warrant to purchase 361,795 shares of common stock. The beneficial conversion feature on Preferred Stock arose when the effective conversion price of the convertible preferred stock was less than the closing price of Microvision's common stock on the date of commitment to purchase the preferred stock. It was measured as $1.2 million, was recorded to additional paid-in capital, and is recorded as a deemed dividend to preferred stockholders (accretion) over the stated life of the preferred stock, which is three years.
Accretion for the three months ended March 31, 2006 decreased $92,000, or 48%, from $193,000 in the same period in 2005. Stated dividends decreased $43,000, or 50%, from $86,000 in the same period in 2005.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company has funded operations to date primarily through the sale of common stock, convertible preferred stock, convertible debt, warrants and, to a lesser extent, from development contract revenues and product sales. Microvision believes that its current cash and cash equivalents, and investments available-for-sale balance as of March 31, 2006 totaling $8.3 million will satisfy its budgeted cash requirements beyond June 2006 based on its current operating plan. Microvision will require additional financing to fund its current operating plan beyond June 2006. Microvision owns 322,000 shares of Lumera common stock that have not been pledged as security on the Company's Notes. Based on the May 1, 2006 closing price of $3.78, the Lumera shares have a market value of $1,217,000. The Company has hired an investment bank to assist in its plans to raise additional cash to continue to fund its operating plan past that date. There can be no assurance that additional financing will be available to Microvision or that, if available, it will be available on terms acceptable to Microvision on a timely basis. If adequate funds are not available to satisfy either short-term or long-term capital requirements, Microvision will be required to limit its operations substantially. This limitation of operations may include reduction in capital expenditures, as well as reductions in staff and operating costs.
Cash used in operating activities totaled $8.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2006, compared to $4.8 million during the same period in 2005. Cash used in operating activities for each period resulted primarily from the net loss before gains on sale of securities of equity subsidiary for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and from net loss for the same period in 2005.
Inventory increased by $3,000 to $762,000 at March 31, 2006 from $759,000 at December 31, 2005. The Company had previously made commitments to purchase certain minimum quantities based on the economic order quantities, sales forecast and the availability of raw materials. The Company values inventory at the lower of cost or market with cost determined on a weighted average cost basis. The following table shows the composition of the inventory at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively:
March 31, December 31,
2006 2005
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Raw materials $ 251,000 $ 267,000
Work-in-process 180,000 141,000
Finished goods 331,000 351,000
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$ 762,000 $ 759,000
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Cash provided by investing activities totaled $10.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2006, compared to cash used in investing activities of $1.1 million during the same period of 2005. The increase is primarily due to $10.3 million proceeds from the sale of Lumera securities owned by the Company in February 2006.
In addition, the Company used cash of $1.1 million for capital expenditures during the three months ended March 31, 2006, compared to $43,000 during the same period in 2005. Capital expenditures include leasehold improvements to leased office space and computer hardware and software, laboratory equipment and furniture and fixtures to support operations.
Cash used in financing activities totaled $1.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2006, compared to cash provided by financing activities of $9.7 million during the same period in 2005. The decrease is attributable to $9.8 million cash provided by issuing the March 2005 Notes offset by principal payments totaling $2.6 million on the March and December 2005 notes in March 2006.
Future operating expenditures and capital requirements will depend on numerous factors, including the following:
- The progress of research and development programs,
- The progress in commercialization activities and arrangements,
- The cost of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing any patent claims and other intellectual property rights,
- Competing technological and market developments, and
- Microvision's ability to establish cooperative development, joint venture and licensing arrangements.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Substantially all of the Company's cash equivalents and investment securities are at fixed interest rates and, as such, the fair value of these instruments is affected by changes in market interest rates. Due to the generally short-term maturities of these investment securities, Microvision believes that the market risk arising from its holdings of these financial instruments is not material.
The Company's investment policy restricts investments to ensure principal preservation and liquidity. The Company invests cash that it expects to use within approximately sixty days in U.S. Treasury-backed instruments. The Company invests cash in excess of approximately sixty days of its requirements in high quality investment securities. The investment securities portfolio is limited to U.S. government and U.S. government agency debt securities and other high-grade securities generally with maturities of three years or less.
Cash and cash equivalents were $7,035,000 as of March 31, 2006.
Microvision owns 2,072,000 shares of Lumera common stock, of which 1,750,000 are pledged as collateral for the Company's March and December 2005 Notes. Based on Lumera's closing stock price on May 1, 2006 of $3.78 per share, the market value of Microvision's investment in Lumera common stock is $7.8 million, and the market value of the unpledged shares of Lumera common stock is $1.2 million. The market price of Lumera's common stock is subject to fluctuations based on Lumera's financial performance and overall market conditions.
