PC TEL INC - Quarter Report: 2014 September (Form 10-Q)

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10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014

¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 000-27115

PCTEL, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware		77-0364943
(State or Other Jurisdiction of		(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)		Identification Number)


471 Brighton Drive,
Bloomingdale, IL		60108
(Address of Principal Executive Office)		(Zip Code)

(630) 372-6800

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Date File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “accelerated filer” “large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ¨ No x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.


Title		Outstanding
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share		18,527,052 as of November 7, 2014

PCTEL, INC.

Form 10-Q

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2014


TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Page

PART I	FINANCIAL INFORMATION		3
Item 1	Financial Statements (unaudited)		3
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets		3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations		4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income		5
	Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity		6
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows		7
	Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements		8
Item 2	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		28
Item 3	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk		35
Item 4	Controls and Procedures		36

PART II	OTHER INFORMATION		36
Item 1	Legal Proceedings		36
Item 1A	Risk Factors		36
Item 2	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		36
Item 3	Defaults Upon Senior Securities		36
Item 4	Mine Safety Disclosures		36
Item 5	Other Information		36
Item 6	Exhibits		37
Signatures			38

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1: Financial Statements (unaudited)

PCTEL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)


	(unaudited)
	September 30,			December 31,
	2014			2013
ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents	$	19,345		$	21,790
Short-term investment securities		39,546			36,105
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $145 and $130 at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively		20,236			18,603
Inventories, net		16,367			14,535
Deferred tax assets, net		2,303			1,629
Prepaid expenses and other assets		1,444			3,166

Total current assets		99,241			95,828

Property and equipment, net		14,898			14,971
Goodwill		161			161
Intangible assets, net		3,102			4,604
Deferred tax assets, net		10,685			11,827
Other noncurrent assets		39			41

TOTAL ASSETS	$	128,126		$	127,432


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Accounts payable	$	5,436		$	4,440
Accrued liabilities		8,495			7,803

Total current liabilities		13,931			12,243

Other long-term liabilities		551			3,137

Total liabilities		14,482			15,380


Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 18,503,259 and 18,566,119 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively		19			19
Additional paid-in capital		144,804			143,572
Accumulated deficit		(31,355	)		(31,748	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		176			209

Total stockholders’ equity		113,644			112,052


TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$	128,126		$	127,432

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

PCTEL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013

REVENUES	$	27,932	$	26,471	$	77,769	$	78,290
COST OF REVENUES		16,538		15,695		45,943		47,373

GROSS PROFIT		11,394		10,776		31,826		30,917

OPERATING EXPENSES:
Research and development		2,659		2,735		8,970		7,963
Sales and marketing		3,054		2,912		9,312		8,986
General and administrative		3,120		3,576		9,822		12,034
Amortization of intangible assets		465		596		1,503		1,804
Restructuring charges		0		29		0		254

Total operating expenses		9,298		9,848		29,607		31,041

OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)		2,096		928		2,219		(124	)
Other income, net		207		389		738		4,778

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES		2,303		1,317		2,957		4,654
Expense for income taxes		85		566		340		1,764

NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS		2,218		751		2,617		2,890

LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF TAX BENEFIT		0		0		0		(109	)

NET INCOME	$	2,218	$	751	$	2,617	$	2,781


Earnings per Share from Continuing Operations:
Basic	$	0.12	$	0.04	$	0.14	$	0.16
Diluted	$	0.12	$	0.04	$	0.14	$	0.16

Loss per Share from Discontinued Operations:
Basic	$	0.00	$	0.00	$	0.00	($	0.01	)
Diluted	$	0.00	$	0.00	$	0.00	($	0.01	)

Earnings per Share:
Basic	$	0.12	$	0.04	$	0.14	$	0.16
Diluted	$	0.12	$	0.04	$	0.14	$	0.15

Weighed Average Shares:
Basic		18,112		17,841		18,155		17,766
Diluted		18,271		18,354		18,346		18,093

Cash dividend per share	$	0.040	$	0.035	$	0.120	$	0.105

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

PCTEL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014			2013

NET INCOME	$	2,218	$	751	$	2,617		$	2,781

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments		12		16		(33	)		36

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$	2,230	$	767	$	2,584		$	2,817

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

PCTEL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(unaudited, in thousands)


	Common Stock			Additional Paid-In Capital			Retained Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Total Stockholders’ Equity

BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 2014	$	19		$	143,572		($	31,748	)	$	209		$	112,052
Stock-based compensation		0			2,578			0			0			2,578
Issuance of shares for stock purchase and option plans		1			838			0			0			839
Cancellation of shares for payment of withholding tax		0			(1,025	)		0			0			(1,025	)
Tax benefit from stock based compensation		0			486			0			0			486
Repurchase of common stock		(1	)		(1,651	)		0			0			(1,652	)
Dividends		0			6			(2,224	)		0			(2,218	)
Net income		0			0			2,617			0			2,617
Change in cumulative translation adjustment, net		0			0			0			(33	)		(33	)

BALANCE, SEPTEMBER 30, 2014	$	19		$	144,804		($	31,355	)	$	176		$	113,644

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

PCTEL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited, in thousands)


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013

Operating Activities:
Net income	$	2,617		$	2,781
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Loss from discontinued operations		0			109
Depreciation and amortization		3,589			3,810
Stock-based compensation		2,578			2,618
(Gain) loss on disposal/sale of property and equipment		9			(1	)
Restructuring costs		0			156
Payment of withholding tax on stock based compensation		(1,025	)		(995	)
Deferred tax provision		468			1,593
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable		(1,641	)		1,322
Inventories		(1,857	)		2,371
Prepaid expenses and other assets		1,722			703
Accounts payable		1,007			(6,741	)
Income taxes payable		(51	)		(36	)
Other accrued liabilities		(1,913	)		(517	)
Deferred revenue		(75	)		0

Net cash provided by operating activities		5,428			7,173


Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures		(1,884	)		(1,930	)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment		0			1
Purchases of investments		(54,673	)		(60,736	)
Redemptions/maturities of short-term investments		51,232			56,816

Net cash used in investing activities		(5,325	)		(5,849	)


Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		839			911
Tax benefit from stock based compensation		486			0
Payments for repurchase of common stock		(1,652	)		(435	)
Cash dividends		(2,218	)		(1,933	)

Net cash used in financing activities		(2,545	)		(1,457	)


Cash flows from discontinued operations:
Net cash used in operating activities		0			(17	)
Net cash provided by investing activities		0			1
Net cash provided by financing activities		0			0

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(2,442	)		(149	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		(3	)		10
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year		21,790			17,559

Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period	$	19,345		$	17,420

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

PCTEL, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Three And Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

(in thousands except per share data and as otherwise noted)

1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. For further information, refer to the audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Nature of Operations

PCTEL is a global leader in propagation and optimization solutions for the wireless industry. The Company develops and distributes innovative antenna and engineered site solutions and designs and develops software-based radios (scanning receivers) and provides related RF engineering services for wireless network optimization.

PCTEL was incorporated in California in 1994 and reincorporated in Delaware in 1998. The principal executive offices are located at 471 Brighton Drive, Bloomingdale, Illinois 60108. The telephone number at that address is (630) 372-6800 and the Company’s website is www.pctel.com. The information within, or that can be accessed through the Company’s website, is not part of this report.

Segment Reporting

PCTEL operates in two segments for reporting purposes. The Company’s Connected Solutions segment includes its antenna and engineered site solutions. The Company’s RF Solutions segment includes its scanning receivers and related RF engineering services. Each of the segments has its own segment manager as well as its own engineering, sales and marketing, and operational general and administrative functions. All of the Company’s accounting and finance, human resources, IT and legal functions are provided on a centralized basis through the corporate function. The Company manages its balance sheet and cash flows centrally at the corporate level, with the exception of trade accounts receivable and inventory which is managed at the segment level. Each of the segment managers reports to and maintains regular contact with the chief operating decision maker to discuss operating activities, financial results, forecasts, or plans for the segment. The Company’s chief operating decision maker uses the profit and loss results through operating profit and identified assets for the Connected Solutions and RF Solutions segments to make operating decisions.

Connected Solutions Segment

PCTEL is a leading supplier of antennas for private network, public safety and government applications, and site solutions for both private and public network, data, and communications applications. PCTEL’s MAXRAD^®, Bluewave™ and Wi-Sys™ antenna solutions include high-value YAGI, land mobile radio (“LMR”), Wi-Fi, GPS, in tunnel, subway, and broadband antennas (parabolic and flat panel). PCTEL’s Connected Solutions products include specialized towers, enclosures, fiber optic panels, and fiber jumper cables that are engineered into site solutions. The vertical markets into which the antenna and site solutions are sold include supervisory control and data acquisition (“SCADA”), health care, energy, smart grid, precision agriculture, indoor wireless, telemetry, offloading, and wireless backhaul. Growth for antenna and engineered site solutions is primarily driven by the increased use of wireless communications in these vertical markets. PCTEL’s antenna and site solution products are primarily sold through distributors, value added reseller, and original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) providers.

The Company established its current antenna and site solutions product portfolio with a series of acquisitions. In 2004, the Company acquired MAXRAD, Inc. (“MAXRAD”), as well as certain product lines from Andrew Corporation (“Andrew”), which established its core product offerings in Wi-Fi, LMR and GPS. Over the next several years the Company added additional capabilities within those product lines and additional served markets with the acquisition of certain assets from Bluewave Antenna Systems, Ltd (“Bluewave”) in 2008, and the acquisitions of Wi-Sys Communications, Inc (“Wi-Sys”) in 2009, Sparco Technologies, Inc. (“Sparco”) in 2010, and certain assets of TelWorx Communications LLC, TelWorx U.K. Limited, TowerWorx LLC, and TowerWorx International, Inc. (collectively “TelWorx”), in July 2012.

There are many competitors for antenna products, as the market is highly fragmented. Competitors include Laird (Cushcraft, Centurion, and Antennex brands), Mobile Mark, Radiall/Larsen, Comtelco, Wilson, Commscope (Andrew products), Kathrein, among others. PCTEL seeks out product applications that command a premium for product performance and customer service, and avoid commodity markets.

PCTEL maintains expertise in several technology areas in order to be competitive in the antenna engineered site solutions market. These include radio frequency engineering, mobile antenna design and manufacturing, mechanical engineering, product quality and testing, and wireless network engineering.

RF Solutions Segment

PCTEL is a leading supplier of high-speed, multi-standard, demodulating receivers and test and measurement solutions to the wireless industry worldwide. The Company’s SeeGull^® scanning receivers, receiver-based products and CLARIFY^® interference management solutions are used to measure, monitor and optimize cellular networks. The Company’s network engineering services group (“NES”) provides wireless network testing, optimization, design, integration, and consulting services, with an emphasis on in-building distributed antenna systems (DAS). Revenue growth for the segment’s products and services is driven by the deployment of products based on new wireless technology and the need for wireless networks to be tuned and reconfigured on a regular basis. PCTEL develops and supports scanning receivers for LTE, EVDO, CDMA, WCDMA, GSM, TD-SCDMA, and WiMAX networks. The Company’s scanning receiver products are sold primarily through test and measurement value added resellers and to a lesser extent directly to network operators. Competitors for these products are OEMs such as JDS Uniphase, Rohde and Schwarz, Anritsu, Digital Receiver Technology, and Berkley Varitronics.

The Company established its scanning receiver product portfolio in 2003 with the acquisition of certain assets of Dynamic Telecommunications, Inc. (“DTI”). In 2009, the Company acquired the scanning receiver business from Ascom Network Testing, Inc. (“Ascom”) as well as the exclusive distribution rights and patented technology for Wider Network LLC (“Wider”) network interference products. The Company established its network engineering services business in 2011 with the acquisition of certain assets from Envision Wireless Inc. (“Envision”), an engineering services business based in Melbourne, Florida.

PCTEL maintains expertise in several technology areas in order to be competitive in the scanning receiver and related engineering services market. These include radio frequency engineering, DSP engineering, manufacturing, mechanical engineering, product quality and testing, and wireless network engineering.

Basis of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2014 and the condensed consolidated statements of operations, statements of comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, are unaudited and reflect all adjustments of a normal recurring nature that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the interim period financial statements. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements are derived from the audited financial statements as of December 31, 2013.

On April 30, 2013, the Company divested all material assets associated with its PCTEL Secure, LLC subsidiary’s ProsettaCore™ technology to Redwall Technologies, LLC (“Redwall”), a development organization that specializes in mobile security, military and defense projects and systems, and critical national infrastructure. Under the terms of the agreement, Redwall acquired the server and device software (the “Software”), the underlying intellectual property, and complete development responsibility for the security products. At the closing of the divestiture, the Company received no upfront cash payment, but has the right to receive a royalty of 7% of the net sale price of each future sale or license of the Software and each provision of services related to the Software, if any. Under the agreement, royalties will not exceed $10.0 million in the aggregate. In accordance with accounting for discontinued operations, the consolidated financial statements separately reflect the results of PCTEL Secure as discontinued operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. have been condensed or omitted. The significant accounting policies followed by the Company are set forth within the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 (“the 2013 Form 10-K”). There were no changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014. In addition, the Company reaffirms the use of estimates in the preparation of the financial statements as set forth in the 2013 Form 10-K. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the 2013 Form 10-K. The results for the operations for the period ended September 30, 2014 may not be indicative of the results for the period ending December 31, 2014.

Foreign Currency Translation

The Company is exposed to foreign currency fluctuations due to its foreign operations and because products are sold internationally. The functional currency for the Company’s foreign operations is predominantly the applicable local currency. Accounts of foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate in effect at the applicable balance sheet date for assets and liabilities and average monthly rates prevailing during the period for revenue and expense accounts. Adjustments resulting from translation are included in accumulated other comprehensive income, a separate component of shareholders’ equity. Gains and losses resulting from other transactions originally in foreign currencies and then translated into U.S. dollars are included in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. Net foreign exchange gains/(losses) resulting from foreign currency transactions included in other income, net were $10 and ($10) for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and were ($37) and ($26) for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Recent Accounting Guidance

In August 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, that requires management to assess if there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern for each annual and interim period. If conditions or events give rise to substantial doubt, disclosures are required. The new accounting standard is effective as of December 31, 2016 and the Company does not expect it to have an impact on the financial statement disclosures.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09 that introduces a new five-step revenue recognition model in which an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This ASU also requires disclosures sufficient to enable users to understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers, including qualitative and quantitative disclosures about contracts with customers, significant judgments and changes in judgments, and assets recognized from the costs to obtain or fulfill a contract. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. The Company is currently evaluating the new guidance to determine the impact it will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-08, which includes amendments that change the requirements for reporting discontinued operations and require additional disclosures about discontinued operations. Under the new guidance, only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations - that is, a major effect on the organization’s operations and financial results should be presented as discontinued operations. Examples include a disposal of a major geographic area, a major line of business, or a major equity method investment. Additionally, the ASU requires expanded disclosures about discontinued operations that will provide financial statement users with more information about the assets, liabilities, income, and expenses of discontinued operations. This update is effective in the first quarter of 2015. The Company does not expect the new guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

2. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company follows accounting guidance for fair value measurements and disclosures. To measure fair value, the Company refers to a hierarchy that requires it to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. A financial instruments categorization within the hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels of input that may be used to measure fair value are as follows:

Level 1: inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of assets or liabilities.

Level 3: unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

Cash equivalents are measured at fair value and investments are recognized at amortized cost in the Company’s financial statements. Accounts receivable and other investments are financial assets with carrying values that approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these assets. Accounts payable is a financial liability with a carrying value that approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of these liabilities.

3. Earnings per Share

The following table is the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013

Basic Earnings Per Share computation:
Numerator:
Net income from continuing operations	$	2,218	$	751	$	2,617	$	2,890
Net loss from discontinued operations	$	0	$	0	$	0	($	109	)
Net income	$	2,218	$	751	$	2,617	$	2,781

Denominator:
Common shares outstanding		18,112		17,841		18,155		17,766

Earnings per common share - basic
Net income from continuing operations	$	0.12	$	0.04	$	0.14	$	0.16
Net loss from discontinued operations	$	0.00	$	0.00	$	0.00	($	0.01	)
Net income	$	0.12	$	0.04	$	0.14	$	0.16

Diluted Earnings Per Share computation:
Denominator:
Common shares outstanding		18,112		17,841		18,155		17,766
Restricted shares subject to vesting		88		333		110		227
Performance shares subject to vesting		62		65		69		65
Common stock option grants		9		115		12		35

Total shares		18,271		18,354		18,346		18,093

Earnings per common share - diluted
Net income from continuing operations	$	0.12	$	0.04	$	0.14	$	0.16
Net loss from discontinued operations	$	0.00	$	0.00	$	0.00	($	0.01	)
Net income	$	0.12	$	0.04	$	0.14	$	0.15

4. Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments

The Company’s cash and investments consist of the following:


	September 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Cash	$	18,717	$	19,734
Cash equivalents		628		2,056
Short-term investments		39,546		36,105

	$	58,891	$	57,895

Cash and Cash equivalents

At September 30, 2014, cash and cash equivalents included bank balances and investments with original maturities less than 90 days. At

September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company’s cash equivalents were invested in highly liquid AAA money market funds that are required to comply with Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Such funds utilize the amortized cost method of accounting, seek to maintain a constant $1.00 per share price, and are redeemable upon demand. The Company restricts its investments in AAA money market funds to those invested 100% in either short-term U.S. government agency securities or bank repurchase agreements collateralized by these same securities. The fair values of these money market funds are established through quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1 inputs). The cash in the Company’s U.S. banks is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to the insurable amount of $250.

At September 30, 2014, the Company had $18.7 million in cash and $0.6 million in cash equivalents and at December 31, 2013, the Company had $19.7 million in cash and $2.1 million in cash equivalents. The Company had $1.2 million and $1.0 million of cash and cash equivalents in foreign bank accounts at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. As of September 30, 2014, the Company has no intentions of repatriating the cash in its foreign bank accounts. If the Company decides to repatriate the cash in the foreign bank accounts, it may experience difficulty in doing so in a timely manner. The Company may also be exposed to foreign currency fluctuations and taxes if it repatriates these funds. The Company’s cash in its foreign bank accounts is not insured.

Investments

At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company’s short-term investments consisted of pre-refunded municipal bonds, U.S. government agency bonds, AA or higher rated corporate bonds, and certificates of deposit classified as held-to-maturity. At September 30, 2014, the Company’s short-term investments also included mutual funds classified as available-for-sale and recorded at fair value. At September 30, 2014 the Company had invested $12.5 million in U.S. government agency bonds, $12.1 million in certificates of deposit, $7.6 million in AA rated or higher corporate bonds, $5.4 million in pre-refunded municipal bonds, and $1.9 million in mutual funds. The income and principal from the pre-refunded municipal bonds are secured by an irrevocable trust of U.S. Treasury securities. The bonds have original maturities greater than 90 days and mature in less than one year. The Company’s bonds are recorded at the purchase price and carried at amortized cost. The net unrealized gains were $3 at September 30, 2014. Approximately 9.8% and 5% of the Company’s bonds were protected by bond default insurance at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

At December 31, 2013, the Company had invested $17.2 million in pre-refunded municipal bonds and taxable bond funds, $7.3 million in AA rated or higher corporate bond funds, $6.3 million in U.S. government agency bonds, and $5.3 million in certificates of deposit.

The Company categorizes its financial instruments within a fair value hierarchy according to accounting guidance for fair value. The fair value hierarchy is described under the Fair Value of Financial Instruments in Note 2. For the Level 2 investments, the Company uses quoted prices of similar assets in active markets.

Cash equivalents and Level 1 and Level 2 investments measured at fair value were as follows at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:


	September 30, 2014								December 31, 2013
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds and other cash equivalents	$	628	$	0	$	0	$	628	$	2,056	$	0	$	0	$	2,056
Investments:
Certificates of deposit		12,082		0		0		12,082		5,360		0		0		5,360
Mutual funds		1,883		0		0		1,883		0		0		0		0
US government agency bonds		0		12,543		0		12,543		0		6,291		0		6,291
Pre-refunded municipal bonds		0		5,431		0		5,431		0		17,200		0		17,200
Corporate bonds		0		7,610		0		7,610		0		7,269		0		7,269

Total	$	14,593	$	25,584	$	0	$	40,177	$	7,416	$	30,760	$	0	$	38,176

5. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

The Company had goodwill of $0.2 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

Intangible Assets

The Company amortizes intangible assets with finite lives on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives, which range from one to eight years. The summary of other intangible assets, net as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are as follows:


	September 30,						December 31,
	2014						2013
			Accumulated		Net Book				Accumulated		Net Book
	Cost		Amortization		Value		Cost		Amortization		Value
Customer contracts and relationships	$	17,381	$	15,571	$	1,810	$	17,381	$	14,386	$	2,995
Patents and technology		6,781		6,487		294		6,781		6,419		362
Trademarks and trade names		3,988		3,080		908		3,988		2,864		1,124
Other		1,998		1,908		90		1,998		1,875		123

	$	30,148	$	27,046	$	3,102	$	30,148	$	25,544	$	4,604

The $1.5 million decrease in the net book value of intangible assets at September 30, 2014 compared to December 31, 2013 reflects amortization expense of $1.5 million recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

The assigned lives and weighted average amortization periods by intangible asset category is summarized below:


		Weighted Average
Intangible Assets	Assigned Life	Amortization Period
Customer contracts and relationships	4 to 6 years	5.1
Patents and technology	1 to 6 years	5.2
Trademarks and trade names	3 to 8 years	7.4
Other	1 to 6 years	5.6

The Company’s scheduled amortization expense for 2014 and the next five years is as follows:


Fiscal Year	Amount
2014	$	1,967
2015	$	1,737
2016	$	468
2017	$	288
2018	$	144

6. Balance Sheet Information

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Accounts receivable are recorded at invoiced amount with standard net terms that range between 30 and 90 days. The Company extends credit to its customers based on an evaluation of a customer’s financial condition and collateral is generally not required. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated uncollectible accounts receivable. The allowance is based on the Company’s assessment of known delinquent accounts, historical experience, and other currently available evidence of the collectability and the aging of accounts receivable. The Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts was $0.1 million at September 30, 2014 and at December 31, 2013. The provision for doubtful accounts is included in sales and marketing expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market and include material, labor and overhead costs using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method of costing. Inventories as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were composed of raw materials, sub-assemblies, finished goods and work-in-process. The Company had consigned inventory with customers of $1.1 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The Company records allowances to reduce the value of inventory to the lower of cost or market, including allowances for excess and obsolete inventory. The allowance for inventory losses was $2.0 million at September 30, 2014 and $1.9 million at December 31, 2013, respectively.

Inventories consisted of the following at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:


	September 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Raw materials	$	10,788	$	9,241
Work in process		774		716
Finished goods		4,805		4,578

Inventories, net	$	16,367	$	14,535

Prepaid and Other Current Assets

Prepaid assets are stated at cost and are amortized over the useful lives (up to one year) of the assets.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost and are depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The Company depreciates computer equipment over three to five years, office equipment, manufacturing and test equipment, and motor vehicles over five years, furniture and fixtures over seven years, and buildings over 30 years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the corresponding lease term or useful life. Depreciation expense and gains and losses on the disposal of property and equipment are included in cost of sales and operating expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred.

Property and equipment consists of the following at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:


	September 30,			December 31,
	2014			2013
Building	$	6,229		$	6,207
Computers and office equipment		10,524			9,818
Manufacturing and test equipment		11,493			10,415
Furniture and fixtures		1,207			1,204
Leasehold improvements		906			837
Motor vehicles		117			117

Total property and equipment		30,476			28,598
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(17,348	)		(15,397	)
Land		1,770			1,770

Property and equipment, net	$	14,898		$	14,971

Depreciation and amortization expense was approximately $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 and $2.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Amortization for capital leases is included in depreciation and amortization expense. See Note 11 for information related to capital leases.

Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consist of the following at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:


	September 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Executive deferred compensation	$	1,971	$	0
Inventory receipts		1,930		1,489
Payroll, bonuses, and other employee benefits		1,339		3,267
Paid time off		1,259		1,154
Professional fees and contractors		765		584
Warranties		307		305
Deferred rent and revenues		161		199
Real estate taxes		135		160
Employee stock purchase plan		125		292
Income and sales taxes		146		159
Other		357		194

Total	$	8,495	$	7,803

Long-term liabilities consist of the following:


	September 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013

Deferred rent	$	270	$	278
Long-term obligations under capital leases		123		0
Reserve for uncertain tax positions		97		865
Deferred revenues		61		86
Executive deferred compensation		0		1,908

	$	551	$	3,137

7. PCTEL Secure

PCTEL Secure designed Android-based, secure communication products. The Company learned through its marketing efforts for PCTEL Secure’s baseline product that its distribution channels had limited access to the target software markets, primarily U.S. government agencies. In January 2013 the Company engaged Wunderlich Securities, Inc. to evaluate strategic alternatives for PCTEL Secure, including a further search for a distribution entity that could take its baseline product to market.

On April 30, 2013, the Company divested all material assets associated with PCTEL Secure’s ProsettaCore™ technology to Redwall Technologies, LLC (“Redwall”), a development organization that specializes in mobile security, military and defense projects and systems, and critical national infrastructure. Under the terms of the agreement, Redwall acquired the server and device software (the “Software”), the underlying intellectual property, and complete development responsibility for the related products. At the closing of the divestiture, the Company received no upfront cash payment, but the Company has the right to receive a royalty of 7% of the net sale price of each future sale or license of the Software and each provision of services related to the Software, if any. Under the agreement, royalties are capped at $10 million in the aggregate.

The consolidated financial statements separately reflect the PCTEL Secure operations as discontinued operations for all periods presented. Summary results of operations for the discontinued operations included in the condensed consolidated statement of operations are as follows:


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013

Loss from discontinued operations, before income taxes	($	191	)
Benefit for income tax		(82	)

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	($	109	)


Loss from discontinued operations per common share:
Basic	($	0.01	)
Diluted	($	0.01	)

Weighted average shares:
Basic		17,766
Diluted		18,093

8. Acquisition of TelWorx Communications LLC

The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary PCTelWorx, Inc. (“PCTelWorx”), completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets and the assumption of certain specified liabilities of TelWorx Communications LLC, TelWorx U.K. Limited, TowerWorx LLC and TowerWorx International, Inc. (collectively “TelWorx”), pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of July 9, 2012 among the Company, PCTelWorx, TelWorx and Tim and Brenda Scronce, the principal owners of TelWorx. PCTelWorx was merged with PCTEL, Inc. effective June 30, 2014. The fair value purchase price for TelWorx was $16.1 million, consisting of $16.0 million in cash paid at closing, $1.1 million of contingent consideration related to an indemnity holdback escrow and potential earn-out at fair value, net of $1.0 million cash recovered from Tim and Brenda Scronce in March 2013 pursuant to the working capital adjustment provisions of the Asset Purchase Agreement and the legal settlement described below.

Following the closing of the acquisition, the Company’s management became aware of accounting irregularities with respect to the TelWorx financial statements, in part through an internal review conducted in connection with the calculation of post-closing purchase price adjustments and in part due to an anonymous tip received after the internal review began. With the oversight of the Audit Committee, management expanded its review into an internal investigation regarding these financial irregularities and outside counsel was retained to assist in the investigation. The Company’s outside counsel then retained a Big Four accounting firm to perform an independent forensic accounting investigation under counsel’s direction. The accounting irregularities in the TelWorx financial statements identified as a result of this investigation are believed to have been directed and/or permitted by management of TelWorx, principally Tim Scronce and those acting at his direction.

The Company determined the amount of the corrections and the period in which they occurred through the forensic audit performed, which included tracing sales transactions to customer commitments and proof of delivery documents as well as reviewing the cost of sales records and aging of inventory at the acquisition date.

The Company was authorized by the Board of Directors to seek restitution from the Telworx Parties and two other parties utilized by them in the acquisition. On March 27, 2013, the Company and the TelWorx Parties entered into a legal settlement over claims by the Company relating to the value of the acquisition and the accounting issues summarized above. The settlement had an aggregate fair value of $5.4 million, consisting of $4.3 million cash received, $0.6 million for the contingent consideration forfeited, and $0.5 million for the holdback escrow balance released. On September 30, 2014 the Company entered into a legal settlement with one of the other parties used by the TelWorx Parties in the acquisition for $0.1 million in cash. On October 10, 2014 the Company settled with the remaining other party for $0.8 million in cash. Both payments were received in October 2014. See also Footnote 11 – TelWorx Legal Settlements and Footnote 15 - Subsequent Events.

9. Stock-Based Compensation

The condensed consolidated statements of operations include $0.7 million and $2.6 million of stock compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively. Stock compensation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2014 consists of $0.5 million for restricted stock awards, $0.2 million for stock option expenses and $54 for stock purchase plan expenses. Stock compensation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 consists of $1.6 million for restricted stock awards, $0.8 million for stock option expenses and $137 for stock purchase plan expenses.

The condensed consolidated statements of operations include $0.9 million and $2.6 million of stock compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. Stock compensation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2013 consisted of $0.5 million for restricted stock awards, and $0.4 million for stock option and stock purchase plan expenses. Stock compensation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 consisted of $1.9 million for restricted stock awards, and $0.7 million for stock option and stock purchase plan expenses.

The Company did not capitalize any stock compensation expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 or 2013.

Total stock-based compensation is reflected in the condensed consolidated statements of operations as follows:


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Cost of revenues	$	112	$	104	$	315	$	294
Research and development		149		182		509		505
Sales and marketing		155		174		491		435
General and administrative		315		437		1,263		1,384

Total continuing operations		731		897		2,578		2,618
Discontinued operations		0		0		0		1

Total	$	731	$	897	$	2,578	$	2,619

Restricted Stock – Service Based

The Company grants shares of restricted stock as employee incentives as permitted under the Company’s 1997 Stock Plan. In connection with the grant of restricted stock to employees, the Company records deferred stock compensation representing the fair value of the common stock on the date the restricted stock is granted. Stock-based compensation expense is recorded ratably over the vesting period of the applicable shares. These grants vest over various periods, but typically vest over four years.

The following table summarizes restricted stock activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2014:


				Weighted
				Average
				Grant Date
	Shares			Fair Value

Unvested Restricted Stock Awards - December 31, 2013		543,021		$	6.59
Shares awarded		145,505			8.28
Shares vested		(371,749	)		6.57
Shares cancelled		(3,175	)		8.28

Unvested Restricted Stock Awards - September 30, 2014		313,602		$	7.38

The intrinsic value of service-based restricted shares that vested during the three months ended September 30, 2014, and 2013, was $25 and $67, respectively. The intrinsic value of service-based restricted shares that vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, and 2013, was $3.2 million, and $2.7 million, respectively.

At September 30, 2014, total unrecognized compensation expense related to restricted stock was approximately $1.3 million, net of forfeitures to be recognized through 2018 over a weighted average period of 1.7 years.

Restricted Stock Units – Service Based

The Company grants restricted stock units as employee incentives as permitted under the Company’s 1997 Stock Plan. Employee restricted stock units are time-based awards and are amortized over the vesting period. At the vesting date, these units are converted to shares of common stock. These units vest over various periods, but typically vest over four years. The fair value of the restricted stock units issued is based on the Company’s stock price on the date the restricted stock units are granted.

The following table summarizes the restricted stock unit activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2014:


				Weighted
				Average
				Grant Date
	Shares			Fair Value

Unvested Restricted Stock Units - December 31, 2013		6,325		$	6.70
Units awarded		1,500			8.77
Units vested		(3,225	)		6.56

Unvested Restricted Stock Units - September 30, 2014		4,600		$	7.47

The intrinsic value of service-based restricted stock units that vested and issued as shares during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 was $27 and $28, respectively. No units vested during the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

As of September 30, 2014, the unrecognized compensation expense related to the unvested portion of the Company’s restricted stock units was approximately $21, to be recognized through 2018 over a weighted average period of 1.5 years.

Stock Options

The Company grants stock options to purchase common stock for incentive purposes. The stock options contain exercise prices no less than the fair value of the Company’s stock on the grant date and typically vest in installments over a period of four years. Stock options may be exercised at any time prior to their expiration date or within ninety days of termination of employment, or such shorter time as may be provided in the related stock option agreement. Prior to 2010, the Company primarily granted stock options with a ten year life. Beginning with options granted in July 2010, the Company grants stock options with a seven year life.

The fair value of each unvested option was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options, which have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility and expected option life. Because the Company’s employee stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, the existing models may not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of the employee stock options.

The following table summarizes the stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2014:


				Weighted
				Average
	Options			Exercise
	Outstanding			Price

Outstanding at December 31, 2013		1,461,559		$	8.40
Granted		19,550			8.21
Retention stock rights converted to stock options		207,236			7.16
Exercised		(41,841	)		7.22
Expired or Cancelled		(243,110	)		10.98
Forfeited		(7,944	)		7.83

Outstanding at September 30, 2014		1,395,450		$	7.80

Exercisable at September 30, 2014		681,693		$	8.41

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 the Company issued 19,550 stock options with a weighted average grant date fair value of $2.21.

The Company calculated the fair value of each option grant on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the following assumptions at September 30:


	September 30,
	2014			2013
Dividend yield		2.2	%		1.6	%
Risk-free interest rate		0.5	%		0.2	%
Expected volatility		34	%		51	%
Expected life (in years)		5.2			4.6

The dividend yield rate was calculated by dividing the Company’s annual dividend by the closing price on the grant date. The risk-free interest rate was based on the U.S. Treasury yields with remaining term that approximates the expected life of the options granted. The Company calculates the volatility based on a five-year historical period of the Company’s stock price. The Company incorporates a forfeiture rate based on historical data in the expense calculation. The expected life used for options granted is based on historical data of employee exercise performance. The Company records expense based on the grading vesting method.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company received proceeds of $0.3 million from the exercise of 41,841 options. The intrinsic value of these options exercised was $55.

In March 2014, in accordance with the plan documents, the Company awarded an additional 24,736 stock option rights to executive employees under the 2013 LTIP. These awards were earned based on 2013 performance criteria. In March 2014, the total stock option rights earned under the 2013 LTIP were converted to stock options that vest between two and four years from the April 2013 grant date.

As of September 30, 2014, the unrecognized compensation expense related to the unvested portion of the Company’s stock options was approximately $1.0 million, net of estimated forfeitures, to be recognized through 2018 over a weighted average period of 1.3 years.

The range of exercise prices for options outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2014 was $5.50 to $11.00. The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding under all stock plans at September 30, 2014:


	Options Outstanding						Options Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices	Number Outstanding		Weighted Average Contractual Life (Years)		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Number Exercisable		Weighted Average Exercise Price
$5.50 — $6.86		57,969		4.01	$	6.59		44,918	$	6.63
6.87 — 7.93		912,531		5.29		7.22		230,188		7.29
7.94 — 8.63		41,445		2.59		8.47		33,207		8.49
8.64 — 8.76		29,500		1.84		8.76		26,500		8.76
8.77 — 9.09		105,250		1.10		9.08		100,125		9.09
9.10 — 9.12		6,575		1.73		9.11		6,575		9.11
9.13 — 9.16		132,000		1.84		9.16		132,000		9.16
9.17 — 10.25		69,280		2.74		9.40		67,280		9.39
10.26 — 10.50		1,400		3.84		10.46		1,400		10.46
10.51 — 11.00		39,500		1.64		10.65		39,500		10.65

$5.50 — $11.00		1,395,450		4.19	$	7.80		681,693	$	8.41

The intrinsic value and contractual life of the options outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2014 were as follows:


	Weighted Average Contractual Life (years)		Intrinsic Value
Options Outstanding		4.19	$	414
Options Exercisable		2.78	$	123

The intrinsic value is based on the share price of $7.59 at September 30, 2014.

Performance-based Equity Awards

In March 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“2014 LTIP”) and the LTIP award agreements were completed in April 2014. Under the LTIP, shares are earned by certain executive employees based upon achievement of revenue goals over a four year period with a penalty if certain profit levels are not maintained. The four-year period is divided into two interim periods (each an “Interim Period”), the first of which will end at December 31, 2015 and the second of which will end at December 31, 2017. The number of shares that can be earned at threshold and target are 190,000 and 380,000, respectively. Stock compensation expense is amortized over the performance period for these awards based on estimated achievement of the goals. The Company amortized $0.2 million and $0.5 million for the performance awards during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”)

The ESPP enables eligible employees to purchase common stock at the lower of 85% of the fair market value of the common stock on the first or last day of each offering period. Each offering period is approximately nine months. The Company received proceeds of $0.3 million from the issuance of 49,063 shares under the ESPP in February 2014 and received proceeds of $0.3 million from the issuance of 61,230 shares under the ESPP in February 2013. The Company received proceeds of $0.3 million from the issuance of 51,545 shares under the ESPP in August 2014 and received proceeds of $0.3 million from the issuance of 51,735 shares under the ESPP in August 2013.

Based on the 15% discount and the fair value of the option feature of this plan, this plan is considered compensatory. Compensation expense is calculated using the fair value of the employees’ purchase rights under the Black-Scholes model.

The Company calculated the fair value of each employee stock purchase grant on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the following assumptions:


	September 30,
	2014			2013
Dividend yield		2.2	%		1.7	%
Risk-free interest rate		0.3	%		0.3	%
Expected volatility		38	%		51	%
Expected life (in years)		0.5			0.5

The dividend yield rate was calculated by dividing the Company’s annual dividend by the closing price on the grant date. The risk-free interest rate was based on the U.S. Treasury yields with a remaining term that approximates the expected life of the options granted. The dividend yield rate is calculated by dividing the Company’s annual dividend by the closing price on the grant date. The Company calculates the volatility based on a five-year historical period of the Company’s stock price. The expected life used is based on the offering period.

In June 2014, the Company’s shareholders approved an amended and restated ESPP. Under the restated ESPP, the number of shares authorized for issuance was increased by 750,000. In addition, the expiration date of the ESPP was modified from March 2017 to the date that all shares authorized have been granted.

Employee Withholding Taxes on Stock Awards

For ease in administering the issuance of stock awards, the Company holds back shares of vested restricted stock awards and short-term incentive plan stock awards for the value of the statutory withholding taxes. For each individual receiving a share award, the Company redeems the shares it computes as the value for the withholding tax and remits this amount to the appropriate tax authority. The Company paid $1.0 million for withholding taxes related to stock awards during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Stock Repurchases

All share repurchase programs are authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and are announced publicly. On March 18, 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program for up to $5.0 million. On May 6, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company extended this stock buyback program through September 2014. During the three months ended September 30, 2014, no shares were repurchased. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, 215,650 shares were repurchased at an average price of $7.66. The Company repurchased 59,510 shares at an average price of $7.31 during the year ended December 31, 2013. As of September 30, 2014, there are no active share repurchase programs.

10. Benefit Plans

Employee Benefit Plans

The Company’s 401(k) plan covers all full-time U.S. employees beginning the first of the month following the month they begin their employment. Under this plan, employees may elect to contribute up to 15% of their current compensation to the 401(k) plan, up to the statutorily prescribed annual limit. The Company may make discretionary contributions to the 401(k) plan. The Company also contributes to various retirement plans for foreign employees.

The Company’s contributions to retirement plans were as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
PCTEL, Inc. 401(k) Profit sharing Plan - US employees	$	154	$	140	$	503	$	434
Defined contribution plans - foreign employees		84		65		245		189

Total	$	238	$	205	$	748	$	623

Executive Deferred Compensation Plan

Through December 2013, the Company provided an Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (“EDCP”) for executive officers, senior managers and directors. Under the EDCP, the executives could select to defer up to 50% of salary and up to 100% of cash bonuses. In addition, the Company provided a 4% matching cash contribution which vests depending upon the number of completed years of participation in the EDCP. The Company funded the obligation related to the EDCP with corporate-owned life insurance policies. The executive had a choice of investment alternatives from a menu of mutual funds offered by the insurance company. In November 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the termination of the EDCP and on December 27, 2013, the plan was terminated. The funds at the life insurance company were remitted to the Company and subsequently invested by the Company to fund the obligation. Each participant will receive the value of his or her account in January 2015. Upon separation of employment earlier than January 2015, a participant will receive the value of his or her account in accordance with the provisions of the plan. Because the funds from the insurance company were received in January 2014, $1.9 million was included in prepaid assets and other receivables on the balance sheet at December 31, 2013. At September 30, 2014, the value of the Company’s investment account to fund EDCP obligations was $2.0 million, included in cash equivalents and short-term investments in the consolidated balance sheets. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the deferred compensation obligation was $2.0 million and $1.9 million, included in accrued liabilities and long-term liabilities, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets.

11. Commitments and Contingencies

Leases

The Company has operating leases for office facilities through 2020 and office equipment through 2019. The future minimum rental payments under these leases at September 30, 2014 are as follows:


Year	Amount
2014	$	251
2015		926
2016		810
2017		655
Thereafter		1,248

Future minimum lease payments	$	3,890

During the quarter ended June 30, 2014, the Company recorded a capital lease for office equipment. As of September 30, 2014, the office equipment had a cost of $161, accumulated depreciation of $10, and a net book value of $151 recorded in property and equipment, net on the consolidated balance sheets.

The following table presents future minimum lease payments under capital leases together with the present value of the net minimum lease payments due in each year:


Year	Amount
2014	$	8
2015		34
2016		34
2017		34
2018		34
2019		23

Total minimum payments required:		167
Less amount representing interest:		16

Present value of net minimum lease payments:	$	151

Warranty Reserve and Sales Returns

The Company allows its major distributors and certain other customers to return unused product under specified terms and conditions. The Company accrues for product returns based on historical sales and return trends. The Company’s allowance for sales returns was $0.1 million and $0.2 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

The Company offers repair and replacement warranties of primarily two years for antenna products and three years for scanning receiver products. The Company’s warranty reserve is based on historical sales and costs of repair and replacement trends. The warranty reserve was $0.3 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, and is included in other accrued liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Changes in the warranty reserves during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, were as follows:


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013
Beginning balance	$	305		$	270
Provisions for warranties		62			124
Consumption of reserves		(60	)		(120	)

Ending balance	$	307		$	274

Restructuring

During 2013, the Company integrated the TelWorx business with its Bloomingdale, IL operations. The Company moved kitting operations and order fulfillment to its Bloomingdale facility from the Lexington, North Carolina facility. As part of the integration, the Company separated eighteen PCTelWorx employees between March and September 2013. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recorded $0.3 million as restructuring expense for employee severance costs and asset disposals and recorded $0.3 million in cost of sales for the disposal of TelWorx inventory that was not compatible with the Company’s Bloomingdale facility or Bloomingdale operations.

TelWorx Settlement

On March 27, 2013, the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiary PCTelWorx, Inc. (“PCTelWorx”), and the TelWorx Parties (as defined below) entered into an Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Asset Purchase Agreement dated July 9, 2012 (the “Original Agreement), among the Company, PCTelWorx, Ciao Enterprises, LLC f/k/a TelWorx Communications, LLC and certain of its affiliated entities (collectively, the “TelWorx Entities”) and Tim and Brenda Scronce (“Sellers” and collectively with the TelWorx Entities, the “TelWorx Parties”), as part of a settlement arrangement relative to PCTelWorx’ s acquisition of substantially all of the assets and the assumption of certain specified liabilities of the TelWorx Entities on July 9, 2012 (the “Acquisition”).

As disclosed in the Company’s Form 8-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on March 13, 2013, after completion of the Acquisition, the Company became aware of certain accounting irregularities with respect to the TelWorx Entities and the Company’s Board of Directors directed management to conduct an internal investigation. Based on the results of the Company’s investigation, the Company’s Board of Directors directed management to seek restitution from the TelWorx Parties, and after protracted negotiations and concurrent litigation, the parties entered into the Amendment and related settlement agreements to resolve their dispute.

The following is a summary of the material terms of the Amendment:

•

the TelWorx Parties paid the Company a cash payment of $4.3 million, which included $1.0 million pursuant to the working capital adjustment provisions of the Original Agreement;

•

the TelWorx Parties forfeited all $1.5 million of the potential contingent consideration earnable under the Original Agreement, which had a fair value of $0.6 million, and which, if earned, would have been payable in the form of common stock of the Company;

•

the TelWorx Parties forfeited the $0.5 million holdback escrow under the Original Agreement;

•

the parties agreed to the elimination of all indemnification obligations provided for under the Original Agreement;

•

the Company, PCTelWorx and the Sellers each agreed to execute mutual releases of all claims arising in connection with the dispute; and

•

PCTelWorx acquired an option to terminate the facility lease in Lexington, North Carolina with Scronce Real Estate, LLC (which is controlled by Sellers) upon 180 days written notice.

The settlement had an aggregate fair value of $5.4 million, consisting of $4.3 million cash received, $0.6 million for the contingent consideration forfeited, and $0.5 million for the holdback escrow balance released. Approximately $1.0 million of the cash received was pursuant to the working capital adjustment provisions of the Original Agreement. The remaining $4.3 million settlement amount, consisting of $3.2 million cash and the release of the $0.6 million contingent consideration fair value and the $0.5 million release of the holdback escrow, was recorded as income in the quarter ended March 31, 2013, consistent with accounting for legal settlements.

As part of the Acquisition, PCTelWorx executed a five-year lease with Scronce Real Estate, LLC for the continued use of an operating facility and offices in Lexington, North Carolina, which provided for annual rental payments of approximately $0.2 million. In May 2013, the Company gave notice of its election to exercise its option to terminate the Lexington facility lease, with termination effective October 31, 2013.

The Company also engaged in efforts to seek further restitution from two other parties used by the TelWorx Parties in the acquisition. On September 30, 2014 the Company settled with one for $0.1 million in cash. The company recorded that settlement as income in the quarter ended September 30, 2014, consistent with accounting for legal settlements. On October 10, 2014 the Company settled with the other party for $0.8 million. The settlement will be recorded as income in the quarter ended December 31, 2014, consistent with accounting for legal settlements. Both payments were received in October 2014. See also Footnote 8. – Acquisition of TelWorx Communications LLC and Footnote 15 - Subsequent Events.

12. Income Taxes

The Company recorded income tax expense of $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 differed from the statutory rate of 34% primarily because the Company recorded a tax benefit of $0.8 million related to the reversal of a liability for uncertain income taxes. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company also recorded $0.5 million to additional paid in capital related to tax benefits for stock compensation. The Company recorded income tax expense for continuing operations of $1.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 differed from the statutory rate of 34% due to state income taxes.

The Company’s valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets was $0.6 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. On a regular basis, the Company evaluates the recoverability of deferred tax assets and the need for a valuation allowance. Such evaluations involve the application of significant judgment. The Company considers multiple factors in its evaluation of the need for a valuation allowance. The Company’s long-term forecasts continue to support the realization of its deferred tax assets. The Company’s domestic deferred tax assets have a ratable reversal pattern over 15 years. The carry forward rules allow for up to a 20 year carry forward of net operating losses (“NOL”) to future income that is available to realize the deferred tax assets. The combination of the deferred tax asset reversal pattern and carry forward period yields a 26.0 year average period over which future income can be utilized to realize the deferred tax assets.

The Company’s gross unrecognized tax benefit was $0.9 million and $1.5 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The Company believes that is likely that approximately $0.1 million related to foreign income tax uncertainties will reverse in the fourth quarter 2014.

The Company files a consolidated federal income tax return, income tax returns with various states, and foreign income tax returns in various foreign jurisdictions. The Company’s federal and state income tax years, with limited exceptions, are closed through 2007.

13. Segment, Customer and Geographic Information

PCTEL operates in two segments for reporting purposes. The Company’s Connected Solutions segment includes its antenna and engineered site solutions. Its RF Solutions segment includes its scanning receivers and RF engineering services. Each of the segments has its own segment manager as well as its own engineering, sales and marketing, and operational general and administrative functions. All of the Company’s accounting and finance, human resources, IT and legal functions are provided on a centralized basis through the corporate function. The Company manages its balance sheet and cash flows centrally at the corporate level, with the exception of trade accounts receivable and inventory which is managed at the segment level. Each of the segment managers reports to and maintains regular contact with the chief operating decision maker to discuss operating activities, financial results, forecasts, or plans for the segment. The Company’s chief operating decision maker uses the profit and loss results through operating profit and identified assets for Connected Solutions and RF Solutions segments to make operating decisions.

The following tables are the segment operating profits and cash flow information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013, respectively, and the segment balance sheet information as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Connected Solutions		RF Solutions		Corporate			Total

REVENUES	$	18,697	$	9,283	($	48	)	$	27,932

GROSS PROFIT		5,803		5,584		7			11,394

OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	$	2,262	$	2,492	($	2,658	)	$	2,096


Depreciation	$	426	$	211	$	86		$	723
Intangible amortization	$	261	$	204	$	0		$	465
Capital expenditures	$	241	$	345	$	10		$	596


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Connected Solutions		RF Solutions		Corporate			Total

REVENUES	$	52,409	$	25,578	($	218	)	$	77,769

GROSS PROFIT		16,635		15,171		20			31,826

OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	$	5,278	$	5,150	($	8,209	)	$	2,219


Depreciation	$	1,267	$	562	$	257		$	2,086
Intangible amortization	$	891	$	612	$	0		$	1,503
Capital expenditures	$	811	$	1,036	$	37		$	1,884


	As of September 30, 2014
	Connected Solutions		RF Solutions		Corporate		Total
Accounts receivable	$	13,587	$	6,649	$	0	$	20,236
Inventories	$	14,648	$	1,719	$	0	$	16,367

Long-lived assets:
Property and equipment, net	$	11,175	$	2,907	$	816	$	14,898
Goodwill	$	0	$	161	$	0	$	161
Intangible assets, net	$	1,941	$	1,161	$	0	$	3,102
Deferred tax assets, net	$	0	$	0	$	10,685	$	10,685
Other noncurrent assets	$	0	$	0	$	39	$	39


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Connected Solutions		RF Solutions		Corporate			Total

REVENUES	$	18,318	$	8,243	($	90	)	$	26,471

GROSS PROFIT		5,684		5,090		2			10,776

OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	$	1,738	$	2,098	($	2,908	)	$	928


Depreciation	$	444	$	131	$	85		$	660
Intangible amortization	$	392	$	204	$	0		$	596
Capital expenditures	$	457	$	189	$	4		$	650


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Connected Solutions		RF Solutions		Corporate			Total

REVENUES	$	56,874	$	21,617	($	201	)	$	78,290

GROSS PROFIT		17,352		13,547		18			30,917

OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	$	4,872	$	5,139	($	10,135	)	($	124	)


Depreciation	$	1,361	$	410	$	235		$	2,006
Intangible amortization	$	1,181	$	623	$	0		$	1,804
Capital expenditures	$	1,087	$	654	$	189		$	1,930


	As of December 31, 2013
	Connected Solutions		RF Solutions		Corporate		Total
Accounts receivable	$	11,934	$	6,669	$	0	$	18,603
Inventories	$	12,802	$	1,733	$	0	$	14,535

Long-lived assets:
Property and equipment, net	$	11,508	$	2,427	$	1,036	$	14,971
Goodwill	$	0	$	161	$	0	$	161
Intangible assets, net	$	2,832	$	1,772	$	0	$	4,604
Deferred tax assets, net	$	0	$	0	$	11,827	$	11,827
Other noncurrent assets	$	0	$	0	$	41	$	41

The Company’s revenues to customers outside of the United States, as a percent of total revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively were as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
Region	2014			2013			2014			2013
Asia Pacific		11	%		10	%		11	%		10	%
Europe, Middle East, & Africa		7	%		11	%		9	%		10	%
Other Americas		7	%		8	%		6	%		6	%

Total Foreign sales		25	%		29	%		26	%		26	%

There were no customers that accounted for 10% or greater of revenues during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 or the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

14. Related Parties

Commencing July 9, 2012 through October 2013, the Company’s lease for its Lexington, North Carolina facility was with Scronce Real Estate LLC. Scronce Real Estate, LLC is owned by Tim and Brenda Scronce, the wife of Tim Scronce. Tim and/or Brenda Scronce were the majority owners of the TelWorx entities as defined in Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies above. The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary PCTelWorx, Inc. (“PCTelWorx”), purchased certain of the assets of TelWorx in July 2012. Tim Scronce worked for the Company until his resignation in December 2012 and Brenda Scronce never worked for the Company. In May 2013, the Company gave notice of early termination of the lease which became effective October 31, 2013. The Company signed a new lease for an office facility in Lexington effective August 1, 2013. The new lease is not with a related party. Through December 31, 2013, a total of $0.2 million was paid under this new lease.

Through October 2013, the Company’s lease for its Melbourne, Florida office was with 3dB, LLC, a real estate entity co-owned by Robert Joslin, Scott Clay, and Greg Akin. As co-owners of Envision Wireless, Joslin, Clay and Akin sold the assets of Envision Wireless to the Company in October 2011. Joslin, Clay, and Akin continue to work for the Company. This lease expired October 31, 2013. In September 2013, the Company signed a five-year lease for new office space in Melbourne, Florida. The new lease is not with a related party.

15. Subsequent Events

The Company evaluates subsequent events occurring between the most recent balance sheet date and the date that the financial statements are available to be issued in order to determine whether the subsequent events are to be recorded and/or disclosed in the Company’s financial statements and footnotes. The financial statements are considered to be available to be issued at the time that they are filed with the SEC. Except as described below, there were no other subsequent events or transactions that required recognition or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.

Legal Settlements

As further described in Note 11, the Company pursued restitution from the TelWorx Parties and two other parties used by the TelWorx Parties in the TelWorx acquisition. Settlement was reached with the TelWorx Parties in the quarter ended March 31, 2013 and one of the other parties used by the TelWorx Parties in the quarter ended September 30, 2014.

On October 10, 2014 the Company entered into a legal settlement with the remaining other party used by the TelWorx Parties in the TelWorx acquisition for $0.8 million in cash. The settlement will be recorded as income in the quarter ended December 31, 2014, consistent with accounting for legal settlements.

Item 2:

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following information 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 conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 14, 2014. Except for historical information, the following discussion contains forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding our anticipated revenues, profits, costs and expenses and revenue mix. These forward-looking statements include, among others, those statements including the words “may,” “will,” “plans,” “seeks,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “believes” and words of similar meaning. Such statements constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements.

Our revenues were higher during the three months ended September 30, 2014, compared to the same period in 2013 because of higher revenues from our RF Solutions segment but were lower for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to the same period in 2013 primarily due to lower revenues within our Connected Solutions segment. For the three months ended September 30, 2014, revenues increased $1.5 million, or 5.5%, to $27.9 million compared to the same period in 2013. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, our revenues declined $0.5 million, or 0.7% compared to the same period in 2013. Our recorded operating income improved by $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, compared to the same period in 2013 due to the gross margin impact of higher revenues from RF Solutions. Our operating income improved $2.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to the same period in 2013 due to the gross margin impact of higher revenues from RF Solutions, as well as lower legal and professional fees associated with the TelWorx investigation.

Introduction

PCTEL is a global leader in propagation and optimization solutions for the wireless industry. PCTEL develops and distributes innovative antenna and engineered site solutions and designs and develops software-based radios (scanning receivers) and provides related RF engineering services for wireless network optimization.

Revenue growth for antenna products and engineered site solutions is driven by emerging wireless applications in the following markets: public safety, military, and government applications; supervisory control and data acquisition (“SCADA”), health care, energy, smart grid and agricultural applications; indoor wireless, wireless backhaul, and cellular applications. Revenue growth for scanning receiver products, interference management products, and optimization services is driven by the deployment of new wireless technology and the need for wireless networks to be tuned and reconfigured on a regular basis.

We have an intellectual property portfolio related to antennas, the mounting of antennas, and scanning receivers. These patents are being held for defensive purposes and are not part of an active licensing program.

We operate in two segments for reporting purposes. Our Connected Solutions segment includes our antenna and engineered site solutions. Our RF Solutions segment includes our scanning receivers and RF engineering services. Each of our segments has its own segment manager as well as its own engineering, sales and marketing, and operational general and administrative functions. All of our accounting and finance, human resources, IT and legal functions are provided on a centralized basis through the corporate function.

On April 30, 2013, we divested all material assets associated with PCTEL Secure’s ProsettaCore™ technology to Redwall Technologies, LLC (“Redwall”), a development organization that specializes in mobile security, military and defense projects and systems, and critical national infrastructure. Under the terms of the agreement, Redwall acquired the server and device software (the “Software”), the underlying IP, and complete development responsibility for the security products. At the closing of the divestiture, we received no upfront cash payment, but have the right to receive a royalty of 7% of the net sale price of each future sale or license of the Software and each provision of services related to the Software, if any. Under the agreement, royalties will not exceed $10.0 million in the aggregate. In accordance with accounting for discontinued operations, the consolidated financial statements separately reflect the results of PCTEL Secure as discontinued operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Results of Operations

Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

(in thousands)

Revenues by Segment


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013			$ Change		% Change

Connected Solutions	$	18,697		$	18,318		$	379		2.1	%
RF Solutions		9,283			8,243			1,040		12.6	%
Corporate		(48	)		(90	)		42		not meaningful

Total	$	27,932		$	26,471		$	1,461		5.5	%


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013			$ Change			% Change

Connected Solutions	$	52,409		$	56,874		($	4,465	)		-7.9	%
RF Solutions		25,578			21,617			3,961			18.3	%
Corporate		(218	)		(201	)		(17	)		not meaningful

Total	$	77,769		$	78,290		($	521	)		-0.7	%

Revenues increased 5.5% in the three months ended September 30, 2014 and decreased 0.7% in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to the same periods in 2013. For the three months ended September 30, 2014, Connected Solutions revenues increased 2.1% primarily due to higher revenues for site solutions products. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, Connected Solutions revenues decreased 7.9% primarily because of lower antenna product revenues. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, revenues for RF Solutions increased 12.6% and 18.3% compared to the same periods in 2013 due to higher revenues for both services and scanning receiver products. The increase in RF Solutions revenue is attributed to continued carrier spending increasing from 2013 levels and the rapid growth of in-building wireless network expansion.

Gross Profit by Segment


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2014		% of Revenues			2013		% of Revenues

Connected Solutions	$	5,803		31.0	%	$	5,684		31.0	%
RF Solutions		5,584		60.2	%		5,090		61.7	%
Corporate		7		not meaningful			2		not meaningful

Total	$	11,394		40.8	%	$	10,776		40.7	%


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		% of Revenues			2013		% of Revenues

Connected Solutions	$	16,635		31.7	%	$	17,352		30.5	%
RF Solutions		15,171		59.3	%		13,547		62.7	%
Corporate		20		not meaningful			18		not meaningful

Total	$	31,826		40.9	%	$	30,917		39.5	%

The gross profit percentage of 40.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2014 was 0.1% higher than the comparable period in fiscal 2013 and the gross profit percentage of 40.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was 1.4% higher than the comparable period in fiscal 2013. The higher gross margin percentage for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was due to increased contribution of higher gross margin RF Solutions revenues and due to increased gross margins for Connected Solutions revenues. The gross profit percentage for Connected Solutions increased 1.2% during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 versus the comparable periods in the prior year.

While the segment experienced margin pressure from fixed costs spread over lower revenue, it was more than offset by improvements made through our elimination of unprofitable site solutions products and customers, consolidating the site solutions factory into our Bloomingdale facility, and other supply chain improvements. The gross profit percentage for RF Solutions declined 1.5% and 3.4% during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, versus the comparable periods in the prior year. The decrease is attributed to the increased contribution of our network engineering services revenue with its lower gross profit margin relative to scanners. Revenue in scanners and network engineering services were both higher than last year.

Operating Profit by Segment


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2014			% of Revenues			2013			% of Revenues

Connected Solutions	$	2,262			12.1	%	$	1,738			9.5	%
RF Solutions		2,492			26.8	%		2,098			25.5	%
Corporate		(2,658	)		not meaningful			(2,908	)		not meaningful

Total	$	2,096			7.5	%	$	928			3.5	%


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			% of Revenues			2013			% of Revenues

Connected Solutions	$	5,278			10.1	%	$	4,872			8.6	%
RF Solutions		5,150			20.1	%		5,139			23.8	%
Corporate		(8,209	)		not meaningful			(10,135	)		not meaningful

Total	$	2,219			2.9	%	($	124	)		-0.2	%

Total operating profit improved by $1.2 million and $2.3 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same periods in 2013.

For the three months ended September 30, 2014, our operating profit improved because of higher operating profit for both Connected Solutions and RF Solutions as well as lower corporate general and administrative expenses. Operating profit for Connected Solutions improved due to profits from higher revenues in addition to lower operating expenses. Operating profit for RF Solutions improved primarily because of gross profits from higher revenues.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, operating profit improved due to higher operating profit for Connected Solutions as well as lower operating expenses for legal and professional fees. Within corporate general and administrative expenses, legal and professional fees associated with the TelWorx purchase of assets were lower by $1.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the prior year period.

Consolidated Operating Expenses


	Three Months Ended September 30,					Three Months Ended September 30,		% of Revenues
	2014		Change			2013		2014			2013
Research and development	$	2,659	($	76	)	$	2,735		9.5	%		10.3	%
Sales and marketing		3,054		142			2,912		10.9	%		11.0	%
General and administrative		3,120		(456	)		3,576		11.2	%		13.5	%
Amortization of intangible assets		465		(131	)		596		1.7	%		2.3	%
Restructuring charges		0		(29	)		29		0.0	%		0.1	%

	$	9,298	($	550	)	$	9,848		33.3	%		37.2	%


	Nine Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,		% of Revenues
	2014		Change			2013		2014			2013
Research and development	$	8,970	$	1,007		$	7,963		11.5	%		10.2	%
Sales and marketing		9,312		326			8,986		12.0	%		11.5	%
General and administrative		9,822		(2,212	)		12,034		12.6	%		15.4	%
Amortization of intangible assets		1,503		(301	)		1,804		1.9	%		2.3	%
Restructuring charges		0		(254	)		254		0.0	%		0.3	%

	$	29,607	($	1,434	)	$	31,041		38.1	%		39.6	%

Research and Development

Research and development expenses were lower by $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, but were higher by approximately $1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the increase is primarily due to spending for the development of new scanning receiver products. Spending on the scanning receiver development was lower in the third quarter 2014 compared to first two quarters of 2014 due to the completion of certain development projects.

Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing expenses include costs associated with the sales and marketing employees, sales agents, product line management, and trade show expenses.

Sales and marketing expenses increased approximately $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same period in fiscal 2013 primarily as a result of headcount additions for RF Solutions, offsetting lower expenses due to headcount reductions in Connected Solutions.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses include costs associated with the general management, finance, human resources, information technology, legal, insurance, public company costs, and other operating expenses to the extent not otherwise allocated to other functions.

During the three months ended September 30, 2014, general and administrative expenses decreased $0.5 million compared to the same period in 2013 primarily due to lower expenses for the Company’s incentive plans. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, general and administrative expenses decreased $2.2 million compared to the same period in fiscal 2013 primarily due to lower legal and professional fees for the TelWorx settlement and investigation, and also due to lower expenses for incentive plans and lower IT expenses associated with our ERP system. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, we incurred $1.1 million and $2.1 million of professional and legal fees associated with the TelWorx settlements and the TelWorx SEC investigation. Some of the professional and legal fees associated with the TelWorx SEC investigation are reimbursed by insurance proceeds. See section on Other Income, Net for details related to insurance proceeds.

Amortization of Intangible Assets

Amortization decreased $0.1 million and $0.3 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same periods in 2013 because certain intangible assets related to acquisitions for Connected Solutions became fully amortized during 2013.

Restructuring Charges

During 2013, we integrated the TelWorx business with our Connected Solutions segment. The kitting and order fulfillment operations in North Carolina were consolidated into our Bloomingdale, IL facility. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, we recorded restructuring expense for employee severance benefits.

Other Income, Net


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014			Three Months Ended September 30, 2013			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Settlement income	$	100		$	125		$	175		$	4,455
Insurance proceeds		88			264			559			313
Interest income		13			17			51			56
Foreign exchange gains (losses)		10			(10	)		(37	)		(26	)
Other, net		(4	)		(7	)		(10	)		(20	)

	$	207		$	389		$	738		$	4,778

Percentage of revenues		0.7	%		1.5	%		0.9	%		6.1	%

Other income, net consists of interest income, foreign exchange gains and losses, as well as income from legal settlements and insurance proceeds. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, other income, net includes $88 and $560 of insurance proceeds related to the TelWorx SEC investigation and legal settlement income of $100 and $175, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, other income includes $4.3 million related to the TelWorx settlement. See Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements regarding the TelWorx settlement.

Expense for Income Taxes


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014			Three Months Ended September 30, 2013			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

Expense for income taxes	$	85		$	566		$	340		$	1,764
Effective tax rate		3.7	%		43.0	%		11.5	%		37.9	%

The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 differed from the statutory rate of 34% by 22.5% primarily because we recorded a tax benefit of $0.8 million related to the reversal of a liability for uncertain income taxes. The effective rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 differed from the statutory rate by 3.9% primarily due to state income taxes.

We maintain valuation allowances due to uncertainties regarding realizability. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we had a valuation allowance of $0.6 million on our deferred tax assets. The valuation allowance primarily relates to deferred tax assets in tax jurisdictions in which we no longer have significant operations. On a regular basis, management evaluates the recoverability of deferred tax assets and the need for a valuation allowance. Our domestic deferred tax assets have a ratable reversal pattern over 15 years. The carry forward rules allow for up to a 20 year carry forward of net operating losses (“NOL”) to future income that is available to realize the deferred tax assets. The combination of the deferred tax asset reversal pattern and carry forward period yields a 26.0 year average period over which future income can be utilized to realize the deferred tax assets.

We regularly evaluate our estimates and judgments related to uncertain tax positions and when necessary, establish contingency reserves to account for our uncertain tax positions. As we obtain more information via the settlement of tax audits and through other pertinent information, these projections and estimates are reassessed and may be adjusted accordingly. These adjustments may result in significant income tax provisions or provision reversals.

Discontinued Operations


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014		Three Months Ended September 30, 2013		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

Net loss from discontinued operations	$	0	$	0	$	0	($	109	)

The net loss from discontinued operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 includes operating expenses of PCTEL Secure LLC net of income taxes. There has been no activity with PCTEL Secure since the sale of the business in April 2013.

Stock-based compensation expense

The condensed consolidated statements of operations include $0.9 million and $2.6 million of stock compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. Stock compensation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2013 consists of $0.5 million for restricted stock awards, and $0.4 million for stock option and stock purchase plan expenses. Stock compensation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 consists of $1.9 million for restricted stock awards, and $0.7 million for stock option and stock purchase plan expenses.

The Company did not capitalize any stock compensation expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 or 2013.

Total stock-based compensation is reflected in the condensed consolidated statements of operations as follows:


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Cost of revenues	$	112	$	104	$	315	$	294
Research and development		149		182		509		505
Sales and marketing		155		174		491		435
General and administrative		315		437		1,263		1,384

Total continuing operations		731		897		2,578		2,618
Discontinued operations		0		0		0		1

Total	$	731	$	897	$	2,578	$	2,619

Liquidity and Capital Resources


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013

Net income	$	2,617		$	2,781
Charges for depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation, and other non-cash items		5,619			7,290
Changes in operating assets and liabilities		(2,808	)		(2,898	)

Net cash provided by operating activities	$	5,428		$	7,173
Net cash used in investing activities	($	5,325	)	($	5,849	)
Net cash used in financing activities	($	2,545	)	($	1,457	)
Cash flows from discontinued operations	$	0		($	16	)


	September 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period	$	19,345	$	21,790
Short-term investments at the end of period	$	39,546	$	36,105
Working capital at the end of period	$	85,310	$	83,585

Liquidity and Capital Resources Overview

At September 30, 2014, our cash and investments were approximately $58.9 million and we had working capital of $85.3 million. Our cash and investments were approximately $1.0 million higher at September 30, 2014 compared to December 31, 2013 because we earned $5.4 million from operations and $1.3 million from the issuance of stock offset by $1.6 million of cash used for stock repurchases, $2.2 million of cash used for payment of dividends, and $1.9 million used for capital expenditures.

Within operating activities, we are historically a net generator of operating funds from our income statement activities and a net user of operating funds for balance sheet expansion. Within investing activities, capital spending historically ranges between 3% and 5% of our revenues and the primary use of capital is for manufacturing and development engineering requirements. Our capital expenditures during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were approximately 2.4% of revenues. We historically have significant transfers between investments and cash as we rotate our large cash balances and short-term investment balances between money market funds, which are accounted for as cash equivalents, and other investment vehicles. We have a history of supplementing our organic revenue growth with acquisitions of product lines or companies, resulting in significant uses of our cash and short-term investment balance from time to time. We expect the historical trend for capital spending and the variability caused by moving money between cash and investments and periodic merger and acquisition activity to continue in the future.

Within financing activities, we have historically generated funds from the exercise of stock options and proceeds from the issuance of common stock through the ESPP and have historically used funds to pay dividends and to repurchase shares of our common stock through our share repurchase programs. The term of the most recent stock buyback program expired in September 2014. Whether this activity results in our being a net user of funds versus a net generator of funds is largely dependent on our stock price during any given year.

Management believes that the Company’s current financial position, which includes $58.9 million in cash and investments, and no debt, combined with its historic ability to generate free cash flow (cash flow from operations less capital spending) provide adequate liquidity and working capital to support its operations.

Operating Activities:

Operating activities provided $5.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as we generated $8.2 million of cash from our income statement activities but used $2.8 million of cash with our balance sheet activities. We used $1.0 million for payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation. The tax payments related to our stock issued for restricted stock awards and performance shares. Within the balance sheet, we used $1.9 million to pay annual 2013 accruals, including short-term incentive plan bonuses and sales commissions. We used $1.9 million on higher inventories for Connected Solutions due to purchases to support site solutions business during the fourth quarter of 2014. We used cash of $1.6 million from increases in accounts receivable due to higher revenues in the quarter ended September 30, 2014 compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2013 and also due to the timing of the revenues within the quarter.

Operating activities provided $7.2 million of cash during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 as we generated approximately $10.1 million of cash from our income statement but used $2.9 million of cash within our balance sheet. Within our income statement activities, we

used $1.0 million for payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation. The tax payments related to our stock issued for restricted stock awards and performance shares. On the balance sheet, we used cash of $6.7 million for the contraction of accounts payable. Accounts payables declined due to reductions in inventories and due to the timing of vendor purchases during the quarter ended September 30, 2013 compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2012. We generated cash of $2.4 million from the reduction of inventories. We managed our RF Solutions inventory down from higher than normal inventory levels at year end 2012. We also lowered our site solutions inventory as a result of the integration of the Lexington business with the operations in Bloomingdale.

Investing Activities:

Our investing activities used $5.3 million of cash during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as we used $3.4 million in our investment activity and $1.9 million for capital expenditures. Redemptions and maturities of our short-term investments during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 provided $51.2 million in funds. We rotated $54.7 million of cash into new short-term investments during the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

Our investing activities used $5.8 million of cash during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 as we used $3.9 million of cash from net maturities of investments and used $1.9 million for capital expenditures. Redemptions and maturities of our investments in short-term bonds during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 provided $56.8 million in funds. We rotated $60.7 million of cash into new short-term bonds during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Financing Activities:

We used $2.5 million in cash for financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. We used $1.6 million to repurchase shares in the stock repurchase program and $2.2 million for cash dividends paid in February 2014, May 2014 and August 2014. We received $0.8 million in proceeds from the purchase of shares through our ESPP and the exercise of stock options. We earned $0.5 million tax benefit from stock based compensation.

We used $1.4 million in cash for financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2013. We paid $1.9 million for quarterly cash dividends and we received $0.9 million in proceeds from the purchase of shares through our ESPP and the exercise of stock options. We used $0.4 million to repurchase shares in the stock repurchase program.

Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments

As of September 30, 2014, we had operating lease obligations of approximately $3.9 million through 2020, primarily for facility leases. Our lease obligations were $4.2 million at December 31, 2013.

We had purchase obligations of $8.6 million and $5.6 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. These obligations are for the purchase of inventory, as well as for other goods and services in the ordinary course of business, and exclude the balances for purchases currently recognized as liabilities on the balance sheet.

We had a liability of $0.9 million and $1.5 million related to income tax uncertainties at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. It is likely that approximately $0.1 million related to foreign income tax uncertainties will reverse in the fourth quarter 2014. We do not know the timing of the settlement for the remainder of this liability.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

We use certain critical accounting policies as described in “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31, 2013 (the “2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K”). There have been no material changes in any of our critical accounting policies since December 31, 2013. See Note 2 in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion on recent accounting pronouncements.

Item 3:

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

See our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 (Item 7A). As of November 7, 2014, there have been no material changes in this information.

Item 4: Controls and Procedures

Changes in Internal Controls:

Our management evaluated, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and that such information is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms. There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II Other Information

Item 1: Legal Proceedings

TelWorx Acquisition

As further described in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements, following the closing of the Telworx acquisition, the Company became aware of accounting irregularities with respect to the acquired Telworx business and the Company self-reported to the SEC. The SEC has commenced a formal investigation relating to the accounting irregularities in the Telworx financial statements. We have been cooperating fully with the SEC.

Item 1A: Risk Factors

Factors That May Affect Our Business, Financial Condition and Future Operating Results

There have been no changes with respect to the risk factors as previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.

Item 2: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3: Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4: Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5: Other Information

None.

Item 6:

Exhibits


Exhibit No.	Description	Reference

31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	Filed herewith

31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	Filed herewith

32.1	Certifications 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.	Filed herewith

101	The following materials from PCTEL, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations, (ii) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, (iii) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity, (iv) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	Filed herewith

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized:

PCTEL, Inc.

a Delaware corporation

/s/ Martin H. Singer

Martin H. Singer

Chief Executive Officer

Date: November 7, 2014

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