Neonode Inc. - Quarter Report: 2007 July (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
one)
x Quarterly
report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d)
of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
the quarterly period ended July 31, 2007
o Transition
report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
and Exchange Act of 1934
For
the
transition period from _______ to ________
Commission
file number 0-8419
NEONODE,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
|
94-1517641
|
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
|
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
|
Biblioteksgatan
11. SE-111 46 Stockholm, Sweden
(Address
of principal executive offices and zip code)
Sweden
46-8-678
18 50
USA
(925)
355-2000
(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 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, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated
filer and large accelerated filer” in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2.
Large
Accelerated Filer o Accelerated
Filer o Non
Accelerated Filer x
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Yes o
No
x
The
number of shares of registrant's common stock outstanding as of August 31,
2007
was 22,673,940.
PART
I Financial
Information
NEONODE,
INC.
INDEX
TO JULY 31, 2007 FORM 10-Q
Item
1
|
Financial
Statements
|
|
Condensed
Balance Sheets as of July
31, 2007 (unaudited) and October 31, 2006
|
3
|
|
Condensed
Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended
July 31, 2007
and 2006 (unaudited)
|
4
|
|
Condensed
Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended July 31,
2007 and 2006
(unaudited)
|
5
|
|
|
||
Notes
to Condensed Financial Statements
|
6
|
|
Item
2
|
Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
|
19
|
Item
3
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
|
31
|
Item
4
|
Controls
and Procedures
|
31
|
PART
II
|
Other
Information
|
|
Item
1A
|
Risk
Factors
|
31
|
Item
6
|
Exhibits
|
44
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SIGNATURES
|
45
|
|
EXHIBITS
|
|
-2-
PART
I. Financial
Information
Item
1. Financial
Statements
NEONODE,
INC.
CONDENSED
BALANCE SHEETS
(In
thousands)
|
|
July
31,
|
|
October
31,
|
|
||
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
(A)
|
|
||
ASSETS
|
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|||
Current
assets:
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
407
|
$
|
1,147
|
|||
Trade
accounts receivable, net
|
— |
930
|
|||||
Note
receivable
|
1,009
|
— | |||||
Other
|
165
|
177
|
|||||
Current
assets from discontinued operations (B)
|
— |
739
|
|||||
Total
current assets
|
1,581
|
2,993
|
|||||
Property,
plant and equipment, net
|
85
|
231
|
|||||
Capitalized
software costs, net
|
90
|
1,314
|
|||||
Other
|
4
|
5
|
|||||
Non-current
assets from discontinued operations (B)
|
— |
325
|
|||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
1,760
|
$
|
4,868
|
|||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current
liabilities:
|
|||||||
Trade
accounts payable
|
$
|
114
|
$
|
557
|
|||
Accrued
payroll and employee benefits
|
7
|
105
|
|||||
Capital
lease obligations - current portion
|
35
|
33
|
|||||
Deferred
revenues
|
359
|
432
|
|||||
Other
accrued expenses
|
48
|
144
|
|||||
Current
liabilities from discontinued operations (B)
|
— |
21
|
|||||
Total
current liabilities
|
563
|
1,292
|
|||||
Capital
lease obligations, net of current portion
|
51
|
65
|
|||||
Long-term
liabilities from discontinued operations (B)
|
— |
190
|
|||||
Total
long-term liabilities
|
51
|
255
|
|||||
Total
liabilities
|
614
|
1,547
|
|||||
Commitments
(note 7)
|
|||||||
Stockholders'
equity:
|
|||||||
Common
stock
|
35,986
|
35,186
|
|||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(34,840
|
)
|
(31,865
|
)
|
|||
Total
stockholders' equity
|
1,146
|
3,321
|
|||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
$
|
1,760
|
$
|
4,868
|
(A)
|
Derived
from audited financial statements
|
(B)
|
See
Note 1 to the condensed financial statements for information related
to
discontinued operations
|
See
notes
to condensed financial statements.
-3-
NEONODE,
INC.
CONDENSED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In
thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three
months ended
|
|
Nine
months ended
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
July
31,
|
|
July
31,
|
|
||||||||
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|||||
Net
revenue
|
$
|
26
|
$
|
21
|
$
|
75
|
$
|
31
|
|||||
Operating
expenses
|
|||||||||||||
Amortization
and impairment of acquired
|
|||||||||||||
software
and intellectual property
|
830
|
6,518
|
1,205
|
8,564
|
|||||||||
Product
research and development
|
225
|
351
|
836
|
1,420
|
|||||||||
Sales
and marketing
|
87
|
236
|
360
|
854
|
|||||||||
General
and administrative
|
638
|
552
|
1,824
|
2,090
|
|||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
1,780
|
7,657
|
4,225
|
12,928
|
|||||||||
Operating
loss from continuing operations
|
(1,754
|
)
|
(7,636
|
)
|
(4,150
|
)
|
(12,897
|
)
|
|||||
Interest
income
|
13
|
9
|
17
|
38
|
|||||||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
(1
|
)
|
(1
|
)
|
(5
|
)
|
(6
|
)
|
|||||
Loss
from continuing operations
|
(1,742
|
)
|
(7,628
|
)
|
(4,138
|
)
|
(12,865
|
)
|
|||||
Loss
from discontinued operations
|
— |
(214
|
)
|
(181
|
)
|
(734
|
)
|
||||||
Gain
on sale of discontinued operations
|
— | — |
1,343
|
— | |||||||||
Net
income (loss) from discontinued
|
|||||||||||||
Operations
(B)
|
(1,742
|
)
|
(214
|
)
|
1,162
|
(734
|
)
|
||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(1,742
|
)
|
$
|
(7,842
|
)
|
$
|
(2,976
|
)
|
$
|
(13,599
|
)
|
|
Basic
and diluted income (loss) per share
|
|||||||||||||
Continuing
operations
|
$
|
(0.77
|
)
|
$
|
(3.77
|
)
|
$
|
(1.85
|
)
|
$
|
(6.20
|
)
|
|
Discontinued
operations (B)
|
$ | — |
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
$
|
0.52
|
$
|
(0.35
|
)
|
|||
Basic
and diluted loss per share
|
$
|
(0.77
|
)
|
$
|
(3.87
|
)
|
$
|
(1.33
|
)
|
$
|
(6.55
|
)
|
|
Basic
and diluted - weighted average
|
|||||||||||||
shares
used in per share computations
|
2,264
|
2,025
|
2,235
|
2,077
|
(B)
|
See
Note 1 to the condensed financial statements for information related
to
discontinued operations
|
See
notes
to condensed financial statements.
-4-
NEONODE,
INC.
CONDENSED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In
thousands)
(Unaudited)
Nine
months ended
July
31,
|
|
||||||
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(2,975
|
)
|
$
|
(5,757
|
)
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash
|
|||||||
used
by operating activities:
|
|||||||
Equity
based compensation expense
|
799
|
1,108
|
|||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
711
|
2,165
|
|||||
Impairment
of capitalized software
|
661
|
256
|
|||||
Gain
on sale of hardware business
|
(1,343
|
)
|
— | ||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
930
|
(31
|
)
|
||||
Inventories
|
— |
95
|
|||||
Other
assets
|
12
|
74
|
|||||
Trade
accounts payable
|
(443
|
)
|
174
|
||||
Other
accrued liabilities
|
(279
|
)
|
97
|
||||
Net
cash used by operating activities
|
(1,927
|
)
|
(1,819
|
)
|
|||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|||||||
Purchases
of property, plant and equipment
|
(4
|
)
|
(167
|
)
|
|||
Capitalized
software costs
|
— |
(40
|
)
|
||||
Loan
to Neonode, Inc.
|
(1,009
|
)
|
— | ||||
Cash
proceeds from sale of hardware business
|
2,200
|
— | |||||
Net
cash provided (used) in investing activities
|
1,187
|
(207
|
)
|
||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|||||||
Stock
offering expense
|
— |
(2
|
)
|
||||
Proceeds
from exercise of stock options
|
— |
39
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
— |
37
|
|||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
(740
|
)
|
(1,989
|
)
|
|||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
1,147
|
3,632
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
|
407
|
$
|
1,643
|
|||
SUPPLEMENTAL
SCHEDULE OF NON-CASH ACTIVITIES:
|
|||||||
Non-cash
reduction in liabilities related to sale of hardware
business
|
$
|
209
|
$
|
—
|
|||
Non-cash
reduction in assets related to sale of hardware business
|
$
|
1,066
|
$
|
—
|
See
notes
to condensed financial statements.
-5-
NEONODE,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Interim
Period Reporting:
The
following condensed financial statements of Neonode, Inc (the Company) (name
was
SBE, Inc prior to merger with Cold Winder and name change to Neonode Inc.)
as of
October 31, 2006, are derived from audited financial statements, and the
unaudited interim condensed financial statements , include all adjustments,
consisting of normal recurring adjustments, that are, in the opinion of
management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and
results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods. The
balance sheets as of July 31, 2007 and October 31, 2006 and the statements
of
operations for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2007 and 2006 have
been
adjusted to reflect the effect of our discontinued operations related to
the
sale of our hardware business.
The
results of operations for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2007 are
not
necessarily indicative of expected results for the full 2007 fiscal
year.
Certain
information and footnote disclosures normally contained in financial statements
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have
been
condensed or omitted. These condensed consolidated financial statements should
be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes contained
in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2006.
Our
independent registered public accountants stated in their opinion for the
year
ended October 31, 2006 that there is substantial doubt about our ability
to
continue as a going concern.
Liquidity
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis,
which contemplates the realization of assets and
the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of
business. As reflected in the accompanying financial statements, as of
July 31, 2007, we had cash on hand of $407,000 with cash used in operations
of
approximately $1.9 million in the nine months ended July 31, 2007 and an
accumulated deficit of approximately $34.8 million. Our ability
to continue as a going concern is dependent on our ability to execute our
business plan and become cash flow positive.
Reverse
Stock Split
On
April
2, 2007, we effected a one-for-five reverse stock split. The one-for-five
reverse stock split has been reflected in the weighted average shares
outstanding used to calculate the loss per share amounts presented in these
financial statements. In addition, all amounts in the financial statements
have
been adjusted to reflect the one-for-five reverse stock split.
-6-
Merger
with Neonode
On
August
10, 2007, we completed the previously announced merger with Cold Winter,
Inc.
(formerly Neonode Inc.), a Delaware corporation (Cold Winter) pursuant to
the
terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated January
19,
2007 and amended on May 16, 2007 (the Merger Agreement). As a result of
the merger, we changed our name to Neonode Inc. Our stockholders approved
the
transaction in a special meeting of stockholders held on August 10, 2007.
Our
headquarters is now located in Stockholm, Sweden with a U.S. office in San
Ramon, California.
Merger
Consideration
In
exchange for the 5.8 million outstanding shares of Cold Winter common stock
and
the assumption of outstanding options and warrants to purchase an additional
7.9
million shares of Cold Winter common stock, we issued approximately 20.4
million
shares of our common stock. As of the closing of the merger, Cold Winter
stockholders, option holders and warrant holders own approximately 90.5%
of
post-merger Neonode common stock on a fully-diluted basis and the stockholders,
option holders and warrant holders of pre-merger Neonode own approximately
9.5%
of post-merger Neonode common stock on a fully-diluted basis. The securities
offered in the merger were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933
and
may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an
applicable exemption from registration requirements. Post-merger Neonode’s
common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the new ticker
symbol “NEON” on August 13, 2007.
Accounting
Treatment of Merger
For
accounting purposes, Cold Winter is considered to be the acquirer in this
transaction. Accordingly, the purchase price will be allocated among the
fair
values of our assets and liabilities, while the historical results of Cold
Winter will be reflected in the results of the combined company. We have
adopted
the fiscal year end of Cold Winter, which is December 31, and as such
our
next
quarterly report on Form 10-Q will be for the quarter ending September 30,
2007.