Presently, all of the Company's development contract payments are denominated in U.S. dollars and, consequently, the Company believes it has no material foreign currency exchange rate risk. However, in the future Microvision may enter into development contracts or product sales in foreign currencies that may subject Microvision to foreign exchange rate risk.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report and, based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
Except as disclosed below, there have been no material changes to the Risk Factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.
Risk Factors Relating to the Microvision Business
We have a history of operating losses and expect to incur significant losses in the future.
We have had substantial losses since our inception. We cannot assure you that we will ever become or remain profitable.
- As of March 31, 2006, we had an accumulated deficit of $215.2 million.
- We incurred consolidated net losses of $154.3 million from inception through 2003, $33.2 million in 2004, $28.2 million in 2005 and consolidated net income of $475,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2006.
The likelihood of our success must be considered in light of the expenses, difficulties and delays frequently encountered by companies formed to develop and market new technologies. In particular, our operations to date have focused primarily on research and development of the scanned beam technology and development of demonstration units. We are unable to accurately estimate future revenues and operating expenses based upon historical performance.
We cannot be certain that we will succeed in obtaining additional development contracts or that we will be able to obtain substantial customer orders for our products. In light of these factors, we expect to continue to incur substantial losses and negative cash flow at least through 2006 and likely thereafter. We cannot be certain that we will achieve positive cash flow at any time in the future.
We will require additional capital to fund our operations and to implement our business plan. If we do not obtain additional capital, we may be required to curtail our operations substantially. Raising additional capital may dilute the value of current shareholders' shares.
Based on our current operating plan and budgeted cash requirements, we expect our cash to fund operations beyond June 2006. We will require additional capital to continue to fund our operations, including to:
- Further develop the scanned beam technology.
- Develop and protect our intellectual property rights.
- Fund long-term marketing and business development opportunities; and
- Add manufacturing capacity.
The Company can raise limited additional cash through the sale of its Lumera common stock in the public market under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933 or through a private placement. As of May 1, 2006, Microvision owns approximately 322,000 shares of Lumera common stock that have not been pledged as collateral for the Company's convertible notes issued as of March 11, 2005 and December 1, 2005. Based on the May 1, 2006 closing price of $3.78, the Lumera shares that have not been pledged as collateral have a market value of approximately $1.2 million. The Company may be deemed to be an affiliate of Lumera. Under Rule 144 of the Securities Act, an affiliate is entitled to sell within any three-month period a number of shares of Lumera common stock that does not exceed the greater of 1% of the then outstanding shares of Lumera common stock or the average weekly trading volume of Lumera common stock on the NASDAQ National Market during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice of the sale on Form 144. The immediate sale of Lumera stock in the public market could have a negative impact on the Lumera stock price.
Our capital requirements will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to, the rate at which we can, directly or through arrangements with original equipment manufacturers, introduce products incorporating the scanned beam and image capture technologies and the market acceptance and competitive position of such products. If revenues are less than we anticipate, if the level and mix of revenues vary from anticipated amounts and allocations or if expenses exceed the amounts budgeted, we may require additional capital earlier than June 2006 to further the development of our technologies, for expenses associated with product development, and to respond to competitive pressures or to meet unanticipated development difficulties. In addition, our operating plan provides for the development of strategic relationships with systems and equipment manufacturers that may require additional investments by us.
Additional financing may not be available to us or, if available, may not be available on terms acceptable to us on a timely basis. Raising additional capital may involve issuing securities with rights and preferences that are senior to our common stock and may dilute the value of current shareholders' shares. If adequate funds are not available to satisfy either short-term or long-term capital requirements, we may be required to limit our operations substantially. This limitation of operations may include reductions in staff and operating costs as well as reductions in capital expenditures and investment in research and development.
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31.1 |
Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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31.2 |
Chief Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 Of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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32.1 |
Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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32.2 |
Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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MICROVISION, INC. |
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Date: May 10, 2006 |
BY: |
/s/ Alexander Y. Tokman |
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Alexander Y. Tokman |
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Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
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Date: May 10, 2006 |
BY: |
/s/ Jeff Wilson |
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Jeff Wilson |
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
EXHIBIT INDEX
The following documents are filed.
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Exhibit Number |
Description |
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31.1 |
Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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31.2 |
Chief Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 Of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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32.1 |
Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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32.2 |
Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |