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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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(MARK ONE)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM
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COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-26946
INTEVAC, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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CALIFORNIA 94-3125814
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (IRS EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)
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3560 BASSETT STREET
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA 95054
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE, INCLUDING ZIP CODE)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (408) 986-9888
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 [ ]
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
On September 30, 2000 approximately 11,842,235 shares of the Registrant's
Common Stock, no par value, were outstanding.
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INTEVAC, INC.
INDEX
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets....................... 1
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and
Comprehensive Income........................................ 2
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows............. 3
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements........ 4
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations................................... 9
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk........................................................ 17
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings........................................... 18
Item 2. Changes in Securities....................................... 18
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities............................. 18
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security-Holders......... 18
Item 5. Other Information........................................... 18
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K............................ 19
SIGNATURES........................................................... 20
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INTEVAC, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(IN THOUSANDS)
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SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31,
2000 1999
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(UNAUDITED)
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ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents................................. $ 8,827 $ 3,295
Short-term investments.................................... 29,751 37,600
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $157 and $1,713
at September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999,
respectively........................................... 10,880 5,744
Income taxes recoverable.................................. -- 5,463
Inventories............................................... 18,590 15,965
Prepaid expenses and other current assets................. 478 512
Deferred tax asset........................................ 4,571 4,571
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Total current assets................................... 73,097 73,150
Property, plant, and equipment, net......................... 9,996 12,375
Investment in 601 California Avenue LLC..................... 2,431 2,431
Goodwill and other intangibles.............................. 1,324 2,105
Debt issuance costs......................................... 834 1,018
Deferred tax assets and other assets........................ 3,154 3,303
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Total assets...................................... $90,836 $94,382
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Notes payable............................................. $ 1,904 $ --
Accounts payable.......................................... 1,824 1,014
Accrued payroll and related liabilities................... 1,646 1,533
Other accrued liabilities................................. 5,671 9,173
Customer advances......................................... 15,420 9,851
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Total current liabilities......................... 26,465 21,571
Convertible notes........................................... 41,245 41,245
Long-term notes payable..................................... -- 1,943
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock, no par value................................ 18,644 18,170
Retained earnings......................................... 4,482 11,453
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Total shareholders' equity............................. 23,126 29,623
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity........ $90,836 $94,382
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See accompanying notes.
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INTEVAC, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
(UNAUDITED)
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THREE MONTHS ENDED NINE MONTHS ENDED
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SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 25, SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 25,
2000 1999 2000 1999
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Net revenues.............................. $11,036 $13,822 $26,119 $ 35,841
Cost of net revenues...................... 10,432 12,323 23,056 33,169
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Gross profit.............................. 604 1,499 3,063 2,672
Operating expenses:
Research and development................ 2,726 3,283 7,703 11,135
Selling, general and administrative..... 1,387 1,615 2,970 5,602
Restructuring........................... (23) 2,224 (638) 2,202
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Total operating expenses........ 4,090 7,122 10,035 18,939
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Operating income (loss)................... (3,486) (5,623) (6,972) (16,267)
Interest expense.......................... (758) (911) (2,275) (2,919)
Interest income and other, net............ 835 1,281 2,276 3,213
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Income (loss) from continuing operations
before income taxes..................... (3,409) (5,253) (6,971) (15,973)
Provision for (benefit from) income
taxes................................... -- (1,996) -- (6,070)
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Income (loss) from continuing
operations.............................. (3,409) (3,257) (6,971) (9,903)
Gain from repurchase of convertible notes,
net of applicable income taxes.......... -- 2,881 -- 3,844
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Net income (loss)......................... $(3,409) $ (376) $(6,971) $ (6,059)
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Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized foreign currency translation
adjustment........................... -- -- -- (122)
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Total adjustments......................... -- -- -- (122)
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Total comprehensive income (loss)......... $(3,409) $ (376) $(6,971) $ (6,181)
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Basic earnings per share:
Income (loss) from continuing
operations........................... $ (0.29) $ (0.28) $ (0.59) $ (0.84)
Net income (loss)....................... $ (0.29) $ (0.03) $ (0.59) $ (0.51)
Shares used in per share amounts........ 11,822 11,706 11,789 11,799
Diluted earnings per share:
Income (loss) from continuing
operations........................... $ (0.29) $ (0.28) $ (0.59) $ (0.84)
Net income (loss)....................... $ (0.29) $ (0.03) $ (0.59) $ (0.51)
Shares used in per share amounts........ 11,822 11,706 11,789 11,799
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See accompanying notes.
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INTEVAC, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(IN THOUSANDS)
(UNAUDITED)
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NINE MONTHS ENDED
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SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 25,
2000 1999
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss.................................................... $ (6,971) $ (6,059)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash and cash
equivalents used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization............................. 3,660 4,079
Gain on foreign exchange contracts........................ -- (659)
Gain on purchase of convertible notes..................... -- (6,201)
Foreign currency loss..................................... 1 4
(Gain) loss on IMAT investment............................ 125 (35)
Restructuring charge -- non-cash portion.................. 856 --
Loss on disposal of equipment............................. -- 107
Changes in assets and liabilities......................... 1,380 1,997
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Total adjustments........................................... 6,022 (708)
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Net cash and cash equivalents used in operating
activities................................................ (949) (6,767)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of investments..................................... (86,963) (28,291)
Proceeds from sale of investments........................... 94,812 46,726
Purchase of leasehold improvements and equipment............ (1,842) (1,143)
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Net cash and cash equivalents provided by investing
activities................................................ 6,007 17,292
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from issuance of common stock...................... 474 712
Repurchase of convertible notes............................. -- (9,664)
Repurchase of common stock.................................. -- (1,665)
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Net cash and cash equivalents provided by (used in)
financing activities...................................... 474 (10,617)
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents........ 5,532 (92)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period............ 3,295 3,991
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period.................. $ 8,827 $ 3,899
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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid (received) for:
Interest.................................................. $ 2,762 $ 3,474
Income taxes.............................................. -- --
Income tax refund......................................... (5,803) (1,382)
Other non-cash changes:
Inventories transferred from property, plant and
equipment.............................................. $ (639) $ (1,641)
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See accompanying notes.
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INTEVAC, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. BUSINESS ACTIVITIES AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Intevac, Inc.'s ("Intevac" or the "Company") primary business is the
design, manufacture and sale of complex capital equipment that is used to
manufacture products such as thin-film disks for computer disk drives and flat
panel displays (the "Equipment Business"). The Company also develops highly
sensitive electro-optical devices under government sponsored R&D contracts (the
"Photonics Business").
The Equipment Business is a leading supplier of sputtering systems used to
manufacture thin-film disks for computer hard disk drives. Sputtering is a
vacuum deposition process used to deposit multiple thin-film layers on a disk.
The Equipment Business also realizes revenues from the sales of disk lubrication
equipment, contact stop-start ("CSS") test equipment and flat panel display
("FPD") manufacturing equipment. Spare parts and after-sale service are also
sold to purchasers of the Company's equipment, and sales of components are made
to other manufacturers of vacuum equipment.
The Photonics Business has developed technology that permits highly
sensitive detection of photons in the visible and short wave infrared portions
of the spectrum. This technology when combined with advanced silicon integrated
circuits makes it possible to produce highly sensitive video cameras. This
development work is creating new products for both military and industrial
applications. Products include Intensified Digital Video Sensors, cameras
incorporating those sensors and Laser Illuminated Viewing and Ranging systems
for positive target identification.
The financial information at September 30, 2000 and for the three- and
nine-month periods ended September 30, 2000 and September 25, 1999 is unaudited,
but includes all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) that
the Company considers necessary for a fair presentation of the financial
information set forth herein, in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information, the
instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, it does
not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America for annual
financial statements. For further information, refer to the Consolidated
Financial Statements and footnotes thereto included or incorporated by reference
in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 1999.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at
the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenue and
expenses during the reporting period. Actual results inevitably will differ from
those estimates, and such differences may be material to the financial
statements.
The Company evaluates the collectibility of trade receivables on an ongoing
basis and provides for reserves against potential losses when appropriate.
The results for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2000
are not considered indicative of the results to be expected for any future
period or for the entire year.
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INTEVAC, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
2. INVENTORIES
The components of inventory consist of the following:
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2000 1999
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Raw materials...................................... $ 3,832 $ 2,307
Work-in-progress................................... 10,090 13,658
Finished goods..................................... 4,668 --
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$18,590 $15,965
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A significant portion of the finished goods is represented by inventory at
customer sites undergoing installation and acceptance testing.
3. REPURCHASE OF CONVERTIBLE NOTES
During the three-month period ended September 25, 1999, the Company
repurchased $12,250,000, face value, of its outstanding 6 1/2% Convertible
Subordinated Notes (the "Convertible Notes"). The repurchase resulted in a gain
of $2,881,000 (net of income taxes).
During the nine-month period ended September 25, 1999, the Company
repurchased $16,255,000, face value, of its Convertible Notes. The repurchase
resulted in a gain of $3,844,000 (net of income taxes).
4. NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted
earnings per share:
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THREE MONTHS ENDED NINE MONTHS ENDED
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SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 25, SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 25,
2000 1999 2000 1999
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Numerator:
Loss from continuing operations.......... $(3,409) $(3,257) $(6,971) $(9,903)
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Net loss................................. $(3,409) $ (376) $(6,971) $(6,059)
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Numerator for basic earnings per
share -- loss available to common
stockholders.......................... (3,409) (376) (6,971) (6,059)
Effect of dilutive securities:
6 1/2% convertible notes(1)........... -- -- -- --
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Numerator for diluted earnings per
share -- loss available to common
stockholders after assumed
conversions........................... $(3,409) $ (376) $(6,971) $(6,059)
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INTEVAC, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
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THREE MONTHS ENDED NINE MONTHS ENDED
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SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 25, SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 25,
2000 1999 2000 1999
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Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per
share -- weighted-average shares...... 11,822 11,706 11,789 11,799
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options(2)............. -- -- -- --
6 1/2% convertible notes(1)........... -- -- -- --
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Dilutive potential common shares......... -- -- -- --
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Denominator for diluted earnings per
share -- adjusted weighted-average
shares and assumed conversions........ 11,822 11,706 11,789 11,799
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(1) Diluted EPS for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2000
and September 25, 1999 excludes "as converted" treatment of the Convertible
Notes as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. The number of "as
converted" shares excluded for both the three-month periods ended September
30, 2000 and September 25, 1999 was 1,999,758, and the number of "as
converted" shares excluded for the nine-month periods ended September 30,
2000 and September 25, 1999 was 1,999,758 and 2,460,445, respectively.
(2) Diluted EPS for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2000
and September 25, 1999 excludes the effect of employee stock options as
their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. The number of employee stock options
excluded for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2000 and September
25, 1999 was 189,107 and 115,681, respectively, and the number of employee
stock options excluded for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2000
and September 25, 1999 was 151,629 and 193,788, respectively.
5. SEGMENT REPORTING
Segment Description
Intevac, Inc. has two reportable segments: Equipment and Photonics. The
Company's Equipment business sells complex capital equipment used in the
manufacturing of thin-film disks, flat panel displays and shrink-wrap films. The
Company's Photonics business is developing products utilizing electron sources
that permit highly sensitive detection in the short-wave infrared spectrum.
Included in corporate activities are general corporate expenses, the equity
in net loss of equity investee, amortization expenses related to certain
intangible assets and a restructuring reserve established in September 1999,
less an allocation of corporate expenses to operating units equal to 1% of net
revenues.
Business Segment Net Revenues
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THREE MONTHS ENDED NINE MONTHS ENDED
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SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 25, SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 25,
2000 1999 2000 1999
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Equipment................................ $ 8,942 $11,751 $20,915 $30,205
Photonics................................ 2,094 2,071 5,204 5,636
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Total.......................... $11,036 $13,822 $26,119 $35,841
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INTEVAC, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Business Segment Profit & Loss
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THREE MONTHS ENDED NINE MONTHS ENDED
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SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 25, SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 25,
2000 1999 2000 1999
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Equipment.......................... $(2,530) $(2,658) $(4,009) $(11,824)
Photonics.......................... (458) (221) (1,665) (481)
Corporate activities............... (498) (2,744) (1,298) (3,962)
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Operating income (loss)............ $(3,486) $(5,623) $(6,972) $(16,267)
Interest expense................... (758) (911) (2,275) (2,919)
Interest income.................... 619 582 1,704 1,650
Other income and expense, net...... 216 699 572 1,563
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Loss from continuing operations
before income taxes.............. $(3,409) $(5,253) $(6,971) $(15,973)
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6. RESTRUCTURING
During the third quarter of 1999, the Company adopted an expense reduction
plan that included closing one of the buildings at its Santa Clara facility and
a reduction in force of 7 employees out of the Company's staff of contract and
regular personnel. The reductions took place at the Company's facilities in
Santa Clara, California. The Company incurred a charge of $2,225,000 related to
the expense reduction plan. The significant components of this charge included
$873,000 for future rent due on the building (net of expected sublease income),
$160,000 for costs associated with operating the building through May 2000 and
$1,164,000 for the write-off of leasehold improvements and other costs
associated with restructuring.
In the fourth quarter of 1999, $97,000 of the restructuring reserve was
reversed due to lower than expected costs on the closure of the facility. During
the first quarter of 2000, the Company vacated the building and negotiated a
lease termination for that space with its landlord, which released the Company
from the obligation to pay any rent after April 30, 2000. As a result, the
Company reversed $615,000 of the restructuring reserve during the first quarter
of 2000. During the third quarter of 2000, the Company completed all activities
related to closing the building. As a result, the Company reversed the remaining
$23,000 of the restructuring reserve during the third quarter of 2000.
During the fourth quarter of 1999, the Company adopted a plan to
discontinue operations at its RPC Technologies, Inc. electron beam processing
equipment subsidiary and to close the RPC facility in Hayward, California.
Twenty-six employees out of the Company's staff of contract and regular
personnel were terminated as a result. The Company incurred a charge of
$1,639,000 related to this plan. The significant components of this charge
include $679,000 for inventory write-downs which were charged to cost of sales,
$264,000 for fixed asset write-offs, $200,000 for closure of the facility,
$163,000 for employee severance costs, $161,000 for future rent due on the
facility and $152,000 for write-off of intangibles.
In the first quarter of 2000, Intevac sold certain assets of the RPC
Technologies, Inc. subsidiary to Quemex Technology. Proceeds from the sale
included a cash payment, assumption of the Hayward facility lease and the
assumption of certain other liabilities. Excluded from the sale were two
previously leased systems and three completed systems remaining in inventory.
The Company has orders for the three systems and they are scheduled for customer
acceptance in 2000 and 2001 and will be included in future Intevac revenues. The
Company was able to reverse the portions of the restructuring reserve
established to provide for future rents due on the facility and for the closure
of the facility. However, since Intevac retained ownership of the two leased
systems, the Company established an equivalent reserve to provide for any
residual value at the end of the leases.
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INTEVAC, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
The following table displays the activity in the building closure
restructuring reserve, established in the third quarter of 1999, and in the RPC
operation discontinuance restructuring reserve, established in the fourth
quarter of 1999, through September 30, 2000.
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BUILDING RPC OPERATION
CLOSURE DISCONTINUANCE
RESTRUCTURING RESTRUCTURING
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Original restructuring charge..................... $2,225 $1,639
Actual expense incurred......................... (511) (851)
Reversal of restructuring charge................ (97) --
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Balance at December 31, 1999...................... 1,617 788
Actual expense incurred......................... (815) (365)
Valuation reserve -- leased systems............. -- (361)
Reversal of restructuring charge................ (615) --
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Balance at April 1, 2000.......................... 187 62
Actual expense incurred......................... (162) (61)
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Balance at July 1, 2000........................... 25 1
Actual expense incurred......................... (1) (1)
Reversal of restructuring charge................ (24) --
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Balance at September 30, 2000..................... -- --
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7. CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS
During the nine-month period ending September 30, 2000, Intevac sold stock
to its employees under the Company's Stock Option and Employee Stock Purchase
Plans. A total of 127,711 shares were issued for which the Company received
$474,000.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements,
which involve risks and uncertainties. Words such as "believes", "expects",
"anticipates" and the like indicate forward-looking statements. The Company's
actual results may differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking
statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not
limited to, the risk factors set forth elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q under "Certain Factors Which May Affect Future Operating Results" and
in other documents the Company files from time to time with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed in
March 2000, Form 10-Q's and Form 8-K's.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended September 30, 2000 and September 25, 1999
Net revenues. Net revenues consist primarily of sales of equipment used to
manufacture thin-film disks for computer hard disk drives and flat panel
displays, related equipment and system components ("Equipment") and contract
research and development related to the development of highly sensitive
electro-optical devices under government sponsored R&D contracts and sales of
derivative products ("Photonics"). Net revenues from system sales are recognized
upon customer acceptance. Net revenues from sales of related equipment and
system components are recognized upon product shipment. Contract research and
development revenue is recognized in accordance with contract terms, typically
as costs are incurred. Net revenues decreased by 20% to $11.0 million for the
three-month period ended September 30, 2000 from $13.8 million for the
three-month period ended September 25, 1999. Net revenues from Equipment sales
declined to $8.9 million for the three-month period ended September 30, 2000
from $11.8 million for the three-month period ended September 25, 1999. The
decrease in Equipment sales was primarily the result of a decrease in
international sales of disk manufacturing equipment, which was partially offset
by an increase in domestic sales of disk manufacturing equipment. Net revenues
from Photonics sales increased by 1% to $2.1 million for the three-month period
ended September 30, 2000.
International sales decreased by 72% to $2.5 million for the three-month
period ended September 30, 2000 from $9.0 million for the three-month period
ended September 25, 1999. The decrease in international sales was primarily due
to a decrease in net revenues from disk manufacturing equipment. International
sales constituted 23% of net revenues for the three-month period ended September
30, 2000 and 65% of net revenues for the three-month period ended September 25,
1999.
Backlog. The Company's backlog of orders for its products was $37.1 million
at September 30, 2000 and $17.9 million at September 25, 1999. The Company
includes in backlog the value of purchase orders for its products that have
scheduled delivery dates.
Gross margin. Cost of net revenues consists primarily of purchased
materials, fabrication, assembly, test, installation, warranty costs, scrap and
costs attributable to contract research and development. Gross margin decreased
to 5% for the three-month period ended September 30, 2000 from 11% for the
three-month period ended September 25, 1999 as the result of lower gross margins
in both Equipment and Photonics.
Equipment gross margins declined to 9% for the three-month period ended
September 30, 2000 from 13% for the three-month period ended September 25, 1999.
Equipment gross margins were depressed in the third quarter of 2000 as the
result of the establishment of a $2.0 million inventory reserve related to the
expected cost of updating and reconfiguring slow moving sputtering systems in
inventory. Excluding the effect of this reserve, Equipment gross margins were
32%. Equipment gross margins were depressed in the third quarter of 1999 as the
result of high costs incurred on the delivery of the first MDP-250K disk
sputtering system and under-absorption of manufacturing overhead.
Photonics gross margins declined to (4%) for the three-month period ended
September 30, 2000 from 7% for the three-month period ended September 25, 1999.
Photonics gross margins were negatively impacted as the result of an increased
proportion of Photonics revenue from cost-sharing research and development
contracts. The Company expects that Photonics gross margins will fluctuate from
quarter to quarter based on
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the relative mix of sales derived from prototype products, from fully funded
research and development contracts and from cost-shared research and development
contracts.
Research and development. Research and development expense consists
primarily of prototype materials, salaries and related costs of employees
engaged in ongoing research, design and development activities for disk
manufacturing equipment, flat panel manufacturing equipment and research by the
Photonics Division. Company funded research and development expense decreased to
$2.7 million for the three-month period ended September 30, 2000 from $3.3
million for the three-month period ended September 25, 1999, representing 25%
and 24%, respectively, of net revenue. This decrease was the result of lower
spending for development of disk manufacturing equipment, flat panel
manufacturing equipment and Company funded Photonics research and development.
Research and development expenses do not include costs of $1.9 million and
$1.8 million, respectively, for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2000
and September 25, 1999 related to contract research and development performed by
the Company's Photonics business. These expenses are included in cost of goods
sold.
Research and development expenses also do not include costs of $0.1 million
and $0.4 million, respectively, for the three-month periods ended September 30,
2000 and September 25, 1999, reimbursed under the terms of a research and
development cost sharing agreement with the Company's Japanese flat panel
manufacturing equipment development partner. Since 1993 the Company has received
$9.5 million of funds under this cost sharing agreement.
Selling, general and administrative. Selling, general and administrative
expense consists primarily of selling, marketing, customer support, financial,
travel, management, legal and professional services and bad debt expense.
Domestic sales are made by the Company's direct sales force, whereas
international sales are made by distributors that typically provide sales,
installation, warranty and ongoing customer support. The Company also has a
subsidiary in Singapore to support customers in Southeast Asia. Through the
second quarter of 2000, the Company marketed its flat panel manufacturing
equipment to the Far East through its Japanese joint venture, IMAT. During the
third quarter of 2000 the Company and its joint venture partner, Matsubo,
transferred IMAT's activities and employees to Matsubo and shut down the
operations of IMAT.
Selling, general and administrative expense decreased to $1.4 million for
the three-month period ended September 30, 2000 from $1.6 million for the
three-month period ended September 25, 1999, representing 13% and 12%,
respectively, of net revenue. The primary reason for the decline was the
discontinuation of the Company's electron beam processing equipment product
line.
Restructuring expense. Restructuring expense declined from $2.2 million
during the third quarter of 1999 to ($23) thousand in the third quarter of 2000.
In September 1999 the Company adopted a plan to reduce expenses. The expense
reduction plan included closure of one of the buildings at its Santa Clara
facility and a reduction in force of seven employees at the Company's facilities
in Santa Clara, CA. The Company incurred a restructuring charge of $2.2 million
related to the expense reduction plan. The significant components of this charge
included $0.9 million for rent due on the lease of the building (net of expected
sublease income), $0.1 million for costs associated with operating the building
through May 2000, $0.6 million for the write-off of leasehold improvements and
$0.6 million for moving out of the building. During the third quarter of 2000,
the Company completed the expense reduction plan and reversed the unused $23
thousand balance of the restructuring reserve established during the third
quarter of 1999.
Interest expense. Interest expense consists primarily of interest on the
Company's Convertible Notes, and, to a lesser extent, interest on approximately
$1.9 million of short-term debt related to the purchase of Cathode Technology in
1996. Interest expense was $0.8 million and $0.9 million, respectively, in the
three-month periods ended September 30, 2000 and September 25, 1999. Interest
expense declined due to a reduction in the balance outstanding of the Company's
Convertible Notes due 2004.
Interest income and other, net. Interest income and other, net consists
primarily of interest income on the Company's investments, foreign currency
hedging gains and losses, early payment discounts on the purchase of
inventories, goods and services and the Company's 49% share of the loss incurred
by IMAT.
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Interest income and other, net declined to $0.8 million for the three-month
period ended September 30, 2000 from $1.3 million for the three-month period
ended September 25, 1999. Interest income and other, net for the three months
ended September 30, 2000 included approximately $0.6 million of interest income
and approximately $0.1 million of dividend income on the Preferred Share the
Company owns in 601 California Avenue LLC. Interest income and other, net for
the three months ended September 25, 1999 included approximately $1.0 million of
dividend income on the Preferred Share the Company owns in 601 California Avenue
LLC and approximately $0.6 million of interest income which was partially offset
by approximately $0.3 million of foreign currency hedging losses. The $1.0
million payment from 601 California Avenue LLC was equivalent to approximately
two and one half years of accumulated dividends in arrears. Dividends on the
Preferred Share are now current.
6 1/2% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due 2004. In July 1998, the Company's
Board of Directors approved the repurchase in the open market of up to $19.0
million of its 6 1/2% Convertible Notes. The Company repurchased $12.3 million
of these notes during the three months ended September 25, 1999 from which it
recognized a gain of $2.9 million, net of applicable taxes.
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes. The Company's estimated
effective tax rates for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2000 and
September 25, 1999 were 0% and a benefit rate of 38%, respectively. The Company
did not accrue a tax benefit during the three-month period ended September 30,
2000 due to the inability to realize additional refunds from loss carry-backs.
As of September 30, 2000 the Company's deferred tax assets totaled $7.7 million.
The Company believes that it is more likely than not that it will earn
sufficient taxable income in the future to realize the value of these deferred
tax assets. If in the future the Company determines it is more likely that it
will not earn taxable income in the future sufficient to realize the value of
these deferred tax assets, then the Company will expense the value of the
deferred tax assets not likely to be realized.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2000 and September 25, 1999
Net revenues. Net revenues decreased by 27% to $26.1 million for the
nine-month period ended September 30, 2000 from $35.8 million for the nine-month
period ended September 25, 1999. Net revenues from Equipment sales declined to
$20.9 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2000 from $30.2
million for the nine-month period ended September 25, 1999. The decrease in net
revenues from Equipment was due primarily to a decrease in sales of disk
manufacturing systems, and to a lesser extent flat panel manufacturing systems,
partially offset by increased sales of system upgrades and components. Net
revenues from Photonics decreased to $5.2 million for the nine-month period
ended September 30, 2000 from $5.6 million for the nine-month period ended
September 25, 1999. The decrease in Photonics sales was primarily the result of
a research and development contract that was on hold for most of the three-month
period ended April 1, 2000.
International sales decreased by 72% to $6.4 million for the nine-month
period ended September 30, 2000 from $23.3 million for the nine-month period
ended September 25, 1999. The decrease in international sales was primarily due
to a decrease in net revenues from disk manufacturing equipment, and to a lesser
extent flat panel manufacturing equipment. International sales constituted 25%
of net revenues for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2000 and 65% of
net revenues for the nine-month period ended September 25, 1999.
Gross margin. Gross margin was 12% for the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2000 as compared to 7% for the nine-month period ended September
25, 1999. Gross margin in the Equipment business increased to 19% for the
nine-month period ended September 30, 2000 as compared to 9% for the nine-month
period ended September 25, 1999.
Equipment gross margins increased in the nine-month period ended September
30, 2000 as the result of a favorable mix of relatively high margin upgrades for
the Company's installed base of MDP-250 systems and a reduced level of
manufacturing overhead, which were partially offset by the establishment of $3.1
million of inventory reserves related to slow moving systems inventory.
Excluding the effect of this reserve, Equipment gross margins were 34%.
Equipment gross margins were depressed in the nine-month period ended September
25, 1999 as the result of the sale of three used disk sputtering systems at
heavily discounted prices,
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establishment of a $0.4 million cost to market reserve on a used MDP-250B disk
sputtering system remaining in inventory, high initial costs to complete the
Company's first production rapid thermal processing system and first MDP-250K
disk sputtering system, payment of $0.5M as part of the settlement of the patent
claim with CVC Products, Inc. and under-absorption of manufacturing overhead.
Photonics gross margins declined to (10%) for the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2000 from 10% for the nine-month period ended September 25, 1999.
Photonics gross margins have been negatively impacted during the nine-month
period ended September 25, 2000 as the result of an increased proportion of
Photonics revenue from cost-sharing research and development contracts. The
Company expects that Photonics gross margins will fluctuate based on the
relative mix of sales derived from prototype products, from fully funded
research and development contracts and from cost-shared research and development
contracts.
Research and development. Company funded research and development expense
decreased by 31% to $7.7 million for the nine-month period ended September 30,
2000 from $11.1 million for the nine-month period ended September 25, 1999,
representing 29% and 31%, respectively, of net revenue. This reduction was
primarily the result of decreased expense for the development of disk
manufacturing equipment and rapid thermal processing equipment, and to a lesser
extent, reduced spending for Photonics products and electron beam processing
equipment.
Research and development expenses do not include costs of $4.2 million and
$4.7 million, respectively, for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2000
and September 25, 1999 related to contract research and development performed by
the Company's Photonics business. These expenses are included in cost of goods
sold.
Research and development expenses also do not include costs of $0.6 million
and $0.7 million, respectively, in the nine-month periods ended September 30,
2000 and September 25, 1999, reimbursed under the terms of a research and
development cost sharing agreement with the Company's Japanese flat panel
manufacturing equipment development partner.
Selling, general and administrative. Selling, general and administrative
expense decreased by 47% to $3.0 million for the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2000 from $5.6 million for the nine-month period ended September
25, 1999, representing 11% and 16%, respectively, of net revenue. The primary
reasons for the decline were a $1.5 million credit to bad debt expense and the
discontinuation of the Company's electron beam processing equipment product
line.
Restructuring expense (gain). Restructuring expense (gain) was ($0.6)
million and $2.2 million in the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2000 and
September 25, 1999, respectively. In March 1999, the Company completed a
reduction in force of approximately 10% of its worldwide staff and incurred
employee severance costs of approximately $115,000. In March 1999, the Company
also negotiated an early termination of its lease commitment in Rocklin,
California, which resulted in a $132,000 reduction of previously expensed
closure costs. This $132,000 reduction in restructuring costs was partially
offset by the $115,000 of restructuring costs related to the Company's March
1999 reduction in force. In September 1999 the Company adopted a plan to reduce
expenses. The expense reduction plan included closure of one of the buildings at
its Santa Clara facility and a reduction in force of seven employees at the
Company's facilities in Santa Clara, CA. The Company incurred a restructuring
charge of $2.2 million related to the expense reduction plan. The significant
components of this charge included $0.9 million for future rent due on the lease
of the building (net of expected sublease income), $0.1 million for costs
associated with operating the building through May 2000 and $1.2 million for the
write-off of leasehold improvements and other costs associated with
restructuring. During the three months ended April 1, 2000 the Company vacated
approximately 47,000 square feet of its Santa Clara Headquarters and negotiated
an early lease termination for the space. As a result, the Company reversed
approximately $0.6 million of previously accrued restructuring expense relating
to future rents on the vacated space.
Interest expense. Interest expense declined to $2.3 million in the
nine-month period ended September 30, 2000 from $2.9 million in the nine-month
period ended September 25, 1999. Interest expense declined due to a reduction in
the balance outstanding of the Company's Convertible Notes due 2004.
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Interest income and other, net. Interest income and other, net decreased to
$2.3 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2000 from $3.2
million for the nine-month period ended September 25, 1999. Interest income and
other, net for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2000 included
approximately $1.7 million of interest income, approximately $0.3 million of
dividend income on the Preferred Share the Company owns in 601 California Avenue
LLC and approximately $0.2 million of foreign currency hedging gains. Interest
income and other, net for the nine-month period ended September 25, 1999
included approximately $1.6 million of interest income, approximately $1.0
million of dividend income on the Preferred Share the Company owns in 601
California Avenue LLC, approximately $0.5 million of foreign currency hedging
gains.
6 1/2% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due 2004. The Company repurchased
$16.3 million of its Convertible Notes during the nine-month period ended
September 25, 1999 from which it recognized a gain of $3.8 million, net of
applicable taxes.
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes. The Company's estimated
effective tax rates for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2000 and
September 25, 1999 were 0% and a benefit rate of 38%, respectively. The Company
did not accrue a tax benefit during the nine-month period ended September 30,
2000 due to the inability to realize additional refunds from loss carry-backs.
As of September 30, 2000 the Company's deferred tax assets totaled $7.7 million.
The Company believes that it is more likely than not that it will earn
sufficient taxable income in the future to realize the value of these deferred
tax assets. If in the future the Company determines it is more likely that it
will not earn taxable income in the future sufficient to realize the value of
these deferred tax assets then the Company will expense the value of the
deferred tax assets not likely to be realized.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company's operating activities used cash of $0.9 million for the
nine-month period ended September 30, 2000. The cash used was due primarily to
the net loss incurred by the Company, which was partially offset by an increase
in customer advances and by depreciation and amortization.
The Company's investing activities provided cash of $6.0 million for the
nine-month period ended September 30, 2000 as a result of the net sale of
investments, which was partially offset by the purchase of fixed assets.
The Company's financing activities provided cash of $0.5 million for the
nine-month period ended September 30, 2000 as the result of the sale of the
Company's common stock to its employees through the Company's employee benefit
plans.
CERTAIN FACTORS WHICH MAY AFFECT FUTURE OPERATING RESULTS
The disk drive industry is cyclical and subject to prolonged down-cycles.
Intevac derives a significant proportion of its revenues from sales of
equipment to manufacturers of computer disk drives and disk drive components.
The disk drive industry is cyclical and has experienced long periods of
over-supply and intensely competitive pricing. Since 1997, many of the
manufacturers of hard disk drives and their component suppliers have reported
substantial losses. These down-cycles reduce the demand for the disk
manufacturing equipment we sell. As a result Intevac has experienced significant
reductions in its quarterly revenues, and has incurred quarterly losses since
the third quarter of 1998. Intevac is not able to accurately predict when the
industry conditions that have depressed our sales will become more favorable.
Rapid increases in areal density are reducing the number of thin-film disks
required per disk drive.
Over the past few years the amount of data that can be stored on a single
thin-film computer disk has been growing at approximately 100% per year.
Although the number of disk drives produced has continued to significantly
increase each year, the increase in areal density has resulted in a reduction in
the number of disks required per disk drive. The result has been that the number
of thin-film disks used worldwide has not grown significantly since 1997.
Without an increase in the number of disks required, Intevac's disk equipment
sales
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are largely limited to upgrades of existing capacity, rather than capacity
expansion. While the rapidly falling cost of storage per gigabyte is leading to
new applications for disk drives beyond the traditional computer market, it is
not clear to what extent the demand from these new applications will offset
further declines in the average number of disks required per disk drive.
Intevac's business is subject to rapid technical change.
Intevac's ability to remain competitive requires substantial investments in
research and development. The failure to develop, manufacture and market new
systems, or to enhance existing systems, would have an adverse effect on
Intevac's business. In the past, Intevac has experienced delays from time to
time in the introduction of, and technical difficulties with, some of its
systems and enhancements. Intevac's success in developing and selling equipment
depends upon a variety of factors, including accurate prediction of future
customer requirements, technology advances, cost of ownership, introduction of
new products on schedule, cost-effective manufacturing and product performance
in the field. Intevac's new product decisions and development commitments must
anticipate continuously evolving industry requirements significantly in advance
of sales. Any failure to accurately predict customer requirements and to develop
new generations of products to meet those requirements would have an adverse
effect on Intevac's business.
Competition is intense and our competitors are large and well financed.
Intevac experiences intense competition in the Equipment Business. For
example, Intevac's disk sputtering products experience competition worldwide
from two principal competitors, Unaxis AG ("Unaxis") and Anelva Corporation
("Anelva"), each of which is a large manufacturer of complex vacuum equipment
and thin-film disk manufacturing systems and has sold a substantial number of
thin-film disk sputtering machines worldwide. Both Unaxis and Anelva have
substantially greater financial, technical, marketing, manufacturing and other
resources than Intevac. There can be no assurance that Intevac's competitors
will not develop enhancements to, or future generations of, competitive products
that will offer superior price or performance features or that new competitors
will not enter Intevac's markets and develop such enhanced products.
Given the lengthy sales cycle and the significant investment required to
integrate equipment into the manufacturing process, Intevac believes that once a
manufacturer has selected a particular supplier's equipment for a specific
application, that manufacturer generally relies upon that supplier's equipment
and frequently will continue to purchase any additional equipment for that
application from the same supplier. Accordingly, competition for customers in
the equipment industry is intense, and suppliers of equipment may offer
substantial pricing concessions and incentives to attract new customers or
retain existing customers.
The sales of our equipment products are dependent on substantial capital
investment by our customers.
The majority of our Equipment revenues have historically come from the sale
of equipment used to manufacture thin-film disks and to a lesser extent from the
sale of equipment used to manufacture flat panel displays. The systems Intevac
sells typically cost between $1 and $5 million each. The purchase of Intevac's
systems, along with the purchase of other related equipment and facilities,
requires extremely large capital expenditures by our customers. These costs are
far in excess of the cost of the Intevac systems. The magnitude of such capital
expenditures requires that our customers have access to large amounts of capital
and that they are willing to invest that capital over long periods of time in
order to be able to purchase our equipment. Because of the prolonged industry
downturn, some of our customers may not be willing, or able, to make the
magnitude of capital investment required to purchase our products.
A portion of our sales are to international customers.
Sales and operating activities outside of the United States are subject to
certain inherent risks, including fluctuations in the value of the United States
dollar relative to foreign currencies, tariffs, quotas, taxes and other market
barriers, political and economic instability, restrictions on the export or
import of technology, potentially limited intellectual property protection,
difficulties in staffing and managing international opera-
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tions and potentially adverse tax consequences. Intevac earns a significant
portion of its revenue from international sales, and there can be no assurance
that any of these factors will not have an adverse effect on Intevac's business.
Intevac's international sales are generally made to customers in the Far
East and the company typically quotes and sells its products in US dollars.
However, for some Japanese customers, Intevac quotes and sells its products in
Japanese Yen. Intevac, from time to time, enters into foreign currency contracts
in an effort to reduce the overall risk of currency fluctuations to Intevac's
business. However, there can be no assurance that the offer and sale of products
in foreign denominated currencies, and the related foreign currency hedging
activities will not adversely affect Intevac's business.
Intevac's two principal competitors for disk sputtering equipment are based
in foreign countries and have cost structures based on foreign currencies.
Accordingly, currency fluctuations could cause Intevac's products to be more, or
less, price competitive than its competitors' products. Currency fluctuations
will decrease, or increase, Intevac's cost structure relative to those of its
competitors, which could impact Intevac's gross margins.
Our operating results fluctuate significantly.
Over the last eleven quarters Intevac's operating income or loss as a
percentage of net revenues has fluctuated from approximately (79%) to 8% of net
revenues. Over the same period revenues per quarter have fluctuated between
$35.8 million and $5.9 million. Intevac anticipates that its revenues and
operating margins will continue to fluctuate. As a result, period-to-period
comparisons of its results of operations are not necessarily meaningful and
should not be relied upon as indications of future performance.
Intevac's stock price is volatile.
Intevac's stock price has experienced both significant increases and
decreases in valuation over short periods of time. Factors such as announcements
of developments related to Intevac's business, fluctuations in Intevac's
operating results, failure to meet securities analysts' expectations, general
conditions in the disk drive and thin-film media manufacturing industries and
the worldwide economy, announcements of technological innovations, new systems
or product enhancements by Intevac or its competitors, fluctuations in the level
of cooperative development funding, acquisitions, changes in governmental
regulations, developments in patents or other intellectual property rights and
changes in Intevac's relationships with customers and suppliers could cause the
price of Intevac's Common Stock to continue to fluctuate substantially. In
addition, in recent years the stock market in general, and the market for small
capitalization and high technology stocks in particular, has experienced extreme
price fluctuations which have often been unrelated to the operating performance
of affected companies. Any of these factors could adversely affect the market
price of Intevac's Common Stock.
Competition is intense for employees in northern California.
Intevac's operating results depend in significant part upon its ability to
retain and attract qualified management, engineering, marketing, manufacturing,
customer support, sales and administrative personnel. Competition in northern
California for such personnel is intense and there can be no assurance that
Intevac will be successful in attracting and retaining such personnel. The
failure to attract and retain such personnel could have an adverse effect on
Intevac's business.
Intevac routinely evaluates acquisition candidates and other diversification
strategies.
Intevac has completed multiple acquisitions as part of its efforts to grow
and diversify its business. For example, Intevac's business was initially
acquired from Varian Associates in 1991. Additionally, Intevac acquired its
current gravity lubrication, CSS test equipment and rapid thermal processing
product lines in three separate acquisitions. Intevac also acquired its RPC
electron beam processing business in late 1997, although it closed this business
in early 2000. Intevac intends to continue to evaluate new acquisition
candidates and diversification strategies. Any acquisition will involve numerous
risks, including difficulties in the assimilation of the acquired company's
employees, operations and products, uncertainties associated with
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operating in new markets and working with new customers, and the potential loss
of the acquired company's key employees. Additionally, unanticipated expenses
may be incurred relating to the integration of technologies, research and
development, and administrative functions. Any future acquisitions may result in
potentially dilutive issuance of equity securities, acquisition related
write-offs and the assumption of debt and contingent liabilities. Any of the
above factors could adversely affect Intevac's business.
Thin-film disks could be replaced by a new technology.
Intevac believes that thin-film disks will continue to be the dominant
medium for data storage for the foreseeable future. However, it is possible that
competing technologies may at some time reduce the demand for thin-film disks,
which would adversely affect Intevac's disk equipment business.
Our products are complex, constantly evolving, and often manufactured to
individual customer requirements.
Intevac's Equipment products have a large number of components and are
highly complex. Intevac may experience delays and technical and manufacturing
difficulties in future introductions or volume production of new systems or
enhancements. In addition, some of the systems built by Intevac must be
customized to meet individual customer site or operating requirements. Intevac
has limited manufacturing capacity and may be unable to complete the development
or meet the technical specifications of its new systems or enhancements or to
manufacture and ship these systems or enhancements in a timely manner. In
addition, Intevac may incur substantial unanticipated costs early in a product's
life cycle, such as increased cost of materials due to expediting charges, other
purchasing inefficiencies and greater than expected installation and support
costs which cannot be passed on to the customer. In certain instances, Intevac
is dependent upon a sole supplier or a limited number of suppliers, or has
qualified only a single or limited number of suppliers, for certain complex
components or sub-assemblies utilized in its products. Any of these factors
could adversely affect Intevac's business.
Intevac's business is dependent on its intellectual property.
There can be no assurance that:
- any of Intevac's patent applications will be allowed or that any of the
allowed applications will be issued as patents, or
- any patent owned by Intevac will not be invalidated, deemed
unenforceable, circumvented or challenged, or
- the rights granted under our patents will provide competitive advantages
to Intevac, or
- any of Intevac's pending or future patent applications will be issued
with claims of the scope sought by Intevac, if at all, or
- others will not develop similar products, duplicate Intevac's products or
design around the patents owned by Intevac, or
- foreign patent rights, intellectual property laws or Intevac's agreements
will protect Intevac's intellectual property rights.
Failure to protect Intevac's intellectual property rights could have an
adverse effect upon Intevac's business.
From time to time Intevac has received claims that it is infringing third
parties' intellectual property rights. There can be no assurance that third
parties will not in the future claim infringement by Intevac with respect to
current or future patents, trademarks, or other proprietary rights relating to
Intevac's disk sputtering systems, flat panel manufacturing equipment or other
products. Any present or future claims, with or without merit, could be
time-consuming, result in costly litigation, cause product shipment delays or
require Intevac to enter into royalty or licensing agreements. Such royalty or
licensing agreements, if required, may not be
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available on terms acceptable to Intevac, or at all. Any of the foregoing could
have an adverse effect upon Intevac's business.
$41 Million of convertible notes are outstanding and will mature in 2004.
In connection with the sale of $57.5 million of its 6 1/2% Convertible
Subordinated Notes Due 2004 (the "Convertible Notes") in February 1997, Intevac
incurred a substantial increase in the ratio of long-term debt to total
capitalization (shareholders' equity plus long-term debt). During 1999 Intevac
repurchased $16.3 million of the Convertible Notes. The $41.2 million of the
Convertible Notes that remain outstanding commit Intevac to substantial
principal and interest obligations. The degree to which Intevac is leveraged
could have an adverse effect on Intevac's ability to obtain additional financing
for working capital, acquisitions or other purposes and could make it more
vulnerable to industry downturns and competitive pressures. Intevac's ability to
meet its debt service obligations will be dependent on Intevac's future
performance, which will be subject to financial, business and other factors
affecting the operations of Intevac, many of which are beyond its control.
A majority of the Common Stock outstanding is controlled by the directors and
executive officers of Intevac.
The present directors and their affiliates and executive officers, in the
aggregate, beneficially own a majority of Intevac's outstanding shares of Common
Stock. As a result, these shareholders, acting together, are able to effectively
control all matters requiring approval by the shareholders of Intevac, including
the election of a majority of the directors and approval of significant
corporate transactions.
Intevac uses hazardous materials.
Intevac is subject to a variety of governmental regulations relating to the
use, storage, discharge, handling, emission, generation, manufacture, treatment
and disposal of toxic or other hazardous substances, chemicals, materials or
waste. Any failure to comply with current or future regulations could result in
substantial civil penalties or criminal fines being imposed on Intevac or its
officers, directors or employees, suspension of production, alteration of its
manufacturing process or cessation of operations. Such regulations could require
Intevac to acquire expensive remediation or abatement equipment or to incur
substantial expenses to comply with environmental regulations. Any failure by
Intevac to properly manage the use, disposal or storage of, or adequately
restrict the release of, hazardous or toxic substances could subject Intevac to
significant liabilities
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Reference is made to Part III, Item 7, Quantitative and Qualitative
Disclosures About Market Risk, in the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1999.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On June 12, 1996 two Australian Army Black Hawk Helicopters collided in
midair during nighttime maneuvers. Eighteen Australian servicemen perished and
twelve were injured. The Company was named as a defendant in a lawsuit related
to this crash. The lawsuit was filed in Stamford, Connecticut Superior Court on
June 10, 1999 by Mark Durkin, the administrator of the estates of the deceased
crewmembers, the injured crewmembers and the spouses of the deceased and/or
injured crewmembers. Included in the suit's allegations are assertions that the
crash was caused by defective night vision goggles. The suit names three US
manufacturers of military night vision goggles, of which Intevac was one. The
suit also names the manufacturer of the pilot's helmets, two manufacturers of
night vision system test equipment and the manufacturer of the helicopter. The
suit claims damages for 13 personnel killed in the crash, 5 personnel injured in
the crash and spouses of those killed or injured.
It is known that the Australian Army established a Board of Inquiry to
investigate the accident and that the Board of Inquiry concluded that the
accident was not caused by defective night vision goggles. Preliminary
investigations lead the Company to believe that it has meritorious defenses
against the Durkin suit. However, there can be no assurance that the resolution
of the suit will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
operating results and financial condition. A motion by the defendants in the
lawsuit to have the suit dismissed on forum non conveniens grounds was denied by
the Connecticut Superior Court. The Connecticut Superior Court's decision to
deny the defendants motion is currently under review by the Connecticut Supreme
Court.
On January 5, 2000, the Company's RPC Technologies, Inc. subsidiary was
named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed in United States District Court in
Texas. The lawsuit was filed by Reita Miller, Executrix of the estate of Thomas
O. Miller, and family members of Mrs. Miller. The suit names RPC Technologies,
Inc., RPC Industries, Inc. and Intevac, Inc. as defendants. Included in the
suits allegations are assertions that Thomas O. Miller protracted leukemia and
died as the result of working in and around Broad Beam accelerators manufactured
by RPC Industries, Inc. and installed at Mr. Miller's employer, Tetra Pak.
Preliminary investigations lead the Company to believe that it has meritorious
defenses against the Miller suit. However, there can be no assurance that the
resolution of the suit will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business. The lawsuit is scheduled for trial in February 2001.
ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY-HOLDERS
None.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) The following exhibits are filed herewith:
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<CAPTION>
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
------- -----------
<S> <C>
27.1 Financial Data Schedule
</TABLE>
(b) Reports on Form 8-K:
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
INTEVAC, INC.
Date: November 7, 2000 By: /s/ NORMAN H. POND
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Norman H. Pond
Chairman of the Board
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: November 7, 2000 By: /s/ CHARLES B. EDDY III
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Charles B. Eddy III
Vice President, Finance and
Administration,
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
and Secretary
(Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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<CAPTION>
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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<S> <C>
27.1 Financial Data Schedule
</TABLE>
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