Sale
of Embedded Hardware Business
On
March
30, 2007, we sold all
of
the assets associated with our hardware business (excluding cash, accounts
receivable and other excluded assets specified in the asset purchase agreement)
to One Stop Systems, Inc. (One Stop Systems or One Stop) for $2.2 million
in
cash plus One Stop Systems’ assumption of the lease of the building housing our
corporate headquarters and certain equipment leases. We received $1.7 million
in
cash on the date of the sale and received an additional $500,000 in cash
on June
5, 2007. Our hardware business represented substantially all of our revenue
to
date.
The
balance sheets as of July 31, 2007 and October 31, 2006 and the statements
of
operations for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2007 and 2006 have
been
adjusted to reflect the effect of our discontinued operations related to
the
sale of our hardware business.
-7-
We
recorded a $1.3 million gain on the sale of our hardware business to One
Stop.
The gain is based on the difference between the proceeds received from and
liabilities assumed from/by One Stop and the carrying value of the assets
transferred to One Stop.
Gain
on the sale of hardware business
|
||||
(in
thousands)
|
||||
Cash
and escrow receivable
|
$
|
2,200
|
||
Liabilities
assumed
|
209
|
|||
Total
consideration
|
2,409
|
|||
Less
basis of assets transferred in sale
|
||||
Inventory
|
741
|
|||
Plant
property & equipment
|
277
|
|||
Other
assets
|
48
|
|||
Total
basis of transferred assets
|
1,066
|
|||
Gain
on Sale
|
$
|
1,343
|
Sale
of Storage Software Business
On
August
15, 2007, Neonode Inc. entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the Purchase
Agreement) with Riding Tide Software, LLC (Buyer), a newly-formed limited
liability company owned by Nick Bellinger, a former stockholder of PyX
Technologies, Inc., a company we acquired in 2005.
Under
the
Purchase Agreement, we agreed to sell all of the assets associated with our
enterprise storage software business (the Storage Assets) to Buyer for $90,000
in cash plus 70% of the monthly net revenues received by Buyer in the 12
months
following the pursuant to the PyX OEM Agreement, dated as of June 14, 2004,
between Buyer (as our successor in interest) and Pelco. The Storage Assets
were
sold to Buyer on an “as is” basis and Buyer has agreed to indemnify us for any
damages we suffer relating to the Storage Assets that accrue or arise after
the
closing. As a result of the sale, the company recognized an impairment of
the
software capitalized asset of $661,000.
On
August
20, 2007, we completed the sale of the Storage Assets pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement.
-8-
Management
Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles in the U.S. requires us to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, as well as certain
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of net
sales
and
expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Significant estimates and judgments made by us include matters such as warranty
obligations, indemnification obligations, collectibility of accounts receivable,
realizability of inventories and recoverability of capitalized software and
deferred tax assets.
2. Inventories:
All
of
the inventory related to the embedded hardware business was transferred to
One
Stop upon consummation of the asset sale transaction on March 30, 2007. The
net
book value of the inventory sold to One Stop was $741,000 at March 30, 2007.
3.
Capitalized Software:
Capitalized
software costs comprised the following (in thousands):
July
31,
|
|
October
31,
|
|
||||
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|||
Purchased
software
|
$
|
14,217
|
$
|
14,217
|
|||
Less
accumulated amortization
|
(14,127
|
)
|
(12,903
|
)
|
|||
$
|
90
|
$
|
1,314
|
Capitalized
software costs consist of software relating to current products and the design
of future Internet
Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI)
software products acquired with our acquisition of PyX Technologies, Inc. (PyX)
on July 26, 2005. We did not capitalize any purchased software in the nine
months ended July 31, 2007 compared to $40,000 in the nine months ended July
31,
2006. Amortization of capitalized software costs totaled $188,000 and $563,000
for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2007, respectively, and $1.0
million and $3.3 million for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2006,
respectively.
In
the
three months ended July 31, 2006, we recorded an asset impairment charge of
$5.5
million against our earnings for the period, reducing our PyX software asset
to
$2.6 million. We recorded an asset impairment charge related to our capitalized
software asset totaling $661,000 in the three months ended July 31, 2007,
reducing our software asset to $90,000, which is the cash sales price we
received when we sold our storage business on August 15, 2007. See Note 9 -
Sale
of Storage Software Business.
The
asset impairment charge is included in amortization and impairment of acquired
software and intellectual property.
-10-
4. Net
Loss Per Share:
Basic
and
diluted loss per common share for the three and nine months ended July 31,
2007
and 2006 was computed by dividing the net loss for each period by the weighted
average number of shares of common stock outstanding for each period. Common
stock equivalents for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2007 and 2006
were anti-dilutive, and as such were not included in the calculation of diluted
net income per share.
Three
months ended
|
|
Nine
months ended
|
|||||||||||
July
31,
|
July
31,
|
||||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||
Common
Stock Equivalents
|
|||||||||||||
Employee
stock options
|
803
|
—
|
390
|
189
|
|||||||||
Loss
per share is calculated as follows:
|
Three
months ended
|
Nine
months ended
|
||||||||||||
July
31,
|
July
31,
|
||||||||||||
(in
thousands, except per share amounts)
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||
BASIC
AND DILUTED
|
|||||||||||||
Weighted
average number of
|
|||||||||||||
common
shares outstanding
|
2,264
|
2,025
|
2,235
|
2,077
|
|||||||||
Number
of shares for computation of
|
|||||||||||||
net
loss per share
|
2,264
|
2,025
|
2,235
|
2,077
|
|||||||||
Net
loss from continuing operations
|
$
|
(1,742
|
)
|
$
|
(7,628
|
)
|
$
|
(4,138
|
)
|
$
|
(12,865
|
)
|
|
Net
loss per share from continuing
|
|||||||||||||
operations
|
$
|
(0.77
|
)
|
$
|
(3.77
|
)
|
$
|
(1.85
|
)
|
$
|
(6.20
|
)
|
|
Net
income (loss) from
|
|||||||||||||
discontinued
operations
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
(214
|
)
|
$
|
1,162
|
$
|
(734
|
)
|
|||
Net
income (loss) per share from
|
|||||||||||||
discontinued
operations
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
$
|
0.52
|
$
|
(0.35
|
)
|
|||
Net
loss per share
|
$
|
(0.77
|
)
|
$
|
(3.87
|
)
|
$
|
(1.33
|
)
|
$
|
(6.55
|
)
|
(a)
|
In
loss periods, all common share equivalents would have had an anti-dilutive
effect on
net
loss
per share and therefore were
excluded.
|
5.
Stock-Based Compensation:
(adjusted for one for five reverse stock split effective April 2,
2007)
We
have
several approved stock option plans for which stock options and restricted
stock
awards are available to grant to employees, consultants and directors. All
employee and director stock options granted under our stock option plans have
an
exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on
the
grant date. There are no vesting provisions tied to performance conditions
for
any options, as vesting for all outstanding option grants was based only on
continued service as an employee, consultant or director. All of our outstanding
stock options and restricted stock awards are classified as equity instruments.
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Stock
Options
As
of
July 31, 2007, we had four equity incentive plans:
·
|
The
1996
Stock Option Plan (the 1996 Plan), which expired in January 2006;
|
·
|
the
1998 Non-Officer Stock Option Plan (the 1998 Plan);
|
·
|
the
PyX 2005 Stock Option Plan (the PyX Plan), which we assumed in our
acquisition of PyX, but under which we have not granted and will
not grant
any additional equity awards; and
|
·
|
the
2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2006 Plan).
|
We
also
had one non-employee director stock option plan as of July 31,
2007:
·
|
The
2001 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (the Director
Plan).
|
The
following table details the outstanding options to purchase shares of our common
stock pursuant to each plan at July 31, 2007:
Plan
|
Shares
Reserved
|
Options
Outstanding
|
Available
for
Issue
|
Outstanding
Options
Vested
|
|||||||||
1996
Plan
|
546,000
|
91,000
|
—
|
86,999
|
|||||||||
1998
Plan
|
130,000
|
46,800
|
32,095
|
46,800
|
|||||||||
PyX
Plan
|
407,790
|
204,240
|
—
|
203,510
|
|||||||||
2006
Plan
|
300,000
|
42,000
|
17,954
|
41,249
|
|||||||||
Director
Plan
|
68,000
|
56,750
|
—
|
56,750
|
|||||||||
Total
|
1,451,790
|
440,790
|
50,049
|
435,308
|
The
1996
Plan terminated effective January 17, 2006 and, although we can no longer issue
stock options out of the 1996 Plan, the outstanding options at the date of
termination will remain outstanding and vest in accordance with their terms.
Options granted under the Director Plan vest over a one to four-year period,
expire five to seven years after the date of grant, and have exercise prices
reflecting the market value of our common stock on the date of grant. Stock
options granted under the 1996 Plan, 1998 Plan, 2006 Plan and the PyX Plan
are
exercisable over a maximum term of ten years from the date of grant, vest in
various installments over one to four-year periods and have exercise prices
reflecting the market value of our common stock on the date of grant.
We
granted options to purchase 58,150 and 66,150 shares of our common stock to
employees or members of our Board of Directors (Board) during the three and
nine
months ended July 31, 2007, respectively, compared to grants of options to
purchase 37,000 and 797,500 shares of our common stock to employees and members
of the Board for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2006, respectively.
The fair value of stock-based compensation related to the employee and director
stock options is calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model as
of
the grant date of the underlying stock options. We accelerated the vesting
of
stock options and restricted stock for employees and members of our Board which
resulting in $180,000 in additional compensation charges related to the
acceleration of the vesting of these stock options in the three and nine months
ended July 31, 2007.
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Employee
and director stock-based compensation expense related to stock options in the
accompanying condensed statements of operations (in thousands) is as
follows:
Three
months ended
July
31,
2006
|
|
Nine
months ended
July 31,
2006
|
|
Three
months ended
July
31,
2007
|
|
Nine
months ended
July
31,
2007
|
|
Remaining
unamortized expense
|
||||||||
Stock
option compensation
|
$
|
278
|
$
|
1,002
|
$
|
278
|
$
|
633
|
$
|
—
|
The
calculation of stock-based compensation and the fair value of each option grant
is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model
with the following assumptions:
Options
Granted During Nine Months Ended July 31,
|
|
Options
Granted During Nine Months Ended July 31,
|
|
||||
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|||
Expected
life (in years)
|
5.15
|
3.23
|
|||||
Risk-free
interest rate
|
4.50
|
%
|
5.75
|
%
|
|||
Volatility
|
112.50
|
%
|
119.53
|
%
|
|||
Dividend
yield
|
0.00
|
%
|
0.00
|
%
|
|||
Forfeiture
rate
|
6.01
|
%
|
10.10
|
%
|
The
fair
value of stock-based awards to employees is calculated using the Black-Scholes
option pricing model, even though this model was developed to estimate the
fair
value of freely tradable, fully transferable options without vesting
restrictions, which differ significantly from our stock options. The
Black-Scholes model also requires subjective assumptions, including future
stock
price volatility and expected time to exercise, which greatly affect the
calculated values. The expected term and forfeiture rate of options granted
is
derived from historical data on employee exercises and post-vesting employment
termination behavior, as well as expected behavior on outstanding options.
The
risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury rates in effect during the
corresponding period of grant. The expected volatility is based on the
historical volatility of our stock price. These factors could change in the
future, which would affect the stock-based compensation expense in future
periods.
We
award
stock option grants to certain non-employee strategic business advisors as
part
of their fee structure. The fair value of these option grants is estimated
on
the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and is
recalculated on a periodic basis based on market price until vested. For the
three and nine months ended July 31, 2007, we recorded $1,000 and $3,500,
respectively, of compensation expense related to non-employee stock options
compared to $2,900 and $51,900 of compensation expense to non-employees for
the
three and nine months ended July 31, 2006, respectively. We cancelled all
agreements with our non-employee strategic business advisors on July 31, 2007.
The advisors have 90 days from termination of their agreements to exercise
vested stock options. All unvested stock options were cancelled.
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The
following table summarizes our stock option activity for the nine months ended
July 31, 2007:
Number
of options
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
||||||
Outstanding
at October 31, 2006
|
577,974
|
$
|
10.49
|
||||
Granted
Stock Options
|
66,150
|
2.53
|
|||||
Exercised
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Cancelled
|
(203,334
|
)
|
13.34
|
||||
Outstanding
at July 31, 2007
|
440,790
|
$
|
9.45
|
||||
As
of July 31, 2007:
|
|||||||
Options
exercisable
|
435,308
|
$
|
9.41
|
||||
Shares
available for grant
|
50,049
|
The
weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the nine months
ended July 31, 2007 and 2006 was $2.55 and $7.20, respectively. The total
intrinsic value of options exercised during the nine months ended July 31,
2007
and 2006 was $0 and $38,400, respectively.
Restricted
Stock Awards
On
March
21, 2006, our Board approved restricted stock grants to all current employees.
The shares of restricted stock granted vest 25% on the first anniversary of
the
initial grant date with the remainder vesting monthly thereafter for the
following six months. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2007, we
recorded $31,600 and $23,500 to salary expense related to these restricted
stock
grants and we recorded $44,100 and $53,400 of salary expense related to
restricted stock grants for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2006,
respectively. The salary expense related to restricted stock grants is recorded
net of cancellations of grants to employees who terminated their employment
prior to vesting.
Weighted
Average Shares Unvested Stock Units
|
Average
Grant Date Fair Value
|
||||||
Unvested
at November 1, 2006
|
48,400
|
$
|
5.20
|
||||
Granted
|
—
|
—
|
|||||
Vested
|
(22,000
|
)
|
5.20
|
||||
Cancelled
|
(26,400
|
)
|
5.20
|
||||
Unvested
at July 31, 2007
|
—
|
$
|
5.20
|
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Stock-For-Pay
Plan
On
January 12, 2006, our Board approved a company-wide reduction in employee base
salaries, effective January 16, 2006. In order to continue to motivate and
retain our employees despite such salary reductions, the Board approved stock
grants to all of our employees pursuant to the 1996 Plan and 2006 Plan. A total
of 65,335 shares of our common stock were issued to employees in the nine months
ended July 31, 2007 pursuant to the stock-for-pay plan, compared to 566,642
shares of our common stock for the same nine month period in 2006. For
the
three and nine months ended July 31, 2007, we recorded approximately $20,700
and
$124,800, respectively, of stock-based compensation expense associated with
such
stock grants. For
the
three and nine months ended July 31, 2006, we recorded approximately $144,000
and $463,000, respectively, of stock-based compensation expense associated
with
stock grants.
In
addition, the Board suspended all cash payments of Board fees until further
notice. A total of 7,344 shares of our common stock were issued to members
of
our Board in the nine months ended July 31, 2007 pursuant to the stock-for-pay
plan, compared to 113,360 shares of our common stock for the same nine month
period in 2006. For
the
three and nine months ended July 31, 2007, we recorded $17,900 and $19,300,
respectively, of stock-based compensation expense related to the directors’
stock-for-pay plan. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2006, we
recorded approximately $43,000 and $114,000, respectively, of stock-based
compensation expense associated with the stock-for-pay plan.
The
following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense related to employee
stock options, restricted stock awards, stock-for-pay and non-employee
consultant awards for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2007 and
2006, which was allocated to product costs and operating expense as follows
(in
thousands):
Three
months
July
31, 2007
|
|
Three
months
July
31, 2006
|
|||||
Discontinued
operations
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
152
|
|||
Product
research and development
|
81
|
102
|
|||||
Sales
and marketing
|
12
|
23
|
|||||
General
and administrative
|
255
|
274
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
348
|
$
|
551
|
Nine
months
|
|
Nine
months
|
|
||||
|
|
July
31, 2007
|
|
July
31, 2006
|
|||
Discontinued
operations
|
$
|
176
|
$
|
495
|
|||
Product
research and development
|
139
|
316
|
|||||
Sales
and marketing
|
18
|
125
|
|||||
General
and administrative
|
467
|
724
|
|||||
Total
|
$
|
800
|
$
|
1,660
|
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6. Revenue
Recognition and Concentration of Risk:
Our
policy is to recognize revenue for hardware product sales when title transfers
and risk of loss has passed to the customer, which is generally upon shipment
of
our hardware products to our customers. We defer and recognize service revenue
over the contractual period or as services are rendered. Our policy complies
with the guidance provided by Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, Revenue
Recognition in Financial Statements,
issued
by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
We
account for the licensing of software in accordance with American Institute
of
Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Statement of Position (SOP) 97-2,
Software
Revenue Recognition.
The
application of SOP 97-2 requires judgment, including whether a software
arrangement includes multiple elements, and if so, whether vendor-specific
objective evidence (VSOE) of fair value exists for those elements. We will
defer
all revenues related to the sale of our software products until such time as
we
establish VSOE for the undelivered elements related to our iSCSI software
products or fulfill the undelivered elements. Deferred
revenues represent post-delivery engineering support and the right to receive
specified upgrades or enhancements of our iSCSI software on a
when-and-if-available basis.
Substantially
all of our revenue has been generated by the hardware business that we sold
to
One Stop, and the statements of operations for the three and nine months ended
July 31, 2007 and 2006 have been adjusted to reflect the effect of our
discontinued operations related to the sale of our hardware
business.
Net
revenue from continuing operations for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 was
$26,000, compared to $21,000 in the third quarter of fiscal 2006. For the first
nine months of fiscal 2007, net revenue from continuing operations was $75,000,
which represented a 142% increase over net revenue of $31,000 for the same
period in fiscal 2006. All of our revenue from continuing operations is
generated from the sales and servicing of our storage software.
For
the
three and nine month period ended July 31, 2007 and 2006, most of our sales
included in the loss from discontinued operations in the statements of
operations were attributable to sales of wireless communications products and
were derived from a limited number of original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
customers. We
sold
our hardware business in our second fiscal quarter, so we did not have any
net
revenue from discontinued operations for the third quarter of fiscal 2007,
compared to $1.5 million from our hardware business in the third quarter of
fiscal 2006. For the nine month period ended July 31, 2007, net revenue from
discontinued operations was $1.5 million, which represented a 68% decrease
from
net revenues of $4.7 million for the same period in fiscal 2006.
7. Warranty
Obligations and Other Guarantees:
The
following is a summary of our agreements that we
have
determined are within the scope of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Interpretation (FIN) No. 45 Guarantor's
Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, including Indirect
Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others—
an
interpretation of FASB Statements No. 5, 57 and 107 and rescission of FIN
34.
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We
accrue
the estimated costs to be incurred in performing warranty services at the time
of revenue recognition and shipment of the products to
our
customers.
The
warranty reserve is related to hardware products that we sold to One Stop.
Our
estimate
of costs
to service our warranty obligations is based on historical experience and
expectation of future conditions. To the extent we experience increased warranty
claim activity or increased costs associated with servicing those claims, the
warranty accrual will increase, resulting in decreased gross
margin.
The
following table sets forth an analysis of our warranty reserve (in
thousands):
Nine
months ended July 31
|
|
||||||
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|||
Warranty
reserve at beginning of period
|
$
|
13
|
$
|
22
|
|||
Less:
Cost to service warranty obligations
|
(13
|
)
|
(1
|
)
|
|||
Plus:
Increases to reserves
|
—
|
1
|
|||||
Total
warranty reserve, included in other accrued expenses
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
22
|
We
have
agreed to indemnify each
of
our
executive
officers
and directors for certain events or occurrences arising as a result of the
officer or director serving in such capacity. The term of the indemnification
period is for the officer's or director's lifetime. The maximum potential amount
of future payments we could be required to make under these indemnification
agreements is unlimited. However, we have a directors’
and
officers’
liability insurance policy that should
enable
us to
recover a portion of future amounts paid. As a result of our insurance policy
coverage, we believe the estimated fair value of these indemnification
agreements is minimal and have no liabilities recorded for these agreements
as
of July 31, 2007 and October 31, 2006,
respectively.
We
enter
into indemnification provisions under our agreements with other companies in
the
ordinary course of business, typically with business partners, contractors,
customers and
landlords.
Under these provisions we generally indemnify and hold harmless the indemnified
party for losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party as a result
of
our activities or, in some cases, as a result of the indemnified party's
activities under the agreement. These indemnification provisions often include
indemnifications relating to representations made by us with regard to
intellectual property rights. These indemnification provisions generally survive
termination of the underlying agreement. The maximum potential amount of future
payments we could be required to make under these indemnification provisions
is
unlimited. We have not incurred material costs to defend lawsuits or settle
claims related to these indemnification agreements. As a result, we believe
the
estimated fair value of these agreements is minimal. Accordingly, we have no
liabilities recorded for these agreements as of July 31, 2007.
We
are
the
secondary guarantor on the building lease assumed by One Stop as part of the
purchase of our hardware business on March 30, 2007. This lease commitment
expires in September 2010.
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8.
Note Receivable:
On
May
18, 2007, we entered into a Note Purchase Agreement with Cold Winter pursuant
to
which we agreed to loan Cold Winter $1,000,000 for working capital purposes.
The
loan is evidenced by a
Senior
Secured Note that is repayable on September 30, 2007, bears an interest rate
of
6% per annum and is secured by all of Cold Winter’s stock in Neonode AB, its
operating subsidiary, and a pledge of the shares of the three principal Cold
Winter stockholders. As
a
result of the merger transaction with Cold Winter, the note and all accrued
interest thereon were automatically cancelled without further obligation on
the
part of Cold Winter effective as of the closing of the merger. The
obligations under the note were subject to a Security Agreement, a Stockholder
Pledge Agreement and an Intercreditor Agreement, as amended, each entered into
on February 28, 2006 among Cold Winter and certain other investors in connection
with a loan by those investors to Cold Winter of an aggregate of
$10,000,000.
9.
Subsequent Events:
Merger
with Neonode
On
August
10, 2007, we completed the previously announced merger with Cold Winter, Inc.
(formerly Neonode Inc.), a Delaware corporation (Cold Winter) pursuant to the
terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated January
19,
2007 and amended on May 16, 2007 (the Merger Agreement). As a result of
the merger, we changed our name to Neonode Inc. Our stockholders approved the
transaction in a special meeting of stockholders held on August 10, 2007. Our
headquarters is now located in Stockholm, Sweden with a U.S. office in San
Ramon, California.
Merger
Consideration
In
exchange for the 5.8 million outstanding shares of Cold Winter common stock
and
the assumption of outstanding options and warrants to purchase an additional
7.9
million shares of Cold Winter common stock, we issued approximately 20.4 million
shares of our common stock. As of the closing of the merger, Cold Winter
stockholders, option holders and warrant holders own approximately 90.5% of
post-merger Neonode common stock on a fully-diluted basis and the stockholders,
option holders and warrant holders of pre-merger Neonode own approximately
9.5%
of post-merger Neonode common stock on a fully-diluted basis. The securities
offered in the merger were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933
and
may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an
applicable exemption from registration requirements. Post-merger Neonode’s
common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the new ticker
symbol “NEON” on August 13, 2007.
Board
of Directors and Officers
Mr.
John
Reardon, a member of the Cold Winter and Neonode board of directors prior to
the
merger, continues as a member of the post-merger Neonode board of directors.
Mr.
David Brunton, Neonode Chief Financial Officer, continues as the Chief Financial
Officer of post-merger Neonode. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement,
and as described in the definitive proxy statement filed by SBE with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on July 3, 2007, all other employees,
officers and directors of SBE resigned or were terminated effective as of the
closing of the merger.
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Sale
of Storage Software Business
On
August
15, 2007, Neonode Inc. entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the Purchase
Agreement) with Riding Tide Software, LLC (Buyer), a newly-formed limited
liability company owned by Nick Bellinger, a former stockholder of PyX
Technologies, Inc., a company we acquired in 2005.
Under
the
Purchase Agreement, we agreed to sell all of the assets associated with our
enterprise storage software business (the Storage Assets) to Buyer for $90,000
in cash plus 70% of the monthly net revenues received by Buyer in the 12 months
following the pursuant to the PyX OEM Agreement, dated as of June 14, 2004,
between Buyer (as our successor in interest) and Pelco. The Storage Assets
were
sold to Buyer on an “as is” basis and Buyer has agreed to indemnify us for any
damages we suffer relating to the Storage Assets that accrue or arise after
the
closing.
On
August
20, 2007, we completed the sale of the Storage Assets pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement.
Item
2. Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
Forward
Looking Statements
The
following Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations contains forward-looking statements that involve risks
and
uncertainties. Words such as "believes," "anticipates," "expects," "intends"
and
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but
are
not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. Readers are cautioned
that the forward-looking statements reflect our analysis only as of the date
hereof, and we assume no obligation to update these statements. Actual events
or
results may differ materially from the results discussed in or implied by the
forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include,
but are not limited to, those risks and uncertainties set forth under the
caption "Risk Factors" below.
The
following discussion should be read in conjunction with the condensed
consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in Item 1
of
this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended October 31, 2006.
Overview
Merger
with Neonode
On
August
10, 2007, we completed the previously announced merger with Cold Winter
(formerly Neonode Inc.), a Delaware corporation (Cold Winter) pursuant to the
terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated January
19,
2007 and amended on May 16, 2007 (the Merger Agreement). As a result of
the merger, we changed our name to Neonode Inc. Our stockholders approved the
transaction in a special meeting of stockholders held on August 10, 2007. Our
headquarters is now located in Stockholm, Sweden.
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In
exchange for the 5.8 million outstanding shares of Cold Winter common stock
and
the assumption of outstanding options and warrants to purchase an additional
7.9
million shares of Cold Winter common stock, we issued approximately 20.4 million
shares of our common stock. As of the closing of the merger, Cold Winter
stockholders, option holders and warrant holders own approximately 90.5% of
post-merger Neonode common stock on a fully-diluted basis and the stockholders,
option holders and warrant holders of pre-merger Neonode own approximately
9.5%
of post-merger Neonode common stock on a fully-diluted basis. The securities
offered in the merger were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933
and
may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an
applicable exemption from registration requirements. Post-merger Neonode’s
common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the new ticker
symbol “NEON” on August 13, 2007.
For
accounting purposes, Cold Winter is considered to be the acquirer in this
transaction. Accordingly, the purchase price will be allocated among the fair
values of our assets and liabilities, while the historical results of Cold
Winter will be reflected in the results of the combined company. We have adopted
the fiscal year end of Cold Winter, which is December 31, and as such
our
next
quarterly report on Form 10-Q will be for the quarter ending September 30,
2007.
Sale
of Embedded Hardware Business
On
March
30, 2007, we sold all
of
the assets associated with our hardware business (excluding cash, accounts
receivable and other excluded assets specified in the asset purchase agreement)
to One Stop Systems, Inc. (One Stop Systems or One Stop) for $2.2 million in
cash plus One Stop Systems’ assumption of the lease of our corporate
headquarters building and certain equipment leases. We received $1.7 million
in
cash on the date of the sale and received an additional $500,000 in cash on
June
5, 2007. Our hardware business represents substantially all of our revenue
to
date.
Our
balance sheets as of July 31, 2007 and October 31, 2006 and our statements
of
operations for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2007 and 2006 have
been
adjusted to reflect the effect of our discontinued operations related to the
sale of our hardware business.
We
recorded a $1.3 million gain on the sale of our hardware business to One Stop.
The gain is based on the difference between the proceeds received from and
liabilities assumed by One Stop and the carrying value of the assets transferred
to One Stop.
Sale
of Storage Software Business
On
August
15, 2007, Neonode Inc. entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the Purchase
Agreement) with Riding Tide Software, LLC (Buyer), a newly-formed limited
liability company owned by Nick Bellinger, a former stockholder of PyX
Technologies, Inc., a company we acquired in 2005.
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Under
the
Purchase Agreement, we agreed to sell all of the assets associated with our
enterprise storage software business (the Storage Assets) to Buyer for $90,000
in cash plus 70% of the monthly net revenues received by Buyer in the 12 months
following the pursuant to the PyX OEM Agreement, dated as of June 14, 2004,
between Buyer (as our successor in interest) and Pelco. The Storage Assets
were
sold to Buyer on an “as is” basis and Buyer has agreed to indemnify us for any
damages we suffer relating to the Storage Assets that accrue or arise after
the
closing.
On
August
20, 2007, we completed the sale of the Storage Assets pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement.
Operations
After Merger with Cold Winter
Our
business has historically been characterized by a concentration of sales to
a
small number of OEMs and distributors who provide products and services to
the
communications and data storage markets.
Historically,
we designed, manufactured and sold embedded hardware and storage software
products. Our
hardware business generated the overwhelming majority of our sales and net
cash
flow. As of March 30, 2007, with the sale of
our
hardware business to One Stop, we no longer participate in the hardware markets.
We transferred our entire inventory and the engineering and test equipment
used
to support the hardware business to One Stop.
On
August
20, 2007, we sold our storage software business and transferred all customer
contracts, intellectual property and engineering and test equipment used to
support the software business to Rising Tide Software LLC.
Our
continuing operations will be focused on developing, manufacturing and selling
multimedia touchscreen mobile phones with a focus on design, enhanced user
experience and customization in addition to licensing our touchscreen and other
technologies to third party companies. Cold Winter developed a multimedia mobile
phone that converts the functionality of a desktop computer to a mobile phone
interface. In addition to connecting to any GSM supported cellular telephone
network, Cold Winter’s multimedia mobile phone allows the user to watch movies
in full screen, play music videos, play music, take pictures with its two mega
pixel camera and play games, all with internet pod casting capabilities. Cold
Winter’s patent pending user interface incorporates true one hand - on screen -
navigation with a user interface that recognizes gestures rather than defined
keys. Cold Winter’s user interface allowed for the design and manufacture of a
mobile phone with a large display without physical buttons using the smallest
form factor in the mobile phone industry. Cold Winter’s design is based on their
patent pending zForce ™ and Neno™ software and hardware technologies.
Cold
Winter released its new mobile phone, the N2, on February 10, 2007 and began
shipments of that product to customers in July 2007.
Effective as ot the merger, the business and operations of Cold Winter prior
to
the merger became our primary business and operations.
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Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States of America requires management to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date
of
the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Such estimates include levels of reserves for
doubtful accounts, obsolete inventory, warranty costs and deferred tax assets.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Our
critical accounting policies and estimates include the following:
Revenue
Recognition:
Hardware
Products
Our
policy was to recognize revenue for hardware product sales when title
transferred and risk of loss passed to the customer, which was generally upon
shipment of our hardware products to customers. We deferred and recognized
service revenue over the contractual period or as services were rendered. We
estimated expected sales returns and recorded the amount as a reduction of
revenues and cost of goods sold at the time of shipment. Our policy complied
with the guidance provided by the Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 104,
Revenue
Recognition in Financial Statements,
issued
by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Software
Products
Prior
to
the sale of our software business on August 20, 2007, we derived revenues from
the following sources: (1) software, which includes new iSCSI software licenses
and (2) consulting services. We
account for the licensing of software in accordance with of American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Statement of Position (SOP) 97-2,
Software
Revenue Recognition.
SOP 97-2
requires judgment, including whether a software arrangement includes multiple
elements, and if so, whether vendor-specific objective evidence (VSOE) of fair
value exists for those elements. These documents include post-delivery support,
upgrades and similar services. We typically charge annual software maintenance
equal to 20% of the software license fees.
For
software license arrangements that do not require significant modification
or
customization of the underlying software, we recognize new software license
revenues when: (1) we enter into a legally binding arrangement with a customer
for the license of software; (2) we deliver the products; (3) customer payment
is deemed fixed or determinable and free of contingencies or significant
uncertainties; and (4) collection is reasonably assured. We initially defer
all
revenue related to the software license and maintenance fees until such time
that we are able to establish VSOE for the maintenance fee related to our
software products. We
also
defer
revenues that represent undelivered post-delivery engineering support until
the
engineering support has been completed and the software product is accepted.
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For
one
customer, we began recognizing software license fee revenue and related
engineering support revenue by amortizing previously deferred revenue related
to
engineering services over 36 months beginning in March 2006, which was the
month
the first software license for this customer was activated. The 36-month
amortization period is the estimated life of the related software product for
this customer. We also amortize all fees related to the licensing of our
software to this customer over 36 months beginning with the month the software
license is activated.
Allowance
for Doubtful Accounts:
Our
policy is to maintain allowances for estimated losses resulting from the
inability of our customers to make required payments. Credit limits are
established through a process of reviewing the financial history and stability
of each customer. Where appropriate, we obtain credit rating reports and
financial statements of the customer when determining or modifying their credit
limits. We regularly evaluate the collectibility of our trade receivable
balances based on a combination of factors. When a customer’s account balance
becomes past due, we initiate dialogue with the customer to determine the cause.
If it is determined that the customer will be unable to meet its financial
obligation to us, such as in the case of a bankruptcy filing, deterioration
in
the customer’s operating results or financial position or other material events
impacting their business, we record a specific allowance to reduce the related
receivable to the amount we expect to recover. Should all efforts fail to
recover the related receivable, we will write-off the account.
We
also
record an allowance for all customers based on certain other factors, including
the length of time the receivables are past due and historical collection
experience with customers. We believe our reported allowances are adequate.
If
the financial conditions of those customers were to deteriorate, however,
resulting in their inability to make payments, we may need to record additional
allowances which would result in additional general and administrative expenses
being recorded for the period in which such determination was made.
Stock-Based
Compensation:
We
follow
SFAS 123(R), Share
Based Payments
which
requires measurement of compensation cost for all stock-based awards at fair
value on the grant date and recognition of compensation expense over the
requisite service period for awards expected to vest. We estimate future
forfeitures and adjust our estimate on a period basis. The fair value of stock
option grants is determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The fair
value of restricted stock awards is determined based on the number of shares
granted and the quoted price of our common stock. Such fair value is recognized
as compensation expense over the requisite service period, net of estimated
forfeitures.
Income
Taxes:
We
recognize deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax
consequences of items that have been included in the financial statements or
tax
returns. Deferred income taxes represent the future net tax effects resulting
from temporary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of
assets and liabilities, using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which
the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are recorded
against net deferred tax assets where, in our opinion, realization is uncertain.
Based on the uncertainty of future pre-tax income, we fully reserved our
deferred tax assets as of July 31, 2007 and October 31, 2006. If we determine
that we are able to realize our deferred tax assets in the future, an adjustment
to the deferred tax asset would increase income in the period such determination
was made. The provision for income taxes represents the net change in deferred
tax amounts, plus income taxes payable for the current period.
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Long-lived
Asset Impairment:
We
assess
any impairment by estimating the future cash flow from the associated asset
in
accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting
for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.
If the
estimated undiscounted cash flow related to these assets decreases in the future
or the useful life is shorter than originally
estimated, we
may
incur charges for impairment of these assets. The impairment is based on the
estimated discounted cash flow associated with the asset. Capitalized software
costs consist of costs to purchase software and costs to internally develop
software. Capitalization of software costs begins upon the establishment
of technological feasibility. All capitalized software costs are amortized
as
related sales are recorded on a per-unit basis with a minimum amortization
to
cost of goods sold based on a straight-line method over the estimated useful
life, generally two to three years. We evaluate the estimated net realizable
value of each software product and record provisions to the asset value
of
each product for which the net book value is in excess of the net realizable
value.
New
Accounting Pronouncements:
In
June
2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation
(FIN) No. 48, Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.
FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized
in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS 109. This
interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute
for
the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken
or
expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on
derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim
periods, disclosure, and transition. FIN 48 will be effective for us
beginning November 1, 2007. We are currently evaluating this interpretation
to determine if it will have a material impact on our financial
statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS
No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements.
SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair
value as required by other accounting pronouncements and expands fair value
measurement disclosures. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning
after November 15, 2007. We are currently evaluating the impact of
SFAS 157 on our financial statements.
Results
of Operations
We
sold
our hardware business to One Stop on March 30, 2007. Our
hardware business generated substantially all of our revenue and, effective
with
the sale of this business, we no longer participate in the embedded hardware
business. Our statements of operations for the three and nine months ended
July
31, 2007 and 2006 have been adjusted to reflect the effect of our discontinued
operations related to the sale of our hardware business. We do not expect to
sell any new products to, or generate additional revenue from, our former
hardware customers. Percentage comparisons of our results for the three and
nine
months ended July 31, 2007 and 2006 are not meaningful because the revenue
generated from our storage software business is not material. Subsequent to
July
31, 2007, we completed the merger with Cold Winter and are no longer involved
in
our historical communications hardware or storage software businesses and,
as a
result, our
prior
operating results are not necessarily indicative of our operating results for
any future period.
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CONTINUING
OPERATIONS
The
following is a discussion of our storage software business that we sold on
August 20, 2007.
Net
Revenue
Net
revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 was $26,000, compared to $21,000
in
the third quarter of fiscal 2006. For the nine month period ended July 31,
2007,
net revenue was $75,000, which represented a 142% increase over net revenue
of
$31,000 for the same period in fiscal 2006. All of our revenue from continuing
operations is generated from the sales and servicing of our storage
software.
After
the
merger transaction with Cold Winter was completed, we changed our name to
“Neonode Inc.” and now focus on the design and manufacture of mobile multi-media
telephones with
patented buttonless touch screen mobile phones and gesture-based user
interfaces.
Amortization
and Impairment of Purchased Software and Intellectual
Property
We
recorded a software asset totaling $12.4 million when we acquired PyX
Technologies, Inc. (PyX) in 2005.
Recurring amortization of capitalized software and intellectual property costs
totaled $188,000 and $563,000 for the three and nine months ended July 31,
2007,
respectively, compared to $1.0 million and $3.0 million for the three and nine
months ended July 31, 2006, respectively, and is included in amortization
and impairment of acquired software and intellectual property in our Condensed
Statements of Operations.
The
decrease in amortization
of purchased software and intellectual property
in the
three and nine month period ended July 31, 2007 over 2006 was due to the write
down to expected realizable value in fiscal 2006 of our software asset that
we
acquired in the PyX acquisition.
In
the
fiscal year ended October 31, 2006, we recorded an asset impairment charge
of
$6.5 million against our earnings for the year, reducing our storage software
asset to $1.3 million at November 1, 2006. Prior to the write-down, we amortized
our storage software asset over 36 months at the rate of $339,000 per month.
We
began to amortize the remaining $1.3 million software asset over the then
remaining 21-month amortization period at the rate of $63,000 per month,
effective November 1, 2006. We recorded an additional asset impairment charge
totaling $661,000 on July 31, 2007, reducing our software asset to $90,000.
We
sold the storage software business for $90,000 on August 20, 2007.
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Product
Research and Development
Product
research and development (R&D) expense for the three months ended July 31,
2007 was $225,000, a 73% decrease over $836,000 in the same quarter of fiscal
2006. R&D expense for the nine months ended July 31, 2007 was $351,000, a
75% decrease over $1.4 million in the same period of fiscal 2006. We decreased
our R&D in 2007 as compared to 2006 primarily as the result of reductions in
staffing related to our storage software business. We also reduced cash
expenditures for materials and consultants working on development
projects.
Included
in R&D
expense
for
the three
and
nine months ended July 31, 2007
is
$81,000 and $139,000, including the acceleration of the vesting of unvested
stock options, respectively, of non-cash stock-based compensation expense
related to the stock-for-pay program, stock option expense and the issuance
of
restricted stock to employees compared to $102,000 and $316,000 for the same
periods in fiscal 2006, respectively.
We
did
not capitalize any internal software development costs in the three and nine
months ended July 31, 2007 or 2006.
Sales
and Marketing
Sales
and
marketing expense for the three months ended July 31, 2007 was $87,000, a 76%
decrease over $360,000 in the same quarter of fiscal 2006. Sales and marketing
expense for the nine months ended July 31, 2007 was $236,000, a 72% decrease
over $854,000 in the same period of fiscal 2006. We
experienced a reduction the number of employees in our sales and marketing
group
from eight in 2006 to two in 2007. In addition, our marketing expenditures
in
the nine months ended July 31, 2007 decreased, as compared to the same
nine-month period in 2006, as a result of reduced cash expenditures across
the
company.
Included
in sales
and
marketing expense
for
the three
and
nine months ended July 31, 2007
is
$12,000 and $18,000, including the acceleration of the vesting of unvested
stock
options, respectively, of non-cash stock-based compensation expense related
to
the stock-for-pay program, stock option expense and the issuance of restricted
stock to employees, compared to $23,000 and $125,000 for the same periods in
fiscal 2006, respectively.
General
and Administrative
General
and administrative expense for the three months ended July 31, 2007 was
$638,000, a 16% increase over $552,000 in the same quarter of fiscal 2006.
The
increase is due to the accrual of severance payments related to employees
terminated prior to our merger with Cold Winter. General and administrative
expenses for the nine months ended July 31, 2007 was $1.8 million, a 13%
decrease over $2.1 million in the same period of fiscal 2006. The decrease
in
the nine month period is primarily due to a reduction of officers and directors
salaries and fees in fiscal 2007 compared to 2006. In Janaury 2006, we reduced
the salaries for all officers and eliminated the cash fees paid to our Board.
In
our fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, the Board suspended the stock-for-pay program
for all of our directors and officers.
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Included
in general and administrative
expense
for
the three
months and nine months ended July 31, 2007
is
$255,000 and $467,000, including the acceleration of the vesting of unvested
stock options, respectively, of non-cash stock-based compensation expense
related to the stock-for-pay program, stock option expense and the issuance
of
restricted stock to employees compared to $274,000 and $724,000 for the same
periods in fiscal 2006, respectively.
Loss
from Continuing Operations
As
a
result of the factors discussed above, we recorded a loss from continuing
operations of $1.7 million and $7.6 million in the three and nine month periods
ended July 31, 2007, respectively, as compared to a loss from continuing
operations of $4.1 million and $12.9 million for the same periods in fiscal
2006.
DISCONTINUED
OPERATIONS
Included
in the loss from discontinued operation in the statements of operations are
the
net results of our hardware business that we sold to One Stop on March 30,
2007.
The
following is a discussion of activities of our hardware business for the nine
months ended July 31, 2007 and 2006. We sold our hardware business during our
second fiscal quarter so there were no operations related to this business
unit
in the quarter ended July 31, 2007.
Net
Revenue
For
the
nine month period ended July 31, 2007, net revenue was $1.5 million, which
represented a 68% decrease over net revenue of $4.7 million for the same period
in fiscal 2006.
Sales
to
two of our
customers, DCL
and
True Position,
represented 45% and 21%, respectively, 66%
collectively, of net sales during the
nine
month period ended July 31, 2007. In
the
nine month period ended July 31, 2006, we had hardware sales to three customers
that were each greater than 10% of our sales for that period and they
collectively represented 64% of net revenue during the first three quarters
of
fiscal 2006. DCL
represented 31%, Nortel represented 18% and Raytheon represented 15% of our
sales for the nine months ended July 31, 2006.
Sales
by product (in thousands)
Product
|
Nine
months ended July 31,
2007
|
Nine
months ended July 31, 2006
|
|||||||||||
Adapter
|
$
|
893
|
59
|
%
|
$
|
2,816
|
59
|
%
|
|||||
HighWire
|
556
|
37
|
%
|
1,571
|
33
|
%
|
|||||||
Legacy
& other
|
70
|
4
|
%
|
351
|
8
|
%
|
|||||||
Total
|
$
|
1,519
|
$
|
4,738
|
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Our
adapter products are used primarily in edge-of-the-network applications such
as
Virtual Private Network (VPN) and other routers, VoIP gateways and security
devices. Our HighWire products are primarily targeted at core-of-the-network
applications used primarily by telecommunications central offices and VoIP
providers. All
of
these product lines were sold to One Stop on March 30, 2007.
We
recorded a $1.3 million gain on the sale of our hardware business to One Stop
on
March 30, 2007. The gain is based on the difference between the proceeds
received and liabilities assumed from/by One Stop and the carrying value of
the
assets transferred to One Stop.
Gain
on the sale of hardware business
|
||||
(in
thousands)
|
||||
Cash
and escrow receivable
|
$
|
2,200
|
||
Liabilities
assumed
|
209
|
|||
Total
consideration
|
2,409
|
|||
Inventory
|
741
|
|||
Plant
property & equipment
|
277
|
|||
Other
assets
|
48
|
|||
Total
basis of assets sold
|
1,066
|
|||
Gain
on Sale
|
$
|
1,343
|
Cost
of Hardware Products and Other Revenue
Cost
of
hardware products and other revenues consisted of the direct and indirect costs
of our manufactured hardware products and the costs related to the personnel
in
our operations and production departments including share-based payment
compensation expense associated with the implementation of SFAS 123(R). Cost
of
hardware products and other revenues for the nine months ended July 31, 2007
decreased by 68% to $1.0, compared with $3.1 million for the nine months ended
July 31, 2006. We sold our hardware business on March 30, 2007 and transferred
three employees in our production and operations group and certain of the
hardware product related supplier contracts to One Stop upon consummation of
the
sale.
Product
Research and Development
R&D
expense for the nine months ended July 31, 2007 was $172,000, a 89% decrease
over $1.6 million in the same period of fiscal 2006. We
sold
our hardware business on March 30, 2007 and transferred five employees in our
engineering group and all the hardware engineering contracts to One Stop upon
consummation of the sale. In addition, the prior year period, R&D expense
included a
$279,000 inventory write-down related to the cancellation of our VoIP product
development program
We also
decreased our R&D expense in 2007, as compared to 2006 primarily as the
result of a reduction in cash spending for materials and consultants working
on
development projects.
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We
did
not capitalize any internal software development costs in the nine months ended
July 31, 2007 or 2006.
Sales
and Marketing
Sales
and
marketing expense for the nine months ended July 31, 2007 was $90,000, a 90%
decrease over $900,000 in the same period of fiscal 2006. We
sold
our hardware business on March 30, 2007 and transferred three employees in
our
sales and marketing group and all the customer contracts related to the hardware
business to One Stop upon consummation of the sale.
We also
experienced an overall reduction in the total number of employees in our sales
and marketing group due to voluntary terminations. Our marketing expenditures
in
the nine months ended July 31, 2007 decreased, as compared to the same
nine-month period in 2006, as a result of reduced cash expenditures across
the
company.
Net
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations
As
a
result of the factors discussed above, we recorded net income from discontinued
operations of $1.2 million in the nine month period ended July 31, 2007, as
compared to a net loss of $734,000 for the same period in fiscal 2006. The
net
income from discontinued operations for the nine months ended July 31, 2007
is
comprised of a loss from our discontinued hardware business totaling $181,000
and a $1.3 million gain from the sale of the hardware business.
Net
Loss from Continuing and Discontinued Operations
As
a
result of the factors discussed above, we recorded a net loss of $1.7 million
and $3.0 million in the three and nine month periods ended July 31, 2007,
respectively, as compared to a net loss of $7.8 million and $13.6 million for
the same periods in fiscal 2006.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We
do not
have any transactions, arrangements or other relationships with unconsolidated
entities that are reasonably likely to affect our liquidity or capital
resources. We have no special purpose or limited purpose entities that provide
off-balance sheet financing, liquidity, or market or credit risk support. We
also do not engage in leasing, hedging, research and development services or
other relationships that could expose us to liability that is not reflected
on
the face of the financial statements.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Our
liquidity is dependent on many factors, including sales volume, operating profit
and the efficiency of asset use and turnover. On
May
29, 2007, pursuant to Amendment Number 1 to the merger agreement with Cold
Winter, we advanced Cold Winter $1.0 million under an interest bearing secured
note payable. As
a
result of the merger transaction with Cold Winter, the note and all accrued
interest thereon were automatically cancelled without further obligation on
the
part of Cold Winter effective as of the closing of the merger. Our
future liquidity after the merger with Cold Winter is affected by, among other
things:
·
|
actual
versus anticipated sales of our post merger
products;
|
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·
|
our
actual versus anticipated operating
expenses;
|
·
|
the
timing of our product shipments;
|
·
|
our
actual versus anticipated gross profit
margin;
|
·
|
our
ability to raise additional capital, if necessary;
and
|
·
|
our
ability to secure credit facilities, if
necessary.
|
At
July
31, 2007, we had cash and cash equivalents of $407,000, as compared to $1.1
million at October 31, 2006. In
the
nine month period ended July 31, 2007, $1.9 million of cash was used in
operating activities, primarily as a result of our net loss.
Our
cash used was reduced by amortization and depreciation and asset impairment
expense of $1.4 million related to property and equipment and capitalized
software and $801,000 of stock-based compensation expense that are included
in
the $3.0 million net loss but did not require cash. During the nine months
ended
July 31, 2007, we received $2.2 million in cash proceeds from the sale of our
hardware business. Working
capital, consisting of our current assets less our current liabilities, at
July
31, 2007 was $1.0 million, as compared to $1.7 million at October 31,
2006.
In
the
nine months ended July 31, 2007, we purchased $4,000 of fixed assets, consisting
primarily of computers and engineering equipment.
During
the nine months ended July 31, 2007, we continued to pursue cost cutting
measures to reduce our cash expenditures. We continued to pay reduced salaries
for all officers and employees and did not pay cash fees to our Board. In March
2007, we sold our hardware business for $2.2 million in cash and reduced our
ongoing lease liabilities and our headcount to reflect our current business.
Subsequent to July 31, 2007, we sold our storage software business and completed
our merger with Cold Winter.
On
August
10, 2007, we merged with Cold Winter. If our post merger operations do not
generate sufficient cash flow our business may be adversely affected. If our
operations are unable to generate sufficient cash flow to support pour business
we may be forced to seek additional capital through either equity or debt
financing. No assurances can be given that we would be successful in obtaining
such additional financing on reasonable terms, or at all. If adequate funds
are
not available on acceptable terms, or at all, we may be unable to adequately
fund our business plans and it could have a negative effect on our business,
results of operations and financial condition. In addition, if funds are
available, the issuance of equity securities or securities convertible into
equity could dilute the value of shares of our common stock and cause the market
price to fall and the issuance of debt securities could impose restrictive
covenants that could impair our ability to engage in certain business
transactions.
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Item
3. Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Our
cash
and cash equivalents are subject to interest rate risk. We invest primarily
on a
short-term basis in instruments having a maturity of less than three months.
Our
financial instrument holdings at July 31, 2007 were analyzed to determine their
sensitivity to interest rate changes. The fair values of these instruments were
determined by net present values. In our sensitivity analysis, the same change
in interest rate was used for all maturities and all other factors were held
constant. If interest rates increased by 10%, the expected effect on net income
related to our financial instruments would be immaterial. We hold no assets
or
liabilities denominated in a foreign currency. Since October 31, 2006, there
has
been no change in our exposure to market risk.
Item
4. Controls
and Procedures
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Based
on
an evaluation of our disclosures controls and procedures (as defined in
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) required
by
Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b), an evaluation as of July
31, 2007, the period covered by this report, our
Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that as of the
end
of the period covered by this report ,our internal controls are
ineffective.
During
the quarter ended July 31, 2007, our independent registered public accounting
firm communicated to management and the audit committee a material weakness
arising out of an adjustment to revenue related to our software contracts which
they identified during their review of our interim condensed consolidated
financial statements. The material weakness identified pertains to our revenue
recognition policies and procedures for software arrangements, which are new
to
us and not adequately robust to identify vendor-specific objective evidence
and
separate multiple element arrangements. We are working to establish
policies and procedures in this area.
Limitations
on the Effectiveness of Controls
A
control
system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable,
not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the controls are met. Because
of
the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls
can
provide absolute assurance that all control issues, if any, within a company
have been detected. Accordingly, our disclosure controls and procedures are
designed to provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives
of
our disclosure control system are met.
PART
II. Other
Information
Item
1A. Risk Factors
In
addition to the other information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q,
stockholders or prospective investors should carefully consider the following
risk factors:
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Risks
Related to Our Business
Our
operating results are subject to fluctuations, and if we fail to meet the
expectations of securities analysts or investors, our stock price may decrease
significantly.
Our
operating results are difficult to forecast. Its future operating results may
fluctuate significantly and may not meet its expectations or those of securities
analysts or investors. If this occurs, the price of our common stock will likely
decline. Many factors may cause fluctuations in its operating results including,
but not limited to, the following:
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timely
introduction and market acceptance of new products and
services;
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changes
in consumer and enterprise spending
levels;
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quality
issues with our products;
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·
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changes
in consumer, enterprise and carrier preferences for our products
and
services;
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·
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loss
or failure of carriers or other key sales channel
partners;
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·
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competition
from other mobile telephone or handheld devices or other devices
with
similar functionality;
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·
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competition
for consumer and enterprise spending on other
products;
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·
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failure
by our third party manufacturers or suppliers to meet our quantity
and
quality requirements for products or product components on
time;
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failure
to add or replace third party manufacturers or suppliers in a timely
manner;
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·
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changes
in terms, pricing or promotional program
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·
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variations
in product costs or the mix of products
sold;
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·
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failure
to achieve product cost and operating expense
targets;
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·
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excess
inventory or insufficient inventory to meet
demand;
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·
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seasonality
of demand for some of our products and
services;
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·
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litigation
brought against us; and
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·
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changes
in general economic conditions and specific market
conditions.
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Any
of
the foregoing factors could have a material adverse effect on our business,
results of operations and financial condition.
We
have not been profitable since our inception and we anticipate significant
additional losses.
We
were
formed in 2006 as a holding company owning and operating Neonode AB, which
was
formed in 2004, and has been primarily engaged in the business of developing
and
selling mobile phones. We have a limited operating history on which to base
an
evaluation of our business and prospects. Our prospects must be considered
in
light of the risks and uncertainties encountered by companies in the early
stages of development, particularly companies in new and rapidly evolving
markets. Our success will depend on many factors, including, but not limited
to:
the growth of mobile telephone usage; the efforts of our marketing partners;
the
level of competition faced by us; and our ability to meet customer demand for
products and ongoing service. There can be no assurance that we will succeed
in
addressing any or all of these risks, and the failure to do so would have a
material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial
condition.
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In
addition, we have experienced substantial net losses in each fiscal period
since
our inception. Such net losses from a lack of substantial revenues and the
significant costs incurred in the development of our products and
infrastructure. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on
our
ability to raise additional funds and implement our business plan.
Our
limited operating history and the emerging nature of our market, together with
the other risk factors described below, make prediction of our future operating
results difficult. There can also be no assurance that we will ever achieve
significant revenues or profitability or, if significant revenues and
profitability are achieved, that they could be sustained.
We
will require additional capital to fund our operations, which capital may not
be
available on commercially attractive terms or at all.
We
require sources of capital in addition to cash on hand to continue operations
and to implement our strategy. We intend to seek credit line facilities from
financial institutions and/or additional equity investment. No assurances can
be
given that we will be successful in obtaining such additional financing on
reasonable terms, or at all. If adequate funds are not available on acceptable
terms, or at all, we may be unable to adequately fund our business plans and
it
could have a negative effect on our business, results of operations and
financial condition. In addition, if funds are available, the issuance of equity
securities or securities convertible into equity could dilute the value of
shares of our common stock and cause the market price to fall and the issuance
of debt securities could impose restrictive covenants that could impair our
ability to engage in certain business transactions.
If
we fail to develop and introduce new products and services successfully and
in a
cost effective and timely manner, we will not be able to compete effectively
and
our ability to generate revenues will suffer.
We
operate in a highly competitive, rapidly evolving environment, and our success
depends on our ability to develop and introduce new products and services that
our customers and end users choose to buy. If we are unsuccessful at developing
and introducing new products and services that are appealing to our customers
and end users with acceptable quality, prices and terms, we will not be able
to
compete effectively and our ability to generate revenues will suffer.
The
development of new products and services is very difficult and requires high
levels of innovation. The development process is also lengthy and costly. If
we
fail to anticipate our end users’ needs or technological trends accurately or is
unable to complete the development of products and services in a cost effective
and timely fashion, we will be unable to introduce new products and services
into the market or successfully compete with other providers.
As
we
introduce new or enhanced products or integrates new technology into new or
existing products, we face risks including, among other things, disruption
in
customers’ ordering patterns, excessive levels of older product inventories,
delivering sufficient supplies of new products to meet customers’ demand,
possible product and technology defects, and a potentially different sales
and
support environment. Premature announcements or leaks of new products, features
or technologies may exacerbate some of these risks. Our failure to manage the
transition to newer products or the integration of newer technology into new
or
existing products could adversely affect our business, results of operations
and
financial condition.
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We
are dependent on third parties to manufacture and supply our products and
components of our products.
Our
products are built by a limited number of independent manufacturers. Although
we
provide manufacturers with key performance specifications for the phones, these
manufacturers could:
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manufacture phones with
defects that fail to perform to our specifications;
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·
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fail
to meet delivery schedules; or
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·
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fail
to properly service phones or honor warranties.
|
Any
of
the foregoing could adversely affect its ability to sell our products and
services, which, in turn, could adversely affect our revenues, profitability
and
liquidity, as well as our brand image.
We may
become highly dependent on wireless carriers for the success of our
products.
Our
business strategy includes significant efforts to establish relationships with
international wireless carriers. We cannot assure you that we will be successful
in establishing new relationships, or maintaining such relationships, with
wireless carriers or that these wireless carriers will act in a manner that
will
promote the success of our multimedia phone products. Factors that are largely
within the control of wireless carriers, but which are important to the success
of our multimedia phone products, include:
· |
testing
of our products on wireless carriers’
networks;
|
· |
quality
and coverage area of wireless voice and data services offered by
the
wireless carriers;
|
· |
the
degree to which wireless carriers facilitate the introduction of
and
actively market, advertise, promote, distribute and resell our multimedia
phone products;
|
· |
the
extent to which wireless carriers require specific hardware and software
features on our multimedia phone to be used on their
networks;
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· |
timely
build out of advanced wireless carrier networks that enhance the
user
experience for data centric services through higher speed and other
functionality;
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· |
contractual
terms and conditions imposed on them by wireless carriers that, in
some
circumstances, could limit our ability to make similar products available
through competitive carriers in some market
segments;
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· |
wireless
carriers’ pricing requirements and subsidy programs;
and
|
· |
pricing
and other terms and conditions of voice and data rate plans that
the
wireless carriers offer for use with our multimedia phone
products.
|
For
example, flat data rate pricing plans offered by some wireless carriers may
represent some risk to our relationship with such carriers. While flat data
pricing helps customer adoption of the data services offered by carriers and
therefore highlights the advantages of the data applications of its products,
such plans may not allow its multimedia phones to contribute as much average
revenue per user, or ARPU, to wireless carriers as when they are priced by
usage, and therefore reduces our differentiation from other, non-data devices
in
the view of the carriers. In addition, if wireless carriers charge higher rates
than consumers are willing to pay, the acceptance of our wireless solutions
could be less than anticipated and our revenues and results of operations could
be adversely affected.
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Wireless
carriers have substantial bargaining power as we enter into agreements with
them. They may require contract terms that are difficult for us to satisfy
and
could result in higher costs to complete certification requirements and
negatively impact our results of operations and financial condition. Moreover,
we may not have agreements with some of the wireless carriers with whom they
will do business and, in some cases, the agreements may be with third-party
distributors and may not pass through rights to us or provide us with recourse
or contact with the carrier. The absence of agreements means that, with little
or no notice, these wireless carriers could refuse to continue to purchase
all
or some of our products or change the terms under which they purchase our
products. If these wireless carriers were to stop purchasing our products,
we
may be unable to replace the lost sales channel on a timely basis and our
results of operations could be harmed.
Wireless
carriers could also significantly affect our ability to develop and launch
products for use on their wireless networks. If we fail to address the needs
of
wireless carriers, identify new product and service opportunities or modify
or
improve our multimedia phone products in response to changes in technology,
industry standards or wireless carrier requirements, our products could rapidly
become less competitive or obsolete. If we fail to timely develop products
that
meet carrier product planning cycles or fail to deliver sufficient quantities
of
products in a timely manner to wireless carriers, those carriers may choose
to
emphasize similar products from our competitors and thereby reduce their focus
on its products which would have a negative impact on our business, results
of
operations and financial condition.
Carriers,
who control most of the distribution and sale of, and virtually all of the
access for, multimedia phone products could commoditize multimedia phones,
thereby reducing the average selling prices and margins for our products which
would have a negative impact on our business, results of operations and
financial condition. In addition, if carriers move away from subsidizing the
purchase of mobile phone products, this could significantly reduce the sales
or
growth rate of sales of mobile phone products. This could have an adverse impact
on our business, revenues and results of operations.
As
we build strategic relationships with wireless carriers, we may be exposed
to
significant fluctuations in revenue for our multimedia phone
products.
Because
of their large sales channels, wireless carriers may purchase large quantities
of our products prior to launch so that the products are widely available.
Reorders of products may fluctuate quarter to quarter, depending on end-customer
demand and inventory levels required by the carriers. As we develop new
strategic relationships and launches new products with wireless carriers, our
revenue could be subject to significant fluctuation based on the timing of
carrier product launches, carrier inventory requirements, marketing efforts
and
our ability to forecast and satisfy carrier and end-customer
demand.
The
mobile communications industry is highly competitive and many of our competitors
have significantly greater resources to engage in product development,
manufacturing, distribution and marketing.
The
mobile communications industry, in which we are engaged, is a highly competitive
business with companies of all sizes engaged in business in all areas of the
world, including companies with far greater resources than we have. There can
be
no assurance that other competitors, with greater resources and business
connections, will not compete successfully against us in the future. Our
competitors may adopt new technologies that reduce the demand for our products
or render our technologies obsolete, which may have a material adverse effect
on
the cost structure and competitiveness of our products, possibly resulting
in a
negative effect on our revenues, profitability or liquidity.
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Our
future results could be harmed by economic, political, regulatory and other
risks associated with international sales and
operations.
Because
we sell our products worldwide and most of the facilities where our devices
are
manufactured, distributed and supported are located outside the United States,
our business is subject to risks associated with doing business internationally,
such as:
·
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changes
in foreign currency exchange rates;
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·
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the
impact of recessions in the global economy or in specific sub
economies
|
·
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changes
in a specific country’s or region’s political or economic conditions,
particularly in emerging markets;
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·
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changes
in international relations;
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·
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trade
protection measures and import or export licensing
requirements;
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·
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changes
in tax laws;
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·
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compliance
with a wide variety of laws and regulations which may have civil
and/or
criminal consequences for them and our officers and directors who
they
indemnify;
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·
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difficulty
in managing widespread sales operations;
and
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·
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difficulty
in managing a geographically dispersed workforce in compliance with
diverse local laws and customs.
|
In
addition, we are subject to changes in demand for our products resulting from
exchange rate fluctuations that make our products relatively more or less
expensive in international markets. If exchange rate fluctuations occur, our
business and results of operations could be harmed by decreases in demand for
our products or reductions in margins.
While
we
sell our products worldwide, one component of our strategy is to expand our
sales efforts in countries with large populations and propensities for adopting
new technologies. We have limited experience with sales and marketing in some
of
these countries. There can be no assurance that we will be able to market and
sell our products in all of our targeted international markets. If our
international efforts are not successful, our business growth and results of
operations could be harmed.
We
must significantly enhance our sales and product development
organizations.
We
will
need to improve the effectiveness and breadth of our sales operations in order
to increase market awareness and sales of our products, especially as we expand
into new markets. Competition for qualified sales personnel is intense, and
we
may not be able to hire the kind and number of sales personnel we are targeting.
Likewise, our efforts to improve and refine our products require skilled
engineers and programmers. Competition for professionals capable of expanding
its research and development organization is intense due to the limited number
of people available with the necessary technical skills. If we are unable to
identify, hire or retain qualified sales marketing and technical personnel,
our
ability to achieve future revenue may be adversely affected.
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We
are dependent on the services of our key personnel.
We
are
dependent on our current management for the foreseeable future. The loss of
the
services of any member of management could have a materially adverse effect
on
our operations and prospects.
If
third parties infringe our intellectual property or if we are unable to secure
and protect our intellectual property, we may expend significant resources
enforcing our rights or suffer competitive injury.
Our
success depends in large part on our proprietary technology and other
intellectual property rights. We rely on a combination of patents, copyrights,
trademarks and trade secrets, confidentiality provisions and licensing
arrangements to establish and protect our proprietary rights. Our intellectual
property, particularly our patents, may not provide them a significant
competitive advantage. If we fail to protect or to enforce our intellectual
property rights successfully, our competitive position could suffer, which
could
harm our results of operations.
Our
pending patent and trademark applications for registration may not be allowed,
or others may challenge the validity or scope of our patents or trademarks,
including patent or trademark applications or registrations. Even if our patents
or trademark registrations are issued and maintained, these patents or
trademarks may not be of adequate scope or benefit to them or may be held
invalid and unenforceable against third parties.
We
may be
required to spend significant resources to monitor and police our intellectual
property rights. Effective policing of the unauthorized use of our products
or
intellectual property is difficult and litigation may be necessary in the future
to enforce our intellectual property rights. Intellectual property litigation
is
not only expensive, but time-consuming, regardless of the merits of any claim,
and could divert attention of our management from operating the business.
Despite our efforts, we may not be able to detect infringement and may lose
competitive position in the market before they do so. In addition, competitors
may design around our technology or develop competing technologies. Intellectual
property rights may also be unavailable or limited in some foreign countries,
which could make it easier for competitors to capture market share.
Despite
our efforts to protect our proprietary rights, existing laws, contractual
provisions and remedies afford only limited protection. Intellectual property
lawsuits are subject to inherent uncertainties due to, among other things,
the
complexity of the technical issues involved, and we cannot assure you that
we
will be successful in asserting intellectual property claims. Attempts may
be
made to copy or reverse engineer aspects of our products or to obtain and use
information that we regard as proprietary. Accordingly, we cannot assure you
that we will be able to protect our proprietary rights against unauthorized
third party copying or use. The unauthorized use of our technology or of our
proprietary information by competitors could have an adverse effect on our
ability to sell our products.
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We
have an international presence in countries whose laws may not provide
protection of our intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws
of
the United States, which may make it more difficult for us to protect our
intellectual property.
As
part
of our business strategy, we target customers and relationships with suppliers
and original distribution manufacturers in countries with large populations
and
propensities for adopting new technologies. However, many of these countries
do
not address misappropriation of intellectual property or deter others from
developing similar, competing technologies or intellectual property. Effective
protection of patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and other
intellectual property may be unavailable or limited in some foreign countries.
In particular, the laws of some foreign countries in which we do business may
not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws
of
the United States. As a result, we may not be able to effectively prevent
competitors in these regions from infringing our intellectual property rights,
which would reduce our competitive advantage and ability to compete in those
regions and negatively impact our business.
If
we do not correctly forecast demand for our products, we could have costly
excess production or inventories or we may not be able to secure sufficient
or
cost effective quantities of our products or production materials and our
revenues, cost of revenues and financial condition could be adversely
impacted.
The
demand for our products depends on many factors, including pricing and channel
inventory levels, and is difficult to forecast due in part to variations in
economic conditions, changes in consumer and enterprise preferences, relatively
short product life cycles, changes in competition, seasonality and reliance
on
key sales channel partners. It is particularly difficult to forecast demand
by
individual variations of the product such as the color of the casing, size
of
memory, etc. Significant unanticipated fluctuations in demand, the timing and
disclosure of new product releases or the timing of key sales orders could
result in costly excess production or inventories or the inability to secure
sufficient, cost-effective quantities of our products or production materials.
This could adversely impact our revenues, cost of revenues and financial
condition.
We
rely on third parties to sell and distribute our products and we rely on their
information to manage our business. Disruption of our relationship with these
channel partners, changes in their business practices, their failure to provide
timely and accurate information or conflicts among its channels of distribution
could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial
condition.
The
distributors, wireless carriers, retailers and resellers who sell or may sell
and or distribute our products also sell products offered by our competitors.
If
our competitors offer our sales channel partners more favorable terms or have
more products available to meet their needs or utilize the leverage of broader
product lines sold through the channel, those wireless carriers, distributors,
retailers and resellers may de-emphasize or decline to carry our products.
In
addition, certain of our sales channel partners could decide to de-emphasize
the
product categories that we offer in exchange for other product categories that
they believe provide higher returns. If we are unable to maintain successful
relationships with these sales channel partners or to expand our distribution
channels, our business will suffer.
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Because
we intend to sell our products primarily to distributors, wireless carriers,
retailers and resellers, we are subject to many risks, including risks related
to product returns, either through the exercise of contractual return rights
or
as a result of its strategic interest in assisting them in balancing
inventories. In addition, these sales channel partners could modify their
business practices, such as inventory levels, or seek to modify their
contractual terms, such as return rights or payment terms. Unexpected changes
in
product return requests, inventory levels, payment terms or other practices
by
these sales channel partners could negatively impact our business, results
of
operations and financial condition.
We
will
rely on distributors, wireless carriers, retailers and resellers to provide
us
with timely and accurate information about their inventory levels as well as
sell-through of products purchased from us. We will use this information as
one
of the factors in our forecasting process to plan future production and sales
levels, which in turn will influences our public financial forecasts. We will
also use this information as a factor in determining the levels of some of
our
financial reserves. If we do not receive this information on a timely and
accurate basis, our results of operations and financial condition may be
adversely impacted.
Distributors,
retailers and traditional resellers experience competition from Internet-based
resellers that distribute directly to end-customers, and there is also
competition among Internet-based resellers. We also sell our products directly
to end-customers from our Neonode.com web site. These varied sales channels
could cause conflict among our channels of distribution, which could harm our
business, revenues and results of operations.
If
our multimedia phone products do not meet wireless carrier and governmental
or
regulatory certification requirements, we will not be able to compete
effectively and our ability to generate revenues will
suffer.
We
are
required to certify our multimedia phone products with governmental and
regulatory agencies and with the wireless carriers for use on their networks.
The certification process can be time consuming, could delay the offering of
our
products on carrier networks and affect our ability to timely deliver products
to customers. As a result, carriers may choose to offer, or consumers may choose
to buy, similar products from our competitors and thereby reduce their purchases
of our products, which would have a negative impact on our products sales
volumes, our revenues and our cost of revenues.
We
depend on our suppliers, some of which are the sole source and some of which
are
our competitors, for certain components, software applications and elements
of
our technology, and our production or reputation could be harmed if these
suppliers were unable or unwilling to meet our demand or technical requirements
on a timely and/or a cost-effective basis.
Our
multimedia products contain software applications and components, including
liquid crystal displays, touch panels, memory chips, microprocessors, cameras,
radios and batteries, which are procured from a variety of suppliers, including
some who are our competitors. The cost, quality and availability of software
applications and components are essential to the successful production and
sale
of our device products. For example, media player applications are critical
to
the functionality of our multimedia phone devices.
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Some
components, such as screens and related integrated circuits, digital signal
processors, microprocessors, radio frequency components and other discrete
components, come from sole source suppliers. Alternative sources are not always
available or may be prohibitively expensive. In addition, even when we have
multiple qualified suppliers, we may compete with other purchasers for
allocation of scarce components. Some components come from companies with whom
we competes in the multimedia phone device market. If suppliers are unable
or
unwilling to meet our demand for components and if we are unable to obtain
alternative sources or if the price for alternative sources is prohibitive,
our
ability to maintain timely and cost-effective production of our multimedia
phone
will be harmed. Shortages affect the timing and volume of production for some
of
our products as well as increasing our costs due to premium prices paid for
those components. Some of our suppliers may be capacity-constrained due to
high
industry demand for some components and relatively long lead times to expand
capacity.
If
we are unable to obtain key technologies from third parties on a timely basis
and free from errors or defects, we may have to delay or cancel the release
of
certain products or features in our products or incur increased
costs.
We
license third-party software for use in our products, including the operating
systems. Our ability to release and sell our products, as well as our
reputation, could be harmed if the third-party technologies are not delivered
to
them in a timely manner, on acceptable business terms or contain errors or
defects that are not discovered and fixed prior to release of our products
and
we are unable to obtain alternative technologies on a timely and cost effective
basis to use in our products. As a result, our product shipments could be
delayed, our offering of features could be reduced or we may need to divert
our
development resources from other business objectives, any of which could
adversely affect our reputation, business and results of
operations.
Our
product strategy is to base our products on software operating systems that
are
commercially available to competitors.
Our multimedia
phone is based on a commercially available version of Microsoft’s Windows CE. We
cannot assure you that we will be able to maintain this licensing agreement
with
Microsoft and that Microsoft will not grant similar rights to our competitors
or
that we will be able to sufficiently differentiate our multimedia phone from
the
multitude of other devices based on Windows CE.
In
addition, there is significant competition in the operating system software
and
services market, including proprietary operating systems such as Symbian and
Palm OS, open source operating systems, such as Linux, other proprietary
operating systems and other software technologies, such as Java and RIM’s
licensed technology. This competition is being developed and promoted by
competitors and potential competitors, some of which have significantly greater
financial, technical and marketing resources than we have, such as Access,
Motorola, Nokia, Sony-Ericsson and RIM. These competitors could provide
additional or better functionality than we do or may be able to respond more
rapidly than we can to new or emerging technologies or changes in customer
requirements. Competitors in this market could devote greater resources to
the
development, promotion and sale of their products and services and the
third-party developer community, which could attract the attention of
influential user segments.
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If
we are
unable to continue to differentiate the operating systems that we include in
our
mobile computing devices, our revenues and results of operations could be
adversely affected.
The
market for multimedia phone products is volatile, and changing market
conditions, or failure to adjust to changing market conditions, may adversely
affect our revenues, results of operations and financial condition, particularly
given our size, limited resources and lack of
diversification.
We
operate in the multimedia phone market which has seen significant growth during
the past years. We cannot assure you that this significant growth in the sales
of multimedia devices will continue. If we are unable to adequately respond
to
changes in demand for our products, our revenues and results of operations
could
be adversely affected. In addition, as our products mature and face greater
competition, we may experience pressure on our product pricing to preserve
demand for our products, which would adversely affect our margins, results
of
operations and financial condition.
This
reliance on the success of and trends in our industry is compounded by the
size
of our organization and our focus on multimedia phones. These factors also
make
us more dependent on investments of our limited resources. For example, Neonode
faces many resource allocation decisions, such as: where to focus our research
and development, geographic sales and marketing and partnering efforts; which
aspects of our business to outsource; and which operating systems and email
solutions to support. Given the size and undiversified nature of our
organization, any error in investment strategy could harm our business, results
of operations and financial condition.
Our
products are subject to increasingly stringent laws, standards and other
regulatory requirements, and the costs of compliance or failure to comply may
adversely impact our business, results of operations and financial
condition.
Our
products must comply with a variety of laws, standards and other requirements
governing, among other things, safety, materials usage, packaging and
environmental impacts and must obtain regulatory approvals and satisfy other
regulatory concerns in the various jurisdictions where our products are sold.
Many of our products must meet standards governing, among other things,
interference with other electronic equipment and human exposure to
electromagnetic radiation. Failure to comply with such requirements can subject
us to liability, additional costs and reputational harm and in severe cases
prevent us it selling our products in certain jurisdictions.
For
example, many of our products are subject to laws and regulations that restrict
the use of lead and other substances and require producers of electrical and
electronic equipment to assume responsibility for collecting, treating,
recycling and disposing of our products when they have reached the end of their
useful life. In Europe, substance restrictions began to apply to the products
sold after July 1, 2006, when new recycling, labeling, financing and
related requirements came into effect. Failure to comply with applicable
environmental requirements can result in fines, civil or criminal sanctions
and
third-party claims. If products we sell in Europe are found to contain more
than
the permitted percentage of lead or another listed substance, it is possible
that we could be forced to recall the products, which could lead to substantial
replacement costs, contract damage claims from customers, and reputational
harm.
We expect similar requirements in the United States, China and other parts
of
the world.
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As
a
result of these new European requirements and anticipated developments
elsewhere, we are facing increasingly complex procurement and design challenges,
which, among other things, require us to incur additional costs identifying
suppliers and contract manufacturers who can provide, and otherwise obtain,
compliant materials, parts and end products and re-designing products so that
they comply with these and the many other requirements applicable to
them.
Allegations
of health risks associated with electromagnetic fields and wireless
communications devices, and the lawsuits and publicity relating to them,
regardless of merit, could adversely impact our business, results of operations
and financial condition.
There
has
been public speculation about possible health risks to individuals from exposure
to electromagnetic fields, or radio signals, from base stations and from the
use
of mobile devices. While a substantial amount of scientific research by various
independent research bodies has indicated that these radio signals, at levels
within the limits prescribed by public health authority standards and
recommendations, present no evidence of adverse effect to human health, we
cannot assure you that future studies, regardless of their scientific basis,
will not suggest a link between electromagnetic fields and adverse health
effects. Government agencies, international health organizations and other
scientific bodies are currently conducting research into these issues. In
addition, other mobile device companies have been named in individual plaintiff
and class action lawsuits alleging that radio emissions from mobile phones
have
caused or contributed to brain tumors and the use of mobile phones pose a health
risk. Although our products are certified as meeting applicable public health
authority safety standards and recommendations, even a perceived risk of adverse
health effects from wireless communications devices could adversely impact
use
of wireless communications devices or subject them to costly litigation and
could harm our reputation, business, results of operations and financial
condition.
Changes
in financial accounting standards or practices may cause unexpected fluctuations
in and adversely affect our reported results of
operations.
Any
change in financial accounting standards or practices that cause a change in
the
methodology or procedures by which we track, calculate, record and report our
results of operations or financial condition or both could cause fluctuations
in
and adversely affect our reported results of operations and cause our historical
financial information to not be reliable as an indicator of future results.
Wars,
terrorist attacks or other threats beyond its control could negatively impact
consumer confidence, which could harm our operating
results.
Wars,
terrorist attacks or other threats beyond our control could have an adverse
impact on the United States, Europe and world economy in general, and consumer
confidence and spending in particular, which could harm our business, results
of
operations and financial condition.
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Risks
Associated with Ownership of Our Common Stock
The
market price of our common stock is likely to continue to be volatile. You
may
not be able to resell your shares at or above the price at which you purchased
such shares.
The
trading price of our common stock is subject to wide fluctuations in response
to
quarter-to-quarter fluctuations in operating results, the failure to meet
analyst estimates, announcements of technological innovations or new products
by
us or our competitors, general conditions in the communications industries
and
other events or factors. In addition, stock markets have experienced extreme
price and trading volume volatility in recent years. This volatility has had
a
substantial effect on the market price of the securities of many high technology
companies for reasons frequently unrelated to the operating performance of
the
specific companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the
market price of our common stock. Our common stock has historically had
relatively small trading volumes. As a result, small transactions in our common
stock can have a disproportionately large impact on the quoted price of our
common stock.
If
we continue to experience losses, we could experience difficulty meeting our
business plan and our stock price could be negatively
affected.
If
we are
unable to gain market acceptance of our mobile phone handsets, we will
experience continuing operating losses and negative cash flow from our
operations. Any failure to achieve or maintain profitability could negatively
impact the market price of our common stock. We anticipate that we will continue
to incur product development, sales and marketing and administrative expenses.
As a result, we will need to generate significant quarterly revenues if we
are
to achieve and maintain profitability. A substantial failure to achieve
profitability could make it difficult or impossible for us to grow our business.
Our business strategy may not be successful, and we may not generate significant
revenues or achieve profitability. Any failure to significantly increase
revenues would also harm our ability to achieve and maintain profitability.
If
we do achieve profitability in the future, we may not be able to sustain or
increase profitability on a quarterly or annual basis.
Our
common stock is at risk for delisting from the Nasdaq Capital Market if we
fail
to maintain minimum listing maintenance standards. If it is delisted, our stock
price and your liquidity may be impacted.
Our
common stock was quoted on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol NEON.
In
order for our common stock to continue to be quoted on the Nasdaq Capital
Market, we must satisfy various listing maintenance standards established by
Nasdaq. Among other things, as such requirements pertain to us, we are required
to have stockholders’ equity of at least $2.5 million and public float value of
at least $1.0 million and our common stock must have a minimum closing bid
price
of $1.00 per share.
Our
certificate of incorporation and bylaws and the Delaware General Corporation
Law
contain provisions that could delay or prevent a change in
control.
Our
board
of directors has the authority to issue up to 2,000,000 shares of preferred
stock and to determine the price, rights, preferences and privileges of those
shares without any further vote or action by the stockholders. The rights of
the
holders of common stock will be subject to, and may be materially adversely
affected by, the rights of the holders of any preferred stock that may be issued
in the future. The issuance of preferred stock could have the effect of making
it more difficult for a third party to acquire a majority of our outstanding
voting stock. Furthermore, certain other provisions of our certificate of
incorporation and bylaws may have the effect of delaying or preventing changes
in control or management, which could adversely affect the market price of
our
common stock. In addition, we are subject to the provisions of Section 203
of
the Delaware General Corporation Law, an anti-takeover law.
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Item
6. Exhibits
and Reports on Form 8-K
(a)(3)
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List
of Exhibits
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Exhibit
Number
|
Description
|
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2.1(1)
|
Asset
Purchase Agreement with One Stop Systems, Inc., dated January 11,
2007.
|
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2.2(2)
|
Agreement
and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, with Neonode Inc., dated
January
19, 2007.
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3.1(3)
|
Certificate
of Incorporation, as amended through December 15, 1997.
|
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3.2(4)
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Bylaws,
as amended through December 8, 1998.
|
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3.3(5)
|
Certificate
of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, dated March 26,
2004.
|
||
3.4(6)
|
Certificate
of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, dated March 30,
2007.
|
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10.21(19)
|
Amendment
1 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, with
Neonode
Inc., dated May 18, 2007.
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31.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer.
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31.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer.
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32.1
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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.
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||
(19)
|
Filed
as an exhibit to Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 29, 2007
and
incorporated herein by
reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized, on September 12, 2007.
Neonode, Inc. | ||
Registrant | ||
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|
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Date: September 12, 2007 | By: | /s/ David W. Brunton |
David W. Brunton |
||
Chief Financial Officer, | ||
Vice President, Finance and Secretary | ||
(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
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